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Votes at a glance: dozens of committee reports and consent items pass on Feb. 8, 2006
Summary
At the Feb. 8, 2006 House floor session many committee reports and consent-calendared bills passed with little debate, including HB306 (probation/provider amendments), first substitute SB50 (jail funding amendments), HB370 (transportation planning), SB100 (county officer amendments), SB93 (boiler and elevator safety) and several others; several bills were placed on third-reading calendars or the consent calendar for future action.
The House adopted numerous standing-committee reports and processed a packed consent calendar on Feb. 8, 2006. Committee chairs reported favorable recommendations across Government Operations, Political Subdivisions, Revenue and Taxation, Business and Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, and other committees. By voice and recorded votes the House took the following notable actions:
- House Bill 306 (probation/provider amendments): passed 66–0; referred to the Senate. - First substitute Senate Bill 50 (jail funding amendments): passed 70–0; referred to the Senate. - House Bill 370 (transportation planning amendments): passed 66–0; referred to the Senate. - Senate Bill 100 (county officer amendments): passed 68–0; to be signed by the Speaker and sent to the Senate President. - Senate Bill 93 (boiler and elevator safety provisions): passed 67–0; will be sent to the Senate.
Committees also placed a variety of bills on third-reading calendars, circled substitutes for further work and adopted joint conference reports. Several bills were circled for future consideration or substituted with committee-prepared versions. Most consent-calendar items were noncontroversial on the floor and were described by chairs as housekeeping, clarifying language, or technical fixes. The House recessed until 2 p.m. after the morning’s business.
