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Committee warned House removed appropriation from bill 398; tight timeline to finish budget
Summary
Committee members were told House language removed a $2 million appropriation from bill 398 that was intended to seed a business recovery disaster fund; staff warned the committee that to finish the budget in May they need to move quickly because the window to get the budget out is small.
Committee staff told members that bill 398 originally included a $2 million appropriation to set up a business recovery disaster fund but that the House removed that appropriation. Staff described remaining changes to statue and technical updates in the bill and noted the committee faces a compressed calendar: to get the budget out in May, committee work would need to be completed in the coming days.
Amy Cook reviewed committee materials that reflect bills the committee has already passed containing appropriations and positions, and she emphasized the limited time between that meeting and the next Wednesday for the committee to finalize outstanding budget matters. A member asked whether the committee had gone on break; staff reiterated the committee’s narrow timeline to finish and warned there may not be many days left before required deadlines.
No formal vote on bill 398 or a motion to restore the $2 million appropriation took place during the meeting. Staff advised the committee to use the consolidated B‑section tracker as a reference when deciding which outstanding items to add back into the final FY26 package.
