2022 House Bill 5790

Appropriations: State Police

Introduced in the House

Feb. 23, 2022

Introduced by Rep. Tommy Brann (R-77)

To provide a “template” or “place holder” for the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 State Police budget. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include them.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 28, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 4, 2022

Amendment offered by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-6)

To increase spending over a range of specific line items, including $35 million for "bias and de-escalation training," and an additional $57.5 million for police bonuses.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Padma Kuppa (D-41)

To authorize a program to give local governments annual grants of up to $50,000 for police training that includes specified matters.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Padma Kuppa (D-41)

To authorize a program to give local governments annual grants of up to $50,000 for police recruitment programs designed to among other things "create awareness of a profession in law enforcement for members of qualified demographic groups".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 78 to 25 (details)

The House version of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 State Police budget. This appropriates $1.423 billion in gross spending, of which $537.5 million is federal money. The amount represents a spending increase of well over half-a-billion dollars, including $250 million for jail construction and expansions, $100 million for radio towers, $57.5 million in incentives for police in other states to move here, and more.

Received in the Senate

May 5, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 11, 2022

Passed in the Senate 21 to 12 (details)

To send the bill back to the House stripped of all actual appropriations except for $100 “placeholders," as part of a process to work out the differences between the House and Senate budgets.

Received in the House

May 11, 2022

May 19, 2022

Failed in the House 0 to 106 (details)