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House Rules Committee reports pet-custody and mall-redevelopment tax packages; split votes advance both bills
Summary
The House Rules Committee reported a two-bill package that would create a process for pet custody in divorce cases and provide tax incentives for shopping mall redevelopment; House Republicans opposed the package but Democrats supported it and the measures advanced by an 18-15 vote.
At about 12:20 p.m., following an earlier unanimous package, the House Rules Committee moved to report a second two-bill legislative package that included House Bill 97 (printer's number 80), which would create a process for pet custody in divorce cases, and House Bill 1446 (printer's number 2024), which would provide special tax provisions to incentivize redevelopment of shopping malls into mixed-use properties.
The package drew a partisan response during the committee roll call: a committee speaker identified as representing House Republican members said, “Republicans will be a no on both bills.” The committee proceeded to a roll call that was described in the record as Democrats voting in favor and Republicans opposed; the secretary reported that the legislative package advanced by a vote of 18 to 15.
Committee remarks on the floor did not include amendments, fiscal notes, or recorded floor debate in the transcript provided. The measures now move to the full House for further consideration; the committee record did not specify scheduling or next steps beyond reporting the bills.
Printer's numbers given by the committee were 80 for House Bill 97 and 2024 for House Bill 1446. The transcript did not include testimony from external stakeholders or departmental fiscal analyses in the committee record provided.
