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Committee moves to "agree to disagree" on House Bill 21-11; clarifies State Fire Marshal jurisdiction
Summary
A conference committee voted to register an "agree to disagree" on House Bill 21-11 so the report can run between chambers; members clarified that if local jurisdiction is absent the State Fire Marshal would have authority and violations under that jurisdiction would be handled in district court.
A committee member moved that the conference committee "agree to disagree" on House Bill 21-11 to allow the conference report to be sent across chambers and signatures to be gathered, the committee heard on the floor.
The motion was introduced by a committee member, who said, "I would, I would move we to agree to disagree on 21 11." The committee confirmed the action would let the chambers run the procedural steps and return later to finalize loose ends.
Senator Francisco, speaking during the discussion, said the group had previously considered taking information from the State Fire Marshal "under advisement," and asked whether the bill as drafted made the State Fire Marshal the default authority where a local jurisdiction does not exist. "That's my understanding, and we could, look at the testimony from the fire marshal," Francisco said. Committee members agreed that, as drafted, the State Fire Marshal would be the entity and that any violations under that authority would be pursued in district court. One member added, "If there were violations or concerns, they would be dealt with in district court."
Members also discussed timing and logistics. The committee paused for a dinner break until 6:45 p.m. and anticipated a late session afterward. The chair said staff already had the conference committee report ready: "Staff already has the conference committee ready for signatures." Committee members said the motion would be recorded in the minutes and that, once presented on the floor, approval would be by voice vote.
The committee agreed to reconvene in the same room, tentatively at 8:00 a.m. or when the second chamber recessed, and then recessed until 08:00.
The action recorded was a procedural motion to "agree to disagree" on House Bill 21-11 to permit interchamber procedures and signatures; the transcript records a plan for a voice vote once the report is placed on the floor but does not provide a roll-call tally or the precise timing of signatures.
