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Committee advances some animal‑health bills, rejects amendments to increase emergency funds
Summary
The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee moved House File 979 to Ways and Means and passed House File 601 to Ways and Means. Two amendments that would have added specific emergency funding (A1 on HF979 and A1 on HF1101) failed on recorded roll calls (6–7). House File 1101 and House File 271 were laid over for later consideration.
The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee acted on several bills tied to animal health and depredation during the hearing following industry and agency testimony.
House File 979: Chair Gerry Anderson moved House File 979, a vehicle bill intended to provide a legislative vehicle for future appropriations to support the Board of Animal Health and related programs. Representative Anderson moved the bill to be re‑referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. The committee approved the motion and sent HF 979 to Ways and Means by voice vote.
Amendment A1 (to HF 979): Representative Hansen offered an A1 amendment that would have placed specific appropriations in the bill, including an increase to the Agricultural Emergency Account and funding for board operations. A…
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