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JFAC to move budgets paperless, shorten hearings and set statewide maintenance budgets early
Summary
Committee co‑chairs and Legislative Services Office staff outlined a shift to digital devices, new SharePoint materials, condensed hearings, and a plan to set approximately 10 statewide maintenance appropriation bills early in the session to free time for line‑item review.
The Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee opened by announcing procedural changes for the 2025 session designed to speed budget work and increase public access to materials.
Madam Chair Harmon told members the committee is "shifting away from our 800 page budget book binders to digital devices," and that the new digital approach will allow members and the public to access more material than the old printed books provided. She said presentations will be posted in advance, agencies must submit PowerPoints roughly 72 business hours before hearings, and a new budget website and SharePoint landing pages created by the controller’s office and Legislative Services Office will provide tabs for federal grants and audit summaries.
Keith Bybee, manager for budget policy analysis with the Legislative Services Office, walked the committee through the SharePoint access process…
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