HB 2: General Appropriations Act
Main state budget bill.
In First House Committee — Nontabled
✅ Proposed
Introduced
Dec 14
✴️ 1st Cmte.
Pending
⚪️ House
⚪️ Senate
⚪️ Gov.
Sponsor: | Requestor: Office of Budget and Program Planning
📃 Bill text
💵 Fiscal note
None on file
🏛 Legal note
None on file
🖍 Proposed amendments
None on file
See also: The official bill page.
House Bill 2 is traditionally the state's primary two-year appropriations bill, the vehicle the Legislature uses to set most of the state budget. More information about the budgeting process is available on the Legislative Fiscal Division website.
Legislative actions
How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
Dec 14 | Introduced |
Dec 21 | Referred to Committee 👥 House Appropriations |
Jan 2 | First Reading |
Jan 4 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 4 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 4 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 4 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 4 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 5 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 5 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 5 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 5 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 6 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 9 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 9 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 9 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 9 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 9 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 10 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 10 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 10 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 10 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 10 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 11 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 11 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 11 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 11 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 12 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 12 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 12 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 13 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 13 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 13 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 13 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 16 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 16 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 16 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 17 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 17 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 18 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 18 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 18 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 18 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 19 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 19 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 19 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 19 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 20 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 20 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 20 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 20 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 20 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 23 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 23 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 23 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 23 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 23 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 24 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 24 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 24 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 24 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 24 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 25 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 25 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 25 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 25 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 25 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 26 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 26 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 26 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 26 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 26 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 27 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 27 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 30 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Jan 30 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Jan 31 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Jan 31 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Jan 31 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Jan 31 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Feb 1 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Feb 1 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services |
Feb 1 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section A — General Government |
Feb 1 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Feb 1 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section C — Natural Resources and Transportation |
Feb 2 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section D — Judicial Branch, Law Enforcement, and Justice |
Feb 2 | Hearing 👥 Joint Appropriations Section E — Education |
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.
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