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Senate refuses House animal‑cruelty amendments in SB302 conference hearing
Summary
At a Committee of Conference on Senate Bill 302, senators said they would not accept House language from HB616 adding animal‑cruelty provisions to SB302; House representatives said they would refile the changes next year if removed and would not concur if excluded.
At a Committee of Conference hearing on Senate Bill 302, senators said they would not accept House amendments that would add animal‑cruelty provisions to the bill, while House members said they would reintroduce the changes next year and would not concur if the language was removed.
SB302 is the vehicle the legislature opened to consider background checks for owners of solid waste management facilities; the House attached language from House Bill 616 that would add animal‑cruelty provisions and a related solid waste site evaluation committee provision (previously included…
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