HB4264

The introduced bill would have required establishment of the program, allowed use of any available money and permitted later inflation increases above $6,500. The House committee retained that text. The sole listed House floor amendment, adopted May 1, added the one-award-per-person limit.

The Senate substitute made program creation discretionary and dependent on specifically appropriated money. It removed the inflation-adjustment authority and the authority to use any available money, while retaining the one-time limit. The final act matches that substitute. The official history records House concurrence and the governor’s June 20 signature.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Qualifying newly certified officers could receive additional compensation, and agencies could gain a recruitment, retention or professional-development incentive. Officers whose master certificates predate September 1, 2025, and those who do not satisfy the full-time employment and other criteria, are outside this grant’s eligibility. Agencies and the division would handle applications and compliance.

The final fiscal note said the total state cost could not be determined because it depends on applications and appropriations. It assumed administration could fit existing resources and anticipated no significant local fiscal implication. Its narrative still referred to inflation adjustments, but that authority was removed from the Senate and enrolled texts: the enacted award amount is $6,500 without the proposed inflation escalator.

Review boundary: This explains HB4264’s authorization and conditions, not whether a later appropriation funded the program, whether an application window is open or whether a particular officer has an approved award.