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Senate Finance and Claims concurs with House Bill 1 (FEED bill) after brief amendment discussion
Summary
The Senate Finance and Claims voted to concur with House Bill 1, known as the FEED bill, after Senator Flowers said a clerical amendment she had drafted would instead be pursued as a decision package in the upcoming House budget; the concurrence passed by voice vote and a proxy aye was recorded.
The presiding officer of the Senate Finance and Claims called the committee to order to consider House Bill 1, commonly referred to in the meeting as the FEED bill. After roll call, the committee took up a motion to concur with the House on the measure.
Senator Flowers told the committee she had drafted an amendment that would restore a clerical correction to the FEED bill but, "in the interest of time to get the FEED bill over the finish line," said she would instead pursue the correction as a decision package to be included in the legislative branch section (section A) of House Bill 2. Flowers said the item is a relatively small portion of the larger budget, that funds would be available on July 1, and that it would be reflected as part of the base budget going into the next biennium.
Following that brief discussion, the presiding officer called the question. The committee responded to a voice vote with ayes, and the presiding officer announced, "Motion carries that House Bill 1 has been concurred in." The bill will be carried to the floor. The clerk later recorded that Senator Goldman registered an aye by proxy. The committee adjourned.
No detailed roll-call tally on the concurrence was provided in the record; the motion was decided by voice vote.
