Appropriations Committee schedules votes on salt bill S28, plans deep dives on nursing-home relief and clean water

The House Appropriations Committee announced on April 7, 2026, that it plans to vote on S28 (the salt bill) at the next meeting and will hold additional deep dives on extraordinary financial relief for nursing homes and clean-water matters.

The committee chair said the education bill under consideration is covered in the enacted budget and that representatives should review the draft in the committee packet; the chair asked members to expect more details after Ways and Means completes revisions. "The money is all accounted for in the budget," the chair said, advising members not to assume the education proposal requires new appropriation authority.

Committee members discussed timing for review and the possibility that policy and tax provisions could be handled on separate days. The chair said he hopes members will have at least two days to consider the education bill’s policy and tax components but made no firm promise about timeline. The committee planned to reconvene for scheduled witnesses at 2:00 p.m. after a brief break.

No formal votes were taken during the session covered by this report; the committee’s next meeting will include the S28 vote and additional deep-dive sessions.