Committee pauses vote on HB 2,388 after objections to $100,000 penalty in substitute
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The Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs withdrew a motion to advance House Bill 2,388 after members objected to language in a substitute that would add felony exposure and a $100,000 fine; the chair offered an amendment path but withdrew the motion and said the matter will be revisited.
The Special Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs paused consideration of House Bill 2,388 after members objected to a $100,000 penalty included in a substitute measure.
Chair (name withheld in the transcript) moved that HB 2,388 be given a "do pass" recommendation and presented a substitute described as ending in ".02C." A committee bill handler said the substitute combined two bills, added counties to the bill’s coverage and included criminal and civil enforcement language. "The $100,000 fine was in the original bill that we presented," the bill handler said.
Representative Black told the panel she could not support the bill as amended. "I don't believe I can support that," she said, citing the size of the fine.
The chair offered members the option to have an amendment drafted to remove or alter the penalty provision, or to proceed with the substitute as presented. After a brief recess, the chair withdrew the motion to vote on the substitute and the motion to pass the bill, and said the committee would revisit the proposal at a later meeting.
Because the motion was withdrawn, no formal committee vote was recorded on HB 2,388 during the session. The chair said bill handlers could prepare an amendment for members to consider when the matter returns to committee.
