Senate Appropriations: What We Will See on the Floor

Suspense lifted

This morning, the Senate Appropriations Committee held its hearing for bills on the Suspense File. Senator Choi saw three of his bills pass with unanimous bipartisan support.

“I want to express my appreciation to the members of the Appropriations Committee for their support on three of my bills,” said Senator Choi. “I am looking forward to similar support as the bills are heard on the Senate Floor.

The following bills passed out of Appropriations:

  • SB 408 (Choi) Addresses the issue of people moving out of their county or state, but still receiving a ballot. Requires county offices to contract with USPS’s Change-of-Address database to ensure their voter rolls are well-maintained.

  • SB 595 (Choi) Will require local government agencies to file their financial transactions reports within 10 months of the end of their fiscal year.

  • SB 723 (Choi)Authorizes local governments to increase the threshold for the low value tax exemption for real property from $10,000 to $25,000.

Bills passed out of Senate Appropriations are eligible to be heard on the Senate Floor beginning Tuesday, May 27th.