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Judiciary Committee: summary of committee actions and votes
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee considered multiple bills and committee amendments. This roundup lists each bill acted on and the committee outcome, based on the hearing record.
The House Judiciary Committee took action on a series of bills during the session. Below are the items the committee formally moved on, with outcomes recorded in the committee hearing. Where a roll-call tally was not recorded in the hearing excerpt, the committee recorded a voice vote and noted the result.
Votes at a glance
- HB 132: Motion — Ought to pass as amended (committee amendment adopted). Outcome: Approved by committee. Committee recorded "ayes have it." The amendment removed civil-action recovery language while retaining welfare staff authority to contact relatives through a specified line. (See article hb132-repeal-relatives-recovery.)
- HB 486: Motion — Re-refer. Outcome: Committee voted to re-refer the bill for further work; the motion was seconded and approved. (Grandparents visitation rights bill; committee to work on policy language.)
- HB 187-FN: Motion — Ought to pass (public hearing held; sponsor and public testimony). Outcome: Approved by committee (voice vote recorded as "ayes have it"). (See article hb187-parents-restraining-orders.)
- HB 273 (libraries): Motion — Ought to pass as amended. Outcome: Approved by committee; committee adopted a technical amendment clarifying parental/legal guardian verification on a child—s library account and set effective date to Jan. 1, 2026. Committee placed bill on consent and a member offered to take it out for further follow-up.
- HB 243 (penalty for false reports of suspected abuse): Motion — Ought to pass as amended (committee amendment adopted). Outcome: Approved by committee (voice vote recorded as "ayes have it"). Amendment clarified mens rea standard and criminal classification (unclassified misdemeanor) and streamlined references to mandated reporters.
- HB 560 (parental access to minor medical records): Motion — Ought to pass. Outcome: Approved by committee; committee left the bill off the consent calendar for further drafting to align with HIPAA and court-order language. (See article hb560-medical-records-portal.)
Procedural notes: Some bills were placed on the consent calendar; committee members indicated they might remove items from consent for additional drafting or stakeholder review. Several committee-adopted amendments will require staff to circulate revised drafts to stakeholders before floor action.
If a roll-call tally or named mover/second is required, committee minutes should be consulted; the hearing excerpt records voice votes and committee dispositions but not full roll-call records in all instances.
