2021 Senate Bill 87

Appropriations: 2021-22 Department of Insurance and Financial Services budget

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 2, 2021

Introduced by Sen. Aric Nesbitt (R-26)

To provide a template or "place holder" for a potential Department of Insurance and Financial Service budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. This bill contains nominal appropriations only, but may be amended at a later date to include real ones.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 6, 2021

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 11, 2021

Amendment offered by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-3)

To authorize three additional non-unionized "unclassified" employees hired by the department director. These tend to be more "political" type positions involved in communications, legislative relations and matters that are not amenable to non-political "civil service" positions. Also, to add more regular staff and spending for financial institution and consumer protection regulation.

The amendment failed 15 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 15 (details)

The Senate version of Department of Insurance and Financial Services budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2021. This would appropriate $75.9 million in gross spending, all state money not federal.

Received in the House

May 13, 2021

May 19, 2021

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 20, 2021

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

To send back to the Senate a substitute version of the bill that is "stripped" of all actual appropriations, and instead authorizes just $100 “placeholders.” This is part of a process for reconciling the House and Senate-passed department budgets for the next fiscal year.

Received in the Senate

May 25, 2021

May 26, 2021

Failed in the Senate 0 to 36 (details)

June 10, 2021

Received