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Votes at a glance: Major actions taken by Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 21, 2025
Summary
The committee reported a batch of bills and resolutions to the calendar, adopted multiple finance amendments and referred several items to subcommittees; this roundup lists each item the committee voted on or formally advanced in the meeting.
This article lists formal committee actions recorded during the April 21 Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee meeting. Each entry includes the item, the committee’s action and available vote information. Where the committee attached a finance amendment, that is noted.
Votes and committee actions recorded in the meeting (selected items as discussed in committee):
- House Joint Resolution 51 (HJR51) — designating July 2025 as a month of prayer and fasting: recommended for passage to the calendar (vote recorded in transcript as ayes, with one member "not voting").
- House Joint Resolution 147 (HJR147) — supporting regulation or ban on sale of kratom: recommended for passage to the calendar (committee recorded 9 ayes, 1 present not voting).
- Senate Bill 445 (SB445) — public defender authorization to self‑fund five assistant public defenders (as amended by judiciary): recommended for passage to the calendar (10 ayes).
- Senate Bill 289 (SB289) — James Dustin Samples Act extension (extend coverage to law enforcement officers and emergency responders): recommended for passage to the calendar (10…
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