J_LS_2019A 01/17/2019 07:45:44 AM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON LEGAL SERVICES Date 01/17/2019 Attendance Foote E Gardner E Herod X Rodriguez X Snyder X Soper E Van Winkle E Weissman X Cooke X Lee X X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call Time 07:45:44 AM to 08:21:43 AM Place HCR 0107 This Meeting was called to order by Senator Lee This Report was prepared by Owen Colling Hearing Items Action Taken hAppointment of two nonlegislative attorney members to the Statutory Revision Committee hSponsorship of bills Committee Discussion Only hScheduled meetings during the session Committee Discussion Only Election of Chair and Vice-chair - Nominate Senator Lee as Chair 08:04:31 AM Motion Nominate Senator Lee as Chair Moved Weissman Seconded Foote Excused Gardner Excused Herod Rodriguez Snyder Soper Excused Van Winkle Excused Weissman Cooke Lee YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection Election of Chair and Vice-chair - Nominate Rep. Herod as Vice-chair 08:05:09 AM Motion Nominate Rep. Herod as Vice-chair Moved Cooke Seconded Foote Excused Gardner Excused Herod Rodriguez Snyder Soper Excused Van Winkle Excused Weissman Cooke Lee Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection Appointment of two nonlegislative attorney members to the Statutory Revision Committee - 08:05:14 AM Kristen Forrestal, Senior Attorney, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), testified before the Committee concerning the charge of the Statutory Revision Committee. She explained that the Committee on Legal Services is statutorily charged with confirming the two nonlegislative members of the Statutory Revision Committee. 08:08:07 AM Motion Reappoint Patrice Collins and Brad Ramming to the Statutory Revision Committee Moved Cooke Seconded Foote Excused Gardner Excused Herod Yes Rodriguez Yes Snyder Yes Soper Excused Van Winkle Excused Weissman Yes Cooke Yes Lee Yes YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 4 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS Sponsorship of bills - Committee Discussion Only 08:09:26 AM Christy Chase, Assistant Director, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning the sponsorship of the Committee's Title 12 Recodification bill. Representative Weissman agreed to be the House prime sponsor and Senators Lee and Rodriguez agreed to be Senate sponsors of the Title 12 Recodification bill. (At the December 2018 Committee meeting, Senators Cooke and Gardner agreed to be joint prime sponsors of the bill in the Senate.) 08:13:41 AM Jennifer Gilroy, Revisor of Statutes, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning the Revisor's Bill that the Committee sponsors each year. Senator Lee agreed to be joint prime sponsor with Senator Gardner in the Senate, Representative Weissman agreed to be the prime sponsor in the House, and Senators Cooke and Rodriguez and Representatives Herod and Snyder agreed to be co-sponsors of the Revisor's Bill. The bill will originate in the Senate. 08:17:32 AM Jennifer Berman, Senior Attorney, OLLS, testified before the Committee concerning the Rule Review Bill, which extends rules that were promulgated between November 1, 2017, and November 1, 2018, except for rules that are listed in the bill that the members of the Committee have determined should not be extended. Senator Lee agreed to be prime sponsor of the bill in the Senate and Representatives Herod and Weissman agreed to be joint prime sponsors of the bill in the House. Scheduled meetings during the session - Committee Discussion Only 03:25:00 PM The Committee agreed to meet on the first Thursday of each month during session from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. 08:21:43 AM The committee adjourned.