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Senate panel approves Legislative Council amendments; $4M chamber accessibility work deferred
Summary
The committee voted to amend and give a "do pass" recommendation to Senate Bill 2,001, the Legislative Assembly/Legislative Council budget bill, removing roughly $4 million in one-time chamber accessibility funding and adding studies and IT upgrades.
The Appropriations - Government Operations Division approved amendments to Senate Bill 2,001, the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council budget, on a roll call vote that the clerk recorded as affirmative.
Senator Sheila Sickler moved the amendment and Senator Eberly seconded. The committee then voted in favor; the chair said the motion carried and that Senator Sickler would carry the legislative assembly and council budget forward.
Amendments remove roughly $4,000,000 of one-time money originally…
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