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Commerce committee puts multiple bills on consent calendar; brownfields and DECD statutes discussed
Summary
Connecticut House Commerce Committee moved a package of bills to its consent calendar, including proposals on bioscience zones, a homeownership tax credit, brownfields remediation, and changes to DECD statutes; two items had roll calls with votes left open.
The House Commerce Committee reconvened and placed several bills on its consent calendar, moving forward measures on bioscience zones, a homeownership incentive, brownfields remediation, and multiple Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) reforms.
The committee chair listed bills considered for final action and members moved items including SB 575 (expansion of the bioscience enterprise zone in Plainville); SB 576 (the "Learn Here, Live Here" first-time homebuyer tax treatment); SB 1178 (a study of the DECD website); SB 1454 (Brownfields program eligibility for certain municipalities); HB 5008 (establishing the Connecticut–Puerto Rico Trade Commission); HB 7084 (a Mystic-area economic development and tourism work group); HB 7165 (DECD statutory revisions); and HB 6881 (placeholder on arts, culture and tourism). Committee members announced motions to add those items to the consent calendar and, where noted on the record, there were no objections.
Two items had roll calls called during the session: SB 1403 (an act concerning brownfield remediation) and HB 6881 (arts, culture and tourism placeholder). For SB 1403, the clerk read a roll and recorded a series of "yes" responses from legislators on the record, and the chair announced that votes on that item would remain open and be determined later in the meeting. The clerk read names including Senator Hartley, Representative Meskers, Representative Heffernan, Representative Rochelle and others as voting in the affirmative; the committee left the roll open to confirm a final tally later. A similar note was made after the roll for HB 6881: the roll was called and the committee left the vote open to be determined later.
The measures now on the consent calendar are scheduled to move to the House floor as a block unless a member pulls an item for separate consideration. Several members briefly described bills as placeholders or agency proposals; most were approved for the consent calendar without extended debate. The committee also recorded a motion and second on HB 7165 and engaged in substantive discussion on that bill (see separate article). The chair indicated the committee would keep several votes open until later in the meeting to allow members time to cast or change recorded votes.
Votes at a glance: SB 575, SB 576, SB 1178, SB 1454, HB 5008, HB 7084, HB 7165 and HB 6881 — moved to the consent calendar (motions made, no final floor votes recorded in this transcript excerpt). SB 1403 and HB 6881 — roll called and recorded on the record with votes left open.
Details on the bills are summarized in individual committee discussion records and accompanying bill language; the clerk's roll-call statements are in the committee record for items where votes were read but left open.
