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Rules committee advances wide package of bills, including scholarship increase and aviation protections
Summary
The Rules committee advanced a package of mostly noncontroversial bills by voice vote and approved several others by recorded tally, moving measures on scholarships, local zoning for airports and tax exemptions toward the floor.
The Senate Rules committee advanced a broad set of bills and resolutions, moving multiple measures to the floor for further consideration.
By voice vote the committee advanced a package that included SR 834 and 13 House bills (including HB 304, HB 328, HB 369, HB 438, HB 519, HB 530, HB 1128, HB 1185, HB 1247, HB 1266 and HB 1328). The motion to advance that package was made by Senator Robertson, seconded by the vice chairman, and carried unanimously.
Separately, committee members considered and voted on individual bills. Representative Williams’ measure to extend a sunset on a theater and classical-arts incentive (LC 443558S) was approved on a recorded count, 11 in favor and 4 opposed. Other bills highlighted during the session included a portability bill on building regulations, a study committee on pharmacy benefit managers, a proposal to protect general-aviation airport airspace (citing 14 CFR part 77), and measures dealing with repossession notices, mandated reporting for child-abuse cases, and fraud prevention for retail gift cards.
Next procedural steps: Bills advanced by Rules will be reported to the floor under the committee’s recommendations or substitute language.
