Senate panel reconsiders and reports Bill 1581 out of committee after voice and roll‑call votes
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Summary
The Appropriations — Government Operations Division voted to reconsider a prior amendment and then moved Bill 1581 to a 'do pass' recommendation after a motion to reconsider and a roll call; Senator Dwyer seconded the motion to do pass and the committee recorded ayes on the roll call.
The Appropriations - Government Operations Division reconsidered earlier committee action on Bill 1581, restored the bill to the version that originally came before the committee, and then voted to recommend the bill do pass.
Senator Herbili moved to reconsider the committee amendment to Bill 1581, and Senator Dwyer seconded that motion. The chair called for a voice vote on reconsideration; members responded and the motion carried. After reconsideration, Senator Herbili moved that Bill 1581 do pass in the form presented, and Senator Dwyer seconded that motion. The committee then completed a roll call vote.
Roll call recorded the following votes: Senator Sickler — Aye; Senator Herboy — Aye; Senator Dwyer — Aye; Senator Burkhart — Aye; Committee Chairman — Aye. The chair announced, "That motion passes," and noted that the bill would return to the policy committee on the floor.
Why it matters: the committee’s recommendation to do pass advances Bill 1581 toward floor consideration; members explicitly reversed a prior committee amendment and restored the bill to its original form before reporting it favorably.
The transcript does not record the bill’s text or the substantive policy changes in Bill 1581; members described the procedural steps (reconsideration and a do‑pass recommendation) and recorded the roll call votes listed above. The bill will proceed according to chamber rules to the next committee or floor stage as appropriate.