Senate Health and Welfare committee considers scheduling House Bill H138 for March 3 agenda

Senator Ziderfeld moved to place House Bill H138 on the Senate Health and Welfare Committee agenda for consideration on Monday, March 3. The motion was seconded by Senator Lenny, and a roll-call vote was requested; the transcript records members agreeing to go at ease while rules were consulted and does not include a recorded final vote or formal disposition.

The motion was introduced during the committee meeting as Ziderfeld said the bill "is passed in the House and Medicaid costs have more than tripled. This bill should be heard by the committee. It is too important to be left in a drawer." Senator Shippey asked whether the committee had authority to set its agenda, and the chair responded that, absent a formal parliamentary ruling, he believed the motion was in order and that it was up to the committee to decide whether the bill would move forward.

Senator Wintrow then asked the committee to go at ease so she could consult the rules on the proper motion and order; the chair put the committee at ease. A request for a roll-call vote was made prior to the at-ease. The meeting transcript does not record a subsequent roll-call, vote tally, amendment, or final ruling on the motion.

Later in the recording, Chairman Ben Ordon arrived and declared the meeting adjourned for the rest of the day, saying a new agenda would be issued the following week. The transcript does not record whether H138 remained scheduled for March 3 after that adjournment.