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House committee advances package of bills, including measure to reinstate parental rights
Summary
A House committee advanced a package of bills and referred them to the House floor, including HB133, which would allow reinstatement of parental rights under certain circumstances; the committee adopted an amendment to a separate education tax credit bill and passed that measure as amended.
A House committee advanced a package of bills on Wednesday, referring them to the House floor and approving a measure that would allow reinstatement of parental rights under certain circumstances.
The executive director provided an overview of the agenda and described House Bill 133 as a bill that "provides for the reinstatement of parental rights under certain circumstances," and summarized several other measures on the agenda, including bills addressing parental-incarceration protections, capital development loans for agricultural producers, utility rate case return-on-equity caps, and changes to school-administrator compensation rules.
The chair called the package of bills and opened discussion. One committee member said party-line support would be forthcoming for the package. The committee conducted a roll-call vote on HB133; the chair announced that HB133 "will pass the committee" and be referred to the floor of the House.
Why it matters: HB133 would change the circumstances under which parental rights can be reinstated, a procedural and substantive change that could affect family law cases. Other bills in the package touch on business lending, utility regulation and school-administrator compensation, each of which would shift policy or administrative practice if enacted.
The committee completed its business and adjourned; the bills will next be considered by the full House.
