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Call Senate Finance Committee to order. It's April 30th. We're in State Capitol Senate Finance Room. Present today, Chairman Olson, Senator Keehl, Senator Merrick, Senator Kaufman, Senator Cronkite, myself, Senator Hoffman. We expect Senator Steadman shortly.

We have two items on today's agenda. The first is the operating budget, HB 263. Senator Keogh. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move we report out.

Senate Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 263 Finance, version E as in eagle, from committee with individual recommendations. Additionally, we give Legislative Legal and Legislative Finance the authority to make technical and conforming changes. Is there objection to that motion? Seeing none, that bill moves on to the next committee referral, which is Rules Committee. The second item on today's agenda is HB 265, the mental health budget.

Senator Keele. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move that the Senate Finance Committee adopt as our working document the Senate Committee Substitute for House Bill 265 Finance. The work order on that is 34GH2502/L, as in Live and Good. I will object.

Pete Eklund, please come to the table, introduce yourself, and explain what the current version does.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Excuse me. For the record, Pete Eklund, staff to Senator Hoffman in the Senate Finance Committee. The version in front of you, the CS in front of you, version L, just simply incorporates the amendment that was adopted yesterday. Adding $5,150,000 to the capital budget, mental health capital budget for the homeless assistance program.

That's all, Mr. Chairman. And I will remove my objection. Is there further objection to adopting the CS?

Are there any comments by committee members? Seeing none, the will of the committee, Senators Senator Steadman. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I move Senate Committee Substitute for Committee Substitute for House Bill 265 Finance 34-gh2502/L from committee with individual recommendations. Additionally, Legislative Legal and Legislative Finance are granted the authority to make technical and conforming changes.

Is there objection to that motion? Seeing none. That bill passes from committee with individual recommendations. Please sign the report. Our next— that concludes this afternoon's meeting.

Our next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM. Is there any further business to come before the committee? No. No. No.

Well, it could be monkey business, but we are adjourned.