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JFAC approves FY2027 maintenance budget package after hours of debate over across‑the‑board cuts
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved a full series of FY2027 maintenance budgets and associated language, moving multiple packets to the floor with 'due pass' recommendations after extended debate about blanket reductions and risks to services.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted to advance a comprehensive set of FY2027 maintenance budgets to the floor Wednesday after lengthy debate over the committee’s recent decision to apply additional across‑the‑board reductions to agency budgets.
Chairman Tanner opened the meeting by calling the roll and confirming a quorum. Legislative Services analysts presented a series of packets — starting with a green‑sheet update on revenue changes and moves tied to House Bill 559 — before walking members through agency‑by‑agency maintenance budgets and proposed language.
Keith Bybee, Division Manager of Budget and Policy Analysis, summarized calculations the committee used to build the legislative branch maintenance budget and recommended clarifying language for how personnel…
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