House Calendar and Rules Committee advances dozens of bills to Monday calendars; sends HB24 back to finance

The House Calendar and Rules Committee advanced a large slate of bills on Thursday, moving most to Monday's regular or consent calendars, while referring House Bill 24 back to the Finance Committee for amendment and directing a 25-minute-per-side debate limit on House Bill 662 under Rule 49.

The committee, chaired by Chairlady Moody, handled mostly procedural votes by voice. Members repeatedly called the question and approved placement of bills on either Monday's regular or consent calendars without roll-call tallies. Representative Todd moved to send House Bill 24 back to finance for amendment; the motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote.

Why it matters: placement on a committee's regular or consent calendar determines when and how bills will be debated on the House floor. A referral back to Finance means additional work or amendments are required before floor consideration. The Rule 49 time limit announced for House Bill 662 sets the scope of debate that will be allowed when that bill reaches the floor.

Votes at a glance: the committee placed the following bills on Monday's consent calendar: House Bill 0175; House Bill 1439; House Bill 1321; House Bill 52; House Bill 0524; House Bill 0748; House Bill 0782.

The committee placed the following bills on Monday's regular calendar (voice approvals): House Bill 0638; House Bill 0634; House Bill 0804; House Bill 0865; House Bill 1244; House Bill 0456; House Bill 0869; House Bill 1437; House Bill 1371; House Bill 0576; House Bill 1278; House Bill 0099; House Bill 1192; House Bill 0040; House Bill 0736; House Bill 0083; House Bill 1093; House Bill 1089; House Bill 0988; House Bill 0055; House Bill 0069; House Bill 0691; House Bill 1140; House Bill 1144; House Bill 0641; House Bill 0578; House Bill 0594; House Bill 0577; House Bill 0060; House Bill 0033; House Bill 0076; House Bill 0099 (duplicate mention resolved as not specified further); House Bill 0130; House Bill 0160; House Bill 0190; House Bill 0208; House Bill 0310; House Bill 0371; House Bill 0386; House Bill 0393; House Bill 0410; House Bill 0482; House Bill 0486; House Bill 0504; House Bill 0541; House Bill 0542; House Bill 0543; House Bill 0667; House Bill 0717; House Bill 0726; House Bill 0761; House Bill 0773; House Bill 0780; House Bill 0787; House Bill 0787 (duplicate speaker reference consolidated); House Bill 0842; House Bill 0964; House Bill 1299; House Bill 1299 (duplicate speaker reference consolidated); House Bill 1378; House Bill 0034; House Bill 0132; House Bill 0322; House Bill 0370; House Bill 0653; House Bill 0675; House Bill 0894; House Bill 0915; House Bill 0919; House Bill 0940; House Bill 1163; House Bill 1177; House Bill 1181; House Bill 1232; House Bill 1344; House Bill 0662.

Committee action of note: - House Bill 24: Representative Todd moved to send the bill back to the Finance Committee for amendment. The motion was seconded and adopted by voice vote; the clerk was instructed to note the referral. - House Bill 662: the committee invoked Rule 49 for House Bill 662, setting 25 minutes per side for debate when the bill reaches floor consideration; the committee then advanced the bill to Monday's calendar.

What the record shows: nearly all calendar votes were voice approvals with no roll-call counts recorded in the transcript. Committee members used standard procedure of calling the question; multiple bills were carried by Chairman Terry or other carriers but individual movers or seconders were not consistently named on the record. The transcript contains repeated confirmations of "All in favor, say aye" and "Hearing none," indicating voice approval for each listed placement.

The committee adjourned after completing the calendar and procedural business.