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Committee advances one bill, holds remainder of calendar for further study
Summary
The House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing moved House Bill 5695 out of committee and voted unanimously to hold the rest of the day’s calendar for further study. The hold vote is procedural and does not indicate committee endorsement on the merits of those bills.
House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing Chairman Casey convened the April 2 hearing and the committee completed a roll-call for one bill and a procedural motion to hold the remaining calendar for further study.
The committee recorded a roll-call vote to move House Bill 5695 (Rep. Vos) out of committee. The bill would permit municipalities to adopt ordinances authorizing a local tax amnesty event every three years. The motion to recommend passage was made by Second Vice Chair Speakman and seconded by Representative Carson; the clerk recorded the roll call and the motion carried.
After that vote the committee considered a procedural motion "to hold for further study" the remainder of the day’s calendar items. That motion was made by Second Vice Chair Speakman and seconded by Representative Edwards. The roll-call vote to hold the remaining bills for further study carried unanimously. Committee staff and members emphasized during the proceeding that a motion to hold is procedural only and does not indicate any position on the merits of the bills; it gives the committee time to review written and verbal testimony and to schedule future hearings.
What the decisions mean - House Bill 5695: moved out of committee on a recorded roll-call vote — the committee will now report the bill out and it proceeds to the next stage in the House process. The committee record shows the motion carried and the clerk completed a formal roll call during the hearing. - Remaining calendar: the committee voted to hold the listed bills for further study. That hold is procedural and preserves the committee’s flexibility to bring bills back for debate and public testimony; it is not a final disposition on any bill’s merits.
Bills specifically included in the motion to hold (as read on the record): House Bills 5665, 5689, 5690, 5697, 5953, 5954, 5956, 5957, 6067, and 6068 (committee list read aloud by the chair during the hearing).
Why this matters: Moving a bill out of committee typically means the bill will be scheduled next for consideration by the full chamber; holding the rest of the calendar provides staff and members time to review testimony or request amendments. Members repeatedly reminded the public that a hold vote is not a substantive endorsement or rejection of any bill.
