i_wmrc_2017a_2017-10-27t09:46:04z1 Hearing Summary
Date: 10/27/2017
Location: SCR 352
Further Action on Draft Bills
WILDFIRE MATTERS REVIEW COMMITTEE
| Votes: View--> | Action Taken: |
| Refer Draft Bill #2 to Legislative Council for app Refer the draft resolution to Legislative Council |
PASS PASS |
10:08 AM -- Further Action on Draft Bills
Representative Hamner discussed draft bill #2 (Attachment C). The bill concerns statutory provisions enacted to promote the extinguishment of unattended fires.
10:11 AM
Bob Lackner, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee regarding draft bill #2. Members of the committee commented on the bill. Mr. Lackner responded to questions from the committee regarding the bill's changes to existing penalties related to the extinguishment of unattended fires.
10:14 AM -- Mike Morgan, Division of Fire Control and Prevention in the Department of Public Safety, testified in support of the bill. He discussed the existing statute and the need to promote responsible use of lands.
| BILL: | Further Action on Draft Bills | |
| TIME: | 10:16:50 AM | |
| MOVED: | Hamner | |
| MOTION: | Refer Draft Bill #2 to Legislative Council for approval as an interim committee bill. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Merrifield | |
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Carver
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Coram
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Yes
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Hamner
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Singer
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Becker K.
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Yes
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YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:17 AM
The committee discussed the sponsorship of the bill. The bill will start as a House Bill with Representatives Hamner and Carver as co-prime House sponsors and Senators Merrifield and Coram as co-prime Senate sponsors. Representatives Singer, Thurlow, and Becker and Senators Cooke and Jones were added as cosponsors.
10:19 AM
Mr. Lackner discussed the draft bill's safety clause.
10:20 AM
Senator Jones requested that the committee sponsor a resolution. The language of the resolution was distributed to the committee (Attachment F).
171027 AttachF.pdf
| BILL: | Further Action on Draft Bills | |
| TIME: | 10:22:13 AM | |
| MOVED: | Jones | |
| MOTION: | Refer the draft resolution to Legislative Council for approval as an interim committee resolution. The motion passed on a vote of 10-0. | |
| SECONDED: | Merrifield | |
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VOTE
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Carver
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Yes
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Cooke
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Yes
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Coram
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Yes
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Hamner
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Yes
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Jones
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Yes
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Merrifield
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Yes
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Singer
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Yes
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Thurlow
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Yes
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Baumgardner
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Yes
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Becker K.
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Yes
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YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 REMOTE PARTICIPATION: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
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10:23 AM
The resolution will start in the Senate with Senators Jones and Baumgardner as co-prime Senate sponsors and Representatives Singer and Thurlow as co-prime House sponsors. The remaining members were added as cosponsors. The committee clarified that the Office of Legislative Legal Services has the authority to make technical changes to the resolution, including converting it to a memorial.