State legislators have now asked for $778.7 million.
A total of 130 bills filed since the start of the session have requested special appropriations for various state programs and causes.
That's about 25 percent of the likely $3 billion budget shortfall.
Thirty-one of the bills are companions filed in the other chamber, and three other bills are similar. Bills filed in both chambers total $162.3 million.
The 68 House spending bills total $523.8 million; 61 Senate spending bills, $531.8 million.
The largest spending bill to date is Sen. Larry Shaw's request for $173 million to compensate victims of the state's sterilization program, which is unlikely to pass. The second largest is Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand's request for $113.5 million to shore up the State Health Plan, which is likely to pass.
Other large requests are for $93 million to supplement teacher salaries, $50 million for wastewater treatment projects, $50 million for low-income housing, $44 million to pay teacher bonuses, and $36 million for public health programs.
The smallest request is for $10,000 to upgrade a day care.
Only 11 spending bills totaling $70.8 million have a Republican among their primary sponsors.
The bills also request $434.8 million in the 2010-'11 budget.
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