Committee hears that attorney general asked for fee change and additional positions; fee authority unclear

Amy Cook of the DuPont Fiscal Office told the Appropriations committee that the attorney general’s testimony briefly referenced a requested fee increase and multiple position requests for FY26. Cook said staff did not have a fee bill on file and therefore the committee needs to decide whether to fund the roughly $42,000 shown in the attorney general’s budget from the general fund, pursue fee‑authority through a separate bill, or ask the attorney general to return to testify about fees.