Senate committee batches eight bills to send to the floor; four left out

The chair of the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee opened the meeting and announced a slate of bills under the committee’s purview before a motion to batch most of them was moved and approved.

Senator (unnamed) 2 moved “that we batch the rest of the bills,” explicitly excluding Senate Bill 7 30, Senate Bill 7 33, Senate Bill 7 34 and Senate Bill 7 35. The motion received a second (the seconding member is not identified in the transcript) and proceeded to a voice vote. Senator (unnamed) 3 sought confirmation that batching would send the measures straight to the floor for debate, saying the process would not allow intervening steps to block consideration; the chair confirmed that understanding.

By voice vote, members answered “aye,” the chair declared the motion carried and the committee was dismissed. The chair opened the meeting by noting the committee’s return to meeting in person following earlier COVID-era practices.

The transcript does not record the substantive content, purpose, or sponsors for the individual bills; the committee only recited bill numbers. The bills batched were identified by number as Senate Bill 7 19; 7 31; 7 32; 7 36; 7 37; 7 38; 7 39; and 7 40. The bills excluded from the batch were Senate Bill 7 30; 7 33; 7 34; and 7 35. No roll-call vote or individual vote tallies were recorded in the transcript; the outcome was announced after a voice vote.