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Committee advances Senate Bill 23 to full floor, citing added review steps for regulations
Summary
The Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations voted to advance Senate Bill 23 after Representative Lewis described the measure as adding two new review procedures and requiring greater agency coordination to improve transparency.
The Committee on Licensing, Occupations, and Administrative Regulations voted to advance Senate Bill 23 to the full floor after a brief presentation by Representative Lewis and a committee vote that the chair announced as carried.
Representative Lewis told the committee, “Senate bill 23 adds 2 new procedures to the regulation review process. I'm a co chair on that committee, and just ensures that we have that committee has opportunity for timely and effective legislative review.” He then described the bill’s two components: “So it does 2 things, creates new discretionary level review, informational review, and then also requires greater agency coordination promoting transparency,” and moved the bill. The transcript records no opposition during the committee vote.
Chairman Cook announced, “Motion carries. Bill moves, moves forward to the floor,” after members voiced their support. The transcript records members giving affirmative responses during the roll call and vote; no 'no' votes or abstentions are recorded in the committee transcript excerpt.
After the vote the committee adopted a motion to adjourn.
The committee’s action advances Senate Bill 23 to the next stage in the legislative process; the bill’s text, any amendments, and floor schedule were not specified during the committee proceeding in the provided transcript.
