The House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

89th Legislature

April 3, 2025

9:30 a.m.

Agricultural Museum, 1W.14

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 2, 2025, the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence met in a formal meeting and was called to order by the chair, Representative Leach, at 9:32 a.m.

The initial quorum call was answered as follows: Representatives Leach; Johnson; Dutton; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; and Schofield.

A quorum was present.

(Representative Dyson now present.)

HB 745

The chair laid out HB 745 as pending business.

Representative Hayes offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Moody moved that HB 745, 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; González, Jessica; Hayes; Moody; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Dutton; Flores; LaHood (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 923

The chair laid out HB 923 as pending business.

Representative LaHood offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Johnson moved that HB 923, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 1748

The chair laid out HB 1748 as pending business.

Representative Dyson offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hayes moved that HB 1748, 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; Dutton; Dyson; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (9).

Nays:                           Representative Flores (1).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 1749

The chair laid out HB 1749 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 1749, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 1922

The chair laid out HB 1922 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 1922, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 1990

The chair laid out HB 1990 as pending business.

Representative LaHood moved that HB 1990, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 2578

The chair laid out HB 2578 as pending business.

Representative Johnson moved that HB 2578, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Moody (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Hayes; LaHood; Schofield (3).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 2637

The chair laid out HB 2637 as pending business.

Representative Hayes offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative LaHood moved that HB 2637, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 2733

The chair laid out HB 2733 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2733, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 2960

The chair laid out HB 2960 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Dyson moved that HB 2960, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

HB 2986

The chair laid out HB 2986 as pending business.

The chair moved that HB 2986, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Moody; Schofield (10).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        Representative Landgraf (1).

(Representative Landgraf now present.)

HB 15

The chair laid out HB 15 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Hayes moved that HB 15, 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; Dyson; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (7).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson; Dutton; Flores; González, Jessica (4).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3004

The chair laid out HB 3004 as pending business.

Representative Hayes offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative LaHood moved that HB 3004, 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; Dyson; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Schofield (6).

Nays:                           Representatives Johnson; Dutton; Flores; González, Jessica; Moody (5).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3163

The chair laid out HB 3163 as pending business.

Representative Schofield moved that HB 3163, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2176

The chair laid out HB 2176 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

The chair moved that HB 2176, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 2884

The chair laid out HB 2884 as pending business.

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative Dyson moved that HB 2884, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 3223

The chair laid out HB 3223 as pending business.

Representative Hayes moved that HB 3223, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 4145

The chair laid out HB 4145 as pending business.

Representative Hayes moved that HB 4145, 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; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody (9).

Nays:                           Representatives Dutton; Schofield (2).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1610

The chair laid out HB 1610 as pending business.

Representative Schofield offered a complete committee substitute.

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

Representative LaHood moved that HB 1610, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1615

The chair laid out HB 1615 as pending business.

Representative Dyson moved that HB 1615, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

HB 1620

The chair laid out HB 1620 as pending business.

Representative Hayes moved that HB 1620, 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; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; González, Jessica; Hayes; LaHood; Landgraf; Moody; Schofield (11).

Nays:                           None (0).

Present, Not Voting:   None (0).

Absent:                        None (0).

At 9:52 a.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. Johnson, Vice Chair

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Cassidy Zgabay Wood, Clerk