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Human Services Committee advances several bills and adopts amendments in evening session
Summary
During bill work the committee adopted amendments and moved multiple measures (study bills and bills referred to appropriations); roll-call results were taken on a number of items and several motions carried while others failed; this item summarizes motions recorded in the transcript.
After the day's hearings the House Human Services Committee handled bill work, adopted amendments and recorded roll-call votes on multiple measures. The committee approved some measures for further consideration and rejected others.
Votes at a glance (recorded in committee transcript):
- Study Bill 1543: Motion to give a due pass and place on the consent calendar (mover: Rep. Dovervich; second: Rep. Anderson). Clerk recorded unanimous support; motion carried 11-0.
- House Bill 10 68 (as amended): Committee adopted two amendments (one from Representative Nathie and an attorney general's office amendment) and then moved HB 1068 as amended to pass (mover: Rep. Rohrer; second: Rep. Balinski). Roll call recorded the motion carried 11-0.
- House Bill 15 48 (life skills and transition center): A motion for a due pass and referral to appropriations failed on roll call; a subsequent motion for a do-not-pass recommendation carried 9-2.
- House Bill 14 68 (adolescent and youth behavioral-health facility): Motion for due pass and referral to appropriations carried on roll call; Representative Roehrer agreed to carry the bill to appropriations.
- House Bill 11 44 (restroom/school statute amendments): Committee adopted sponsor amendments, then approved the bill as amended; final roll-call carried 8-3.
- House Bill 13 21 (manufacturing/possession limits and fees): Committee adopted sponsor amendments that adjust allowable possession amounts and extend some renewal periods; committee voted to due pass and re-refer to appropriations as amended (final roll-call passed 6-5).
Procedure notes: The transcript shows amendment adoption votes and recorded roll-call tallies for each motion. Several measures were amended in committee before the final motions. Some items were placed on the consent calendar; others were referred to appropriations for fiscal review. Committee members raised fiscal and implementation questions on several measures during discussion before voting.
Ending: The committee adjourned for the night after completing the evening's bill work; most measures that were moved will proceed to appropriations or the consent calendar per the recorded motions.
