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Missouri House Judiciary Committee advances several bills, rejects one in split vote
Summary
In an executive session, the House Judiciary Committee adopted substitutes or passed committee subs for House Bill 179, House Bill 756 and the House Committee substitute for House Bills 15-31/9-31 (limited driving privileges), and rejected House Bill 263 in a 6-6 tie.
The Missouri House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and took final committee votes on multiple bills, approving three and rejecting one.
House Committee Chair Parker opened the session and moved that House Bill 179 be voted “do pass.” The committee adopted a House Committee amendment (ending in 0.02 H) that adds House Bill 124 (elimination of the sunset on legal aid funding) into HB 179, then rolled the amendment into the committee substitute and voted the substitute “do pass.” The clerk announced, “By your vote of 9 ayes and 0 nos, you have voted house committee sub for house bill 179 do pass.”
The committee next considered House Bill 263 (expert-witness standard). After discussion from members…
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