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Votes at a glance: House Commerce Committee, March 26, 2025
Summary
Summary of final actions taken by the House Commerce Committee on March 26, including vote tallies and next steps for each bill considered.
The House Commerce Committee took final action on several bills during its March 26 meeting. Below are the items that received committee votes, the action taken, and the committee roll-call results.
- House Bill 911 (amended with amendment 006000): Amendment adopted; bill amended and forwarded to Calendar & Rules. Vote: 21 ayes, 0 noes. (Sponsor: Representative John Garrett.)
- House Bill 965 (apprentices on state construction contracts): Passed to Calendar & Rules. Vote: 23 ayes, 0 noes. (Sponsor: Chairman Hall.)
- House Bill 962 (local Hemp/HDCP boards) — substantive discussion; amended with drafting code 006085 and sent to Finance. Vote: 20 ayes, 0 noes, 1 present not voting. (Sponsor: Mister Foster.)
- House Bill 470: taken off notice (no committee action).
- House Bill 342 (veterans' claims/consumer protections) — amended (4247) and forwarded to Calendar & Rules. Vote: 19 ayes, 0 noes, 2 present not voting. (Sponsor: Chairman Moon.)
- House Bill 922 (consumer protection: lawsuit‑impersonation calls) — amended and forwarded to Calendar & Rules. Vote: 21 ayes, 0 noes. (Sponsor: Representative Bricken.)
- House Bill 743 (debt resolution licensure) — amended with drafting codes 4631 and 5917; forwarded to Calendar & Rules. Vote: 22 ayes, 0 noes. (Sponsor: Representative Keasler.)
- House Bill 772 (insurance premium finance electronic payment updates) — forwarded to Calendar & Rules as amended. Vote: 19 ayes, 3 noes. (Sponsor: Chairman Powers.)
- House Bill 542 (private installers for utility improvements) — amended (6399) and forwarded to Finance. Vote: 18 ayes, 3 noes. (Sponsor: committee sponsor).
A number of items were amended on the floor of the committee prior to final votes; the committee recorded tally counts for each bill above. Bills voters approved will proceed to the committees listed for additional hearings or to the calendar process.
Ending: Members said remaining work on several measures will continue in the Finance or Calendar and Rules committees; local stakeholders and state agencies were frequently cited as necessary partners in implementing committee-approved changes.
