Keith, legislative council staff, told the conference committee that he had circulated two handouts: an updated analysis of the Community Health Trust Fund and a side-by-side long sheet showing the House and Senate budget versions and their differences.

The analysis shows actual year-to-date revenues for the current biennium at just over $44,000,000 and projects roughly $41,000,000 for the next biennium. "We don't expect a lot more coming into there," Keith said, and he forecast the trust fund would end the new biennium with a balance just shy of $14,000,000 — down from roughly $20,000,000 in an earlier crossover analysis.

The long sheet recap, Keith said, showed the Senate version of the Human Services budget $425,685,760 less than the House version. He walked members through the document and said the committee would take up the notable differences, explaining the Senate rationale where relevant.

Members discussed specific timing and project carryforwards in the trust fund. Keith noted a substantial shift of a child support computer replacement project out of the current biennium and into the 2025–2027 biennium, describing that item as "an amount in the bill that will be carried forward." He urged members to raise questions as the committee moved through the long sheet.

Several senators and representatives pressed for additional documentation and worksheets showing how particular line amounts were derived; Senator Davidson asked that the worksheet Donna had circulated about monthly department costs be shared so members could see how figures were calculated. Committee members also discussed the importance of focusing dollars on direct services rather than administrative spending when making conference decisions.

The committee did not take a formal vote during the portion of the meeting covering the trust fund and long-sheet recap; members agreed to continue the conference committee discussions and to circulate supporting materials requested during the hearing.