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Committee adopts amendment and reports bill on hearing examiners out of committee; vote splits along procedural lines
Summary
Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5719, which revises hearing‑examiner requirements and replacement procedures for cities and counties, was amended and reported out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
The committee considered engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5719, which makes changes to statutory requirements for required hearing examiner systems in cities and counties and clarifies who may act in the place of a hearing examiner when one is not available.
Kellen Wright, committee staff, summarized two proposed striking amendments and a follow‑on amendment that would: exempt certain rural counties from the hearing‑examiner requirement; define “rural county;” and allow the county legislative authority or city…
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