Supplemental Budget Bill

The state House has approved a supplemental budget bill that includes $215 million for road funding, $100 million of which would go toward winter road maintenance. The House voted yesterday to pass its version of the Senate bill that scales back on spending approved by the upper-chamber. Among other changes, the House removed $114 million the Senate had set aside for the Health Insurance Claims Assessment shortfall. Also gone from the House version was $2 million for the Regional Transit Authority. The Senate is unlikely to sign off on the changes and the bill is expected to go to a conference committee where the respective chambers will hash out the points of difference.