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Panel approves FY2026 indigent defense funding; $800,000 pay-parity bid for FY2027 fails
Summary
The committee approved FY2026 and FY2027 budget recommendations for the State Board of Indigent Defense Services that add $1 million for expert witnesses and a small IT security allocation; a substitute to add $800,000 for attorney pay parity failed on a voice vote.
The committee moved and approved the State Board of Indigent Defense Services (SBIDS) budget recommendations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, adding $1,000,000 for expert witness caseloads and $75,500 for IT security cell phones for FY2026 and the same $1,000,000 expert witness allocation for FY2027. The motion for FY2026 carried on a voice vote, and the committee later approved FY2027 on the original motion after a failed substitute.
Representative Hoye proposed a substitute motion to…
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