Darin Chappell — Darin Chappell voted aye on the reconsideration motion and later voted aye on the due-pass motion.
Bishop Davidson — Called during roll call.
Bishop Davidson — The chair recognizes Representative Davidson as the next speaker, and Davidson then begins remarks supporting the general direction while expressing concern about the 25% threshold.
Bishop Davidson — Bishop Davidson voted yes on reconsideration and later voted yes on the due-pass motion.
David Dolan — Called during roll call.
David Dolan — Representative Murphy is called on to speak, and the discussion continues immediately with a response to his concern about voter turnout.
David Dolan — Representative Dolan was recognized to speak and then argued that while he understood the intent of the amendment—to encourage more people to vote—the proposed 25 percent threshold seemed arbitrary and might not be beneficial. He cautioned that the amendment could provoke a firestorm and questioned whether the specific percentage was the right approach.
David Dolan — Votes yes in the roll call.
David Dolan — Representative Dolan votes aye.
David Dolan — David Dolan voted yes on reconsideration and later voted yes on the due-pass motion during the same legislative proceeding.
Ron Fowler — Ron Fowler is first called during roll call, and later his bill/amendment from the previous day is referenced in discussion about election-related ballot language. The conversation continues by noting that the current amendment includes some, but not all, of what Representative Fowler had originally proposed.
Ron Fowler — Representative Ron Fowler's bill was discussed as containing vague language, with speakers noting that earlier language from his bill had been removed and that the remaining wording was still considered unclear about what election authorities would deem important.
Ron Fowler — Said he wished he had talked to more people earlier and questioned whether the 25% language was actually in the amendment, believing it pointed to new Section 115.706.
Ron Fowler — The speaker refers to Fowler's amendment and his bill.
Ron Fowler — Acknowledged the section was in the amendment and said that was all of his comments.
Ron Fowler — Referenced as the sponsor of the 25% portion being discussed.
Ron Fowler — His bill's 25% portion is described as being brought back.
Ron Fowler — His bill was voted on as a stand-alone bill on Tuesday.
Ron Fowler — His stand-alone bill passed without the 25% cap amendment.
Ron Fowler — His earlier bill is cited as not including this section.
Ron Fowler — His bill is contrasted with the current bill; speaker says there is no conflict between them.
Ron Fowler — His bill was cited as having had a committee hearing and public comment opportunity on the ballot language.
Ron Fowler — Representative Ron Fowler is recognized to speak and comments on the House Committee Substitute, noting his concern about the November date and the difficulty for political subdivisions of doing everything once every two years, but says he will support the HCS.
Ron Fowler — Votes aye in the roll call.
Ron Fowler — Representative Fowler votes aye; name appears garbled as 'Baller'.
Ron Fowler — Ron Fowler cast two affirmative votes in consecutive roll-call actions: he voted aye on reconsideration and later voted aye on the due-pass motion.
Jeff Hales — Called during roll call.
Jeff Hales — Questioned why ballot labels must be numerical or alphabetical and argued that letter labels can help voters remember the issue.
Jeff Hales — Representative Jeff Hales urged the committee to take more time to collectively work through the bill and get it right, noting the amount of information and months of discussion involved.
Jeff Hales — Votes no in the roll call.
Jeff Hales — Representative Hales votes no.
Jeff Hales — Jeff Hales was called during roll call and later recorded as voting no on the due-pass motion.
Tony Harbison — Responded 'here' during roll call.
Tony Harbison — The chair recognizes Representative Fowler as the next speaker.
Tony Harbison — Representative Harbison expressed concern about a newly distributed, 85-page amendment, saying it had not been in the subcommittee materials he prepared from and that he had a problem with the 25 percent provision. He asked for clarification on how the chamber would proceed with voting on the amendment, and another speaker later referenced Harbison’s hesitation on the same issue.
Tony Harbison — Votes aye in the roll call.
Tony Harbison — Representative Harbison votes aye.
Tony Harbison — Tony Harbison cast two affirmative votes during the proceedings: first on reconsideration and then on the due-pass motion.
Will Jobe — During roll call, Will Jobe was called and responded 'here.'
Will Jobe — Representative Jobe was recognized to speak and then expressed concern about attaching a different version of a bill only two days after it had been passed out, noting the language and triggers were different. He suggested it was problematic to add the new version and implied the committee should either avoid doing so or bring the other bill back instead.
Will Jobe — Appears as 'Jobe'; the roll call is garbled and his vote is not clearly separated from the next name.
Will Jobe — Recognized to comment/inquire after the substitute is adopted.
Will Jobe — Representative Jobe votes yes; name appears garbled as 'Job'.
Will Jobe — During the roll call on reconsideration, Will Jobe was called and recorded as voting no.
Ben Keathley — Called during roll call; name appears twice in the transcript.
Ben Keathley — Responded 'here' during roll call.
Ben Keathley — Was recognized to speak after the chair indicated the committee would discuss the substitute.
Ben Keathley — Asked whether the substitute deals with ballot language and the election timing, and noted an upcoming amendment to change that.