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Appropriations panel hears LSO on biennial legislative budget, approves bill

House Appropriations Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary

The House Appropriations Committee advanced the biannual legislative budget (Senate File 2), after an LSO briefing that put above-the-line legislative operations at $26,118,778 and a total biennial legislative budget of $26,689,878; the committee also discussed a large, below-the-line regional economic-modeling subscription.

The House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 17 advanced the legislature’s biannual budget after a line-by-line briefing from the Legislative Service Office.

Matt Obrecht of the LSO told the committee the "above-the-line" appropriation for legislative operations over the next two fiscal years is $26,118,778, including LSO staff, session and interim legislator pay, session staff and employer-paid benefits. He said below-the-line items total…

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