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Sen. Scott Grow opens 'JVAC' briefing, urges tighter coordination between policy and budget
Summary
Sen. Scott Grow told the Health and Welfare Committee the JFAC members came to 'open the black box' of JVAC and to improve coordination between policy committees and the budget process, previewing revenue and conformity risks for FY2026.
Sen. Scott Grow (District 14) opened the committee briefing by describing the JFAC visit as a courtesy to explain what the committee does and to improve coordination between policy makers and budget writers. "We thought it'd be nice to, open the black box that happens on the 3rd Floor up there called JVAC, and try to let other folks, understand what we do up there," he said.
Grow summarized how JFAC increased the revenue forecast by $153,000,000 relative to the governor's number and warned that tax-conformity legislation and other changes could erase those gains. He told the Health and Welfare Committee the purpose of the visit was to give senators “the lay of the land for fiscal '26 and '27” and to encourage policy and budget coordination before final decisions are made. The presentation was framed as informational; Grow said committee members would have further opportunities to provide feedback to JFAC before final votes.
