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Committee reviews $15 million IT fund request, statutory transfers for tax modernization
Summary
House committee members reviewed the governor’s FY2026 IT funding requests Feb. 19, including a $15 million transfer to an information technology fund intended to reduce arrears in Agency of Digital Services billing, and statutory transfers totaling $5.8 million for tax-system modernization.
The House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 19 reviewed several IT- and tax-related items in the governor’s FY2026 budget, including a $15 million transfer to the statewide information technology fund and statutory transfers for tax-system modernization.
Committee members heard from Secretary Riley Hughes and staff about the $15 million request, which the administration described as a partial buy-down of arrears that accumulate in the Agency of Digital Services' internal service accounting for enterprise technology services. Secretary Riley Hughes said the funding is intended to reduce the backlog that causes agencies to receive large chargebacks a year after they consume services.
The committee also discussed one-time…
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