Committee advances bill to let prior budget continue, authorizes short‑term reallocations

The Senate Ways and Means Committee voted to recommend Senate Bill 14, which would allow the previous fiscal year's appropriations to continue in force until the Legislature enacts a new budget or amends, lapses or eliminates those appropriations. The committee recorded a motion, a second and a voice vote recommending the bill favorably; the record does not include a roll‑call tally.