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Votes at a glance: House Judiciary Committee actions on multiple bills, June 5, 2025
Summary
The committee recorded due-pass recommendations on several Senate bills and approved a pair of consumer- and public-safety measures after brief debate. Senate Bill 81, the Fair Plan measure, was amended and then tabled; other bills received due-pass recommendations as noted below.
The House Judiciary Committee considered multiple measures on June 5, 2025. The panel recorded committee recommendations or other actions on the following items during the same hearing in which members spent extended time on Senate Bill 81:
Votes at a glance
- Senate Bill 109 (Public Regulation Commission cleanup): Committee recorded a due-pass recommendation on SB109 as amended. Sponsor: Senator Soles. The committee noted the bill updates statutory language to reflect current PRC practices.
- Senate Bill 9 (Pipeline safety penalties): Committee recorded a due-pass recommendation on SB9 as amended. Sponsor: Senator Soles. The bill raises state maximum civil penalties to align with federal levels for pipeline safety enforcement.
- Senate Bill 220 (Publication of settlement terms; risk prevention reviews): Committee recorded a due-pass recommendation on SB220 as amended. Sponsor: Senator Woods. The bill would require state settlement agreements to be posted on the Sunshine Portal and authorize loss-prevention review teams for certain serious incidents.
- Senate Bill 41 (Turquoise Alert system): Committee adopted amendments and recorded a due-pass recommendation on SB41 as twice amended. Sponsor (presenter in committee): Senate sponsor (co-sponsor named as Senator Angel Charlie). The bill would create a statewide "Turquoise Alert" for missing American Indian persons and require the Department of Public Safety to operate the system.
- Senate Bill 11 (Anti-distraction policy in schools): Committee adopted amendments and recommended a due pass on the Senate Finance Committee substitute for SB11 as twice amended. Presenters: Senators (bill sponsors). The uniform recommendation directs districts to adopt local policies limiting personal-device use during instructional time while requiring exceptions for documented medical or IEP accommodations; the record includes a $2 million reimbursement fund in the budget for devices should districts elect higher-cost locked storage solutions.
- Senate Bill 357 (Public support for essential household services): Committee recorded a due-pass recommendation on SB357 as amended. Presenter: Speaker Martinez (sponsor/plaintiff discussion). The bill would enable state-authorized public support programs for essential household services where the state provides funds under safeguards described in the bill.
Most of the bills noted above received short presentations and limited public comment before committee action. Several items drew no organized opposition in the committee hearing; where members had technical or policy questions, sponsors and agency witnesses supplied brief clarifying answers.
What the actions mean: a "due-pass" recommendation sends the bill forward from the Judiciary Committee with a positive committee report; the recommendation does not by itself enact law and may be subject to amendment and appropriation in later steps of the legislative process.
Committee clerks recorded roll calls for several measures; committee sponsors and staff said they will continue refining language on bills with technical drafting concerns before subsequent floor consideration.
