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Committee reports two bills out with due-pass recommendations; amendments adopted for one
Summary
At the close of the meeting the House Environment & Energy Committee reported two bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations: House Bill 1461 (20–0–1 excused) and substitute House Bill 1302 with amendment Rama 4 (20–0–1 excused).
The House Environment & Energy Committee concluded business with two formal committee actions recorded in the transcript.
House Bill 1461 Vice Chair Mena moved that House Bill 1461 be reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Staff recorded the final roll as 20 ayes, 0 nays and 1 excused. Committee members described HB 1461 as a “good government” bill; the transcript records Representative Stearns offering a brief explanation that the bill brings joint operating agencies into parity with public utility districts on purchasing authority.
House Bill 1302 (substitute) and amendment Rama 4 Vice Chair Hunt moved adoption of amendment Rama 4 to House Bill 1302. The amendment clarifies and narrows the statutory definition of “industrial symbiosis” to ensure it recognizes collaboration among industrial entities and measurable environmental or greenhouse‑gas reductions. The amendment was adopted by voice vote. Vice Chair Hunt then moved that the adopted amendments be incorporated into substitute House Bill 1302 and that substitute bill be reported out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation. The motion carried by voice vote. Staff recorded the final roll as 20 ayes, 0 nays and 1 excused.
No other roll-call votes on bills were recorded in the provided transcript. The committee adjourned after these actions.
