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FY 2024 Budget Senate Debate

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The full body of the Senate considers amendments to the Senate Ways and Means recommendations, and debates their inclusion in the bill. This is a very busy time for the Senate, as the Senators and their staffs are constantly working to make sure the concerns and needs of their constituents are addressed in the final budget.

Actions of Bill S.3

Date Branch Action
5/8/2023 Senate Recommended new text for H3901
5/8/2023 Senate Order relative to subject matter adopted
5/9/2023 Senate Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
5/9/2023 Senate Placed in the Orders of the Day for Tuesday, May 23, 2023 pursuant to an order previously adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Read second
5/23/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected: 12, 14, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 40, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 53, 55, 60, 62, 64, 65, 69, 70, 75, 76, 83, 89, 92, 94, 98, 100, 108, 110, 113, 115, 119, 121, 122, 125, 131, 134, 135, 136, 141, 155, 156, 157, 158, 163, 166, 171, 174, 182, 183, 196, 202, 203, 204, 205, 209, 211, 212, 236, 242, 243, 246, 250, 251, 252, 255, 262, 268, 270, 272, 273, 279, 281, 282, 285, 286, 288, 291, 294, 295, 313, 318, 323, 333, 335, 345, 348
5/23/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted: 6, 7, 26, 27, 32, 39, 44, 58, 59, 66, 67, 68, 71, 72, 74, 78, 82, 84, 85, 88, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 97, 101, 112, 130, 137, 142, 147, 149, 160, 165, 167, 168, 172, 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 181, 184, 186, 188, 190, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 213, 214, 218, 219, 238, 239, 240, 244, 249, 254, 257, 259, 261, 264, 265, 267, 269, 271, 274, 277, 278, 280, 283, 290, 296, 299, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 312, 314, 316, 317, 322, 324, 325, 328, 332, 340, 342, 343, 344, 346
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #4 (Velis) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #20 (Timilty) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #34 (Rausch) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #16 (Gobi) adopted -see Roll Call #18 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #73 (Eldridge) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #77 (Eldridge) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #79 (Timilty) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #86 (DiDomenico) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #109 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #116 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #120 (Eldridge) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #124 (Keenan) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #128 (Eldridge) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #129 (Kennedy) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #133 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #138 (Fattman) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #140 (Fattman) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #150 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #161 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #164 (Barrett) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #176 (Edwards) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #185 (Payano) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #187 (Payano) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #189 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #19 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #191 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #192 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #193 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #231 (Feeney) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #247 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #253 (Creem) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #256 (Feeney) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #258 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #263 (Kennedy) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #287 (Eldridge) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #292 (Keenan) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #293 (Cronin) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #297 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #309 (Creem) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #310 (Eldridge) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #276 (Rush) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #245 (Payano) adopted -see Roll Call #20 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #311 (Creem) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #315 (Creem) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #319 (Eldridge) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #320 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #321 (Lovely) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #289 (Mark) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #331 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #336 (Feeney) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #338 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #326 (DiDomenico) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #329 (DiDomenico) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #349 (Fattman) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #35 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #36 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #43 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #52 (Collins) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected: 353, 355, 357, 358, 360, 368, 371, 374, 375, 377, 390, 393, 407, 411, 415, 416, 417, 419, 424, 430, 436, 456, 459, 467, 470, 471, 472, 474, 476, 477, 479, 484, 489, 491, 492, 501, 503, 505, 507, 508, 512, 513, 517, 519, 522, 523, 524, 525, 526, 528, 535, 538, 540, 541, 542, 543, 546, 547, 548, 550, 551, 552, 553, 555, 562, 563, 571, 573, 580, 581, 582, 585, 586, 587
5/23/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted: 352, 379, 380, 382, 383, 384, 386, 388, 391, 395, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 406, 408, 409, 410, 412, 413, 418, 435, 438, 439, 440, 442, 443, 444, 449, 457, 460, 480, 485, 486, 487, 493, 494, 495, 497, 498, 499, 500, 516, 518, 520, 521, 529, 530, 532, 533, 536, 537, 545, 549, 565, 566, 567, 569, 570, 572, 574, 576, 577, 583, 584
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #354 (Velis) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #359 (Moore) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #363 (DiDomenico) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #367 (Timilty) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #372 (Velis) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #381 (O'Connor) adopted -see Roll Call #21 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #387 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #394 (Cyr) adopted -see Roll Call #22 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #404 (Cyr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #426 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #437 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #23 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #441 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #451 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #453 (Tarr) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #475 (Timilty) adopted
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #490 (Velis) adopted -see Roll Call #24 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #502 (Timilty) rejected
5/23/2023 Senate Amendment #506 (Kennedy) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected: 592, 595, 597, 602, 604, 608, 614, 617, 625, 629, 630, 634, 636, 645, 652, 653, 654, 655, 660, 661, 662, 665, 667, 669, 671, 672, 677, 684, 693, 694, 695, 699, 705, 709, 715, 716, 717, 722, 723, 731, 732, 735, 738, 739, 740, 741, 748, 750, 751, 752, 763, 765, 766, 767, 769, 772, 775, 782, 783, 784, 785, 786, 789, 790, 792, 793, 795, 796, 797, 799, 801, 802, 805, 808, 810, 811, 813, 814, 816, 817, 824, 825
5/24/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted: 594, 598, 599, 607, 610, 613, 618, 628, 631, 632, 633, 635, 642, 643, 646, 659, 664, 668, 670, 686, 689, 691, 692, 702, 704, 707, 708, 710, 711, 712, 718, 720, 728, 730, 733, 734, 737, 742, 743, 746, 753, 754, 756, 757, 758, 760, 761, 762, 800, 806, 807
