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At a glance: H.849 and H.850 — technical corrections and an education-finance fix
Summary
The Senate approved H.849 (technical corrections) and H.850 (education financing transition). H.849 passed on third reading with no floor amendments; H.850 passed after debate and was ordered sent to the governor; H.850 includes a $500,000 appropriation to the Secretary of State.
H.849, an act making technical corrections for the 2024 legislative session, was read for third time and passed by voice vote with no floor amendments.
H.850, "an act relating to transitioning education financing to the new system for pupil weighting," was taken up for immediate consideration after the Senate suspended its rules. After committee reports and floor debate the Senate passed H.850 by voice vote and approved motions to message the House and deliver the bill to the governor forthwith. The Appropriations report included an appropriation of $500,000 to the Secretary of State to help cover election costs if school districts must rewarn or reschedule votes.
Votes recorded in the transcript were voice votes; committee vote notations in remarks appear in the transcript as '601' and '700' (see committee reports in the record).
