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Financial Operations board approves 2026 meeting schedule changes, shifts January and March dates
Summary
The Financial Operations board voted to move its January 2026 meetings to Jan. 7–8 and to shift the March meetings to the following week to avoid conflicts with conferences and the legislative calendar. The board also handled consent-agenda votes and a withdrawn November date change request.
The Financial Operations board at a regular meeting approved changes to its 2026 meeting calendar, moving the January meetings to Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 7–8, and shifting the March meetings to the following week to avoid conflicts with conferences and late legislative activity.
Board members said the schedule changes were intended to reduce conflicts with statewide conferences and allow staff and members time to respond to last-minute legislation. Vice Chair Wood moved the January-date amendment, which the board approved unanimously. A later motion to move the March meeting to the following week also passed, 10 in favor and 4 opposed.
The changes followed a brief consent-calendar sequence. Member Boggess had pulled the draft minutes and the proposed schedule from the consent calendar for discussion; the board later approved the remaining consent-agenda items 12–1–1, with Member Boggess recorded as the sole opposed vote and one absence noted. The minutes were then moved separately and approved unanimously.
Members debating the calendar amendment urged different approaches. Member Boggess and others flagged recurring conflicts with the USBA event and a Texas policy conference, and asked that the board avoid scheduling that would force members to miss statewide events. Vice Chair Wood said moving the January meetings by one day “would buy us enormous…connection” time with board members statewide and moved the amendment to Jan. 7–8; the motion passed unanimously.
Some members opposed moving the March meeting a full week, arguing that shifting the month’s meeting window can compress preparation time and complicate follow-up work. Member Earl and others said a full-week shift historically created timing difficulties with the start of the legislative session. Despite those objections, the March change passed 10–4. The four recorded dissenting votes were Vice Chair Hart, Chair Heimas, Vice Chair Wood and former Vice Chair Earl.
Legal counsel cautioned the board on timing for actions tied to legislation. Assistant Attorney General Beal noted, “It’s kosher. It’s just the fact just because the legislature passes it, it’s not passed until the governor signs it,” explaining that the board sometimes needs extra time after the Legislature adjourns to decide whether to request vetoes or take other formal steps.
A separate proposal to push November meetings back one week (to Nov. 13–14) was introduced but later withdrawn by the mover after members noted uncertainty about conference dates for 2026. The meeting concluded with the board voting unanimously to accept the full 2026 board meeting schedule as amended.
Votes at a glance: The consent agenda (remaining items) passed 12 in favor, 1 opposed (Member Boggess), 1 absent. The minutes passed unanimously. The January 2026 date amendment passed unanimously. The March 2026 date change passed 10 in favor, 4 opposed. The final acceptance of the amended 2026 schedule passed unanimously.
