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Senate passes several bills; senators debate state employee raises and budget 'deals'
Summary
The state Senate passed multiple bills—including several appropriations-related measures—and adopted a conference-committee motion; Senators Dietrich and Erickson used floor explanations to press for higher state employee pay and to criticize special-interest insertions in the budget.
The State Senate voted to pass a package of bills and heard floor explanations from multiple senators before adjourning.
The clerk read the titles of measures before the chamber, including Senate Bills 398, 408 and 480 and a set of House bills and an appropriations bill covering fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030. After the roll call, the clerk announced that 39 senators voted in favor and none opposed the passage of Senate Bills 398, 408 and 480 and House Bill 2462; House Bill 2372 passed 30–9; House Bill 2509 passed 37–2; and House Bill 2513 passed 23–6. The clerk declared those measures passed after they received the required constitutional majority.
On the floor, Senator Pettey (Wyandotte)…
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