Bills › 91st General Assembly

SF 647Signed with item vetoes · June 11, 2025

Relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents, and including contingent effective date provisions

Sponsored by the Senate Appropriations Committee

Topics:State budgetK–12 educationHigher education

Same legislation: SSB 1231, HSB 337, HF 1045

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedApril 28, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeApril 28, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeMay 6, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateMay 12, 202534–14
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseMay 13, 202559–32
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 23, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 11, 2025

Signed with item vetoes Became law, with some items vetoed by the Governor. What’s a funnel?

What changed before it passed The bill as introduced compared with the version both chambers passed.

Amendments · 4

2 adopted · 2 failed. Newest first.

  • H-1345 · filed May 13, 2025 by
    AI summary This amendment increases the funding amount from 6,500,000 to 7,500,000 and raises another amount from 1,750,185 to 2,750,185.
    Failed
    29–62
    May 13, 2025
  • H-1344 · filed May 13, 2025 by
    AI summary This amendment adds $5,000,000 to the bill for area education agencies to use for special education, media services, professional development, and other educational services.
    Failed
    27–62
    May 13, 2025
  • H-1315 · filed May 12, 2025 by
    AI summary This amendment removes a specific section of the bill on page 25.
    Adopted
    May 13, 2025
  • S-3144Strike everything · filed May 9, 2025 by Sen. Jesse Green (R)
    AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill with a new version that sets specific funding amounts and staff limits for the Department for the Blind and the Department of Education for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It details how money will be used for various programs, such as career and technical education, school food services, early childhood services, and literacy assessments.
    Adopted
    May 12, 2025