Note: This year IFF rated maintenance bills according to a more refined system. This is an enhancement bill, and will be rated as a standalone bill. IFF will only consider enhancement line items in these ratings. This means that FTP reductions passed in maintenance legislation will not be evaluated here, among other things.
Bill Description: House Bill 951 is an enhancement of $980,000 and an additional 0.00 full-time positions for the Office of the Attorney General (AG) for fiscal year 2027 (and an additional $980,000 in FY26). This legislation appropriates a total of $34,817,600 and 227.40 full-time positions to the agency.
Rating: -1
Does this budget incur any wasteful spending among discretionary funds, including new line items? Conversely, does this budget contain any provisions that serve to reduce spending where possible (i.e. base reductions, debt reconciliation, etc.)?
This legislation authorizes onetime spending for the AG of $1,960,000. This agency did not ask for a budget enhancement in FY26. Onetime spending is often even more volatile than ongoing spending, which is to be expected due to these onetime expenses generally being utilized for projects or capital outlay. This also calls for special scrutiny and discernment.
The onetime expenditure actually consists of spending authorized over two years. It authorizes expenditures from the Consumer Protection Fund for FY27 of $980,000 DF and an additional spending of $980,000 DF in FY26 to support all operations of the AG’s office. This enhancement is a partial offset of the AG’s 5% reductions.
(-1)
