S.B. 7 National Guard, Veterans Affairs, and Legislature Base Budget: transcript

Thank you Mr. President. Uh, this bill provides the base budgets for four agencies overseen by the Executive Appropriations Committee, capital preservation, uh, the Utah National Guard, veterans and Military Affairs and the legislature. As a reminder, the base budget starts the agencies at the same level that we were, uh, that we started, or that we ended in 2026 fiscal year 2026 in ongoing appropriations because the, uh, because EAC did not approve any base budget increases for December in these agencies. This bill appropriate 77.9 million in state funds for two th uh, for fiscal year 2027 matching the final ongoing amount of, uh, 2026 federal funds make up the largest share of this bill at 116.9 million. Uh, primarily supporting the National Guard Veterans and Military Affairs across all funding sources. Senate Bill seven appropriates a total of $202 million, uh, in the 20, uh, excuse me, in the fiscal year 2027 this session. As the session continues, we'll review and consider any of, um, any adjustments to these agencies budgets. Any approve, um, any approval changes will be included in the supplemental bills near the end of the session.

Thank you. Uh, motion would be to, uh, under suspension the rules that Senate bill, uh, seven pass.

Baldy Lewin Aye. Brammer bus Colmore es Camilla Fillmore Aye. Grover Harper Kinins Aye. Ipson Johnson Aye. Juab McKay Mikel a Milner Musman Owens Aye. Pitcher Aye. Plum Aye. Rebi Aye. Sandal Aye. Stevenson Aye. Stratton Aye. Vickers Weiler Aye. Wilson Aye. Winterton President Adams Aye.

Thank you. Uh, Mr. President, not only is the sponsor off the floor, but this is the annual bill that re authorizes the rules. If he were here, he would also motion move to circle it. Uh, may be populated by, uh, rules that we choose not to review as we review them over the session. But, uh, this will run at a later time. Thank you. Motion. Motion to circle. All in favor say aye. Any opposed? Roll. The motion passes. The bill is circled.

Thank. Thank you Mr. President. My motion is to lift Senate Bill one 40, uh, to the top of the second reading calendar. Um, I was gonna say, I just want to jump the line, but lemme give you the real explanation. Let, this is a couple of technical changes. When we moved the congressional filing deadline to March that we missed, one of the things will be a ballot. Let me explain it when we get to the bill. That's, thank you. That's it. It's it. Ha It has some, uh, need to pass for some certainty, uh, for our congressional candidates, So thank you. Before we leave the second reading calendar, the motion is to list Senate Bill one 40, uh, to the top of the, uh, election adjustments at the top of the second reading calendar.

Representative Peterson. Thank You Mr. Speaker.

This bill provides the base budgets for four agencies, capital Preservation Board, Utah National Guard, veterans and Military Affairs, and the legislature. This Bill Appropriates $77.9 million in state funds for FY 2027, which matches the, the amount that we funded in 2026. Representative Peterson on representatives kind of loud over here, let's bring the volume down. Federal funds make up Thank you representatives. Go ahead. Representative Peterson Federal Funds make up the largest share of the bill at 116.9 million, which primarily supports the National Guard and the Veterans and Military Affairs Departments across all funding sources. Senate Bill seven Appropriates 202 million in FY 2027. And obviously, uh, as the session goes, we'll take the recommendations of the committees on adjustments to those bills for our final budget Bills of the year. And with that, that concludes my presentation, Mr. Speaker.