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Senate committee unanimously reports SCR 1 and SB 17 to rules; several hearings concluded with no public testimony
Summary
The Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to favorably report SCR 1 (urging designation of illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction) and SB 17 (to designate a battalion day) to the committee on rules and reference; SB 26 and SB 39 concluded hearings with no public testimony.
The Senate Armed Services, Veterans Affairs, and Public Safety Committee on Oct. 12 took procedural votes to advance two measures and concluded hearings on two others without public testimony.
The committee voted to favorably report Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, which urges designation of illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, to the committee on rules and reference. Vice chair Wilson moved to favorably report SCR 1. A roll call recorded unanimous support from the senators present: Chair Johnson (yes), Vice chair Wilson (yes), Ranking Member Weinstein (yes), Senator Patton (yes), Senator Schaeffer (yes), Senator Craig (yes) and Senator McCrayer (yes). The chair announced the measure had the majority and would be referred to the rules and reference committee.
The committee also took up SB 17, including an amendment offered by Senator Craig (amendment L136-0509-1). After the amendment was accepted, the committee moved to favorably report SB 17 to the committee on rules and reference. The motion to report SB 17 passed on a unanimous roll call with the same members recorded as voting yes.
Third‑hearing consideration of SB 26, which would create a Joint Law Enforcement Oversight Committee, concluded with no testimony. Second‑hearing consideration of SB 39, which would require informational posters on veterans benefits and services, also concluded with no testimony.
Clerical steps were noted: members were asked to sign the sponsorship sheets circulated in the hearing room to register cosponsors. No further substantive debate or amendments were recorded on SCR 1, SB 26 or SB 39 during this session.
