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Joint Budget Committee closes FY25-26 long bill; approves multiple transfers, set-asides and bills
Summary
The Joint Budget Committee closed its FY25-26 long bill and approved a set of transfers, set-asides and bill drafts that include a $10 million set-aside for DYS diversion/deflection/detention and multiple cashfund transfers (Superfund, IIJA, stationary sources).
The Joint Budget Committee closed its FY 2025'26 long bill at the end of a full-day figure'setting session and approved a series of implementing bills, transfers and set'asides.
Key committee actions included a unanimous 6'0'00 vote to set aside $10,000,000 general fund (plus the normal reserve) for a combined Department of Youth Services (DYS) effort addressing diversion, deflection and detention; the committee said the money should support a single, more holistic strategy rather than separate, uncoordinated efforts. The committee also directed staff to draft legislation to transfer $4,000,000 general fund into the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) cash fund and authorized staff to draft implementing language for that transfer.
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