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

Joint Senate Finance and House Appropriations (JFAC) · March 19, 2026
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Summary

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.

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.

Janica Bisharat, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, explained the language would set aside funds in the Consumer Protection…

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