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Committee actions: votes at a glance — several bills advanced, one failed on a tie
Summary
The committee advanced multiple bills with favorable reports (some unanimous), adopted substitutes and amendments as noted, and one bill renaming the Gulf failed on a tie vote.
The committee considered a series of bills after lengthy debate on earlier items. This summary lists formal outcomes recorded in the transcript on bills considered later in the docket.
Key recorded votes and procedural outcomes
- HB 165 (Juneteenth state holiday): Representative Rick Ream presented an amended substitute that makes Juneteenth a state holiday. The sponsor said the governor had previously declared the day a state holiday and most state employees are salaried. Committee action: bill received a favorable report unanimously.
- HB 247 (rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America for state purposes): Sponsor said several states and federal agencies have adopted the federal nomenclature. Committee action: the vote resulted in a tie and the bill did not receive a favorable report (tie vote recorded; not approved).
- HB 471 (removes prohibition on state or local elected officials serving on local water, sewer and fire authority boards): Committee action: received a favorable report with one recorded abstention.
- HB 90 and HB 91 (municipal and county housing authority clarifications and powers to partner with private developers): Sponsor described updating statutes that date to the 1930s to allow housing authorities to partner with private developers; both bills received favorable reports.
- HB 363 (foreign nationals and election participation / substitute adopted): A substitute clarifying intent and carving out certain dues/fees was adopted; the substituted bill received a favorable report.
- HB 247 (note: listed above) — tie vote; did not advance.
- HB 479 (statewide voter database / removing ERIC reference and adding reporting language): The committee adopted an amendment (added in the House) that requires the Secretary of State to collect and publish county-level data on voters removed from registration lists for the three calendar years prior to 2025 and then annually. The amended substitute received a unanimous favorable report as amended.
Other procedural notes: several bills were considered with substitute language adopted by the committee; a few bills were carried by voice vote or the previous role at the chair’s request. Most measures that received favorable reports will proceed to the next stage of the legislative process.
Ending: The chair adjourned the meeting after completing roll calls; committee members and multiple public commenters participated in several public hearings that were part of the docket.
