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Appropriations committee refers multiple bills to policy committees; roll calls record 14 yeas, three excused
Summary
The Joint Committee on Appropriations moved several bills to their next committee locations with unanimous recorded yeas; roll calls repeatedly recorded 14 yeas and three excused members for the referral motions.
The Joint Committee on Appropriations formally referred multiple bills to their next committee steps early in the session, with roll calls recording 14 members voting aye and three members excused for each referral.
Why it matters: The referrals move several House and Senate measures into committee jurisdictions where detailed budget, policy or mark-up work will occur. Those committee placements set the schedule and venue for future hearings and potential fiscal impacts.
What the committee did - The committee moved HB 1013 (transcript labeled HB 10 13) from the Joint Committee on Appropriations to House Appropriations. The referral motion was made on the record and seconded; the roll call recorded 14 yeas and three excused members. (Motion introduced at transcript block starting 419.705; roll call concluded at 478.95–484.01.) - The committee moved HB 1039 (transcript labeled HB 10 39) to its proper place (House Appropriations) following a recorded roll call with the same attendance and outcome (14 yeas, three excused). (Motion introduced at transcript block starting 492.525; roll call concluded near 581.285.) - The committee moved HB 1040 (transcript labeled HB 10 40) to House Appropriations; the motion was carried by voice and confirmed by roll call (14 yeas, three excused). (Motion introduced at transcript block starting 588.05; roll call concluded near 656.55–659.035.) - The committee referred Senate Bill 54 (SB 54) to the Senate Committee on Appropriations; the motion was seconded and approved by recorded vote (14 yeas, three excused). (Motion introduced near 667.975; roll call concluded near 706.06–710.94.) - Senate Bill 28 (SB 28) was moved to Senate Appropriations and received the committee's recorded approval (14 yeas, three excused). (Motion introduced near 742.315; roll call concluded near 806.215–808.635.)
All of the above referrals were procedural motions to place bills in their next committee venues. No substantive debate of bill text or fiscal details appears in the transcript excerpts around the referral motions; the recorded votes were roll-call affirmations of committee placement.
