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Senate outlines 2025 budget plan, highlights corrections funding and Promise Scholarship expansion
Summary
The Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee presented its 2025 budget proposal, signaling modest revenue growth and targeted increases for corrections staffing, Medicaid-related programs, pharmacy reimbursement, and the Promise Scholarship; the meeting included a procedural vote on House Bill 68.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on March 2025 released a budget plan that its chair said would cover roughly $36.37 billion over the next 12 months and prioritizes corrections staffing, health-care reimbursements, and a statewide scholarship expansion.
Chairman Walker opened the presentation by warning, “The budget process is not simple,” and saying the proposal “prudently funds our priorities” while avoiding new debt. He described a shift from the COVID-era federal “sugar high” in revenues to a flatter growth environment, saying revenue increases this year are at about 1 to 1.8% over the prior year.
Why it matters: The Senate plan differs from the House and governor in several places but preserves many of the House increases in education and health care while adding base funding for corrections and a full funding commitment for the Promise Scholarship. Those choices affect state agencies’ operations and local programs across Georgia and set priorities the full Legislature must reconcile.
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