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Committee amends House Bill 13-19, votes to pass as amended and refer to appropriations
Summary
The Finance and Taxation Committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 13-19, then voted to give it a do-pass recommendation as amended and re-refer the bill to Appropriations; the committee recorded a 13-0 vote with one member absent.
The Finance and Taxation Committee on Oct. 12 amended House Bill 13-19 and voted to give the bill a do-pass recommendation as amended, re-referring it to the Appropriations Committee.
The committee adopted an amendment that had been requested by Jody Smith. Representative Doctor moved adoption of “Amendment 1,000”; Representative Steiner seconded the motion. The amendment drew discussion about disclosure language and whether it would require divestment in some circumstances.
The amendment passed by voice vote and the committee then considered the underlying bill. Representative Dressler moved a do-pass recommendation on House Bill 13-19 as amended and to re-refer the bill to Appropriations; Representative Machtenbacher seconded.
Chairman Hedlund conducted a roll call. The committee recorded the following votes: Chairman Hedlund — yes; Vice Chair Haggard — yes; Representative Anderson — yes; Representative Doctor — yes; Representative Dressler — yes; Representative Greenach — yes; Representative Machtenbacher — yes; Representative Nehring — yes; Representative Olsen — yes; Representative Porter — yes; Representative Steiner — yes; Representative Foss — yes; Representative Isto — yes. The clerk announced the final tally as 13 yes, 0 no, with 1 member absent and not voting. Chairman Hedlund stated, “Motion's carried. 13 0 1. 13 0 with 1 absent not voting.”
The committee record shows the amendment was requested by Jody Smith; the committee did not specify the absent member by name in the transcript.
