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House passes scores of Senate-originated appropriations and related measures in block votes
Summary
On the floor the House moved through a long series of Senate-originated appropriations, adopting committee strike-all amendments and approving final passage for dozens of agency budgets and special funds appropriations. Most measures were routine approvals of Legislative Budget Recommendation (LBR) amounts plus insurance and PERS adjustments.
The Mississippi House took final action on a lengthy slate of Senate-originated appropriations and related measures during a marathon floor session. Members adopted committee strike-all amendments where reported and approved final passage on scores of agency budgets, including appropriations for agriculture, mental health, corrections, higher education, veterans affairs and many licensing boards.
Many of the items were considered in rapid sequence and were presented as routine "LBR plus" actions: the Legislative Budget Recommendation (LBR) amounts adjusted for the state's share of insurance and Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) contributions. Committee sponsors described the changes briefly on the floor and the House adopted strike-all amendments and moved to final passage on each item.
A sampling of bills taken up and final actions (list is illustrative of the block votes and not exhaustive of every appropriation considered during the session):
- Senate Bill 3033 — Department of Agriculture & Commerce budget; committee strike-all adopted and final passage…
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