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Committee adopts amendments and sends HB 3731 on sexual‑misconduct reporting at public institutions to the floor
Summary
In a work session the committee adopted dash‑5 amendments to House Bill 3731, expanded narrative reporting requirements for institutional sexual‑misconduct reports, then voted to send the amended bill to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
The House Committee on Higher Education and Workforce Development met in a work session April 3 and approved amended reporting requirements for public institutions of higher education under House Bill 3731.
Lede: The committee adopted dash‑5 amendments that replace and clarify reporting requirements related to sexual‑misconduct at public institutions, add optional and required narrative sections to annual reports, permit an executive summary of unlimited length and make the measure effective on passage as an emergency.
Nut graf: Staff summarized that the dash‑5 amendments modify the operative date, add narrative sections to annual reports from institutions and declare an emergency effective upon passage. Committee members voted without recorded debate to adopt the amendments and then to move the bill to the House floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
Action: Representative Bridal moved adoption of the dash‑5 amendments; the chair announced adoption by unanimous consent. Representative Hartman moved HB 3731 as amended to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation. The committee recorded individual ayes/yes votes during the roll call. The chair announced the motion carries and that Representative Hartman will carry the bill on the floor.
Vote record: The roll call as recorded in the hearing transcript lists the following recorded affirmative votes: Representative Pinker McDonald (Yes), Representative Munoz (Yes), Representative Freight (Aye), Representative Juncker (Yes), Vice Mayor Fraggart (Yes), Vice Mayor Hartwick (Aye), and Senator Hudson (Aye). The chair declared the motion carried and assigned floor carry to Representative Hartman.
Ending: With the vote completed, the committee adjourned. The bill proceeds to the House floor as amended.
