Mike Kelley — Representative Kelly presents House Bill 382.
Mike Kelley — Recorded as voting aye.
Mike Kelley — Recorded as voting aye.
Mike Kelley — Representative Kelly presents House Bill 383.
Mike Kelley — Recorded as voting, though the vote direction is not fully captured in the transcript.
Josh West — Representative Josh West asked whether the bill includes a time limit for the insurance-verification exception, noting that he did not see a 24- to 48-hour limit in the bill and seeking clarification on the intended time window.
Molly Jenkins — Representative Molly Jenkins is referenced in a short, continuous exchange: she is recorded as voting aye, is then addressed in a question about the bill, and the speaker later apologizes while noting that a newer member is helping with protocol. The transcript is somewhat unclear about the exact wording and identity references, but the mentions form one connected moment.
HB3982 — The bill was laid over after the vote on the prior measure.
Eddy Dempsey — Representative Eddy Dempsey was called to present House Bill 3662 and began his opening remarks, thanking the committee and explaining that he would give a brief overview of the bill.
HB3662 — The bill was introduced for discussion; the author said it had passed previously but was held up in the Senate.
Justin Humphrey — Referenced as a nearby colleague whose district includes a scale location.
Danny Williams — Thanked by the chair; likely the member being addressed in the exchange.
Jim Shaw — Representative Jim Shaw participated in a discussion about possible amendments to the bill, including whether it could be changed to four-lane Highway 70 between Hugo and Idabel, and then followed up with a brief clarification question about the bill’s radius change.
Tom Gann — The chair asks Representative Ford to open the queue, and the meeting proceeds toward the vote.
Stacy Jo Adams — A sequence of vote-recording mentions for Timmins/Stacy Jo Adams appears across the meeting: first recorded as voting nay, then twice as voting aye, and finally as voting without the direction fully captured. The transcript is unclear in places, but all mentions վերաբate to the same member’s votes in the same ongoing roll-call context.
Ross Ford — Representative Ford requests that House Bill 4105 be laid over until next week.
Ross Ford — Representative Ford presents House Bill 4107.
Ross Ford — The bill is described as a request bill from county commissioners; no new speaker identified with certainty beyond the chairing context.
HB4105 — A PCS is shown on the bill, and it is laid over until next week.
HB4107 — Bill to address outdoor warning sirens and protect against hacking.
HB2997 — House Bill 2997 is called up for presentation, with the chair asking Representative Kerr to present the bill.
Jay Steagall — Representative Stewart is asked a question about the National Weather Service headquarters location relative to county boundaries.
HB2951 — The committee asked whether to take up House Bill 2951 at that time.
HB2159 — House Bill 2159 was introduced as a DOC request bill, and the discussion explained that it is a cleanup measure to correct prior prison-transportation language and add omitted prisons back into the bill.
Tim Turner — A vote is recorded in his name as 'Turner votes aye.'
Tim Turner — Called on for questions about the bill.
Tim Turner — Raises a concern about forged insurance documents and verification through law enforcement systems.
Tim Turner — Continues questioning the length of the insurance verification gap.
Tim Turner — Is addressed again as the questioning member.
Tim Turner — Voted aye on the motion.
Tim Turner — Confirmed that House Bill 3982 was being laid over.
Tim Turner — Tim Turner is recorded multiple times during the vote sequence: he votes nay once, votes aye twice, and is later recorded voting again with the direction not fully captured in the transcript.
HB2980 — House Bill 2980 was introduced and described as addressing DMV handling of insurance verification, with the explanation that it would allow DMV staff to accept proof of insurance without being forced to police or judge the validity of that coverage.
Mike Kelley — Asks for clarification that the bill does not replace database checks.
Mike Kelley — Voted aye on the motion.
Mike Kelley — Asked about the purpose of reducing the radius and whether it would help stop intentional bypassing.
Mike Kelley — Recorded as voting aye.
Chris Banning — Chris Banning presents House Bill 2979, describing it as a sensitive measure prompted by a local tragedy and intended to address school-zone and roadway safety issues going forward. He then presents House Bill 2980 and explains that it is meant to address a short gap in DMV insurance verification, allowing DMV employees to rely on database checks rather than acting like police officers while newly purchased insurance is still being uploaded. He further clarifies that the bill only covers a brief window, that older insurance should already be in the system, and that the 'reasonable discretion' language is acceptable because it applies when a document appears clearly not forged. He concludes by agreeing that DMV staff will likely still verify insurance by phone in some cases.
HB2979 — House Bill 2979 is introduced and a committee substitute is adopted by unanimous consent. The committee then discusses the bill, moves for a due pass recommendation, and ultimately reports the bill out of committee as due pass after unanimous voting.