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Appropriations committee approves Department of Revenue budget with targeted footnotes and $42 million accounting reduction

Appropriations Committee · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The committee advanced the Department of Revenue budget largely as the governor recommended, adopting a one‑year footnote for the property tax refund program and approving an accounting reduction of $42,000,000 described by staff as a bookkeeping change with no programmatic impact.

The Appropriations Committee moved through Agency 11, the Department of Revenue, approving the governor's recommendations for the agency's 12 units while adopting a small number of targeted amendments and footnotes.

Director Richards introduced the agency budget to the committee, noting several technical points and two issues for unit 303, the property tax refund program. Senator Gru moved to add a…

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