[LWVNM Action] Latest LWVNM Legislative Tracking

[Richard Mason]

This is what can be confusing about appropriations legislation. If the additional money for the census  it is in HB2, is the vote on the House floor just symbolic?

What SB4 did was to accept the Governor's recommendation of 8 million additional over the Legislative Finance recommendation of 6 million additional. 

Actually, SB4 may be a supplemental because the Fiscal Impact Report says it is for this fiscal year that ends on June 30, 2020. HB2 is for the next fiscal year.

Dick Mason
 
 
 
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From: Renny Ashleman <ashlemanr at gmail.com>
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SB 4 do pass from House Appropriations and on temporary calendar.
Not specifically listed under 
DFA appropriations.
Converted budget to Word. 
Could not find census.

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> On Feb 4, 2020, at 8:31 AM, Richard Mason <dickmasonnm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Note that the the funding for HB83 (300 million) in in the HB2 (budget) that has been passed by the House Appropriation & Finance Committee and will most likely passed the full house. That means this bill no longer will a viable bill. That is the way it is with appropriation bills.
> 
> Also means that SB3 (companion bill to HB83 may not be heart in any further committees. Since the Chair of Senate Finances is the co-sponsor of both bills I assume the 300 million will stay in the budget when it goes to the Senate
> 
> We will have to do investigation on the appropriation for HB99 and SB4 to see if that funding was included in HB2.
> 
> Tracking appropriation bills is different than tracking non-appropriation bills.
> They are either included in the budget or not. But if the House doesn't include it the Senate can add it. The budget then goes back to the House ot concur with the Senate version. This is usually just a formality, but not always.
> 
> Dick Mason
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