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Elections committee advances HJR 122 and two bundled measures in 9–1 vote
Summary
The Missouri House Committee on Elections adopted a committee substitute bundling HJR 122, HB 104 and HB 149 and voted 9–1 to recommend the package 'do pass' after adopting an amendment to shorten legislative leadership term limits.
The House Committee on Elections voted to recommend a committee substitute that bundles House Joint Resolution 122 with House Bills 104 and 149, the chair announced after a roll/voice tally of 9 ayes and 1 no. The committee first adopted an amendment offered by Representative Vanderman that shortens leadership term limits, then rolled that amendment into the substitute before voting on the package.
The chair moved that HJR 122 be voted 'do pass' and the committee considered a distributed House Committee substitute that combined the three measures. Representative Vanderman offered Amendment 1 to the substitute to change leadership-term language, explaining the amendment would reduce the House speaker’s eligible service from three terms to two and the Senate president’s from two terms to one: “I think 4 years on both sides of the building is enough time to spend at the top leadership position.” The committee adopted the amendment by voice vote.
After rolling Amendment 1 into the substitute, the committee proceeded to a roll/voice vote. The clerk announced a final tally of 9 ayes and 1 no; the chair then said, “By your vote of 9 ayes and 1 no, you have voted House Joint Resolution 122, 104, and 149 do pass.” The committee returned to public session and moved on to scheduled hearings.
The committee’s action is a committee-level recommendation; adoption by the full House would be required for enactment or to move the resolution on to subsequent steps.
