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Committee approves amendment and reports HB 257 as amended
Summary
The committee adopted a statutory clean‑up amendment to HB 257 (replacing 'willfully' with 'purposely or knowingly'), passed the amendment by voice vote and later reported the amended bill do pass (final recorded tally 13–1).
During executive action the House Energy committee considered amendments and a passage motion for House Bill 257. Legislative staff explained a textual cleanup: throughout the cited statutory section the bill replaces the word "willfully" with "purposely or knowingly." Staff described the change as a statutory clarification.
The committee adopted the technical amendment (noted by staff as amendment 257.01) by voice vote; the chair recorded "14 ayes and 0 no's" for that procedural vote. Later, on a recorded count, the committee voted to report HB 257 as amended with a tally recorded in the transcript as 13 ayes and 1 nay. Representative Zolnikoff’s proxy vote for aye was noted during the voice votes.
What it means: The changes were characterized in committee as textual cleanup to clarify intent in a criminal/statutory provision. The committee forwarded the amended bill for floor consideration.
