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Conference committee reviews HB 1/HB 2 side‑by‑side; several department restorations held or approved
Summary
The Committee of Conference spent the session comparing House and Senate versions of HB 1 and HB 2, agreeing to some Senate technical edits and holding or deferring decisions on large items such as the Department of Corrections reorganization, education trust fund allocations, community mental health funding and meals‑and‑rooms distribution.
The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 spent the bulk of its meeting walking through a side‑by‑side comparison of budget language and back‑of‑the‑budget sections, adopting some technical corrections and deferring or holding decisions on multiple large items.
Why it matters: The Committee of Conference reconciles House and Senate differences in the biennial budget. The panel’s decisions will determine which agency appropriations and statutory changes move forward in final budget language.
What the committee agreed and held
- Technical and minor edits: Staff walked the committee through a detailed change sheet dated June 13, 2025. The panel adopted a Senate clarification in one Department of Information Technology back‑of‑budget item to remove the word “shared” to clarify distribution of a cut; the committee agreed to the Senate wording.
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