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Committee refers two higher-education funding bills to the House floor after party-line split
Summary
A committee added House Bill 24-12 and House Bill 24-13 to its agenda, heard a brief overview that the bills fund state-related universities and a veterinary school for fiscal year 2627, faced Republican opposition tied to state budget dynamics, and referred the package to the full House.
A committee meeting returned from recess and added two funding measures to its agenda before referring them to the House floor. The presenter said, "We have House Bill 24-12, which provides funding for the state related universities for fiscal year 2627," and described House Bill 24-13 as one that "provides funding to the University of Pennsylvania for its veterinary school for fiscal year 2627."
A committee member signaled organized opposition, saying, "Given that there are many dynamics still at play related to the state budget, at this time, all Republicans will be voting in the negative on these 2 bills." The chair responded that all Democrats would vote in the affirmative and declared that "the ayes will have it," after which the chair announced that House Bill 24-12 and House Bill 24-13 would be re-referred to the floor of the House of Representatives as a package.
The exchange included brief, informal remarks among members about support for higher education, but no formal roll-call vote or numbered tally was recorded in the meeting transcript. The committee adjourned with the referral noted as the committee's formal action.
