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Judiciary asks to shift $3.5 million in IT costs from tech fund to general fund in FY26 request
Summary
Judiciary officials told the committee their technology fund no longer covers rising IT costs tied to e-filing, case management and cybersecurity and asked that roughly $3.5 million be funded from the general fund; they also detailed courthouse rewiring proposals, security contract costs and a pass-through for sheriff pay adjustments.
Judiciary representatives told the committee on Oct. 12 that the state’s longstanding court technology fund no longer covers rising IT costs and asked that about $3.5 million in technology expenses be covered from the general fund in the fiscal 2026 budget request.
The request, presenters said, also includes pass-through funding for sheriff cost-of-living adjustments that historically have been routed through the judiciary’s budget. Judiciary presenters said they are not seeking new positions in the FY26 request and that the bulk of their budget is salaries and benefits.
The ask matters because the judiciary’s technology needs have grown — electronic filing, statewide case-management systems, remote hearings and cybersecurity — while revenues that once supplied the court technology fund have fallen. “Our big request for the budget this year is that tech expense be covered from the general fund,” said Greg Mewsley, chief of finance and administration for the judiciary.
Presenters said…
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