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Missouri Senate panel revises FY2026 operating budget, adds road and school funding
Summary
The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee amended the fiscal year 2026 state operating budget to include a $60 million reappropriation for rural roads and a $200 million increase to the school foundation formula; senators said the changes will now go to conference committees with the House.
The Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee on an amended version of the fiscal year 2026 state operating budget that includes a $60,000,000 reappropriation to the rural roads fund and a $200,000,000 increase to the foundation funding formula; fiscal year 2026 begins July 1.
Senator Rusty Black, vice chair of the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee, told lawmakers that "what the governor suggested to lawmakers 3 months ago may look different now." Senator Maggie Nirenburn of Kansas City, also on the panel, said the changes are "so far, improvements over the initial budget proposal." The committee amended the Senate version from the bill it received from the Missouri House of Representatives, and the two chambers will form conference committees to reconcile differences.
The Senate's amended outline identifies the two largest changes by dollar amount as a $60 million reappropriation directed to the rural roads fund and a $200 million increase to the foundation formula for schools. The transcript did not specify additional line-item details, program-by-program allocations, or vote tallies on the committee action.
Under standard procedure, the House and Senate must resolve differences in conference committee before sending a final operating budget to the governor; the fiscal year begins July 1, when any enacted FY2026 appropriations would take effect. Reporting from the state capital, Dean Morgan.
