Regulatory committee adopts several EGLE-related substitutes and reports bills to Rules

During a prolonged voting session the House Regulatory Reform Committee adopted substitute H-1 language and voted to report multiple bills to the Rules Committee.

Key actions recorded in committee (substitute adoptions and reports to Rules):

- House Bill 5936 (sub H-1) ' substitute adopted; clerk announced the substitute was adopted and the committee voted to report the bill to Rules (roll-call tally recorded as approximately 15 yeas, 1 nay, 0 passes for the substitution and later 10 yeas, 1 nay, 5 pass on reporting, per the clerk's roll call).

- House Bill 5937 (sub H-1) ' substitute adopted and reported to Rules (clerk recorded votes; substitute adoption announced).

- House Bill 5938 (sub H-1) ' substitute adopted and reported to Rules (clerk recorded votes).

- House Bill 6038 (sub H-1) ' substitute adopted and reported to Rules (clerk recorded votes).

- House Bill 5716 (sub H-1) ' substitute adopted and reported to Rules.

- House Bill 5931 (cigar bars) ' substitute H-1 adopted; the committee reported the bill to Rules and read a supporting card.

Clerks read roll-call responses for each vote in the hearing record; the committee chair declared the motions prevailed on each recorded roll call. The transcript's roll-call lines contain multiple short-form responses and occasional transcription inconsistencies in the clerk's wording; the clerk's announcements and the chair's declarations are the basis for the vote outcomes reported here.

What happens next: The bills were reported to the Rules Committee for further consideration and potential placement on the floor calendar. The committee adjourned after completing its business.