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Judiciary committee suspends rules to move LD 986 into work session after late withdrawal request
Summary
The Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary voted unanimously to suspend rules and enter a work session on LD 986 after the bill sponsor attempted to withdraw the bill after the hearing was set, Senate Chair Anne Carney said.
The Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary voted unanimously to suspend its rules and move immediately into a work session on LD 986 after the bill’s sponsor contacted the committee to request withdrawal after the public hearing had already been scheduled, Senate Chair Anne Carney said.
Carney, who represents Senate District 29 and serves as Senate Chair of the committee, told members the sponsor had asked to withdraw but did so “shortly after it had already been set for a public hearing,” and under the committee’s joint rules the bill could not be withdrawn. Carney outlined a process she said the committee would follow: suspend the rules, move directly into work session and then hold an “ought not to pass” vote when appropriate.
A member identified in the transcript only as “Representative” moved to suspend the rules. Representative Eli Sato, who represents House District 109, seconded the motion. The committee chair called for a vote; the motion carried unanimously among those present, and the committee entered work session on LD 986. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally or the final work-session vote on the bill.
Committee members who spoke at the opening introductions included Representative Mark Babin (House District 3), Representative Adam Lee (House District 89), Representative Rachel Henderson (House District 78), and Senator Dave Hagen (Senate District 10). The transcript identifies a House chair only as “Amy” (last name not specified) and lists her role as House Chair of the committee.
The action the committee took was procedural: approving suspension of the usual sequence of business so members could consider LD 986 in work session despite the sponsor’s late withdrawal request. The chair characterized this as the standard handling under the joint rules when withdrawal requests arrive after a hearing has been set.
The provided transcript ends after the committee’s vote to enter work session; it does not include the committee’s subsequent disposition (for example, an “ought not to pass” recommendation) or any details of the bill’s substance or public testimony on LD 986.
