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Budget committee rejects removal of three IEDC projects; approves agenda after split vote
Summary
On Dec. 17 the State Budget Committee voted down a motion to remove three Indiana Economic Development Corporation projects and later approved the meeting agenda; the failed motion was 2-3 and the agenda approval passed 4-0 with one abstention.
The State Budget Committee on Dec. 17 rejected a motion to remove three projects proposed by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation and then approved the meeting agenda.
Representative Gregory Porter moved to remove IEDC projects numbered 5, 6 and 7 on the agenda, along with a Commission for Higher Education review item and an FSSA review item; Senator David Niezgodski seconded the motion. Chairman Jeff Thompson called the roll and the motion failed 2-3. The transcript does not provide a detailed roll-call listing of each member’s vote beyond the tally.
After the failed motion, Representative Porter moved to approve the agenda for the Dec. 17 meeting; Acting State Budget Director Joe Habig seconded. Chairman Thompson called the vote and the motion passed with four votes in favor and Representative Porter recorded as abstaining.
Committee members framed the votes in the context of a heavy upcoming legislative session and the need to proceed with the committee’s review of agency funding requests, including multiple IEDC land-acquisition and infrastructure proposals on the agenda.
The committee’s actions set the stage for extended discussion of IEDC projects, the State Budget Agency’s proposed judicial building pre-design funding and agency budget presentations scheduled for the remainder of the hearing.
