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Votes at a glance: Committee advances three House bills by consent; several others held for more work
Summary
The Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee voted to advance House Bill 180 (critical-incident stress management), House Bill 120 (transferring veterans' education authority) and House Bill 64 as amended. Several other bills, including HB 183 and HB 435, were held for further work.
The Senate Committee on Executive Departments and Administration on Wednesday advanced several bills by voice vote or consent and held others for further drafting or information.
What moved forward
House Bill 180 — Critical incident stress management teams: Representative Carol McGuire introduced HB 180, which makes minor updates to the statute governing critical incident stress management teams and removes a requirement referenced to a private certification test. The committee passed the bill by voice vote on consent; no opposition testimony was recorded.
House Bill 120 — Transfer of veterans education authority: Representative Jim Creighton told senators the bill moves authority to select institutions eligible for certain veterans’ education programs from the Department of Education to the Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services following a prior administrative transfer of staff. The committee passed HB 120 by consent; witnesses from the Department of Military Affairs and Veteran Services and the State Veterans Advisory Committee testified in support.
House Bill 64 — Military enlistment and retention (as amended): The committee reconsidered HB 64 to allow insertion of a non‑germane amendment and approved two Senate amendments: a technical fix (13‑97) and the retention/referral bonus language (13‑70) requested by the adjutant general. After adopting those changes, the committee moved HB 64 out as Ought to Pass as Amended; the motion was moved by Senator Gannon and seconded by Senator Reardon and the measure passed by consent.
What was held for more work or information
House Bill 183 — EMS incident-report timing: Senators questioned whether giving EMS personnel seven days to file incident reports would risk record quality and patient-care continuity; staff and the sponsor agreed to provide additional information. The bill was held.
House Bill 435 — Professional‑engineer definition: The committee received substantial testimony from engineering organizations opposed to a broad carve‑out that would exclude work in IT, security and computing from the engineering definition. Senators asked for narrower language and the bill was held.
Votes and motions recorded in committee
- HB 180: Passed by voice vote; moved and seconded (no names provided on record). - HB 64: Committee reconsidered the bill (voice vote), adopted amendment 13‑97 (technical fix) and adopted non‑germane amendment 13‑70 (retention authority); moved Ought to Pass as Amended by Senator Gannon, seconded by Senator Reardon; passed by consent. - HB 120: Moved and seconded; passed by consent.
The committee scheduled additional bills for future sessions and indicated several measures would return for further drafting or discussion.
