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Committee leaves several public-safety funding bills on the table pending staffing numbers
Summary
Lawmakers postponed action on House Bills 1193 (peace officer appreciation grant), 1197 (jail improvement grant) and 1213 (jail revolving loan fund), citing missing counts of eligible officers and corrections staff needed to size appropriations.
The Political Subdivisions Committee agreed to leave House Bills 1193 (a peace officer appreciation grant), 1197 (a jail improvement grant) and 1213 (a jail revolving loan fund program) on the table for further information, primarily on the number of eligible officers and corrections staff needed to size requested appropriations.
Committee members noted HB1193 carried an appropriation of $8.45 million in its current draft and expressed concern the draft might be underfunded without clearer counts of eligible peace officers and correctional officers. Representative Warri (commenting on testimony) and other members requested the sponsor or agencies provide verified staffing numbers so the Appropriations Committee and this committee can judge whether the appropriation matches eligible recipients.
The chair said the committee would review HB1197 and HB1213 "simultaneously because they're both related" and asked staff to obtain more data. Members agreed to revisit all three bills next week; no formal roll-call vote was recorded on final floor recommendations during this hearing.
Committee members emphasized the importance of getting accurate counts to determine whether the proposed amounts would meet program goals or would need larger appropriations.
