State Agency and Higher Education Compensation Appropriations
Governor Signed
Summary
The measure authorizes a 2.5% market‑based salary increase for state, higher‑education, judicial and constitutional‑office employees, plus health‑benefit, retirement and retirement‑plan match adjustments. It also appropriates roughly $8 million for FY 2026 and $155 million for FY 2027 across operating, capital, expendable, business‑like and restricted funds, directing those dollars to dozens of agencies and programs. The bill took effect May 6 2026, with many FY 2027 provisions becoming effective July 1 2026.
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