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Committee advances three bills by voice vote; brief summary of action
Summary
The committee advanced House Bill 1674 (loggers' annual permit), Senate Bill 526 (rename transparency panel), Senate Bill 531 (arts-and-technology boot camp) and Senate Bill 537 (seat-belt technical cleanup) by voice votes or motions; HB 1514 was pulled for further work.
The Senate Transportation, Technology & Legislative Affairs committee conducted voice votes on several relatively noncontroversial measures and moved them out of committee.
- Senate Bill 526: Senator Jane English said the bill renames the transparency panel to reflect transformation department directors; members indicated agreement and the committee advanced the bill by voice vote.
- Senate Bill 537: Senator Flippo described a technical cleanup to cap certain seat-belt fines at $45 except when a defendant pleads not guilty and is found guilty in court; the committee advanced the bill by voice vote.
Several bills were handled quickly with no public testimony recorded. House Bill 1514 (data-hosting/return-of-data) drew extended debate and was pulled for further amendment and stakeholder consultation.
