2017-01-25                     House Journal                      Page 0102
     highway commercial drivers' licenses; relating to off-road system                                                          
    eligible areas; and relating to motor vehicle liability insurance."                                                        
                                                                                                                                
was read the first time and referred to the State Affairs and                                                                   
Transportation Committees.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
                            UNFINISHED BUSINESS                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
HB 44                                                                                                                         
The Speaker removed the Finance Committee referral and added a                                                                  
State Affairs Committee referral for the following:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 44                                                                                   
     "An Act requiring a legislator to abstain from taking or                                                                   
     withholding official action or exerting official influence that could                                                      
     benefit or harm an immediate family member or certain                                                                      
     employers; requiring a legislator to request to be excused from                                                            
     voting in an instance where the legislator may have a financial                                                            
     conflict of interest; and providing for an effective date."                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 44 is in the Judiciary Committee with a further referral to the                                                            
State Affairs Committee.  The bill was reprinted today.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative Tuck moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                                                  
following members be excused from a call of the House.  There being                                                             
no objection, the members were excused as noted:                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Birch - from 6:00 p.m., January 27 to 10:30 a.m.,                                                                
January 30                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Chenault - from 1:00 p.m., January 27 to 8:00 a.m.,                                                              
January 30                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Claman - from 6:00 p.m., January 27 to 10:30 a.m.,                                                               
January 30                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Representative Foster - from 1:00 p.m., January 28 to 10:00 p.m.,                                                               
January 29