House Ways and Means - 2026-02-17 - 1:15PM

Ways & Means Committee · February 18, 2026

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Opening and agenda preview

Presentation

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Chair opened the meeting, reviewed the week's schedule, and outlined agenda items including a school budgets update, education finance discussion with Julia Richter, school district debt service language, bond bank follow-up, and a planned walkthrough and vote on H.557 at 3:15. Chair asked for any updates before turning to presenters.

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The Ways & Means committee received an update on school budget submissions and a detailed Joint Fiscal Office presentation on Education Fund growth and scenarios for using one-time general fund money to lower property taxes. Members questioned assumptions, discussed reserve options and potential impacts on homestead and nonhomestead taxpayers; no formal votes were taken.

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