The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee on Thursday rejected the heavily debated curfew and loitering bills proposed to fight youth crime in the county.

The committee voted 2-0 against recommending the curfew, with Councilman Marc Elrich, D-at large, abstaining, and 2-1 to reject the loitering bill, with Committee Chairman Phil Andrews, D-Gaithersburg/Rockville voting in favor of the bill he introduced.