05/13/2024 10:00 AM House FINANCE

HOUSE BILL NO. 400                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act relating to correspondence study programs;                                                                         
     relating to allotments for correspondence study                                                                            
     programs; and providing for an effective date."                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
10:11:22 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Hannan  asked if  a motion  to  table was  in                                                                   
order.                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Representative Stapp OBJECTED.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Hannan  MOVED  to  table  HB 400  to  a  time                                                                   
certain after 10:40 am in the current day.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
10:13:01 AM                                                                                                                   
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
10:13:49 AM                                                                                                                   
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion to table the bill.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
IN FAVOR: Hannan, Galvin, Josephson, Ortiz                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
OPPOSED:   Tomaszewski,  Cronk,   Coloumbe,  Stapp,   Edgmon,                                                                   
Foster                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Failed 4/6                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Johnson was absent from the vote.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Stapp MOVED  to REPORT  CSHB 400(FIN)  out of                                                                   
committee   with    individual   recommendations    and   the                                                                   
accompanying fiscal note.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Hannan did not  support moving the  bill. She                                                                   
believed that  there were outstanding policy  discussions and                                                                   
potential   amendments.   She    concluded   that   currently                                                                   
reporting the bill  out would create delays on  the floor and                                                                   
she could not support the bill in its current form.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Ortiz opposed  the motion.  He believed  that                                                                   
the  committee needed  more  time to  consider  the bill  and                                                                   
concurred  with  Representative  Hannan regarding  delays  on                                                                   
the floor in its current form.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Edgmon  supported moving the bill out  of committee.                                                                   
He thought  that a perfect  solution was not  obtainable, and                                                                   
the bill  offered a simple  solution that had  broad support.                                                                   
He  added  that  it  was  a  temporary   solution  and  could                                                                   
possibly  prevent  a  special  session.  He  emphasized  that                                                                   
immediate action  was necessary  and acknowledged  that there                                                                   
would be a lengthy discussion on the floor.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
A roll call vote was taken on the motion.                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
IN  FAVOR:  Tomaszewski,  Cronk,   Coloumbe,  Stapp,  Galvin,                                                                   
Edgmon, Foster                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
OPPOSED: Hannan, Josephson, Ortiz                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Passed 7/3                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair Johnson was absent from the vote.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
CSHB 400(FIN)  was REPORTED  out of  committee with  four "do                                                                   
pass"  recommendations,  one "do  not  pass"  recommendation,                                                                   
two   "no  recommendation"   recommendations,   three   amend                                                                   
"recommendations"  and with one  previously published  fiscal                                                                   
impact note: FN1 (EED).