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House adopts citation-authority amendments to restore certain citation powers
Summary
The House adopted first substitute HB 226 to clarify which officers may issue citations, adding county and municipal animal control officers and special service districts; an amendment correcting a code reference passed and the bill passed the House with unanimous yay votes recorded.
First substitute House Bill 226, captioned as citation-authority amendments, was presented by Representative Kristofferson. He explained that the substitute restores authority for certain professionals (animal control officers, special function/code enforcement officers and fire marshals) to issue citations that include misdemeanors, reversing a prior change. The substitute corrects code references and restores prior practice while instructing stakeholders to work on citation definitions over the interim.
The House considered and adopted Amendment No. 1 (a correction to an incorrect statutory cross-reference). The substitute and amendment motions were put to the body with no opposition recorded. After debate was waived, the clerk recorded first substitute HB 226 as having received 69 yay votes and 0 nay votes; the bill passed the House and was forwarded to the Senate for further consideration.
