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Appropriations committee moves to close E309 after members agree to higher state police vehicle funding
Summary
Representative Harrison asked the committee to revisit E309 and reported staff work showing state police vehicle costs exceed the current $2.1 million floor; committee members agreed to close the item reflecting an increase to about $3.4 million.
Representative Harrison asked the committee to revisit E309 — the line item covering state police vehicles — during the March 12 FY26 markup and reported recent figures show the current $2,100,000 general-fund floor does not cover costs.
Harrison said last year’s appropriation had been about $2.29 million and that updated numbers push the vehicle line toward $3.4 million. She recommended the committee "close the 3 borrowers and acknowledge it back" to reflect that those costs could not be charged elsewhere.
Committee members discussed and agreed to close the item as recommended. The transcript records members’ assent and the chair asking if everyone was good with that; no roll-call vote or formal tally was recorded.
The committee did not specify which department would be assigned responsibility for the additional funding in the transcript, beyond saying the costs are in the general fund rather than a transportation-related fund.
Members then returned to other budget items and scheduled further reconciliation with Joint Fiscal Office staff after floor activity.
