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Committee advances tourism budget and several bills, approves pesticide preemption measure 7–2
Summary
The Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee moved the Department of Tourist Development budget to Finance and advanced multiple bills to the calendar; the committee approved legislation limiting pesticide-related civil liability (SB 527) on a 7–2 vote.
The Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on March 26 advanced the Department of Tourist Development budget to the Finance Committee and recommended several bills to the final or calendar stages of the legislative process.
Votes at a glance:
- Department of Tourist Development budget: moved to Finance (motion by Chairman Reeves; second by Vice Chair Lowe). Vote: 9–0 to advance.
- Senate Bill 1140 (veteran hunting permits): moved to calendar (sponsor: Chairman Crowe). The bill, as amended in committee, allows issuance of temporary hunting permits to service-connected disabled veterans when provided for organized veteran hunting experiences. Vote:…
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