Bill No. 22 61st Legislature - 2nd Session Supplementary Appropriations Act 2025-2026 (1) Introduced: 12/10/2025 Bill Type: Government Bill Sponsored by: Hon. Robert MCKEE, K.C. Status: Royal Assent
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Introduced
This bill authorizes additional government spending for New Brunswick beyond the original 2025-2026 budget.
Key Changes
- Authorizes additional government expenditures for the 2025-2026 fiscal year beyond what was approved in the original budget
- Provides legal authority for the New Brunswick government to spend funds on items not covered in the main appropriations act
- Passed through all legislative stages in a single day, suggesting urgency or routine approval
Gotchas
- The bill passed all three readings and received Royal Assent within two days, which limits the time for public scrutiny or debate
- The specific dollar amounts and departments receiving funds are contained in schedules not included in the available bill text, making it difficult to assess the full scope
- Supplementary appropriations are a normal part of government budgeting but can sometimes be used to fund significant new spending outside the main budget process
Who's Affected
- New Brunswick provincial government departments receiving additional funding
- New Brunswick taxpayers whose money funds the additional expenditures
- Recipients of any programs or services funded by the supplementary appropriations
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Gotchas
- The bill passed all three readings and received Royal Assent within two days, which limits the time for public scrutiny or debate
- The specific dollar amounts and departments receiving funds are contained in schedules not included in the available bill text, making it difficult to assess the full scope
- Supplementary appropriations are a normal part of government budgeting but can sometimes be used to fund significant new spending outside the main budget process
Summary
Bill No. 22 is a Supplementary Appropriations Act for the 2025-2026 fiscal year in New Brunswick. Supplementary appropriations bills are used when the government needs to spend money that was not included in the original annual budget — for example, due to unexpected costs, new programs, or emergencies that arose after the main budget was passed. This bill was introduced and passed all three readings on the same day (December 10, 2025) and received Royal Assent just two days later on December 12, 2025, indicating it was treated as urgent or routine. It was sponsored by Hon. Robert McKee, K.C., representing the Liberal Party from Moncton Centre. The bill affects the provincial government's finances and any programs or departments receiving the additional funding. Because the full text of the bill's financial schedules is not available in the provided content, the specific amounts and departments receiving supplementary funding cannot be detailed here.
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