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SB5546 • 2025

Authorizes expenditures for obligations incurred by state agencies on or after July 1, 2025, that do not exceed specified levels.

Authorizes expenditures for obligations incurred by state agencies on or after July 1, 2025, that do not exceed specified levels.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Last action
2025-07-02
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Chapter 430, 2025 Laws.

  2. 2025-07-02 Senate

    Effective date, July 1, 2025.

  3. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Governor signed.

  4. 2025-06-17 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-17 House

    Speaker signed.

  6. 2025-06-13 House

    Third reading. Carried by Sanchez. Passed. Ayes, 40; Nays, 1--Smith G; Excused, 19--Boshart Davis, Diehl, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, Lewis, McIntire, Nguyen H, Osborne, Reschke, Ruiz, Scharf, Skarlatos, Sosa, Tran, Wallan, Walters, Wright, Yunker.

  7. 2025-06-12 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 13, 2025 Calendar.

  8. 2025-06-11 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 12, 2025 Calendar.

  9. 2025-06-10 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 11, 2025 Calendar.

  10. 2025-06-09 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 10, 2025 Calendar.

  11. 2025-06-05 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to June 9, 2025 Calendar.

  12. 2025-06-04 House

    Recommendation: Do pass.

  13. 2025-06-04 House

    Second reading.

  14. 2025-06-03 House

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  15. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Girod. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Hayden.

  16. 2025-06-02 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

  17. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Second reading.

  18. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments. (Printed A-Eng.)

  19. 2025-05-23 Senate

    Work Session held.

  20. 2025-05-16 Senate

    Public Hearing and Work Session held.

  21. 2025-05-16 Senate

    Returned to Full Committee.

  22. 2025-05-09 Senate

    Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.

  23. 2025-01-17 Senate

    Referred to Ways and Means.

  24. 2025-01-13 Senate

    Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: The Act gives money for certain expenses to state agencies that don't have a budget at the end of the biennium. (Flesch Readability Score: 64.6).</b>
[<i>Digest: The Act creates an agency budget. (Flesch Readability Score: 73.8).</i>]
[<i>Appropriates moneys from the General Fund to _____ for biennial expenses.</i>]
[<i>Limits biennial expenditures from fees, moneys or other revenues, including Miscellaneous Receipts, but excluding lottery funds and federal funds, collected or received by _______.</i>]
[<i>Limits biennial expenditures from federal funds.</i>]
<b>Authorizes expenditures for obligations incurred by state agencies on or after July 1, 2025, that do not exceed specified levels. Appropriates moneys for expenditures. Authorizes payments for debt service, certificates of participation and other financing agreements during the period commencing July 1, 2025.
Applies to any state agency for which no budget has become law on or before July 1, 2025.
Sunsets September 15, 2025.</b>
Declares an emergency, effective July 1, 2025.
Relating to: Relating to state financial administration; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned