A bill to make appropriations for the department of health and human services for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026; and to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Huizenga offered the following amendments:
1. Amend page 16, line 6, after “43.0” by striking out “19,364,600” and inserting “19,864,600”.
2. Amend page 16, line 8, after “$” by striking out “201,609,500” and inserting “202,109,500”.
3. Amend page 16, line 18, after “$” by striking out “84,813,700” and inserting “85,313,700” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
4. Amend page 151, following line 21, by inserting:
“Sec. 1183. From the funds appropriated in part 1 for PFAS and environmental contamination response, the department shall allocate $500,000.00 to implement Senate Bill No. 298 and Senate Bill No. 299 of the 103rd Legislature. The funds must be used to establish and administer a grant program to provide 1 or more grants to a research institution to conduct a pilot program to assess the level of PFAS in the blood of and study the effects of PFAS on qualified study participants in this state.”.
The question being on the adoption of the amendments,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendments were not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: