Senate passes H.839 after rejecting amendment to shift emergency-communications spending oversight

Feb 9, 2024

The Senate passed H.839 (fiscal year 2024 budget adjustments) after rejecting an amendment that would have expanded and given a task force authority to review Department of Public Safety expenditures tied to regional dispatch; the chamber approved other amendments extending emergency housing benefits and protecting Reach Up incentive payments.

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The Senate on third reading passed H.839, a fiscal year 2024 budget adjustment bill, after rejecting an amendment that would have expanded the Public Safety Communications Task Force and given it authority to review some Department of Public Safety expenditures tied to regional dispatch plans.

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