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House advances and amends HB3 supplemental appropriations; contested reallocations for conservation and CHIP fail
Summary
House consideration of House Bill 3 (Supplemental Appropriations Act 2) included multiple contested amendments: an unsuccessful attempt to restore conservation matching funds ($275,000) and a failed amendment to reallocate $1.8 million from tobacco‑restricted accounts to fully fund CHIP. The bill was placed high on the third‑reading calendar and received floor passage votes as amended.
House Bill 3, the Supplemental Appropriations Act 2, was brought to the top of the House third‑reading calendar on March 6, 2002, and generated extended floor debate and a series of floor amendments.
Representative Alexander (bill sponsor) introduced the measure and fielded questions from members about specific line items, including a $15 million change involving the Centennial Highway program that the sponsor said had been federal money routed through the Centennial account for Olympics‑related uses.…
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