Ways and Means committee adopts rules, revenue base and multiple proviso packages; several provisos pulled for later consideration

The House Ways and Means Committee adopted its committee rules, approved the revenue base statement labeled Serial 1, and adopted multiple proviso packages covering public education, higher education, health care, economic development, criminal justice, transportation and regulatory, and constitutional subcommittee items during the meeting.

Chair comments opened the session by noting the subcommittees’ work preparing proviso packets and outlined the committee’s plan to take up non‑money proviso amendments today and money‑related provisos tomorrow. The committee first adopted its rules as presented (motion and voice vote recorded in the transcript). The clerk and members then proceeded through subcommittee proviso packets.

Key votes and…