That money, plus interest, would have to be paid back during the biennium in which it was borrowed. The supplemental operating budget, a rewrite of the current budget to tide over state agencies until the budget year ends June 30. House Bill 1314 passed 41-5, with three excused. Now it goes to the governor. Senate Bill 5790, lowering the injury requirement for vehicular assault.
Current law requires serious bodily harm and proof of recklessness.
It passed 48-0, with one excused, and now goes to the governor. Senate Bill 1420, barring employers with 20 or more workers from disciplining or firing volunteer firefighters who take time off to fight fires, train or fulfill other duties. The measure passed 44-3, with two excused. Now it heads to the governor. The Senate sent several bills back to the House, either refusing to accept the other chamber's amendments or standing by its own.