Rules Committee finds House Bill 2153 constitutional but in "improper form"; recommends changes
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Summary
The Committee on Rules voted 5–0, with three members absent, to recommend that House Bill 2153 is constitutional but in improper form following a review by the rules attorney, Tim Fleming.
The Committee on Rules voted 5–0, with three members absent, to recommend that House Bill 2153 is constitutional but in improper form.
The recommendation came after Tim Fleming, a rules attorney, told the committee his office reviewed the measure and concluded "it's our view that this measure is constitutional and that it is improper form." Fleming said most of the bill's content appears to be policy material rather than legal or constitutional text and offered to answer members' questions.
An unidentified vice chair moved the recommendation that House Bill 21 53 be found constitutional and in improper form. The secretary then called the roll. Representatives Cargill, De Los Santos, Montenegro, Willoughby and Carter registered aye votes; the chair announced the tally as 5 ayes, 3 absent and 0 nays, giving the bill a recommendation on constitutionality and form.
Representative Hendricks was noted earlier in the meeting as absent because of a family medical situation. After the vote the chair said there was no further business and adjourned the committee.
The committee record shows the committee completed its procedural review and issued a recommendation about form and constitutionality; the transcript does not record any amendments, substantive debate on the bill's policy merits, or details about next steps such as referral to floor action or staff redrafting.
