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Appropriations committee advances children’s literacy bill with amendment, moves multiple bills to House floor
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee approved Amendment A02268 to House Bill 16 63 (children’s literacy), cleared that bill as amended and moved several other bills — including HB150 after a roll call — to the House floor during today’s session.
The House Appropriations Committee on [date not specified in transcript] approved Amendment A02268 to House Bill 16 63 and advanced multiple bills to the full House.
The executive director told the committee the amendment makes a technical insertion into the children’s literacy program language and, "when an eligible child is registered, the qualifying local entity shall provide the child's family with information about how to obtain a library card from the local library," language the executive director summarized as the amendment’s effect. Committee members of both parties voted to approve the amendment, which the Chair announced passed unanimously.
After the amendment, the committee considered HB16 63 as amended. One member said they would vote against the bill despite supporting the amendment; the Chair nevertheless recorded the Democrats as voting in the affirmative and announced that HB16 63 as amended will move from committee to the House floor.
The committee also approved a series of packages with limited debate. The Chair called House Bills 505 and 1957 as a package; the Chair recorded Democrats voting in the affirmative and announced both bills passed the committee. A separate package of House Bills 710, 1251 and 1286 likewise received affirmative votes and was ordered to the House floor.
House Bill 150 — which the executive director described as permitting modification of an imposed term of imprisonment for severe or terminal illness — was taken up later in the meeting. A committee member requested a roll call vote; the roll call was conducted and the Chair announced, "the ayes have it," stating the bill will pass the committee and be referred to the House floor.
Chair remarks at the start of the meeting recognized Representatives Torin Eckert and Josh Siegel on their final appropriations committee appearances and thanked them for their service. With no further business, the Chair adjourned the meeting.
What happens next: All bills approved by the committee are scheduled to be reported to the House floor for further consideration per regular House procedures.
