Calendar and Rules panel places dozens of bills on Wednesday calendars; constitutional amendment set for three readings

The Calendar and Rules committee convened and placed dozens of bills onto Wednesday’s calendars on procedural motions Tuesday, April 15. Committee members approved motions — typically by voice vote with no recorded opposition — to add bills to Wednesday’s consent, regular, appropriations and finance calendars, defer several items to the "heel" (the end of the calendar), and roll at least one bill to the next available calendar.

The activity was procedural: committee members called the question on many agenda items in rapid succession and the clerk recorded placement on the appropriate calendar. Most motions were agreed to by voice vote with the chair announcing “aye” and noting no opposition.

Why it matters: placement by Calendar and Rules determines whether, and when, a bill will receive further floor consideration. Bills put on the consent calendar typically proceed more quickly on the House floor; bills placed on the regular calendar will be scheduled for fuller consideration. A constitutional amendment was flagged for additional formal steps — it must be read three times before passage.

Key procedural outcomes

- Constitutional amendment (HJR0048): Committee voted to place HJR0048 on Wednesday’s regular calendar. Committee discussion included a procedural note that constitutional amendments must be read three times; the chair instructed members that the item will appear on the regular calendar for the required readings.

- Items placed on Wednesday’s consent calendar (selected examples): House Bill 1134; House Bill 1436; House Bill 1293; House Bill 0142; House Bill 1164; House Bill 0318; House Bill 0534; House Bill 0935; House Bill 1416; and others. The committee chair repeatedly called the question and announced that these bills would appear on Wednesday’s consent calendar.

- Items placed on Wednesday’s regular calendar (selected examples): House Bill 0025; House Bill 1002; House Bill 1003; House Bill 0968; House Bill 0073; House Bill 1199; House Bill 1200; House Bill 1310; House Bill 1281; House Bill 1283; House Bill 1351; House Bill 0622; House Bill 1409; House Bill 1408; House Bill 1407; and other bills called during the session.

- Appropriations and finance calendars: The committee moved a group of bills to Wednesday’s appropriations calendar, including House Bill 1409, House Bill 1408 and House Bill 1407. On the finance calendar, the committee placed House Bill 1427 and House Bill 0979 (among others) on Wednesday’s calendars.

- Off notice / rolled / moved to the heel: House Bill 0169 was taken off notice. Several items (for example, one instance of number 17 and other late items) were moved to the "heel" or rolled to the next available calendar when the author or chair was not present. At least one motion to roll House Bill 0152 (item 17 in sequence) to the next available calendar was approved.

Procedure and voting

Most motions were decided by voice vote. The chair called the question repeatedly; members answered “aye,” and the chair repeatedly stated, “Hearing none,” to indicate no recorded opposition. Where members were absent, the chair instructed clerks to note placement for the record or to move items to the heel.

What the committee did not do

There was no substantive debate of policy provisions in this meeting transcript excerpt; the session functioned largely to schedule bills for future floor consideration. The committee did not take up floor debate on bill content, nor did it record roll‑call votes on bill passage in this transcript excerpt.

The committee adjourned after completing the scheduling work and moving the remaining procedural items as described.