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Votes at a glance: Committee actions on several family-law measures
Summary
The Children and Family Law Committee took final committee-level votes on multiple bills during the session; this roundup lists the motion, outcome and vote tallies recorded in the transcript.
At its March 4 executive session the House Children and Family Law Committee recorded votes or roll-call results on multiple bills. The committee formally reported the items below to the full House or recorded no recommendation where the roll call resulted in a tie.
- House Bill 177 (technical correction to special education statute): Motion that bill "ought to pass" carried by roll call (13–0). The committee recorded an "ought to pass" recommendation and the item moves to the House calendar.
- House Bill 320 (enforcement of marital property settlements): Committee motion "ought to pass" carried on a roll call (14–0). The committee reported OTP (ought to pass).
- House Bill 335 (requirement for psychological evaluations when parental rights contested): Committee made a motion to recommend ITL (inexpedient to legislate); roll-call recorded (14–0). The committee recommended ITL.
- House Bill 350 (require courts to record and broadcast family-division hearings): After amendment votes and debate the committee recommended ITL (inexpedient to legislate); final roll call recorded 14–0 (committee will not advance the measure in its present form).
- House Bill 486 (grandparents' visitation rights): Motion "ought to pass" carried unanimously by roll call (14–0); the committee will forward the bill with an OTP recommendation.
- House Bill 433 (making 17 the marriage age for active-duty military parties): The committee recorded an initial roll call on an "ought to pass" motion that resulted in a 7–7 tie; the motion did not carry and the committee recorded no recommendation at that vote. Committee members later debated and moved further procedural motions; the committee recorded two reports (no single committee recommendation) for the House files.
These committee-level recommendations will be included in the House calendar materials and reported to the full House for floor action or further committee consideration.
