The Joint Budget Committee passed a number of bills, amendments and special-language items during the session. Most items were approved by voice vote with no extended discussion; a few were subject to roll-call divisions or separate subcommittee action. Below is a concise list of committee actions as recorded in the meeting.

Votes and outcomes (committee action recorded in transcript):

- Personnel subcommittee report: Adopted; items 1a–1k held until passage of SB 392 (see separate article).

- Special language subcommittee report: Adopted; five bills from the report were advanced: SB 88 (Division of Higher Education) — do pass as amended (approved by voice vote); SB 37 (Department of Commerce) — do pass as amended (approved); SB 39 (Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Services) — do pass as amended (approved); SB 359 (Out-of-School Time Program Grants) — do pass as amended (approved); SB 362 (Youth Organization Grants) — considered (see separate article for debate and outcome).

- House bills and Senate bills advanced by the committee (voice votes recorded as “motion carries” unless noted):
- SB 88 (Division of Higher Education) — approved
- House Bill 1089 (listed earlier as 10 89) — do pass as amended — approved
- House Bill 1191 (listed as 11 91) — do pass as amended — approved
- HB 1090 (Commerce Department, Development Finance Authority) — approved
- HB 1091 (Health Department) — approved
- HB 1095 (Bank and Securities Department) — approved
- HB 1097 (Public Service Commission) — approved
- HB 1102 (Treasurer of State; county and municipal aid) — approved
- HB 1124 (DFA Management Services and Revenue Division) — approved
- HB 1127 (Department of Education; State Library) — approved
- HB 1152 (Public School Academic Facilities Fund) — approved
- HB 1176 (Department of Public Safety, Emergency Management) — approved
- SB 93 (Department of Education) — approved
- SB 128 (UAMS) — approved
- SB 130 (ASU Jonesboro) — approved
- SB 25 (Insurance Department) — approved

- House bill 1639 (assault nurse examiner program) — approved by voice vote.

- House bill 1927 (correction to appropriation date) — approved by voice vote.

Several amendments also were adopted, including Amendment 1 to SB 92 (department transformation/shared services) to create positions for an office of property risk and related captive insurance program; the amendment passed on a voice vote.

Where the transcript records a formal division or roll-call, the outcome is noted in the other articles: HB 16 35 (vet hospital) failed after a Senate roll-call, and SB 362 (youth-organization grants) failed after division by chamber and Senate roll-call (see separate articles).

Most other items were advanced with no recorded questions or extended debate and were moved forward by motions to pass or do pass as amended. The committee concluded by announcing next week’s subcommittee schedule and circulating a special-language handout for later consideration.