The House Education Committee on executive action considered House Bill 265, sponsored by Representative Miskiewicz, which would alter school funding flows so that increases to a district's overbase general fund could be funded first from the school equalization and property tax relief account (referred to in committee as the SCEPTER account). Committee members discussed whether the amendment would reduce property-tax pressure and asked for clarification from the School Boards Association.

Committee staff summarized the amendment, saying it "establish[es] a mechanism in the school equalization and property tax relief account or the Scepter account as the first source of funding for the increase" and explained how the amendment changes the distribution "buckets." Members questioned whether the change would increase property taxes. Laura and others responded that the amount flowing from the SCEPTER account depends on the revenue generated by the 95-mill levy and that, "so long as that ... is over performing," the account would offset the increase in districts' overbase budgets.

Lance Milton of the School Boards Association said by the measure of current law "it'll flow by and and completely resolve any increase in taxes based upon the inflation formula that you've adopted." Committee members noted the SCEPTER account has a reverse mechanism for other statutory funding obligations that would not, as described in testimony, reduce the revenue available for this bill's purpose. After discussion the committee took an initial roll-call on the bill as amended, then a motion to table was made and passed by roll call with every committee member voting yes.

The transcript records a motion to table moved in committee and approved on a roll-call vote with all 15 members recorded as voting yes. The committee did not adopt the bill; the motion to table halts further committee action unless rescinded.