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House committee approves drillers' licensure bill as Republicans oppose final passage
Summary
House Bill 2302, which would license water, geotechnical, geothermal and environmental well drillers, passed the Appropriations Committee as amended (Amendment A03260). Committee members recorded party-line opposition to the bill itself; amendment A03260 passed with bipartisan support.
The Appropriations Committee advanced House Bill 2302 as amended, despite recorded party-line opposition on the bill’s final consideration.
The chair called up House Bill 2302 and introduced Amendment A03260. Committee members indicated bipartisan support for the amendment; the chair announced that Amendment A03260 passed and that HB 2302 would proceed as amended.
On the final disposition the transcript records a partisan split in statements of intent: a committee member said, “House Bill 2302, all Republicans will be voting in the negative,” while the chair said, “All The Democrats will vote in the affirmative.” The chair then declared that the ayes had it and announced that HB 2302 would pass the committee as amended and be referred to the House floor.
The transcript records the amendment identifier (A03260) but does not include the amendment text or fiscal notes. The committee did not record a numeric roll-call tally in the provided transcript; statements reflect how members intended to vote and the chair’s announcement of the outcome.
