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 explicitly that those bills "will be referred to gov ops." Several other bills were placed on Monday—s regular calendar rather than the consent calendar when noted by the chair.

There was a brief point of procedural clarification late in the meeting regarding item 21 (House Bill 0901). Leader Camper asked whether the item was placed on the consent or regular calendar given that it had two amendments. Committee members clarified on the record that the two amendments were personal amendments and that, as recorded in the meeting, the amendments were proposed but were not adopted; the chair noted that personal amendments can be bumped between calendars.

Speaker Zachary commented on the speed of the session, saying, "in just under 10 minutes, our chair lady got into a rhythm and disposed of an entire calendar. So well done this morning, chair lady. Trust it. Fantastic." The committee adjourned after completing the calendar actions.

Votes at a glance: The transcript records placement of the following items (motion/second followed by voice vote unless otherwise noted). Where the transcript explicitly records referral or placement on the regular calendar, that is specified. If a bill was mentioned more than once (rolled and then taken up), the final disposition listed here reflects the last recorded action in the transcript.

- HJR 0120 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (motion and second; voice vote) - HB 0062 — referred to Government Operations (noted in record) - HB 0100 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0104 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0110 — referred to Government Operations (noted in record) - HB 0111 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0126 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0128 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (recorded as Monday regular) - HB 0157 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0182 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0185 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (was rolled earlier and later approved) - HB 0192 — placed on Thursday—s regular calendar (transcript: Thursday regular calendar) - HB 0343 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HJR 0069 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0499 — was moved to the "heel" (rolled) and later placed on Monday—s consent calendar - HB 0546 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0572 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0752 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0817 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (recorded as Monday regular) - HB 0862 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0901 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar; record shows it had two personal amendments that were proposed but not adopted - HB 0908 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 0932 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (recorded as Monday regular) - HB 1039 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 1096 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HB 1136 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (voice vote recorded as regular) - HB 1169 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote) - HJR 0150 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (voice vote recorded as regular) - HJR 0175 — placed on Monday—s regular calendar (voice vote recorded as regular) - HB 1303 — placed on Monday—s consent calendar (voice vote)

What the record does not show: The transcript records largely procedural voice votes and does not include roll-call tallies, individual yes/no votes by name, or detailed debate on the merits of individual bills. Where the record identifies a bill as having amendments, it indicates whether those amendments were personal and whether they were adopted; otherwise, the transcript does not supply additional substantive details about bill content.

The committee adjourned after completing the calendar votes and returning briefly to take up two items that had been rolled earlier; those items were placed on Monday—s consent calendar as shown above.