House Bill 808, a Brownfields-related bill that had a fiscal note attached, was the subject of executive-action discussion and a conceptual amendment in the House Natural Resources Committee.

During executive action the sponsor and staff discussed a fiscal note in the bill’s amendment package that had initially listed $1,000,000. Committee members and the sponsor agreed to a conceptual amendment during the session that reduced the amount in the amendment language from $1,000,000 to $500 (the committee record shows the sponsor said members had agreed to reduce the request to $500). The record includes some confusion in committee comments about whether the reduced dollar figure was per year or how it should be drafted; committee staff indicated the amendment would be placed on the bill as amended for executive action.

Why it matters: HB 808 relates to Brownfields work and had attracted attention because of the fiscal implication. Committee members asked procedural questions about how to handle the fiscal change; the sponsor offered to move the conceptual amendment and the committee then moved the bill as amended.

Outcome: The committee adopted the conceptual amendment and then passed HB 808 as twice amended out of committee by voice vote. The committee recorded proxy ayes for several members in the executive action record.

Limits and clarification: The committee discussion made clear the language and exact fiscal drafting would be formalized as an amendment; the hearing record does not show final statutory text beyond the agreed conceptual change.