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Committee rejects referral that contained confusion over a $75,000 appropriation
Summary
The Appropriations Committee failed to advance Senate File 41 after discussion and confusion over the appropriation amount; the motion did not pass on a 2–3 vote.
The Senate Appropriations Committee failed to approve a referral on Senate File 41, a bill described in committee as authorizing legal actions related to federal acts and to support the joint agriculture, state public lands and water resources interim committee.
Senator Garou moved to approve an appropriation described in committee as $75,000 for the item, and discussion revealed confusion over whether the figure under consideration was $75,000 or $75,000,000. Several members expressed concern about the larger amount; Senator Driscoll said he could support $75,000 but would oppose $75 million. The committee closed public comment and took the roll call; the motion failed with 2 ayes and 3 no votes.
Committee members did not receive agency testimony for the referral during the meeting. The transcript shows the motion was to approve an appropriation for the committee referred work, but the amount was the subject of debate on the record and the motion did not carry.
Because the motion failed in committee, the referral did not advance to the Senate floor from the Appropriations Committee.
