Committee adopts substitutes and reports HB 4690 and HB 4691 on fourth‑degree fleeing and eluding

The House Judiciary Committee adopted substitute H‑1 versions of House Bill 4690 and House Bill 4691 and reported both bills with recommendation during the same hearing.

Chair Lightner explained the substitute applies to the fourth‑degree fleeing and eluding offense and removes an earlier referenced 182‑day mandatory minimum; under the H‑1 substitute the statutory penalty remains judge‑determined in the fourth degree but the substitute adds a 30‑day mandatory minimum when a person has a prior fleeing‑and‑eluding conviction. The chair described the 30‑day provision as a compromise stakeholders would accept.

The committee moved to adopt the H‑1 substitute for HB 4690. The clerk recorded the roll and the substitute was adopted (clerk: "Madam Chair, you have 9 yeas, 0 nays, and 0 pass"). Representative Beagle then moved to report HB 4690 as substitute H‑1; the clerk called the roll and the motion prevailed (the clerk recorded that the motion prevailed and the bill was reported with recommendation of substitute H‑1).

The committee then adopted substitute H‑1 for HB 4691 by roll call (clerk recorded adoption) and Representative DeBoer moved to report HB 4691 as substitute H‑1; the clerk called the roll and recorded that House Bill 4691 was reported with recommendation of substitute H‑1.

Roll‑call transcripts in committee record the voting sequences and several named members voting 'yes' or 'no' during the calls. The committee did not record additional amendments on the floor and closed the business portion of the hearing after reporting the bills.