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Senate staff outline major general fund changes and one‑time appropriations in FY2026 FEED bill
Summary
Legislative staff summarized the fiscal year 2026 General Appropriations (FEED) bill, listing revenue adjustments, transfers and several one‑time and ongoing appropriations including increased DOC operating budget, salary increases for sworn officers and firefighters, and large one‑time building renewal and health‑insurance appropriations.
During the committee meeting, legislative staff summarized Senate Bill 17‑35, the fiscal year 2026 general appropriations, commonly referred to as the FEED bill. Staff told members the bill contains many funding changes and highlighted several major general fund and one‑time appropriations.
Staff reported the bill includes additional revenue of approximately $131,100,000 in FY2025 and $62,900,000 in FY2027 due to savings from the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage, and an ongoing savings of $150,000,000 in FY2026 through FY2028 from a transfer of monies from the prescription drug rebate fund. The bill also contains ongoing increases, including $170,000,000 for formula adjustments in the Department of Economic Security and $41,800,000 for formula adjustments in the Access program.
The summary listed a one‑time increase of $14,800,000 for high‑cost developmental disability clients and an ongoing increase of $37,400,000 for Department of Corrections operating budgets. Staff said a one‑time appropriation of $21,400,000 is included to give correctional officers a one‑time stipend equaling roughly 4% of annual salary, and a one‑time $37,800,000 for the Department of Economic Security’s assisted child care assistance program. Other items cited include $4,300,000 for rural critical access hospitals, $22,500,000 for rural school nurse access grants (one time), $4,000,000 for graduate medical education (one time), and $5,000,000 to DPS for local border support.
Staff also said the overall budget package appropriates approximately $17,600,000,000 in FY2026, of which about $1,000,000,000 is one‑time funding. The staff member concluded by offering to answer members’ questions; the transcript shows no substantive member questions on these summaries in this meeting.
Nut graf: The FEED bill contains a mix of ongoing formula adjustments and sizable one‑time appropriations across health care, corrections, education and building renewal; legislative staff presented the fiscal changes to members but no floor debate or vote is recorded in this transcript.
Ending: The transcript records staff presentation of the bill’s fiscal components and several line‑item amounts; members did not pose substantive questions on the record regarding the FEED bill during this session.
