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Appropriations committee advances several budget bills; roll‑call votes recorded
Summary
In executive session the House Appropriations Committee reported several bills out of committee with recorded roll‑call votes, including passage recommendations for a nursing‑home rebase delay, pension technical changes, Discover Pass adjustments and other items.
At the end of the hearing the House Appropriations Committee met in executive session and reported a set of bills out of committee with recorded roll‑call votes.
Key outcomes (motions and recorded tallies):
- House Bill 1476 (delay of nursing home rebasing under an amended striking amendment WAY123): reported out with a recommendation of "do pass." Roll call: 19 ayes, 12 nays. Representative Gregersen moved the bill; the committee adopted the striking amendment before reporting out.
- Proposed substitute House Bill 2034 (pension plan restatement and surplus transfer provisions, H1967.2): reported out with a recommendation of "do pass." Roll call: 18 ayes, 13 nays.
- Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5357 (pension assumption and amortization changes, amended H2109.1): reported out with a recommendation of "do pass." The committee adopted the striking amendment H2109.1 and then voted; roll call: 31 ayes, 0 nays.
- Engrossed substitute Senate Bill 5390 (Discover Pass revenue distribution and pass vehicle limits, amended): reported out with a recommendation of "do pass." The committee adopted amendments (including setting the number of plates covered per household and altering the revenue threshold) and reported the amended bill with a recorded vote of 19 ayes, 12 nays.
The motions recorded in executive session reflected committee decisions to adopt amendments before reporting bills out with do‑pass recommendations to the full House. The committee chair and staff said the changes were tied to operating budget assumptions and to align committee policy with budget language in the House or Senate proposals. The executive session record shows roll‑call results detailed above and identifies the primary movers and the adopted amendment numbers in committee minutes.
