Committee approves $980,000 consumer-protection appropriation for Attorney General after clarifying wording

Mar 19, 2026

The joint committee approved language that restores about $980,000 (roughly 3% of a prior rescission) to the Attorney General's consumer protection appropriation but removed the term "continuous appropriation" to make the funding explicitly time-limited and capped over two years.

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The joint committee adopted language increasing an Attorney General appropriation within the Consumer Protection Fund by about $980,000 (cited as roughly 3% of the rescission), and clarified the wording to avoid creating an indefinite continuous appropriation.

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