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Senate Pensions and Labor Committee adopts Amendment 9 to House Bill 1221, sends bill to Appropriations, 10-0
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Summary
At its final meeting, the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee adopted Amendment 9 to House Bill 1221 and voted 10-0 to send the amended bill to the Appropriations Committee. The amendment moves a provision tied to a "thirteenth check" to a cost-of-living adjustment and delays its new effective date to 2029.
At its final meeting, the Senate Pensions and Labor Committee amended and passed House Bill 1221, sending the bill to the Appropriations Committee by a 10-0 vote.
Committee Chair said Amendment 9 "extends the date" for a provision that had been drafted as a thirteenth check and changes that provision to a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), moving the effective date to 2029. The chair also noted the provision in current code had not previously been funded.
The committee took the amendment by consent, then conducted a roll call. Senators recorded as voting in favor were Niezgotski, Pol, Hundley, Alexander, Donnell, Maxwell, Walker, Donato, Zay and Rogers; Senator Dorio was recorded as excused. The clerk announced the bill passed 10-0 with a reassignment to the Appropriations Committee.
No additional public testimony was taken; the meeting was identified as an "amend and vote only" session on the single agenda item. After the vote the chair thanked members for their participation and the committee adjourned.
Formal actions taken during the meeting were limited to adopting Amendment 9 to House Bill 1221 and forwarding the amended bill to Appropriations. The transcript records no substantive debate beyond the chair's explanation of the amendment's text and purpose.
