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Appropriations panel advances bill implementing governor’s general government budget, members note technical changes

Appropriations Committee · April 1, 2026
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Summary

The Appropriations Committee voted to move House Bill 5030, the governor’s general government budget implementation bill, after committee aides outlined technical edits shifting agency functions and conforming statutory language; one member opposed a provision moving Office of Health Strategies functions to OPM.

The Appropriations Committee on April 1 advanced House Bill 5030, the chamber’s vehicle for implementing the governor’s budget recommendations for general government.

Chair introduced the measure (LCO 3637) and described a series of technical changes, including restoring sections 7 and 8 to retain the education ombudsman, moving certain functions from the Department of Social Services to the Office of the Healthcare Advocate (section 30), and transferring some duties from DSS to the Department of Public Health (section…

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