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Committee concurs with Senate amendments on two bills: HB 1525, HB 1681
Summary
The committee agreed to concur with Senate amendments on House Bill 1525 and House Bill 1681. HB 1525 drew support from the Southern Renewable Energy Association; HB 1681's appropriation language was tightened per senators' amendment, according to Representative Dan Vaught.
The committee voted to concur with Senate amendment number 1 on two House bills during the session.
Representative Trey Steinle (District 2) presented an amendment from the Senate on House Bill 1525 and said the change "better protects the land owner in these agreements." Simon Mahan of the Southern Renewable Energy Association spoke in support, telling the committee, "We're just here to support the bill. We think this is great regulation for us, and, we're, we're encouraging y'all to vote for it."
The committee recorded a motion to concur with the Senate amendment on HB 1525 and approved it by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript.
Representative Dan Vaught (District 87) described changes Senate members sought to House Bill 1681 when it reached the Senate. He said the House had proposed "50,000,000 every up to 50,000,000 every year for 10 years," and that senators preferred "75,000,000 for 3 years." He said the appropriation was passed on the floor the day before and asked for a favorable vote; the committee concurred with the Senate amendment by voice vote.
The transcript does not record individual vote counts. Committee members announced the ayes prevailed on both concurrence motions.
