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Votes at a glance: Senate Appropriations Committee passes multiple bills with several amendments
Summary
The committee advanced 15+ bills; most passed on party-line or unanimous votes. Several were placed on the consent calendar after unanimous committee passage.
The Senate Appropriations Committee considered more than a dozen bills and adopted most with amendments or placed them on the consent calendar.
Key results: Senate Bill 36 (as amended by J002 and L4) passed 4–3; SB42 (as amended by L4 and J1) passed 4–3; SB68 (L003) passed 4–3; SB70 (audit removal and retention changes) passed 4–3; SB117 (L005) passed 4–3; SB131 (L007) passed 4–3; SB133 (L003/J002) passed unanimously and was placed on the consent calendar; SB147 (L008/J002) passed unanimously and was placed on the consent calendar; House Bill 1005 passed 4–3; HB1181 and HB1187 and HB1280 passed and were placed on the consent calendar; HB1183, HB1184, HB1188, HB1194, HB1197 passed with varying margins (see below).
Several committee members used bill hearings to flag policy concerns (for example, zebra-mussel preparedness during HB1197), and staff clarified funding sources and fiscal notes for multiple measures. The committee adjourned after completing the docket.
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