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Committee takes mixed actions on several bills including HB 1207 and HB 1496
Summary
The House Agriculture Committee reconsidered and took final actions on earlier items: House Bill 1207 was returned for reconsideration and the committee ultimately recorded a 'do not pass as amended' recommendation; House Bill 1496 (renter/landlord provisions) failed an initial do‑not‑pass vote but later passed on a due‑pass motion as amended.
During the same session the committee handled several additional agenda items and votes.
House Bill 1207: Members moved to reconsider prior committee action after staff identified an amendment drafting error. After discussion and a motion to remove a specific line from the amendment, the committee held a roll call and the committee recorded a recommendation of do not pass as amended. The clerk's roll call recording in the hearing indicated a tally reported as 7 yes, 6 no, 2 absent on the do‑not‑pass as amended action.
House Bill 1496 (renter protections / landlord obligations): The committee initially considered a do‑not‑pass motion for HB 1496; that motion failed on a roll call recorded in the hearing as 6 yes, 7 no, 1 absent. Committee members then moved and carried an amendment to eliminate lines referenced in the bill language. With the amendment adopted, the committee later voted to recommend passage as amended; the committee clerk announced the motion passed and later summarized the committee result as a 10‑to‑5 committee vote in favor of the amended bill.
The transcript shows committee members debated enforcement, definitions of “reasonable” conditions, and concerns from the realtors and landlord groups (testimony referenced in the record). Committee members repeatedly noted the bills would be subject to further floor debate and that some matters raised—such as enforcement mechanisms—remain unresolved.
The committee also completed other committee business and recessed until its next meeting.
