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Senate committee adopts Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 498 by 9-0 vote
Summary
A Senate committee voted unanimously to adopt Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 498 after members agreed to take the amendment by consent; committee discussion flagged concerns about removing the definition of "emergency shelter" and the effect on services for temporary placements.
A Senate committee voted 9-0 to adopt Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 498 after members agreed to take the amendment by consent.
Committee discussion included concern that removing the definition of "emergency shelter" could halt initiation of some services for people in temporary placements; parties told the committee they may revisit that issue later in the legislative session. Members said they would take the amendment language that had been held the previous week.
The committee moved the amendment by consent and took a roll call. The recorded votes were: Senator Ford (Aye); Senator Spencer (Yes); Senator Donato (Yes); Senator Schmidt (Aye); Senator Gaskell (Yes); Senator Rogers (Yes); Senator Johnson (Yes); Senator Good (Yes); and Chairman Walker (Yes). The tally was announced as 9 yes, 0 no, and the bill was sent to the Senate floor.
No mover or seconder was recorded in the transcript excerpt; the committee treated the amendment as accepted by unanimous consent. Committee members noted the possibility of addressing the definition of "emergency shelter" later in the session but did not adopt additional changes at the meeting.
The committee recessed briefly after the vote for an IT-related room change and to prepare for the next item on the agenda.
