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Votes at a glance: Joint Budget Committee advances multiple departmental appropriations; several bills passed with little discussion
Summary
During the committee session, members approved a series of "do pass" recommendations on departmental appropriation bills and special-language attachments. Several items carried with no extended debate; a small number (notably SB 362 and HB 16 35) failed in division votes.
The Joint Budget Committee considered a large package of appropriation and special-language items during the session. Many agency-specific bills were advanced by voice vote or unanimous consent with minimal discussion. The following is a concise listing of actions recorded in the committee transcript excerpt (motions described as recorded in committee):
- Senate Bill 88 (Division of Higher Education): do pass as amended — approved in committee. - House Bill 10 89: do pass as amended — approved in committee. - House Bill 11 91: do pass as amended — approved in committee. - Special language subcommittee adopted six amendments for SB 36, SB 88, SB 37, SB 39, SB 359, SB 362 (amendments adopted; associated bills considered below). - Senate Bill 37 (Department of Commerce): do pass as amended — approved in committee. - Senate Bill 39 (Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Services): do pass as amended — approved in committee. - Senate Bill 359 (Out of School Time Program Grants): do pass as amended — approved in committee. - Senate Bill 362 (Youth Organization Grants): motion to do pass as amended failed in House division roll-call (debated; see separate article). - Senate Bill 332 (Department of Education appropriation item): do pass — approved in committee. - A series of Senate bills later in the session (SB 93, SB 128, SB 130, SB 25) were advanced with no substantive questions — approved in committee. - Multiple House bills were advanced with no substantive questions: House Bill 10 90 (Commerce/Development Finance Authority), House Bill 10 91 (Health Department), House Bill 10 95 (Bank & Securities), House Bill 10 97 (Public Service Commission), House Bill 11 02 (Treasurer of State), House Bill 11 24 (DFA/Management Services and Revenue Division), House Bill 11 27 (Department of Education/State Library), House Bill 11 52 (Public School Academic Facilities Fund), House Bill 11 76 (Public Safety/Emergency Management) — all approved in committee. - House Bill 16 39 (assault nurse examiner program): do pass — approved in committee. - House Bill 19 27 (corrected appropriation date): do pass — approved in committee.
Most of the motions were adopted by voice vote; where recorded, committee chairs confirmed adoption. The committee also approved a procedural motion to add a special-language handout to the calendar and send it to special language for further consideration.
Outcome summary: A large number of departmental and programmatic appropriation items were advanced by the Joint Budget Committee in this session. A subset of items that drew more discussion were recorded separately (see articles on SB 362, HB 16 35, HB 15 77, HB 13 89).
