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Appropriations Committee advances SEBAC/CBAC resolutions and places several bills on consent calendar; votes left open
Summary
The committee moved House and Senate resolutions to approve the tentative labor agreement and advanced multiple bills (including HB 5036, HB 5508, HB 5567, SB 476 and SB 503) with several items placed on a consent calendar; roll‑call votes were recorded and left open to accommodate remote members.
After public testimony and questioning of OPM and OFA, the Appropriations Committee recessed for caucus and then reconvened to consider formal motions and roll‑call votes.
The committee moved House Resolution 12 and Senate Resolution 12 (the resolutions that, if approved by the legislature, would ratify the tentative agreement). The administrator called a roll call and recorded votes; the clerk announced votes would remain open for remote members to cast ballots before the announced cutoff time. Several members stated they wished they could vote on individual contracts rather than the single package and recorded no votes for that reason.
The panel also reviewed a list of floor referrals and bills. Notable items included:
• HB 5036 — An act streamlining residential solar permitting and energy infrastructure (committee action: joint favorable for review; some members objected citing fiscal notes).
• HB 5508 — An act concerning historic districts and historic preservation (moved and discussed; several members said they would reserve final judgment until final language is available).
• HB 5567 — An act concerning health care in Department of Correction facilities (moved joint favorable).
• SB 476 — An act concerning DOC visitation policies and transfers of funds held in trust to formerly incarcerated persons (moved joint favorable; placed on consent calendar with other bills).
• SB 503 — An act concerning sentencing and parole eligibility for offenses committed when the offender was under 26 (moved joint favorable and placed for further consideration).
Committee leadership placed several bills on a consent calendar (items identified in the hearing) and conducted a consolidated vote on the consent slate. Members repeatedly noted fiscal‑note concerns and the committee’s prior work to keep the budget under the statutory spending cap; Representative Corpus summarized recent committee fiscal actions and warned passing additional fiscal items will require offsets.
Clerk procedure and next steps: For many votes the clerk left ballots open until the stated cutoff (the administrator announced a cutoff around 2:30–3:00), allowing members in other locations time to cast votes. The committee then continued processing floor referrals per the usual legislative calendar.
Votes at a glance (as recorded on the transcript during the session):
• House Resolution 12 (approval of tentative agreement): motion made and seconded; roll call taken; votes recorded and left open—final disposition pending completion of roll call.
• Senate Resolution 12: motion and second recorded; roll call taken and votes left open.
• Several bills (HB 5036, HB 5508, HB 5567, SB 476, SB 503 and others) were moved for committee action and several items were placed on the consent calendar; the committee recorded votes and left them open for remote members.
The committee adjourned the public hearing portion and continued with committee business; further floor scheduling and final votes depend on completion of roll calls and subsequent floor action.
