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Votes at a glance: committee actions from House Appropriations & Finance session
Summary
The committee recorded do-pass recommendations (or equivalent actions) on multiple Senate bills, including SB220, SB481, SB401, SB387, SB13, SB290, SB142, SB126, SB236, SB535 and others; where roll-call votes were recorded, tallies are shown.
The House Appropriations & Finance Committee considered a set of Senate bills and took the following formal actions during the session.
• Senate Bill 220 (risk‑management transparency): Due pass recommendation. Moved by Ranking Member Chatfield; seconded by Representative Sanchez and others. No opposition recorded on the motion.
• Senate Bill 481 (State Fairgrounds District): Committee gave a do-pass recommendation. Motion moved by Vice Chair Dixon, second by Representative Fernan. Roll call recorded 10 yes, 6 no (yes: Garrett, Hernandez, Herndon, Herrera, Little, Lujan, Sanchez, Silva, Dixon, Small; no: Baca, Brown, Chatfield, Dow, Duncan, Vincent).
• Senate Bill 401 (broadband/educational technology infrastructure): Due pass recommendation moved by Vice Chair Dixon and seconded by Ranking Member Chatfield and Representative Lehi; no opposition recorded.
• Senate Bill 387 (community schools / renamed fund): Due pass recommendation; amendment renames the fund and allows awards up to $150,000 per application rather than a fixed amount; motion from Ranking Member Chatfield; no opposition recorded.
• Senate Bill 13 (tribal-compact schools): Committee adopted an amendment to pilot five schools and added reporting requirements; do-pass recommendation moved by Representative Little, seconded by Representative Hernandez; amendment and motion adopted.
• Senate Bill 290 (county fee transfers; Children's Trust Fund): Due pass recommendation moved by Vice Chair Dixon, seconded by Representative Herrera; at least one recorded opposition voiced as policy preference to waive a license fee rather than redirect revenue.
• Senate Bill 142 (grid modernization / schools eligible): Committee considered a do-not-pass motion from Ranking Member Chatfield, seconded by Representative Garrett; clerk recorded no opposition to procedural motion and committee advanced the measure (committee practice recorded a due-pass outcome in transcript).
• Senate Bill 126 (increase SRUSF cap): Due pass recommendation; motion moved by Ranking Member Chatfield and seconded by Representative Silva; no opposition recorded.
• Senate Bill 236 (motorcycle license plate sizing): Due pass recommendation; moved and seconded; no opposition recorded.
• Senate Bill 535 (workers’ compensation fees, 9‑1‑1 and 988 funding, PRC fees): Committee adopted an Appropriations & Finance amendment, then approved the substitute as amended; motion moved by Vice Chair Dixon and seconded by Representative Hernandez; the chair recorded several members in opposition (Representative Baca, Representative Duncan, Representative Brown, Representative Chatfield) during final tally.
Several items not listed above were handled in short form or moved without recorded opposition. Committee chairs signaled a follow-up meeting the next day to complete outstanding items.
This summary lists committee motions and final outcomes as recorded in the committee hearing transcript; final votes on the House floor may differ.
