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Committee adopts emergency clause and advances SB 2051 as amended
Summary
Senators voted to add an emergency clause to SB 2051 and then recommended the amended bill for passage; recorded roll calls show Senators Klein, Kessel, Bartlett, Behn and Angus voting Aye on both the amendment and the due-pass recommendation.
The Senate Industry and Business Committee discussed adding an emergency clause to SB 2051 and, after procedural debate, adopted the amendment and advanced the bill with a due-pass recommendation.
Senator Klein moved to add an emergency clause to SB 2051; Senator Kessel seconded. The committee conducted a roll-call vote on the amendment, which carried. Following the amendment, Senator Klein moved SB 2051 for a due-pass recommendation as amended; the motion was seconded and the clerk recorded Aye votes from Senators Klein, Kessel, Bartlett, Behn and Angus.
The chair announced SB 2051 as passed in committee with the amendment, and Senator Klein agreed to carry the bill. Committee members discussed the policy and timing implications of an emergency clause (which would make the law effective upon the governor's signature if passed by a two-thirds majority). The transcript records procedural steps for preparing the verbal amendment and the amending instructions with legislative counsel.
What happens next: With a committee due-pass recommendation and the emergency-clause amendment adopted, SB 2051 will move toward floor consideration with the amended language.
