Revise criteria for cultural and arts grant program
HB 757 revises the criteria for awarding cultural and aesthetic project grants, affecting applicants and the Cultural and Aesthetic Projects Advisory Committee. The bill establishes new prioritization rules, giving higher preference to applicants who have not previously received awards and those with smaller annual operating budgets. It also directs the committee to adjust operating budget limits for inflation between funding cycles. Furthermore, the bill allows certain grant applicants with program budgets under $100,000, who do not use federal funds, to request a waiver from obtaining a federal System for Award Management (SAMs) number.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Signed May 19, 2025
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MINOR
The bill removes a specific requirement for applicants to obtain a Federal System for Award Management (SAM) number when applying for grants. This change eliminates a potential barrier for applicants, likely small entities or those without federal contracting experience, by exempting them from this administrative step. The amendment also adjusts the bill's title and page markers to reflect this new exception.
Scope change
The bill's scope is narrowed regarding grant application requirements by adding an exception for the SAM number mandate.
REQUIREMENT
The mandatory requirement to obtain a Federal System for Award Management number for grant applications was removed.
ELIGIBILITY
An explicit exception was added to the grant application process, allowing applicants to proceed without a SAM number.
TECHNICAL
The bill title and page numbering were updated to accurately reflect the new exception and remove the previous ending marker.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025
How they voted
40–10
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D
Democratic18
50% Nay
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
39
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-10)
senate
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (62-37-1)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
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