Subcommittee conforms Senate Bill 294 to House Bill 1361, reports substitute 8-0

The General Laws, Housing and Consumer Protection Subcommittee voted unanimously to conform Senate Bill 294, introduced by Senator Ayers, to House Bill 1361 and to report the item as a substitute.

The chair told members that Senator Ayers asked that her Senate bill be conformed to language from Delegate Maldonado's House bill (House Bill 1361). Committee members moved and seconded a motion to conform the bills and to report the substituted language. The chair noted the measure is identical to a bill that had passed the civil law subcommittee and the House.

The committee then reported the substitute by recorded vote of 8 to 0. The meeting concluded shortly thereafter with a motion to adjourn.

The transcript does not include detailed debate about the policy provisions of SB 294/HB 1361; it records the sponsor's request to conform the bills and the committee's procedural actions to report the matter.