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Committee backs $890,000 appropriation for legislature cybersecurity and automation upgrades
Summary
The Committee recommended Bill 262, appropriating $890,000 of FY26 excess revenues for legislative IT and cybersecurity improvements. Supporters said the funds are necessary for staff and institutional operations; some members warned about competing needs and prior veto messaging on budget pressures.
The Committee of the Whole recommended that Bill 262 be placed on the third-reading file after members debated using FY26 excess revenues to fund legislative cybersecurity and automation improvements.
Senator Chilay presented the bill, explaining it would appropriate roughly $890,000 from available FY26 excess revenue to address the…
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