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Committee advances RS 33851 on paid signature gatherers; motion to print passes with one dissent
Summary
The Senate State Affairs Committee sent RS 33851 to print after Chairman Guthrie described the draft as modified to address earlier First Amendment concerns; the motion passed by voice vote with Senator Shippy recorded as opposed.
Chairman Guthrie explained RS 33851 as "similar to one he presented earlier this session with some changes to language that was found to have First Amendment concerns." The committee then voted to send the draft to print after a motion from Senator Harris, seconded by Senator Ruchti; the motion carried by voice vote with Senator Shippy recorded as voting nay.
The discussion at the March 30 meeting did not include a formal floor recommendation beyond sending the draft to print. No further amendment language was recorded in the committee minutes; next steps would be drafting the printed bill for potential future committee action. The committee also conducted routine minutes approvals at the start of the session and exchanged the gavel during procedural handling of business.
