The House Local Government Committee voted unanimously to advance three bills during executive action: House Bill 34, House Bill 40 and House Bill 37.

Committee Chair Brewster opened executive action on House Bill 34 and Vice Chair Springer moved that the bill "do pass." A voice vote was taken and the motion carried. Representative Seekins Crowe and Representative Fitzpatrick were recorded as voting "aye" by proxy during the proceedings.

The committee then took executive action on House Bill 40. The bill's title was read into the record as "an act providing for a special revenue account for review of public water supply or public sewage system plans and specifications and amending sections." Vice Chair Springer moved that House Bill 40 "do pass." Again, the committee approved the bill by voice vote with Seekins Crowe and Fitzpatrick recorded voting "aye" by proxy.

The third bill, House Bill 37, revises local government preliminary budget requirements to include prior budget year tax amounts and current budget year estimated tax amounts. Vice Chair Springer moved that House Bill 37 "do pass." The motion passed on a voice vote; Fitzpatrick's aye was recorded by proxy.

No roll-call tallies were given in the hearing record; members who voted by proxy were announced by staff. The committee's chair closed each executive action after the voice vote.

Votes at a glance

House Bill 34: Motion: "I move that House Bill 34 do pass." Mover: Vice Chair Springer. Second: not specified. Vote: voice vote approved. Recorded proxy votes: Representative Seekins Crowe (aye by proxy), Representative Fitzpatrick (aye by proxy). Outcome: approved.

House Bill 40: Motion: "I move that House Bill 40 do pass." Mover: Vice Chair Springer. Second: not specified. Vote: voice vote approved. Recorded proxy votes: Representative Seekins Crowe (aye by proxy), Representative Fitzpatrick (aye by proxy). Outcome: approved.

House Bill 37: Motion: "I move that House Bill 37 do pass." Mover: Vice Chair Springer. Second: not specified. Vote: voice vote approved. Recorded proxy votes: Representative Fitzpatrick (aye by proxy). Outcome: approved.

Context

The transcript records only brief procedural action on the three bills: motions to pass followed by voice votes and announcement of proxies. No committee debate altering bill language, amendments, or substantive discussion of the bills was recorded during the executive actions in the provided transcript.