Committee asks sponsor to return with data, then approves do-pass recommendation
Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
A committee member moved that Representative Cantrell return with empirical evidence and named stakeholder contacts; despite that motion the committee later approved a do-pass recommendation for HB 44 by voice vote.
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During debate on HB 44 a committee member asked that the sponsor return with empirical data and a list of stakeholders contacted, calling much of the sponsor’s discussion "anecdotal."
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