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Senate Finance advances S.124 to transfer certain fees to Natural Resources; committee votes to move bill to floor
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee voted to advance S.124, a bill that transfers specified fee administration from the Agency of Agriculture to the Agency of Natural Resources. Committee members moved the bill and recorded affirmative votes; the measure was reported out of committee for further action.
At the Senate Finance Committee meeting, a senator moved to advance S.124 as recommended by the Senate Agriculture Committee and amended by the Senate Natural Resources Committee. The motion noted that the bill moves certain fees that had been paid to the Agency of Agriculture to the Agency of Natural Resources because responsibility for administering the related program shifted.
The committee took up the motion and several members voiced their support; a roll call was read and multiple senators recorded “yes.” The chair reported the motion as approved and indicated the committee would report the bill to the floor for further consideration. No details on the specific fee amounts or the full text of the amendment were provided in the committee discussion recorded in the transcript.
The motion and the roll call occurred near the end of the meeting; committee members said they expected additional floor activity on related bills in the next legislative session days.
Votes at a glance S.124 — Motion to advance S.124 as recommended by the Senate Agriculture Committee and amended by the Senate Natural Resources Committee: motion moved and the committee reported the bill out of committee (motion reported approved in committee).
