Legislative Administration Committee advances Senate Bill 311 with amendment

The Legislative Administration Committee moved Senate Bill 311 forward after approving amendment SP0311.001.001 during an executive action session.

Committee members voted on an amendment and then on the bill as amended. An unnamed member asked that Senate Bill 311 be given a 'due pass,' and the committee proceeded with a voice vote. The same member then moved the amendment SP0311.001.001; during discussion the mover said, "I like this amendment and I appreciate the hard work you did in working with the sponsor and mister Howe in getting this amendment agreed on," and noted a prior Saturday hearing. The presiding member responded that the committee "came together" and agreed on the changes.

The committee held a roll call on the amendment; proxies were recorded. The secretary recorded, "Senator Zolmica votes aye by proxy" and "Senator Emmerich votes aye by proxy." After the amendment passed, the committee voted on SB 311 as amended. The secretary recorded additional proxy votes: "Senator Emory goes aye by proxy" and "Senator Zollnikov votes aye by proxy." The presiding member then said, "So Senate Bill 3 11, passes and goes to the Senate floor."

No numerical vote tally was announced in the record beyond the voice responses and recorded proxy votes. The meeting concluded without scheduling a next date; when asked, the presiding member said they did not know whether additional bills would be dropped into the committee after transmittal and joked about meeting "sometime in 2029."

The committee's action transmits SB 311, as amended by SP0311.001.001, to the Senate floor for further consideration. Additional details about the bill's content, vote counts, sponsorship, or any subsequent floor action were not specified in the transcript.