Wind moratorium bill returned to committee

Both houses are back in session; the Senate plans to go ‘til 4 p.m., then adjourn as the majority party holds a closed-door caucus. In the House, HB 561, Rep. Erik Simpson’s two-year moratorium on new wind farms, was moved to the top of the calendar, where Simpson asked unanimous consent to return the bill to the House Local Government Committee. There was no objection, and the moratorium bill, which had languished for weeks on the House calendar, was sent back to committee, likely sidelining it for the session.