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House refers multiple bills to committees, introduces measures on farming, licensing and tax exemptions and adjourns
Summary
The House received committee reports, referred several bills (including Senate Bill 76 and House Bill 1340) to standing committees or the committee of the whole, introduced a set of Senate bills on topics from recovery residence licensing to agricultural overtime, and agreed to adjourn until March 26 at 9 a.m.
The House opened and immediately received a series of committee reports that moved multiple bills to committee consideration and postponed others. "The house will come back to order," the chair said as the session began.
Why it matters: The actions announced on the floor set the path for committee consideration of bills touching agriculture, labor, public safety and taxation, determining which measures will receive detailed review this session.
Committee reports and referrals: The clerk reported committee recommendations across several standing committees. The Committee on Business Affairs and Labor recommended that Senate Bill 76 be referred to the committee of the whole with a favorable recommendation and that House Bill 1247 be postponed indefinitely. The Committee on Health and Human Services announced amendments to House Bills 1324, 1325 and 1327 and recommended further referral; it also recommended postponing House Bill 1092 indefinitely. The Committee on Judiciary recommended amendments to House Bill 1138 and referred it to appropriations, and amended House Bill 1290 and referred it to the committee of the whole with a favorable recommendation. The transportation, housing and local government committee recommended referring House Bill 1318 (as amended) and several senate bills to the committee of the whole with favorable recommendations.
Introductions and committee assignments: The clerk introduced new measures and noted committee assignments. "House bill 13 40 by Representative Winter" was introduced addressing requirements for formerly irrigated agricultural land when an irrigation water right in Water Division 2 is changed to another beneficial use and was assigned to the Committee on Agriculture, Water, and Natural Resources. The floor also introduced Senate Bill 83 (administrative rules review), Senate Bill 113 (requiring recovery residences to be licensed by the Behavioral Health Administration), Senate Bill 121 (establishing a 56-hour threshold for overtime pay for agricultural employees), Senate Bill 122 (raising petroleum storage tank fund liability and allowing limited ASTM exceptions), and Senate Bill 128 (a sales and use tax exemption for certain destination management company fees); the clerk announced the committee assignments for each bill.
Procedural items: The clerk said bills, resolutions and memorials would be printed in the journal and that the chief clerk would arrange delivery of enrolled bills to the governor. Messages from the Senate, the reviser and the governor were likewise ordered printed in the journal.
Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was offered on the floor and the House recessed until Thursday, March 26 at 9:00 a.m. "The house is adjourned until tomorrow at 9AM," the chair stated, closing the day’s brief session.
What’s next: The committee referrals and amendments announced on the floor set which measures will advance first for hearings and markup. Committees named on the floor will schedule further consideration according to their calendars; specific hearing dates were not specified on the floor and are "not specified."
