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House suspends joint rule 12 to send three petitions — on inflation estimates, cash acceptance and beer ABV labeling — to committees
Summary
The Committee on Rules recommended and the House approved suspending Joint Rule 12 to consider petitions from Colleen M. Gary. The petitions were referred to the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
The House approved suspending Joint Rule 12 so that three petitions filed by Colleen M. Gary could be transmitted to standing committees for review. The Committee on Rules reported recommending that Joint Rule 12 be suspended for these petitions; the House recorded the voice vote, “the ayes have it,” and the rule was suspended.
The petitions and committee referrals recorded in the transcript are: - A petition from Colleen M. Gary relative to the estimated rate of inflation for social service programs, referred to the Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. - A petition from Colleen M. Gary proposing legislation to require that all establishments accept cash for transactions, referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection. - A petition from Colleen M. Gary relative to listing the alcohol by volume (ABV) for beer selections on menus, referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
The transcript records the Committee on Rules’ recommendation and the House’s approval of suspending Joint Rule 12 but does not include debates, roll-call votes, or testimony on the merits of the petitions. The suspension allows the named committees to consider the measures, schedule hearings, request testimony, and report recommendations back to the House; those next steps were not discussed in the provided excerpt.
