2007 Senate Bill 166 ↩

Senate Roll Call 7: Passed

To provide supplemental funding in the current fiscal year (FY 2006-2007) to cover overspending in the previous fiscal year by the Departments of Corrections, Human Services (Welfare), and State Police. The three departments overspent the amount appropriated for them by the legislature by approximately $19.6 million, $42.9 million and $6.6 million, respectively; the bill covers part of this with new money and part with fund transfers. The bill is tie-barred to Senate Bill 184, meaning it cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 184 would require the executive branch to report potential overspending by departments four months before the end of the fiscal year. Reportedly, the legislature had not been informed of the overspending in 2006 until after the gubernatorial election. The bill also would appropriate some new federal money that has become available for various departments.