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Votes at a glance: Senate Agriculture committee moves two bills to ‘do not pass’ and leaves others pending
Summary
During the hearing the committee recorded ‘do not pass’ motions for Senate Bill 2202 and Senate Bill 2174. Both motions were carried by roll call. Other bills (including SB2283 and SB2267) received extended testimony but no final committee votes during the hearing.
Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee — quick vote summary from this session:
Senate Bill 2202 (first hearing; committee motion "do not pass") - Motion: Do not pass (motion placed on the floor during committee discussion) - Mover: Senator Meerdahl (as recorded during committee) — second: Senator Lam - Vote (roll call as recorded): Senator Marsolais — Yes; Senator Weston — Yes; Senator Weber — Yes; Chairman Lewick — Yes; Vice Chair Meerdahl — Aye; Senator Lam — Aye - Outcome: Do not pass (motion carried) - Notes: Committee discussion preceding the vote included objections that the proposed change ‘‘looks like another solution looking for a problem’’ and that the current selection process was functioning.
Senate Bill 2174 (zoning authority over animal feeding operations) - Motion: Do not pass (motion moved by Senator Lam; seconded by Senator Westin) - Vote (roll call as recorded): Senator Marsolais — Yes; Senator Westin — Yes; Senator Weber — Yes; Chairman Lewick — Yes; Vice Chair Meerdahl — Aye; Senator Lam — Aye - Outcome: Do not pass (motion carried) - Notes: Committee members cited recent work on setbacks and odor modeling tools and urged caution before further legislative change; committee left the item as "do not pass" for this hearing.
Other bills heard — no committee vote recorded in this session - SB 2283 (subsurface water management notice/mediation for under‑80‑acre projects): extensive testimony for and against; committee left matter open for further work and possible amendments. - SB 2267 (on‑site wastewater treatment systems oversight): lengthy testimony from installers, public health units and the plumbing board; committee requested additional fiscal and implementation details before action.
Provenance: roll‑call excerpts and motions are recorded in committee transcript and used to verify the outcomes above.
