State Representative Maria Horn, the House chair of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, convened the committee and welcomed returning and new members as the panel opened work for the 2025 legislative session.

"I am state rep Maria Horn," Horn said during opening remarks, adding, "we are hereby convened." She thanked members and previewed that the committee will cover substantive budget and tax policy matters later in the season while moving through organizational business at the session’s start.

The meeting featured brief introductions from committee leadership on both the House and Senate sides, including a new House ranking member and several vice chairs. Representative Paletta, the new House ranking member, said he was "looking forward to working with you" and emphasized interest in bipartisan work. Senator Fonfara, the Senate co-chair, also welcomed members and said the committee’s door is open to ideas.

Horn recognized committee support staff and nonpartisan analysts by name, thanking attorneys from the Legislative Commissioners’ Office and staff from the Office of Fiscal Analysis and the Office of Legislative Research. She named Ash Northey as the returning committee clerk and Sam Clark as the new committee administrator and asked staff to share contact information with members.

There were no formal motions or policy votes during the portion of the session captured in the transcript. Horn said the committee did not yet have an official date and time for its next meeting and asked members to "stay tuned." She also granted a request to hold the meeting open for attendance for an additional hour and said, "we will adjourn in an hour at 11 o'clock."

The meeting record in the provided transcript covered introductions and administrative arrangements; substantive policy hearings, budget presentations, or votes were not reflected in the captured excerpt.

Looking ahead, Horn said members will have "plenty of time to have the substantive policy discussions" later in the session as the committee begins preparations for the state budget and related revenue matters.