Committee finds draft 25-10 1912 favorable and sends bill to the floor

During the Feb. 17 session the committee reviewed a draft (referred to from Hartford as draft number 25101912) described as "reports for fuel bill" and, after brief discussion about language cleanup and jurisdictional contacts, a member moved to find the draft favorable and report it to the floor. "I'd like to make a motion to find draft number 25-10 19, draft 1.2, favorable," an unidentified member said before the roll call.

The chair conducted a roll call; representatives on the committee answered in the affirmative and the committee recorded a favorable finding. Members present included Representative Boyden, Representative Coffin, Representative Hango and others who answered 'Yes' during the roll call. Counsel told members the draft contains no appropriations and would be introduced as a committee bill, allowing it to proceed straight to the floor with additional lead time for members to review.

What happened next: Counsel summarized the work as "important" and thanked members for the legwork on the dense package; the committee then shifted plans to begin a scheduled budget conversation later in the meeting.

Outcome: Draft 25-10 1912 (draft 1.2) was found favorable by voice/roll-call responses and reported out of committee to be introduced as a committee bill to the floor. The committee did not discuss substantive amendments on the record; counsel said the draft made language cleanup changes only.