Committee advances package of administrative bills including campaign-sign rules and PAC limit change

The State Agencies & Governmental Affairs Committee moved a slate of administrative and housekeeping bills by voice vote.

Highlights:

- Senate Bill 90: Simplifies occupational-licensing language to require out-of-state applicants to meet state-specific tests when such tests exist; sponsor said the change was minor and procedural.

- Conference travel amendment (House bill described by Senator Brianne Davis): Removed a requirement for the approval letter to include a specific dollar amount so reimbursement can be processed after costs are known.

- Senate Bill 1586: Technical cleanup for the Department of the Military, updating references from 'canteens' to 'exchanges.'

- Senate Bill 447: Corrects 2021 statutory wording so certain unopposed city clerk races need not be tabulated.

- House Bill 1599: Raises PAC contribution limits from $5,000 to $10,000 per person per calendar year.

- House Bill 1600: Strikes a prohibition on campaign signage on vehicles on state capitol grounds, allowing car magnets and similar signage.

All of these items were presented briefly by sponsors and advanced by motions and voice votes; the transcript records 'aye' voice approvals but does not include numeric roll-call tallies for these motions.