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House Judiciary Committee favorably reports Senate Bill 245 (crossfile of House Bill 444) in 11-5 vote
Summary
On Feb. 6 the House Judiciary Committee voted 11–5 to favorably report Senate Bill 245, described in the session as the crossfile of House Bill 444. Five delegates voted no; one was excused and two were noted as 'on the way.'
The House Judiciary Committee voted to favorably report Senate Bill 245, described in the session as the crossfile of House Bill 444, during a Feb. 6 vote session called by the committee chair.
Speaker 1 announced a “favorable motion” and a second and then called a roll-call vote. The vice chair and Delegates Embry, Carden, Phillips, Stinnett, Simmons, Marino, Taylor, Simpson, Moon and Woods voted yes. Delegates Valentine, Congolo, McComas, Mangione and Conaway voted no. Delegate Boucher was listed as excused; Delegates Eric Conn and Williams were announced as “on the way” and were not counted in the recorded tally. Speaker 1 announced, “The motion passes 11 to 5.”
The vote occurred with no substantive floor discussion recorded prior to the roll call. After the vote, Delegate Carden asked to explain her ‘‘No’’ vote; Speaker 1 told her not to explain, and Carden then thanked the chair for keeping the session on time.
The committee chair closed the vote session after confirming there were no further questions. The transcript does not record the bill text, the bill sponsor, or any committee debate about the substance of the legislation; those details were not specified in the session record.
