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Committee debates health-insurance base for state employees; neither proposal wins required cross‑chamber majority
Summary
The committee considered two competing recommendations to set the per‑eligible‑FTE health insurance base for FY2026 — a CEC recommendation of $13,960 and the governor's $14,300 proposal — and debated reserve levels and contract risk. Neither motion secured the required majority of both chambers.
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee debated two competing proposals to set the base health‑insurance allowance for eligible full‑time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2026.
Keith Bybee, Division Manager of the Budget Policy Analysis Division, briefed members that the CEC recommendation would set the base at $13,960 per eligible FTE, which the analysts projected would require $29,996,000 from the general fund and a total of $40,261,200 across all funds. The governor’s recommendation would set the base at $14,300 per eligible FTE and, according to analysts, would increase costs by $42,076,600 from the general fund and $56,315,200 in total.
Representative Miller moved to adopt the governor’s $14,300…
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