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Votes at a glance: committee actions on bills including HB78, HB197, HB112, HB431
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee issued do-pass recommendations on multiple bills during the session, including HB78, HB197 (silver alert expansion), HB112 (cannabis licensure changes), and HB431 (watershed board appointments). This summary lists formal actions and noted key details where discussion was minimal.
At the hearing the committee recorded the following formal recommendations and brief outcomes.
House Bill 78: Committee substitute for House Bill 78 was pulled into committee, discussed briefly, and a do-pass motion was made and adopted by roll call; the committee moved the substitute forward. (Details of the bill’s provisions were not discussed in depth during the transcripted segment.)
House Bill 197: The committee approved a do-pass recommendation for House Bill 197, which broadens the definition of a “silver alert” by replacing the requirement that an individual be clearly indicated to have Alzheimer’s disease with language that permits alert activation where a reporter believes an individual displays signs or symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or other dementia, cognitive decline, or impairment regardless of age. Agency witnesses from adult protective services and AARP representatives supported the measure.
House Bill 112: The committee issued a do-pass recommendation for House Bill 112, which would amend cannabis licensure statutes to make the state’s background-check process compatible with FBI requirements so federal background checks can be run for licensees. The Cannabis Control Division and industry representatives supported the change as needed to meet FBI standards.
House Bill 431: Committee members approved a do-pass recommendation for House Bill 431, which amends the Watershed District Act to permit soil and water conservation district supervisors to appoint watershed board directors in lieu of holding low-turnout elections; proponents said appointment will make it easier to fill small‑district boards.
The committee recorded do-pass recommendations on the above items by roll call. For some of these bills, the hearing record included only brief sponsor explanations and limited public comment; the committee’s recorded outcomes moved each bill to the next legislative stage.
