House Natural Resources Committee favorably reports House Bill 170 after 9–1 vote

The House Natural Resources Committee voted 9–1 to favorably report substitute House Bill 170 at its fifth hearing.

Vice Chair Fisher moved to “favorably report House Bill 170 and recommend its passage.” The clerk then conducted a roll-call vote; the clerk later announced the result as nine affirmative votes and one negative vote. Representative Rader cast the negative vote, the clerk announced. Committee members were asked to sign the roll before leaving and the roll will remain open until 12:00.

The motion closed the fifth hearing on House Bill 170. No public testimony on the bill was recorded during this meeting. The committee’s action was procedural: reporting the substitute bill with a committee recommendation of passage to the next stage of the legislative process.

Committee Chairwoman Rob Blaisdale opened the meeting and called the vote. Ranking member Rogers and other members recorded affirmative votes, as reflected in the clerk’s tally. The committee also briefly approved the minutes from its previous meeting at the start of the session.

The committee did not record any amendments or additional debate on House Bill 170 during this hearing; members are expected to follow any further scheduling and floor procedures prescribed by chamber rules.