Article II was heard in House Appropriations Committee March 29th. This document reflects those final decisions. Still unreported are the decisions related to construction and technology. The Changes/Updates from the…
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Due to face masks, social distancing, and low speaking voices, a few decisions in the House could not be clearly understood. In the Senate Finance Committee, transparency in decision-making was a continuing problem. Every effort was made to report the decisions as accurately as possible. The House Subcommittee used a new convention called “Pend Plus” to designate a high priority if dollars are found to fund the item. Senate Finance decisions that were not reported are most likely not adopted. Decisions will be updated as the Committees update their documents. This is assumed to reflect the final Senate Finance Decisions. Riders will be covered in another document.
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On March 23rd the subcommittee met to discuss and make decisions on riders submitted by members. All members were invited to submit riders, whether on the subcommittee or not. Decisions…
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Article II Markup as of March 22, 2021. Due to face masks, social distancing, and low speaking voices, a few decisions could not be clearly understood. These are noted. Every effort was made to report the decisions as accurately as possible. The Subcommittee used a new convention called “Pend Plus” to designate a high priority if dollars are found to fund the item. This report does not contain member-specific riders which will be considered on March 23rd.
* Working Paper Prepared by Legislative Budget Board Staff. Notes provided by TXI Reporter.
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The Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Article II, heard testimony on several topics. This report addresses the following: COVID-19 AND MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
This report addresses presentations from the Legislative Budget Board and the Department of State Health Services. The Report from the SAO on Contracting, as well as Article II Special Provisions and Public Testimony will be provided in a separate report.
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This report addresses presentations from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and the Health and Human Services Commission. Public Testimony will be reported in a separate report.
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The House Appropriations Committee met February 22nd to hear testimony on several budget-related matters. The presentations that are presented here include: 2022-2023 Biennial Revenue Estimate Economic Stabilization Fund Spending Limits…
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The Senate Finance Committee held an organizational hearing. No public testimony was taken. Committee Chair Nelson convened the meeting, laying out the COVID-19 rules and stating that the Committee would meet Monday through Thursday with Friday being an overflow day. Senate Rules would have to be changed to allow for remote testimony.
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The House and Senate have introduced each chamber’s version of the appropriations bill. While the differences between the two bills are not as great as in years past, there are some differences highlighted in the comparison document below.
Following the appropriations comparison table is the summary exceptional item table for the Department of Family and Protective Services. There are five exceptional items in all. Following the table is a description of each exceptional item.
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