HB 5203: Government Administration

GENERAL BILL by State Administration Budget Subcommittee, Miller

Government Administration; Revises provisions relating to government administration including auditing, reviews, & investigations of programs, appropriations, & state entities; government accountability; planning & budgeting; estimating conferences; EOG budget recommendations; & budget requests.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/16/2026 03:31 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by Budget Committee General Appropriations Act Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)	Compare
  H 5003 by Budget Committee Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act Last Action: 2/23/2026 H Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)	Compare
  S 2500 by Appropriations Appropriations Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001 -SJ 378	Compare
  S 2502 by Appropriations Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act Last Action: 2/20/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5003 -SJ 382	Compare

• Committee Amendments (1)

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  629570 - Amendment (Delete All) by Appropriations (Brodeur)
  Delete everything after the enacting clause.
  Filed: 2/27/2026 10:20 AM
  Last Action: 3/3/2026 Senate: Favorable
  

• Analyses (3)

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  • State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   2/16/2026
  • Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)   2/27/2026
  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   3/3/2026

• Committee Votes (1)

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  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  3/2/2026 12:00 PM	H 5203	Appropriations	16 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  2/19/2026 2:56 PM	House	104 Yeas - 2 Nays

• Citations - Statute (29)

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  11.26	Legislative employees; employment restrictions.	Page 7 (pdf)
  11.40	Legislative Auditing Committee.	Page 7 (pdf) , Page 10 (pdf)
  11.405		Page 13 (pdf)
  11.406		Page 17 (pdf)
  11.407		Page 22 (pdf)
  11.42	The Auditor General.	Page 22 (pdf)
  11.45	Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.	Page 25 (pdf)
  11.47	Penalties; failure to make a proper audit or examination; making a false report; failure to produce documents or information.	Page 50 (pdf)
  11.51	Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability.	Page 52 (pdf)
  14.32	Office of Chief Inspector General.	Page 53 (pdf)
  20.055	Agency inspectors general.	Page 74 (pdf)
  112.3187	Adverse action against employee for disclosing information of specified nature prohibited; employee remedy and relief.	Page 53 (pdf)
  112.3188	Confidentiality of information given to the Chief Inspector General, internal auditors, inspectors general, local chief executive officers, or other appropriate local officials.	Page 56 (pdf)
  112.3189	Investigative procedures upon receipt of whistle-blower information from certain state employees.	Page 60 (pdf)
  112.31901	Investigatory records.	Page 63 (pdf)
  112.3215	Lobbying before the executive branch or the Constitution Revision Commission; registration and reporting; investigation by commission.	Page 63 (pdf)
  112.324	Procedures on complaints of violations and referrals; public records and meeting exemptions.	Page 64 (pdf)
  216.011	Definitions.	Page 64 (pdf)
  216.023	Legislative budget requests to be furnished to Legislature by agencies.	Page 65 (pdf)
  216.052	Community budget requests; appropriations.	Page 66 (pdf)
  216.137	Sessions of consensus estimating conferences; workpapers.	Page 66 (pdf)
  216.177	Appropriations acts, statement of intent, violation, notice, review and objection procedures.	Page 67 (pdf)
  216.192	Release of appropriations; revision of budgets.	Page 68 (pdf)
  216.222	Budget Stabilization Fund; criteria for withdrawing moneys.	Page 69 (pdf)
  216.262	Authorized positions.	Page 69 (pdf)
  216.292	Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.	Page 70 (pdf)
  409.8134	Program expenditure ceiling; enrollment.	Page 73 (pdf)
  409.902	Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records.	Page 73 (pdf)
  760.06	Powers of the commission.	Page 74 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/16/2026	H	• Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/19/2026) • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/19/2026	H	• Read 2nd time • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 2 • Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  2/19/2026	S	• In Messages • Referred to Appropriations • Received
  2/20/2026	H	• Conference Committee appointed
  2/25/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  3/2/2026	S	• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (629570); YEAS 16 NAYS 0
  3/3/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)