Tentative Timeline for Advocacy in 2025
- Governor’s Budget (House One) – released January 22
- House Ways & Means Committee Budget – released in April
- House Budget – released in April
- Senate Ways & Means Committee Budget – released in May
- Senate Budget – released in May
- Committee Conference Budget – released in July
- Final Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Lobbying the Budget
Budget Cycle
The Fiscal Year runs July 1 to June 30 and is named for the year in which it ends (now in FY25). Putting it together takes a year in advance, so ADDP is lobbying for FY26 funding now. Here are key times of the budget cycle when advocates’ interactions with the Administration are most impactful.
- Agencies make budget requests
- Requests are sent to Secretariats for review
- Administration & Finance, which is really Governor’s staff, review requests
- Administration & Finance’s recommendations are sent to Governor
Additional Budget Information
- All money bills, including budget, originate in House
- House Ways & Means Committee analyzes the budget
- On the House side, budget follows same procedure as any bill
- House reports out by 2nd week of May
- The procedure in the Senate is very similar to the House's
- There is no deadline for Senate report except 7/1 FY cycle date
- Conference Committee work focuses on line items in which House and Senate versions conflict
- Budget then sent to Governor who can veto individual line items
