Lawmakers gave final approval May 14 to nine bills comprising the state\u2019s $8.6 billion budget package. The state budget is structured on a two-year basis, with the budget enacted during legislative sessions held in odd-numbered years.<\/p>\n
Included in the budget package were:
\nLB656, which provides for deficit appropriations, passed 49-0;
\nLB657, which appropriates funds for state government expenses, passed 49-0;
\nLB658, which provides funds for the salaries of Nebraska state senators, passed 49-0;
\nLB659, which provides salaries for state constitutional officers, passed 48-1;
\nLB660, which funds capital construction and property acquisition, passed 48-0;
\nLB661, which makes various cash fund transfers, passed 40-9;
\nLB662, which provides transfers from the cash reserve, passed 42-7;
\nLB663, which provides salaries for judges, passed 47-2; and
\nLB554, which provides for payment of claims against the state, passed 49-0.<\/p>\n
The governor has five calendar days, excluding Sunday, to sign, veto in total or line-item veto appropriations within the budget bills.<\/p>\n
If budget bills are returned to the Legislature with line-item vetoes, the Appropriations Committee must report on the fiscal impact of the vetoes within one day and may offer a motion to override any or all of them. Thirty votes are required to override a veto.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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