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Committee advances House Bill 359 to calendar after amendment; 23–0 vote
Summary
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee voted to move House Bill 359 to the calendar and rules after adopting an amendment. The recorded vote was 23 ayes, 0 noes.
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee on Feb. 17 adopted an amendment and voted unanimously to move House Bill 359 to the calendar and rules. Chairman Hicks called the vote after a brief procedural exchange and the clerk recorded 23 ayes and 0 noes.
Leader Lermanth, who described the proposal as having "not significant fiscal note" and said the measure "is literally just fixing the definition issue within the Vincular Assault statute," yielded time for debate but no substantive discussion was entered on the floor before members voted. An amendment identified as drafting code 011915 was approved by voice vote before the roll call on the bill.
