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House passes budget committee’s plan; Senate Appropriations readies markup
Summary
The Missouri House budget committee approved its version of the state operating budget. Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Rusty Black said the Senate will begin markup after the House sends over third-read bills; lawmakers face a statutory deadline to deliver the budget by 6 p.m. on May 9.
This week the Missouri House budget committee passed its version of the state's operating budget, the first major step in the annual budgeting process.
Senator Rusty Black of Chillicothe, vice chair of the Missouri Senate Appropriations Committee, told senators the spending plan begins in the House. “Once they are third read and sent over to the senate, the Appropriations Committee will begin our process of of markup and craft our version of the state's budget,” he said on the floor.
The Senate could begin floor consideration of the fiscal 2026 state operating budget as soon as April 22, according to the floor record. By law, the budget must be delivered to the executive branch no later than 6 p.m. on Friday, May 9, a timeline mentioned during the session. Senators emphasized the constitutional nature of the budget process as the legislature's primary mandate.
The transcript excerpt does not include figures or line-item details from the House plan; it records procedural steps and scheduling guidance from Appropriations leadership.
