Committee advances SB 244 with unanimous vote after no public testimony

The House Veterans and Military Development Committee favorably reported Senate Bill 244 and recommended it for passage after a recorded roll-call vote.

Vice Chair Matthews moved to "favor to report Senate Bill 2 44 and recommend its passage," after Chair Richardson called the bill for its third hearing and stated the office had not received testimony and no one was present to testify. The clerk called the roll; Chair Richardson announced, "With 12 affirmative votes and 0 negative votes, Senate Bill 2 44 has been favorably reported out of the committee." The motion did not list a seconder in the transcript.

Chair Richardson repeated the reminder for members to sign the report sheet and to mark a star next to their signature if they wished to cosponsor the bill. The committee concluded the third hearing on Senate Bill 244 after the vote. The transcript records no bill text, debate, amendments, or outside testimony.