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House clerk reads dozens of bills for first reading; items referred to Rules Committee
Summary
The reading clerk announced a broad slate of introduced House bills and joint resolutions (including budget-related bills and a long list of policy measures). The House recorded these as first readings and referred them to the Rules Committee for assignment to standing committees.
During the organizational session the reading clerk recited a long list of House bills and joint resolutions (beginning with House Bill 5 and continuing through a large numbered list including budget bills, health and safety measures, tax and code amendments, and joint resolutions). The Speaker noted these bills were read for the first time and referred to the Rules Committee.
The list included topic headings and bill names as read on the floor, for example House Bill 5 (Business, Economic Development and Labor-based budget), House Bill 8 (social services based budget), House Bill 18 (Health Reform, Cost Containment), House Bill 35 (sales and use tax act revisions), House Bill 37 (Determination of State Taxable Income), House Bill 38 (Severance Tax Amendments), and many others across policy areas including transportation, education, public safety and administrative code technical amendments. Several joint resolutions (HJR1–HJR13 and HR2) and concurrent resolutions were also introduced.
Speaker Lockhart indicated those bills were "read for the first time and referred to the Rules Committee," initiating the standard referral process. The transcript does not record committee assignments beyond the initial referral or any committee hearings; next steps will be Rules Committee meetings to assign each bill to the appropriate standing committee.
Because the bills were listed in a single floor reading, this article provides a summary of the types of measures introduced and notes that formal committee assignments and consideration will follow in the Rules Committee and standing committees.
