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Minerals Committee advances repeal of reliable-and-dispatchable low‑carbon standards (HB209)
Summary
The Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee voted to recommend due pass on House Bill 209, a measure to repeal the state's reliable-and-dispatchable low‑carbon standards, after brief discussion and a roll-call vote.
The Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee on Feb. 5 voted to recommend due pass on House Bill 209, the "reliable and dispatchable low carbon standards repeal," after a roll-call vote that recorded seven ayes and two excused members.
The bill was moved by Representative Weber and seconded by Representative Campbell. Chairman Heiner called for the roll call after brief remarks and page‑by‑page review; Representative Knapp argued in favor, saying it was time to repeal the mandates so additional energy sources would not be constrained and that the change would align with an incoming administration’s timeline.
Committee members reviewed the bill text page by page with no amendments offered on the floor. The roll call recorded the following ayes: Representative Campbell; Representative Knapp; Representative Lawley; Representative Schmidt; Representative Tarver; Representative Weber; and Chairman Heiner. Two members were excused. The clerk reported the vote as 7 ayes, 0 noes, 2 excused; the committee announced a "recommended due pass."
No substantive public testimony was taken at the time the committee moved the bill; the chair noted public testimony had been closed previously. With the committee’s recommendation, HB209 moves to the next step in the legislative process.
