Summary:

 House Bill 192 (HB 192) provides Department of Information Technology responsibilities to report on digital trunked radio communications system subscriber fees, and makes an appropriation. 


 

Legislation Overview:

 House Bill 192 (HB 192) enacts a new section of the Department of Information Technology Act, stating that beginning December 1, 2026, the Department of Information Technology (DIT) is to submit a written report to the Legislative Finance Committee on subscriber fees and users (for the next fiscal year) for the digital trunked radio communications system by December 1 of each year.

Two million eight hundred thousand dollars ($2,800,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the DIT for expenditure in Fiscal Year 2026 and subsequent fiscal years to fund the payment of subscriber fees for the digital trunked radio communications system to municipal, county and tribal public safety agencies that provide law enforcement, fire, medical or other emergency services. 

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year is not to revert to the General Fund.
 

Current Law:

 
Current law does not require the annual report described, and there is no existing appropriation. 

Amendments:

 Amended March 5, 2025 in HAFC

HAFCa/HB 192: The House Appropriations and Finance Committee’s amendment to House Bill 192 makes the following changes:

1. On page 1, line 13, strike "; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION". 
2. On pages 1 and 2, strike Section 2 in its entirety.