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Committee actions and roll calls: summary of bills considered
Summary
A concise summary of final committee actions on bills considered in the hearing, including votes, tallies and short notes on public comment or amendments.
Votes at a glance — Senate Transportation, Public Utilities, Energy and Technology Standing Committee (selected items considered during the hearing):
• Senate Bill 340 — Protected person amendments: Committee voted to pass SB 340 out with a favorable recommendation unanimously (6–0). Sponsor Senator Ibsen presented the measure, which creates a process for people who receive credible threats to request investigation by the Department of Public Safety and to establish safety protocols. No public testimony was recorded.
• House Bill 261 (second substitute) — Towing modifications: Committee adopted amendment 5 and passed the second substitute out with a favorable recommendation, 7–0. Representative Malloy said the bill clarifies access to life‑essential items from impounded vehicles, expands full access to personal property after towing‑fee payment, eases signage requirements and standardizes towing fees.
• House Bill 407 (third substitute) — Mini‑motorcycle amendments: Committee passed the third substitute unanimously. Sponsor said the measure clarifies definitions and enforcement for small electric motorcycles and adds insurance/driver‑license language. No public opposition was recorded.
• House Bill 425 (second substitute) — Department of Public Safety fee amendments: Committee passed the second substitute unanimously. Jason Ricks of the Bureau of Criminal Identification explained fee increases for out‑of‑state firearm background checks and a $25 increase for registry annual fees to support IT costs for the offender‑tracking program cited as FenderWatch; committee adopted the substitute and voted to advance the bill.
• In addition to the bills above, the committee considered and took action on HB 162 (transportation funding amendments, 6th sub), HB 392 (driver credential/impound bill, 2nd sub), HB 492 (drinking water cybersecurity, 1st sub) and HB 241 (solar power plant amendments, 2nd sub) — see separate articles for those items with fuller context and public testimony.
