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Appropriations committee advances $19.1 million "FEED" bill to fund 2025 legislative session
Summary
Representative Lou Jones, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, opened the hearing on House Bill 1, the annual FEED bill, which staff described as roughly $19.1 million to fund legislative salaries, staff and session operations and to provide startup funding for the next session.
Representative Lou Jones, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, opened the committee’s hearing on House Bill 1 — the annual “FEED” bill that funds the legislature’s salaries, per diems, staff and operational costs — and deferred detailed explanation to legislative financial staff.
"House Bill 1 is known as the FEED bill," Jones said when he introduced the measure, saying the bill pays salaries, per diems and session operations and that the chamber is currently running on the prior session’s appropriation.
Legislative branch financial manager Angie Carter provided the committee’s detailed overview. She told members the bill request covers the 2025 session and start-up funding for the 2027 session and that it is sized to allow the legislature and its staff to continue operations. "The feed bill is $19,000,000 for the…
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