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Senate Appropriations Committee advances dozens of measures in suspense-file votes; chair closes term
Summary
The Senate Committee on Appropriations met in a vote-only suspense-file hearing and advanced multiple measures — including a $1,000,000,000 youth housing bond authorization — with a mix of unanimous and 5–2 votes. The chair announced this was their final meeting presiding over the committee.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations met in Room 2200 of the Old Street Building on Jan. 27, 2026, and held a vote-only, suspense-file hearing that advanced a broad set of bills ranging from housing bonds to technology and public-safety measures. Several bills passed unanimously while others were approved on 5–2 roll-call votes, and committee leadership said hearing results and addendum analyses will be posted on the committee website.
The hearing was conducted alphabetically by author and consisted solely of items on the suspense file; no public testimony was taken. Unidentified Speaker 1 opened the meeting with procedural instructions, including that any bills amended during the session would be accompanied by an addendum analysis summarizing fiscal impacts. After roll call confirmed a quorum, the committee proceeded through the agenda and recorded votes on each measure.
Votes at a glance
- SB 501 (Responsible Battery Recycling Act) — Do pass; approved 5 to 2. - SB 623 (Property taxation exemptions) — Do pass; approved 7 to 0. - SB 667 (Wayside detector systems; amended to limit spacing for hot wheel bearing…
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