A meeting participant and staff said the Appropriations Committee agreed to sign off on technical corrections to emergency housing rule language tied to the state’s General Assistance (GA) program.

A staff member identified as Joint Fiscal Office staff said, “these are the technical corrections to this language. So no policy is being changed whatsoever.” The staff member told the panel the changes simply reflect rules already approved by the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (LCAR) on March 13, 2025.

The committee discussed specific drafting edits. The staff member pointed members to page 4 of the packet, saying subparagraph (c) will state the provision was “previously adopted by the department in rule,” and subparagraph (f) will require application of the General Assistance emergency housing rules approved by LCAR on March 13, 2025.

A meeting participant asked for final authorization to complete the submission, asking, “Can we sign this off and let Grady put it into the bill?” Another participant replied, “We can,” indicating verbal agreement to proceed. The record shows staff were directed to move the technical corrections forward to bill drafters; no roll-call vote was recorded in the transcript.

Committee members also requested an updated spreadsheet with housing information; one participant asked staff member Emily to provide that update before the next step.

The discussion was limited to drafting and alignment with previously adopted rules; members emphasized the edits were technical only and not intended to change policy.

No formal ordinance, statute, or budget vote is recorded in the transcript excerpt; the action was recorded as a directive to staff to file the corrected language with bill drafting staff.