State representatives Mike Thompson and Greg Steube have helped advance a discharge petition that will force the House Speaker to bring HB 5863, the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act to the House floor for a vote. The will would mean that those wildfire victims in the state would not have to pay federal income tax on their settlement money or attorney fees included in those settlements. There will be a week’s waiting period on the petition, then it must be scheduled for a vote within two legislative days.