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HB973Introduced in the House

Supplemental 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 amend an Act making and providing appropriations for the State Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, known as the "General Appropriations Act," Act No. 73, approved May 9, 2025, so as to make, provide, and change certain 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 2026-03-03

March 3, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Motion To Immediately Transmit To Governor: Senate Vote #587 · February 25, 2026

48

Yes

1

No

6

Absent or Not Voting

55 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 Mallow2Absent
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. Senate Transmitted House

  14. House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub

  15. House Immediately Transmitted to Senate

  16. Senate Insisted

  17. Senate Transmitted House

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

  19. House Insisted

  20. Senate Conference Committee Appointed 20th, 31st, 19th

  21. Senate Transmitted House

  22. House Conference Committee Report Adopted

  23. Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted

  24. House Sent to Governor

  25. House Date Signed by Governor

  26. Act 372

  27. Effective Date 2026-03-03

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