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• One third of our budget is federal dollars.
• Uh, probably in about 3 to 3 to 6 months based on the analysis, what the potential is.
• and the TEA analysis.
• We are doing all those analysis. We're also doing the animal toxicity study using the mice.
• The 14 jobs I mentioned that the village could expand aren't included in this economic analysis.

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• We need advanced data analysis to detect red flags and anomalies.
• Since I've better is data analysis.
• We do our own data analysis. Right. DHS.
• <00:31:21.120> also<00:31:21.360> partner analysis inhouse, but we also partner analysis
• engage with on data analysis projects. engage with on data analysis projects.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• IT IS A NEUTRAL BUDGET IMPACT.
• THERE ARE EIGHT PROPOSED FTES IN THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET WHICH LINES UP WITH STAFFING I'M SORRY, FUTURE
• YOUR BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR THAT ALIGNS WITH WHAT WE ARE ALREADY FUNDING FOR THE OFFICE.
• YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> I AM AWARE OF THE ANALYSIS.
• DOES IT MEAN THAT THE ENTIRE BUDGET IS OVERSEEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND THEN THEY DECIDE HOW IT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Compared to our state budget, families.
• We have an operating increase budget.
• So, it's it's in the budget sheet.
• ,<00:41:33.760> you'll spreadsheet about the budget, you'll spreadsheet about the budget,
• Uh, chair and analysis? Uh, sure.

Bills: HF1646, HF2443

Keywords: medical debt, debt relief, healthcare financing, consumer protection, financial hardship, commerce, cannabis, insurance, housing, ombudsperson, affordability, property, task force, financial institutions, 1183, house

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• He thanked the chair and explained that he wanted nonpartisan staff to prepare an integrated analysis
• because the issue crosses jurisdictions and the analysis would help inform discussions on both sides
• in addition health the state budget in addition health plans<00:17:55.480> pay<00:17:55.640><
• health plans are already helping budget health plans are already helping to<00:18:05.080> pay
• spending elsewhere in the budget.

Bills: HF837

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, 1183, house

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• It enables us to use technology for enhanced prepayment review and post-payment analysis.
• post-payment analysis. post-payment analysis.
• I'm the Commissioner at Minnesota Management and Budget.
• Budget. Budget.
• I'm general counsel for Minnesota Management and Budget.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• each enrollee, and one of the reports that is associated with this presentation is the actuarial analysis
• and so if you really Actuarial analysis and so if you really are<00:04:47.360> wanting<00:04:
• and then milman for the analysis and then milman for the Actuarial<00:08:37.200> analysis<00:
• :15.240> of um the Actuarial analysis some idea of um the Actuarial analysis some idea of you<
• <00:32:11.840> so obviously especially with her budget so obviously especially with her budget

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Good morning, and welcome to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4.
• The budget bill language would require loan authority language.
• The budget included 120 new positions to the department.
• As you know, the governor's budget cuts Round Three of funding.
• It's great to see that in the budget; we hope it stays.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Administration Budget Subcommittee will come to order. Missy, please call the roll.
• Welcome to the State Administration Budget Subcommittee.
• in our LBR, our budget requirements.
• And that won't cost anything. any more budget authority or money.
• Does the budget provide the funding for that? Yes.

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• HB 8 along with our budget and HB 9 leverages our budget surplus and strong economic position to provide
• deficits right now in their state budgets.
• or including the House Budget.
• Our total all-in budget is about... $16 million.
• Your budget is mandated services, right?

Bills: HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22, HB8, HB9, HJR1, HB22

Keywords: HB 8, school finance, compressed tax rate, maximum compressed tax rate, MCR, PYMCR, property tax, school district taxes, Education Code, Tax Code, state aid, school funding formula, local school taxes, Texas school finance, tax rate compression, public education funding, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property

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• , department responsible for budgeting, department responsible for budgeting, administrative<00:53
• <00:53:57.200> budgeting transfer the budget budgeting transfer the budget budgeting administrative
• transfer, does DLIR get the budgeted transfer, does DLIR get the budgeted amount<00:55:16.960>
• analysis, analysis, the<01:46:27.080> office<01:46:27.440> can<01:46:27.640> help
• <01:55:32.800> to of the first amendment analysis to of the first amendment analysis to change

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 83, which would require hotel keepers to give adequate notice of service disruptions to guests and third-party vendors. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection supported the bill but asked for amendments to restore remedies and add a nonwaiver provision, arguing that without penalties the measure would lack consequences and that consumers should not be able to waive the notice rights. Supporters, including Unite Here Local 5 and individual testifiers, said guests deserve transparency and meaningful recourse when disruptions occur, especially for labor disputes, construction, or other service interruptions that affect the experience they paid for. Hotel industry representatives, including the American Hotel and Lodging Association, the Hawaii Hotel Alliance, and hotel workers/testifiers, opposed the bill in its current form while offering amendments. They said the measure was too broad, difficult to implement, and could interfere with collective bargaining, third-party booking systems, and existing contracts. They also argued that some disruptions are not easily known in advance and that the bill unfairly singles out hotels compared with other industries. One testifier emphasized that notice should be required only for actual, known disruptions rather than potential events, and another raised concerns about applying the bill to properties not directly involved in a labor dispute. After the SB 83 testimony, the committee moved on to SB 2798, which would make permanent and expand statewide the agricultural enforcement pilot program created in 2025 and rename it the agricultural enforcement program. The chair introduced the measure and called on the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity as the first testifier, but the transcript excerpt ends before testimony or any vote on SB 2798.

