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Committee approves HB 296 as amended to add "private or class 6" road language
Summary
The Special Committee on Housing voted unanimously to pass House Bill 296 as amended; the amendment added language referencing private or class 6 roads and the bill was placed on the consent calendar.
At a meeting of the Special Committee on Housing, members voted to pass House Bill 296 as amended by a unanimous recorded vote of 17-0 with one member absent.
The amendment to HB 296—moved by Representative Dumont and seconded by Representative Howland—added language referencing “private or class 6” roads (appearing in online line 7). After adoption of amendment 20250797h, the committee took an “ought to pass as amended” motion and approved the bill on a roll call vote. The motion was placed on the consent calendar.
Representative Dumont moved the final motion that the bill ought to pass as amended; Representative Howland seconded. The clerk called the roll. Vice Chairman Cole was recorded as absent; the remaining members present voted yes. The committee recorded the outcome as approved and put the measure on consent.
Votes at a glance - HB 296: Ought to pass as amended. Motion carried 17 yes, 0 no, 0 abstentions; 1 absent. Placed on consent.
Procedural notes and context The amendment that passed inserted the phrase “private or class 6” in the online draft to address a concern raised by a committee member about whether the underlying language should cover private or class 6 roads. No further policy debate about the bill content is recorded in the transcript beyond adopting that clarification and moving the bill to consent.
