10:08 → 11:01(52s)
Co-chair Donna Mears called the House Community and Regional Affairs Committee to order, noted members present (Rep. Kai Holland, Rep. Mike Proox, Rep. Jared Nelson, Rep. Steve St. Clair, Rep. Carolyn Hall, Co-chair Rebecca Hemshoo), announced quorum and procedural reminders, and asked staff aides (Talia Ames, Thatcher Brower) and recording secretary (Sophia Tenney) to identify themselves.
The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee held introductions and invited testimony on three bills: HB155 (new local option for municipal-run liquor stores), HB329 (clarify certificate-of-fitness exemption for employees of rural electric utilities, AVEC), and HB291 (give municipalities broader local control over optional property tax exemptions). Committee set an amendment deadline for HB329 and deferred action on the other bills for further work.
