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House committee advances grant program to upgrade fairgrounds as evacuation sites
Summary
The House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans voted to send House Bill 2,136 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation; the bill would direct the Department of Emergency Management to develop infrastructure grants for fairgrounds designated as emergency evacuation sites.
The House Committee on Emergency Management, General Government, and Veterans advanced House Bill 2,136 on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025, voting to recommend the bill to the full House and to refer it to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means by prior reference.
The bill directs the Department of Emergency Management to develop and implement an infrastructure improvement grant program for fairgrounds designated as emergency evacuation sites, LPRO staff told the committee. The measure had a prior hearing on Feb. 6 and carries a subreferral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
Vice Chair Graber made the motion to move HB 2,136 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and to refer the bill to Ways and Means by prior reference. With no discussion recorded, the clerk called the roll: Representative Scarlatos voted "Aye," Representative Watanabe voted "Aye," Vice Chair Graber voted "Aye," and Chair Tran voted "Aye." The motion passed and the committee closed the work session on HB 2,136.
The bill text and fiscal impacts were summarized by LPRO staff at the hearing; the committee did not record additional debate or amendments in the transcript. The measure now moves to the floor and will carry its referral to Ways and Means for budgetary consideration.
