02/16/2026 12:00 PM House LAW

House Finance Department of Law Subcommittee · February 16, 2026

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Call to order and attendance

Announcement

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Chair Josephson opened the meeting at 12:02 p.m., noted it was Chairman Andrew Gray's birthday, and listed present members (Representatives Underwood, Vance, Costello, Mina, Allard, Andrew Gray) and staff (committee aide Alexander Schroeder, moderator Kyla Tupou). He set a hard stop at 1:00 p.m. and outlined the day's topics.

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The House Finance Department of Law Subcommittee heard Deputy Attorney General Angie Kemp and Department of Law staff on Feb. 16 about the Criminal Division's FY27 budget, staffing and recruitment trends, time-to-disposition metrics, rising trial costs, and a new quality-of-life initiative focused on retail theft and public-space conduct.

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