House committee advances HB 2680 with committee and floor amendments; bill referred to engrossing

Representative Livingston moved in the Committee of the Whole that the Commerce Committee amendment to House Bill 2680 be adopted, and later offered a floor amendment in his name which members also adopted. "So we've been working on this for a week," Livingston said, adding that leaders from both sides reached an agreement allowing the amendment to be attached so the bill could advance to the Senate for further negotiation.

The Committee of the Whole read the Commerce Committee's recommendation that HB 2680 "do pass as amended." After adoption of the committee amendment as amended and the floor amendment, the committee reported the bill back to the House. The House adopted the committee report and directed that House Bill 2680, as amended, be referred to engrossing.

The committee record shows unanimous procedural voice votes on the amendment adoptions with the chair announcing that "the ayes have it." No roll-call vote tally for floor passage was recorded in the transcript excerpt. The bill will proceed through standard engrossing and second-chamber consideration; lawmakers said further adjustments were expected as the bill goes to the Senate.

No detailed text of HB 2680 was read aloud in the transcript excerpt; discussions centered on amendment agreement, bipartisan negotiation, and procedural steps to move the bill forward.