Committee advances county fair funding package; several bills referred to Revenue and Ways and Means

The House Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Trade moved a group of county fair and state fair bills through work sessions April 2, advancing several measures to the next legislative stages and recording roll‑call votes.

The committee approved an appropriation of $2,500,000 to the Union County Fair Association for water and sewer improvements at the Union County Fairgrounds (House Bill 2,527). Vice Chair Diehl moved HB 2,527 to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation and prior reference to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The clerk recorded the roll call: Representative Dobson — Aye; Representative Gliedly — Aye; Representative Osborne — Aye; Representative Scarlato — Aye; Representative Watanabe — Excused; Representative Juncker — Yes; Vice Chair Isidore — Yes; Chair Winn — Excused; Vice Chair Deal — Yes. The motion passed.

The committee then considered House Bill 2,145. The base bill provided funding for a county fair capital…