Calendar and Rules committee advances dozens of bills to upcoming calendars, rolls a few items

The House Calendar and Rules committee, chaired by Chair Lady Moody, advanced dozens of bills to upcoming calendars during a brief Friday session, using voice votes and routine motions. Several items were placed on Monday's regular or consent calendars, a small number were placed on Thursday calendars, and a few were rolled for later consideration.

The committee took up a long list of bills and repeatedly called the "previous question" or "question on the bill," with members answering "aye" on voice votes. Most measures were moved to either Monday's regular calendar or Monday's consent calendar; some were placed on Thursday's regular or consent calendars. The committee also agreed to roll several items — most notably House Bill 0548 was rolled one week at the sponsor's request, House Bill 1418 (at the request of Chairman Boyd) was rolled one week, and House Bill 0550 was rolled to the heel of the day's calendar.

Why it matters: placement on a committee calendar determines when a bill may reach the full House floor for consideration. Many of the measures advanced will appear on next week's calendars for further action by the House.

What happened: Members were present in sufficient number for a quorum after roll call. The meeting included routine recognition (a staff and intern mention) and then proceeded through a lengthy series of procedural votes. There was no extended debate recorded on substantive policy questions in the transcript; most actions were procedural placements by voice vote. Leader Lambert moved at least one roll (to accommodate sponsor requests), and a committee member asked that HB0548 be held for a week pending Senate action.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the committee): - A multi-item motion advanced numerous bills to Monday's regular calendar or Monday's consent calendar by voice vote (transcript lists each bill by number; outcomes below follow the committee's stated calendar placements). Specific placements recorded in the transcript include: House Bill 80858 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1361 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0495 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1418 — (rolled to the heel of the calendar at one point and later, at the sponsor's request, rolled one week); House Bill 922 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0537 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0561 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0548 — rolled one week at the request of its carrier so the sponsor could await Senate action; House Bill 0550 — rolled to the heel of the calendar; House Bill 0760 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0583 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0579 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0530 — moved to Monday's regular calendar because it had an amendment; House Bill 0863 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0515 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0911 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0712 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0927 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0965 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0081 (carried in a member's stead) — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1420 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 30480 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 1060 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0660 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0743 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1201 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1198 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0117 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0683 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1342 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 1016 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0762 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0506 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; HJR0149 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0313 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 1405 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0329 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 1150 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 03742 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0342 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0772 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0020 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0199 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 0749 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 1088 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1090 — placed on Monday's regular calendar; House Bill 1094 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0918 — placed on Thursday's regular calendar; House Bill 0066 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; HJR0131 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; HJR0179 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0140 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0379 — placed on Monday's consent calendar; House Bill 0510 — placed on Thursday's regular calendar; House Bill 0830 — placed on Thursday's regular calendar; House Bill 088084 (as spoken in the transcript) — placed on Thursday's regular calendar; House Bill 0408 — placed on Thursday's regular calendar; HJR0091 — placed on Monday's consent calendar.

Procedural notes from the meeting record: Chair Lady Moody called the meeting to order and repeatedly called the question for voice votes. Clerk performed roll call at the start. Lynn T. Ingram, identified in the transcript as a judicial assistant with Circuit Court, spoke a brief introductory line early in the session. The committee recessed brief procedural sequencing to roll items back and forth when members were not present; for example, the committee returned to item 9 (HB0548) and then agreed to hold it for one week. There is no transcripted substantive policy debate on any bill in this record.

What did not happen: The transcript contains no final floor passage of any bill (these were calendar placements), no recorded roll-call vote tallies, and no substantive debate on bill content. Several bills had amendments noted; when an amendment was mentioned (for example on one item), the chair directed that the item move to the regular calendar rather than the consent calendar.

Next steps: Bills placed on calendars will proceed according to the House schedule. Items rolled for a week or to the heel of the calendar will return for future committee action or floor scheduling.