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House amends affirmative-action bill after extended debate and multiple floor amendments
Summary
Debate on H.B. 89, which would require an affirmative-action plan for state employment, produced several amendments clarifying that the bill will not require hiring quotas and that plans must be reviewed by the legislature; substitute and other amendments passed (including a 53–11 substitute vote and a 42–22 amendment). Final disposition of the bill was not recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.
Lawmakers spent a prolonged period debating House Bill 89, which would require an affirmative-action plan for state employment. Representative Milner resumed the bill's consideration and framed it as a tool to collect data on employment practices and set reasonable goals without imposing quotas.
Representative Ballantyne moved an amendment adding…
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