HB73Introduced in the House
Provides for the method of voting in public meetings
Introduced by Tony Bacala, District 59
What does this bill do?
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Official description
Provides for the method of voting in public meetings
Where it stands
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
May 11, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
HouseStage: House Vote on HB 73 FINAL PASSAGE (#345) · April 8, 2026
88
Yes
0
No
17
Absent or Not Voting
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See how each representative voted
| Representative | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Danny McCormick | 1 | Absent |
| Steven Jackson | 2 | Yes |
| Tammy Phelps | 3 | Yes |
| Joy Walters | 4 | Absent |
| Dennis Bamburg | 5 | Yes |
| Michael Melerine | 6 | Yes |
| Lawrence Bagley | 7 | Absent |
| Raymond Crews | 8 | Absent |
| Dodie Horton | 9 | Yes |
| Wayne McMahen | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Prefiled.
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
First appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/6/2026.
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
Reported favorably (11-0).
Read by title, ordered engrossed, passed to 3rd reading.
Scheduled for floor debate on 04/08/2026.
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 88, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
Received in the Senate. Read first time by title and placed on the Calendar for a second reading.
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Senate and Governmental Affairs.
Reported favorably.
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments. Read by title and passed to third reading and final passage.
Read by title and returned to the Calendar, subject to call.
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