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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 opposed to the bill, the clerk recorded a roll call and, following a late-arriving member’s vote, announced a tie: “You have voted 6 ayes and 6 no's by your vote. House Bill 263 fails.”
The committee then moved House Bill 756 (increase of funds for the circuit clerk). Members adopted a committee amendment making the increase subject to appropriations, rolled the amendment into the substitute, and voted the substitute “do pass.” The clerk recorded “By your vote of 10 ayes and 1 no, you have voted house committee substitute for house bill 7 56 do pass.”
Finally, the committee considered House Bill 15-31 (and identical House Bill 9-31), the limited driving privileges bill. A tiling amendment added both bill numbers and produced a single House Committee substitute. The clerk announced the result: “By your vote of 11 ayes, 0 nos, you have voted House Committee substitute for House Bill 15 31 and 9 31 do pass.”
Votes at a glance: - House Committee substitute for House Bill 179 (includes HB124 amendment): outcome — approved; tally announced 9 ayes, 0 nos. Committee action: adoption of amendment; roll into substitute; substitute voted “do pass.” - House Bill 263 (expert witness / federal rule change): outcome — failed; tally announced 6 ayes, 6 nos. Committee action: motion to vote “do pass” was defeated on tie. - House Committee substitute for House Bill 756 (circuit clerk funding; increase subject to appropriations): outcome — approved; tally announced 10 ayes, 1 no. Committee action: amendment adopted making increase subject to appropriations; substitute voted “do pass.” - House Committee substitute for House Bills 15-31 and 9-31 (limited driving privileges): outcome — approved; tally announced 11 ayes, 0 nos. Committee action: tiling amendment adopted; substitute voted “do pass.”
Committee roll-call practice and a late-arriving member’s vote drew brief discussion during the HB 263 tally; members conferred about whether a member who entered during roll call could vote and the chair confirmed that the member could be allowed to cast a vote. The transcript records names on roll calls and individual yea/nay responses during each call.
