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Appropriations bill clears committee, includes disaster relief, teacher bonuses and one-time allocations
Summary
The committee approved House Bill 6005, the special-session appropriations measure that packages multiple nonrecurring and recurring allocations discussed during the session; committee approved the bill and sent it to calendar and rules by recorded vote (21 ayes, 5 nos).
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee approved House Bill 6005 on Jan. 28, the appropriations bill for the special session that bundles the funding elements debated earlier in the meeting.
Representative Peter Lambert, who described the appropriations, said the bill contains a range of recurring and nonrecurring items discussed in committee: education-related allocations (including the Education Freedom Scholarships and a $2,000 one-time teacher payment), a recurring estimate of sports-wagering revenue…
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