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Appropriations committee reports two bills out of committee, adopts amendment to HB 1105
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee voted to report House Bill 10 68 and substitute House Bill 11 05 out of committee with a due-pass recommendation; an amendment to HB 11 05 removing Department of Corrections marine employees was adopted.
The House Appropriations Committee on Monday reported two bills out of committee with due-pass recommendations: House Bill 10 68 and substitute House Bill 11 05. The committee also adopted an amendment to HB 11 05 that removes certain Department of Corrections marine employees from the bill’s scope.
HB 10 68, described in committee as a technical fix to prior collective bargaining statutory language, was moved, seconded and passed on a roll call announced as 21 ayes, 8 nays and 2 excused. HB 11 05, which would exempt Department of Corrections employees who have interest arbitration rights from coalition bargaining provisions that apply to groups of 500 or fewer employees, was reported out as a substitute bill after adoption of amendment Pringle 7-29. The committee announced a final tally of 23 ayes, 6 nays and 2 excused for the substitute bill.
The adopted amendment (Pringle 7-29) removes Department of Corrections marine employees from the bill, a change committee staff and proponents said reduces the fiscal note by roughly half. Committee debate described HB 11 05 as a streamlining measure to allow certain employees to use interest arbitration without disrupting other bargaining processes; some members said they were mixed on the bill because of added costs.
Votes at a glance: - HB 10 68 — Reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Announced tally: 21 ayes, 8 nays, 2 excused. - Substitute HB 11 05 (with adopted amendment Pringle 7-29) — Reported out of committee with a due-pass recommendation. Announced tally: 23 ayes, 6 nays, 2 excused.
Committee staff conducted roll calls during both measures; a subset of individual recorded votes included Representative Ormsby (aye) and Vice Chair Gregersen (aye). Several members recorded “nay without recommendation” or “nay do not pass” on the bills during the roll calls. The committee recessed for caucus between items and concluded the executive-session portion of the agenda before moving to public hearings on other bills.
The committee did not take final floor action on these bills; reporting out of committee sends the measures to the next stage of the legislative process.
