The House Committee on Transportation voted to refer Senate Bill 11 73, patron Senator Sutterline, to the General Laws Committee so the measure can be heard alongside the identical House bill, House Bill 2,503, patron Delegate Wiley. The referral was moved and seconded and decided by voice vote after procedural clarifications by the clerk.

The referral matters because it sends the Senate-origin bill to the committee that heard the corresponding House measure, consolidating consideration of identical language in one docket and enabling both chambers’ versions to be considered in the same forum.

Committee members then moved to report four additional Senate bills in a single block. The bills named in the committee record were Senate Bill 9 59 (patron listed as Senator Sertiment) identical to a House bill by Delegate Kilgore, Senate Bill 1004 (patron Senator Boyseco) identical to House Bill 2,261, Senate Bill 1250 (patron Senator Bagby) identical to House Bill 2,234, and Senate Bill 1340 (patron Mars Dennis) identical to House Bill 2,138. No member asked to remove any bill from the block; the clerk opened and closed the roll and the bills were reported.

Committee business closed with a routine motion to adjourn that carried by voice vote. The meeting record shows the chair confirmed a quorum at the start; there was no extended debate recorded on any of the measures listed.

Votes at a glance

- Refer Senate Bill 11 73 to General Laws (to be heard with House Bill 2,503): motion moved and seconded; decided by voice vote; outcome reported/referred.
- Report in block: Senate Bill 9 59; Senate Bill 1004; Senate Bill 1250; Senate Bill 1340 — motion moved and seconded; roll opened and closed; outcome reported.
- Motion to adjourn: carried by voice vote.

Details recorded in the committee transcript show procedural confusion about whether the referral required a recorded vote; the chair and the clerk clarified that the referral was a straight referral and the action was completed by voice vote. No substantive amendments, committee directions to staff, or policy debates on bill content were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.