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Senators reassign multiple bills from Commerce committee to Health, Judiciary amid unanimous consent
Summary
On the Senate floor several senators successfully moved to withdraw bills from the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection and re-refer them to Health and Human Services or Judiciary and Public Safety; motions were agreed to on the floor by voice vote.
The Minnesota Senate on Monday approved several unanimous-consent motions to withdraw bills from the Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection and re-refer them to other committees.
Senator Dibble moved that Senate File 931 be withdrawn from Commerce and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services; the chair confirmed both committee chairs agreed to the change and the motion prevailed on a voice vote. Senator Johnson Stewart moved similarly to withdraw Senate File 932 from Commerce and refer it to another committee; the floor indicated agreement. Senator Delimiter moved that Senate File 933 be withdrawn from Commerce and Consumer Protection and re-referred to Health and Human Services; both chairs were reported in agreement and the motion prevailed. Senator McQuade moved that Senate File 1119 be withdrawn from Commerce and Consumer Protection and re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety; the motion prevailed after the secretary conducted the role call procedure.
Each motion was presented as agreed to by the relevant committee chairs and was adopted on the floor with no recorded opposition in the available transcript excerpt. These actions change the committees that will handle hearings, testimony, and any future amendments for the listed bills.
Votes at a glance: • Senate File 931 — Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection; re-referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. Motion moved by Senator Dibble; both chairs agreed; motion prevailed. • Senate File 932 — Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection; re-referred (committee specified on floor). Motion moved by Senator Johnson Stewart; chairs reported agreement; motion prevailed. • Senate File 933 — Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection; re-referred to Committee on Health and Human Services. Motion moved and reported by Senator (floor speaker); both chairs agreed; motion prevailed. • Senate File 1119 — Withdrawn from Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection; re-referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. Motion moved by Senator McQuade; both chairs agreed; motion prevailed.
The motions were procedural reassignments; transcript indicates the committee chairs had agreed to the changes and no debate or amendments to the motions were recorded in the provided excerpt.
