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2026 Special Session I

Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Increase Vital Record Fee and Modify Distribution

Item 277 #1c

Item 277 #1c

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Health and Human Resources
Department of Health FY2027 $4,752,920 FY2028 $4,752,920 NGF

Language
Page 316, line 29, strike "$9,602,885" and insert "$14,355,805".
Page 316, line 29, strike "$9,602,885" and insert "$14,355,805".

Page 316, line 36, strike "$12.00" and insert "$15.00".

Page 316, line 39, strike "birth, marriage, or divorce records" and insert: "vital records".

Page 316, line 39, after "records", strike "state administered".

Page 316, line 40, strike "Division" and insert "Office".

Page 316, line 41, strike "will be split with 65" and insert: "shall be split with 85".

Page 316, line 42, strike "35 percent to be transferred to the Division of Vital Records" and insert:

"15 percent to be transferred to the Office of Vital Records".



Explanation

(This amendment appropriates $4.8 million each year from nongeneral funds generated from the increase in the fee for vital records from $12.00 to $15.00 pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 616 (House Bill 450), 2026 Acts of Assembly. It changes budget language to conform the budget to the provisions of the legislation. Further, it changes the portion of the fee revenue provided to all health districts from 65.0 percent to 85.0 percent and the portion going to the Office of Vital Records from 35.0 percent to 15.0 percent and allows for the fee revenue to be provided to all health districts, not just state administered health districts.)