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Appropriations committee advances amendment requiring legislature to appropriate certain legal settlements
Summary
The committee advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to require the General Assembly to appropriate some funds derived from legal judgments or settlements; committee discussion clarified thresholds and excluded anticipated federal emergency funds.
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a proposed constitutional amendment that would require the General Assembly to appropriate funds the state receives from certain legal judgments and settlements on and after specified dates.
The presenter described the measure as a constitutional amendment that would direct "The General Assembly shall appropriate all moneys and funds derived from any legal judgments awarded to the state on or after 07/01/2027," and similarly referenced settlements on or after January…
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