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Votes at a glance: committee actions on several housing bills
Summary
The House Special Committee on Housing took executive actions on multiple bills: HB 65 was retained for summer work; HB 60 was recommended Ought to Pass; HB 444, HB 558 and HB 623 were voted inexpedient to legislate (ITL) or retained as noted. Tallies and motions are recorded below.
At the May committee meeting the House Special Committee on Housing recorded the following formal committee actions and roll-call outcomes. The committee used roll-call votes when recorded; where the transcript captured names they are included; where motions showed mover/second that is recorded. (All outcomes below reflect the committee roll calls recorded in the transcript.)
- HB 65 — Executive session: Motion to retain the bill for work over the summer. Seconded by Representative Miles. Motion carried; roll-call result recorded as 17–0 in favor of retention. The chair stated the bill would remain in the committee’s hands over the summer.
- HB 60 — Motion: Ought to Pass (move bill forward with an Ought to Pass recommendation). Moved by Representative Thaxton; seconded by Representative Dumont. After debate the roll-call result was recorded as 10 Yes, 7 No, 1 not present/abstention (transcript stated “10 to 7 to 1”) and the motion passed. Representative Thaxton was assigned to write the majority report.
- HB 444 — Executive session: Motion to find the bill Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL). The motion carried on roll call, 10–8. The committee directed the relevant majority member to prepare the report; Representative Paxton (mover) was noted in discussion.
- HB 558 — Executive session: Motion ITL. On roll call the committee voted 10–8 to find the bill Inexpedient to Legislate (ITL). Representative Paxton was assigned to write the majority report; a minority intent to retain was stated.
- HB 623 — Executive session: Motion ITL. The committee recorded a roll‑call result of 10–8 in favor of ITL. Representative Cole was recorded as the majority‑report author; a minority report to retain was filed.
Notes and provenance: Each tally above matches the roll-call results contained in the committee transcript. Several of these bills were the subject of extensive public testimony earlier in the session; the committee used executive sessions to decide next steps.
