Committee forwards several appropriations and local items, defeats a number of smaller requests

The Legislative Management Committee used its special-session authority to forward a prioritized subset of the 19 proposed items and to vote down several others.

Key outcomes included:
- Approval to advance the Public Service Commission/ITD package (bill draft 25.1413) including an appropriation request for IT ADA work (sponsor cited an April 2026 compliance deadline) and authority for PSC counsel in a FERC matter; the committee forwarded it on a narrow vote (10–7).
- Approval to advance Representative Sickler’s authorization to allow UND to use proceeds from the partial sale of Ray Richards Golf Course for capital and program investments tied to a multi-year DOT road project that requires about 6.5 acres of land; sponsors emphasized federal funding timing.
- Advancement of the YMCA congratulatory resolution.

Defeated or not advanced items included Representative Porter’s proposed $60,000 transfer to the Highway Patrol weapons fund (motion failed), several other technical or local proposals were discussed but not forwarded given time constraints. The committee closed by hearing a budget update from Alan Knudson (projected general-fund balance ~$400M but noted downside risk from oil prices and recent tax changes).

Votes at a glance (selected):
- PSC/ITD appropriation (25.1413): forwarded (committee vote: 10–7) to be considered in the special session.
- Ray Richards sale authorization: forwarded (vote carried).
- Highway Patrol firearms transfer (60K from motor-carrier fund): motion failed (close vote).
- YMCA resolution: forwarded (unanimous consent recorded).