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House Corrections Committee approves HB492, adopts substitute for HB617 and approves HB1100
Summary
In executive session the House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions voted to pass three bills: House Bill 492 (11-1), a House Committee substitute for House Bill 617 (12-0), and House Bill 1100 (11-0).
The House Committee on Corrections and Public Institutions voted on three bills during an executive session before opening its public hearing on other business.
By roll call, the committee voted 11 yeas and 1 nay to give House Bill 492 a “do pass” recommendation. The chair then moved to adopt committee changes to other pending legislation. The committee adopted House Committee Amendment No. 1 (ending in 0.03h) as a substitute for House Bill 617 and then voted to recommend the house committee substitute for House Bill 617 “do pass” by a vote of 12 yeas and 0 nays. The committee later voted 11 yeas and 0 nays to recommend House Bill 1100 “do pass.”
Committee members recorded on the roll call included Chairman Mayhew (aye on recorded motions) and Vice Chair Cook (aye), along with ranking and other members who participated in the votes. The meeting transcript records the final tallies as stated by the chair: HB492 — 11 yes, 1 no; HB617 (house committee substitute) — 12 yes, 0 no; HB1100 — 11 yes, 0 no.
No amendments to HB492 or HB1100 were recorded as changing the final recommendation on the floor during this session. The substitute for HB617 incorporated committee amendment number 1 (ending in 0.03h); the committee adopted that substitute before recommending the bill for passage.
The committee moved on to the public hearing portion of the agenda after completing the roll calls and recorded motions.
