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Appropriations Committee reserves five bills for public hearings, advances 12 raise-bill concepts
Summary
The Appropriations Committee voted by voice to reserve five bills for subject-matter public hearings, including proposals for school-based mental health funding and a $1.5 million emergency housing appropriation, and to advance 12 raise-bill concepts for study; votes were left open for attendance until 1:00 p.m.
The Appropriations Committee voted by voice to reserve five bills for subject-matter public hearings and to advance a package of 12 "raise bill" concepts at a meeting convened by the committee chair on Friday, February 20, at 11:00 a.m. The chair said the voice votes would remain open for attendance recording until agency briefings begin at 1:00 p.m.
Representative Walker moved "that we raise all the bills with one motion," and Representative Nuccio seconded. After brief descriptions of the measures, the committee conducted a voice vote; the chair declared the motions carried and instructed staff to keep the votes open for attendance purposes.
The five bills reserved for subject-matter public hearings include: Senate Bill 19, which would appropriate state General Fund dollars to the Department of Education for school-based mental health services in certain rural areas (fiscal year ending 06/30/2027); Senate Bill 20, proposing to…
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