House Financial Institutions Committee advances two bills and adopts amendment to joint resolution

The House Committee on Financial Institutions convened and, during an executive session, advanced two bills and adopted a committee substitute for a joint resolution.

Speaker 1 moved that House Bill 2103 be voted 'do pass' and presented a committee substitute that was adopted by the committee. On roll call the committee reported the substitute passed with all present members voting in the affirmative; the chair announced a 13–0 result in committee.

The committee then considered House Bill 2636. With no discussion recorded, the committee voted to give the bill a 'do pass' recommendation; the chair announced the committee vote as 13 yes with members absent noted during the roll call.

Separately, members considered House Joint Resolution 159. A member identified in the transcript as Speaker 6 offered an amendment (identified in the record as ending in '01h'), explaining the change as an update to gendered language: 'So so, basically, all this is update language moving from he and the idea that a woman might actually hold a position at some point. So so we're locking this in the constitution, so we wanna make sure that this is not locked to he permanently.' That member said the bill handler agreed with the change. Another committee member (Speaker 4) said on the record the proposal was "a solid amendment, and I look forward to supporting the gentleman." The amendment was adopted by voice vote, rolled into a new substitute, and the committee voted the substitute 'do pass.'

The meeting concluded with the chair adjourning the executive session. No formal debate on policy merits of the bills is recorded in this transcript; the session focused on the formal adoption of substitutes and amendments and on the recorded roll-call recommendations to advance the measures to the next stage of the legislative process.

Actions at a glance: House Committee substitute for House Bill 2103 — substitute adopted; committee recommended 'do pass' (committee roll-call announced as 13 yes, 0 no). House Bill 2636 — committee recommended 'do pass' (chair announced 13 yes; absentees noted on the roll call). House Joint Resolution 159 — amendment ending in '01h' adopted (updates to gendered language); committee substitute adopted and recommended 'do pass.'

Next steps: These committee 'do pass' recommendations move each measure forward in the Legislature; the transcript does not record floor action or final enactment.