The House Rules Committee adopted the H‑1 substitute to House Bill 49‑26 and reported the bill with a committee recommendation after unanimous votes in committee.

The substitute, according to the chair, adopts the majority of suggestions from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs and “adds guardrails to ensure that the set aside process cannot be abused by bad actors.” Representative Whitworth moved to adopt the substitute; the clerk recorded 9 ayes, 0 nays and 0 pass, and the substitute prevailed. Representative DeBoer then moved to report the bill with recommendation as substitute H‑1; the roll call again recorded unanimous support and the bill was reported with the recommendation.

Marnie Trimstro of the LARA policy office told the committee the substitute is “leaps and bounds better for the department” and praised the added language. Trimstro said the department appreciates the guardrails but said funding to support implementation has not yet been provided: “Once we have funding and we can support and implement this option for our licensees, I'd be happy to be supportive of the bill.”

No amendments were offered during the committee action. The committee then stood at ease; the bill will appear on the committee record as reported with recommendation H‑1.

(Reporting details: Representative Whitworth moved to adopt the H‑1 substitute; recorded vote 9–0 in favor. Representative DeBoer moved to report the bill with recommendation as H‑1; recorded vote unanimous in favor.)