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House Education committee removes appropriation from children's cabinet bill, forwards measure
Summary
Lawmakers voted to strip an appropriations section from engrossed Senate Bill 21-76 (children's cabinet) and gave the amended bill a due-pass recommendation, sending it toward the consent calendar.
The House Education Committee voted to remove the funding section from engrossed Senate Bill 21-76, the Governor's children's cabinet bill, and recommended the amended measure for a due pass.
Committee chair Chairman Heinert opened the hearing by saying, “This morning, we are working on bills, and we're gonna start with $21.76. This is the children's cabinet bill.” Representative Haggart moved an amendment to remove section 3, the appropriations section; Representative Novak seconded. The clerk called the roll and the amendment carried, recorded in the transcript as “13 0 1.”
After the amendment passed, Representative Hager moved a due-pass recommendation on the bill as amended; Representative Jonas seconded. The committee again called the roll and the motion to give SB 21-76 a due pass carried, recorded in the transcript as “13 0 1.”
Committee discussion during and after the votes referenced that the money identified in the bill is included in the governor’s budget, and the amendment simply removes the duplicative appropriation from the bill. As recorded, members noted the funding was “in the governor's budget,” and that the amendment “removes that section for funding.”
With the committee's action, SB 21-76 as amended will move to the consent agenda; Representative Haug was identified on the record as the bill carrier to the next step.
The committee took no other formal changes to the bill during the session and did not add new substantive policy language beyond removing the appropriation.
