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HB973: Supplemental appropriations; State Fiscal Year July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

Last action March 3, 2026 · Effective Date 2026-03-03

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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.

Status timeline

  1. 2026-03-03Effective Date 2026-03-03
  2. 2026-03-03Act 372
  3. 2026-03-03House Date Signed by Governor (House)
  4. 2026-02-25House Sent to Governor (House)
  5. 2026-02-25Senate Conference Committee Report Adopted (Senate)
  6. 2026-02-25House Conference Committee Report Adopted (House)
  7. 2026-02-20Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
  8. 2026-02-20Senate Conference Committee Appointed 20th, 31st, 19th (Senate)
Show full history (27 actions)
  1. 2026-02-20House Insisted (House)
  2. 2026-02-20House Conference Committee Appointed 155th, 47th, 104th (House)
  3. 2026-02-20Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
  4. 2026-02-20Senate Insisted (Senate)
  5. 2026-02-20House Immediately Transmitted to Senate (House)
  6. 2026-02-20House Disagreed Senate Amend or Sub (House)
  7. 2026-02-20Senate Transmitted House (Senate)
  8. 2026-02-20Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
  9. 2026-02-20Senate Third Read (Senate)
  10. 2026-02-19Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
  11. 2026-02-18Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
  12. 2026-02-05Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
  13. 2026-02-05House Immediately Transmitted to Senate (House)
  14. 2026-02-05House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
  15. 2026-02-05House Third Readers (House)
  16. 2026-02-04House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
  17. 2026-01-16House Second Readers (House)
  18. 2026-01-15House First Readers (House)
  19. 2026-01-15House Hopper (House)

Sponsors

  • Jon Burns (R, HD-159)Primary sponsor
  • Jan Jones (R, HD-047)
  • Chuck Efstration (R, HD-104)
  • James Hatchett (R, HD-155)
  • Blake Tillery (R, SD-019)

Votes

  1. PassedHouse voteFebruary 5, 2026

    165 yea, 5 nay (3 not voting, 2 absent)

    Passage: House Vote #478

  2. PassedSenate voteFebruary 20, 2026

    49 yea, 1 nay (1 not voting, 3 absent)

    Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #561

  3. PassedHouse voteFebruary 25, 2026

    169 yea, 0 nay (2 not voting, 6 absent)

    Immediately Transmit To Governor: House Vote #557

  4. PassedSenate voteFebruary 25, 2026

    49 yea, 0 nay (3 not voting, 3 absent)

    Adopt Conference Committee Report: Senate Vote #586

  5. PassedSenate voteFebruary 25, 2026

    48 yea, 1 nay (4 not voting, 2 absent)

    Motion To Immediately Transmit To Governor: Senate Vote #587

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