House Appropriations and Finance - Jan 21, 2026 1:58 PM - 4:56 PM

House Appropriations & Finance Committee · January 21, 2026

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Roll call and opening

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Chair Small called the hearing to order and staff conducted roll call; committee signaled readiness to begin the first hearing and presentation.

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The House Appropriations & Finance Committee heard a multi-hour briefing on the Early Childhood Education and Care Department's FY27 budget request, universal childcare rollout and workforce wage proposals. Lawmakers pressed officials on costs, coverage of low-income families, infant/toddler capacity and the sustainability of trust-fund financing before adopting the LFC recommendation for the agency budget.

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