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Amendment to food-processing residuals bill fails on close vote; bill proceeds
Summary
An amendment to House Bill 586, on permits for spreading food-processing residuals, was defeated 100–101 after sponsor Representative Stender said the change reflected stakeholder work; the underlying bill was later agreed to by the House.
An amendment offered to House Bill 586 — which would require permits for spreading food-processing residuals — failed on the House floor by a narrow margin.
Representative Stender, who offered Amendment A01539, said the language was the product of conversations with legislators, the administration and agriculture stakeholders (including PennAg Industries and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau) and sought to reduce burdens on farmers while adding transparency and a public comment period. "A vote against this amendment is a vote against our Pennsylvania agriculture community," Stender said.
The majority whip urged members to oppose the amendment as not an agreed-to product. Members voted; the clerk reported ayes 100, nays 101, and the amendment failed. The chair stated remaining amendments had been withdrawn, and the House agreed to the bill.
The transcript records the amendment vote and subsequent agreement to the bill; recorded tallies list the amendment as failing and the bill as agreed to for final processing.
