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Senate Judiciary Committee approves amendment adding EPA clause to state implementation plan bill
Summary
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to approve Senate Bill 157 with amendment 0712s, which adds a clause referencing the EPA in the state implementation plan, and passed the bill by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to pass Senate Bill 157 with amendment 0712s, which adds a clause relating to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the state implementation plan.
Committee members said the amendment adds language tying the state implementation plan to an EPA clause; one member said there was "no opposition to this bill. I think it's a a good move in the right direction." The committee approved the amendment and then passed the underlying bill by voice vote; members indicated there were no recorded oppositions.
The amendment, labeled 0712s in the transcript, was described during committee discussion as adding the EPA clause to the state implementation plan. A motion to adopt the amendment was made and seconded, the committee voted in favor, then moved to pass the bill with the underlying amendment. The passage was by voice vote and no individual roll-call tallies were entered in the transcript.
The committee briefly discussed placing the bill on consent; the transcript records some procedural confusion about consent placement before returning to and completing the votes on the amendment and the bill itself.
No witnesses or outside commenters are recorded in the transcript regarding SB157. The transcript does not specify further fiscal notes, implementation steps, or required follow-up in committee minutes beyond the passage with amendment 0712s.
