Committee reports a swath of bills to full Senate; votes recorded on a dozen measures

The Committee on Business & Commerce took roll-call votes on a series of bills and reported them to the full Senate, moving dozen-plus measures forward with committee recommendations.

The committee chair opened the meeting by establishing a quorum and laying out a long set of pending-business items. Multiple bills were presented as matters of pending business, several with committee substitutes adopted before the roll-call votes. Senator Campbell, Senator King and other members repeatedly moved that bills be reported favorably to the full Senate “with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed,” or the procedural equivalent when a committee substitute was adopted in lieu of the filed bill. Clerk roll calls followed each motion.

Outcomes included favorable committee reports (typical tally: 8–11 ayes, 0–3 nays on the specific measures recorded) and referrals to local and uncontested or local and contested calendars as noted in the committee record.…