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Committee members spar over pace and public input on early-session bills
Summary
Members split over whether to carry bills for additional public input or report them quickly to the floor. Several senators urged carryover to allow industry witnesses; sponsors emphasized prior vetting and pressed to move bills forward.
Committee members clashed at times over process and pace as multiple bills moved through the Senate Judiciary Committee during the first week of the session.
Opponents of immediate floor transmission argued that subcommittees met during the holidays and that affected parties — particularly owners of sweepstakes machines and some industry representatives — had not had a fair chance to testify. One senator asked that S.3 be carried over to allow owners an opportunity to be heard; other members said the bill had already been considered last year and that delaying would only postpone the inevitable floor debate.
Similar procedural exchanges arose during debate on S.2, where senators pressed for written perfecting amendments to be circulated before the next vote. Some members asked staff to circulate the perfected language before the following Tuesday; sponsors said they would work with staff and urged senators to reserve their rights on the floor while allowing the committee to report the bills forward to preserve legislative momentum.
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