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Finance, Revenue and Bonding committee advances multiple senate bills to the floor
Summary
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding committee held roll-call votes and placed several senate bills — including SB 5, SB 9, SB 1401 and SB 1497 — on the consent calendar or to be sent to the floor. Most items were moved forward by voice or roll call; a few members voiced opposition during the votes.
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding committee on Oct. 26 advanced a package of referred senate bills to the House floor and placed several items on the committee's consent calendar following motions and roll-call votes.
Committee co-chairs and members moved nine referred bills through procedural action during the meeting; the committee used the consent calendar for three items and held roll-call votes for several others. Several members asked for roll-call votes; a handful of representatives recorded "no" votes during those roll calls, while the committee majority voted to send the bills to the floor.
Why it matters: The committee's actions clear multiple senate bills for consideration by the full chamber, meaning those measures will proceed in the legislative process. Three bills were placed on the consent calendar for expedited consideration, while other measures received individual roll-call votes.
What the committee did - Item 1, substitute for Senate Bill 5: Representative Horn moved the item and Representative Luxembourg seconded. The committee held a roll-call vote and advanced SB 5 to the floor. Representative Claire Claritus Ditria voiced opposition during the roll call ("big fat no"). Representative Piscopo was recorded as voting no. The motion to advance the bill passed on a roll-call vote.
- Item 2, substitute for Senate Bill 9: Representative Horn moved and Representative Baumgartner seconded. The committee took a roll-call vote and advanced SB 9 to the floor.
- Item 3, Senate Bill 376: The committee placed SB 376 on the consent calendar by unanimous voice/consent and voted to send it to the floor as part of the consent package.
- Item 4, Senate Bill 611: The committee placed SB 611 on the consent calendar and the item was advanced as part of that package.
- Item 6, substitute for Senate Bill 1276: Moved by Representative Horn and seconded by Representative Von Gardner, SB 1276 was placed on the consent calendar and advanced as part of that package.
- Item 8, substitute for Senate Bill 1401: Representative Horn moved the bill (second by Senator Fazio for the motion record). Committee members requested a roll-call vote; SB 1401 was advanced to the floor by roll call.
- Item 9, substitute for Senate Bill 1497: Representative Horn moved and Representative Baumgartner seconded. The committee held a roll-call vote and advanced SB 1497 to the floor.
Procedure and discussion notes: Remarks were largely procedural. Representative Claire Claritus Ditria asked whether the committee had details on the bills' fiscal notes; committee leadership said fiscal impact questions were not within this committee's cognizance and pointed members to the committee responsible for fiscal matters. Senator Fazio repeatedly requested roll-call votes on several items. No substantive debate on bill text or programmatic changes is recorded in the transcript; most exchanges focused on motions, seconds, and calling roll.
Votes at a glance (selected recorded votes shown in committee transcript) - SB 5: Motion to advance to the floor moved by Representative Horn, seconded by Representative Luxembourg. Recorded "no" votes in the transcript include Representative Claire Claritus Ditria and Representative Piscopo; multiple members recorded "yes" votes during the roll call. Motion outcome: advanced to the floor.
- SB 9: Motion moved by Representative Horn, seconded by Representative Baumgartner. Motion outcome: advanced to the floor.
- SB 376: Placed on consent calendar; advanced as part of consent package.
- SB 611: Placed on consent calendar; advanced as part of consent package.
- SB 1276: Placed on consent calendar; advanced as part of consent package.
- SB 1401: Motion moved by Representative Horn; roll-call vote requested and taken. Motion outcome: advanced to the floor.
- SB 1497: Motion moved by Representative Horn, seconded by Representative Baumgartner; roll-call vote taken. Motion outcome: advanced to the floor.
What's next: Committee minutes show votes remained open until the stated time in the meeting for members joining late to record votes. The advanced bills and the consent calendar items will appear for consideration by the next stage described in the legislative calendar.
Quoted remarks are taken from the committee transcript and attributed to speakers as recorded in the meeting.
