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Committee advances several bills in executive action; HB103 tabled
Summary
The House Education Committee completed executive action on several bills: HB308 (sunset shortened, passed), HB129 (passed), HB210 (passed), HB281 (reinsurance appropriation passed with amendments by roll call), and HB103 (motion to table passed).
Helena — In executive action the House Education Committee moved multiple bills forward and tabled one. Committee members handled amendments and voted on passage or tabling across five bills.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 308: Amendment HB0308.001.001 (reduced sunset from 10 years to 8 years) was adopted by voice vote. The bill, as amended, passed by voice vote with those present.
- House Bill 129: No amendments were offered; the committee passed the bill by voice vote with passage recorded as unanimous among those present.
- House Bill 210: The bill passed by voice vote; discussion noted the measure concerns unemployment insurance program language (no roll-call recorded in transcript; passage recorded as unanimous among those present).
- House Bill 281 (reinsurance appropriation): Representative Walsh offered two amendments that were adopted. The committee then moved the bill as twice amended and held a roll-call vote. The clerk announced 22 yes votes and 1 no vote; the bill passed on the roll call. The adopted amendments included a statutory-appropriation coordination section and a termination date (sunset provision) for the mechanism added in the bill.
- House Bill 103: Representative Nave moved an amendment making an appropriation nonstatutory; the amendment passed. Representative Mercer then moved to table House Bill 103; the committee conducted a roll-call vote and the motion to table passed 13–10; the bill is tabled.
Several motions and amendment readings were recorded on the transcript; when amendments were uncontroversial they were handled by voice vote and the committee proceeded to passage votes or roll calls where members requested recorded votes. The committee chair announced the schedule for upcoming hearings: a bill (HB185) is scheduled for the next day and three bills on Wednesday, with executive action expected to continue.
