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House rejects amendment to return budget to governor’s recommendation after hours of debate
Summary
Representative Yin offered a 16‑page amendment to the general government budget bill to restore the governor's recommendations as a starting point; after extended floor debate about committee transparency and long‑term fiscal impacts, the amendment failed on a 20–35 roll‑call vote.
Representative Yin moved second‑reading amendment number 1 to House Bill 1, describing the 16‑page change as a "clean return to governor's rec" that would restore the governor’s recommended appropriations as the starting point for third‑reading action. "I called it the 1 big beautiful amendment," Yin said while laying out the measure, which she said restores items removed by the Joint Appropriations Committee (JAC) except for a specific permanent savings item.
The amendment prompted more than an hour of floor debate. Supporters argued returning to the governor's recommendation would…
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