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Votes at a glance: JBC/JTC comebacks and staffing decisions
Summary
The joint committee approved several departmental comeback requests and limited staffing to implement policy changes. Key votes approved accountable care incentives cuts, federal HR1 compliance funding, soft-cap FTE, homemaker-hour cap, and disability determinations; other comeback motions failed or were tabled.
During the session the committee handled multiple comeback requests and associated motions. Where available, votes and outcomes recorded in the meeting are listed below.
- Accountable care incentives (S6.01): motion to approve the department comeback carried, passed 6–0.
- Nursing minimum wage clarification (S6.13): committee asked that legislation be drafted; motion passed 6–0 to direct staff to draft the bill.
- Federal HR1 compliance (BA8): committee approved a small general fund allocation for compliance (motion passed 6–0).
- HCBS soft-cap exceptions FTE (S6.30): committee approved a department comeback to add a term-limited FTE to manage exemptions and appeals; motion passed 4–2 (Kirkmeyer and Taggart objecting); staff to annualize and revisit after two fiscal years.
- Homemaker hours soft cap (S6.32): committee approved department comeback (motion passed 6–0) acknowledging the current-year minor fiscal impact and full-year savings in 26–27.
- Disability determinations (S13): committee approved additional resources to address caseload and avoid federal noncompliance (motion passed 6–0).
- Community connector units/comeback (S6.34): a motion to grant the department comeback failed on a 3–3 vote (Kirkmeyer, Taggart and Amabile objecting); therefore not approved.
Committee chairs and budget staff indicated bill drafts for approved supplementals would be prepared for forthcoming meetings and that figure-setting follow-ups are expected. Several items were deferred to figure setting for more data or to align with federal timing requirements.
