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BILL · 1997–98 SESSION

HB 2261: Governor's budget document

Reducing paperwork for the governor's budget document.

Summary

  • The requirement that the Governor's biennial budget document include prospective object of expenditure information is deleted. A new requirement that the budget data be tabulated for each agency reflects current practice at the Office of Financial Management.

From the Senate Bill Report (HB 2261), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedMar 15, 1997
  2. Out of committee
  3. Passed HouseApr 14, 1997
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tom Huff (R-26)
Introduced
March 15, 1997 in the House
Last action
March 12, 1998
Requested by
State agency
Companion bill
SB 6069

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tom Huff (R-26)

2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Helen Sommers D-36Mike Wensman R-41

Votes

House · Final Passage

April 14, 1997
Version voted on: HB 2261
90 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 8 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat38004
Republican52004
How each member voted

Yea (90)

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House · Final Passage

January 16, 1998
Version voted on: HB 2261
93 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 5 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat37004
Republican56001
How each member voted

Yea (93)

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History

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HB 2261 in other sessions

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