House and Senate conferees expeditiously moved through their list of revived bills, with no glitches along the way.

Instead, lawmakers graciously exchanged copies of proposed drafts, which included dollar amounts for bills requiring spending, and simply agreed.

Only a single “no” vote was registered, from Republican Cynthia Thielen on House Bill 2404, which allows for government agencies to disseminate publications of notice electronically.

“We have a bill,” was the common refrain.

As the list of bills dwindled down, the crowd in Conference Room 309 dwindled down as well. A final vote for all bills that made it out of conference committee is set for Tuesday (May 1) and Thursday (May 3).

At 10 a.m., lawmakers took a short recess and plan to reconvene at 10:30 a.m. There is only one bill left — House Bill 304 on state finances for public health, welfare and education.