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Votes at a glance: committee reported multiple Senate bills due pass
Summary
The committee moved a series of Senate bills out of committee during the session. Most passed unanimously; the items below summarize sponsors' descriptions and the recorded committee votes shown in the transcript.
The committee handled multiple Senate bills and recorded votes for several items during the session. Short summaries and committee vote results follow.
- Senate Bill 198 (presented by Representative Kennedy): Sponsor said the bill "just streamlines political subdivisions." Committee vote recorded: "10 aye, 0 nay." The chair declared the motion passed and the bill reported due pass.
- Senate Bill 600: Sponsor described the measure as increasing the court CASA assessment fee from $5 to $10 to strengthen CASA programs. Committee vote recorded: "10 ayes, 0 nays." Chair declared the bill "will be reported due pass."
- Senate Bill 860 (presented by Representative Kennedy): Sponsor said the bill would add certain chemicals to schedule 2 to "protect our kids." Committee vote recorded: "10 ayes, 0 nay." Chair declared the motion passed and the measure was reported due pass.
- Senate Bill 956 (presented by Representative Moore): Sponsor said the measure would open applications for district or associate judge vacancies to other qualified applicants in certain circumstances; he said the language would be amended later. Committee vote recorded: "10 aye. 0 nay." Chair declared the bill will be reported due pass.
- Senate Bill 978 (presented by Representative Pfeiffer): Sponsor said the bill adjusts margins on documents (page margins). Committee vote recorded: "10 ayes, 0 nay." Chair declared the motion passed.
- Senate Bill 200 (presented by Representative Duell): Sponsor said the bill "clarifies the process for distributing funds from an estate to a minor." Committee vote recorded: "10 ayes, 0 nay." Chair declared the motion passed.
- Additional bills referenced in the transcript also were moved and reported due pass during the session (for example, Senate Bill 95, 491, 970 and 991 are recorded elsewhere in the transcript with more detailed discussion).
