Martin Jacobs — Referenced as having talked about a similar situation earlier.
Martin Jacobs — Asked for clarification on how far back prior decisions could be appealed.
Martin Jacobs — Voted no.
Martin Jacobs — Voted no.
Martin Jacobs — Recorded as voting no.
Martin Jacobs — Recorded as voting no.
Martin Jacobs — The speaker corrects the misheard name and calls on Representative Jacobs to proceed.
Steve Jordan — Steve Jordan was called during roll call and later recorded as voting aye on House Bill 3136.
Steve Jordan — During the roll-call vote, Steve Jordan was recorded as voting aye/yes.
Jeff Knight — Jeff Knight was called during roll call, the bill was identified as being by Representative Knight, and he then voted aye on House Bill 3136 before being called again in the ongoing roll call sequence.
Jeff Knight — Jeff Knight is recorded as absent.
Jim Murphy — Jim Murphy was present for the roll call and voted aye on House Bill 3136, then introduced and moved adoption of an amendment ending in 0.02H. He explained that the Senate language had a flaw in the appeal process, and that his amendment would require the activity association appeal process to be exhausted before the appeal board process begins, make the board’s decision final, and standardize inconsistent terminology between board and committee. He also noted that the amendment allows remote hearings to handle time-sensitive eligibility disputes quickly, and later elaborated that the goal is to keep most cases out of court, use an independent board, and ensure child-focused, common-sense decisions.
Jim Murphy — Jim Murphy was recorded as voting yes/aye in the roll-call vote.
Jim Murphy — Invited to begin questioning the bill sponsor.
Ray Reed — Was called during the roll call.
Ray Reed — Voted aye on House Bill 3136.
Ray Reed — Voted aye on House Bill 3136.
Ray Reed — Voted no on House Bill 1758.
Ray Reed — Asked to inquire of the bill handler and then said he did not think anything nefarious was going on.
Ray Reed — During the roll call, Ray Reed was mentioned in the voting sequence; although the first reference is partially corrupted, the subsequent line records Reed as voting no.
Ray Reed — Representative Ray Reed asked a series of related clarifying questions about the handling of funds in the bill: what happens to money when funds expire, what legally counts as 'using' funds, whether allocation or budgeting counts as use before money is transferred, whether use occurs only when money moves between bank accounts, whether the sponsor had consulted the organizations overseeing the funds, and whether the bill was essentially a cleanup measure addressing dormant accounts.
Louis Riggs — Louis Riggs was called during the roll call.
Louis Riggs — Recorded as absent.
Deanna Self — Deanna Self is called during roll call and then recorded voting aye on House Bill 3136 and House Bill 1758.
Deanna Self — Deanna Self was recorded as voting aye/yes.
Marla Smith — Marla Smith was called during roll call and later recorded as voting aye on House Bill 3136 as part of the same roll call sequence.
Marla Smith — Recorded as voting no.
Marla Smith — Representative Carolyn Katyn explained that the bill is a cleanup measure to move expired, unused funds into general revenue. She described the bill’s original scope, noted that some items were removed at the request of agencies or because of prior legislation, and referenced Senator Black and SB 218 in connection with the basic civil legal services account. In response to questions, she clarified that funds are considered used when money is transferred or otherwise leaves the account, that the questioned funds had not been used, and that her staff had not contacted the agencies except where people had already requested removal of certain funds. She also noted that some balances were minimal, that most of the money comes from the economic distress zone fund, that an amendment would renew expiration dates for some items, and concluded by inviting further questions and being thanked for bringing the bill forward.
Connie Steinmetz — Connie Steinmetz was called during roll call and later recorded an aye vote on House Bill 3136.
Connie Steinmetz — During the roll call, Connie Steinmetz was called and her vote was recorded as no.
Dean Van Schoiack — Was called during the roll call; transcription shows 'VanSkoik.'
Dean Van Schoiack — Was called in the roll call; transcription shows 'Vanskoy.'
Dean Van Schoiack — Voted aye on House Bill 3136; transcription shows 'VanSkoik.'
Dean Van Schoiack — Voted aye on House Bill 1758; transcription shows 'Van Skoig.'
Dean Van Schoiack — Dean Van Schoiack was recorded as voting aye/yes in the roll call.
Richard West — Richard West was called during the roll call and then called again shortly afterward, indicating repeated procedural mention of his presence during attendance.
Richard West — Richard West was recorded as voting aye/yes.
Richard West — Representative Richard West is called on by the chair for a quick statement and uses the opportunity to express support for the bill.
Richard West — Representative Richard West asked whether the expiration dates for the three items being removed from the list would be renewed in the supplementals, and another member responded in agreement with his point about renewal responsibility.
Bryant Wolfin — Bryant Wolfin is referenced during the roll call and later recorded as voting no on House Bill 3136, with the transcript rendering his name inconsistently as 'Wolfen' and 'Wulfan.'
Bryant Wolfin — Recorded as voting no.
Representative Voss — Introduced House Bill 2877 and asked to provide a handout for distribution.
Division Director of Employment Security for the state of Missouri — The witness introduces themselves as the Division Director of Employment Security for Missouri and notes prior service in the legislative body from 2015 to 2020.
SB218 — Identified as the Senate bill that renewed the basic civil legal account.
Wendy L. Hausman — Called the committee to order and was identified in the roll call.
Wendy L. Hausman — Presided over the meeting and was called in the roll call.
Wendy L. Hausman — Voted aye on House Bill 3136.
Wendy L. Hausman — Presided over the vote and announced the result.
Wendy L. Hausman — Called for the roll call vote on House Bill 1758.
Wendy L. Hausman — Sought permission to comment and moved the discussion forward.