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Committee plans to revert S2:30 language, aims to vote on bill tomorrow
Summary
The House General & Housing committee agreed to restore prior language in draft S2:30—removing a recently added subsection related to a mediator—and scheduled a vote the next day after confirming document versioning and reporting responsibilities.
The House General & Housing Committee agreed to restore earlier language in draft S2:30 and move to vote on the bill the following day, the committee chair said during a meeting on April 23.
The chair proposed removing an inserted subsection (referred to in the meeting as “3c”) and reverting the bill to the committee’s prior draft so the committee could vote it out. “So I was thinking, let’s put our text back in,” the chair said, explaining the change would ensure the committee’s language appears when budget conference work is compiled.
Piazzadani of the Office of Legislative Council described the recent version history: an earlier draft (6.1) included language from the medical society as amended, while a later update (7.2) added language tied to H548 and a BLV mediator. The chair said the mediator position had been included in the committee’s budget but that the senate removed it in its budget action the day before.
Committee members discussed timing and attendance for a formal vote. Some members were absent or had used remote votes; the chair and members agreed to hold the vote the next day to ensure adequate participation. The chair asked that the correct, most recent document (noted in discussion as containing a ‘V8’ notation at the bottom) be the version sent to the clerk if the bill is approved.
No formal motion or recorded roll-call vote occurred during the meeting. The committee set a procedural expectation to vote on S2:30 at the next available session and designated a member to file the committee report with the clerk.
What happens next: the committee is scheduled to be on the floor at 9:30 a.m.; members said they will reconvene after the floor session to vote on S2:30 and then resume discussion of other items if necessary.
