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Senate trims one legislative cash fund item but rejects larger rollbacks after hours-long budget fight
Summary
A prolonged floor fight over the legislative branch budget (Senate Bill 188) ended March 11 with the Senate adopting a narrow $1 million reduction to a legislative cash fund but rejecting larger proposals to sweep millions back to the general fund.
Senate debate on March 11 over the legislative department appropriation (Senate Bill 188) became the chamber’s longest single-topic budget fight of the day, touching on cash fund reversions, capital renovations and competing priorities for Medicaid, child welfare and early intervention services.
Senator Dylan Coleman and the Appropriations Committee presented SB 188 as the annual legislative-branch appropriations bill, covering staff and operating costs for Legislative Council, Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), Legislative Audit, Joint Budget Committee staff, and other legislative entities. The committee reported a technical amendment (a corrected FTE) and recommended passage.
Senator Cindy Kirkmeyer moved a floor amendment (L007) to reduce the ongoing general fund appropriation by $3.5 million, proportionally reducing each legislative…
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