Bill > HB2

This bill is the General Appropriations Act for the 2025 biennium. It appropriates money to various state agencies, including funding for personal services, operating expenses, and other expenditures. The bill includes provisions for appropriation control, program definitions, and adjusting rates for various internal service funds. Key provisions of the bill include: - Establishing appropriations for state agencies and programs, with funding from the general fund, state and federal special revenue, and proprietary funds. - Designating certain appropriations as "biennial", "restricted", or "one-time-only", and requiring the Office of Budget and Program Planning to establish separate appropriations for these types of funding. - Defining "program" consistent with the state's accounting and budgeting system. - Requiring agencies to separately report personal services funding from other expenditures in their budget requests. - Stating that the totals shown in the bill are for informational purposes only and are not appropriations. - Establishing internal service fund rates for various state services and programs, such as information technology, facilities management, and motor pool operations. - Authorizing the suspension of insurance premium payments to the Risk Management and Tort Defense Division for the 2025 biennium.

Budget and Finance

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