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Ways and Means approves multiple proviso packets by voice vote; members may pull items for further review
Summary
The Full Ways and Means Committee approved proviso packets for public education, higher education, health care, economic development, criminal justice, transportation/regulatory and constitutional items by voice vote; members were told they can pull provisos for later discussion.
The Full Ways and Means Committee approved a slate of proviso packets across several policy areas in a series of voice votes, and the chair explained the process for members to pull individual provisos for further consideration.
Representative Whitmire moved to adopt the public education packet after stating there were no provisos to pull; the committee approved it by voice vote. Representative Ballantyne moved the higher education packet, Representative Hewitt moved the health care packet, Representative Stavonakis moved the economic development packet, Representative Lowe moved the criminal justice packet, Representative Crawford moved the transportation and regulatory packet, and Representative Kaske moved the constitutional packet. Each packet was reported as having no provisos pulled and was adopted by voice vote.
The chair instructed members that any provisos they want discussed should be identified by number so the committee can "pull" them; pulled provisos will be considered at the committee's next meeting, while spreadsheets and provisos involving dollars are slated for consideration the following day. No roll-call vote totals were recorded in the transcript; the approvals were announced as voice votes ('ayes have it').
