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House Transportation Committee advances seven bills in executive session; roll‑call tallies recorded
Summary
After a Feb. 5 caucus, the House Transportation Committee took executive action and reported multiple bills out of committee. Notable results: substitute HB 2139 (snowmobile fees) passed out 20‑8‑1; substitute HB 2192 (traffic safety/fatality review) passed 28‑0; HB 2307 passed 29‑0; substitute HB 2379 (crash prevention zones) passed 28‑0; and other bills likewise reported out with recorded tallies.
Following caucus on Feb. 5, the House Transportation Committee held an executive session and took action on seven bills. The committee recorded roll‑call tallies for measures moved out of committee with recommendations as follows:
Votes at a glance
- Substitute House Bill 2,139 (snowmobile registration fee increase; substitute with Amendment SMIL 81 adopted): reported out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation, recorded tally 20 aye, 8 nay, 1 excused.
- Substitute House Bill 2,192 (Traffic Safety Commission fatality review / public‑health authority; amendment HAGI 479 adopted): reported out 28 aye, 0 nay, 1 excused.
- House Bill 2,307 (commute trip reduction timing definitions): reported out 29 aye, 0 nay.
- Substitute House Bill 2,379 (crash prevention zone, substitute rolled in): reported out 28 aye, 0 nay, 1 excused.
- Substitute House Bill 2,467 (fifth‑wheel length clarification): reported out 28 aye, 0 nay.
- House Bill 2,495 (city impound authority for streetcar right‑of‑way): reported out 28 aye, 0 nay.
- House Bill 2,604 (non‑notarized electronic signatures for vehicle ownership transfers): reported out 28 aye, 0 nay.
Clerks read recorded tallies into the record as the committee voted on each substitute or underlying motion. Several bills incorporated minor clarifying amendments before being reported out. Committee chairs and moving members announced that several of the bills carry companion measures in the Senate or had fiscal notes attached; next steps are scheduling on the House floor or further fiscal committee review depending on the measure.
