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BILL SUMMARY For COMMITTEE DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON BILLS

INTERIM COMMITTEE  WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date Sep 28, 2022      
Location Old State Library



Committee Discussion and Vote on Bills - Committee Discussion Only
04:15:08 PM  
Brita Darling, Office of Legislative Legal Service, and Megan McCall, Office of Legislative Legal Services, discussed the process to approve committee bills.
04:16:05 PM  
Representative Snyder presented Bill 1, regarding wildfire resilient homes. Representative Snyder responded to committee questions. Committee discussion ensued. Representative Snyder presented Bill 2, regarding evacuation and clearance time modeling. Representative Snyder responded to committee questions.
04:17:00 PM  
Representative Cutter presented Bill 4, regarding forestry and wildfire mitigation workforce. Representative Cutter responded to committee questions. Anna Gerstle, Legislative Council Staff, responded to questions. Committee discussion ensued.
04:18:08 PM  
Senator Coram presented Bill 6, regarding a wildfire detection technology pilot program. Senator Coram responded to committee questions. Josh Abram, Legislative Council Staff, responded to committee questions. Senator Coram summarized Bill 7, regarding appropriation of wildfire mitigation funds.
04:19:09 PM  
Representative Lynch presented Bill 8, regarding timber industry incentives. Representative Lynch responded to committee questions. Mr. Abram responded to committee questions. Director Matt McCombs, State Forest Service, responded to committee questions. Committee discussion ensured.
04:19:51 PM  
Senator Ginal presented
Bill 10, regarding fire investigations.  Senator Ginal responded to
committee questions. Director Mike Morgan, Division of Fire Prevention
and Control, responded to committee questions.  Committee discussion
ensued.  Representative Cutter and Senator Story presented Bill 9,
regarding updates to the State Forest Service tree nursery.  Director
McCombs responded to committee questions.  Committee discussion ensued.
04:20:30 PM  
Ms. Darling commented on technical changes to bills following the meeting. Representative Cutter proceeded with an informal vote on the committee's eight bills. As a result of the informal vote, Bills 1, 2, and 7 were removed from consideration by the committee.


04:25:56 PM
 Motion Move to forward Bill 4 as a committee bill.
Moved Cutter
Seconded Will
Coram Yes
Ginal Yes
Danielson Yes
Lynch Yes
Simpson Yes
Snyder Yes
Story Yes
Will Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Cutter Yes
YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:26:02 PM  
Prime sponsors for Bill 4 are Senator Jaquez Lewis, Representative Will, and Representative Cutter. The bill will start in the Senate.


04:28:28 PM
 Motion Move to forward Bill 6 as a committee bill.
Moved Cutter
Seconded Will
Coram Yes
Ginal Yes
Danielson Yes
Lynch Yes
Simpson Yes
Snyder No
Story Yes
Will Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Cutter Yes
YES: 9   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:28:34 PM  
Prime sponsors for Bill 6 are Senators Simpson and Ginal and Representatives Will and Lynch. The bill will start in the Senate.


04:30:13 PM
 Motion Move to forward Bill 8 as a committee bill.
Moved Cutter
Seconded Lynch
Coram Yes
Ginal Yes
Danielson Yes
Lynch Yes
Simpson Yes
Snyder No
Story Yes
Will Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Cutter Yes
YES: 9   NO: 1   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:30:19 PM  
Prime sponsors for Bill 8 are Representatives Lynch and Will and Senator Simpson. The bill will start in the House.


04:32:05 PM
 Motion Move to forward Bill 9 as a committee bill.
Moved Cutter
Seconded Valdez D.
Coram Yes
Ginal No
Danielson Yes
Lynch Yes
Simpson No
Snyder No
Story Yes
Will No
Valdez D. Yes
Cutter Yes
YES: 6   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:32:11 PM  
Prime sponsors for Bill 9 are Senator Story and Representative Cutter. The bill will start in the House.


04:34:23 PM
 Motion Move to forward Bill 10 as a committee bill.
Moved Cutter
Seconded Will
Coram No
Ginal Yes
Danielson Yes
Lynch No
Simpson No
Snyder No
Story Yes
Will Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Cutter Yes
YES: 6   NO: 4   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
04:34:30 PM  
Prime sponsors for
Bill 10 are Senators Ginal and Story and Representatives Will and Cutter.
 The bill will start in the Senate.






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