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Votes at a glance: consent and concurrence bills passed by the House
Summary
On the consent and concurrence calendars the House approved a series of measures including criminal procedure fixes, agricultural vehicle protections, open-meetings revisions, polling-place amendments and licensing cleanups; tallies and referrals to the Senate are listed below.
During the morning session the House took floor votes on numerous consent and concurrence items. Key outcomes included:
- House Bill 195 (Criminal Procedure Amendments, Rep. Wyatt): Passed 66 yes, 0 no; sent for enrollment and further consideration. - House Bill 383 (Vehicles used for agricultural purposes, Rep. Gibson): Passed 72 yes, 0 no; referred to the Senate. - House Bill 13 (Common Polling Places amendments, Rep. Agard): Concurrence with Senate amendments adopted; final passage 70 yes, 0 no. - Second substitute House Bill 14 (Open Meetings law amendments, Rep. Harper): Concurrence adopted; final passage 73 yes, 0 no. - Second substitute House Bill 44 (Boards/government amendments, Rep. D.): Passed 70 yes, 1 no and referred to the Senate. - House Bill 262 (Respiratory care licensing amendments, Rep. Glass): Passed 68 yes, 0 no, 7 absent; referred to the Senate. - House Joint Resolution 15 (Paraeducators recognition, Rep. Menlove): Passed 66 yes, 1 no; referred to the Senate. - House Joint Resolution 14 (Update language re: mental retardation, Rep. Hogue): Passed 69 yes, 0 no; referred to the Senate.
Other routine items and communications from the Senate were read earlier in the session and several measures were transmitted to the Speaker for enrollment. Several members requested leaves to have their votes counted as aye on specific bills; those requests were granted by unanimous consent where noted on the record.
Ending: Consent and concurrence calendars moved quickly and several bills were approved unanimously or by large margins and sent to the Senate for further action.
