House refers two Senate bills on campaign contributions and voter address rules to elections committee

The House of Representatives received a message from the Senate and, on first reading, the clerk presented two Senate bills that were referred to the Committee on Elections, the session transcript shows. The House then recessed until 1:30 p.m.

The Messenger (identified in the transcript as “Messenger”) told the chamber that "SB number 19 by Bettencourt relating to a prohibition on the marketing and acceptance of political contributions during special legislative session" was read on first reading and referred to the Committee on Elections. The Messenger also said that "SB number 54 by Hughes relating to the election procedures regarding accepting a voter with the resident's address that is not current and the immediate effect of the voter's registration after registrar's receipt of certain change of the address notices" was read on first reading and referred to the Committee on Elections.

The clerk’s reading, as described in the transcript, placed both measures on first reading; the transcript does not record debate, votes on the measures, or any amendments. Following the referrals, the presiding officer—addressed in the transcript as "Mister Speaker"—recessed the House "pursuant to a motion previously adopted" until 1:30 p.m., the transcript states.

Both bills were described in the transcript by subject: SB 19 as addressing a prohibition on marketing and accepting political contributions during a special legislative session, and SB 54 as addressing procedures for accepting voter registrations when a registrant’s residence address is not current and when a registration becomes effective after the registrar receives certain change-of-address notices. The transcript does not list bill text, fiscal notes, sponsors’ statements, or committee action beyond referral.

No votes, committee reports, or floor debate on the bills appear in the provided excerpt. Next steps for each bill will be whatever the Committee on Elections schedules; the transcript does not specify committee hearing dates or further procedural timing.