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Committee adopts sponsor’s amendment and passes revised nonresident hunter fee bill
Summary
Lawmakers approved an amendment that restored the sponsor's original fee numbers for House Bill 145 (nonresident hunter fees) and then passed the bill in committee; the committee clerk reported the final vote as 20 yes, 1 no.
The House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 145 that the sponsor said restored the original numerical values for a revised nonresident hunter fee schedule. Representative Matthews moved the amendment, which the sponsor and chair described as returning the numbers to the sponsor’s original intent and aligning the bill with neighboring states’ fee expectations.
The amendment passed on a voice vote that the chair characterized as unanimous among those present; the clerk later reported a roll‑count for the amendment as 21 yes, 1 no. The sponsor then moved the bill as amended for due pass. The committee conducted a voice vote on the bill; the clerk later reported the final tally as 20 yes and 1 no and announced the bill passes in committee.
The transcript does not record the precise fee amounts in the amendment text; proponents said the amendment "brings the numbers back to what the sponsor's original intent was for this bill," and that the change was reasonable given neighboring states’ fee structures.
With the committee vote complete, the bill will proceed according to the legislative calendar.
