Legislative Overtime: Budget Tracking
UPDATED (5/8/25, 5:13 pm). We are one week into legislative overtime with no clear indication that we are near adjournment. Legislators blew past their targeted May 2 adjournment and are now working without expense reimbursement and personal staff. It’s a weird showdown between Republicans – Senate & Governor versus House. Right now the Senate and Governor have agreed to common budget targets and priorities. The House is holding out for more money and a different set of priorities. You know things are getting bad when the Republican Speaker of the House likens the Republican Governor to a “Democrat.”
You can check our bill tracker for all details on budget bills here. For now the House and Senate are running separate bills, but they will eventually merge as agreements are made. I’ll keep this blog post updated as the status of budgets changes, so check back here whenever you are curious about budgets!
| FY 2025 Current Year | FY 2026 Gov/Senate | FY 2026 House | NEW! FY 2026 Final Joint Target | |
| Administration/ Regulation HSB 341 | HSB 343 SSB 1235 | $72,941,377 | $73,461,809 | $74,525,590 | $73,714,090 |
| Agriculture/ Natural Resources HSB 338 | SF 646 | $45,923,745 | $45,574,050 | $47,305,670 | $46,605,670 |
| Economic Development HF 1040 | SF 645 | $40,787,127 | $40,187,127 | $40,637,127 | $40,337,137 |
| Education HSB 337 | SF 647 | $1,019,009,691 | $1,026,386,031 | $1,042,264,716 | $1,033,076,216 |
| Health/Human Services HSB 342 | SF 649 | $2,215,601,301 | $2,468,992,645 | $2,468,514,264 | $2,469,514,264 |
| Judicial/Justice Systems HSB 340 | SF 649 HSB 339 | SF 644 | $915,462,616 | $925,925,531 | $928,933,800 | $924,933,800 |
| Standings/School Aid HSB 335 | $4,637,632,218 | $4,836,758,719 | $4,851,312,672 | $4,837,312,672 |
| TOTAL | $8,947,358,075 | $9,417,285,912 | $9,453,493,839 | $9,425,493,839 |
There is a group of 12 Republicans Senators who are refusing to vote for a budget until they are allowed to vote on the use of eminent domain for the construction of a carbon pipeline. Protesters have been at the Capitol throughout session holding potlucks and flooding the rotunda with advocates in red t-shirts. Complicating session shutdown is a planned conference of Republican leaders in Arizona next week, so both Senate and House leaders will be out of the state May 12-15.
There are not a lot of “must do” bills, but here are a few that are on the list of priorities. Here are a few that might be on that list – really the only “Must Do” bill
- Property Tax Reform: SSB 1227 will be renumbered and placed on the Senate Calendar today. Companion HSB 328 will be coming out of the House Ways & Means Committee later today. The goal of both bills is to create more predictability, sustainability, and transparency. The one issue that is concerning to some is the lifting of more education funding off property taxes – which means local schools must rely more heavily on state dollars.
- Opioid Settlement Spending (SF 624 & HF 1038 | Senate & House Calendars)
- Governor’s Rural Health Bill (HF 972 | Senate Calendar)
- Governor’s Unemployment Insurance Tax Cuts (HF 980 | Senate Calendar)
- Governor’s Early Childhood Education Bill (SF 445) | House Calendar)
- Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Regulation (SF 383 | House Calendar)
- Sports Wagering Spending (HF 1041 | House Calendar)