General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to make and provide appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026; to make and provide such appropriations for the operation of the state government and its departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies, for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions, for all other governmental activities, projects, and undertakings authorized by law, and for all leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law; to provide for the control and administration of funds; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Signed May 9, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 28, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
46–8
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 55
Mar 28, 2025
D
Democratic22
63% Yea
R
Republican33
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
Act 73
upper
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
House Date Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Report Adopted
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Conference Committee Appointed 18th, 51st, 19th
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Conference Committee Appointed 47th, 104th, 155th
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chuck Efstration
RRepublican
P
Jan Jones
RRepublican
P
Jon Burns
RRepublican
P
Matt Hatchett
RRepublican
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