Votes at a glance: House Criminal Justice Committee advances dozens of bills, sends several to study or first calendar

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On April 1, 2025, the House Criminal Justice Committee handled a large calendar: it sent multiple bills to full judiciary (many as amended), rolled several to first calendar of 2026, took several bills off notice, and sent one bill to summer study. This roundup lists each bill or motion recorded in committee and the formal outcome.

The House Criminal Justice Committee took votes and procedural actions on numerous bills at its April 1, 2025 meeting. Below are the formal actions the committee recorded during the hearing.

Votes and formal outcomes (selected items from committee record):

- House Bill 3 14 (amendment code 4898): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 3 14 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 8 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present not voting.

- House Bill 7 69: As amended, committee voted to send HB 7 69 to full judiciary. Clerk reported 8 ayes, 0 nays.

- House Bill 13 52 (amendment code 5267): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 13 52 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.

- House Bill 13 53 (amendment code 4512): Amendment adopted; committee voted to send HB 13 53 as amended to full judiciary. Clerk reported 9 ayes, 0 nays.

- House Bill 6 50 (Representative Parkinson): Motion made to roll to first calendar of 2026; committee approved the roll.

- House Bill 8 36 (Representative Miller, legalization bill): Previous question called; objection was sustained and the committee voted — clerk reported 2 ayes, 7 nays; the motion to send the bill failed.

- House Bill 9 81 (Representative Miller): Sponsor…

Votes at a glance: House Criminal Justice Committee advances dozens of bills, sends several to study or first calendar

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