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Appropriations Committee approves worker-protection bill for construction industry after roll call
Summary
House Bill 721, which adds protections for construction workers and increases penalties for employers, was rereported to the House after a roll-call vote in the House Appropriations Committee.
Chairman Harris presided as the committee took up House Bill 721, which the executive director summarized as adding protections for workers in the construction industry and increasing penalties for employers.
A Republican member requested a roll-call vote, saying, “We will need a roll call vote on this piece of legislation, mister chairman.” The committee conducted the roll call and, after recorded votes, the chair announced, “On the question, the ayes have it, and the bill will be rereported to the floor.”
The transcript records multiple individual roll-call entries during the vote; the committee chair announced the bill passed and would be rereported to the full House. The committee did not record amendments to HB721 in the meeting transcript.
Next steps are transmission of the committee report to the full House for consideration and any subsequent floor action.
The transcript does not include a detailed fiscal note or the full roll-call tally by name in a clear, unambiguous format; the committee record shows in-committee roll-call procedure and an affirmative outcome.
