Appropriations panel advances H.454 after correction that $200,000 is to Agency of Education

The House Appropriations Committee voted 7-4 on April 8, 2025, to pass H.454 favorably, advancing the bill to the next stage of consideration.

Committee chair clarified an earlier misstatement about a $200,000 appropriation in the bill, saying, "I misspoke when I said that $200,000 was gonna go to the State Board of Education. ... in fact, in this bill, it goes to the agency of education for the state board of education." The chair said the numbers and purpose remain the same; the clarification concerned the administrative destination of the funds.

H.454 was presented "as passed out" and noted as amended by the House Education Committee and by the House Lead. The clerk called the roll for the favorable report. Named yes votes recorded in the meeting transcript include Representative Lindley and Representatives Roach, Mike Rowe, Skrull, Stevens, Dacogoni and Schott; the committee recorded a 7-4 tally. The transcript does not identify a specific mover or seconder by name; the committee chair invited a motion and recorded the favorable passage.

The committee discussed procedural points during the vote, including a note that a committee member (Lynn) was conducting remote voting for the second of three permitted remote votes. No further substantive debate on H.454 was recorded after the clarification about the $200,000 appropriation.

After the vote the committee proceeded to a scheduled briefing on federal funds and monitoring procedures.

Votes at a glance H.454 — Favorably reported out of the House Appropriations Committee (as amended by House Education and House Lead). Vote: 7 yes, 4 no. Mover: not specified (motion was made on the record). Second: not specified. Note: transcript clarification that $200,000 in the bill is appropriated to the Agency of Education to support State Board of Education purposes; the transcript indicates the bill’s dollar amounts and purpose were unchanged.