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Description
Cities & Counties Subcommittee - February 23, 2021 - House Hearing Room 3
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We
intend
to
start
on
time.
Members
who
will
not
be
present
for
a
scheduled
committee
meeting
or
who
will
be
late
should
notify
the
chairman's
office
in
advance
to
maintain
a
quorum.
This
committee
must
have
five
members
present
at
all
times,
if
you're
required
to
leave
the
committee
during
the
meeting,
please
notify
the
clerk
or
committee
staff.
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mark
calendar
will
also
be
provided
to
the
members
by
email
prior
to
the
committee
meetings
due
to
coveted
restrictions.
No
physical
materials
will
be
provided
in
the
committee
meetings,
bills
and
amendments
all
bills
to
be
heard
in
the
committee
must
be
placed
on
notice
by
the
house
portal
by
3
30
on
wednesday.
The
preceding
the
hearing
date
to
be
considered
timely
amendments
to
be
considered
in
this
committee
must
be
received
by
chairman
crawford's
office.
Suite
540
by
10
am
on
mondays.
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Amendments
must
be
barcoded
and
signed
by
the
bill
sponsor
or
a
member
of
the
committee
to
be
considered.
If
a
substantial
amendment
is
not
timely,
filed
with
the
committee,
the
bill
will
have
to
be
re-calendared.
If
the
sponsor
wishes
the
amendment
to
be
considered
technical
corrections,
non-substantial
items
we
we
will
handle,
but
not
any
of
bill's
passed.
The
subcommittee
will
automatically
be
placed
on
the
next
available
full
committee
calendar.
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Unless
the
committee
receives
written
requests
from
the
sponsor
to
set
an
alternative
date
by
rule,
a
bill
must
may
be
calendared
three
times
in
a
given
committee,
after
which
it
will
be
sent
to
a
special
calendar
to
be
heard
along
with
the
final
committee
calendar
of
this
committee
bills
not
heard
due
to
time
constraints
will
be
rolled
to
the
next
available
calendar.
This
will
not
count
toward
the
three
calendar
limit.
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Rule
sponsors
who
wish
to
take
a
bill
off
notice
should
notify
the
committee
chairman
in
writing
prior
to
scheduled
hearing
any
change
any
changes,
a
charter
legislation
must
be
accompanied
by
supporting
resolution
of
the
governing
body
affected
by
the
change.
No
bill
may
be
considered.
That
does
not
have
a
companion
bill
in
the
senate.
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This
committee
will
no
longer
allow
testimony
that
has
not
been
requested.
24
hours
in
advance
presentation
media
to
be
used
during
testimony
must
be
provided
24
hours
in
advance
for
approval,
unapproval,
unapproved
materials
will
not
be
allowed
when
there
are
numerous
persons
on
a
list
to
speak
on
an
issue.
The
chair
may
impose
a
time
limit
when
testimony
by
multiple
parties
have
been
requested
on
an
issue.
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Any
motion
to
reconsider
by
the
committee
on
action
on
a
bill
must
come
from
a
member
who
voted
on
the
prevailing
side
and
the
majority
of
the
members
present
and
voting.
The
four
members
would
be
required
to
vote
in
favor
roll
call.
Votes
may
be
requested
by
the
bill
sponsor
prior
to
the
vote
being
called
for
or
a
show
of
three
or
more
hands
of
the
members
while
voting
is
taking
place.
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But
before
the
vote
has
been
announced,
members
who
wish
to
have
their
vote
recorded
on
a
voice
vote
should
notify
the
clerk
of
their
vote.
Members
may
request
to
change
their
vote
after
the
vote's
taken,
but
should
notify
the
clerk
of
the
change
clerk's
been
instructed
not
to
accept
any
vote
that
chan
that
changed
or
would
alter
the
outcome
of
the
vote
decorum
the
chair
intends
to
maintain
decorum
in
the
committee.
There
will
be
no
running
debate.
Debate
should
always
be
on
the
topic,
and
personal
attacks
will
not
be
tolerated.
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Members
who
appear
before
the
committee
will
maintain
appropriate
duress
for
house
rules,
no
clothing,
props
or
personal
displays
of
political
messaging
will
be
allowed
whatsoever.
Members
should
turn
their
cell
phones
off
or
silence,
while
in
committee
and
limit
the
phone
use.
During
testimony,
we
ask
the
members
of
the
committee
and
the
audience
please
to
step
out
of
the
hearing
room
when
they
take
a
call
for
house
rules.
No
member
of
the
committee
or
staff
may
record
video
or
live
stream.
While
the
committee
is
in
session,
photography
is
permitted.
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These
restrictions
do
not
apply
to
the
general
public
due
to
coveted
restrictions.
We
must
limit
our
audience
capacity
to
the
available
seating.
No
standing
audience
will
be
allowed
in
the
committee
room,
a
copy
of
the
committee
rules
and
policies
will
be
sent
to
the
membership
following
today's
meeting.
Are
there
any
questions
on
on
the
rules.
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Thank
you,
mr
chairman
members.
Good
morning
to
everybody.
We
are
ready
to
go
so
here
it
is
house
bill.
448
is
a
private
act,
change
from
the
city
of
columbia,
asking
to
establish
a
civil
service
board.
It's
a
pretty
straightforward
bill.
They're
asking
for
your
approval,
I'm
required
to
carry
this
bill.
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I
don't
really
understand
why
we
want
to
maybe
limit
this
right
now,
it's
only
applying
to
the
city
of
columbia.
The
way
I
understand
it,
I
would
like
to
see
you
know
with
with
the
way
the
bill
is
structured
with
a
few
changes
in
it.
I
think
it's
something
that
we
could
maybe
benefit
from
statewide
and
I
have
not
had
a
chance
to
talk
to
the
sponsor
on
this,
but
I
would
I
would
like
to
see
us
spend
a
little
time
looking
at
it
see
if
we
could
make
this
a
little
better.
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That's
the
last
item
on
today's
calendar.
Are
there
any
announcements,
we'd
like
to
welcome
new
members,
leader,
gant
representative
miller,
representative
chisholm,
chairman
esther
helton?
I
think
I've
covered
every
everybody
else
familiar
faces.
We
appreciate
each
of
you
serving.
We
have
no
that
won't
happen.
We
we
have
metro,
we
have
city
government
representation.
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We've
got
a
lot
of
knowledge
on
this
committee
and
I'm
honored
to
serve
with
each
one
of
you.
We've
got
our
staff
lucas,
hutchison,
doug
garrett,
legal
nathan,
witt
research,
analyst,
we've
got
an
intern
donald
halls.
Donald
present,
don't
think
so,
and
we've
got
from
the
clerk's
office
spencer,
shaw
back
in
the
corner
and
we
have
mastered
arms
wayne
hawkins.
So
thank
you
for
everything
you
do
for
this
committee
and
will
do
for
this
committee
in
the
future.
Any
any
other
announcements
without
objection
will
stand
adjourn.
Hearing,
no
objection,
we're
adjourned.