Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Appropriations panel approves fire marshal and adjutant general budgets after rejecting $4 million emergency backfill

Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Safety Budget · January 23, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

A legislative appropriations subcommittee approved State Fire Marshal and Adjutant General budget recommendations, restored a $500,000 volunteer fire grant, and rejected a substitute motion to add $4 million in state general funds to offset federal cuts to emergency management.

A legislative appropriations subcommittee approved budget recommendations for the State Fire Marshal and the Adjutant General’s Department on a series of voice votes, but rejected a last-minute substitute that would have added $4 million in state funding to compensate for federal emergency-management cuts.

Representative Hoy moved the committee’s recommendation for the State Fire Marshal for fiscal 2026, which passed on a voice vote. For fiscal 2027 the committee approved the SBC recommendation "with the following adjustment, adding back…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans