Appropriations committee gives due-pass recommendation to SB 2179 to fund fuel inspection program

The Appropriations - Government Operations Division voted to give Senate Bill 2179 a due-pass recommendation, forwarding the bill for further consideration with a recorded committee vote.

Committee documents presented a fiscal estimate of approximately $561,000 in new funds to be deposited into the Department of Environmental Quality Operating Fund; the transcript describes the amount as revenue "that $561,000 would go into the Department of Environmental Quality Operating Fund" to be used for a State Fuel Inspection Program.

Senator Burkhart moved the bill for a due pass, and Senator Dwyer seconded. The committee held a roll-call vote; members recorded as voting in the affirmative included Senator Wanzek, Senator Burkhart, Senator Dwyer and Senator Erboli. The chair announced the motion passed and left the item open for a returning senator to cast a late vote.

The committee noted this bill had previously received a hearing in a policy committee; members said a sponsor will speak to the bill when it reaches the full appropriations committee.