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House Appropriations Committee advances package of bills, approves energy authority rename and geothermal framework

House Appropriations Committee · May 5, 2026
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The House Appropriations Committee advanced a package of bills including a rental application fee cap and measures on children's vision, guardianship notice and transmission technologies, approved a separate bill to rename the state energy authority, and passed a geothermal regulatory bill by roll call.

The House Appropriations Committee advanced a package of bills and approved several individual measures during a brief session that the chair adjourned after completing roll calls.

The committee executive director summarized the bills before the committee, including House Bill 558, which "imposes a cap on rental application fees," and House Bill 10 77, which "establishes the commission on children's vision within the Department of Health," among others, the executive director said. After that overview, the chair called up a package containing HB 558,…

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