An Act authorizing the State Treasurer to waive interest on budgetary impasse investment loans.
SB 1040 allows the State Treasurer to stop charging interest on loans taken by the state during a budget disagreement (budgetary impasse). It directly affects the State Treasurer's office, which would have the authority to waive interest on these specific investment loans. The key provision is the Treasurer's ability to eliminate interest charges on funds borrowed to maintain state operations when a budget isn't approved on time. This bill creates a concrete administrative change to how the state handles short-term borrowing costs during budget standoffs.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
Senate Passage
Oct 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 3, 2025
Last action Oct 8, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Oct 8, 2025
How they voted
29–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Oct 8, 2025
D
Democratic23
86% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Oct 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
Oct 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Oct 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Oct 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kim Ward
RRepublican
Co
Joe Pittman
RRepublican
Co
Scott Martin
RRepublican
Co
Wayne Langerholc
RRepublican
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