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Committee approves four bills in executive session; tally totals announced
Summary
The House special committee on tax reform voted to recommend passage on four bills during an executive session, the clerk recorded roll-call tallies and the committee remained in executive session for additional votes.
The Special Committee on Tax Reform voted to recommend passage on four bills during an extended executive session, the chair announced, with the clerk calling roll for each measure and the chair reading the tallies after each vote.
By voice and roll-call, the committee voted that House Bill 629 be given a “do pass” recommendation. The chair announced the result as 7 ayes and 3 noes. The committee then voted to recommend House Bill 903 do pass; the chair again announced the result as 7 ayes and 3 noes. Members adopted a House Committee substitute and then voted that House Bill 798 be recommended “do pass,” the chair announced, also by 7 ayes and 3 noes. Finally, the committee voted to recommend the House Committee substitute for House Bill 999 do pass by a unanimous recorded vote of 10 ayes and 0 noes.
Committee chair Coleman opened and closed the roll calls and the clerk recorded the votes. After the votes reported above the chair announced the committee would remain in executive session until concluding the remaining internal business.
The recorded tallies were read aloud by the chair after the clerk completed each roll call; the committee did not record detailed individual vote attributions in the public hearing portion of the transcript beyond the roll-call exchange. The chair then closed executive session and moved the panel into the public hearing docket.
Ending
The roll-call tallies read in executive session will be entered in the committee minutes. Committee staff and the clerk are the official source for the full roll-call record and any signed roll-call sheets.
