Committee closes public testimony and leaves many bills pending
Summary
During its April 3 session the committee repeatedly closed public testimony on a series of bills (including SB 231, SB 986, SB 584, SB 600, SB 1244 and multiple afternoon items) and left those measures pending; witness lists were referenced but not reproduced in the minutes.
The Senate Committee on Business & Commerce closed public testimony and left multiple bills pending across its morning and afternoon sessions. For items where public testimony was closed the minutes repeatedly note that "witnesses testifying and registering on the bill are shown on the attached list," but the provided transcript does not include those attachments. Bills left pending after testimony was closed include SB 231, SB 986, SB 584, SB 600, SB 1244 and a slate of afternoon bills (for example, SB 1960, SB 1964, SB 668, SB 841, SB 1963 and SB 1003).
Minutes record that authors or their designees were recognized to explain differences between filed bills and committee substitutes where applicable, but the minutes do not print the authors’ explanations or the committee substitute language. The record therefore shows procedural status changes (testimony closed, bill left pending) and identifies the senators who presented or sent up committee substitutes by surname, but it does not provide the substance of testimony or the specific policy changes under consideration.
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