Committee rolls House Bill 905 to special calendar for further stakeholder work on 'Elvis Act' language

Chairman Bricken introduced House Bill 905 and noted an amendment (006074) was traveling with the bill. A committee member requested that the bill be rolled to the special calendar so that stakeholders who helped craft earlier changes to the "Elvis Act" could meet while legislators were under one roof and seek agreed language before sine die.

Kevin Vaughn summarized the sponsor's intent, saying the matter concerns adjustments to language previously adopted with the "Elvis Act" and that committee members wanted to give proponents and opponents an opportunity to negotiate. He said, "If these people who are the protagonist and antagonist in this issue can't get together and find some language that everybody can agree on, then we're gonna let the matter lie." The request to roll the bill to the special calendar received a motion and a second and the committee voiced "aye." The motion was recorded as passed; the transcript does not provide a roll‑call tally or list of individual votes.

What happens next: the bill will appear on the special calendar for further consideration before the legislature adjourns sine die; members said they expected to hear it before adjournment if parties reach agreement. No textual changes to the bill were recorded in the committee during this session.