Legislature(2025 - 2026)SENATE FINANCE 532

05/14/2025 04:00 PM House CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ON HB53 AND HB55

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04:03:14 PM Start
04:14:00 PM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= HB 53 APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET; CAP; SUPP TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
+= HB 55 APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET TELECONFERENCED
Heard & Held
+ FY26 Operating Budget: Executive Branch-wide TELECONFERENCED
Appropriations, Debt Service Items, Fund
Capitalization, Fund Transfers, Language and
Other Appropriations, and FY25 Supplemental
Operating Items incorporated in HB 53 and HB 55
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) am(brf sup maj fld)(efd fld)                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain   programs;    capitalizing   funds;   amending                                                                    
     appropriations;      and       making      supplemental                                                                    
     appropriations."                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 53(FIN) am S                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     loan  program  expenses  of state  government  and  for                                                                    
     certain   programs;    capitalizing   funds;   amending                                                                    
     appropriations;  making   supplemental  appropriations;                                                                    
     and providing for an effective date."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
and                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 55(FIN)                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     capital    expenses   of    the   state's    integrated                                                                    
     comprehensive mental health  program; and providing for                                                                    
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 55(FIN) am S                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
     "An  Act making  appropriations for  the operating  and                                                                    
     capital    expenses   of    the   state's    integrated                                                                    
     comprehensive mental health  program; and providing for                                                                    
     an effective date."                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
4:03:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
Chair  Josephson called  the meeting  to  order. Before  the                                                                    
committee was HB 53 and HB 55.                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Josephson   relayed  that  limited  powers   of  free                                                                    
conference  had  been granted  by  both  the House  and  the                                                                    
Senate.   He  invited   Director  Alexei   Painter  of   the                                                                    
Legislative  Finance Division  (LFD) to  join the  committee                                                                    
table.  He  explained that  if  there  were objections,  the                                                                    
committee would make note of the  item and set it aside. The                                                                    
committee would  continue to go  through the other  items in                                                                    
the  area or  department, adopt  the other  items, and  then                                                                    
come  back to  any item  that had  an objection.  He relayed                                                                    
that the  committee would be  addressing items in HB  53 and                                                                    
HB  55 based  on the  motion sheets  distributed to  members                                                                    
earlier in the  day (copy on file). The  meeting would cover                                                                    
the following items:                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     EXECUTIVE BRANCH-WIDE APPROPRIATIONS                                                                                       
     DEBT SERVICE ITEMS                                                                                                         
     FUND CAPITALIZATION                                                                                                        
     FUND TRANSFERS                                                                                                             
     LANGUAGE AND OTHER APPROPRIATIONS                                                                                          
     FY 25 SUPPLEMENTAL OPERATING ITEMS INCORPORATED IN HB
     53 AND HB 55                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
4:05:09 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following    items    in     the    Executive    Branch-Wide                                                                    
Appropriations:                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
     Items 1 and 2       Senate, both items                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:05:33 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  ADOPT  the                                                                    
following Debt Service Appropriations:                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     Item 1              Senate, both lines                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair   Josephson  stated   that  the   action  closed   all                                                                    
conferenceable items in Debt Service Appropriations.                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
4:05:56 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman   MOVED  that  the  committee adopt  the                                                                    
following Fund Capitalization items:                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     Items 1 through 4        Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:06:30 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman   MOVED  that  the  committee adopt  the                                                                    
following Fund Transfer items:                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     Items 1 and 2       Senate, both items                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair   Josephson  stated   that  the   action  closed   all                                                                    
conferenceable items in Fund Transfers.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:07:02 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following Language and Other Appropriations:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 5, Items 1-4        Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:07:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following Language and Other Appropriations:                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
     Page 5 through 7,        Senate, all lines                                                                                 
     Item 5                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair   Josephson  stated   that  the   action  closed   all                                                                    
conferenceable items in Language and Other Appropriations.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
4:07:57 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget that were included in HB 53 and HB 55:                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Page 8, Item 1           Open                                                                                              
     Page 8, Items 2-11       Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
4:08:30 PM                                                                                                                    
AT EASE                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
4:09:11 PM                                                                                                                    
RECONVENED                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Hoffman restated the motion.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:09:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 9, Items 12-22      Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:10:12 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 10, Items 23-32     Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:10:35 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 11, Items 33-41     Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:11:00 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 12, Items 42-51     Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:11:27 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 13, Items 52-62     Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:12:01 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 14, Items 63-72     Senate, all items                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:12:20 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Hoffman  MOVED  that  the  committee  adopt  the                                                                    
following  items  from  the  FY  25  Supplemental  Operating                                                                    
Budget:                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Page 15, Items 73 and 74      Senate, both items                                                                           
     Page 15, Item 75              Open                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
4:13:25 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Chair  Josephson concluded  the meeting.  He noted  the date                                                                    
and time of the next meeting would be posted on BASIS.                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair Hoffman MOVED to adjourn the meeting.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
There being NO OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
HB  53  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in   committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
HB  55  was   HEARD  and  HELD  in   committee  for  further                                                                    
consideration.                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                

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