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Georgia conferees say they reached compromise on HB 68, highlight $50 million from governor and targeted investments
Summary
Members of the conference committee on HB 68 described a negotiated agreement on the 2026 general budget, saying Gov. Kemp contributed $50 million to bridge differences and that the package emphasizes literacy, foster care and corrections funding while avoiding bond financing.
Conference committee members on HB 68, the 2026 general appropriations measure, said they reached a negotiated compromise and that the governor supplied $50,000,000 to help complete the agreement.
“...the governor did bring $50,000,000 this morning to make this work,” Chairman Hatchett said as the committee opened its final conference meeting. The committee described the agreement as a compromise after earlier differences between the two chambers.
The conferees said the conference committee report returns the Promise Scholarship funding to the governor’s number while shifting mental health and school-security funding more toward the House…
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