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Ream says bill would allow spousal hiring preference in state government and permit local adoption
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Summary
Representative Ream told the Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety committee HB307 would allow a spousal hiring preference in state government and authorize private employers and municipalities to adopt the same; the committee gave the bill a favorable recommendation and folded it into the package vote.
Representative Ream told the Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety committee that HB307 "provides for spousal preference" and would allow a preference for spousal hiring within state government while also authorizing private industry and municipalities to do the same. The bill was presented to the committee during the meeting and received a motion and second for a favorable recommendation.
The bill is described by Ream as a companion to Senator Barfoot’s SB55 and, he said, would extend a hiring preference to spouses in state service. Ream said the measure “provides for spousal preference” and asked the committee to vote favorably. The committee recorded the motion and ordered the measure as part of a package of bills given favorable reports.
The committee chair announced afterward that a package of bills, including HB307, had been given a favorable report. The transcript does not record a detailed roll-call vote specific to HB307; the committee handled this and multiple other measures together under a consolidated favorable-report process. Next procedural steps would follow the legislative chamber’s standard referral and scheduling for bills reported from committee.
