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Senate panel unanimously accepts House amendments after counsel says Century Code covers recording-device concerns
Summary
A Senate panel voted unanimously to accept House amendments to a bill after a representative reported that legislative staff and Legislative Council found existing provisions in the Century Code addressed the committee's concerns about recording devices; the amendments were described as technical and added a repayment deadline for overpayments.
A Senate panel voted unanimously to accept House amendments to a bill addressing concerns about recording devices and overpayments, the panel announced during its meeting.
Representative Freilich reported that she had asked legislative staff to review video and the bill language. She said staff member Jonathan Ulm reviewed the recordings and that Legislative Council agreed the wording in the bill, together with other provisions of the Century Code, covered the committee's earlier concerns. “He didn't feel that we needed more and he did feel that there's a possibility that if we did add more we would be kind of stepping on some of the First Amendment rights,” Representative Freilich said.
Representative Freilich told the panel that most edits made since the prior meeting were technical: grammatical changes and reordering, with the substantive change being a deadline for repayment of overpayments. The representative said she had copies of Century Code provisions and had sent the material to Legislative Council, which concurred with staff.
Senator Hogan characterized the decision as straightforward and the panel moved to accept the House amendments. The motion was seconded by Representative Ruby. The clerk conducted a roll call: Senator Growers—aye; Senator Van Oosteen—aye; Senator Hogan—aye; Representative Ruby—yes; Representative Fraylick—yes; Representative Rios—yes. The motion passed unanimously.
Representative Freilich indicated she would remain the bill carrier. With no further business, the panel adjourned.
The meeting record shows discussion focused on whether additional statutory language was needed to address recording devices and whether changes might affect First Amendment protections; Legislative Council and staff advised that existing Century Code provisions were sufficient. The notice of a repayment-deadline provision was reported but the transcript did not specify the exact deadline or bill number.
