Conference committee signs H 493, FY26 budget bill

Members of the conference committee on H 493 confirmed they had reviewed and signed the FY 2026 budget bill during a brief meeting, then discussed who would receive the document next.

The signature completes the committee’s review of H 493 and moves the bill into its next administrative step; the transcript records only brief logistical remarks and no formal recorded vote.

Committee member 1, a conference committee member, opened the session by saying, “This is the bill, and we will sign it.” Committee member 2 asked practical questions about signing tools and next steps, asking, “Do we have to use that pen?” and later, “Give it to somebody. Who knows what to give it to somebody?”

Committee member 1 later stated, “Okay. We have all signed,” and committee members discussed handing the document off to another person named Weber and returning the completed paperwork.

The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote or list of individual vote tallies, nor does it include a date stamped in the remarks. The meeting’s remarks were limited to confirming the committee’s review and completing signatures; there was no substantive debate of budget provisions captured in the provided transcript.

Next steps mentioned in the transcript were logistical: signing completion and transferring the document to the next recipient. The transcript does not specify which office or official would receive the signed bill or any subsequent procedural filings.