Senate Industry and Business Committee members voted unanimously to recommend a do-not-pass on Senate Bill 2394 after committee members said an earlier bill addressed the same issues.

Senator Klein moved the recommendation that SB 2394 not pass, saying the subject had already been handled by prior legislation. Senator Kessel seconded the motion. After no additional discussion, the clerk recorded ayes from senators present and the committee adopted the do-not-pass recommendation 5-0.

The motion to recommend do not pass was presented as a procedural resolution by Senator Klein and seconded by Senator Kessel; the roll call recorded affirmative votes from Senator Cline, Senator Kessel, Senator Angott, the vice chair, and Chairman Barta. No formal amendments or conditions were attached to the committee recommendation.

The committee recorded that Senator Klein will carry the bill (i.e., bear the committee’s recommendation) forward to the next stage of the legislative process.

No substantive debate on the bill’s policy text is recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; the committee’s action was justified on the basis that similar subject matter was already covered in earlier legislation.