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Joint finance committee approves higher health insurance appropriation for FY2026
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 31 approved raising the state health insurance appropriation per eligible full-time position to $14,130 for fiscal 2026, increasing the projected reserve and adding roughly $48.4 million in new funding across funds.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted Friday, Jan. 31, to increase the health insurance appropriation per eligible full-time position to $14,130 for fiscal year 2026, adding approximately $48,397,200 in new funding across general, dedicated and federal funds.
The vote adopted a compromise motion that set the per‑employee appropriation at $14,130. Committee analyst Mr. Bybee described three options for the committee to consider: the CEC recommendation at $13,960 per full‑time equivalent position (FTE), the governor’s recommendation at $14,300 per FTE, and a midpoint at $14,130 per FTE.
The measure funds both the state’s employer share of health insurance and smaller agency-level employer costs such as workers’ compensation…
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