Calendar and Rules committee advances more than 30 bills to Monday calendars in brief February session

The House Calendar and Rules Committee in a February meeting advanced more than 30 bills to Monday—s consent or regular calendars, mostly by voice vote, and referred at least two measures to the Government Operations Committee.

Committee chair Representative Moody opened the session and, after a roll call, the panel handled a heavy list of calendar items by unanimous or near-unanimous voice votes. Many bills were placed on Monday—s consent calendar; a subset was placed on Monday—s regular calendar, and two were sent to Government Operations for further consideration.

Why it matters: The Calendar and Rules Committee controls which measures reach the House floor and how quickly they are considered. Moving dozens of bills onto Monday calendars accelerates their path to a full House vote and sets the agenda for the coming week.

Most items were disposed of with a brief motion and a second followed by a voice vote. For example, multiple entries in the record note the clerk asking for '2All in favor, say aye'2 and the chair closing with '2Any opposed?'2 and then placing the bill on the appropriate Monday calendar. The committee also processed an appointments consent calendar at the start of the meeting.

Two measures were identified in the record as being referred to Government Operations: House Bill 0062 and House Bill 110. The transcript states…