Bill > H0457

This bill appropriates a total of $88,474,300 to the Judicial Branch for fiscal year 2025. * **Court Operations:** $63,160,300 is allocated for various court operations, including the Supreme Court ($12,362,200), Court of Appeals ($2,429,000), District Courts ($38,503,100), Magistrate Division ($24,332,300), Water Adjudication ($869,500), Community-Based Substance Abuse Treatment Services ($5,958,900), and Senior Judges ($1,193,200). Funding for these operations comes from the General Fund, Miscellaneous Revenue Fund, Federal Grant Fund, State-Directed Opioid Settlement Fund, Court Technology Fund, Drug Court, Mental Health Court and Family Court Services Fund, Guardianship Pilot Project Fund, Senior Magistrate Judges Fund, and Substance Abuse Treatment Fund. * **Guardian Ad Litem Program:** $2,695,300 is appropriated from the General Fund for the Guardian Ad Litem Program. * **Judicial Council:** $130,800 is appropriated from the General Fund for the Judicial Council. * **Reappropriation Authority:** Up to $18,988,700 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State Fiscal Recovery Fund is reappropriated for nonrecurring expenditures for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. * **Exemptions:** The Judicial Branch is exempted from certain expense class and program transfer limitations for the appropriated funds. * **Retirement Contributions:** Uncommitted General Fund amounts are to be transferred monthly into operating expenditures and then paid by the Judicial Branch into the Judges' Retirement Fund for state contributions.