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[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Good afternoon. This is the House Appropriations Committee. It's Friday the thirteenth, March thirteenth, twenty twenty six. It is just after 02:30 in the afternoon, and we are here to review an amendment to H775. And then, if everybody is ready, we will then vote on the amendment and on the bill as amended, as amended, as amended. Yes.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: Yes, and all yours. For the record, Cameron Wood, Office of Legislative Counsel. Very detailed and thorough amendment here from the Committee on Appropriations. So this is amending the report of the Committee on General and Housing as it's been amended by the Committee on Ways and Means. And if you all remember from this morning, they've recommended taking out the interest, taking out the special fund, and then making a technical amendment to one of the sections. What this amendment from your committee would do is to strike section eight, and that was the section that had the positions built in. And so straightforward striking it, inserting a deleted section, and that's what you have.
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: That's 175? Yes, ma'am. And I didn't invite Ted from JFO to come back in because we're just eliminating the positions. So, didn't make any sense to So, that was the money piece for us. Okay. So, I'm not seeing any questions. Seems pretty straightforward. Can we have a motion to approve the appropriations amendment, please? Second. Tom? We're gonna vote. Okay. Yes. We'll hold it open for you. Just with positions, it is not anything else. We're still at 12. Still 12.5, but there's the interest that the original committee proposed not come to general fund, which is around $3,000,000 they would Ways and Means got rid of that. They got rid of all of that stuff. Yes. And then Ways and Means also simplified the reporting requirement on the housing analysis. Right, the municipality. So they tightened it up for us, but they left us the joy of the position part.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: Okay,
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: so we will hold this open, both votes, when so Wayne can come in.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: What's the second vote? Oh, approve that just
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: As amended. Sorry. And further amended, I guess. So, right now, we're just doing the amendment, the laws appropriations amendment.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: I'm ready for
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: that. Yeah, okay, you're ready for that? Alright, hearing no further discussions, please take the vote. This is on the amendment.
[Representative Trevor Squirrell (Clerk)]: Representative Bluemle? Yes. Representative Dickinson? Yes. Representative Feltus? Yes. Representative Kascenska? Yes. Representative Laroche? Do I have to be sitting in my chair?
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Yeah. Yes.
[Representative Trevor Squirrell (Clerk)]: Same rules apply. We're wikis. Representative Nigro? Yes. Representative Squirrell, yes. Representative Stevens? Yes. Representative Yacovone? Great. And representative Shah?
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Yes.
[Representative Trevor Squirrell (Clerk)]: One zero zero and the amendment.
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: And then, let's see if we get this right. This is would be to approve the bill as amended and further amended? Amended by general counsel. Yep.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: Further amended by Ways and Means,
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: and further amended by April. Right, so three further amendments. Yes. Okay. Is there a motion to approve that? Wayne? I'll second. Second tip. Any further discussion on this bill? Seeing none, when the clerk is ready, we call the roll.
[Representative Trevor Squirrell (Clerk)]: Representative Windham?
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Yes.
[Representative Trevor Squirrell (Clerk)]: Representative Dickinson? Yes. Representative Feltus? Yes. Representative Kascenska? Yes. Representative Laroche? Yes. Representative Mrowicki? Yes. Representative Nigro? Yes. Representative Squirrell, yes. Representative Stevens? Yes. Representative Yacovone? Yes. Representative Shai?
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Yes. Alright. Good job, committee. So I have Lynn's name attached to this one. Another yes. Here we go. We're just pulling guests today. Cameron, thank you for your help. We appreciate it.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: Let me know if that's
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: all we need from you for the moment. That's we have on, right? Yeah. Okay, lucky us. Those are all the bills we have. We can talk about any questions you have. Need to just get your priorities in. We may have changes on that. I realize it's fluid, but make sure at least you got your first two tiers really pretty nailed down, and then we don't know if things will change afterwards. But the plan is that on Monday, we will review what everybody's done. Emily will come in and talk to us about sources of funds and making sure we understand, you know, we're doing 15. I hope there's 15, but that's why we're doing it in tiers. So, we'll have a better sense of that on Monday.
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: Tom? How are you spell the word tear? T E A R.
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Well, we're gonna start with T I E R. I hope there's no T E A R S. We have tissues, but I hope there will be. So, I know you've all, lot of you have been talking with one another, and we're finding some additional potential sources of funds, and you should obviously let James know about that if you have ideas for that, and then it should be on your sheets anyway. So, he'll be around. Emily's around in the building too, I'll be around so we can continue doing that work, but just make sure you get it. And then if over the weekend you realize you wanted to do something else, I mean, you know, let James know. That would be the best thing. Any questions on any of that? Okay, I have to get $7.75 delayed. Do I get that to the clerk's office or just send that email?
[Cameron Wood (Office of Legislative Counsel)]: I'll talk to you after we get in touch with
[Representative Robin Scheu (Chair)]: Okay and the only other one I have two others here one is $5.67 that's the end point property state retirement capital haven't done that one yet and 519 is the town of Randolph we did that we did do that and that Trevor, so they already sent you. You said that should go. Yeah, so you have two to go. This is Lynn's bill day. Other people have other bill days. But that's what we have for now. And Marty, were going to say something. Oh, just a question about Monday. We were starting at 12:30. Is that correct? Because that's on eighty one. And no one can make it. We tried it for one, but it was too late for whatever else they have going on. And do they have a particular topic? Yeah, we have a bill. Oh, yes, H-six 60. Oh, one. We're going to put that one to rest. So Monday, we have H-six 60. We also just got a bill today, H-two 94, which is about commissary and telecommunications prices in state correctional facilities. On Monday? Maybe we do want to hear that on Monday, if it's ready. Got a text on that too, which says, she needs to go to drafting. Yeah, it needs he's running a film. Okay, but if we could get it for Monday, well, we wouldn't be able to vote on it, but we could hear, maybe we'll do that on Tuesday and give them a break. That came out of house wasting means eleven-zero, miscellaneous tax. So, that's good to know. Charlie is going to be reporting that one. Yeah. So, again, we'll be talking more about the budget and starting to narrow things down. And next week, we may have other bills. I know we'll have other bills coming our way. So, there's a lot of TBDs on here in open space, but you know it'll get filled up. And I'll be around this afternoon. I'm also available all weekend if you want to call or text if you have any questions or random thoughts or whatever. Just want to say hi. I miss you so much. Yeah, I know. Right. Dave, are you all set? I think so. Okay. Well, I hope you have a good weekend.