Appropriations

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to the House Appropriations Committee meeting. I'm going to ask the clerk if the clerk would close the roll. I mean, open the roll. Close the roll. Open the roll? Yeah. Close the roll, then close it. Now the clerk may close the roll. Before we begin, many of you are aware that we lost a former colleague of this committee and former chair, the Honorable Barry D. Knight. Let us all stand for a moment of silence, please. Thank you. Please. Zach. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. The first bill before you is Senate Bill 3 from Senator Aird. You have a substitute. Move the substitute. Second. All those in favor? Aye. This substitute would conform the bill to what you passed out of here. House Bill 18, which establishes the early childhood or the employee childcare assistance program, which will provide matching funds. Move to report. Second. It's been moved in. Second that we report. House bill. I mean, City bill number three, with the substitute members, please cast your vote. That bill reports 20 to 0. Yes, Mr. Chairman. The next bill is Senate Bill 52 from Senator Rouse. This bill is identical…