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Senate Institutions reviews H.494 cash‑fund amendment as lawmakers weigh bond vs. cash to restore Windsor County Courthouse funding
Summary
Committee heard a three‑page amendment to H.494 that alters section 19 (cash fund authorizations), including a proposed reduction in the Windsor County Courthouse cash authorization and discussion of a possible FY2026 bond top‑up to return that project to its prior $8 million authorization.
Attorney John Gray appeared before the Senate Institutions Committee on April 22 to outline a three‑page amendment to H.494 that would change the bill’s section 19 cash‑fund authorizations.
The amendment shown to the committee replaces subsection (c) of section 19 and adjusts the cash fund column carried over from the House. "What you see here is from this morning, a proposed amendment to the capital bill," Attorney John Gray said, explaining the document was shorter than earlier drafts because it confines changes largely to the cash fund section.
The most concrete line‑item change flagged in…
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