Legislative Update: May 28, 2025
- Aidan McInnis
- May 28
- 2 min read
Legislative Update: May 28, 2025
Introduction
The House passed its version of the biennium budget. After Governor Josh Stein gave his approval, a number of Democrats voted for the bill. From the House floor, the budget will go back to the Senate for concurrence. The Senate will most likely vote not to concur, meaning the final budget will be decided in conference. This is where the budget chairs from the House and Senate meet to negotiate what will end up in the final State budget.
House Budget
Teacher Pay
The House’s budget gives teachers an average pay raise of 8.7%. However, like Governor Stein's budget, this is heavily front-loaded. Starting teacher pay would be increased by 17.7%. Teachers with 10 years of experience would see a raise of 6.7%. Teachers with 25 years of experience would see a raise of only 2.1%. The House also chose to restore Master's Pay. The chart below shows the House’s teacher salary schedule over the biennium (based on a 10-month pay schedule):
Teacher Monthly Salary Schedule:
Policy
The House placed policy into its budget. While these policies are currently in the House version, the conference budget will determine what is included. The following chart indicates policy that was included in the House’s version of the budget:
Bill | Name | In Budget (Y/N) |
HB 4 | Sam’s Law | Y |
HB 87 | Cell Phone Free Education | Y |
HB 106 | Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program | N |
HB 149 | School Financial Flexibility Pilot Program | N |
HB 414 | 1 to 1 Credit for Career and College Promise | N |
HB 415 | Split Math Courses and Change Math Graduation Requests | N |
HB 420 | Sound Basic Education for Every Child | N |
HB 445 | Fairness and Transparency in Education Salaries | N |
HB 796 | The Student Mental Health Line Awareness Act | N |
HB 815/816 | Voucher School Accountability Act | N |
HB 846 | Teacher Retention and Recruitment | N |
HB 943 | Turning High-Achieving Students into Teachers | N |
HB 959 | Social Media Literacy in Schools | Y |
HB 986 | Support Our Teachers | N |
SB 227 | Eliminating “DEI” in Public Education | N |
Tax Cuts
While the Senate’s version of the budget increases the tax cuts and triggers, the House version ties the tax cuts to inflation. This is projected to help mitigate the deficits expected in state revenue during the upcoming years. Because of the tax discrepancies, the House and Senate are expected to take longer to produce the final budget.
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