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House Committee on Corporations votes to hold all bills for further study
Summary
The House Committee on Corporations unanimously approved a procedural motion to hold all bills on the committee’s agenda for further study, a non-substantive action intended to allow time for review and organization of hearings and written testimony.
The House Committee on Corporations voted Tuesday to hold all bills on its agenda for further study, a procedural motion intended to give members additional time to review testimony and organize hearings.
The motion was made by Vice Chair O'Brien and seconded by Speaker Pro Tempore Kennedy. Committee members responded "aye" during a voice vote; the chair declared, "The ayes have it." Committee members later requested individual affirmative votes on the motion be recorded for the minutes.
Committee leaders emphasized the motion is procedural and “does not signify any position on the merits of the bill,” but simply allows the panel to organize verbal and written testimony and schedule follow-up. No bill-specific deliberations or final dispositions occurred at the meeting because of the hold-for-study motion.
Because the motion applied to all items on the posted agenda, the committee proceeded with hearings on bills while noting that any final committee actions would await further review. Several bills heard at the session had witnesses provide testimony and answer questions, but none were reported out for passage at this meeting.
The committee adjourned after completing the scheduled hearings.
