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At a glance: key committee votes and next steps from the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources hearing
Summary
The committee advanced several bills to the calendar and finance committee, including a parks-safety bill and multiple recycling and utility measures, while several proposals failed to advance; this roundup lists the principal outcomes for readers and stakeholders.
The Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee considered many bills during the session. Below are the principal recorded outcomes and next procedural steps as taken on the floor.
Key committee actions - SB 1247 (Alyssa Lockett Safety Act): moved to finance (recorded roll call: 9 ayes). Sponsor: Sen. Yarbrough. Next step: Senate Finance Committee. - SB 1761 (hemp cleanup): moved to calendar (ayes recorded by roll call). Sponsor: Sen. Briggs. - SJ Res 839 (Fish and Wildlife Commission appointment of Steven Johnson): moved to finance (9 ayes). - SB 1883 (TDEC administrative appeals): moved to calendar after amendment. Sponsor: Sen. Hatcher. - SB 2172 (Big South Fork scenic-river designation): moved to calendar (9 ayes). Sponsor: Chairman Yeager. - SB 1793 (recycling marketplace/OCMR modernization): moved to calendar (9 ayes). Sponsor: Chairman Reeves. - SB 1750 (utility withdrawal protection): failed in committee (2 ayes, 5 nos, 2 passes). Sponsor: Sen. Bolling. - SB 162 (ban on water fluoridation): failed in committee (4 ayes, 5 nos). Sponsor: Sen. Hensley. - SB 2486 (limited private-cultivation, 'Freedom to Farm'): failed to advance (3 ayes, 4 nos, 2 passes). Sponsor: Sen. Bolling.
Several other bills and appointments were adopted or sent to calendar; sponsors and committee clerks will publish official roll‑call records and bill texts for downstream committees.
