Beacon Hill Roll Call
Volume 50 – Report No. 11
March 10 – 14, 2025
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THE HOUSE AND SENATE: Beacon Hill Roll Call records local senators’ votes on roll calls from recent debate on the joint House-Senate rules. There were no roll calls in the House or Senate last week.
During the week of March 10-14, the House met for a total of 12 minutes while the Senate met for a total of 36 minutes.
LIMIT NUMBERS OF BILLS AT HEARINGS (S 15)- Senate 5-33, rejected an amendment that would reduce from 50 to 30 the maximum number of bills that can be considered at a hearing on bills by a committee.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment decreasing the number of bills from 50 to 30. A “No” vote is against the decrease.)
Sen. Jason Lewis – No
ALLOW MINORITY REPORT ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE BILLS (S 15)- Senate 6-32, rejected an amendment allowing the minority members who voted against a conference committee version of a bill to issue a report on why they voted against it. A conference committee is a committee that is appointed by the Senate president and House speaker when the House and Senate approve different versions of a bill. The committee’s job is to craft a compromise version.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment allowing a minority to issue a report. A “No” vote is against allowing a minority to issue a report.)
Sen. Jason Lewis – No
PROHIBIT LATE VOTES ON CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS (S 15)- Senate 6-32, rejected an amendment that would prohibit any conference committee bills from being considered less than 72 hours before the end of a formal legislative session. The amendment would allow the Legislature to consider a conference committee bill at any time only if the House and Senate vote unanimously to allow consideration. The amendment would replace a rule that allows the Legislature to consider conference committee reports at any time during the legislative session.
(A “Yes” vote is for the amendment prohibiting any conference committee reports from being considered less than 72 hours before the end of formal legislative sessions. A “No” vote is against the amendment.)
Sen. Jason Lewis – No
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