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Committee advances Senate Bill 315 amending school code after party-line vote
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee adopted amendment A01868 and advanced Senate Bill 315, which amends the public school code and provides funding distribution changes related to the FY 2526 budget; Republicans objected to moving the amendment while still processing its contents.
The House Appropriations Committee adopted amendment A01868 and advanced Senate Bill 315, which amends the public school code to provide funding distribution changes tied to the fiscal year 2526 budget, sending the measure to the full House.
The committee executive director described the measure in brief committee remarks: "We have Senate Bill 315, which amends the public school code by providing funding distributions related to the 2526 budget and provides for numerous policy changes." Committee discussion focused on whether members and affected stakeholders had adequate time to review the amendment before a vote.
A Republican member said of amendment A01868, "Just as the previous amendment, we are still trying to process everything that is included. This is the school code bill. And so, therefore, we cannot support this amendment at the current time." Several Republican members announced they would vote against the amendment and the bill as amended.
Roll call results were announced as the chair stated, "Seeing that the ayes have it, amendment A01868 is adopted." The chair then announced that "Senate Bill 315 as amended will pass this committee and be re‑referred back to the floor of the House of Representatives." The transcript records Democrats voting in the affirmative and Republican members voting in the negative for the amendment and the bill as amended.
No further committee action or scheduling was recorded in the meeting; the transcript ends with the committee adjourning.
