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Senate committee advances two bills, refers one and recommends a gubernatorial appointment in executive session
Summary
In executive session the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee suspended the five-day notice rule for two bills, gave due-pass recommendations for two House bills to the next committees, referred one bill to Labor and Commerce without recommendation, and recommended confirmation for one gubernatorial appointment.
During an executive session following public hearings, the Senate Higher Education & Workforce Development Committee took several formal actions by voice vote.
The committee voted to suspend the five-day notice rule for Engrossed House Bill 1279 and Engrossed House Bill 1705; a motion to waive the rule carried on a voice vote.
The committee moved two House bills that had previously been heard in the Senate: House Bill 1540 (expand eligibility for students experiencing homelessness and foster youth to include accredited tribal colleges) received a due-pass recommendation to the Ways and Means Committee; House Bill 1556 (eliminate the age-19 requirement for governing boards of community and technical colleges to waive certain course fees) received a due-pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. Both motions were approved by voice vote and recorded as passed subject to signatures.
House Bill 1722 (changes to state restrictions affecting minors) was referred to the Labor and Commerce Committee without recommendation.
The committee also moved to report Governor’s appointment number 9227, Edison Valerio, with a recommendation that the appointment be confirmed; the committee approved the recommendation by voice vote after several members spoke in support.
All recorded floor motions in the executive session were carried by voice vote; the committee did not record roll-call tallies in the transcript excerpt provided. Where numerical tallies or explicit roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript, the committee minutes should be consulted for signature verification and the official roll call.
