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Votes at a glance: other bills the Senate adopted May 2
Summary
A rollout of additional measures the Senate took action on during the session, many approved with little floor debate. This roundup lists each bill, its subject and outcome on the floor May 2.
The Senate took floor votes on multiple bills on May 2. Several drew only brief floor discussion before the Senate adopted them. The following items were among those recorded on the floor that day (passage/layover status shown as recorded by the clerk):
- House Bill 12-95 (mobile retail food establishments / food trucks) — adopted on second reading after committee amendment resolving local-government concerns; sponsors said it will allow reciprocity for licenses among jurisdictions while preserving local control. Outcome: adopted on second reading and placed for third reading.
- House Bill 13-33 (legislative human resources division) — adopted; bill rebrands an office and clarifies services to the legislative branch. Outcome: adopted on second reading and placed for third reading.
- House Bill 10-65 (opt-out from jury service for older residents) — brief debate; advocates and opponents spoke about court pool effects; outcome: adopted on second reading and placed for third reading.
- House Bill 12-23 (capital needs of rural and frontier hospitals; study/task force) — adopted on the consent special-order calendar; sponsors said it would establish a study and task force to evaluate rural hospital capital needs. Outcome: adopted on second reading and placed for third reading.
- House Bill 11-59 (child support commission recommendations) — adopted on the consent special-order calendar with committee report; outcome: adopted on second reading and placed for third reading.
These actions were recorded by the clerk and the bills were placed on the Senate calendar for third reading and final passage as of the close of the May 2 floor session.
