Votes at a glance: Finance, Ways and Means committee moves dozens of bills to calendar and rules

NASHVILLE — On April 17 the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee considered a long finance calendar and moved many bills to the next stage (calendar and rules). The committee disposition included a mix of amended measures, bills rolled to later calendars and a small number of items taken off notice.

Notable actions and outcomes - House Bill 576 (creates a bail bondsman professional board within the Department of Commerce and Insurance): amendment adopted; committee vote 26 ayes, 1 no; moved to calendar and rules.

- House Bill 1278 (as amended, allows loan charges to be included in a $110 million fund for bond interest related to Hurricane Helene relief): amended; committee vote 28 ayes, 0 nos; moved to calendar and rules.

- House Bill 1092: rolled to the next available calendar without objection.

- House Bill 1089 (mental‑health evaluations at sentencing): amended; committee vote 28 ayes, 0 nos; moved to calendar and rules (also covered in separate article).

- House Bill 55 (referred to by sponsor as the “peace”/extremism provision): committee vote 23 ayes, 0 nos, 3 present not voting; moved to calendar and rules.

- House Bill 691 (community investment tax credit measure, as amended to measure loans throughout the year): amended; committee vote 28 ayes, 0 nos; moved to calendar and rules.

- House Bill 1144 (private prisons: drawdown requirement if death rate exceeds double comparable state facilities): amended; committee vote 26 ayes, 0 nos; moved to calendar and rules.

- House Bill 641 (child advocacy centers funding increase; amendment adjusted base funding to 1% rather than 3%): amended; committee vote 27 ayes, 0 nos; moved to calendar and rules.

- House Bill 577 (jail…