H.R. 2 House Rules Resolution - Standing Committee Duties: transcript
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House Rules Committee, Jan 20, 2026
- Committee chair56:26
Third reading calendar. Alright, we'll move along with our agenda here to a third item, uh, house resolution, two House Rules resolution standing committee duties. Uh, we have Representative Ballard with us today. Thank you for being here, and we'll turn the time over to you.
- Rep. Melissa G. Ballard56:42
Thank you so much. In the, uh, standing committee business and Labor, we have charged the Office of Professional Licensure and also the Office of Professional Licensure Review to oversee, um, various business licenses around the state and, um, making sure that they are streamlined and regulated properly. Um, and this legislation was really brought forward because instead of being at the whim of any legislator who wants to open up a new business licensure, um, this, Oh, sorry, Go ahead. This does speak, um, to the role of opular to ask them if they have done a review, if that licensure is needed and created a sunrise or not. It's, uh, streamlining just the, the application and, and, um, opening up new licensure.
- Committee chair57:38
Okay. Does that complete your That's it presentation's. Thank you for that. Um, quick and pithy, um, summary. Uh, we'll go to clarifying questions from the committee. Any questions? Seeing none, we will move to public comment. Is there any member of the public who wishes to to speak to this bill? Anyone online? All right. We'll go ahead and close public comment and we'll go to the committee for Committee Action. Representative Peterson,
- Rep. Peterson58:08
I'd like to make a motion to, um, recommend favorably house, uh, HR two House Resolution standing committee duties.
- Committee chair58:14
All right, that motion is in order. The motion is to favorably recommend HR two. Uh, we'll go to the bill sponsor, waive Waive, and two members of the committee. Any discussion of the motion Representative Wilcox? Oh, sorry. All right. Glad your glasses are fixed there. Um, alright, we'll go back then to the, um, sponsor of the legislation waive Okay. And the maker of the motion waive. All right. Uh, that we'll go ahead and place the motion then. The motion is to favorably recommend HR two House rules resolutions, standing committee duties. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Say nay. I'll rule that passes unanimously. Thank you. Thank you Representative Ballard. Very efficient.
House floor, Jan 23, 2026
- Speaker (presiding)24:11
HR two House Rules Resolution Standing committee duties by Representative Ballard. Representative Ballard.
- Rep. Melissa G. Ballard24:20
Uh, thank you Mr. Speaker. The legislature has charged LER the Office of Professional Licensure Review and dopple the Department of Professional Licensure to make sure they review all of the business licenses and regulations across the state and it with this direction from the legislature, we wanna make sure that all of the new licensure that is recommended has gone through their process before it comes to us. Instead of having this be at the whim of any legislature who legislator or who wants to implement new licenses, it's really in keeping with what this legislative body has requested of Doppel and ler.
- Speaker (presiding)25:05
Thank you Representative Ballard. Discussion to the bill. See none. Representative Ballard for summation. Waive Summation is waived. Voting is open on HR two house rules. Resolution Seeing all present having voted voting will be closed. HR two. Having received 68 yay votes and wait. One na vote passes the house be transmitted to the Senate for further consideration. Madam Reading Clerk