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Committee approves HB 192 and HB 217, defeats HB 224 and tables it
Summary
The House State Administration Committee voted to pass House Bills 192 and 217 during executive action, rejected House Bill 224 on a roll call, and then voted to table HB 224. HB 192 raises certain recording fees; HB 217 transfers the state building energy conservation program between agencies.
The House State Administration Committee on a voice vote approved House Bill 192 and House Bill 217 during executive action and later rejected House Bill 224 in a roll-call vote before tabling it.
House Bill 192 — moved during executive action — would increase fees charged by county clerks and recorders for recording documents, a measure described to the committee as requested by the Association of Clerks and Recorders. Committee discussion was minimal; Representative Schubert registered a recorded no vote but the bill passed.
House Bill 217, described by committee staff as carried by Jay Fitzpatrick, transfers the state building energy conservation program from the Department of Environmental Quality to the Department of Administration. The committee approved HB 217 after proponents explained the agency transfer and how it aligns program management under Administration.
House Bill 224, offered by Representative Staffman, would have added a section to code prohibiting judicial candidates from knowingly seeking contributions or endorsements from political parties and placed enforcement with the Commissioner of Political Practices. The committee held a roll-call vote: 8 ayes and 11 no, and the bill failed. A subsequent substitute motion to table HB 224 carried by voice vote, with proxies recorded for members absent in person, and executive action on HB 224 was closed.
What happens next: The committee recorded the outcomes and moved on to scheduled bill hearings. Votes recorded in committee minutes match the roll-call count entered orally during the meeting.
