HB 1029 Summary

• Appropriates funds for fiscal biennium 2025-2027 to implement collective bargaining cost items negotiated with bargaining unit (3) exclusive representative, including salary adjustments.

• Allocates $16,201,222 in FY 2025-2026 and $36,652,328 in FY 2026-2027 across multiple funding sources (general funds, special funds, federal funds, trust funds, and others) for statewide collective bargaining unit (3) costs.

• Provides additional appropriations for the judiciary ($1,153,068 in FY 2025-2026 and $2,615,366 in FY 2026-2027) to implement negotiated cost items for unit (3) employees.

• Authorizes salary increases and cost adjustments for excluded (non-bargaining) state officers and employees in compensation plans aligned with bargaining unit (3) across multiple state departments.

• Appropriates health premium payments totaling $5,018,288 in FY 2025-2026 and $10,620,297 in FY 2026-2027, plus additional amounts for excluded employees, effective July 1, 2025.