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House Education committee votes 7-4 to report H 454 with strike‑all amendment
Summary
On March 28, 2025, the House Education Committee voted to report H 454 with amendments after a roll-call vote on a strike‑all amendment; the clerk announced a 7-4-0 tally. Committee chair praised the deliberations and noted some members opposed the amendment.
The House Education Committee voted to report H 454 with amendments in a roll-call vote on March 28, 2025, approving a strike‑all amendment and sending the measure out of committee by a 7-4-0 tally, the clerk announced.
Chair Coleman, presiding over the committee, opened the session and said the committee would hold a roll-call vote on the strike‑all amendment. Legislative counsel noted the amendment was posted on the committee website as version 8.1. Representative Touf joined the meeting virtually but experienced connection issues during the session.
A member moved that the committee report H 454 “with amendments”; the motion was seconded. The clerk called roll and read individual votes. The clerk later announced the final tally as seven votes in favor, four opposed and zero abstentions. The clerk’s roll-call dialog recorded “Rhett Bridal — yes,” “Rhett Brown — yes,” “Rep. Harbell — yes,” “Rep. Hunter — yes,” “Rep. Long — yes,” “Rep. McCann — yes,” “Rep. Quimby — no,” “Rep. Taylor — no,” and one member identified only as “Rep. 2 — no.” Chair Coleman recorded a yes vote. (The audio record did not audibly capture every member’s spoken vote in sequence; the clerk’s announced tally was 7-4-0.)
After the vote, Chair Coleman thanked members and staff for their work on the bill. “I know some of you will be voting no,” Coleman said, adding, “thank all of you for your contribution. [You] made the bill better each and every step of the way. ... The level of discussion and decorum here was outstanding.” Coleman also said the committee’s work is not finished and that the bill will face further consideration when it returns.
Legislative counsel identified the posted strike‑all draft as version 8.1 on the committee website. The meeting adjourned after the clerk confirmed the tally and the chair closed out the committee’s business for March 28.
Votes at a glance: H 454 (strike‑all amendment, committee report) — Approved by committee; clerk announced 7 yes, 4 no, 0 abstain.
Next steps: The committee’s action reports H 454 with amendments out of committee; any additional steps were not specified during the recorded session.
