2021 Senate Bill 86

Appropriations: Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

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 Licensing and Regulatory Affairs 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-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 11, 2021

Amendment offered by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-12)

To increase spending on a program that gives "clean energy" subsidies from $750,000 to $5 million.

The amendment failed 15 to 20 (details)

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

To increase the number of full time equivalent department jobs the bill would authorize from 1,486.7 to 1,827.9.

The amendment failed 15 to 20 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 15 (details)

The Senate version of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2021. This would appropriate $498.0 million in gross spending, of which $29.0 million is federal money.

Received in the House

May 13, 2021

May 19, 2021

Substitute offered by Rep. Thomas Albert (R-86)

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 20, 2021

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 25, 2021

May 26, 2021

Failed in the Senate 0 to 36 (details)

June 10, 2021

Received