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Senate chair: agency responses due by 2 p.m.; 16 budget hearings scheduled next week
Summary
Chairman Watson told senators that agency responses to the 2025 Senate budget questions are due today by 2 p.m., and the chamber will hold 16 budget hearings across seven standing committees next week, with Finance Ways and Means meeting Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Senator Watson, chairman of the Senate Finance Ways and Means Committee, told colleagues that agency responses to the 2025 Senate budget questions are due "today by 2 p.m." and that answers will be distributed to committee offices the following day. He said the Senate has 16 budget hearings scheduled across seven standing committees next week.
"The agency responses to the 2025 Senate budget questions are due today by 2PM," Chairman Watson said on the floor. He added that the responses are important because they will be distributed to committee offices tomorrow and listed the comptroller's office and the Tennessee State Museum as among the budgets to be heard in Finance Ways and Means on Tuesday.
Chairman Watson urged members to check with standing committee chairs for specific hearing dates and to contact John Kerr in the legislative budget analysis office with questions. He also noted that committee work will begin Tuesday morning since the Senate will not be in session on Monday.
The announcement sets a firm administrative deadline for agencies to deliver requested budget information and establishes the coming week's hearing workload, which will inform committee deliberations and potential budget adjustments. No votes were recorded on the floor regarding budget items during the session; budget review will proceed in committee hearings.
