Calendar and Rules schedules dozens of House bills for Wednesday calendars

The Calendar and Rules committee met and, with Chair Lady Moody presiding and the clerk calling the roll, voted by voice to place numerous House bills on Wednesday's regular and consent calendars and to assign a subset to the appropriations and finance calendars.

A quorum was recorded after the clerk's roll call. Committee members repeatedly moved, seconded and called the question on a series of numbered House bills; committee actions were taken by voice vote with members responding “aye.” The clerk was instructed to note which calendar each bill should appear on. Several items were also moved to the "heel" of the calendar (rolled to a later spot) or were placed off notice.

Why it matters: the Calendar and Rules committee sets when bills will reach the full chamber for consideration. Scheduling decisions determine which measures will get floor time and which will be deferred, affecting the legislative timetable for bills across committees and chambers.

Most motions were procedural scheduling actions rather than policy debates. Examples taken from the committee's proceedings include placement of bills onto Wednesday's regular or consent calendars, placement of particular bills onto the appropriations calendar (to be considered by the Appropriations Committee) and placement of other bills on the finance calendar. The transcript records repeated voice approvals (members answering “aye”) but does not report roll-call tallies or recorded individual votes for those motions.

Specific items noted during the meeting included: House Bill 1134 and House Bill 1417 being placed on the regular calendar; House Bill 1270 placed on the regular calendar; House Bill 1281 (and an additional item referred to as moved to the "heel") being rolled to the heel of the calendar; House Bill 0169 taken "off notice"; and a group of bills (including House Bill 1409, House Bill 1408 and House Bill 1407) assigned to the Appropriations calendar. The committee also assigned bills to the finance calendar, including House Bill 1427 and House Bill 979, among others. Where the transcript records only the calendar placement and a voice vote, the committee's action is recorded here as adopted by voice vote and the clerk was directed to place the bills on the stated calendars.

Votes at a glance (procedural scheduling; voice votes, counts not specified): - House Bill 1134 — placed on Wednesday's regular calendar — motion adopted (voice vote; counts not specified). - House Bill 1417 — placed on Wednesday's regular calendar — motion adopted (voice vote; counts not specified). - House Bill 1270 — placed on Wednesday's regular calendar — motion adopted (voice vote; counts not specified). - House Bill 1281 — moved to the "heel" of the calendar (rolled) — motion adopted (voice vote; counts not specified). - House Bill 1283 — moved to the heel (mentioned alongside 1281) — motion adopted (voice vote; counts not specified). - House Bill 0169 — taken off notice — motion adopted (voice vote; counts not specified). - House Bill 1409, House Bill 1408, House Bill 1407 — placed on Appropriations calendar — motions adopted (voice votes; counts not specified). - House Bill 1427, House Bill 979 — placed on Finance calendar — motions adopted (voice votes; counts not specified).

The meeting record is procedural and does not show substantive debate on the measures themselves. Where the clerk or chair identified a bill and the committee acted, those scheduling instructions were recorded; the transcript does not provide individual recorded roll-call vote counts for those procedural motions.

The committee adjourned after completing the scheduled calendar work.