Increasing local law enforcement officers by authorizing a local sales and use tax credited against the state portion to hire additional officers and increasing the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the criminal justice training commission.
Last action: 2026-01-12 — By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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Official Description
Increasing local law enforcement officers by authorizing a local sales and use tax credited against the state portion to hire additional officers and increasing the number of basic law enforcement courses offered by the criminal justice training commission.
Bill Details
- Bill Number
- HB 1896
- Current Status
- Introduced
- Sponsors
- Hunter Abell, Adison Richards, Andrew Engell, Suzanne Schmidt, Mark Klicker, Cyndy Jacobsen
- Introduced
- 2025-02-07
- Chamber
- House
- Current Committee
- Finance
Bill History
- 2025-02-07 First reading, referred to Finance.
- 2025-02-21 Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
- 2026-01-12 By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
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