Governor to Sign Budget Bills into Law Next Week

A bill signing ceremony has been scheduled – Wednesday, June 15- to act on the operating and capital budget bills and all remaining policy bills that have not been signed to date.

Among the bills to be signed by the Governor is the 2011-13 operating budget (HB 1087), and the two bills that comprised the capital budget (HB 1497- capital budget and HB 2020 – bond authorization bill).  In addition the Governor will consider action on the compensation reduction bill (SB 5860), legislation to create the Department of Enterprise Services (SB 5931), and a  bill that makes several changes to Higher Education Retirement Plans and retire-rehire practices at higher education institutions (HB 1981).