UPDATE: Bad News... HB 218 stalls in committee by a tied 3-3 vote
For the benefit of those readers who'd like to listen in on this morning's Senate Government Operations Committee hearing, wherein Rep. Gage Froerer's H.B. 218 (Municipal Disincorporation Revisions) is item #1 on the committee calender, we're once again pleased to offer a live audio link. If all goes according to plan, the below audio link should automatically go "live" around 8:00 a.m.:
• realPlayer Audio (Pre-recorded)(We've now replaced the "live" link with the above recorded copies, for those who'd like to listen in after the the hearing is completed.)
• MP3 Audio (Pre-recorded)
We'd also like to again thank our many readers who submitted their supportive emails to Rep. Froerer and SGOPS Committee members during the last few days. Thanks to your vigorous efforts, the a hefty volume of correspondence reached the desks of the six committee members.
Listen up , folks; and monitor the results of your handiwork!
Update 2/25/10 9:00 a.m.: Bad news, people. After considerable lengthy testimony and discussion, this bill has now stalled in committee. Senator Liljenquist's motion to hold the bill for further study failed, due a tied 3-3 vote. Senator Greiner's subsequent motion to pass the bill on to the full Senate then likewise failed by the same vote tally. According to Chairman Knudsen however, there will be one final opportunity to bring this bill back for further committee deliberation during the current legislative session, which means that we citizen-lobbyists have further work cut out for us.
The three Senate committee members who voted in opposition to moving this bill forward... Liljenquist, McAdams and Robles.
Looks like it's back to the drawing board, folks.
