With some lawmakers calling payments "corporate welfare," the state House voted Wednesday to end a lucrative wind industry tax incentive that involves making payments to wind companies from the state treasury.

The proposed change could save Oklahoma taxpayers $500 million to $750 million over the next 10 years — money that some lawmakers argued could be better spent on things like education.

Other House members argued against ending the tax incentive, saying that the state would be reneging on a deal and damaging its ability to recruit new businesses to the state.

Amended Senate Bill 888 passed the House 51-46 and will now go back to the Senate for consideration.