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House Rules Committee advances four bills to the floor; votes recorded
Summary
On Feb. 12 the committee adopted amendments and moved four bills to the floor with due-pass recommendations: HB 40 20 (permit processing performance measures), HB 41 62 (repeal OLCC labor-peace requirement), HB 41 43 (withhold federal payments — dash 1 adopted), and HB 40 17 (allow campaign-related security expenses). All four motions passed by roll call in committee.
The House Rules Committee took multiple work-session actions and recorded roll-call votes on bills scheduled after the HB 4,002 hearing.
HB 40 20: Melissa (committee staff) summarized the bill, noting it requires specified agencies to provide statutory/regulatory authority for denying a permit application, outlines contest procedures and requires a performance measure on permit-processing timeliness. Vice Chair Pham moved the Dash 1 amendment and it was adopted by roll call; Pham then moved HB 40 20 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation and referral to the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The committee recorded Yea votes from Representatives Graeber, Krupp, Scarlato, Wallen, Vice Chair Elmer, Vice Chair Pham and Chair Bowman; the motions passed.
HB 41 62: The committee moved HB 41 62 (repeal of a 2024 OLCC labor-peace requirement tied to Measure 119) to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; the motion passed by roll-call vote and the committee said it will assign a carrier later.
HB 41 43 (dash 1): Melissa summarized the dash-1 amendment (adds a 10-year sunset — 01/02/2037 — and clarifies exclusions for unemployment insurance and paid family and medical leave). The committee adopted the amendment by roll call, then moved HB 41 43 as amended to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Representative Chotson was signed as carrier. The roll call recorded some no votes on the motion to move the bill (Representative Scarlato, Representative Wallen, Vice Chair Elmer voted No on the final motion) but the motion passed overall.
HB 40 17: The committee considered HB 40 17 (permitting campaign contributions to be used for reasonable security-related expenses) and moved the bill to the floor with a due-pass recommendation; Chair Bowman indicated he would carry the bill on the floor. The motion passed by roll call with a majority recorded as 'Aye.'
The committee completed these work-session actions before reopening the public hearing schedule later in the morning.
