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Senate Appropriations

Tuesday, May 12, 2026·▶ Watch / Listen

With just a single bill on its docket, Senate Appropriations advanced HB26-1430, Transportation Funding Adjustments — a measure tying reductions in transportation fees and taxes to the fate of ballot Initiative 175 — on a divided vote after a sharp clash over whether the bill respects or circumvents voters.

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·Procedures Related to Civil Asset ForfeiturePassed

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I mean, to me, it's like you're holding a gun to the head of the voters that, hey, if you pass 175, there will be retribution. This seems like it's a punitive measure to me.

Larry ListonListon's central objection: that conditioning fee and tax reductions on the passage of Initiative 175 amounts to retaliation against voters.

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Yeah, I'm kind of weak, though. I bruise easily. Thank you. Okay. Good morning. The Senate Committee on Appropriations will come to order. We have one bill this morning, House Bill, Bill 1430. And I'm going to turn that over to Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice Chair, who's now Mr. Chair. That sounds great. Thank you so much. Before we get started on that, though, please call the roll. Oh, yeah, I forgot about that. Senators Gonzalez, good morning. Holker? Here. Liston. Here. Elton B. Here. Bridges. Just two more days in paradise. All right, here we are. Yeah. Wait, wait, wait. Here. Well, that's right. All right. Hello, everyone. Sparse audience today. Oh, my mic wasn't on. Apologies. Yeah, don't forget, everyone have some people listening. We sleep a little bit. All right. We only have one bill on the docket today, is that right? It is, Madam Chairs, which is why I am running this 1430. Madam Chair. Senator Mobley. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I move House Bill 1430. I don't see your co prime here. Should we just go ahead and lay this over? No, we are not going to do that. We are going to proceed. He's
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