Friday Report - Jan. 24, 2025

The House and Senate met in perfunctory session this week, meaning there were no bills debated in either chamber. However, several subcommittees and committees met despite impacts from Winter Storm Enzo.  

A Senate Finance subcommittee and the Senate Finance Committee met to discuss the AlixPartners Report on findings from their recent forensic audit of the unaccounted for $1.8 billion surplus in state accounts. The audit concluded that the presence of the money was the result of an accounting error made nearly a decade ago and that $1.6 billion of that money never existed. Also, a Senate Judiciary subcommittee met Tuesday to debate several election bills discussed below. 

Next door, several House Ways and Means subcommittees met to continue receiving budget requests from state agencies and other entities. Both chambers will return to regular statewide session Tuesday, Jan. 28.

Check out this week’s Friday Report for the details and bill discussions relevant to counties at https://conta.cc/40MDxfB