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Committee roundup: bills sent forward, defeated and sent to summer study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Summary
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee recorded a series of votes on multiple bills: some advanced to full judiciary, several failed, and others were referred to summer study. This article lists each bill with the committee action and available vote tallies.
The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee met and recorded votes on multiple bills during the March session. Below is a concise list of the committee’s formal actions, the short descriptions available from committee discussion, and the recorded vote tallies as read into the record.
- House Bill 661 (batterers intervention program): sent to full judiciary as amended — 9 ayes, 0 nays. (See separate article for bill details.)
- House Bill 856 (deadly force/property): sent to full judiciary — 7 ayes, 2 nays. (See separate article for debate highlights.)
- House Bill 1391 (expungement for misdemeanors and Class E felonies by Representative Pearson): failed in subcommittee — 2 ayes, 7 nays.
- House Bill 1392 (repeal of permitless carry by Representative Pearson): failed in subcommittee — 2 ayes, 7 nays.
- House Bill 601 (pathway to reopen convictions with new non‑scientific evidence of innocence): sent to full judiciary as amended — 6 ayes, 3 nays.
- House Bill 679 (minor consent to sexual‑assault evidence collection—clarifies minors may obtain forensic kits without parental consent): sent to full judiciary as amended — 9 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 1204 (DUI/blood draw, oral fluid testing, and license suspension adjustments): sent to full judiciary as amended — 6 ayes, 0 nays, 2 present not voting.
- House Bill 1299 (nonconsensual intimate deepfakes): sent to full judiciary as amended — 7 ayes, 0 nays. (See separate article.)
- House Bill 1191 (reckless discharge and related vehicle firearm offenses by Representative Shaw): referred to summer study — 8 ayes, 0 nays.
- House Bill 763/703 (adult‑use cannabis, House Bill 703): failed in subcommittee — 2 ayes, 5 nays.
- House Bill 947 (parental liability provision introduced by Representative Brooks regarding providing firearms to persons legally prohibited from possession): sent to full judiciary — 6 ayes, 2 nays.
- House Bill 792 (Sexual Violence Justice Act — training and reforms, amended): referred to summer study — 7 ayes, 0 nays.
Notes and context
- Several bills were amended on the floor of the subcommittee before final votes; where an amendment was adopted the committee record shows the bill “as amended.”
- The committee also rolled multiple bills to the next calendar or to the Hill (administrative procedure) where sponsors or committee chairs asked for a delay; those rolls preserve the bills’ ability to be considered later.
- For bills that failed in subcommittee, the record shows the vote totals as announced by the clerk. The committee did not record roll‑call lists of individual member votes in the transcript for most items; the posted tally is the official subcommittee vote.
What happens next
Bills that advanced will be scheduled for the full Judiciary Committee. Those referred to summer study will be the subject of further stakeholder work and possible drafting changes over the interim. Failed bills can be re‑filed in a future session or brought back by amendment if sponsors choose to rework language.
