Carson City — The joint Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means committees conducted a series of votes Saturday on budget closings, amendments, subcommittee reports and a statutory bill‑draft request. All recorded motions in the transcript passed on voice votes.

Key actions the committees approved (motion mover usually Assemblymember Monroe Moreno; second usually Senator Winn):

- Governor’s office: Approved amendment A254311000 revising non‑classified position salary authority and other reallocations; approved remaining governor‑recommended closing items and authorized staff technical adjustments.

- Governor’s Office of Federal Assistance: Requested a bill draft to amend NRS 223.492 so the grant matching account does not revert to the general fund at the end of odd‑numbered fiscal years; motion carried.

- Governor’s Mansion: Approved elimination of a 0.64 FTE vacant part‑time position for savings of $58,318 over the biennium and declined the amendment to increase salary funding for the two remaining positions.

- Governor’s Washington Office: Approved closing as recommended by the governor and authorized technical adjustments.

- Secretary of State: Approved a limited set of positions and IT/software purchases prioritized by the office (including IT security roles and selected software tools); declined numerous other requested positions and authorized technical adjustments.

- PERS (Public Employees’ Retirement System): Approved administrative-fee authority of $10.3 million in FY26 and $807,622 in FY27 to continue the pension administration system replacement, issued a letter of intent requesting status reports to the interim Retirement and Benefits Committee, and approved $481,887 over the biennium for four classified positions (auditor, retirement examiner, retirement technician, accountant technician).

- Department of Native American Affairs: Approved additional fiscal and OCIO/IT support funding for the newly standalone department; approved ARPA authority of $4.8 million in FY26 and $754,551 in FY27 for the grants‑to‑tribes program per agency projections; approved educational outreach funding for the Stewart Indian School coordinator.

- Subcommittee reports: The committees approved the joint subcommittee closing reports for the Department of Taxation (including changes to ARPA authority and transfers to the Attorney General for legal staffing), the State Public Charter School Authority (approving many but not all requested positions and asking for additional enrollment and staffing information), and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (approving DMV revenue transfers contingent on DMV action and $250,000 per year for record digital conversion). All subcommittee reports were approved.

Procedure: Most motions were moved by Assemblymember Monroe Moreno and seconded by Senator Winn; the transcript records voice‑vote outcomes with the phrase “Motion carries.” Where fiscal staff noted technical misalignments in start dates or operating costs, committees provided authority for fiscal staff to correct those items.

Notes: The transcript records committee instructions and approvals but does not include roll‑call tallies for individual yes/no votes. Where committee action depended on other subcommittee or IFC decisions (for example, funding‑source changes tied to the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs), staff noted items as contingent in the packet.