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Commerce Committee adds multiple bills to consent calendar; roll-call vote held open until 2 p.m.
Summary
The Commerce Committee placed seven measures on its consent calendar, including bills on a bioscience zone in Plainville, a Puerto Rico trade commission and revisions to commerce statutes. A roll-call vote on the consent calendar was opened and will remain open until 2:00 p.m., the committee said.
The Commerce Committee moved several measures to its consent calendar and opened a roll-call vote that the committee said would remain open until 2:00 p.m.
Representative Vanskovitch moved HB 7,165 to the consent calendar, saying, "Madam chair, I'd like to move HB 7,165 to the consent calendar, please." The clerk responded, "And without objection... Item number 9 will be added to the consent calendar," and the chair later instructed that the roll-call vote on the consent calendar would be held open until 2:00 p.m.
The items placed on the consent calendar, as announced to the committee, included: - SB 575: "an act expanding a bioscience enterprise corridor zone located in the town of Plainville." Action recorded as JF to floor. - SB 576: "an act requiring the establishment of the Learn Here, Live Here program, increasing the annual expenditure on such program and making such program available to certain individuals." Action recorded as JF to floor. - SB 1178: "an act concerning a study of an Internet website maintained by the Department of Economic and Community Development." Action recorded as JFS to floor. LCO 6652 was noted. - SB 1454: "an act concerning eligibility requirements for participation in brownfield programs for certain municipalities." Action recorded as JF to floor. - HB 5008: "an act establishing the Connecticut Puerto Rico Trade Commission." Action recorded as JF to floor. - HB 7084: "an act establishing a working group to develop an economic development and tourism plan in the Greater Mystic Area." Action recorded as JF to floor. - HB 7,165: "an act concerning the Department of Economic and Community Development's recommendations for revisions to the commerce statutes." Action recorded as JFS to floor; LCO 6587 was noted.
During roll call, several members were recorded as voting in the affirmative on the consent calendar ballot as the clerk called names. Senator Hartley answered "In the affirmative." Representative Kitt was recorded as voting yes. Representative Collins Maine was recorded as answering yes. Representative Garibay and Representative Heffernan were each recorded as voting yes. Representative Rochelle was recorded as voting yes. The clerk announced that the vote would remain open until 2:00 p.m. and that the committee would meet again Thursday with an earlier convening time for caucus.
The committee recessed after briefly acknowledging a staff birthday.
Votes at a glance: the committee added the seven items listed above to the consent calendar; the formal roll-call vote on the consent calendar was opened and held open until 2:00 p.m., pending return of additional votes.
