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HB68Introduced in the House

General appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Passed

Introduced by Jon Burns, District 159

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Effective Date 2025-05-09

May 9, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #456 · April 4, 2025

54

Yes

1

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

56 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Ben Watson1Yes
Derek Mallow2Yes
Mike Hodges3Yes
Billy Hickman4Yes
Sheikh Rahman5Yes
Matt Brass6Yes
Nabilah Islam Parkes7Yes
Russ Goodman8Yes
Nikki Merritt9Yes
Emanuel Jones10Yes

Bill history

  1. House Hopper

  2. House First Readers

  3. House Second Readers

  4. House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  5. House Third Readers

  6. House Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  7. House Immediately Transmitted to Senate

  8. Senate Read and Referred

  9. Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute

  10. Senate Read Second Time

  11. Senate Third Read

  12. Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute

  13. House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub

  14. Senate Insisted

  15. House Insisted

  16. House Conference Committee Appointed 47th, 104th, 155th

  17. Senate Conference Committee Appointed 18th, 51st, 19th

  18. Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted

  19. House Conference Committee Report Adopted

  20. House Sent to Governor

  21. House Date Signed by Governor

  22. Act 73

  23. Effective Date 2025-05-09

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