House committee advances HB 521 as substitute and amended

A House committee on Economic Development and Tourism advanced HB 521 on a voice vote after adopting a substitute and an amendment, the committee chair announced. The measure received a paper report and one member recorded a no vote.

Representative Lipson presented HB 521 to the committee and the panel first adopted a substitute. Representative Robinson moved to adopt the substitute and Representative Rafferty seconded. The substitute was adopted by voice vote, the chair said.

Committee members then considered a separate amendment that changed specific statutory language and numeric rates in the bill. The amendment replaces lines quoted in the committee text to set a rate described as “an amount equal to 3 and 5 tenths cents (0.035) per ounce or fractional part thereof” and to replace another line specifying a rate described in the transcript as “$3.05 tenths cents.” Representative Lomax moved adoption of that amendment and Representative Hollis seconded; the amendment was adopted by voice vote, the chair said.

After amendment adoption, Representative Klaus moved final passage (favorable report) of HB 521 as substituted and amended; Representative Rafferty seconded. The chair said the ayes had it; he also noted there was one no vote and that the bill “receives a paper report” as substituted and amended.

The committee did not discuss additional details of implementation, funding sources, or committee amendments on the record beyond the substitute and the numeric changes read into the record. The record does not list individual roll-call votes or the name of the member who voted no.

Votes at a glance: HB 521 — substitute and amendment adopted; committee gave a favorable paper report; voice vote with one recorded no (name not specified in the transcript).