Transportation committee advances three House bills to rules committee

The Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure committee met and advanced three House bills to the committee on rules after adopting substitute H‑1 amendments.

Representative (name redacted) moved to adopt substitute H‑1 for House Bill 4809; the roll call produced a recorded tally of 14 yays, 2 nays and 1 pass and the substitute was adopted. The committee later voted to report House Bill 4809 as substitute H‑1 with a recommendation to refer the bill to the committee on rules and the motion prevailed (tally reported in the record; see provenance).

Representative Nyar moved to adopt substitute H‑1 for House Bill 4834; the clerk called the roll and the substitute was adopted. Representative Nyar then moved to report House Bill 4834 as substitute H‑1 with a recommendation to refer it to the committee on rules; the clerk reported the motion prevailing (the clerk later read a tally reported as 13 yeas, 1 nay, 3 pass).

Clerical action on House Bill 4835 was also recorded; the committee reported House Bill 4835 with a recommendation that it be referred to the committee on rules.

Why this matters: Referring these bills to the committee on rules is a routine procedural step that advances each measure toward floor consideration. Committee records show substitute packages were adopted before the referral votes.

What the record shows: The transcript records roll-call votes and the clerk’s tallies at several points in the meeting. Some roll-call lines in the transcript are partially garbled (clerk read counts and several members’ interjections); the committee record indicates substitutes were adopted and each bill was reported with a recommendation to the committee on rules.

What’s next: Each bill will proceed to the committee on rules for scheduling and any further procedural actions. The committee adjourned after taking testimony later in the session on a separate measure affecting county road agency procurement thresholds.