We aggressively tackle homelessness and pilot projects and address chronic homelessness and provide stable housing in the community. We invest in the DHHS frontline workers by establishing a hybrid pension that will go a long way in recruiting and retaining workers that every day impact the lives of our constituents. We want our state employees to feel valued and respected for the most difficult and sensitive work that they do day in and day out. To curb gun violence and death and gun deaths across the state, we continue the community violence intervention grants but target grassroots groups that have been performing this work for years and create an office of suicide prevention to work to prevent further loss of life. We know that there is a shortage of juvenile beds and establish a fund to assist in bringing more beds online and allow for upgrades to ensure that we are treating our juvenile offenders and not locking them up and throwing away the key.
I encourage my colleagues to vote “yes” on Senate Bill No. 767.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 760, entitled
A bill to make appropriations for the legislature, the executive, the department of attorney general, the department of state, the department of treasury, the department of technology, management, and budget, the department of civil rights, and certain other state purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025; to provide for the expenditure of the appropriations; to provide for the disposition of fees and other income received by the state agencies; and to declare the effect of this act.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
Senator Bellino offered the following amendment:
1. Amend page 6, line 18, after “$” by striking out “1,000,000” and inserting “1,500,000” and adjusting the subtotals, totals, and section 201 accordingly.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Senator Lauwers requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The amendment was not adopted, a majority of the members serving not voting therefor, as follows: