Members of the Government Operations & Military Affairs committee signaled favorability in a straw poll on language amendments to H 321 during a brief committee review.

Committee members said the changes in Representative Higley’s language confirmed current practice, involved only minor typographical edits, and did not require a formal change in committee position. The committee did not establish an official position on the bill; instead, members took a straw poll on the language and treated the two components as a slate.

A committee member noted the reporter of the bill would record the straw-poll result for when the bill is considered on the floor. The final stated tally from the meeting was 11 favorable and no opposition to both components of the language amendment. No mover or second for a formal motion was recorded in the transcript, and committee members described the action as a straw poll rather than a formal vote.

The discussion was brief and procedural: members said they had time to review the language, saw no substantive concerns, and described the changes as confirming existing practice with only typographical corrections. The committee did not specify a formal effective date or any required follow-up beyond the reporter’s notation to the floor.