The House has passed its budget bills
Submitted by General Content on March 25, 2009 - 10:00pm
At 10:45 p.m., following nearly 12 hours of debate, lawmakers gave preliminary approval to the 13 bills comprising the state’s $22.8 billion fiscal year 2010 budget.
Prior to passage, however, lawmakers engaged in a tense debate over expanding state health-care programs for parents and children.
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The House must vote once more to approve the budget bills and send them on to the Senate. That vote is likely to take place Thursday.
The bills will then move to the Senate, where lawmakers will debate the budget in committee and on the floor over the next few weeks. The deadline for final passage is May 8. The fiscal year begins July 1.
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