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Senate Business & Commerce committee reports multiple bills favorably; several measures left pending
Summary
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce met in a session that produced favorable committee reports on multiple bills and left several larger policy proposals pending for further work. The committee voted to send a slate of bills to the full Senate and heard testimony on a package of utility and energy-related bills.
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce met in quorum and voted to report a series of bills to the full Senate, sending many to the local uncontested calendar.
The votes were procedural but consequential: members voted to report bills ranging from housekeeping changes and occupational licensing to utility and energy policy. Several larger policy measures heard for public testimony were left pending for further amendment and committee consideration.
Votes at a glance (motion = report favorably to the full Senate unless otherwise noted): - Senate Bill 1697 — Motion reported favorably; tally: 8 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1569 — Motion reported favorably; tally: 8 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1202 (committee substitute) — Motion to adopt substitute and report favorably; tally: 8 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1029 — Motion reported favorably; tally recorded as 8 ayes, 1 nay. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1364 — Motion reported favorably; tally: 9 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 924 — Motion reported favorably; tally: 7 ayes, 3 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1008 (committee substitute) — Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably; tally: 10 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator Middleton on substitute; Senator King moved report) - Senate Bill 264 — Motion reported favorably; tally: 10 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1376 — Motion reported favorably; tally: recorded as 9 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King) - Senate Bill 1358 (committee substitute) — Committee substitute adopted and reported favorably; tally: 11 ayes, 0 nays. (mover: Senator King)
Several bills were then set aside for public testimony or left pending, including bills on utility rate riders, transparency, and consumer representation. Committee members and resource witnesses indicated follow-up work or redline exchanges would be filed for some measures.
