SB1175 is a bill that proposes an appropriation of $3,000,000 from the state General Fund to the Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the fiscal year 2025. The purpose of this appropriation is to cover the cost of stand-by pay for peace officers employed by DPS. The bill specifies the amount to be appropriated and states that it will become effective on the general effective date.
The bill was amended by the Appropriations Committee to specify the appropriation amount as $3,000,000, replacing the previously unspecified amount. The bill has passed through committee stages with the dates of action being January 31, 2024, in the MAPS committee with a decision to pass (DP) of 6-1-0, and February 20, 2024, in the APPROP committee with a decision to pass amended (DPA) of 5-4-1.