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Budget panel advances State Fire Marshal funding, adds one-time wildfire and mobilization dollars
Summary
The Public Safety Subcommittee voted June 4 to move Senate Bill 5538, the Department of State Fire Marshal budget, to the Ways and Means Committee with a dash‑1 amendment that sets a roughly $93.1 million agency budget including $38.8 million in general fund and multiple one‑time wildfire and mobilization allocations.
The Public Safety Subcommittee voted June 4 to move Senate Bill 5538 as amended to the Ways and Means Committee, endorsing the Legislative Fiscal Office's recommendation for the Department of the State Fire Marshal budget.
The LFO recommended a department total of about $93.1 million in expenditure limitation, comprised of $38,837,243 in general fund, $53,641,436 in other funds, $629,349 in federal funds, and 159 positions (158.76 FTE). The recommendation represents a 43.4% decrease from the 2023–25 legislatively approved budget and a 26.7% increase above current service level, primarily because fire‑season costs from 2023–24 are phasing out while three policy packages totaling about $19.6 million and 2 positions (1.76 FTE) are added.
Why it matters: the package includes one‑time and ongoing spending aimed at wildfire readiness and cost‑flow needs during federal reimbursement delays. The subcommittee adopted a dash‑1 amendment that formalizes the figures and moves the bill forward.
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