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Votes at a glance: committee reports a package of bills including licensing, procurement and cleanup measures
Summary
Several bills were reported out of committee with brief debate or cleanup certifications. This roundup lists each bill the committee reported out and its committee vote or outcome as recorded in the transcript.
The committee reported out a series of bills on a mostly routine calendar. Votes and committee actions recorded in the transcript follow.
- House Bill 16‑31 (Representative Sneed): Sponsor said the bill originated from a rural fire department request. Committee vote: 7 aye, 6 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
- House Bill 24‑31 (black license plate option, Representative Fatgetter): Sponsor described constituent request to add a black license plate option with white lettering. Committee recorded the item as reported out do pass; committee comment referenced a 14‑vote report (transcript wording varied); outcome: reported out do pass (tally reported as 14 votes in committee remarks).
- House Bill 24‑39 (conflicting statute between OMES and the historical society): Sponsor described cleanup to route surplus property proceeds to the historical society rather than OMES. Vote: 14 aye, 0 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
- House Bill 14‑58 (OPERS funeral‑benefit language clean‑up): Sponsor said the bill brings language into alignment with IRS rules (qualified disclaimer). Vote: 14 aye, 0 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
- House Bill 2,072 (repealer of obsolete state banking services task force): Sponsor described the task force as dissolved in 2007; committee moved do pass and the bill was reported out (tally not specified in transcript remarks).
- House Bill 2,165 (clarification on county bidding with CED districts): Sponsor said the bill codifies prior practice; vote: 13 aye, 1 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
- House Bill 21‑68 (strike discriminatory language in public bidding): Sponsor said the bill removes a provision excluding firms with collective bargaining; vote: 14 aye, 0 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
- House Bill 20‑80 (credit union statute cleanup): Sponsor said the measure aligns credit union statute with banks; vote: 14 aye, 0 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
- House Bill 20‑83 (exemption for certain law enforcement officers in dual‑office prohibition): Sponsor said the measure adds exemptions for municipal law enforcement, campus police and deputy sheriffs to serve in office outside their patrol county; vote: 13 aye, 0 nay; outcome: reported out do pass.
Several sponsors thanked the committee after votes. The transcript reflects the committee’s procedural handling of the bills and the recorded tallies where provided.
