House Appropriations reviews governor’s Budget Adjustment Act proposing nearly $197 million in new funding and transfers

The House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 10, 2025 got its first full briefing on the governor’s proposed Budget Adjustment Act, a mid‑year package the administration says would make roughly $197 million available for current and future fiscal needs after July forecast updates.

Commissioner Adam Gresham and Deputy Commissioner Artie Merrill of the Department of Finance and Management told the committee the July Emergency Board (eBoard) revenue forecast increased expected revenue by about $184,900,000 compared with the January 2024 baseline. Of the roughly $197,000,000 the administration is allocating, approximately $110,000,000 is proposed for immediate appropriations and transfers; about $87,000,000 would be reserved for use in the FY26 budget, the presenters said.

Why it matters: the presentation flagged large health‑care and human‑services pressures that drove most requests, and it showed how the administration is matching special‑fund revenue changes, reversions and one‑time transfers to cover those pressures rather than proposing new policy. "This BAA contains little, if any, policy initiatives," Gresham told the committee, emphasizing the document is chiefly technical and corrective in nature.

Major budget movements and drivers

- Medicaid and long‑term care: The administration said human services accounts for roughly half of the spreadsheet adjustments, with large Global Commitment (Medicaid) increases. Gresham and staff described about $48,000,000 of general‑fund increase and a total increase of roughly $125,000,000 once federal matches are included in the Global Commitment column. Two nursing‑home components were highlighted: a $21,000,000 Global…