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Committee trims Department of Corrections security request to $9 million, rejects Campbell County add‑back in House Bill 258
Summary
The House Appropriations Committee reported House Bill 258 do pass with amendments after voting to cut a Department of Corrections security request to $9 million and rejecting an amendment to restore Campbell County High School funding.
The House Appropriations Committee reported House Bill 258 do pass with amendments after a series of debated amendments that changed multiple line items, including a reduction of a Department of Corrections security and electronics request from $18 million to $9 million.
Committee members considered several targeted amendments and heard agency testimony before altering the bill. Representative Vandergraff (moved) sought to add Campbell County High School and a transportation facility back into the bill; she said the high school’s fire alarm system is at end of life and the building—more than 50 years old—has chronic roofing and HVAC issues. That amendment failed on a…
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