Committee forwards annual rule-review bill to full committee after tied repeal vote

Following the tied vote on rule 18.2.7, the Committee on Legal Services considered Senate Bill 26-83, the legislature’s annual rule-review bill. Michael Doar of the Office of Legislative Legal Services said the bill would extend rules approved in the last cycle. Vice Chair Frizzell moved to refer SB26-83 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The committee approved the referral on a 9–1 roll-call vote. The committee adjourned and members agreed a planned litigation update would be distributed by email.

The referral means that the annual rule-review bill will move forward to the next stage of the legislative process; committee members noted the earlier tied vote on 18.2.7 would have changed a possible amendment to SB26-83 had the repeal motion passed.