Died when the session ended, on July 7, 2017.
2017 Regular Session
House Concurrent Resolution 24
Requires committees and subcommittees of Senate and House of Representatives, and joint committees and subcommittees of Legislative Assembly, to accept remote testimony given by remote videoconferencing link, if authorized by President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.
Requires committees and subcommittees of Senate and House of Representatives, and joint committees and subcommittees of Legislative Assembly, to accept remote testimony given by remote videoconferencing link<b>, if authorized by President of Senate and Speaker of House of Representatives</b>. <b>Upon authorization, requires committees to dedicate time to allow for video testimony on any agenda item.</b> Suspends rules until Legislative Administrator reports that adequate technology and infrastructure are in place to allow witnesses to go to remote locations and testify via videoconferencing link at committee meetings.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsors
9 co-sponsors
Sal Esquivel, Alissa Keny-Guyer, Rick Lewis, Jeff Reardon, Sherrie Sprenger, A. Richard Vial, Gene Whisnant, Greg Barreto, David Brock Smith
In the Senate
Sponsor
Chief co-sponsor
2 co-sponsors
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, adoption52–0
Passed · Jun 12 · 8 present
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 7
Text
Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 6 – Jun 12
- Mar 6Introduced
- Mar 13Sent to Rules
- Apr 4Heard in Rules
- Jun 1Heard in Rules
- Jun 7Rules recommended it as amended
- Jun 12Adopted in the House of Representatives, 52 to 0
In the Senate Jun 13 – Jul 7
- Jun 13Arrived in the Senate
- Jun 14Sent to Rules
- Jun 28Heard in Rules
- Jun 30Rules recommended it, and that it go to Ways and Means
- Jul 1Sent to Capital Construction Subcommittee
- Jul 7Died when the session ended
All 12 actions, as published
- Mar 6First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
- Mar 13Referred to Rules.House of Representatives
- Apr 4Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
- Jun 1Work Session held.House of Representatives
- Jun 7Recommendation: Be adopted with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
- Jun 12Read. Carried by Hack. Adopted.House of Representatives
- Jun 13First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
- Jun 14Referred to Rules.Senate
- Jun 28Public Hearing and Work Session held.Senate
- Jun 30Recommendation: Do adopt the A-Eng. resolution, requesting referral to Ways and Means. Refer to Ways and Means by order of the President.Senate
- Jul 1Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.Senate
- Jul 7In committee upon adjournment.Senate