Committee rounds: SCR 109 and two administrative dockets approved

The Commerce and Human Resources Committee approved three separate items by voice vote: Senate Concurrent Resolution 109 and two administrative dockets (Docket 09-122401 and Docket 09-0130-2401). Committee members recorded no roll-call tallies in the transcript; chairs announced each motion passed.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 109: Representative Vince Nisky summarized the resolution as the House agreeing with a Senate recommendation to delete a subsection of a workers’ compensation rule (cited in the committee as 21-0104-2401; transcript reference: rule subsection 3.05.01.a). Nisky said the subsection originally required that in-state offices "shall be staffed by adequate personnel to conduct business," and that the Senate recommended removing the subsection entirely when the staffing requirement had been struck from the rule. Representative Levitt moved SCR 109 to the floor with a do-pass recommendation and the committee approved the motion by voice vote.

Docket approvals: Committee members discussed two dockets that had been postponed to the present meeting after prior public testimony and review. Representative Weber moved to approve Docket 09-122401; Representative Fuhrman moved to approve Docket 09-0130-2401. Both motions passed by voice vote. Committee discussion stated the committee would not take further public testimony on those dockets at this time, and staff indicated the committee and Department of Labor would seek clearer sourcing for rule material that had been removed from rules and might exist in statutes, federal code of regulations, or federal guidelines.

No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for any of these actions; the committee chair announced each motion passed by voice vote.