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Finance and Taxation Committee removes amendment, votes "do not pass" on House Bill 1383
Summary
The committee voted to remove an amendment to House Bill 1383, then voted to recommend 'do not pass' on the original bill after members raised concerns about how the amendment was drafted and processed.
The Finance and Taxation Committee voted to remove an amendment to House Bill 1383 and then recommended that the full House give the bill a "do not pass" recommendation.
Chairman Hedlund called the committee back to order and Representative Doctor moved to reconsider House Bill 1383; Representative Olson seconded the motion. Chairman Hedlund said the committee had the bill "as amended" before it and that there were "issues with the amendment we put on," arguing the amendment should be removed to save time and effort at council.
Representative Machenbacher moved to remove the amendment; Representative Olson seconded. Committee members debated the amendment's drafting and the process used the previous day, with Machenbacher saying the process "didn't flow real well" and that there had been uncertainty about what attorneys or the head commissioner were asking for. The motion to remove the amendment carried on a voice vote, returning the committee to the original version of the bill.
After the amendment was removed, Representative Doctor moved for a recommendation of "do not pass." A roll-call vote followed. The clerk read votes from committee members, and the chair announced that the "do not pass" recommendation was successful. Committee members who cast recorded votes in favor included Chairman Hedlund, Vice Chair Haggart, Representative Anderson, Representative Doctor, Representative Dressler, Representative Machenbacher, Representative Nearing, Representative Olson, Representative Porter, Representative Foss and Representative Ista. Representatives Greenheck and Steiner recorded "no" votes. One member's vote was not recorded in the transcript.
No new evidence or additional committee findings were entered into the record during the vote. The transcript shows the committee acted to remove the previously adopted amendment and then to recommend the bill not pass; no further directions to staff or follow-up tasks were lodged on the record.
Votes at a glance: House Bill 1383 — Motion: Remove amendment (motion carried, voice vote). Motion: Recommend Do Not Pass (roll call; recommendation successful).
