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Committee deletes state funding for AG firearm detection pilot after reliability and procurement questions
Summary
The Senate Ways and Means committee removed $20 million in proposed state funding for a private vendor firearm‑detection program that the House had included; committee members expressed concerns about vendor reliability, false alarms and the fact the attorney general's office did not request the funding.
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means voted to delete $20 million in proposed state funding for a private‑vendor firearm detection program that had been included in the House substitute budget, citing concerns about procurement, vendor reliability and timing.
Senator Peck moved to delete $7,000,000 SGF in FY2025, $7,000,000 in FY2026 and $6,000,000 in FY2027 — a total of $20,000,000 —…
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