General Appropriations Act
The 2009 General Appropriations Act (SB 2600 by the Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means) was passed and signed into law on May 27, 2009 by Governor Crist. However, two sections of the budget were vetoed. The Governor withheld his approval of the following items:
- Planned pay reductions for state employees
- $6 million transfer from the Division of Licensing Trust Fund to the General Fund
The General Appropriations Act for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010 totals approximately $66.5 billion, and represents a $335.7 million increase from the previous state fiscal year. This section summarizes a comparison of expenditures between SFY 2010 and SFY 2009 by budget section…
General Appropriations Act Implementing Bill
The 2009 General Appropriations Act – Implementing Bill (SB 2602 by the Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means) was passed and signed into law on May 27, 2009 by Governor Crist.
The Appropriations Implementing bill makes certain changes to substantive law in order to implement the General Appropriations Act for State Fiscal Year 2010. These provisions only are in effect for SFY 2010…
Other Budget Issues and Analysis
2009 General Appropriations Act – Summary of Federal Economic Stimulus Spending
Florida is slated to receive over $15 billion in federal stimulus funding during the next three budget years. Some of these funds will go directly to cities and counties, but the bulk will flow through the state budget and then be spent on state-administered programs, or be passed through to local programs. The 2009-10 appropriations act, which has been passed by the 2009 Legislature and is under review by the Governor, includes $5.3 billion in federal stimulus (ARRA 2009) funds...
SFY 2010 Line-Item Appropriations Summary
This section provides comparative line item summary between the 2008 General Appropriations Act (SFY 2009) and the 2009 General Appropriations Act (SFY 2010). The line items included in the summary are categorized by budget section and are those that FAC has traditionally monitored…
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