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CS/HB 2/a GENERAL APPROPRIATION ACT OF 2025
Sponsored By: Rep Nathan P Small

Actions: [1] HAFC-HAFC [8] DNP-CS/DP [9] PASSED/H (50-18)- SFC-SFC [21] DP/a - PASSED/S (24-16) [18] h/cncrd

Scheduled: Not Scheduled

Summary:
 House Bill 2 (HB 2) makes general appropriations and authorizes expenditures by state agencies. 
Legislation Overview:
 House Bill 2 (HB 2) provides definitions for key terms such as “agency”, “federal funds”, “other state funds”, and more.

General provisions are also detailed, such as handling of unexpended funds, monitoring requirements, options for addressing deficits, and more.

Specific allocations for various departments are provided, including details broken down by source, and totals. Listed below are only totals – not amounts broken down by source.

Legislative:  $6,034.70
Judicial:  $508,321.30
General Control:  $1,971,636.40
Commerce and Industry:  $269,052.20
Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources:  $440,808.20
Health, Hospitals and Human Services:  $17,477.295.50
Public Safety:  $1,086,404.20
Transportation:  $1,304,296.30
Other Education:  $145,191.70
Higher Education:  $32,902,954.10
Special Appropriations:  $950,702.30
Supplemental and Deficiency Appropriations:	 $152,251.00
Information Technology Appropriations:  $100,724.30
Compensation Appropriations:  $96,143,100.00
Government Results and Opportunity Expanded Trust:  $499,916.20
Fund Transfers:  $1,699,383.20
Special Transportation Appropriations:  $350,000.00
Transfer Authority:  $110,000,000

A severability clause is included, stating that “if any part or application of the act is held invalid, the remainder or its application to other situations or persons shall not be affected.
	
 
Amendments:
 Amended March 18, 2025 in SFC

SFCa/HB 2: The Senate Finance Committee amendment to House Bill 2 strikes pages 5 line 7 through 262 and Sections 4 through 13, and the following appropriations are revised as follows:

Legislative: $6,034.70
Judicial: $509,332.90
General Control: $1,967,145.70
Commerce and Industry: $272,761.40
Health, Hospitals and Human Services: $17,612,933.40
Public Safety: $1,094,838.60
Higher Education: $4,547,500.80
Public School Support: $5,253,907.20
Information Technology: $107,410.40
Government Results and Opportunity Trust: $457,759.60
Fund Transfers: $1,645,183.20
Special Transportation Appropriations: 189,500.00

 
Committee Substitute:
 Committee Substitute February 21, 2025 in HAFC

HAFCcs/HB 2: The House Appropriations and Finance Committee’s Substitute for HB 2 makes the following changes.

Appropriation changes:

Judicial – 508,676.10
General Control – 1,966,595.70
Commerce and Industry – 270,325.00
Agriculture, Energy and Natural Resources – 442,990.20
Health, Hospitals and Human Services – 17,567,985.40
Public Safety – 1,088,238.60
Transportation – 1,303,653.30
Higher Education – 4,517,439.10
Public School Support – 5,187,474.50
Special Appropriations – 1,519,903.60
Supplemental and Deficiency Appropriations – 117,082.10
Information Technology - 104,410.40
Compensation Appropriation for the Higher Education Department, for employer share of medical insurance rate increases – 3,857,200
Government Results and Opportunity Expendable Trust – 432,689.20
Fund Transfers – 1,460,683.20
Special Transportation Appropriations – 167,000.00
Sections added: “Additional Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Adjustment Authority” and “Certain Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Adjustments”

 
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