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JFAC staff present new "clear language" and reappropriation sections for program maintenance bills
Summary
Legislative staff walked the committee through program maintenance packets that add a committee recommendation column, reappropriation provisions (often for ARPA and capital projects), exemptions from transfer restrictions, and a new category described as "conditions, limitations and restrictions" — labeled "clear language" — meant to make the
Committee budget staff reviewed the program maintenance packets that will form the basis of FY2026 maintenance appropriations and described a new presentation format and several categories of recurring appropriation language the committee will consider when it sets maintenance budgets.
Keith Bybee, division manager for Budget Policy Analysis, told members the packet format now includes a third column showing the committee’s recommendation in addition to the agency base and the governor’s recommendation. Staff emphasized several recurring categories of language that the committee will review in maintenance bills, including…
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