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Committee advances and tables a slate of election and administrative bills; several pass, others tabled
Summary
The House State Administration Committee completed executive action on multiple bills: several election-related measures passed (including HB 413, HB 423 as amended, HB 455, HB 479, HB 488, HB 496), while others failed or were tabled (notably HB 410, HB 482, HB 113, HB 379, HB 375, HB 376).
The House State Administration Committee moved multiple bills through executive action on the agenda day, producing a mix of reported-do-pass bills, failures and tablings.
Key outcomes at a glance: - House Bill 4-13 (temporary residency for voting): Passed out of committee on a roll-call vote, 11 ayes, 8 nos. - House Bill 4-23 (active/inactive voter lists; provisional registration rulemaking): Passed as amended (voice vote with proxies recorded); amendment clarified rulemaking language and was adopted before the bill passed as amended. - House Bill 4-55 (municipal candidate deadlines): Passed by voice vote. - House Bill 4-79 (disclosure of foreign citizenship for candidates, with tribal exception): Passed on roll-call, 11 ayes, 8 nos. - House Bill 4-88 (allowing a disabled voter to electronically return a ballot): Passed by voice vote; the committee noted a fiscal note. - House Bill 4-96 (retrocession of jurisdiction over portions of Fort Harrison): Passed by voice vote.
Items tabled or failed: - House Bill 4-10 (mill levy participation threshold): A do-pass motion failed on roll-call (4 ayes, 15 nos); a substitute motion to table carried and the bill was tabled. - House Bill 4-82 (requiring partisan local elections): Failed on a roll-call (4 ayes, 15 nos) and was immediately tabled by substitute motion. - Several bills previously brought from the table were again tabled after discussion, including House Bill 1-13 (procurement), House Bill 3-79 (state trust lands), House Bill 3-75, House Bill 3-76 and House Bill 3-76 (procedural amendments and tablings recorded in the minutes).
The committee handled multiple proxy votes and several close roll-call counts during executive action. Where roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript the article lists them; other decisions were by voice vote or voice/proxy mix as noted in the committee record. The committee adjourned after outlining the schedule for additional bills and floor session days.
