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Committee approves several appointments and prints multiple RSs; rounds up votes
Summary
The committee approved two gubernatorial recommendations for confirmation and printed several RSs; it also advanced several noncontroversial bills to the Senate floor and held others after debate.
The Senate Judiciary & Rules committee took several procedural actions before and after substantive hearings.
Early in the meeting the committee approved minutes and voted to forward the gubernatorial appointments of Terry Kirkham (Commission of Pardons and Parole) and Paula Garay (Offender Management Board) to the Senate floor with recommendations for confirmation. Brian Marks appeared for a reappointment hearing and the committee indicated it would take his vote at the next meeting. The chair also moved and the committee approved printing multiple RS filings (requests to print proposed legislation) during the session.
Later in the day, the committee moved several bills to the floor with due-pass recommendations (HB 696, HB 602, HB 683, HB 689, HB 690) and held others (notably HB 668 and HB 685) for further work. The committee used a mix of voice and roll-call votes and asked sponsors to continue refining language when concerns were raised.
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