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Ways and Means refers three bills to Rules without recommendation
Summary
In executive session the committee reported substitute SB 5,249 (kit homes as emergency housing), SB 5,053 (public facilities district boundary rules), and SB 5,203 (wildlife connectivity accounts) to the Rules Committee without recommendation after voice votes; signatures remain subject to a 24-hour hold.
During an executive session on Jan. 20, 2026, the Senate Ways and Means Committee reported three substitute bills to the Rules Committee without recommendation under Senate rules for low fiscal-note thresholds. Vice Chair moved each report, motions were seconded and carried by voice vote.
The three bills were: - Substitute SB 5,249 — allows kit homes as emergency housing under conditions; fiscal note cited $119,000 over a 4-year outlook. - Substitute SB 5,053 — allows certain counties to include school district boundaries when forming a public facilities district; one-time Department of Revenue administrative cost estimated at $120,000. - Substitute SB 5,203 — requires DOT and Fish & Wildlife to develop a wildlife habitat connectivity strategy, creates two treasury accounts for wildlife funding; preliminary fiscal impacts cited as $80,000 (2-year) and $160,000 (4-year).
Committee staff advised that the three bills’ fiscal notes came in below the referral threshold, so the standard practice is to refer without recommendation. The chair recorded the voice votes and reminded members of signature and 24-hour hold procedures.
