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Conference committee approves several conference drafts, defers some measures; summary of actions
Summary
At Friday’s Joint Conference Committee meeting conferees adopted multiple conference drafts across transportation, education, animal services and housing; several measures were deferred. This roundup lists each bill, its outcome and key details captured in the transcript excerpt.
The Joint House and Senate Conference Committee on April 25 considered a large slate of measures held for conference action. The committee adopted conference drafts for a number of bills and deferred others. Below are the measures recorded in the transcript excerpt, the committee’s action and the primary details included in the conference discussion.
Votes at a glance (items recorded in the transcript excerpt):
- HB 862 CD1 — Adopted. CD1 authorizes use of motor coaches, small buses, vans or other transportation when school vehicles are unavailable and allows Department of Transportation exemptions under specified conditions; requires driver qualifications and parent/guardian written waivers when nontraditional vehicles are used. (Recorded affirmative votes; CD1 adopted.)
- HB 667 CD1 (My Needle Microchip Identification Act) — Adopted. Requires DOT to scan deceased cats and dogs found on state roadways for microchip data and notify county animal services within 48 hours; authorizes county scanning protocols and data sharing; effective upon approval. (Roll call adopted CD1.)
- SP 1526 (conference draft) — Adopted.…
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