Committee adopts minutes, refers HB 4,696 to rules and reports HB 4,697 to the floor

At the start of the session the committee adopted the minutes of its Dec. 16 meeting without objection. Representative Thompson moved to refer House Bill 4,696 to the Committee on Rules; the clerk called the roll and the motion carried, recorded as 10 yays, 0 nays, 0 pass. The chair announced HB 4,696 was referred to the Committee on Rules.

Shortly thereafter Representative Fox moved to report House Bill 4,697 to the House floor with recommendation. The clerk again called the roll and the committee recorded 10 yays, 0 nays, 0 pass; the motion carried and the chair announced HB 4,697 would be reported to the floor with recommendation.

Both actions were procedural votes to move the bills in the legislative process; no substantive debate on either bill appears in the transcript beyond the motions and roll calls.