Plain English Breakdown
The official text confirms the amendment of Act No. 73 but does not specify if any funding is being cut or only added/adjusted.
HB973: Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
This law changes the state budget to adjust funding amounts for government agencies, schools, and local governments for operations starting in fiscal year 2025-2026.
What This Bill Does
- Amends Act No. 73 (the General Appropriations Act) approved on May 9, 2025.
- Makes, provides, and changes appropriations for the operation of state government departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and other agencies.
- Provides funding for the university system, common schools, counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions.
- Funds governmental activities, projects, undertakings, leases, contracts, agreements, and grants authorized by law.
- Sets rules for the control and administration of funds.
Who It Names or Affects
- State government departments, boards, bureaus, commissions, institutions, and agencies
- The state university system
- Common schools (public K-12)
- Counties, municipalities, and political subdivisions
Terms To Know
- General Appropriations Act
- Act No. 73, the law approved on May 9, 2025, that sets appropriations for the state fiscal year.
- Fiscal Year
- The budget period running from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not list specific dollar amounts or identify which agencies receive increased or decreased funding.
- While the bill repeals conflicting laws, it does not name those specific laws in the provided text.
- The source material describes general categories of spending but does not detail every project funded.