CAPITAL OUTLAY: Limits the withdrawal of monies from the Capital Outlay Savings Fund for capital outlay projects (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
This bill amends state law to clarify that money held in the Capital Outlay Savings Fund can only be used for capital projects if the legislature passes a specific appropriation bill authorizing the withdrawal. It directly affects the state's financial management by ensuring that funds in this account cannot be accessed without explicit legislative approval. The key provision requires a new law to be enacted before any money is taken from the fund, reinforcing the need for formal budgetary action. This change maintains the existing requirement that such withdrawals must be made through a specific appropriation rather than allowing automatic access to the savings.
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
Vetoed
May 2024
Introduced Feb 26, 2024
Vetoed May 28, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024 · House Mar 20, 2024
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
May 14, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Yea
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
4
Committee
5
May 28, 2024
Vetoed
Veto message received and read. Lies over under the rules.
lower
May 24, 2024
Vetoed
Vetoed by the Governor.
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Read by title, passed by a vote of 38 yeas and 0 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
Apr 16, 2024
Committee
Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably.
upper
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 103, nays 0. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably (16-0).
lower
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Feb 26, 2024
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Beau Beaullieu
RRepublican
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