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Senate Pensions and Labor adopts amendment to House Bill 1221, forwards bill to Appropriations
Summary
The Senate Pensions and Labor Committee adopted Amendment 9 to House Bill 1221 — extending an implementation date from 2027 to 2029 and converting an unfunded "thirteenth check" provision to a cost-of-living adjustment — and voted to send the bill to the Appropriations Committee, 10–0 with one senator excused.
The Senate Pensions and Labor Committee adopted Amendment 9 to House Bill 1221 and voted to send the bill to the Appropriations Committee after a unanimous roll call of members present.
The committee chair opened the meeting saying, "we are not taking additional testimony. Today is amend and vote only," then introduced Amendment 9, stating it "just extends the date out instead of '27 to '29 for the thirteenth check." The chair also explained the amendment changes a portion of the current code that had never been funded by converting the thirteenth check provision into a cost-of-living adjustment and moving the effective date to 2029.
Committee members took the amendment by consent and the committee proceeded to a roll call. Senators voting "aye" were Senator Niez Katzke; Senator Pol; Senator Hundley; Senator Alexander; Senator Donnell; Senator Maxwell; Senator Walker; Senator Donato; Senator Zay; and Senator Rogers. Senator Dorio was recorded as excused. The roll call yielded 10 yes, 0 no, and 1 excused. Following the roll call, committee staff announced that the bill passed and would be reassigned to the Appropriations Committee.
The transcript records no further debate on the bill's substance, funding details, or fiscal notes during the committee action. The committee chair thanked members for their participation and adjourned the meeting.
Votes at a glance House Bill 1221 — Amendment 9 adopted; bill passed out of committee and reassigned to the Appropriations Committee. Vote: 10–0 (1 excused). Details of the bill's substantive text, fiscal impact, and full title were not specified in the committee record.
