By the Numbers
The Indiana House of Representatives will vote today on the budget and school voucher bills. Last night there more than 450 amendments filed for both bills. Here’s a breakdown according to House policy staff…
HB 1001 (Budget)
- Filed: 349 – R-12; D – 337
- Offered: 42 – R-3; D -39
- Accepted: 13 – R-3; D -10
- Defeated: 24 – R – 0; D – 24
- Withdrawn ; 5 – R -0; D -5
HB 1003 (School Voucher Bill)
- Filed: 75 – R – 18; D – 57
- Offered: 25 – R -8; D – 17
- Accepted: 9 – R -7; D – 2
- Defeated: 14 – R – 0; D-14
- Withdrawn: 2 – R – 1, D – 1
So after a five-week delay, Democrats came back with 417 amendments, offered up 82 of them, 16 passed, 58 were defeated and 8 were withdrawn. Now help me out here, what was that walkout all about again? Oh yeah, about a half-million dollars lost in productivity.
