Finance, Ways and Means subcommittee advances multiple bills, places most measures behind the budget

The Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee met April 14, 2025, and took up 57 bills on its calendar, advancing a number of measures to the full Finance Committee while placing the majority behind the budget for further consideration.

The committee chair opened the session by noting, "we do have 57 bills on the calendar that we're going to take up this morning," and said testimony would be limited to fiscal impact. Most bill sponsors acknowledged that items with fiscal notes would be deferred until the budget is resolved.

Why it matters: the subcommittee is the gatekeeper for how bills with fiscal effects proceed. Sending a bill to "full finance" moves it closer to possible enactment; placing a bill "behind the budget" effectively postpones further action until the budget negotiations clarify available funds.

Votes at a glance

- HB 11-25 (as amended): Passed to full Finance, recorded 12 ayes, 0 noes. The bill, described by sponsor Chairman Farmer, included a change to an enactment date to cover an educator's estate; the clerk recorded 12-0 in favor.

- HB 11-28: Passed to full Finance, recorded 12 ayes, 0 noes (posture:…