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Industry, Business and Labor committee chairsets rules, schedule for session
Summary
Chairman Jonathan Warrie opened the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee with introductions, procedural guidance and a schedule overview for bill hearings and floor preparation.
Jonathan Warrie, chairman of the House Industry, Business and Labor Committee, opened the committee’s first meeting with introductions of vice chairs and new members and detailed how the committee will manage hearings and work this session.
Warrie told members the committee will “group our bills but not time them” to avoid waiting between scheduled start times, and said bill hearings will generally occur in the morning with committee work in the afternoon. He said hearings may start at 9 a.m. on Mondays and may begin at 8 a.m. on other days, and that the committee will typically recess for lunch from noon to 1 p.m. but may extend those times when testimony requires it.
The orientation explained three tiers of witnesses—public, state/industry specialists, and lobbyists—and instructed members on different expectations of rigor and decorum for each tier. Warrie emphasized respect for in-person testimony while allowing remote testimony with deference to in-person speakers and warned against lax decorum during remote appearances.
Committee clerks Diane Lillis and Alan Mastel and intern Jordan (surname not specified in transcript) were introduced as the team members who will assist with bill preparation, amendments and recording. Warrie described the committee’s approach to consent calendars, voice-and-electronic roll recording for accuracy, and encouraged new members to write their own floor speeches and to find mentors to help prepare them.
Warrie also described administrative expectations: no remote voting will be allowed in committee, members should notify the chair or vice chairs when they must be absent to attend business elsewhere, and members should not guess answers on the floor but instead ask the chair when unsure. He said the committee will try to finish earlier on Wednesdays when possible.
The orientation concluded with a roll call and the committee recessed briefly before calling the first bill hearing (House Bill 1086) to order.
