Circuit Courts [113]
Secretarial Area: Judicial
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $113,971,455 $5,000 $113,976,455
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $117,019,675 $5,000 $117,024,675
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $114,248,355 $0 $114,248,355
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $112,174,403 $0 $112,174,403
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $114,175,390 $0 $114,175,390
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly $114,999,326 $0 $114,999,326
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $131,392,451 $0 $131,392,451
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation $131,392,451 $0 $131,392,451
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments $0 $0 $0
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly $138,814,210 $0 $138,814,210
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation $137,464,210 $0 $137,464,210
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments $0 $0 $0
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments $1,350,000 $0 $1,350,000
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.00 0.00 165.00
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 165.00 0.00 165.00
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 165.00 0.00 165.00
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 154.00 0.00 154.00
2021-2024 2022 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 154.00 0.00 154.00
2021-2024 2023 Chapter1, 2024 Acts of Assembly 154.00 0.00 154.00
2024-2026 2025 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 158.00 0.00 158.00
2024-2026 2025 Previous Legislative Appropriation 158.00 0.00 158.00
2024-2026 2025 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2025 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 Chapter 725, 2025 Acts of Assembly 158.00 0.00 158.00
2024-2026 2026 Previous Legislative Appropriation 158.00 0.00 158.00
2024-2026 2026 Governor's Amendments 0.00 0.00 0.00
2024-2026 2026 General Assembly Adjustments 0.00 0.00 0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Increase Guardian Ad Litem Payment Rate (33 #2c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $1.0 million from the general fund the second year to increase the guardian ad litem payment rate from $75/hour to $78.75/hour for time spent in court and $55/hour to $57.50/hour for time spent out of court. According to the Office of the Executive Secretary (OES), current Criminal Fund balances are sufficient to cover a rate increase in fiscal year 2026, but the ongoing annual Criminal Fund appropriation would need to be increased to accommodate the rate change beginning in fiscal year 2027. Language also states that OES may approve a rate increase if sufficient funding is available either from its existing Criminal Fund appropriations, as determined by a consensus six-year forecast, or from funding provided by the General Assembly to accommodate the rate change.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $1,000,000
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HB 2322: Indigent Defendant Co-Counsel (33 #3c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $450,000 from the general fund the second year for the estimated fiscal impact of House Bill 2322, which provides court-appointed co-counsel for indigent defendants charged with felonies punishable by a mandatory minimum term of confinement for life.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $450,000
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Reversion of Sealing Fee Fund Balances (33 #1c) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $100,000 the second year from the general fund to revert balances in the Sealing Fee Fund in accordance with the provisions of House Bill 2723 and Senate Bill 1466.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($100,000)


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 06-21-2025 01:15:57