Votes at a glance: Fiscal Committee approves consent calendar, DHHS items, YDC ad alternates and places audit on file
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Summary
At its Sept. 5 meeting the Fiscal Committee approved minutes and the consent calendar (with listed exceptions), adopted four DHHS/construction items on the consent calendar, and placed the Liquor Commission management letter on file. Key roll calls and recorded votes are listed below.
The Fiscal Committee met Sept. 5 and took these recorded actions on consent and calendar items, as reflected in the meeting minutes and voice votes.
Acceptance of minutes (06/20/2025) Senator Grama moved to accept the minutes from June 20, 2025; Senator Birdsall seconded. Representative Mooney recorded an abstention. The motion passed.
Consent calendar Senator Gray moved and Senator Birdsall seconded adoption of the consent calendar with specific items removed (tab 5 items 223 and 224; tab 6 item 222; tab 7 item 231). The motion passed by voice vote; items removed were discussed separately.
Item FIS 25 2 2 3 (Department of Health and Human Services: summer EBT eligibility interface) Motion: Adopt item 25 2 2 3 (DHHS request to fund an interface between the Department of Education and DHHS to identify children eligible for the Summer EBT program). Mover: Senator Grama. Second: Senator Rosenwald. Senator Mooney recorded a "no" vote; the motion was adopted.
Item FIS 25 2 2 4 (Department of Health and Human Services: early learning quality services) Motion: Adopt item 25 2 2 4 (DHHS funding request referencing "high quality services" for early learning programs). Mover: Senator Grama. Second: Senator Birdsall. The committee adopted the item by voice vote.
Item FIS 25 2 2 2 (Money Follows the Person) Motion: Adopt item 25 2 2 2 (federal MFP funding and project approval). Mover: Senator Carson. Second: Senator Gray. The motion was adopted by voice vote. DHHS indicated an initial federal appropriation of $5,000,000 and additional federal approval to use funds for IT infrastructure.
Item 25 2 3 1 (ARPA ad alternates for YDC construction) Motion: Adopt item 25 2 3 1 (use of ARPA funds for ad alternates on an existing Youth Development Center construction project). Mover: Senator Birdsell. Second: Senator Gray. The committee adopted the item by voice vote. Department officials said ad alternates were additional items from the project bid and that recent Treasury guidance allows repurposing leftover ARPA dollars to augment already-approved projects under specified conditions.
Liquor Commission management letter (FY2024 audit) The LBA presented the Liquor Commission management letter; committee discussion followed and the report was placed on file and released in the usual manner.
Other procedural notes Committee scheduled its next meeting for Oct. 17 at 11:00 a.m. at Granite Place, Room 230 (pre-fiscal to start at 10:00 for House members). No further formal votes were recorded in the minutes for that scheduling action.
