House General Laws committee strikes HB 1681 and refers several bills to other panels

At the start of the bill session, Delegate David Bulova, chair of the House General Laws Committee, announced that the patron of House Bill 1681 had asked the committee to strike the bill from the docket.

A motion to strike HB 1681 was made and seconded. Clerk records show the roll was closed and the motion carried 21 to 0; the chair announced "That bill is stricken from the docket 21 to 0." The clerk then read a block of bills the patron had asked be referred to other committees. The committee referred those measures as follows (voice vote): HB 1571 (Delegate Runyon) to Health and Human Resources; HB 1777 (Delegate Sullivan) to Health and Human Resources; HB 1816 (Delegate Campbell) to Communications, Technology and Innovation (CTI); HB 1624 (Delegate Thomas) to CTI; HB 1738 (Delegate Reed) to Public Safety; and HB 1759 (Delegate Gardner) to Public Safety.

Chair Bulova reminded members that most detailed debate should occur in subcommittees and urged members to submit amendments in subcommittee where possible because the committee faces a large docket.

Ending: With a quorum present and the clerk's recorded action, HB 1681 was stricken by recorded vote and the listed bills were referred to other committees by voice vote; the committee moved on to the remaining bills on the calendar.