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House gives first reading to multiple bills, refers them to committees
Summary
The House gave first reading to a bundle of bills — including measures on archives, higher-education oversight, demolition cost recovery, powers of attorney, criminal-procedure changes and a legal-services task force — and referred them to the appropriate committees.
The House opened a series of first readings for new legislation, with staff reading the bill titles and sponsor names into the record. Among the measures introduced were House File 2567 (an act to create a state archives and records authority, by Thompson) and House File 2568 (described as establishing a temporary independent fiscal restructuring authority for oversight of institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents); both were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
The clerk's reading also included House File 2569 by Rinker, a bill concerning recovery of demolition costs for abandoned buildings and referred to the Committee on Local Government; House File 2570 and 2571, both from the Committee on Judiciary, addressing durable powers of attorney for health care and rules of criminal procedure (including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity); and House File 2572, proposing a task force on legal services for injured parties. The chamber placed the judiciary bills on the calendar and announced committee referrals as part of routine first-reading procedure.
