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Judiciary Committee acts on more than two dozen bills; votes at a glance

2901473 · April 8, 2025

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Summary

The House Judiciary full committee considered dozens of items Monday, adopting amendments and voting to advance numerous bills and resolutions to calendars or other committees. This roundup lists each bill or resolution the committee formally acted on, the committee’s disposition and key procedural details.

The House Judiciary full committee handled a long agenda Monday. Members adopted multiple amendments and voted to advance a number of bills and resolutions to calendars or to other standing committees. Below is a concise "votes at a glance" synopsis of the formal actions recorded on the transcript.

Summary of formal committee actions (selected items recorded in the hearing):

- House Bill 661: Sponsor requested and committee moved the item to the second calendar of 2026 (procedural motion adopted by voice vote).

- House Bill 809: Committee adopted House Amendment 6945 (see separate article). After testimony and questions, the committee rolled House Bill 809 to the second calendar of 2026 (procedural roll).

- House Bill 445: Committee adopted House Amendment 5985 and later voted to send HB 445 as amended to the calendar and rules committee (roll call recorded: 15 ayes, 6 nos at final vote).

- House Joint Resolution 182 (HJR 182): Adopted for placement on calendar and rules (vote recorded 16 ayes, 6 nos reported for the motion to advance).

- House Resolution 11 (rules package from Supreme Court): Approved to move to calendar and rules (voice/recorded roll reported: 22 ayes, 0 nos).

- House Resolution 12: Approved to move to calendar and rules (22 ayes, 0 nos reported).

- House Bill 587: Advanced to calendar and rules (vote recorded 20 ayes, 0 nos at final tally).

- House Bill 370: Advanced to Finance, Ways and Means (vote recorded 19 ayes, 1 no).

- House Bill 371 (amended): Advanced to Finance, Ways and Means (vote recorded 22 ayes, 0 nos).

- House Bill 527: Advanced to calendar and rules (final tally reported as moving to calendar and rules).

- House Bill 671 (amended): Advanced to Calendar and Rules (vote reported 19 ayes, 2 nos, 1 present not voting).

- House Bill 706 (amended): Advanced to Finance, Ways and Means (vote recorded 18 ayes, 0 nos).

- House Bill 370/371/527/671/706 and other public‑safety items: Committee recorded motions, adopted several amendments, and forwarded bills to the indicated next steps in the legislative process (see action list below for details).

How to read this roundup: "Moved to calendar and rules" or "advanced to finance" indicates the committee voted to send the bill to the next step; "rolled to second calendar of 2026" means the committee tabled substantive action and placed the bill for later consideration on a future calendar. Recorded vote totals are included where the clerk reported a tally on the record.

Actions recorded and committee dispositions (detailed list)

- HB661 — Motion: move to second calendar of 2026. Outcome: approved (voice vote). - HB809 — House Amendment 6945: adopted. Final: HB 809 rolled to second calendar of 2026 (voice vote). - HB445 — House Amendment 5985: adopted. Final: moved to calendar & rules (final tally reported: 15 ayes, 6 nos). - HJR182 — Moved to calendar & rules (16 ayes, 6 nos reported for motion to advance). - HJR11 — Moved to calendar & rules (22 ayes, 0 nos reported). - HJR12 — Moved to calendar & rules (22 ayes, 0 nos reported). - HB587 — Moved to calendar & rules (reported as forwarded by committee; tally included in transcript). - HB370 (3‑70) — Moved to Finance, Ways & Means (19 ayes, 1 no reported). - HB371 (3‑71, amended) — Moved to Finance, Ways & Means (22 ayes, 0 nos reported). - HB527 (5‑27) — Moved to Calendars & Rules (final report on the record). - HB671 (6‑71, amended) — Moved to calendar & rules (19 ayes, 2 nos, 1 present not voting reported). - HB706 (7‑06, amended) — Moved to Finance, Ways & Means (18 ayes, 0 nos reported). - HB448/HR/etc. — Committee processed multiple additional bills and resolutions (HJR 182, HJR 11/12, HJR 182, HJR 182), including a number of local‑and‑procedure‑oriented bills, many of which were moved forward without substantive debate.

Notes on procedure

- "Previous question" motions were used frequently to close debate on several bills; the committee sometimes recorded roll calls when members objected to voice votes. - Amendments were commonly adopted by voice vote and then rolled into the amended bill for final disposition.

Context and next steps

Most measures the Judiciary full committee approved Monday were advanced to the calendar or to the Finance, Ways and Means Committee, where members will consider them for placement on a floor calendar or for budgetary review. A small number of items (notably HB 809) were deferred for further study.

If you follow particular bills, check the committee calendar and the clerk’s published votes for updated roll‑call tallies and any changes to wording after floor or conference committee action.