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Appropriations committee hashes out H.489 language, bond redemption and one-time reserves; members weigh holding funds pending federal outlook
Summary
Committee members reviewed a proposed insertion of H.489 budget-adjustment language into the larger appropriations bill, debated whether to reestablish a prior bond-redemption appropriation, and discussed holding certain one-time appropriations until fall to allow clarity on a possible federal fiscal shortfall.
Senate Appropriations members spent extended time reviewing draft language and spreadsheets meant to fold a recent budget adjustment (H.489) and other one-time corrections into the larger appropriations bill. Staff said the approach would place most FY2025 adjustments into a single section of the big bill for easier reference.
Grady Nixon of the Office of the State Treasurer’s general fiscal office walked the committee through the draft sections and described a mix of technical cleanups, one-time adjustments and previously passed items being incorporated into the bill. Committee staff said roughly $33 million of appropriation adjustments would appear in a C section and about $74 million in job-related changes would also be…
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