May 30, 2018
Session 2018: Key Budget Policy Choices
Special Session: Comparing the governor’s, House, and General Assembly budgets to the FY 2018 budget
With no agreement on the budget during the regular legislative session, Virginia lawmakers began a special session on April 11. The governor re-introduced the prior governor’s budget proposal with one change, and the House of Delegates passed amendments to that proposal on April 16. On May 30, the Senate rejected budget amendments approved by the Senate Finance Committee and approved a floor substitute. This substitute budget was adopted by both the Senate and House of Delegates.
Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes and other noteworthy information introduced by the governor, passed by the House, and adopted by the General Assembly.
Special Session: Comparing the House, compromise, and Senate Finance Committee budgets to the FY 2018 budget
The Senate Finance Committee reported out budget amendments on May 29 to be considered by the full Senate on May 30.
Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes and other noteworthy information passed by the House on April 16, included in compromise amendments publicly posted on the House Appropriations website on May 22, and reported out by the Senate Finance Committee on May 29.
Special Session: Comparing the governor’s, House, and Senate budgets to the FY 2018 budget
The House of Delegates passed amendments to the governor’s introduced proposal on April 16. Proposed Senate amendments to the budget were publicly posted on May 22 and are currently under consideration.
Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes and other noteworthy information introduced by the governor on March 21, passed by the House on April 16, and included in the Senate amendments publicly posted on the House Appropriations website on May 22.
Special Session: Comparing the governor’s and money committees’ budgets to the FY 2018 budget
With no agreement on the budget during the regular legislative session, Virginia’s budget process has restarted. The governor has re-introduced the prior governor’s budget proposal with one change, and the House Appropriations Committee has passed the same set of amendments to that proposal, with four changes. Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes and other noteworthy information proposed by the money committees and governor compared to the current budget.
Comparing the governor’s, House, and Senate budgets to the FY 2018 budget
In February, the House and Senate each passed their proposed 2018-2020 budgets (FYs 2019 and 2020). With no agreement coming out of conference, the governor has re-introduced the prior governor’s budget proposal to be considered in April. Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes and other noteworthy information passed by the House and the Senate and proposed by the governor compared to the current budget.
Comparing the governor’s and money committees’ proposed changes to the 2018-2020 budget
The House Appropriations and Senate Finance committees released their proposed changes to the 2018-2020 budget (FYs 19 and 20) on Sunday, February 18, 2018. Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes and other noteworthy information proposed by the money committees and governor compared to the current budget.
The governor’s proposed changes to the 2018-2020 budget
In December 2018, Governor Terry McAuliffe released a proposal for the 2018-2020 budget (FYs 2019 and 2020) and amendments to the FY 2018 budget for the House and Senate to consider. Click below for our summary level assessment of certain key changes proposed by the governor for FY 2019 and FY 2020 compared to Chapter 836 — the amended budget — which passed in Spring 2017.
