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Committee reviews proposals to restore purchase‑and‑use tax revenue to transportation; $10M FY27 transfer proposed

Senate Transportation · April 7, 2026
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Summary

Legislative counsel presented two options to move purchase‑and‑use tax revenue back toward the transportation fund, including a $10 million FY2027 general‑fund transfer followed by staged reductions in education‑fund allocations over 5–6 years.

At the same Senate Transportation meeting, legislative counsel presented two funding options to direct more purchase‑and‑use tax revenue to the transportation fund while protecting education fund receipts.

Damian Leonard outlined "option one," which would transfer $10 million from the general fund to the transportation fund in fiscal 2027 (a placeholder rounding of a…

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