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House Appropriations panel reviews preliminary FY27 requests; JFO to verify large housing asks
Summary
At a Feb. 20 debrief, the House Appropriations Committee reviewed a preliminary JFO table of FY27 public‑hearing requests above the governor's recommended budget, noting roughly $80 million in housing requests and asking staff to verify overlaps and funding splits before markup next week.
The House Appropriations Committee met Feb. 20 for a debrief on two recent public hearings and to review a preliminary table of budget requests above the governor's recommended FY27 budget. Speaker 1 of the Joint Fiscal Office presented the draft and cautioned it is preliminary; some requests were received as recently as the night before and several line items are highlighted for verification.
"This is preliminary," Speaker 1 said when introducing the table and asked members to consider potential duplication with the governor's recommendation. The draft includes highlighted cells that JFO will check for accuracy and for the correct federal‑fund/general‑fund splits.
Why it matters: members said the new requests increase the total…
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