Committee schedules multi-step rules review; members each assigned two rules to study

The committee opened a brief meeting to outline a multi-step process for reviewing proposed rules, with members assigned initial review responsibilities and agencies scheduled to present before any votes.

Senator Zito, the committee vice chair, told members that “all of the committee members have a sheet here with rule assignments” and said each member was assigned two rules to review. She asked members to read the other rules as well and consult the member assigned to a given rule if they have questions. “Then as the agencies come in, we'll deal with the rules as the agencies can schedule to come in, and then we won't vote on them that day so that we can consider what the agencies tell us,” she said.

The chairwoman (name not specified in the transcript) confirmed the committee will meet again on Tuesday to continue the rules process and said members could direct questions to Vice Chair Zito, the chairwoman, or the secretary. The chairwoman also acknowledged that the committee's secretary would take a silent roll at the start of the meeting and that each member should have received a binder that contains the rules.

The committee discussed scheduling but did not make or record any formal motions or votes on the rules during the session. Officials emphasized that votes would be deferred until after agency presentations so members could consider material presented by agencies before taking formal action.

The meeting concluded after the scheduling and assignment remarks and the committee was set to reconvene Tuesday to continue the rules review process.