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Committee advances HB 147 unanimously; HB 657 passes 11-5 after amendment fails
Summary
A Missouri House committee voted HB 147 do pass by voice/roll call 16-0 and advanced HB 657 do pass by roll call 11-5 after rejecting a committee amendment.
A House committee voted HB 147 do pass by a 16-0 roll-call vote and later advanced HB 657 by a 11-5 roll-call vote after a committee amendment failed.
The committee convened in executive session to consider HB 147. Chairman Waller moved that HB 147 be voted "do pass." After brief procedural remarks the clerk called the roll; the clerk recorded 16 yes votes and zero no votes and the committee reported HB 147 as "do pass."
The committee then considered HB 657. Representative Steinhoff offered a committee amendment (identified in discussion as ending in 01H) that the panel debated. The amendment was rejected by voice vote; the chair declared "the no's have it" and said the amendment had failed. The committee then voted to report HB 657 "do pass." The clerk recorded 11 ayes and 5 nays on the final motion.
Votes at a glance - HB 147 — Motion: "Be voted do pass." Mover: Chairman Waller. Result: 16 yes, 0 no; outcome: do pass. - HB 657 — Committee amendment (ending in 01H) — Outcome: failed (no tally recorded in transcript). Final motion: "Be voted do pass." Result: 11 yes, 5 no; outcome: do pass.
Procedural notes: Both HB 147 and HB 657 were handled in executive session before being returned to open session for roll-call votes. The transcript records named votes for HB 657 (see vote record below). No final amendments other than the failed committee amendment were adopted on HB 657 as recorded in the transcript.
Votes (transcript roll-call excerpts) - HB 147: Recorded by clerk as "16 yeses, 0 no." - HB 657: Named roll call excerpts in transcript (aye/no as spoken): Chairman Waller — Aye; Vice Chair Hovis — Aye; Representative Clemens — No; Allen — Aye; Bromley — Aye; Haley — Aye; Jacobs — No; Kelly — Aye; McGirl — Aye; Owen — Aye; Reedy — Aye; Reuter — Aye; Smith — No; Steinhoff — No; Steinmetz — No; Vanskoik — Aye; Ben Schoick — Aye. The clerk summarized: "By your vote of 11 a's and 5 nays, you have voted HB 657 do pass."
No additional substantive debate, amendments, or instructions to staff on either bill are recorded in the transcript excerpt provided. The committee then moved out of executive session and proceeded to public hearings on other bills.
