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HB4854Introduced in the House

FINANCE-PUBLIC PROGRAMMING

IntroducedHouse Rules

Introduced by Janet Yang Rohr, District 41

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Public, Educational, and Governmental Programming Fund. Provides that moneys in the Public, Educational, and Governmental Programming Fund shall be used by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity for operational and administrative expenditures related to, as well as the award of grants to, public, educational, and governmental programmers and public, educational, and governmental studio operators with the purpose of subsidizing operational, capital, and equipment costs related to producing and procuring that programming. Effective immediately.

Where it stands

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

March 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

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Bill history

  1. Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

  2. First Reading

  3. Referred to Rules Committee

  4. Assigned to Revenue & Finance Committee

  5. Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

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