Two Bills and Several House Concurrent Resolutions Advance to Senate

Today, the House adopted several House Concurrent Resolutions. Most of these resolutions renamed bridges and portions of highways after people who have served in the military or served the community in some capacity. Summaries of these resolutions can be found here.

Two bills passed and now head to the Senate.

Senate Bill 486 requires state and federal citizenship for voting rights and residency in the municipality when voting in municipal elections. The bill clarifies that individuals are only disqualified due to incompetency if a formal court judgment is received. The bill incorporates our felony conviction voting laws and clarifies that the person is deemed to have been convicted of a disqualifying offense at the adjudication stage.

House Bill 2802 allows law enforcement officers to complete eight of the required in-service hours per year to be served on-site in a school safety program.

Amendments were offered on two bills on second reading. However, both were rejected. The amendment to House Bill 2752 brought a lively debate to the floor. House Bill 2572 allows motorcyclists to stand while riding the bike. The amendment would have given adults over 21 the option to not wear a helmet. After the debate over personal choice, safety, and insurance costs ended, the amendment was rejected with 41 in favor and 54 opposed.

Resolutions introduced can be found here.
Bills introduced can be found here.  

The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow, March 19, 2025.

Committee Meetings, Today March 18

• The Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance will meet immediately after the floor session in Room 460.
• The Committee on Education will meet at 1:30 p.m. in Room 432M.
• The Infrastructure Naming Subcommittee will meet at 1:45 p.m. in the McManus Room.
• The Subcommittee on Government Administration will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 215E
• The Subcommittee on Investments will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 460.
• The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 215E.
• The Subcommittee on Energy and Public Works will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 410.
• The Subcommittee on Environment, Infrastructure, and Technology will meet immediately after EPW in Room 410.

Committee Meetings, tomorrow March 19

• The Finance Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 460.
• The Judiciary Committee will meet at 9 a.m. in Room 410.
• The Rules Committee will meet at 10 a.m. in Room 215E.
• The Subcommittee on Banking and Insurance will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 460.
• The Committee on Government Organization will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
• The Committee on Education will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 432M.
• The Subcommittee on Economic Development will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 410.
• The Subcommittee on Public Health will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 215E.
• The Committee on Health and Human Resources will meet at 4 p.m. in Room 215E.