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Appropriations committee: votes at a glance — bills advanced, amended and set aside
Summary
A sequence of bills were debated and voted in the Senate Appropriations Committee; the committee advanced a number of budget and policy bills, amended several, and issued do‑not‑pass recommendations on others. This roundup lists committee actions recorded in the transcript.
The Senate Appropriations Committee recorded votes on multiple bills during the hearing. Below are the items the committee formally acted on in the meeting transcript, with short notes about each action as recorded on the committee floor.
Votes at a glance (selection from the transcript):
- Senate Bill 20‑25 (Department of Veterans Affairs budget) — Committee adopted amendment and recommended the amended bill for due pass. Committee tally recorded: 15 yes, 0 no, 1 absent. (See separate article for details.)
- Senate Bill 2‑096 (Department of Health and Human Services — State Hospital Facilities) — Committee adopted an amendment lowering the appropriation and adding a 10‑year service requirement for private‑provider grantees; final committee tally recorded in transcript as a narrow margin (transcript notation: “Motion passed 970”).
- Senate Bill 2‑143 (State Energy Research Center Fund / EERC) — Committee recommended due pass; division vote reported unanimous in subcommittee; committee tally recorded: Motion passed 14 yes, 1 no, 1 recorded absence.
- Senate Bill 21‑33 (vanity plates with black background) — Committee recommended due pass; committee tally recorded: Motion passed 14 yes, 1 no, 1 recorded absence.
- Senate Bill 2‑185 (Lake Minot/park sewer request) — Committee recommended do not pass; committee vote recorded as 12 yes, 2 no, 2 recorded absences on the do‑not‑pass recommendation.
- Senate Bill 2‑030 (Housing Finance Agency appropriations bill) — Committee recommended do not pass; committee vote recorded as 12 yes, 1 no, 3 recorded absences on the do‑not‑pass recommendation. Committee minutes note that comparable appropriations were included in the Industrial Commission budget instead.
- Senate Bill 2‑192 (DD provider accreditation grants) — Committee recommended do not pass; committee tally recorded as 13 yes, 2 no, 1 recorded absence on the do‑not‑pass recommendation.
- Senate Bill 20‑19 (Career and Technical Education budget / amendments package) — Committee adopted amendments and recommended the amended bill for due pass; committee tally recorded as 15 yes, 0 no, 1 recorded absence.
- Senate Bill 23‑33 (low‑carbon fuels / ethanol transition to low‑carbon fuels fund) — Committee recommended due pass; committee tally recorded in transcript as 15 yes, 1 no. The bill would repeal the older ethanol production incentive chapter and transfer balances into a low‑carbon fuels fund with a new credit cap; the committee discussion noted per‑facility caps and verification work funded under the bill.
- Senate Bill 22‑16 (electronic waterfowl‑stamp fee) — Committee adopted an amendment reducing the proposed fee from $10 to $5 for the electronic waterfowl stamp and recommended the amended bill for due pass. Committee tally recorded: 11 yes, 4 no, 1 recorded absence.
How to read these results: This roundup reflects the committee’s recorded motions and roll‑call outcomes as spoken on the record during the hearing. The committee frequently amended bills in session; the committee’s recommendations carry to the full chamber, where further amendment and cross‑chamber negotiation can change outcomes.
Not included here: The transcript contains many additional items that were taken up with brief discussion and votes; this list focuses on bills where the transcript records clear final committee action in the hearing excerpt.
