Appropriations Committee advances a wide slate of bills, adopts some amendments; key votes at a glance

The House Appropriations Committee conducted an extended executive session that included amendment briefings and roll‑call votes on a long run of bills. Committee staff briefed amendments for numerous measures; members debated policy tradeoffs and adopted or rejected specific amendments before reporting many bills out of committee with due‑pass recommendations.

Key outcomes (selected items recorded in the hearing record):

- House Bill 2689 (working connections childcare): Committee adopted amendment Clark 350 requiring a 65% provider response rate for the market rate survey (to validate region rates) and reported the substitute House Bill 26‑89 out of committee with a due‑pass recommendation; committee tally recorded 18 ayes, 11 nays and 2 excused.

- Engrossed second substitute Senate Bill 5395 (prior authorization): After adoption of an amendment addressing retrospective denials the committee reported the bill with a due‑pass recommendation; roll call recorded 29 ayes and 2 excused.

- Multiple health‑care and workforce bills, including measures on prior authorization, 340B drug program reporting and workers' compensation medical‑care reforms, were debated with amendments adopted and rejected; several of these bills were reported from committee with due‑pass recommendations.

- High‑profile housing proposals (including a bill to limit certain corporate ownership of single‑family residences and related amendments) drew extended debate and multiple recorded votes; the committee adopted some clarifying and delaying amendments and ultimately reported the housing measures as amended.

What it means: The Appropriations Committee moved dozens of measures forward in the budget and policy calendar. Adoption or rejection of targeted amendments means some bills were narrowed or delayed; the committee record includes the roll‑call tallies and text of amendments for those tracking fiscal and legal consequences.

Next steps: Bills reported out with due‑pass recommendations proceed to the House floor for further debate and final votes. Many amendments adopted in Appropriations will appear in floor substitute language.