Appropriations panel unanimously rereports six bills after no fiscal impact found

The House Appropriations Committee voted to rereport six bills to the full House on a unanimous voice vote after staff said the measures had no significant fiscal impact, a committee member told the panel.

The bills moved as a package were House Bill 375 (signage requirements in land subdivision and development), House Bill 681 (rules on the calculation and use of height and weight measurements in schools), House Bill 967 (limits on fees charged by ticket resellers), House Bill 1084 (exempting volunteer fire companies from a fee to file articles of incorporation), House Bill 1402 (capping teacher certification fees at $50), and House Bill 1431 (Sunday hunting, trespass revisions, Game Commission membership provisions, allowance for deer urine and a self-reporting system), the executive director reported to the committee.

"On this particular package of bills, Mister Chairman, while we may have some policy disagreements, we do not feel that there are any significant fiscal impacts from appropriation standpoint, so there will be no negative votes on this package of bills," a committee member said during the meeting, and the package was rereported to the floor.

The executive director summarized each bill for the committee before the motion to bundle them. The committee then called up the package and approved sending it to the House for further consideration. The meeting record shows no roll-call tally reported for the package; the committee announced the bills would be rereported to the floor.

The bills now proceed to the full House, where floor debate and any amendments could occur. The committee adjourned after completing its business.