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A 7635

Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 7, 2025

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Gary Pretlow

Emergency funding to cover state operations for April 1–7, 2025, ensuring continuity of services and payroll during a brief budget gap; effective immediately as Chapter 117.

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Bill Summary · A 7635

Summary of Bill A 7635 (Emergency Appropriation for April 1–7, 2025)

Overview

  • Bill number: A 7635
  • Title: Provides for emergency appropriation for the period April 1, 2025 through April 7, 2025
  • Status: Signed into law as Chapter 117
  • Introduced: April 3, 2025
  • Primary sponsor: J. Gary Pretlow
  • Related bill: S 7156 (companion in the Senate)

Purpose and Intent

A 7635 is an emergency funding measure designed to authorize expenditures to cover government operations for a short, defined period (April 1–April 7, 2025). The bill is intended to ensure continuity of essential state functions and services during a gap in the regular appropriation process, pending a longer-term budget or appropriations plan.

Key Provisions

  • Emergency appropriation: The bill provides authority to appropriate funds for the specified seven-day period to support state operations.
  • Time frame: Applies solely to April 1, 2025 through April 7, 2025.
  • Mechanism: The bill uses an emergency appropriation process, including:
    • A “message of necessity” to justify urgent consideration
    • A 3-day legislative message requirement to expedite passage
    • Rapid movement through standard legislative steps (referred to Ways and Means, Rules, third reading, etc.)
  • Substitution and passage route: The measure was substituted for S 7156 in the Senate, indicating coordination with the companion bill and alignment with Senate process.
  • Effective date: As an emergency measure enacted on signing, the act takes effect upon enactment (i.e., upon becoming law).

Affected Parties and Impacts

  • State government agencies and programs: Directly affected, as they would receive authorization to incur expenditures during the emergency period.
  • State employees and contractors: Implicit beneficiaries, as funding continuity supports payroll, operations, and contracted services during the seven-day window.
  • General public: Beneficiary to the extent that emergency funding maintains essential services and prevents disruption.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Introduced and quickly advanced on April 3, 2025.
  • Passed both chambers on the same day and delivered to the Governor.
  • Used a “message of necessity” and a 3-day messaging process to expedite passage.
  • Final action: Signed into law as Chapter 117 on April 3, 2025, effective immediately upon signing as an emergency appropriation.

Additional Context

  • Companion relationship: S 7156 in the Senate served as the companion bill; A 7635 was substituted for S 7156 during the legislative process.
  • Purpose alignment: The measure aligns with the broader budget and appropriations timeline by providing essential funding for a narrowly defined period, ensuring continuity of government operations.

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