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Committee postpones House Bill 12‑27 at sponsor's request
Summary
House Bill 12‑27 was postponed indefinitely at the sponsor's request after no public testimony; the motion to postpone was adopted by voice/roll call and recorded as 8‑0 with three excused.
The House Judiciary Committee postponed House Bill 12‑27 indefinitely at the request of the bill sponsor.
The bill sponsor, Rep. Hartsock, told the committee the measure was "not ready to present prime time, but we will bring it back next year," and asked for a procedural postponement. No witnesses asked to testify; committee staff reported one person had signed up but declined to appear after the sponsor indicated a postponement.
Nut graf: With no debate or substantive testimony, a motion to postpone the bill indefinitely was made by Representative Silver and seconded; the committee recorded the action as a procedural postponement. Mr. Polk called the roll and the clerk announced the vote as 8‑0 with three excused.
The committee chair closed the item and recessed for a short break following the vote.
Ending: House Bill 12‑27 is postponed indefinitely and may be reintroduced by the sponsor in a future session.
