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Finance committee agrees to split 9-1-1 surcharge funding 50/50 with general fund for state police communications
Summary
The committee voted to modify HB1 and HB2 to split funding for state police radio communications between the 9-1-1 surcharge (agency income) and general funds, adopting an approximate $3.0 million shift over the biennium and deleting section 149 of HB2.
The Finance - Division I committee voted to change how the state funds Department of Safety communications currently paid from the enhanced 9-1-1 surcharge fund. The committee approved a funding source split — approximately 50% agency income (9-1-1 surcharge) and 50% general funds — for Accounting Unit 4001 in HB1 and directed deletion of section 149 in HB2.
Staff described the proposal as a roughly $3.0 million general-fund increase over the biennium (about $1.44 million in FY2026 and…
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