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House Appropriations committee approves straw poll on FY 2025 Budget Adjustment Act, 7-4
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee conducted a nonbinding straw poll on Jan. 31 approving the FY 2025 Budget Adjustment Act (BAA) by a 7-4 tally after extended debate focused on emergency hotel housing, a $14 million funding item and use of surplus funds. A formal vote is scheduled Monday and the bill will go to Ways and Means and then the floor.
The House Appropriations Committee held a nonbinding straw poll on Jan. 31 that approved the FY 2025 Budget Adjustment Act (BAA) by a 7-4 vote, advancing the measure toward a formal vote scheduled for Monday.
Committee members spent the meeting debating additions and changes to the BAA after three and a half weeks of work. The main points of contention were an extension of the emergency hotel housing program, a roughly $14 million package of items described during debate, and whether to use roughly $30 million in surplus funds instead of the proposed allocations.
Members who supported the straw poll said the BAA would provide relief across state programs and help prevent immediate disruptions to people in emergency housing.…
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