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Conference committee backs $800,000 compromise for State Fair security and advances bill
Summary
A conference committee agreed to raise state funding for safety and security infrastructure at the State Fair to $800,000 (a compromise between the House's $600,000 and the Senate's $1,000,000), included an emergency clause and a repeal of a maintenance prohibition (Section 5), and voted to give the bill a due-pass amended recommendation.
Chairman Thomas called to order the conference committee hearing on Senate Bill 2,009 and members agreed on a compromise to increase state funding for safety and security infrastructure at the State Fair to $800,000, according to the hearing transcript.
The committee reached the compromise after the House had proposed $600,000 and the Senate had proposed $1,000,000. Members also agreed to include an emergency clause and to repeal a provision identified in the transcript as “Section 5,” which the committee staff said prohibits the state from paying maintenance items at the State Fair. Committee staff identified the…
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