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House calendar committee advances multiple bills, pulls three from consent and refers one back to Commerce
Summary
The House Calendar and Rules committee placed dozens of bills on upcoming Monday and Thursday calendars, sustained an objection that removed three bills (HB 1784, HB 1630, HB 1454) from the consent calendar for later consideration, referred HB 0475 back to the House Commerce Committee, and suspended the 25-bill Thursday limit.
The Tennessee House Calendar and Rules committee met May 14 to process its calendar and rules business, advancing numerous House bills to upcoming Monday and Thursday regular calendars while removing three items from the consent calendar and referring one bill back to the House Commerce Committee.
Leader Clement objected to three consent items, saying, "we would respectfully object to number four, number 21, and number 28," which he identified in the hearing as House Bill 1784, House Bill 1630 and House Bill 1454. The chair acknowledged the objections and the committee agreed to take those items up later, placing them on Thursday's regular calendar upon reconsideration.
The committee then proceeded through a lengthy roll of calendar placements by voice agreement, moving many bills onto the schedule. Examples recorded include House Bills 21109, 2112, 2598, 22979, 0754, 2302, 0562, 1891, 238, 0734, 1639, 2538, 2632, 1770, 2021, 1807, 2477, 0357, 1912, 1499, 1788, 256, 1911, 1555, 1729, 0878, F526, 1903, 0475, 2382, 1978 and 1952. Members provided motions, seconds and voice concurrence as items were assigned to Monday or Thursday calendars.
Chairman Vaughn moved to refer House Bill 0475 back to the House Commerce Committee, saying he would "appreciate" that referral; the motion was seconded and the clerk recorded the referral. Later in the session, the chair announced that, "without objection, we are now going to suspend the 25 bill limit starting for Thursday," a procedural change the committee adopted to allow additional Thursday calendar placement.
The committee formally returned to the consent calendar to reconsider the items previously objected to; the body placed item 4 (HB 1784), item 21 (HB 1630) and item 28 (HB 1454) on Thursday's calendar. The meeting concluded with the chair adjourning the session.
Why it matters: placement on the committee calendar determines when a bill receives floor consideration and debate. Pulling bills from the consent calendar typically means fuller debate or additional scrutiny when an item is placed on a regular calendar. The referral of HB 0475 back to the House Commerce Committee returns the measure to committee consideration rather than advancing it directly to scheduling for floor action.
Next steps: the three bills removed from consent will appear on Thursday's regular calendar for fuller consideration; HB 0475 will be handled further in the House Commerce Committee. The committee adjourned without additional formal roll-call votes recorded in this transcript.
