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Senate Finance Committee opens first hearing on Senate Bill 371; no testimony presented
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee opened a first hearing on Senate Bill 371 but received no in-person or written testimony, the committee chair said. The committee approved the March 3 minutes and promptly adjourned.
The Senate Finance Committee convened and opened the first hearing on Senate Bill 371, but no witnesses or written submissions were presented, the committee chair said.
"We have a quorum and we will proceed, although briefly, as a full committee," the chair said as the meeting began. The clerk then called the roll, naming committee members including Chair Cerino and Vice Chair Chavez; members answered to establish a quorum.
The chair asked the committee to review minutes from the March 3 meeting that were available on members' iPads. "Are there any additions, corrections, or objections to the minutes?" the chair asked; hearing none, the minutes were approved.
The chair announced that the first and only order of business was the first hearing on Senate Bill 371 and that the hearing would be open to proponent, opponent and interested-party testimony. The chair said there were no in-person testimonies submitted to the chair's office and that no written testimony had been submitted, and asked if anyone present wished to provide testimony; no one stepped forward.
With no testimony and no additional business, the chair concluded the first hearing on Senate Bill 371 and adjourned the committee.
