Senate Committee on Appropriations advances first bill after 4–3 vote

The Senate Committee on Appropriations advanced a bill after a split committee vote on the measure and its amendment. Vice Chair (the mover) presented "Senate Bill 26,048 along with J001," and the committee adopted amendment J1 by unanimous consent after no members objected.

During the formal poll, the clerk read members' votes as recorded in the transcript: "Senators Gonzales — Aye; Kirk Meyer — No; Kolkert — Aye; Liston — No; Pelton — No; Mister vice chair — Aye; Madam chair — Aye." The chair announced, "That bill passes 4 to 3," and stated the measure was on its way to the Committee of the Whole.

The transcript contains inconsistent bill numbering in this sequence: the vice chair initially moved "Senate Bill 26,048," while the clerk later polled on adoption of "Senate Bill 48 as amended by J1." The committee's action as recorded in the session was to adopt the amendment and then to approve the measure by a 4–3 vote; the transcript does not reconcile the two bill references.

No further debate or public testimony about the substance of the bill is recorded in the transcript. The committee proceeded to its next agenda item.