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House Education Committee rejects motion to schedule hearings on two citizen initiatives
Summary
Ranking Member Rood moved to schedule public hearings on Initiative 26-638 and Initiative 26-001; after floor remarks the committee held a voice vote and the motion failed, so the initiatives will proceed without committee hearings.
Ranking Member Rood moved that the House Education Committee promptly schedule public hearings on Initiative 26-638 and Initiative 26-001, consistent with House Rule 26A. Representative Marshall and others urged holding hearings to honor the initiative process and provide voters with pro and con testimony. Representative Stoner argued against the motion, saying the ballot is the proper forum if the legislature does not act.
A voice vote was held after brief remarks. The chair called for those in favor to say “aye” and those opposed to say “nay.” The chair announced the motion failed on the voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.
The committee moved on to its scheduled public hearings. The failure of the motion means the two citizen initiatives will continue through the existing process without the additional committee hearings that Rood had proposed.
