House floor roundup: bills passed, one administrative reform fails

During the session the House took final action on a set of third‑reading measures and adopted multiple committee reports.

Key final actions recorded on the floor: - House Bill 74 (podiatry licensing, amended in committee) — Passed on third reading, 72‑0; referred to the Senate for consideration. - House Bill 10 (justice court judge appointment substitute) — Passed by substitute on third reading, 69‑0; referred to the Senate. - House Bill 4 (franchise tax correction) — After a title correction on the board, passed 69‑0 and referred to the Senate. - House Bill 17 (alcohol sale hours on election day) — Clarified closure rules; reported as passed 6‑0 in the transcript and referred to the Senate; floor disagreement about political intent was voiced. - House Bill 9 (judicial case‑management pilot) — Passed on third reading, 61‑7; referred to the Senate; sponsor will seek further fiscal review in Senate rules. - House Bill 2 (intensive parole/early release program) — Passed on third reading, 61‑10; referred to the Senate after amendment to constrain implementation to available resources.

Not all measures succeeded: House Bill 3 (amendments to the Administrative Procedures Act) failed on a recorded vote, 18‑15, after extensive questions about de novo review, exhaustion of administrative remedies, and agency head review powers.

Committee reports from education, revenue, business and labor committees moved several bills (including substitute House Bill 100 and House Bills 48, 40, 42) to the top of the third‑reading calendar for later consideration.

The House concluded the session with routine announcements and adjourned until 10 a.m. the following day.