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Senate committee disposes of broad slate of bills; key votes and committee actions
Summary
The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee reported, amended or passed by indefinitely many bills across education, health, energy, procurement, and criminal justice; this roundup lists committee outcomes and key details for items reported during the session.
The Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee considered a large slate of bills and recorded committee actions across multiple policy areas including energy, education, health, procurement, criminal justice and local government priority items.
Most bills that appeared on the committee’s tables were either reported out with a roll call or voice vote, amended and reported, or recommended to be passed by indefinitely (PBI). Committee clerks recorded the outcomes throughout the hearing; the list below captures the bills specifically discussed and the committee’s recorded disposition.
Votes at a glance (committee actions as recorded in the hearing):
- House Joint Resolution 448 — study of Department of Environmental Quality tax policy options related to litter tax: reported (voice/roll call reported: yes 8, no 4 recorded as "Eyes 8, Nose 4"). - House Joint Resolution 497 — reestablish joint commission to oversee retail cannabis transition: reported (voice vote recorded). - House Bill 2140 / related campaign‑finance database bill (HB2140 / HB2140 series) — requires searchable DB at Dept. of Elections with delayed effective date 07/01/2026: reported to interim…
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