04/09/2018 01:30 PM Senate JUDICIARY

         SJR 14-CONST. AM: PARENTAL CONSENT TO ABORTION                                                                     
                                                                                                                              
                [Contains discussion of SJR 1.]                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:02:03 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL announced  the consideration of SJR  14 and advised                                                               
that he  would take as much  public testimony as time  allows. He                                                               
solicited  a motion  to  adopt the  draft CS  and  said he  would                                                               
object for an explanation.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:02:54 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR COSTELLO  moved to adopt  the work  draft CS for  SJR 14,                                                               
version 30-LS1472\D, as the working document.                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
3:03:01 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI objected.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL stated that his  staff would explain the changes in                                                               
the CS and the sponsor could say whether he agrees with it.                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:03:27 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  clarified his objection saying  a motion to                                                               
report SJR 1 from committee was  on the table from the meeting on                                                               
Saturday.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  COGHILL  advised  that  SJR 1  had  been  discharged  from                                                               
committee under Uniform Rule 48(b).                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI  said his reading  of the rule was  that the                                                               
bill would not be discharged until the fourth day.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL restated that the bill had been discharged.                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said if SJR 1  was discharged then [HB 214                                                                 
Bree's law] was  discharged which means a  finance referral could                                                               
not be added.                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR COGHILL said  he'd have his staff check  on the disposition                                                               
of  the  bills   [that  were  scheduled  for   the  meeting  last                                                               
Saturday].  He asked  Senator Wielechowski  if he  maintained his                                                               
objection.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:04:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR WIELECHOWSKI said yes, he was maintaining his objection.                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:04:37 PM                                                                                                                    
At ease                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
3:06:59 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL reconvened  the meeting and advised  that he needed                                                               
legal advice  on the viability  of Senator  Wielechowski's motion                                                               
and the disposition of SJR 1 before moving forward.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:07:40 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR COGHILL  recessed the  Senate Judiciary  Standing Committee                                                               
meeting to a call of the chair.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
[The meeting was reconvened on 4/10/18 at 9:00 a.m.]