Panel trims business-attraction appropriation by $50,000 per year
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Summary
Representative Muscovich moved and the subcommittee approved a reduction of $50,000 in state special funding for the Department of Commerce’s business-attraction program in each fiscal year; the motion passed 5-3 on a roll-call vote. The sponsor said the cut is a compromise and does not intend to end the program.
The Section A Subcommittee approved a motion to reduce the state special line item for the Department of Commerce’s business-attraction program by $50,000 in each fiscal year, resulting in an approximate FY 2026 level of $322,000 and an FY 2027 level of roughly $323,000. Representative Muscovich moved the adjustment and described it as a compromise that would not end the program.
Representative Muscovich said the reduction would “save, I guess, yeah, reduce the funding to that program by net of a hundred thousand dollars over the biennium” and clarified the sponsor intended the program to continue. Committee members asked whether the reduction should come from operating expenses as well; the sponsor agreed that the change would affect operating and state special lines as discussed.
The roll-call vote was: Vice Chair Mandeville — no; Senator Cziszek — no; Representative Walsh — yes; Senator Harvey — yes; Representative Muscovich — yes; Senator Flowers — yes; Senator Lamers — yes; Chair Falk — no. The tally was 5 yes, 3 no; the motion passed.
The committee did not discuss longer-term program design or performance metrics in detail; those topics will be handled in subsequent appropriations work.