The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced two bills to the committee of the whole, but not without friction: a dispute over small fiscal note funding items on Senate Bill 35 produced a 4–3 amendment vote before the bill ultimately passed unanimously, while Senate Bill 62 passed along the same 4–3 partisan split with no debate.
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Senator Kirkmeyer raised the question of whether the agency had been spending money already appropriated to it, citing the unknown fund balance as a reason to withhold further funding. Senator Bridges acknowledged he did not know the fund balance, and an unidentified speaker agreed. No follow-up action or assigned responsibility for obtaining this information was stated in the transcript.
“Chair. I'm fine with the bill. I don't know why we just don't. Do not put this30943 on. Especially when it looks some several of the dollars are for personal services or the Executive Director's office. Personal services. When do they just have to, , finally just do these things? Why do we”
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Sign in to subscribeTries. Okay, show me what you got. The Senate Committee on Appropriations will come to order. Mr. McClear, please call the roll. Senators Gonzalez. Present. Kirk. Meyer. Here. Kolker. Here. Liston. Here. PELTON B. Present. Mr. Vice Chair. I made it. Madam Chair. Here. Okay. We are going to hear two bills today. We're starting with Senate Bill 26 00:35, and we have our bill sponsor at the table. Committee members, any questions for the bill sponsor? No, but I have questions. You have a question? Okay. I mean, I'm fine. Senator Kirkmeyer. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'm fine with the bill. I don't know why we just don't. Do not put this30943 on. Especially when it looks like some several of the dollars are for personal services or the Executive Director's office. Personal services. When do they just have to, like, finally just do these things? Why do we have to keep funding it at 30,000 here, 12,000 there, another 26,000 there? I think this is ridiculous. I don't want to put this on. I'm for the bill, though. Okay, Senator Bridges. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'd say the reason we put it on is when we don't, they…
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