Senate committee deems six bills germane and adjourns after no opposition

A Senate committee moved to deem six Senate bills germane and adjourned after no member voiced opposition during a brief session.

Unidentified Speaker 2, a member of the committee, moved that “Senate Bill 261, 264, 306, 309, 312 and 313 be deemed germane.” Unidentified Speaker 1, presiding, asked, “Any opposition to that motion?” and, after saying the bills “all have messages,” declared, “Seeing none, we’ve moved these to Germane, and we will see you another day depending upon the messages.” The meeting ended with the presiding officer adjourning the session.

The motion was procedural: the committee recorded the germane determination for the six bills but did not hold a roll-call vote or debate the bills’ merits during this meeting. The transcript notes messages had been received for the bills in the preceding days; no further details about those messages were provided on the record.

The committee did not specify a date for further consideration; the presiding speaker said scheduling would depend on the messages the bills received. No amendments, seconders, or formal vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.