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Posted: May 27, 2016 4:16 PMUpdated: May 27, 2016 4:16 PM

State House Passes Budget and Adjourns

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Charlie Taraboletti

 The Oklahoma House has passed and sent to the governor a $6.8 billion budget for the upcoming year, the last major piece of legislation in the 2016 Oklahoma Legislature.
The House voted 52-45 Friday for a general appropriations bill for the fiscal year that begins July 1.  House Appropriations and Budget Committee Chairman Earl Sears says it's not the budget he would have liked to have passed but he is proud of the work the House has done.

Failure to pass the measure would have forced a special legislative session to complete work on next year's budget. The Senate approved the bill on Wednesday.
The budget proposal authorizes a $200 million bond issue to pay for road and bridge construction, freeing up $200 million to fund general state operations instead of earmarking it specifically for transportation. The Senate approved final passage of the bond proposal Friday.
The budget raises about $969.3 million in revenue to cover most of a $1.3 billion projected budget shortfall next year.


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