Arkansas House fails to pass amendment to spending bill
Posted: February 18, 2013 at 5:55 p.m.
The House of Representatives on Monday narrowly failed to pass an amendment to House Bill 1041, which would cap the growth of state government spending at 3 percent per year in most instances. Overall, 49 legislators voted for the proposal; 42 voted against it; and 9 didn’t vote. The amendment, which was offered by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Hot Springs, made clear that the cap applied to the state’s net general revenue instead of gross revenue.
Yeas: 49
Alexander
D. Altes
Baird
Ballinger
Barnett
Bell
Biviano
Bragg
Branscum
J. Burris
Carnine
Catlett
Clemmer
Collins
Cozart
Dale
Davis
Deffenbaugh
Dotson
D. Douglas
C. Douglas
J. Edwards
Eubanks
Farrer
Fite
Gillam
Gossage
Hammer
Harris
Hickerson
Hobbs
House
Hutchison
Jean
Kerr
Lea
Lowery
S. Malone
Mayberry
D. Meeks
S. Meeks
Miller
Payton
Scott
Shepherd
Slinkard
Vines
Westerman
Womack
Nays: 42
C. Armstrong
E. Armstrong
Baine
Baltz
Broadaway
Copenhaver
J. Dickinson
Ferguson
Fielding
Hawthorne
Hillman
Hodges
Holcomb
Hopper
Jett
Julian
Kizzia
Lampkin
Leding
Lenderman
Love
Magie
McGill
McLean
Murdock
Nickels
B. Overbey
Perry
Ratliff
Richey
Sabin
Talley
T. Thompson
W. Wagner
Walker
D. Whitaker
B. Wilkins
H. Wilkins
Williams
Word
Wren
Wright
Non Voting: 9
Linck
McCrary
McElroy
Neal
Rice
F. Smith
Steel
Wardlaw
Carter
Read more in Tuesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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