Joint Budget Committee approves House Bill 102, the General Appropriation Act
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Summary
In a brief meeting the Joint Budget Committee passed House Bill 102, the General Appropriation Act, by voice vote; members were told to return the next morning at 9 a.m. to assign bills to committees and to the chamber at 10 a.m.
The Joint Budget Committee passed House Bill 102, described in the meeting as the General Appropriation Act, by voice vote during a short session in which members conducted no other business.
The measure was brought up as the committee’s only item. The chair asked if there were any questions, a motion was made and seconded, and the chair called for a voice vote: "All those in favor signify by saying aye," after which the chair said, "Motion carries." The record does not include a roll‑call tally; the committee announced the outcome by voice vote.
The vote came amid brief opening remarks, including an acknowledgment of long service by Representative Lane Jean as joint budget committee chair. A committee member praised Jean’s tenure, saying, "We're sitting here today with almost $3,000,000,000 in reserve," and described the moment as an "opportunity for leadership transition." Those remarks were delivered before the committee took up House Bill 102.
Committee members were instructed to reconvene the following morning at 9 a.m. to assign bills to committees; no additional actions were planned for that meeting. The chair also said members would return to session in the chamber at 10 a.m. The committee adjourned after completing the single agenda item.
Because the meeting transcript records a voice vote and does not provide a roll‑call or numerical tally, the exact vote count is not specified in the record.
