Appropriations panel gives do‑pass to Senate File 111 after $34,000 request to stand up select committee on gaming
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Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to give Senate File 111 a do‑pass recommendation after a presentation requesting $34,000 to establish a select committee on gaming; the voice/roll call vote was four ayes and one excused.
Mrs. Harcourt presented an appropriation request to the Senate Appropriations Committee for Senate File 111, asking for $34,000 to establish a select committee on gaming and “get the committee a home,” she said. The committee closed public testimony and moved to a roll call vote, which resulted in a do‑pass recommendation.
Why it matters: Mrs. Harcourt told the committee the funding would support a standing panel on gaming at a time when the sector is large and complex. “And it’s frankly a multibillion dollar industry that we’re trying to give the committee a home so we can have some consistency and the ability to bring forth, legislative needs to the to the body,” she said. Supporters framed the committee as a way to centralize oversight and legislative attention on gambling and gaming issues.
The hearing: The chair opened the meeting, confirmed a quorum and noted that the committee would lay back Senate File 120 (K‑12 school facilities major maintenance) and act only on Senate File 111 that day. After Mrs. Harcourt’s presentation — in which she said, verbatim, “The amount of, money requested is $34,000 according to the bill, and that’s for, getting a standing committee on gaming going” — no members requested amendments or additional public testimony; the clerk observed no online witnesses.
Action and vote: A member moved to move the bill and another seconded. The roll call returned the following recorded votes: Senator Driscoll — aye; Senator French — excused; Senator Carew — aye; Senator Larson — aye; Chairman Salazar — aye. The clerk announced that Senate File 111 received a do‑pass recommendation with four ayes and one excused.
Next steps: The transcript records that SF111 was a rereferral to the committee; the committee’s do‑pass recommendation will be reported back to the originating body for further action. The transcript does not specify a subsequent calendar date or appropriation implementation details.
Quotes: “The amount of, money requested is $34,000 according to the bill, and that’s for, getting a standing committee on gaming going,” Mrs. Harcourt said. “And it’s frankly a multibillion dollar industry,” she added.
Context: The committee treated the item as a procedural appropriation to establish the select committee; the hearing did not include detailed budget line‑item discussion in the record provided. No statute, ordinance or other legal authority beyond the bill title was cited during the remarks in the provided transcript.
Ending: With a do‑pass recommendation recorded, Senate File 111 will move forward in the legislative process; the transcript does not record further scheduling or the date of any subsequent committee or floor action.
