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House Appropriations

Friday, March 13, 2026·21m·▶ Watch / Listen

The House Appropriations Committee advanced all four bills on its agenda — HB 1187, HB 1194, HB 1207, and HB 1280 — to the Committee of the Whole with favorable recommendations, all without debate or amendment. The hearing was preceded by a personal privilege statement from Representative Woodrow addressing a truck attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, and a broader rise in antisemitic incidents.

Key Actions

·HB 1187 – Bill content not providedPassed

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Controversies

Consistent dissent on multiple bills by Republican members

No verbal disagreements were stated on the record. The only pattern of dissent is in the voting record: Representative Bottoms voted No on HB 1194, HB 1207, and HB 1280, and [UNCLEAR] on HB 1187. Representative Soper voted No on HB 1187, HB 1207, and HB 1280, and Yes on HB 1194. Representative Taggart voted No on HB 1207 only. No named speaker offered a spoken argument against any bill.

Notable Quotes

“Yesterday, in a town called West Bloomfield, a terrorist drove a truck loaded with explosives into Temple Israel, the largest Reformed synagogue in North America. After he rammed into the building, he engaged in gunfire with the security team, who eventually neutralized him as a threat.”

Representative Woodrow — Representative Woodrow delivered a personal privilege statement addressing a truck attack on Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan, in the context of rising antisemitic incidents nationwide.

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Votes

Move House Bill 1187 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (2)Scott Bottoms, Matt Soper
Move House Bill 1194 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (10)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Matt Soper, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (1)Scott Bottoms
Move House Bill 1207 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Matt Soper, Rick Taggart
Move House Bill 1280 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendationPassed
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph, Karen McCormick, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (2)Scott Bottoms, Matt Soper
Move that the journal of Thursday, March 12, 2026 be approved and as corrected by the Chief ClerkPassed
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TranscriptPreview
Place. Amen. The House will come to order. The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Representative Wynn. Please join me. The Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. Mr. Schiebel, please call the roll. Representatives bacon, barone. Bassinecker. Bottoms. Bradfield. Bradley. Brooks. Brown. Caldwell, camacho. Carter. Clifford. Degraff, duran. English espinoza. Ferre. Flannel. Froelich. Garcia. Garcia. Sander. Rep. Garcia. Sander. Excused. Gilchrist, goldstein. Gonzalez. Hamrick. Hartsook. Jackson. Johnson. Joseph. Kelty. Leader. Representative. Leader. Excused. She's here. Lindsay. Luck. Representative luck. Excused. Lukens, mabry. Marshall. Martinez. Morrow. Mccormick, wynn. Pascal. Phillips. Richardson, ricks. Representative ricks. Excused. Rootnell, ryden. Sirota. Slaw. Smith. Soper. Representative soper. Excused. Stuart k. Stuart r. Story. Sukla. Taggart. Tatone valdez. A. Velasco. Weinberg, wilford, winter, woodrow. Woog, zokai. And Madam speaker, here. With 62 present, three excused. We do have a quorum. Representative Nguyen. Madam speaker, it is an honor to serve with you. It is an honor to serve with you. Madam Speaker. Did you know that pho restaurants, when they have like 579, 588, that just means that that's when they came to the United States of America.…
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