APPROPRIATIONS – HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – Relates to the maintenance appropriations to the Department of Health and Welfare and the State Independent Living Council for fiscal year 2027.

What it does: As introduced, sets the fiscal 2027 maintenance budget for the Department of Health and Welfare and State Independent Living Council, with standard cost adjustments, a base reduction of up to 5 percent, and the cost of House Bill 863. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: Rules Suspended (2/3 Vote Read in full as required) –

A yes vote passed S 1435, the fiscal 2027 maintenance appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare and State Independent Living Council, after the Senate suspended by two-thirds vote its rules on reading bills on separate days. (AI-written)

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