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Appropriations Committee adopts substitutes and reports multiple bills favorably
Summary
The Appropriations Committee advanced several Senate and House bills, adopting substitute amendments and reporting the measures favorably by roll call; the clerk recorded each vote (most announced as '8 ayes, 3 nays, 1 pass').
The Appropriations Committee advanced a package of bills in a short session, adopting substitutes on several measures and reporting multiple bills favorably.
Representative Farhad moved to adopt the H2 substitute for Senate Bill 579; the clerk conducted a roll call and announced, as recorded in the transcript, '8 ayes, 3 nays, 1 pass' and stated that 'the motion prevails.' Representative Grant then moved to report Senate Bill 579 favorably as substitute H2; that motion passed with the clerk's recorded tally described in the same terms.
The committee also reported Senate Bill 580 and Senate Bill 581 favorably after roll calls. The clerk's recorded roll-call language appears inconsistent in one sequence for SB 581 (at one point the transcript records the clerk saying '8 nays, 1 pass' then later 'the motion prevails'); the committee record as captured in the transcript nonetheless shows the motion prevailing in the committee.
Turning to House measures, the committee shifted to House bills and adopted substitutes intended to align House language with Senate versions. Representative Whitsett moved to adopt an H4 substitute for a House bill listed in the transcript as '505413' and the clerk announced the result as '8 yeas, 3 nays, 1 passed; the motion prevails.' Representative Liberati moved to report House Bill 5413 favorably as substitute H4; Representative Neely moved to adopt the H3 substitute for House Bill 5414 and Representative Grant moved to report that bill favorably as substitute H3. Representative Farhat moved to adopt the H2 substitute for House Bill 5415. In each case the clerk conducted roll calls and announced tallies that the transcript summarizes with the recurring phrase that the motion prevails.
After the votes, Representative Neely moved to approve the committee minutes from Dec. 3; the motion was approved 'without objection.' With no further business, the committee adjourned.
What the transcript shows and what is not specified: the session transcript records motions, recorded roll-call responses, and the clerk's tally language; it does not provide bill text, fiscal notes, committee debate on substantive policy details, or a clear calendar date for when the bills would next be considered. Several member names and spellings appear inconsistently in the transcript (for example, variants of Van Wurco/Van Werta/Van Werkle and Dan Werco/Werko); where the transcript is unclear, this article quotes the clerk's tallies and attributes motions to the members who are explicitly named in the transcript. The clerk's tally language is reported verbatim where present in the transcript.
