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House Environment and Transportation Committee opens session, sets hearing and voting rules
Summary
At its organizational meeting the House Environment and Transportation Committee outlined priorities for the session and set procedures for hybrid hearings, witness sign-up, amendments and in-person voting; staff and subcommittee assignments were also introduced.
The House Environment and Transportation Committee opened its session with the chair outlining committee priorities for the 90-day session and new procedures for hearings, voting and amendments.
The chair of the Environment and Transportation Committee said the panel will address traffic-safety efforts including Vision Zero, housing-affordability bills and environmental goals this session and noted the committee has “the second-most” prefiled bills in the House after the Judiciary Committee. He told members hearings will be held in person with a virtual option for witnesses only and reminded members that voting will take place in person in the committee room.
The nut graf: the committee framed both policy priorities and practical rules that determine how testimony and legislation will move…
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