Committee advances three bills in executive session; amendments adopted on two

The Committee on Legislative Review voted in executive session to advance three committee-substituted bills.

A motion to vote House Bill 2408 'do pass' carried unanimously. The clerk announced the result as 8 yes and 0 no.

Representative Hausman offered House Committee Amendment 0.01H to House Bill 3,092, which she described as cleanup language requested by the Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Department of Natural Resources to remove obsolete provisions. Several members, including Representative Crossley, objected to deleting large portions of statute without a public hearing. The committee adopted the amendment, rolled it into a new committee substitute and voted the substitute 'do pass' by roll call; the clerk recorded the tally as six yeas and three nays.

The committee also considered House Bill 3,004 with a distributed amendment (0.01H). The amendment and substitute were adopted by voice and the committee-approved substitute for House Bill 3,004 was reported 'do pass' on a 9-0 roll call vote.

All votes and adopted amendments were taken in executive session for legislative review. The committee returned to open session to conduct hearings on additional bills.

Votes at a glance: - House Bill 2408: motion to report 'do pass' adopted; clerk announced 8 yes, 0 no. - House Bill 3,092 (committee substitute after adoption of House Committee Amendment 0.01H): committee substitute reported 'do pass'; clerk announced 6 yes, 3 no. - House Bill 3,004 (committee substitute after adoption of House Committee Amendment 0.01H): committee substitute reported 'do pass'; clerk announced 9 yes, 0 no.

The committee did not take further floor action on these measures during the open hearing that followed.