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House adopts four bills on energy reporting, tenant protections, disability communications and pet transfers
Summary
On the House floor, members approved Senate Bill 39 and three House bills on third reading, laid over several calendar items and announced committee meetings; votes were recorded for each bill.
The House of Representatives adopted four bills on third reading during a floor session and took several procedural votes, including laying over additional calendar items.
The most consequential floor actions were the adoption of Senate Bill 39 and three House bills: House Bill 12-40, House Bill 11-54 and House Bill 11-80. Votes were taken by electronic machine; the clerk announced tallies for each measure.
Senate Bill 39, concerning exemptions from energy-use reporting requirements for owners of agricultural buildings, was placed on third reading and passed unanimously by recorded roll call with 59 yes, 0 no and 6 excused. The bill was identified on the floor as sponsored by Senators Bridges and Pelton B. and by Representatives Martinez and Johnson.
House Bill 12-40, described on the floor as concerning protections for tenants who use housing subsidies, passed on third reading with a vote of 37 yes, 22 no and 6 excused. The bill’s floor reference named Representative Josephine Froelich and Senator Winter as sponsors.
House Bill 11-54, described as creating a Communication Services for People with Disabilities enterprise and changing appropriations in connection with communication services for people with disabilities, passed on third reading with 38 yes, 21 no and 6 excused. The bill on the floor was identified as carried by Representatives Brown and Froelich and Senator Judah.
House Bill 11-80, described as prohibiting certain transfers of pet animals in public spaces, passed on third reading with 44 yes, 15 no and 6 excused. The bill was identified on the floor as sponsored by Representatives Duran and Armagost and by Senators Bright and Roberts.
Earlier in the session the majority leader moved to lay over House Bill 11-69 and House Bill 12-38 until the following day; that motion was approved. Later the majority leader moved to lay over the balance of the calendar until Wednesday, 03/12/2025; the motion carried without objection. The House also recessed later in the day on a motion from the majority leader.
Announcements included a notice from Representative Mabry that the House Judiciary Committee would convene in the Old State Library about 10 minutes after adjournment to hear Senate Bill 3. Representative Brown announced a STEM poster day on the Capitol grounds and scheduled HHS committee business upon adjournment. Representative Titone reminded the Joint Technology Committee of an 8 a.m. meeting to discuss an operating request presentation and draft a piece of legislation.
There was no floor debate recorded in the transcript excerpt for the measures that were read and voted on; roll-call tallies were announced by the clerk after members voted on the machine. Cosponsors for several bills were acknowledged on the floor after votes were announced.
