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Votes at a glance: key actions by the Senate Finance Committee
Summary
The Senate Finance Committee approved multiple budget and policy actions during the session, including a Department of Corrections package, committee amendments for parole positions, a $5 million back‑of‑budget cut, and a procedural change for Sununu Center funding requiring fiscal review.
The State Senate Finance Committee recorded several approvals during the session. Below are the key actions taken as recorded in committee.
• Department of Corrections package (items 2a–2e): Committee moved and approved the package combining those items. The chair called the vote: “All those in favor … The ayes have it.”
• Parole/probation position amendments (HB‑1 / HB‑2 technical amendments): Committee agreed that committee amendments would be filed to adjust parole officer positions in accounting unit 8302 and to record a probation/parole officer vacancy to be filled by attrition. Committee approved filing the technical amendments.
• Back‑of‑budget cut: Committee approved a committee amendment to set aside a $5,000,000 back‑of‑budget cut, to be restored by the governor pending sufficient revenues; recorded as approved.
• Sununu Center prohibition removal with fiscal review: Committee approved removing the prohibition on use of general funds for the Sununu Center replacement facility and added a committee amendment requiring any future general fund request be presented to fiscal for review; vote recorded as passed.
• Multiple HHS, education and other packet items: The committee recorded a series of unanimous or majority “ayes” on multiple packet items; several items were placed on the “hold for dollars” list for later consideration, and a number of technical or federal‑fund items were approved without substantial debate.
Votes listed above reflect the committee’s roll calls and spoken confirmations in the transcript (commonly recorded in the record as “The ayes have it” or equivalent). For items described as being placed on the hold list, the committee did not record a final appropriation vote and deferred fiscal action for later consideration.
Ending: Committee recessed to a time‑certain and adjourned after completing the recorded actions; members indicated further follow‑up and technical amendments would be filed as needed.
