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Committee advances multiple bills; roll-call recorded for one measure
Summary
The House State Administration Committee took executive action on a group of bills, approving several by voice vote and recording a roll-call on House Bill 39; amendment votes and proxies were noted.
The House State Administration Committee completed executive action on several bills that had previously been heard.
Key outcomes recorded in committee:
- House Bill 33: Amendment HB0033.001.001 (clarifying language about partial petition dismissal) was adopted by voice vote; the committee then voted to send HB 33 as amended with a do-pass recommendation.
- House Bill 39: The committee considered a proposal to repeal a prohibition on political parties giving to judicial candidates. Vice Chair Bertoglio moved HB 39 do pass and an extended discussion followed. The committee recorded a roll-call vote: 11 members voted aye and 8 voted no; the bill passed the committee and will advance to the House floor.
- House Bill 47: Do-pass recommendation approved by voice vote. The bill cleans up authority for an energy conservation program and removes unused bonding authority.
- House Bill 54: Do-pass recommendation approved by voice vote. The bill removes a duplicative signature requirement on certain Department of Labor and Industry checks.
- House Bill 61: Do-pass recommendation approved by voice vote. The bill streamlines paperwork for certain fund transfers and federal reimbursement processes.
- House Bill 62: Do-pass recommendation approved by voice vote. The bill is MPERA’s routine housekeeping measure to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
- House Bill 63: Do-pass recommendation approved by voice vote. This annual measure extends the bond validating act deadline.
Proxies were recorded where members were absent; Representative Running Wolf was recorded as voting aye by proxy on several bills as noted in the committee record. One roll-call (HB 39) included named member votes in the transcript. The committee scheduled further executive action for additional bills in the coming week.
