House adopts Senate substitute to HB 67, approving supplemental budget with more than $1 billion in storm relief

The House on the motion of Chairman Hatchett agreed to the Senate substitute for House Bill 67 as amended by the House and immediately ordered the measure transmitted to the Senate. The vote on the motion was 170 yeas and 3 nays.

Chairman Hatchett told colleagues the document on their desks shows the differences between the House and Senate versions and said the measure provides a supplemental infusion of roughly $4.4 billion into the FY2025 budget, with a storm relief package and other targeted appropriations as central elements.

Why it matters: The bill is a supplemental appropriations measure the chamber described as required and urgent; it contains a multi-part package of hurricane relief and discrete allocations for transportation, corrections, health care and rural economic infrastructure that lawmakers said are intended to address immediate recovery needs and operational shortfalls created or revealed by recent storms.

The substance: Chairman Hatchett summarized the relief elements included in the Senate substitute. He said the House and Senate together are delivering a total hurricane relief package of $862,000,000 and combined actions this session “well over $1,000,000,000.” He described specific line items included in the amended bill:

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