2019 House Bill 4728

Appropriations: “Omnibus” education budget

Introduced in the House

June 13, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Shane Hernandez (R-83)

To provide to provide a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2019-2020 “Omnibus” school aid, higher education and community colleges budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 19, 2019

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 20, 2019

Passed in the House 57 to 52 (details)

To advance a “template” or “place holder” for a Fiscal Year 2019-2020 “Omnibus” school aid, higher education and community colleges budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them. This is a procedural device used for launching negotiations over the differences between the House and Senate budgets, and eventually for negotiating a final budget between a Republican-controlled legislature and a Democratic governor.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 5, 2019

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Sept. 10, 2019

Passed in the Senate 22 to 16 (details)

To send the bill back to the Senate as just a "placeholder" budget with $100 placeholder line items rather than actual appropriations. This is a procedural device used for working out the differences between the House and Senate budgets, and eventually for negotiating a final budget between a Republican-controlled legislature and a Democratic governor.

Received in the House

Sept. 10, 2019

Jan. 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations