LEGISLATURE AND JUDICIARY BUDGET
What changed between versions
The total appropriation for the Senate increased by approximately $2.04 million, primarily due to higher allocations for personal service (salaries and employee support) and nonpersonal service items like supplies and travel.
The total appropriation for the Assembly increased by approximately $2.5 million, with increases in personal service funds for member salaries, employee support, and administrative operations, as well as higher funding for supplies, travel, and equipment.
Specific line items for 'Personal service-regular' under the Senate schedule saw increases, such as the allocation for members' offices and standing committees rising from $46.2 million to $47.3 million.
The Assembly's allocation for 'Members' salaries' remained constant at $21.3 million, but the funding for 'personal service of employees' in administrative and program support operations increased from $44.0 million to $45.0 million.
Nonpersonal service funding for the Assembly increased, with supplies rising from $4.5 million to $5.4 million and miscellaneous contractual services increasing from $25.5 million to $25.6 million.