Bill Title: Matching grant fund for local police departments. Establishes the law enforcement emergency response equipment matching grant fund to be administered by the department of homeland security. Allows local law enforcement agencies to apply for matching grants to purchase equipment needed for emergency response situations.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-01-24 - Senator Ford added as coauthor [SB0140 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Jack Sandlin [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Delph [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-029	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Niezgodski [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-010	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Merritt [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-031	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Michael Crider [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-028	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Frank Mrvan [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-001	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jon Ford [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	SD-038	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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