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House Transportation Committee adopts amendment shifting HB 3 funding from GRF to lottery funds
Summary
At a brief April 8 meeting, the House Transportation Committee adopted amendment AM136-three 81 to House Bill 3, moving the bill’s funding profile from the General Revenue Fund to state lottery funds for student safety features; the amendment was adopted without objection at the committee’s third hearing on the bill.
At a short April 8 meeting, the House Transportation Committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 3 that changes the bill’s funding source from the General Revenue Fund (GRF) to state lottery funds for student safety features, committee members said.
Representative Lorenz moved the amendment, identified in the record as "AM136-three 81," during the committee’s third hearing on House Bill 3. "Mr. Chairman, I move to amend with AM136-three 81," Representative Lorenz said. He described the change as "a short, funding profile change on House Bill 3 that takes it off GRF and puts it onto lottery funds in discussions."
The chair put the question on whether the amendment should become part of the bill. Chairman Willis said, "Without objection, the amendment will become part of the bill." The record shows no roll-call vote on the amendment; the change was approved by unanimous consent or by the absence of objections. The transcript identifies the adoption as taking effect at the committee level for House Bill 3; no further committee actions or implementation steps were recorded during the meeting.
Committee members also approved the minutes from the prior committee meeting at the start of the session. The committee convened with a quorum present and adjourned about one minute later; the clerk had provided supporting documents and testimony on the committee iPads.
The amendment shifts the funding profile of HB 3 from the GRF to lottery funds and is framed in the meeting record as supporting student-use safety features. The transcript does not specify dollar amounts, downstream implementation details, or whether the funding change requires action beyond the committee (for example, a floor vote or concurrence in other chambers). No roll-call vote or individual member votes on the amendment were recorded in the transcript.
