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Senate Ways and Means committee votes 3-2 to recommend 'ought to pass' on House Bill 451 (paint stewardship)
Summary
After split debate over costs and fairness, the Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 3-2 in executive session to recommend 'ought to pass' on House Bill 451, a voluntary paint stewardship program that would add a point-of-sale fee to fund paint collection and disposal programs.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted 3-2 in executive session to recommend "ought to pass" on House Bill 451, a voluntary paint stewardship measure that would add a fee at point of sale to fund paint collection and disposal programs. The committee entered executive session to consider the bill and, after debate, recorded three aye votes and two nays.
Supporters said the program would reduce municipal hazardous-waste-day costs and place the financial burden on paint users rather than on taxpayers. Unidentified Speaker S2, who summarized the bill for the…
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