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Votes at a glance: key amendment roll calls on the House floor
Summary
During floor consideration of the House committee substitute to Senate Bill 257, the House recorded dozens of amendment votes; notable adoptions included OT/PT salary reporting and Arts Council restoration while many member and funding reallocation amendments failed.
The House floor held many recorded votes on amendments tied to the biennial budget. Below is a concise summary of selected roll-call results recorded during the session.
Adopted amendments (examples): - AMT-24-v5 (Representative Crawford): Requires local boards to publicize school-based OT/PT salary schedules and report to legislative oversight — adopted, recorded vote 112-3. - Arts Council membership restoration (Representative Price): Restored the Arts Council membership to 24 — adopted, recorded vote 98-7. - Chair's multi-item amendment (AMQ/AMQA package): Technical and policy adjustments proposed by the Appropriations chair — adopted, recorded vote 77-36.
Failed amendment examples (floor roll calls): - AMW-12-v4 (Representative Belk): Municipal street allocation bump to offset inflation — failed (46-66 recorded). - AMW-17-v3 (Representative Belk): Mobility funding adjustments for municipalities — failed (vote recorded 46-66 negative). - ANL-18-v3 (Representative Greenfield): Restore $6M to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Task Force Reserve — failed (47-65 recorded).
Why this matters: The tally of votes shows which floor priorities found majority support and which member proposals did not. Several narrowly defeated amendments involved funding reallocation decisions that would have shifted money between local projects, program grants and statewide priorities.
What to watch: House-Senate reconciliation over the budget will determine which adopted and defeated items persist into a final enacted budget.
Ending: The House adjourned after adopting the chair's package and scheduled reconvening for the next day to continue the second- and third-reading calendar.
