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Senate budget adds transport deputy funding, moves urban search-and-rescue to base; committee questions positions and equipment costs
Summary
The Senate budget restores $650,000 intended for transport deputy staffing and moves an urban search-and-rescue appropriation into the base, while the committee sought clarity on how many positions are new, funded or vacant.
The House Appropriations Committee reviewed several public-safety and corrections funding changes included in the Senate's FY2026 budget, focusing on positions and equipment costs.
Emily Byrne of the Joint Fiscal Office told the committee the Senate agreed with the House to include $650,000 for state's attorneys and sheriffs, intended to cover additional transport deputy positions. Committee discussion indicated the funding is designed to retain four filled…
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