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Votes at a glance: committee approves substitutes and three house bills
Summary
In executive session the Committee on Crime and Public Safety adopted a House Committee substitute to the senate substitute for SJR 87 and voted to pass committee substitutes or pass House Bills 1868, 3257 (committee substitute) and 3017. The chair reported each motion carried, generally by 8-2 vote.
During the committee’s executive session the chair moved and the committee acted on multiple items.
Senate Joint Resolution 87 (senate substitute by Senator Carter): The committee adopted a House Committee substitute (ending in 03C) and subsequently voted the senate substitute for SJR 87 "due pass." The chair reported the committee vote as 8 ayes and 2 no votes.
House Bills 1868 and 3257: The chair presented a House committee substitute (ending in 02C) that combined the bill string. Representative Jones briefly supported combining the bills. The committee voted the House committee substitute for House Bills 1868 and 3257 "do pass," with the chair reporting a vote of 8 to 2.
House Bill 3017 (by Representative Verwin): Chair Myers moved that House Bill 3017 be voted "do pass." There was no discussion recorded on the floor and the chair reported a committee vote of 8 to 2 in favor.
The executive session concluded and the committee moved into its public hearing agenda. The transcript does not record which members cast the individual yes or no votes; the chair reported the tallies as stated above.
