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Senate splits on wood-burning amendments; HB 396 returns to House after tied vote
Summary
Second Substitute House Bill 396, which would limit a statewide season-long ban on wood burning and provide funding for emissions modeling and outreach, passed amendment votes but produced a divided roll call; senators debating air-quality trade-offs split the vote and the bill is sent back to the House for further consideration.
Senators took up Second Substitute House Bill 396, a response to community hearings about seasonal bans on wood burning. Senator Okerlund presented the measure, saying it would prevent an across-the-board seasonal ban on wood burning and instead fund modeling and education to reduce particulate emissions while preserving days for EPA-certified and low-emission devices (presentation at SEG 221–241).
Okerlund moved Amendment 1 to provide a one-time appropriation for modeling and to make language…
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