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Supplemental appropriations lifted for debate; floor divides over senior services, Medicaid buy‑in and rendering plant funding
Summary
House lifted Senate Bill 1 (supplemental appropriations) to the top of the calendar. Floor amendments proposed reallocating funds toward senior transportation, Meals on Wheels and a Medicaid buy‑in program while others urged directing funds to economic development (moving a rendering plant); multiple substitute and amendment votes occurred.
The House moved Senate Bill 1, the supplemental appropriations act, to the top of the Senate third‑reading calendar and opened floor debate on a series of amendments on Feb. 22.
Representative Bigelow clarified an earlier staff misunderstanding about a fiscal note on another bill, reaffirming that the correct fiscal‑note figure was $468,000 under House rules.…
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