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Committee advances HB162 and HB180 (amended) in executive action
Summary
In executive action, the committee passed House Bill 162 and House Bill 180 as amended. An amendment to HB180 added language applying certain provisions to parcels created after March 30, 2011, citing the Sanitation and Subdivision Act; both bills were approved by voice vote with several members recorded as voting by proxy.
The committee took executive action and approved two bills: House Bill 162 and House Bill 180 as amended.
House Bill 162: Representative Giss moved that House Bill 162 do pass. Members discussed the bill briefly; Representative Valvano noted the bill’s language related to mixing zones and said the language should help address concerns about lot size and easements in areas experiencing growth. Several members were recorded as voting aye by proxy during the voice vote and the chair announced that House Bill 162 had passed.
House Bill 180 (amended): Committee members approved an amendment to House Bill 180 that clarifies the timeline in the bill for parcels created after March 30, 2011 — the date identified in the transcript as when the Sanitation and Subdivision Act applied. The amendment was adopted by voice vote. Vice Chair Stephan then moved that House Bill 180 as amended do pass; after brief discussion about mixing zones and parcel/easement implications, the committee approved the bill as amended. The amendment and final passage were recorded as passing; multiple representatives were recorded casting aye votes by proxy.
Recorded proxies: during the voice votes the transcript records multiple representatives voting “aye” by proxy; the transcript identifies those proxies with the phrases shown below in the formal action log. The transcript does not include a complete roll-call tally for each bill.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the transcript): - House Bill 162 — Motion: do pass (mover: Representative Giss). Outcome: passed. Proxy votes recorded in the transcript include: "Miss Bartokulio, Sprunger, and Seek and Scroll vote aye by proxy," "Feya votes aye by proxy," and a note that Representative Fitzpatrick voted by proxy. The committee chair announced HB162 had passed. - House Bill 180 — Amendment: added timeline language for parcels created after March 30, 2011 (refers to Sanitation and Subdivision Act). Amendment outcome: passed (voice vote). Final motion: HB180 as amended — do pass (mover: Vice Chair Stephan). Outcome: passed. Proxy votes recorded include: "Representatives Bartok Lewis, Bringer, Seacon's Crow and Fitzpatrick vote aye by proxy," and a separate line noting "Representative Feyent votes aye by proxy." The transcript records the committee chair announcing HB180 had passed.
Where the transcript records names or proxies, the exact phrasing from the hearing record is used above; the transcript did not include a full roll-call tally with each member’s named vote.
