HB 5591 Summary

• Appropriates $50,000,000 in supplemental funding from the state general fund for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022.

• Allocates $25,000,000 in grants to cities for hiring law enforcement officers dedicated to road patrol.

• Allocates $25,000,000 in grants to counties for hiring law enforcement officers dedicated to road patrol.

• Requires grant recipients to expand the number of law enforcement officer positions dedicated to road patrol and resume face-to-face visitation in their local jails (cities) or county jails (counties).

• Funds distributed through a competitive grant process administered by the Department of State Police.