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General Law committee moves consent calendar and several consumer‑protection bills to the floor
Summary
The committee approved a consent calendar and advanced bills on consumer protection, lottery/gaming, pharmacy, solar licensing and real‑estate wholesaling. Several measures were placed on the consent calendar; others were sent to the floor for further action.
The General Law Committee finalized a slate of bills and a consent calendar during its March 24 meeting, advancing multiple consumer‑protection and regulatory measures to the House floor.
What the committee did - The committee approved a consent calendar that included several items from the Department of Consumer Protection package and other measures. The consent calendar listed HB 6854 (alcohol/infused beverage rules), HB 6855 (DCP recommendations re: drug control and cannabis/hemp/infused beverage regulation, as amended), HB 7181 (cannabis/hemp enforcement task force), SB 1235 (lottery and gaming regulations), SB 1237 (lottery corporation and ticket distribution), SB 1357 (consumer protection/occupational licensing technical updates), SB 1466 (task force placeholder), HB 5572 (real estate wholesalers and wholesale contracts), and HB 6062 (prohibiting direct‑to‑consumer prescription drug advertising). Committee members approved those items by voice vote; several members thanked staff and agency representatives for technical corrections made during the meeting. - A number of other bills were moved to the floor by roll call, including SB 1355 (prescription‑drug related changes), SB 970 (cannabinoids, hemp and hemp…
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