HB1656
To Amend the Law Regarding Oil and Gas Production and Conservation.
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TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION.
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House Convenes
Matched: “HB1656 #1,2 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION…”
1642. Representative Rick Beck recommends that we concur Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1656.
Senate Amendment No. 1 to House Bill 1656. Representative Beck, you're recognized. Colleagues, this amendment actually added that language that we wanted to exclude the oil wells from the bill, so this excludes oil wells from the bill. -
to House bill 1656 representative Rick Beck recommends that we concur in Senate
amendment number two to House bill 1656 madam clerk please read Senate amendment number two. Senate amendment number two to
to House Bill 1656. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Amendment number 2. Amendment #2 to House Bill 1656. Representative Beck, you're recognized.
the House is concurrent with Senate Amendment No. 2 to House Bill 1656. Prepare the machine, Madam Clerk. So everyone
concurred in Senate Amendment number 2 to House Bill 1656. Representative Matthew Brown recommends
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development- House
Matched: “AGENDA (REVISED 04/14/2025 @ 11:00 AM) Moved HB1656 to Concur in Senate Amendment House Committee on Agricultur…”
Senate Convenes
Matched: “HB1656 - Motion HB 1656 to add to calendar”
rules to add house bill 1656 to the calendar members you've
to be House Bill 1656 by Senator Davis.
a House Bill 1656 by Senator Davis.
House Bill 1656 by Senator Davis to amend the law regarding oil and gas production and conservation. Okay, Senator Davis,
...rom the Arkansas Bar Association, and it's just two sentences. It says, I'm writing to inform you that the Arkansas Bar Association Legislation Committee carefully reviewed House Bill 1656 during this weekly meeting on March the 14th, 2025.
...in this world and and almost everybody i've spoke to is highly opposed to this. House Bill 1656 changes the meaning of net proceeds that's been in law since 1985. Even if royalty owners has a directly negotiated lease that states payments w...
check the board cast up the ballot okay with 27 yays six nay two present house bill 1656 has passed
Senate Convenes
Matched: “…ed. calendar. We your committee on Agra to who was referred House Bill 1656 by Representative Be recommend do pass calendar on Agra is…”
and find the same correctly engrossed. Calendar. Will your Committee on Agri to whom was referred House Bill 1656 by Representative Beck recommend do pass?
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development - Senate
Matched: “HB1656 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND…”
...or davis if you would turn your mic on please and you're here to present senate house bill 1656 is that correct yes introduce yourself for the record your guest introduce himself and you're recognized all right thank you mr chair brian Davi...
... understand. But it's too vague for us to make a ruling. And that's why we need House Bill 1656. That's exactly, we need to specify exactly the way that these leases need to be treated. Many lawyers and experts have said this is the only wa...
they cannot. So HB 1656, the idea is that we're going to put a definition on net proceeds. we're going to define net proceeds as it relates to two classes of leases one the integration leases and what the statute will do is it will echo the...
...ustry where clarity and relying on contracts is critical, trust matters. And so HB 1656, in my opinion, is going to bring both. It says to mineral owners, your contract that you sat down on your front porch and negotiated with the company l...
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development - Senate
Matched: “…EMOVE CERTAIN SUBSTANCES THAT ARE DEFINED AS HEMP PRODUCTS. HB1656 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND…”
as amended. Senator, this thing you want to run your bill? pardon? OK. Yeah Senor Bryant Anyone here to run House Bill 1656.
Senate Convenes
Matched: “…and Tax. Committee on engrossed bills to whom has referred House Bill 1656 by Representative Beck and Senator Davis, compared to the e…”
...ell, compared to the engrossed, copy of the original, find the same correctly engrossed. Revenue and Tax. Committee on engrossed bills to whom has referred House Bill 1656 by Representative Beck and Senator Davis, compared to the engrossed,
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development - Senate
Matched: “…EMOVE CERTAIN SUBSTANCES THAT ARE DEFINED AS HEMP PRODUCTS. HB1656 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND…”
Just for the record, he's going to pull it down. On House Bill 1656, that's being amended, so we're going to pass over that. Senate Bill 466, Senator Disbang, not here.
