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House adopts conference report on House Bill 2, authorizes $5 million for jail contracting and reimbursement
Summary
The House adopted the Joint Conference Committee report on House Bill 2 (new fiscal year supplemental appropriations), restoring jail contracting and reimbursement funding: $2 million for jail reimbursement, $2 million for jail contracting, and authorization to use $3 million of nonlapsing funds for contracting (total $5 million). Final House vote was 67 yes, 4 no.
The House adopted the joint conference committee report on House Bill 2, the new fiscal year supplemental appropriations act, then voted for final passage and returned the bill to the Senate.
Representative Ron Bigelow described the conference changes as focused on jail reimbursement and contracting. He summarized the conference recommendation as appropriating $2,000,000 for jail reimbursement, $2,000,000 for jail contracting, and authorizing use of $3,000,000 in nonlapsing funds for jail contracting—together establishing $5,000,000 in resources tied to jail contracting and reimbursement.
With no further floor debate and summation waived, the House adopted the conference report and recorded final passage: 67 yes votes and 4 no votes. The bill was returned to the Senate for the President's signature.
