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Joint committee approves DEQ staffing, CREP supplemental and other agency adjustments

Senate Finance and House Appropriations (Joint) · March 11, 2026
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Summary

During the joint session the committee approved adding 4 FTP to DEQ’s solid‑waste regulatory program, a CREP supplemental payment and a package of budget adjustments tied to moving the Soil and Water Conservation Commission; the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses also received funding for replacement items and IT hardware.

Janet Jessup and other Legislative Services Office analysts guided the joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees through several packet items and motions that carried by committee votes.

On the purple packet, Jessup said the Department of Environmental Quality required an additional four full‑time positions to centralize the solid‑waste regulatory program created under House Bill 555. Representative Furness moved to add the 4 FTP; a second was recorded from Senator Cook and the motion carried in both committees (Senate 9 ayes, 1 nay; House 9 ayes, 0 nays, 1…

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