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• Um, we've report will have an analysis.
• that our report will have some analysis that our report will have some analysis of<00:04:25.199>
• I don't know how we can do that in a non-budget year, and I don't know how we can do that even in a budget
• I don't know how we can do that in a non-budget year, and I don't know how we can do that even in a budget
• <01:12:39.600> to more under like do some analysis to more under like do some analysis to

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The working group approved the prior meeting minutes with one correction to reflect Laura Ziggler’s attendance. Staff then outlined the report due February 13, 2026, which must summarize the group’s activities and include findings and recommendations adopted by the group; the report will go to the governor and legislative transportation leaders. The chair emphasized that the group’s charge is broad and includes analyzing electricity used as vehicle fuel infrastructure opportunities and barriers, developing policy and funding recommendations for sustainable transportation funding, and reviewing other states’ laws and policies. Discussion focused heavily on how to replace declining gas tax revenue as more vehicles become electric. The chair framed the issue as a fairness and implementation challenge, noting that EVs are a growing share of the fleet and that the group should consider both policy and funding, not just one or the other. Members and guests raised several ideas already submitted, including a road user charge, changes to the EV charging tax, ending or modifying the EV surcharge, broadening the tax to publicly owned charging stations, reducing the charging level threshold to level 2, ending sales tax on electricity, addressing off-road use, and expanding the definition of auto parts to include charging equipment. Representative Elkins argued that charging based on electricity used at home is impractical for most vehicles, that public charging is already much more expensive than home charging, and that the current sales tax plus surcharge amounts to double taxation for public-charging users. He said a mileage-based user charge modeled on Utah’s approach is workable, could be phased in, and could preserve privacy by allowing a voluntary or alternative method for home charging estimates. Senator Howe responded that home electricity use can be estimated similarly to mileage deductions on taxes and said the state should tax all electricity used as fuel, regardless of charger level, if it can be identified. Other speakers echoed that all road users should pay a fair share and that the main challenge is implementation. Tony Kis of Quick Trip asked that a late letter be included in the record and urged clarification of the sales, use, excise tax, and collection rules to avoid double taxation and reduce administrative burden, noting the current monthly collection date and suggesting the group should streamline collection methods. No final policy decisions or votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

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• If you look in your analysis, you'll see it has broad support.
• If you look in your analysis, you'll see it has broad support.
• If you look in your analysis, you'll see it has broad support.
• Lastly, I would urge all of my colleagues to actually read the bill analysis.
• This is a project that has already been over $200 billion over budget and counting.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, offered a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then proceeded through gubernatorial appointments and third-reading measures. Three appointments to the California Housing Finance Agency Board and the State Mining and Geology Board were confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The body then considered a series of bills on criminal procedure, military authority, housing, refinery safety, land use, music festivals, homelessness planning, solar tax assessment, HOA assessments, privacy, utility accounts, refrigerant disposal, law enforcement training, natural gas planning, school transfers, and regional transportation planning. Among the more debated measures, SB 1173 on lesser related offense instructions passed 25-10 after opposition centered on judicial discretion and consistency. SB 1354, limiting out-of-state military or law enforcement activity without the Governor’s permission, passed 29-9 after supporters framed it as a sovereignty measure and opponents argued federal command authority controls. SB 1090, the Altadena disaster-speculation bill, passed 29-9; supporters said it would curb predatory investor purchases after wildfire disasters, while opponents raised concerns about property rights and market effects. SB 966 on refinery worker participation in safety standards passed 30-9 amid a dispute over worker protections versus regulatory burden, and SB 1256, a local housing/subdivision bill, passed 32-0 despite concerns about fire-safety amendments. The Senate also approved SB 865 on music festivals, SB 866 on homelessness planning with a commitment to exempt smaller cities, SB 1007 on HOA assessment transparency and homeowner approval thresholds, SB 923 on privacy deletion rights, SB 1098 on utility balancing accounts, SB 1010 on refrigerant recovery, SB 937 on flashbang and breaching-device restrictions, SB 1082 on inter-district transfer timelines, and SB 1087 on modernizing regional transportation planning. SB 1329 on solar farm property tax assessment drew extensive debate over county revenues, solar development certainty, and fairness to rural communities, but ultimately passed after the call was lifted. Several measures were supported by authors and committee chairs as balancing consumer, worker, or local government protections against concerns about costs, regulatory stability, and local control.

