GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025
What changed between versions
Added comprehensive definitions for terms like 'agency', 'efficiency', 'explanatory', 'federal funds', 'full-time equivalent', 'general fund', 'interagency transfers', 'internal service funds', 'other state funds', 'outcome', 'output', 'performance measure', 'quality', 'revenue', and 'target' to establish consistent terminology throughout the budget.
Added detailed funding allocations for numerous state agencies including Legislative Council, Judicial branch (courts, district attorneys, public defender), Attorney General, State Auditor, Taxation and Revenue Department, Department of Finance and Administration, General Services Department, and various other state entities with specific dollar amounts for personal services, contractual services, and other expenditures.
Added requirements for agencies to report performance measures, track revenue sources, and revert unexpended balances to the general fund by October 1 of each fiscal year unless otherwise specified.
Added provisions requiring the Department of Finance and Administration to monitor agency revenues from non-general fund sources and reduce operating budgets when revenues fall below projections, with notification to the legislative finance committee.
Changed the document structure from a simple bill introduction format to a comprehensive budget document with detailed appropriation tables, program descriptions, and performance metrics organized by agency and funding category.
Added specific fiscal year 2026 budget allocations and established that unexpended balances from fiscal year 2025 and 2026 must revert to the general fund by October 1 of each respective year.
