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Committee clears several bills including two repealers and HB1486, HB1487
Summary
The committee recorded unanimous do-pass actions on a set of bills: House Bill 69 (a repealer concerning injury to tollhouse/turnpike gates) passed 10-0; House Bill 1486 (committee substitute adopted) and House Bill 1487 each passed 11-0.
A House committee on Monday approved multiple bills with unanimous votes.
Representative (speaker listed in the transcript as) Jinx presented a repealer described as "69, my bill seeks to repeal, it's also a repealer, 2 sections of law which relate to injury to toll house or turnpike gates and"; staff later announced the vote on that item as 10 ayes, 0 nays and the chair declared the bill passed.
Representative John presented House Bill 1486 and indicated there were amendments. The committee adopted a committee substitute and then approved the bill; staff announced 11 ayes, 0 nays. Representative Johns then presented House Bill 1487; the committee recorded a do-pass motion and staff announced 11 ayes, 0 nays for that bill as well.
All three items were recorded as unanimous in committee (HB 69 — 10-0; HB 1486 — 11-0; HB 1487 — 11-0). The transcript does not specify movers and seconders for the motions, nor does it provide the full statutory text or fiscal details for the bills in the record.
Votes at a glance
Do pass — House Bill 69 (repealer relating to injury to toll house/turnpike gates): 10 ayes, 0 nays. Do pass — House Bill 1486 (committee substitute adopted): 11 ayes, 0 nays. Do pass — House Bill 1487: 11 ayes, 0 nays.
The chair closed the session and said the committee will have one more meeting next week before adjourning.
