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SB69Introduced in the Senate

Make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.

Passed

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Make an appropriation for the purchase of a new Division of Highway Patrol airplane and mission equipment and to declare an emergency.

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 S.J. 549

March 30, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Chamber not recorded votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: Do Pass · March 4, 2026

49

Yes

18

No

3

Absent or Not Voting

70 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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Bill history

  1. First read in Senate and referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations S.J. 11

  2. Referred to Joint Committee on Appropriations, Passed S.J. 74

  3. Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1

  4. Scheduled for hearing J.J. 1

  5. Committee on Appropriations Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 16, NAYS 1. J.J. 35

  6. Senate Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 29, NAYS 4. S.J. 427

  7. First read in House and referral to committee waived pursuant to JR 6D-1 H.J. 485

  8. House of Representatives Do Pass, Passed, YEAS 49, NAYS 18. H.J. 510

  9. Signed by the President S.J. 485

  10. Signed by the Speaker H.J. 543

  11. Delivered to the Governor on March 10, 2026 S.J. 510

  12. Signed by the Governor on March 30, 2026 S.J. 549

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