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Votes at a glance: key House floor outcomes from Jan. 22, 2004 session
Summary
A roundup of notable floor outcomes: HB57 (budgetary procedures) passed 72–0; HB191 (tax code cleanup) 68–0; HB184 (voyeurism amendments) 70–0; HB186 (counseling/termination proceedings) 73–0; HB10 (state highway changes) 69–0; HB178 (motor vehicle purchase) 67–1; HB190 (school-bus cellphone restriction) 48–26; HB175 passed 43–29. Many passed bills were referred to the Senate for further consideration.
The House completed floor action on a number of bills and reported the following recorded outcomes during its fifth day of session:
- House Bill 57 (Budgetary Procedures Act amendments): passed 72 yes, 0 no. Sponsor described the measure as an auditor-recommended cutoff for Medicaid billing for budgetary purposes.
- House Bill 191 (Corporate franchise and income tax amendments): passed 68 yes, 0 no. Sponsor said the bill corrects language about nonresident shareholders, clarifies the definition of S corporations to mirror the Internal Revenue Code, and removes references to foreign sales corporations.
- House Bill 184 (Voyeurism amendments): amendment adopted on the floor to change phrasing to "with the intent of"; bill passed 70 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 186 (Evaluation and counseling prior to termination proceedings): passed 73 yes, 0 no.
- House Bill 10 (State Highway System changes): passed 69 yes, 0 no; routine annual highway adjustments and name changes described by the sponsor.
- House Bill 178 (Motor vehicle purchase amendments): passed 67 yes, 1 no; sponsor said bill adjusts the time window for title submission and return rights between buyers and dealers.
- House Bill 190 (Restricting wireless telephone use for school-bus drivers): passed 48 yes, 26 no; sponsor declared a conflict as a bus driver and said the measure creates a $100 fine as a deterrent and enforcement mechanism.
- House Bill 175 (Process for filling midterm vacancies): passed 43 yes, 29 no; bill changes appointment authority toward legislative leadership for certain vacancies.
Several other measures were circled for further amendment or referred to committees as recorded in the rules report. Where the transcript includes a recorded tally, those counts are reported above; several bills were transmitted to the Senate without a roll-call count included in the provided transcript segments.
