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Appropriators weigh seed funding for MMIP task force created by HB 83
Summary
Committee members asked about funding mechanisms for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons task force established by House Bill 83; staff proposed a $20,000-per-year placeholder to seed the state special account.
Senator Morozho and other committee members pressed for clarity about how the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) task force created in House Bill 83 will be funded and staffed.
Walker Hopkins (committee staff) told members there is currently no executive request in House Bill 2 for the MMIP task force. Hopkins said HB 83 created a state special account intended to accept donations and gifts but that the account had not been seeded with revenue.
Hopkins said a member requested DP501, which would provide $20,000 in general fund per year for the 2025–27 biennium to support the task force; committee members and members of the public discussed whether to provide a one-time (OTO) general-fund seed or ongoing general-fund authority. Representative Hock described the amount as seed money to get the task force started; others including Senator Boruchow and Senator Hawke said they favored ensuring ongoing funding because of the persistent nature of the problem.
Hopkins said DP501 was highlighted because it was added after last week’s materials; he said the appropriation could be made one-time, and the task force could seek state-special or donor funding later. No formal appropriation vote on DP501 occurred during the meeting.
