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House Judiciary advances several bills in executive action; key roll-call results
Summary
During executive action the committee voted out multiple bills: HB 52 (11–9), HB 194 (14–6), HB 232 as amended (12–8), HB 233 as amended (11–9), HB 247 (voice vote), and HB 267 as amended (13–7). Several measures passed with amendments after committee debate.
After hearings the committee moved to executive action and recorded votes on a series of bills posted on the board.
- House Bill 52 (administrative-law/agency-deference): Vice Chair Deming moved a do-pass; the committee voted 11 yes, 9 no. The bill was characterized in committee as replacing deference to agencies with clear legislative intent language.
- House Bill 194 (jury notice and summons rules): An amendment to narrow grounds for timely challenge was proposed but failed on roll call; the bill then passed the committee 14 yes, 6 no.
- House Bill 232 (homeowners-association reforms): Committee adopted amendment 232.001.002 (financial-reporting requirements, a 15-day mailing change, exemptions for very small HOAs, and limits on fee increases) by roll-call 12–8; the amended bill then passed 12–8.
- House Bill 233 (transfer of recorded open space to homeowners associations): One attempted amendment failed and a second amendment (clarifying retroactivity/backdating to 10/1/1973 and limiting transfers to property held in public/county names) passed; final passage of HB 233 as amended was 11 yes, 9 no.
- House Bill 247 (removing obsolete dueling damages): The committee passed HB 247 by voice vote; Representative Staffman recorded an aye by proxy.
- House Bill 267 (DUI/aggravated vehicular homicide): The committee adopted an amendment to remove the word 'negligently' in one place, cross-reference aggravated DUI and limit when a court may suspend execution of three years; the amended bill passed 13 yes, 7 no.
Each roll-call vote is recorded in the committee minutes; this summary lists outcomes and tallies as announced by the roll-call official during executive action.
What happens next: Bills that passed out of House Judiciary move to the next committee of referral or the House floor as scheduled by the legislative calendar. Committee records show which amendments were adopted and the exact vote tallies recorded on the floor sheet.
