BUDGETARY CONTROLS: Restricts spending of the state general fund (direct) from recurring money to 98% of the official forecast (EG -$201,000,000 GF EX See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2019
Last action May 29, 2019
Floor votes · House May 20, 2019
How they voted
58–37
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 104
May 20, 2019
D
Democratic38
86% Nay
I
Independent3
33% Nay
R
Republican63
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
1
Committee
6
May 29, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
May 29, 2019
Senate · Reported by committee
Rules suspended. Reported favorably.
May 22, 2019
Senate · Referred to committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 20, 2019
House · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 59, nays 37. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
May 1, 2019
House · Reported by committee
Reported favorably (19-0).
Apr 8, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Mar 25, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
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