The House Committee on Elections

85th Legislature

May 4, 2017

6:00 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

 

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 4, 2017, and permission granted on May 4, 2017, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Elections met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Laubenberg, at 6:01 p.m.

 

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Laubenberg; Israel; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; and Swanson.

 

A quorum was present.

 

 

HB 944

 

The chair laid out HB 944.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swanson moved that HB 944, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Israel; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; Swanson (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

HB 4134

 

The chair laid out HB 4134.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Anderson, Rodney moved that HB 4134, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; Swanson (4).

 

Nays:                           Representative Israel (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

SB 44

 

The chair laid out SB 44, companion to HB 1242.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Israel moved that SB 44, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Israel; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; Swanson (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

SB 752

 

The chair laid out SB 752, companion to HB 1414.

 

Representative Israel moved that SB 752, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Israel; Anderson, Rodney; Swanson (4).

 

Nays:                           Representative Fallon (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

HB 658

 

The chair laid out HB 658 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Israel moved that HB 658, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Israel; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; Swanson (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

HB 4034

 

The chair laid out HB 4034 as pending business.

 

Representative Fallon moved that HB 4034, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Israel; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; Swanson (5).

 

Nays:                           None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

HB 4133

 

The chair laid out HB 4133 as pending business.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Swanson moved that HB 4133, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                           Representatives Laubenberg; Anderson, Rodney; Fallon; Swanson (4).

 

Nays:                           Representative Israel (1).

 

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

 

Absent:                        Representatives Larson; Reynolds (2).

 

 

 

At 6:16 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Laubenberg, Chair

 

 

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Katharine Chambers, Clerk