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Committee amends HB 431 to restore code language and set effective date
Summary
A Senate committee approved an amendment to House Bill 431 to restore code language inadvertently repealed last year and set the bill to be effective upon passage; the motion to amend and the title-sufficient due‑pass vote both carried by voice vote.
The committee moved to correct an inadvertent repeal in last year’s legislation by restoring language the sponsor said had been omitted from the code. Chair (speaker 2) explained that the bill reinstates the language on the identified lines and recommended an effective date after passage because the change is a technical correction. "There was a provision from the existing code that inadvertently was repealed in some legislation that we passed last year," the Chair said during opening remarks.
The secretary made the formal motions to set the effective date and to move the bill title‑sufficient due pass. The committee voted by voice on the effective‑date amendment and on the title‑sufficient motion; the Chair announced that "the ayes have it" for both votes. No further debate or amendments were recorded before the committee advanced the bill.
Next steps: the committee reported the amended bill for further consideration by the full body.
