Senate adopts Fattman amendment and passes Upton land disposition bill to be engrossed

Senator Fattman offered a substitute draft titled “an act providing for the disposition of certain property in the town of Upton,” for Senate No. 2576. The Senate adopted Senator Fattman’s amendment by voice vote: “All those in favor say I oppose, no. The ayes have it. Senator Fattman’s amendment is adopted.” Following adoption of the amendment, the Senate passed the bill as amended to be engrossed. Discussion versus decision: the transcript records the substitution of a new draft and adoption of the Fattman amendment and a motion to pass the bill to be engrossed; no additional floor debate or floor objections are recorded in the provided excerpt. Implementation and next steps: with the amendment adopted and the bill passed to be engrossed, the bill will proceed through the usual legislative and enactment steps.