Committee adopts amendment inserting 'commitment' and advances HB 208

Feb 8, 2026

After debate over wording, Representative Laurichia offered an amendment to add 'commitment' to the bill's language; the committee moved a substitute as amended and voted to advance the bill, recording 'aye' with no opposition in the transcript.

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The committee voted to adopt a substitute version of House Bill 208 incorporating an amendment to add the word "commitment" into the bill's phrasing. Representative Laurichia offered the amendment on the floor: "i would like to offer the amendment of adding the word commitment on line 29." The chair called for a second, a motion and second were recorded, and the committee took voice vote; the transcript records members answering "aye" and no recorded opposition.

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