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Committee approves prosecutors’ amendment to HB 487 after roll-call vote (6–2)
Summary
The Judiciary Committee voted 6–2 to approve an amendment to HB 487 proposed by prosecutors to make repeat-drug-offender specifications consecutive to other mandatory sentences; the amendment passed after a recorded roll call.
During the committee’s third hearing on House Bill 487, Representative Williams moved an amendment developed with the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Association to make the repeat-drug-offender specification consecutive to other mandatory sentences so the specification does not merely run concurrently.
An objection was registered, the committee called the roll, and the amendment carried on a 6–2 vote. The roll call recorded "Yes" votes from Chair Thomas, Vice Chair Swearingen, Representative Olsiger, Representative Plummer, Representative Stewart, and Representative Williams; "No" votes were recorded for the ranking member and Representative Piccolantonio. The clerk announced the amendment passed with the stated tally.
The committee noted there were opponent written testimonies on file; no in-person opponents spoke. The hearing concluded for HB 487 with the amendment adopted at the committee level.
