Appropriations committee advances 52 bills en bloc

Members of the Appropriations Committee voted to take up items 1 through 52 en bloc and report them to the floor after a series of procedural motions during a committee meeting.

The committee chair asked whether members had questions about the proposed procedure and, when none were raised, said, "If there are no questions, I'll recognize Senator DeBarr for a motion." Senator DeBarr moved to take up items 1 through 52 en bloc; the chair called for a voice vote and announced, "The ayes have it." The chair later announced a separate motion that titles were sufficient and moved the bills "due pass." That motion was also accepted by voice vote with the chair announcing the result.

The motion to take the items en bloc specifically referenced "items 1 through 52" and cited "Senate Bill 2001 and 2 2 20 52" in the mover's remarks; the transcript wording for the second bill number is unclear. The chair then moved that the committee "rise and report," which members approved by voice vote.

No roll-call tallies or individual votes were recorded in the transcript; the committee proceeded by voice vote and the chair repeatedly declared the results with phrases such as "the ayes have it." The record does not show any substantive debate on the listed bills during the excerpted proceedings.

Because the actions recorded are procedural (taking up bills en bloc, declaring titles sufficient, and rising to report), substantive debate and any final floor action will occur when the measures are considered on the floor. The transcript does not include a floor schedule or further details about the individual bills beyond the motion to advance them en bloc.