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House Judiciary executive actions: what passed, failed and was tabled
Summary
During executive action the committee advanced, rejected or tabled numerous bills. Notable committee decisions: HB 305 failed in committee (9–11); HB 4 16 and several other bills passed as amended; HB 4 52 (assault on utility employee) failed and was tabled; HB 4 60 (citizen grand jury constitutional amendment) passed; several bills were passed and others moved to the table as recorded in committee roll calls.
After the morning hearings the House Judiciary committee moved to executive action and recorded roll‑call outcomes on many bills. Key committee results recorded in the transcript include:
• HB 305 (Residential Mobile Home Lot Rental Act amendment): amendment failed in committee and the bill failed on a roll call (9 yes, 11 no); the committee moved the bill to the table. (Transcript recorded at roll call.)
• HB 416 (homeowner association entry rules): amendment adopted and HB 416 passed as amended.
• HB 433 (firearms removal exceptions): an amendment to add exceptions (domestic violence, stalking, certain sex offenses, gang‑related allegations) failed on one motion and later the bill passed the committee on a separate vote.
• HB 446 (indecent exposure): committee adopted an amendment to tighten intent language and the amended bill passed.
• HB 452 (assault on public‑utility workers): committee adopted an amendment to add electric cooperatives and carriers but the final bill failed on committee vote and was tabled.
• HB 460 (citizen grand jury constitutional amendment): committee approved the amendment and recommended passage to the floor to send the constitutional amendment to the voters.
• A number of other bills passed committee (including HB 467, HB 469, HB 475, HB 480, HB 495 and HB 503) and several others failed or were tabled; the transcript includes detailed roll‑call tallies for each vote recorded.
In several debates members raised concerns about threshold language and potential unintended consequences (for example, expanding civil immunity or increasing criminal penalties tied to professional status). The committee recorded multiple amendments and proxy votes.
Most bills that passed committee still require floor action and the transcript records staff and sponsors saying they would bring technical amendments or work with drafting staff as needed.
