HB 500 Supplemental Appropriations Bill House/Senate Comparison

Below is a summary comparison of HB 500, Supplemental Appropriations Bill, between the House and the Senate.  Items that are in agreement are shaded…There aren’t many. Click HERE to downloaod the full PDF version. House of Representatives Senate COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS --The bill provides $4.9 billion in General Revenue Funds to the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the following deposits: $2.5 billion to the Texas Water Fund, contingent upon passage of House Bill 16, Eighty-ninth Legislature, 2025; $1.3 billion to the Texas University Fund to ensure stable funding for currently eligible institutions; $750.0 million to the Texas Energy Fund to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors, contingent upon passage of House Bill 14, Eighty-ninth Legislature, 2025; $300.0 million to the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund; and $40.5 million to General Revenue–Dedicated Account No. 469, Compensation to Victims of Crime to backfill a revenue