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development - Senate
Matched: “HB1656 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND…”
Thank you. Okay. Representative Beck. House Bill 1656.
yourself for the record and you are recognized we're on house bill 1656 thank
...ers. The non-conventional wells are the Fayetteville Shell play with that. Now, HB 1656 is what I'd call a compromise bill. It was drafted by lawyers on both the production and the royalty owner's side. They went back and forth. The directi...
...pholding the decision that I just mentioned. So there's no doubt about this, that it did change what was the Fayetteville-Shell leasing. And there is something that happened. Now, HB 1656 clarifies all of this. It basically does two things.
... can't pay me according to my leases. So that's what's going on out there. Now, HB 1656 is simple. I'm not going to go into the details of it. I'll take any questions on the details of it. But it clarifies that. All it says is you will pay ...
...ar Association reviewed this bill and agreed, and they voted to formally oppose HB 1656. Now, the amendments that have been recently put on this bill once before the Senate, one here today, which I agree was simply they changed a reference ...
Senate Convenes
Matched: “and Gross bills to far House Bill 1656 by Representative Beck and Senator Davis, the gross copy of…”
and Gross bills to far House Bill 1656 by Representative Beck and Senator Davis, the gross copy of the
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development - Senate
Matched: “…EMOVE CERTAIN SUBSTANCES THAT ARE DEFINED AS HEMP PRODUCTS. HB1656 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND…”
House Convenes
Matched: “HB1656 Beck TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION AND…”
1 present. The bill is passed. Members at the request of Representative Beatty, we will pass over House Bill 1509 today. Madam Clark, please read House Bill 1656. 1656 by
the way back to 2019. Now HB 1656. Fixes Excuse me, 16. 56 fixes that loophole. Protecting royalty owners.
So with uh another, uh, the lease, uh, excuse me. HB 1656 is also endorsed by the county Judges Association and the Association of Counties. Now, you might have heard, and I think it's got a lot of people worried. We had a 3-hour committee ...
House Bill 1656. Prepare the machine, madam clerk. Everyone voted Everyone voted. Cast up the ballot. By a vote of 81, 11 nays, and 2 present,
Agriculture, Forestry & Economic Development- House
Matched: “…of people that I want wanna give their input on this and so HB 1656 is about honoring the existing contracts, not about changin…”
...think we have a lot of people that I want wanna give their input on this and so HB 1656 is about honoring the existing contracts, not about changing them. It clarifies the law following industry practices used in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisi...
...me now, so what's different? Well, I did, as I said, I drafted the 1st 2 bills. HB 1656. It's what I would call a compromise bill. It was drafted by lawyers, get this, representing both producers and royalty both sides of this equation. com...
...ommon thing was simple pay our leases the way they're written and provide the transparency and expenses that are taken out of our royalty check. HB 1656 does that. And with that, I'll. Try to answer your questions. Committee, any questions?
Conway County. I'm here in support of HB 1656. I'm a little bit different than a lot of people in here. I get paid 20% and a gross. Royalty every month from a different producer. The only deductions I have taken out are for severance tax. M...
... it in a computer program, it spits out what you're supposed to have, not based on what everybody else is doing. I would ask that you support. The people in the Fayetteville Shell. Support the people that you represent. And support HB 1656.
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- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE, Apr 14, 2025 · April 14, 2025
- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE, Apr 8, 2025 · April 8, 2025
- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE, Apr 3, 2025 · April 3, 2025
- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE, Apr 1, 2025 · April 1, 2025
- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE, Mar 20, 2025 · March 20, 2025
- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - SENATE, Mar 18, 2025 · March 18, 2025
- Agenda — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- HOUSE, Mar 12, 2025 · March 12, 2025