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #509 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #25 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #511 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #26 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #514 (Eldridge) adopted -see Roll Call #27 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #539 (Keenan) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #561 (Miranda) adopted -see Roll Call #28 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #578 (Montigny) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #579 (Fattman) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #588 (Fattman) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #568 (Feeney) adopted -see Roll Call #29 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #589 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #593 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #30 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #600 (Brownsberger) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #601 (Moore) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #609 (O'Connor) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #611 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #615 (Montigny) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #701 (Pacheco) adopted -see Roll Call #31 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #688 (Oliveira) adopted -see Roll Call #32 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected: 830, 836, 838, 839, 841, 842, 843, 844, 846, 851, 854, 860, 862, 864, 865, 866, 869, 872, 873, 874, 877, 878, 879, 883, 888, 891, 892, 894, 899, 900, 901, 911, 918, 921, 923, 925, 929, 936, 938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 947, 950, 963, 982, 986, 988, 990, 991, 992, 993, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1016, 1024, 1033, 1037, 1041, 1043, 1046, 1049
5/24/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted: 826, 831, 832, 833, 837, 840, 847, 852, 853, 867, 871, 884, 885, 887, 889, 897, 898, 905, 906, 907, 912, 915, 919, 920, 922, 924, 926, 927, 928, 930, 931, 932, 933, 934, 937, 949, 951, 952, 953, 956, 958, 959, 960, 961, 964, 965, 966, 967, 968, 969, 970, 971, 973, 974, 975, 979, 980, 981, 983, 984, 985, 987, 989, 994, 995, 996, 997, 998, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1034, 1035, 1042
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #616 (Timilty) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #619 (Timilty) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #621 (Brownsberger) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #622 (Feeney) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #624 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #626 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #627 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #647 (Finegold) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #648 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #649 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #650 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #651 (Rausch) adopted -see Roll Call #33 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #656 (Collins) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #663 (Lovely) adopted -see Roll Call #34 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #666 (Lovely) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #680 (Gomez) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #681 (Gomez) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #683 (Collins) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #696 (Timilty) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #697 (Timilty) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #700 (Tarr) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #706 (Miranda) adopted -see Roll Call #35 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #724 (Keenan) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #725 (Keenan) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #726 (Keenan) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #727 (Keenan) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #729 (Timilty) rejected
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #736 (Timilty) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #745 (Mark) adopted
5/24/2023 Senate Amendment #768 (Fattman) rejected -see Roll Call #36 (Yeas 3 to Nays 37)
5/24/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and rejected: 1, 38, 103, 117, 132, 139, 169, 170, 208, 275, 420, 421, 423, 425, 448, 454, 591, 770, 777, 778, 779, 781, 788, 835, 868, 890, 903, 904, 909, 910, 914, 954
5/24/2023 Senate The following amendments were considered as one and adopted: 5, 8, 15, 25, 28, 46, 51, 87, 104, 123, 154, 194, 206, 210, 220, 221, 225, 229, 237, 260, 266, 284, 298, 300, 347, 364, 373, 378, 389, 396, 405, 429, 458, 462, 473, 481, 504, 510, 515, 534, 544, 637, 640, 658, 773, 803, 935, 955, 962, 972, 976, 1039, 1040
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #780 (Gobi) adopted -see Roll Call #37 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #791 (O'Connor) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #809 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #38 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #812 (Gobi) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #820 (Montigny) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #822 (Fattman) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #823 (Fattman) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #827 (Timilty) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #828 (Timilty) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #829 (Timilty) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #845 (Timilty) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #855 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #39 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #870 (Montigny) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #876 (DiDomenico) adopted -see Roll Call #40 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #880 (Timilty) adopted -see Roll Call #41 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #881 (Timilty) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #882 (Timilty) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #886 (Timilty) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #893 (Cyr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #896 (Timilty) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #948 (Collins) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #977 (Edwards) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #1038 (Velis) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #1047 (Collins) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #1048 (Tarr) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #2 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #42 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #18 (Tarr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #21 (Tarr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #41 (DiDomenico) adopted -see Roll Call #43 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #42 (Tarr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #61 (Timilty) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #105 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #44 (Yeas 4 to Nays 35)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #106 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #45 (Yeas 5 to Nays 34)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #107 (Tarr) rejected -see Roll Call #46 (Yeas 3 to Nays 36)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #111 (Tarr) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #114 (Tarr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #180 (Crighton) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #341 (Edwards) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #350 (Moore) adopted -see Roll Call #47 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #351 (Velis) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #362 (Velis) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #385 (Cyr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #392 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #48 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #427 (Tarr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #428 (Cyr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #434 (Tarr) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #496 (Creem) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #531 (Velis) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #605 (Gomez) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #80 (Timilty) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #590 (Tarr) rejected
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #603 (Moore) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #703 (Miranda) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #721 (DiDomenico) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Amendment #818 (Rodrigues) adopted
5/25/2023 Senate Pending Senate Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended
5/25/2023 Senate Reprinted, as amended see S2400
5/25/2023 Senate Substituted, as amended for H3901
5/25/2023 Senate See H3901