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Committee votes at a glance: wastewater, firefighters bill of rights and other measures pass

2865354 · April 3, 2025
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Summary

Committee passed several measures by voice vote, including a wastewater rate-study bill (House code 1701), a permissive firefighter bill of rights (House bill 1808), and a bill extending financing terms for forestry vehicles; one consumer wine-shipping bill was held for further notice.

The committee recorded several voice-vote approvals on a range of relatively noncontroversial measures and deferred other items for further consideration.

House code 1701 (listed in the transcript as HB1701) was described as a wastewater counterpart to a prior water law that requires wastewater providers to perform a rate analysis every five years and implement rates sufficient to fund system maintenance and capital needs. Heath Ward, executive…

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