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Committee reports substitute for HB 2,245 out of committee after roll call vote
Summary
During the HB 2537 hearing the committee recessed for executive action on a proposed substitute to HB 2,245 (H-3208.1). Vice Chair Hall moved the substitute be reported with a 'do‑pass' recommendation; roll call recorded 11 ayes, 8 nays and 2 excused and the substitute was reported out of committee.
While in recess of the HB 2537 hearing, the House Environment and Energy Committee took executive action on a proposed substitute (H‑3208.1) to House Bill 2,245.
Megan McFadden, committee staff, summarized the substitute: it clarifies which consumer‑owned utilities and affected market customers remain subject to the Clean Energy Transformation Act (CETA) standards and exempts a public utility district that has a single retail electric customer and continues to receive all power from the Bonneville Power Administration, provided the customer relationship and BPA supply remain unchanged as of Jan. 1, 2026.
Vice Chair Hall moved that the proposed substitute to HB 2,245 be reported out of committee with a do‑pass recommendation; the motion was seconded. Staff conducted a roll‑call vote with the following result: 11 ayes, 8 nays, 2 excused. The substitute was reported to the next committee with a due‑pass recommendation.
The committee returned to the HB 2537 hearing after reporting the HB 2,245 substitute out of committee.
Vote tally: 11 ayes, 8 nays, 2 excused; individual roll‑call votes were read into the record by staff. The motion to report the substitute out of committee passed and was recorded in the committee minutes.