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• 2025 Budget Act.
• This is my third year on budget and my last budget hearing.
• budget cycles.
• budget cycles.
• and budget staff for guiding us through this difficult budget process.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• So if I remember correctly back from the pre-budget hearings a couple of weeks ago on the budget line
• So then their line item within their budget for salaries will be addressed in the balanced budget and
• So if I remember correctly back from the pre-budget hearings a couple of weeks ago on the budget line
• So then their line item within their budget for salaries will be addressed in the balanced budget and
• And the analysis was that it would not be.

Summary: The committee considered a series of appropriation, fund transfer, and reserve requests across multiple agencies. Section B temporary appropriations included funding for state technology upgrades, personnel management staffing and IT skills assessment, court reporters and interpreters, crime victim claims, juvenile sex offender assessments, radiation lab testing, and higher education workforce grants and credentialing pathways. Additional items covered an ARPA grant for the University of Arkansas Fort Smith LPN program, an IIJA grant for the Oil and Gas Commission’s critical minerals work, a restricted reserve transfer for State Police vehicle purchases, a transfer to the Arkansas Heroes Program, and cash fund requests for the Real Estate Commission’s AV system and HVAC work. Most of these items were approved by voice vote. One budget classification transfer request from the Commissioner of State Lands drew extended questioning and was ultimately not approved. Members questioned the $250,000 transfer to operating expenses tied to the purchase of a West Little Rock office building, the ongoing lease costs at the prior location, and whether the agency had adequately planned for building-related expenses. After discussion, the motion failed, and members told the agency to tighten spending and return if needed. The committee then took up 15 pay plan appropriation requests totaling $25.7 million and approved them after discussion with DFA, DHS, Corrections, and the State Board of Election Commissioners. Members focused heavily on DHS staffing shortages at human development centers, where officials said vacancies and turnover were driven by overtime and burnout rather than pay alone; one member asked DHS to submit a written plan to address the issue. Corrections reported the pay plan had improved hiring and retention. The committee also approved overtime appropriations for Emergency Management and Military. Reports on reserve funds, the Budget Stabilization Trust Fund, tobacco settlement, State Central Services, Education Adequacy, Medicaid Trust, IIJA, and revenue transfer activity were received. The Medicaid Trust Fund report prompted significant concern about February’s $90 million draw; DHS said the month was unusually high because of cash-flow timing and that the fund should end the year with a balance between $150 million and $200 million, while lawmakers noted a second $100 million set-aside is planned for FY27. The final discussion centered on DHS’s state hospital damage claim and reconstruction funding, where members expressed disappointment that insurance reimbursement would likely return only about $1.8 million now and possibly about $97,000 more later, far less than the roughly $5 million initially expected. DHS explained the policy was based on actual cash value and depreciation for old buildings, and said the work would proceed on Unit 3 for secured restoration because it was the most cost-effective option.

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• to the governor's budget.
• could add funding for the budget for these activities in the budget next year.
• Programmed into the budget, proposed budget. So first from the LAO, please.
• So I'm here to urge you to keep The UCLA, excuse me, keep the first star budget in the budget.
• to the governor's budget.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• haven't had a chance to go there and look at that, you can see the reports that give the fiscal analysis
• question really has to do with doing a professional through the Healthcare Authority root cause analysis
• I don't know that we would be better served By doing a root cause analysis in determining how we can
• If they become law, that it will help us with our budget.
• I I am more concerned with the population without having insurance and how that impacts our budget in

Bills: SB1090, SJR49, SB633, HR1059, SB650, SB2063, SB122, SB1614, SB1884, SJR52, SJR53, HJR1101, SJR50, HB3021, HR1058, SB514, SB382, HB3320, SB740, SB833, SB2143, SB1209, SB244

Keywords: wildlife, conservation, Oklahoma, regulations, permanent rules, Leo's Law, child endangerment, fentanyl testing, drug screening, child welfare, Oklahoma Children's Code, substance abuse, Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, AAPI, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Oklahoma House resolution, commemorative resolution, heritage month, cultural recognition

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• I mean this is in the budget. We know that we have a lot of issues with CYFD.
• , Representative Chavez has raised the question from the analysis that CYFD has indicated that this is
• So just to look further at this analysis under the Savag 💃 Yes, Madam Chair, members of the committee
• It's not in the budget for this purpose to grow it out, not for the pilot.
• And because it is a budget year, I want to say it also does save money.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We will start with an analysis of the medical claims and billing system in New Mexico.
• Our analysis of the medical claims and billing system in New Mexico.
• Just a reminder, her task was analysis of medical claims and billing systems.
• New Mexico's entire Medicaid budget was $8.9 billion. Okay, thank you.
• And how do we implement solutions like, for example, evaluating a global budget?

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• Prim primarily involve The Collection Prim primarily involve The Collection analysis<00:12:07.399>
• mapping and dissemination of analysis mapping and dissemination of foundational<00:12:09.720> data
• <00:15:46.519> amendments plans reporting and budget amendments plans reporting and budget
• that's been approved and then LCC budget that's been approved and then LCC um<00:20:30.799> the
• so that is a very that are in the budget so that is a very critical<00:20:37.880> service<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all