Committee advances bill changing administration of community reinvestment and repair fund with amendments

House Bill 13 64, which would have transferred administration of the Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund from the State Controller to the Office of Social Equity, was considered by the Economic Matters Committee. Committee members approved amendments that struck language establishing an advisory board, struck language that would have transferred administration to the Office of Social Equity, and removed a prohibition on counties using third-party administrators.

After discussion the committee voted to move the bill as amended. The committee recorded a roll-call vote on the motion to move the bill as amended; members present voted as recorded in the transcript. The motion carried and the bill “moves as amended.”

Why it matters: The proposal would have changed which state office administers the fund and would have changed advisory-board and third-party administration rules. The amendments removed those transfer and advisory-board provisions, leaving governance and administration details to be determined as the bill advances.

Vote: The committee conducted a roll-call on the motion to move the bill as amended. The transcript records the following votes during that roll call: Mr. Vice Chair — Aye; Delegate Harrison — Yes; Delegate Guapo — Aye; Delegate Howard — Excused; Delegate Charcutian — Yes; Delegate Rose — Excused; Delegate Pruske — Aye; Delegate Finnell — Aye; Delegate Turner — Aye; Delegate Valderrama — Yes; Delegate Chi — Aye; Delegate Adams — No; Delegate Pippey — Excused; Delegate Johnson — Aye; Delegate Rogers — Yes. After the roll call the committee chair stated, “Bill moves as amended.”

Next steps: The bill will advance as amended according to committee procedure.