This bill proposes to update current statutes by appropriating funds specifically for crime laboratory services within the department of public safety. The new language Appropriating monies to the department of public safety. and The sum of $__________ is appropriated from the state general fund in fiscal year 2026-2027 to the department of public safety for crime laboratory services to process and test evidence submitted by law enforcement agencies from counties with less than one million persons. would be inserted into the existing legal framework, establishing a dedicated financial resource for processing evidence in smaller counties.
There are no deletions or changes to existing statutes indicated in the bill, meaning that the current law, tagged as ..., remains intact. The bill focuses solely on the addition of funding provisions to enhance crime laboratory services for specific jurisdictions.