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Senate refers substitute for HB 2007 and seven Senate bills to Ways and Means, then adjourns
Summary
The presiding officer announced that a substitute for House Bill 2007 and seven Senate bills were withdrawn from other committees or the calendar and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; the Senate then adjourned until 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, 2025.
The Senate moved a substitute for House Bill 2007 and seven Senate bills to the Committee on Ways and Means and then adjourned until 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25, 2025, the presiding officer said.
The referral was announced from the floor. The chair told members, “Please note the reference of bills on pages 1 through 6 of the calendar,” and said she was referring the substitute for House Bill 2007 to the Committee on Ways and Means. The chair also announced the withdrawal of Senate Bill 242 from the Committee on Judiciary; Senate Bill 167 from the Committee on Utilities; Senate Bill 130 from the Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Senate Bill 253 from the Committee on Public Health and Welfare; and Senate Bills 48, 49 and 237 from the calendar under the heading of general orders, and referred all seven Senate bills to the Committee on Ways and Means.
After the referrals, the chair recognized Sen. Bowers of Cloud, who moved adjournment. Sen. Bowers said, “I move the Senate adjourn until 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025.” Members voted by voice; the presiding officer announced, “Motion carried. The Senate is adjourned.”
The actions recorded on the floor moved the listed measures from their prior committee assignments or from the general-orders calendar and placed them with the Committee on Ways and Means for further consideration. No roll-call votes or additional debate on the measures were recorded in the transcript excerpt.
The referred measures are: - Substitute for House Bill 2007 (identified in the transcript as a substitute for HB 2007) - Senate Bill 242 - Senate Bill 167 - Senate Bill 130 - Senate Bill 253 - Senate Bill 48 - Senate Bill 49 - Senate Bill 237
The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25, 2025, according to the adjournment motion.
