Rules committee calendars House File 12 for March 3 after 8-7 roll call

The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration voted 8-7 on a party-line roll call to place House File 12 on the calendar for Monday, March 3, and to impose a pre-filing requirement for amendments, including a 24-hour pre-filing period.

The committee chair moved adoption of the calendar "pursuant to rule 1.21 and 3.33," and the motion passed after a roll call vote of eight in favor and seven opposed. The committee announced the 24-hour pre-filing requirement for amendments to House File 12 immediately took effect.

Why it matters: The calendaring moves House File 12 to the next floor consideration window and sets procedural limits on when amendments to the bill may be offered. Several committee members objected to the timing and referral pattern for the bill, saying it raises questions about whether the Judiciary Committee should have reviewed it because of…