Committee executive action: several bills concurred, one tabled; proxies recorded

The House Local Government Committee conducted executive action on several bills after hearings. The committee’s actions recorded in the transcript are summarized below.

- Senate Bill 5: The committee moved and the voice vote passed that the committee concur in Senate Bill 5. A carrier was later identified to shepherd the bill in the House.

- Senate Bill 96: A substitute motion to table Senate Bill 96 carried on a non-debatable voice vote; the committee recorded that the bill was temporarily set aside.

- Senate Bill 103: The committee considered and adopted an amendment increasing a fee (the transcript records a modest increase discussed during the executive action). The committee then voted to concur in SB 103 as amended; proxy votes were recorded for several members. The committee assigned a carrier to the bill.

- Senate Bill 213: The committee moved to concur; members discussed safety and building-exit concerns in the course of the executive action. A voice vote and proxies were recorded, and a carrier volunteered to carry the bill.

Transcript notes show a number of proxy votes recorded during the session. Specific proxy votes were announced on the record for several committee members during the roll calls on the items; the transcript does not contain a numerical roll-call tally for every bill but does record numerous “aye” proxy declarations. Committee chairs and members handled carriers and scheduling after action was taken.

These actions were taken during the evening executive session; the committee noted several follow-up items and carriers to move bills forward to the next legislative steps.