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Votes at a glance: Senate Finance Committee moves several bills forward; committee holds HB 661 for amendment drafting
Summary
During an executive-session meeting the committee adopted a committee amendment to HB 164 (reported 7–0), advanced child-care tax credits (HB1433), adopted amendment 13-30s for HB1574 to cover an estimated $4.4M gap, and held HB661 for amendment drafting; most other items were advanced by voice vote or pass-and-table actions.
The Senate Finance Committee considered a slate of bills in executive session and took the following actions:
• HB 164 — Committee amendment adopted (committee reported the vote as 7–0 on the committee amendment). The bill as amended was then passed by voice vote and moved forward by consent.
• HB 661 — Chair agreed to hold the bill while Senator Lang drafts a phased-retention amendment to address whether DHHS retains foster youths’ Social Security benefits. No policy vote was taken; the bill remains tabled pending amended language.
• HB 1194 — Moved as 'ought to pass' (voice vote) and sent forward; contains insurance-assessment provisions and a housekeeping provision explicitly listing sports betting among legalized gambling.
• HB 1433 — Advanced as 'ought to pass' (voice vote). Creates $5,000,000 in tax credits representing a 50% match to private business investment; members questioned uptake and seat creation projections.
• HB 1574 — Amendment 13-30s adopted (voice vote); Nathan White, DHHS CFO, testified the amendment’s $4.4M figure is an estimate tied to the department’s cost-allocation plan. HB 1574 passed as amended.
• HB 1597 — Committee adopted amendment 15-50s and advanced the item as pass-and-table due to cost concerns.
• HB 1723 — Referred to interim study (voice vote) after members expressed concerns about passing costs onto ratepayers.
• HB 1756 — Discussion on striking Section 1 and passing Section 2; committee agreed to revisit the bill next week and held pending amendments.
• HB 1818 — Moved as 'ought to pass' and advanced (voice vote); some members noted fiscal timing concerns.
Procedure note: Most actions were taken by voice vote; explicit roll-call tallies were rarely recorded in the transcript except where noted (the committee reported a 7–0 vote on the HB 164 committee amendment).
