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Votes at a glance: key bills the House advanced Feb. 11
Summary
The House advanced multiple technical and policy measures from consent and calendar items, including passage of HB279 (UPMIFA), S.B. 88 (Administrative Rulemaking Act amendments), S.B. 27 (election law cleanup), S.B. 93 (building authorities), S.B. 104 and S.B. 105 (higher-education and engineering scholarships) and S.B. 40 (driver-license lawful-presence verification).
Several bills were approved on Feb. 11 as the House worked through the consent and reading calendars. Highlights include:
HB279, Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act: Presented by Representative Last to clarify the term 'endowment' to 'institutional funds' so smaller institutions can access management expertise; passed 71-0.
S.B. 88, Administrative Rulemaking Act amendments: Representative Ferri explained the bill limits duplicative promulgation of rules when agencies already have rules that satisfy statutory requirements; passed 70-0.
First substitute S.B. 27, election law changes: A technical cleanup requested by the Lieutenant Governor; passed 72-0.
S.B. 93, building authorities: A housekeeping repeal of obsolete municipal code following prior session changes; passed 72-0.
S.B. 104 and S.B. 105: Amendments to higher-education scholarship programs and an engineering/computer-science initiative were explained by sponsors and passed with overwhelming support.
S.B. 40, lawful-presence verification for driver licenses and ID cards: Representative Lockhart clarified the bill allows those lawfully present with supporting documentation to obtain a driver's license; passed 65-0.
H.B. 118, archives and GRAMA revisions: Technical cross-references and retention-schedule enforcement were approved, 66-0.
H.B. 218, Family Employment Program amendments (TANF-related): Uncircled for floor consideration, amended (Amendment 1 accepted as friendly) to require Department of Workforce Services to use rules and notify the Legislature; passed 62-0.
Several other bills were circled, uncircled or assigned to committees as reflected in the Rules Committee report.
