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Committee hears that attorney general asked for fee change and additional positions; fee authority unclear
Summary
Staff told the Appropriations committee that the attorney general briefly mentioned a fee increase in testimony and has requested several positions; staff noted there is no fee bill currently to implement the fee change and suggested options for funding.
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.
Cook summarized the attorney general’s overall requests as including several positions; she and committee members discussed at least one litigator position and other staffing additions that had been requested in testimony. Cook said she would take another look at the positions and add detail to the tracker where position counts or funding amounts were not yet specified.
The transcript records no formal committee action on the requests, and no fee bill was presented during the meeting. The defender general also reached out to staff during the session to request a meeting; staff noted the defender general had matters to discuss but did not present details to the committee during this meeting.
