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Conferees complete HB 68 conference report, lawmakers cite $50 million governor contribution and shifts in priorities
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Conferees on the conference committee report for HB 68, the fiscal 2026 general budget, said they have reached a compromise and prepared a spending plan ready for signatures.
Conferees on the conference committee report for HB 68, the fiscal 2026 general budget, said they have reached a compromise and prepared a spending plan ready for signatures.
"For those of you who don't know, the governor did bring $50,000,000 this morning to make this work," Chairman Jim Hatch said, acknowledging the governor's late contribution to the negotiations.
The committee said the chambers had been far apart earlier in negotiations — conferees described a gap of about $383,000,000 — and credited staff and the governor's Office of Planning and Budget (OPB) for helping reach an agreement. Director Christine Murdoch of the House Budget and Research Office was singled out by conferees for her role in preparing figures used during talks.
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