The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

89th Legislature

May 13, 2025

12:30 p.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to an announcement from the house floor on May 13, 2025, and permission granted on May 13, 2025, to meet while the House was in session, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Leach, at 12:34 p.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; LaHood; Landgraf; and Moody.

A quorum was present.

SB 687

The chair laid out SB 687, the companion to HB 2203.

Representative Landgraf moved that SB 687, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Hayes; Schofield (4).

SB 746

The chair recalled SB 746 from the permanent standing subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships.

The chair laid out SB 746, the companion to HB 1954.

Representative Johnson moved that SB 746, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Hayes; Schofield (4).

SB 1404

The chair recalled SB 1404 from the permanent standing subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships.

The chair laid out SB 1404, the companion to HB 4035.

Representative Moody moved that SB 1404, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Hayes; Schofield (4).

SB 1559

The chair recalled SB 1559 from the permanent standing subcommittee on Family & Fiduciary Relationships.

The chair laid out SB 1559, the companion to HB 782.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SB 1559, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (7).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Hayes; Schofield (4).

(Representative Hayes now present.)

SB 2165

The chair laid out SB 2165, the companion to HB 4805.

The chair moved that SB 2165, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Schofield (3).

SB 2411

The chair laid out SB 2411, the companion to HB 4862.

Representative Leach moved that SB 2411, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Schofield (3).

SJR 34

The chair laid out SJR 34, the companion to HJR 112.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that SJR 34, 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 Leach; Johnson; Dyson; Flores; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (8).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Schofield (3).

SB 38

The chair laid out SB 38, the companion to HB 32.

The chair moved that SB 38, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed.  The motion failed by the following record vote:

Ayes:                           Representatives Leach; Dyson; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (5).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson; Flores; Hayes (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representatives Dutton; González, Jessica; Schofield (3).

At 12:40 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. Leach, Chair

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Cassidy Zgabay Wood, Clerk