2017-02-08                     House Journal                      Page 0206
HB 44                                                                                                                         
The Judiciary Committee considered:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    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."                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
and recommends it be replaced with:                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
    CS FOR SPONSOR SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE BILL NO.                                                                                
    44(JUD)                                                                                                                     
    (same title)                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
The report was signed by Representative Claman, Chair, with the                                                                 
following individual recommendations:                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Do pass (1):  LeDoux                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Do not pass (3):  Kopp, Eastman, Reinbold                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Amend (3):  Kreiss-Tomkins, Fansler, Claman                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                

2017-02-08                     House Journal                      Page 0207
The following fiscal note(s) apply to CSSSHB 44(JUD):                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1.  Zero, Legislative Agency                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
SSHB 44 was referred to the State Affairs Committee.