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Votes at a glance: Appropriations committee advances several bills, including S.122 and S.125
Summary
On March 20 the Senate Appropriations Committee voted on multiple committee bills and amendments; the committee recorded unanimous or near-unanimous favorable recommendations for the bills addressed in that session.
The Senate Appropriations Committee recorded votes on several bills and committee amendments during its March 20 meeting. The committee moved multiple measures favorably and recorded roll-call results for each action it completed that day.
Key outcomes: - S.122 (Economic Development) — Committee moved the bill favorably with committee amendments making certain sections contingent on FY26 appropriations and striking legislative per diem language for two panels. Vote: 7–0 in favor (Senators Norris, Watson, Bruce, Lyons, Westman, Brennan and Pertschlet recorded as 'yes' on the roll call). - S.125 (Labor-related appropriations and technical changes) — Committee moved the bill favorably with an amendment removing a $250,000 appropriation for labor-relations staffing; roll call recorded 7–0 in favor. - S.123 (Motor vehicle/miscellaneous) — Committee moved a committee amendment favorably; roll call recorded 7–0 in favor. - S.18 (Freestanding birth centers) — Committee moved the bill favorably; roll call recorded 7–0 in favor.
Why it matters: These favorable recommendations advance the measures toward floor consideration and flag items the appropriations committee has chosen to hold for the budget process (through contingent language or removed appropriations) so the fiscal impacts can be reconciled during the FY26 budget deliberations.
Ending: Committee clerks recorded roll-call votes; committee staff and sponsors will carry amended language forward to the next stage of the legislative process.
