Joint committees amend and approve SB 2066 to remove county‑permit exemptions, create working group
Senate committees adopted amendments to SB 2066 that delete proposed exemptions from county permitting for state projects, establish a cooperative working group, and add a placeholder appropriation to fund county personnel dedicated to state permits; the measure passed as Senate Draft 1.
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The joint committees on Energy, Intergovernmental Affairs and Government Operations voted to adopt Senate Draft 1 of SB 2066, removing all exemptions from county building‑permitting requirements for state projects and converting the bill into a cooperative working group measure with a placeholder appropriation to fund county personnel dedicated to state permits. Chair (Senator Chang) led the amendment package and announced his aye vote as the measure moved forward.
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