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Senate Appropriations advances long slate of House bills; many placed on consent calendar, a few pass by narrow margins

Senate Committee on Appropriations · February 18, 2026
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The Senate Committee on Appropriations moved dozens of House bills, placing many on the consent calendar and approving contested measures on narrow 4–3 margins; several measures passed unanimously and others had brief sponsor-led discussion only.

The Senate Committee on Appropriations considered a large slate of House bills and supplemental items on the calendar. Sponsors moved a sequence of House measures (numbered in the transcript primarily as House Bill 11-50 through House Bill 11-79). Many bills received no public testimony and were placed on the committee consent calendar at the request of sponsors; dozens…

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