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House Appropriations

Monday, May 4, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

House Appropriations moved five bills to the floor, every one drawing dissent — with party-line splits on worker heat protections, the PUC sunset, and an immigration-enforcement remedy, and the most substantive testimony coming on a homeschool enrichment funding bill.

Key Actions

·Continuation of Open Educational Resources ProgramPassed

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Notable Quotes

What this bill lacks and what has lacked in the conversation since January is transparency and predictability for parents and families in the future of funding these programs.

Richard Orff · witnessOrff, a homeschool enrichment instructor testifying on his own behalf, framed the core objection to a bill that extends but re-examines funding for programs thousands of families rely on.

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Votes

Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Andrew Boesenecker, Lindsay Gilchrist, Junie Joseph, Rick Taggart, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (2)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Lindsay Gilchrist, Junie Joseph, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Brianna Titone
No (3)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Lindsay Gilchrist, Junie Joseph, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown
No (3)Chris Richardson, Rick Taggart, Scott Bottoms
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (9)Junie Joseph, Brianna Titone, Elizabeth Velasco, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota, Kyle Brown, Andrew Boesenecker, Lindsay Gilchrist, Rick Taggart
No (2)Scott Bottoms, Chris Richardson
Referred to Committee of the WholeAction
Yes (8)Andrew Boesenecker, Elizabeth Velasco, Kyle Brown, Lindsay Gilchrist, Junie Joseph, Brianna Titone, Yara Zokaie, Emily Sirota
No (3)Rick Taggart, Chris Richardson, Scott Bottoms
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House appropriations will come to order. Ms. Pope, please call the roll representatives. Basenecker. Here. Bottoms. Here. Gilchrist. Here. Joseph. Where'd she go? Excused. Richardson. Here. Taggart. Here. Tatone. Here. Velasco. Here. Zokai. Here. Madam vice chair. Here. Mr. Chair. Here. All right, committee, we have five bills today. Let's start with 1016. Representative Phillips. Oh, look at you guys. You're already right here. Committee members, do we have any questions for our bill sponsors on 1016? All right. Seeing on bill sponsors, thank you for working with us on your fiscal note. We certainly appreciate that. I would recommend that you. I understand you have your bill, your bill sponsor, amendment J002. I assume you would like us to move that. Representative Taggart, would you like to move that? Yes, Mr. Chair. I'd like to move J002 to House Bill 1016 with a favorable recommendation. Seconded by Representative Tatone. Are there any objections to J002? Seeing none. J002 is passed. Are there any other additional amendments from the committee? Seeing none. The amendment phase is closed. Committee additional comments. All right. Representative taggart. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move House Bill 1016, as amended, to the committee of the
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