The Senate Finance Department of Law Subcommittee approved a $139.2 million operating budget for the Department of Law on Tuesday, advancing the fiscal year 2027 spending plan without changes to the department's requests.

The budget includes $89.7 million in unrestricted general funds, $3.1 million in designated general funds, $43.8 million in other funds, and $2.6 million in federal funds. The department will maintain 601 permanent full-time positions.

The subcommittee accepted the department's requests in both the criminal and civil divisions. No organizational structure changes were included in the budget.

Kelly Good, staff to Senator Olson, presented the budget closeout to the three-member subcommittee. The panel, chaired by Senator Scott Kawasaki and including Senator Myers and Senator Olson, voted without objection to move the budget forward.

Kawasaki also moved to give the legislative finance division authority to make technical or conforming changes to the budget. The motion passed without objection.

The budget now advances to the full Senate Finance Committee for consideration. The subcommittee adjourned at 5:51 p.m.