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Senate Finance and Claims: key executive actions and roll‑call outcomes
Summary
During executive action the committee concurred in multiple House bills with amendments (including HB 10, HB 11, HB 12, HB 5, HB 9, HB 876, HB 505) and rejected HB 880 (Medicaid reserve); carriers were assigned for several bills.
The Senate Finance and Claims committee moved from hearings into an extended executive action session and took roll calls on several appropriation and capital measures. Below are the principal motions and recorded outcomes as taken from committee roll calls and voice votes in the transcript.
- House Bill 10: A technical amendment was adopted and the committee concurred in HB 10 as amended (recorded tally: 15 yes, 7 no). Carrier assigned: Senator Ask (accepted).
- House Bill 11: Committee adopted a small amendment (adding an Early Lake County water/wastewater project) and concurred in HB 11 as amended by voice vote. Carrier: Senator Ellis.
- House Bill 12: A consensus amendment adjusting project amounts was adopted (roll call 16 yes, 6 no) and the committee concurred in HB 12 as amended.
- House Bill 5 (capital development bill): Multiple amendments were considered, including a transfer to the Board of Investments to advance a behavioral‑health facility (forensic and step‑down beds), and other technical changes. The committee concurred in HB 5 as amended after votes on individual amendments and then on the motion to concur. Carrier assigned by the committee.
- House Bill 876 (sawmill revitalization): Committee adopted a conceptual amendment to remove a specific date restriction (making the program available to revitalize closed sawmills without the earlier time limit) and concurred in the bill as amended (roll call recorded 17 yes, 5 no for final concurrence reported).
- House Bill 880 (Medicaid stabilization reserve): The committee debated creating a Medicaid reserve account but the motion did not pass on a roll call tie; Chair announced HB 880 did not pass in committee.
- House Bill 505 (housing infrastructure revolving loan program): Committee voted to remove the second‑year transfer ($50M) in amendment HB0505.001.002 and then concurred in HB 505 as amended (final vote: 16 yes, 6 no); carrier assigned (Senator Mandeville).
Other executive actions and amendments were handled for bills in the committee's agenda (HB 9, HB 11, HB 12 and others). Several amendments were technical or consensus amendments and were adopted by voice or roll call. Where recorded, roll‑call tallies have been included above.
What happens next: Concurred bills are assigned carriers for floor action. Several large capital bills now include committee amendments that change appropriations and project priorities; further floor debate and fiscal reconciliation may follow.
