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Senate passes House Appropriations Act and related budget bills on second reading
Summary
Senate lifted and passed the major Appropriations Act (House Bill 3) along with related social-services appropriation bills after floor debate; final Senate roll calls were recorded and bills will be returned to the House for signature.
Senator Hilliard and other floor leaders moved several budget and appropriations measures across the floor, including lifting and placing House Bill 3 (the Appropriations Act) at the top of the second-reading calendar and reading it across under suspension of the rules.
Senator Hilliard described the bills as the culmination of earlier consensus work and said members had the opportunity to examine the bill lines via a "gold sheet" distributed to senators. After the motion and a roll call, the President announced that House Bill 3 received 25 yea votes, 0 nay votes, and passed; it will be returned to the House for the Speaker's signature.
Other budget-related items moved in the same period included the uncircling and passage of revenue-bond and capital facilities authorizations (SB5) and related social-services appropriations (HB450, HB453, HB454). Sponsors repeatedly framed these moves as final coordination of multi-chamber budget agreements reached earlier in the process.
Next steps: Enrolled measures will be transmitted to the House for Speaker signature and then returned to the Senate for the President's signature as required; legislative staff and fiscal analysts will continue coordination on implementing items and any appropriation-specific follow-ups.
