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House backs resolution supporting metro crime suppression task force after debate over funding and scope
Summary
The House adopted House Joint Resolution 30 supporting additional appropriations and continued use of a joint state‑city‑county crime suppression unit that has been used in Montgomery. Members pressed sponsors on fiscal details and the resolution’s scope before passage.
The Alabama House voted to adopt House Joint Resolution 30, a measure expressing support for additional appropriations for a metro area crime suppression unit that pairs state, county and municipal law‑enforcement resources for targeted operations.
Members questioned the resolution’s practical meaning, funding source and whether it would commit the legislature to spending from the general fund. Representative Resvane Bridal of Mobile asked whether the measure would obligate the general fund and sought a fiscal note; Representative…
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