Judiciary committee recommends concurring with Senate amendment that replaces 'clock for calculating' with 'calculation'

A Judiciary committee meeting on April 23 considered and recommended concurring with a Senate proposal amendment that replaces the phrase "clock for calculating" with the single word "calculation." Karen described the edit as "a small but important change that adds clarity."

The amendment was introduced for the committee by a moderator and described by Karen, who said, "It just is changing one phrase. It's taking out the clock for calculating and replacing it with the word calculation." Karen also noted that Rochelle had previously explained aspects of the proposal.

Following the explanation, a committee member expressed support and another member said they had questions. The group then moved to formalize the committee's recommendation: a motion was made to recommend concurring with the Senate proposal amendment. The transcript does not identify the member who moved or the member who seconded the motion by full name.

The moderator called for a show-of-hands vote. The record shows the moderator asking seated members (including a person identified as Ian and another identified as Coach) about their votes and then counting aloud; the spoken tally progressed through the numbers 5 to 13 as hands were counted. The transcript records the sequential count but does not attach names to individual votes; the counting indicates the motion received affirmative support in the straw poll.

The committee's action focuses on a single-line wording change meant to clarify the bill's language; no amendments to the substance of the underlying bill were discussed in the recorded segments. The committee indicated the amendment will be reported by Karen as next in the process.