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House Judiciary Committee executive session: actions and roll‑call outcomes
Summary
The committee considered and voted on a slate of bills during executive session. This roundup lists each bill the committee finalized in that session and the recorded vote or procedural outcome as stated in committee minutes.
Concord — During its executive session the House Judiciary Committee took final votes or procedural actions on a number of bills. Below are the items the committee moved during that session, and the recorded tallies as entered into the committee record.
Votes at a glance (bills considered in executive session)
- HB 633 (Housing Investment Trust) — Committee amendment to create a legislative study committee adopted; committee reported OTPA after amendment. Recorded committee‑session tally reported as 16 yes, 1 no on the main recommendation.
- HB 620 (Religious‑freedom statute) — Committee discussion produced no committee recommendation; the bill was reported to the House calendar with no recommendation (committee votes and motions left its floor disposition as "no recommendation").
- HB 641 (Private right of action for civil‑rights violations) — Committee voted ITL (Inexpedient to Legislate) on the chair’s motion. Recorded tally: 10 yes, 8 no.
- HB 666 (Privacy and library membership) — Committee adopted an amendment and reported the bill OTPA; recorded tally on amendment and main motion was 10 yes, 8 no.
- HCR 11 (concurrent resolution cited in public discussion) — Committee voted to retain the resolution for further work. Recorded tally: 10 yes, 8 no.
- HR 7 (request to investigate possible grounds to impeach a judge) — Committee voted ITL; recorded roll call was 18 yes, 0 no.
- HB 584 (Public health, safety and sovereignty) — After amendments the committee reported HB 584 OTPA; recorded tally in executive session: 10 yes, 8 no.
- HB 580 (Retaliatory defamation in domestic‑violence and sexual‑violence cases) — Committee voted to retain the bill for further drafting and stakeholder work; recorded tally: 18 yes, 0 no.
- HB 132 (liability/relatives and public‑assistance support provisions) — Committee reported the bill OTPA with amendment; recorded tally: 13 yes, 5 no.
- HB 188 (various court‑process related changes) — Committee reported OTPA; recorded tally: 18 yes, 0 no.
- HB 687 (class action settlements and consent decrees) — Committee reported OTPA; recorded tally: 10 yes, 8 no.
- HB 722 (higher‑education and disclosure proposals) — Committee voted ITL; recorded tally: 16 yes, 2 no.
- HB 195 (consumer disclosures / higher‑education transparency) — Committee approved an amendment and the main motion carried in committee: recorded tally 11 yes, 6 no on OTPA as amended. (One amendment vote earlier failed, recorded 15 no to 3 yes on that amendment.)
- HB 522 (privacy restrictions on government acquisition of third‑party data) — Committee reported the bill OTPA as amended; recorded tally: 17 yes, 0 no.
Why this roundup matters
Executive‑session votes are the committee’s formal recommendations to the full House. Where the committee reported a bill OTPA (Ought to Pass as Amended) it will be placed on the House calendar for floor consideration. Items retained or reported without recommendation will require additional drafting or will appear on the House calendar without a committee endorsement.
Sources and method
This summary is compiled from the committee hearing record and executive‑session roll calls as recorded in the committee minutes. Tallies and outcomes are reproduced from the committee’s stated roll calls during its executive session.
