2022 House Bill 5787

Appropriations: Judiciary

Introduced in the House

Feb. 23, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Sarah Lightner (R-65)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Judiciary budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 28, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 5, 2022

Amendment offered by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-6)

To add more spending for judges, standardization efforts, court security and more.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Felicia Brabec (D-55)

To add $6 million for a bullying prevention program.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 58 to 45 (details)

The House version of the fiscal year 2022-2023 Judiciary budget. This would appropriate $519.5 million in gross spending. Of this, $21.3million is federal money, and the rest is from state and local taxes and fees.

Received in the Senate

May 10, 2022

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 11, 2022

Passed in the Senate 21 to 12 (details)

To send the bill back to the House stripped of all actual appropriations except for $100 “placeholders," as part of a process to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.

Received in the House

May 11, 2022

May 19, 2022

Failed in the House 0 to 106 (details)