Budget Watch - Outlook Assumes Legislature Will Sweep Trust Funds Wednesday, October 10, 2018 / Categories: Research, Budget/Approps Florida’s state forecasters estimate that the 2019 Legislature will have a $223.4 million budget surplus when it puts together the state’s new spending plan for FY 2019-20. However, this assumes the Legislature will transfer nearly $400 million from trust funds—money earmarked by law for specific uses—into the General Revenue (GR) Fund. Read more