House Criminal Justice Subcommittee adopts procedural rules, runs mock electronic vote that ties 4-4

The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee met in an organizational session Wednesday, during which members introduced themselves, the chairman reviewed committee procedures for filing bills and amendments, and the committee conducted a mock electronic vote that the clerk recorded as a 4-4 tie.

Chairman Clay Doggett, Representative, opened the meeting and reviewed administrative rules for the committee, saying bills must be placed on notice through the house portal by 3:30 p.m. the Wednesday before the next scheduled meeting and that paper notices are not accepted. He told members that committee amendments must be submitted by 10 a.m. Tuesday before a meeting, that amendments are accepted only by email from a member or that member’s assistant, and that verbal or late-filed amendments “shall not be considered.”

The rules for witness testimony and meeting…