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Calendar and Rules Committee advances dozens of bills; House Bill 601 recorded 11-9 in roll call
Summary
The House Calendar and Rules Committee considered 57 bills, moving most to Monday or Thursday floor calendars or the consent calendar. A roll-call on House Bill 601 recorded 11 ayes and 9 noes; six items were rolled one week.
The House Calendar and Rules Committee advanced dozens of measures at a procedural meeting, placing most bills on upcoming Monday or Thursday floor calendars and the consent calendar and recording a roll-call vote of 11–9 on House Bill 601.
The committee, chaired by Chairlady Moody, handled a 57-item calendar. The clerk announced that six items were rolled one week: House Bill 624 (item 29), House Bill 1197 (item 30), House Bill 1203 (item 31), House Bill 1205 (item 32), House Bill 960 (item 41) and House Bill 411 (item 42). For the bulk of the agenda the committee took routine procedural action — calling the question, noting ayes or nays, and assigning bills to either the Monday regular calendar, Thursday regular calendar, or the consent calendar.
Votes and procedural placements at a glance:
- House Bill 601 (item 23, Representative Freeman): Roll-call recorded 11 ayes, 9 noes; placed on Monday's regular calendar (roll-call recorded by the clerk). Vote tally (recorded): Bolesale — no; Camper — aye; Chisholm — aye; Clemens — aye; Cochran — no; Farmer — aye; Freeman — aye; Hicks of Hawkins — aye; Howell — no; Lafferty — no; Lambert — no; Powers — no; Terry — aye; Todd — no; Vaughn — aye; White — no; Zachary — no; Speaker per Tim Marsh — aye; Speaker Sexton — aye; Vice Chairman McCallman — aye. Chairlady Moody announced the result as 11 ayes and 9 noes and the bill was placed on Monday's regular calendar.
- Several bills were placed on Monday's regular calendar after voice votes or unanimous consent, including House Bill 1418 (item 1), House Bill 1137 (item 2), House Bill 1139 (item 3), House Bill 178 (item 5), House Bill 392 (item 6), House Bill 307 (item 18), House Bill 1188 (item 19), House Bill 679 (item 24), House Bill 466 (item 26), House Bill 1239 (item 27), multiple bills carried by Representative Gantt (items 15 and 16 were handled after he arrived), and others announced during the session.
- Several items were placed on the consent calendar, including House Bill 646 (item 7) and multiple later items identified as consent calendar placements.
- Several bills were assigned to Thursday's regular calendar or otherwise set for separate consideration, including House Bill 1141 (item 4), House Bill 1376 (item 34), House Bill 533 (item 35), House Bill 1330 (item 37), House Bill 1309 (item 38), House Bill 1349 (item 40), and others.
Procedural notes and context
Committee business was largely procedural: members moved, seconded, and called the question on bills in rapid succession. The clerk read the roll and a quorum was announced early in the session. Committee leadership and members commonly used voice votes to place bills onto calendars; where a roll-call was requested or required, the clerk recorded individual member votes (as with House Bill 601). The committee concluded by taking a motion to adjourn.
The committee's actions determine which bills will appear on upcoming House calendars; most items handled at this meeting were advanced to floor calendars rather than being debated on the committee floor.
