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Panel backs updating state equipment fund to cover software as agencies modernize systems
House Appropriations & Finance Committee · February 17, 2026
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Summary
The committee approved a do‑pass recommendation for the Senate Rules substitute for SB132, which adds software replacement and upgrade planning to the state equipment replacement fund to improve agency resiliency and cost predictability.
Senate Bill 132 (Rules Committee substitute), presented by Senator Michael Padilla with cabinet secretary Manny Barretas, would expand the state’s equipment replacement planning to formally include software and rename the equipment replacement fund to the Equipment and Software Replacement Revolving Fund. Sponsors and the IT lead said the…
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