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Senate Appropriations
Senate Appropriations moved through the legislative branch's own budget and a slate of policy bills, with the sharpest friction over the Legislative Department cash fund and the FY 2026-27 legislative appropriation, and a party-line split sending the Energy Affordability bill onward.
Key Actions
·Modify 2026 Interim CommitteesPassed
+ 8 more actions
Notable Quotes
“we're putting them into a cash fund which is actually all general fund, which appears to me over the last few years looks like kind of like a slush fund.”
+ 5 more quotes
Votes
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Cleave Simpson, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (7)James Coleman, Judy Amabile, Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Cleave Simpson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (5)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, Cleave Simpson, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
No (2)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Byron Pelton
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (4)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
No (3)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Byron Pelton, Cleave Simpson
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Cleave Simpson, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Cleave Simpson, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the Whole and with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendarAction
Yes (7)Julie Gonzales, Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chris Kolker, Byron Pelton, Cleave Simpson, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (5)Julie Gonzales, Chris Kolker, Cleave Simpson, James Coleman, Judy Amabile
No (2)Barbara Kirkmeyer, Byron Pelton
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Okay. Good morning, everybody. We've got a full House here, bright and early. The Senate Committee on Appropriations will come to order. Mr. Catlett, please take the roll. Senators Gonzalez. Present. Kirkmeyer. Here. Kolkerk. Here. Pelton. Present. Simpson. Present. Mr. Vice Chair. Let's do this. Madam Chair. Here. Okay. We have a few bills up today, and we are starting with House Bill 2613 31. And, Senator Simpson, would you like to move your bill? Thank you, Madam Chair. I move. Senate Bill 261331. Okay, that's great. Motion. Committee members, do you have questions for the bill? Sponsors on Senate bill? House Bill 1331? No questions. Senator Kirkmeyer? Sure. Since this is the committee of reference, it might be good if someone told us what the bill. I mean, I can read it, but maybe the public would like to know what the bill does. Okay. Senator Simpson. Thank you, Madam Chair. I forgot this was the committee of reference. Several of these. Yeah. This is a continuation of the suspension of interim committees that we conducted for last year. We continue that suspension of interim committees and added into those committees the Committee of Water Resources, Water Review Committee…
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