Government Operations Committee adjourns, seeks more testimony before advancing bill

The Government Operations Committee adjourned its meeting Friday, March 14, after members said they needed more testimony and additional information before advancing an unspecified bill, the committee chair said.

Committee members said gaps in the available information — and potential challenges obtaining required data — made it premature to take further action. "We certainly need, I think, to get more testimony about, what challenges might develop in terms of getting the information that I think we really do need before we can, move forward on this," the committee chair said.

Earlier in the meeting the panel heard from Steve Weltman, who spoke to the committee (remarks not included in the provided excerpt). The chair also noted the committee had not seen its commissioner yet and said the commissioner "may be wanting to, take a little bit of a break and learn more about the bill," language the chair used during the adjournment remarks.

The chair closed the session by suggesting the committee "adjourn for the day and the week," and said members would reconvene on Tuesday. A separate participant thanked the chair for a "productive pre crossover session." No formal motions, votes or ordinance/resolution numbers appear in the provided transcript excerpt.

The committee did not identify the bill by title or number in the excerpt provided; staff or members did not supply further details in the recorded segment.