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• It now contains data from 2009 through the current fiscal year.
• The user can choose a fiscal year and the data is categorized by agency.
• You can compare disbursements for two fiscal years.
• The annual reversion report gives you the compare reversions by fiscal year.
• The information is divided into five categories and viewable by fiscal year.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee met to receive updates on Transparency Florida and related transparency tools. The Governor’s Office and the Department of Financial Services described the Transparency Florida website, the state payment and contract systems, and the local-government financial reporting system (Logger X/XBRL), emphasizing public access, searchable payment and contract data, downloadable reports, and ongoing upgrades. Members asked whether school districts and the Department of Corrections are included in these systems; staff explained that state agencies like Corrections are covered through Transparency Florida, FACTS, and the state financial reports, while Logger X is for local governments. Committee staff reported that the Transparency Florida Act’s requirements have been met and noted that any new recommendations would need legislative action; members were invited to submit recommendations by October 30. The committee then reviewed repeated audit findings for local governments and educational entities. Staff explained the statutory process for “three-peat” findings: first requesting an updated written corrective-action status, then possibly requiring an appearance before the committee, and finally taking further action if findings remain uncorrected. Most entities were recommended for written updates, while the City of Daytona Beach was singled out for an in-person appearance because of a repeated finding involving unexpended building permit balances. Members also raised questions about specific entities, including McIntosh, White Springs, Pahokee, and the Fred R. Wilson Memorial Law Library special district, with staff explaining the nature of the findings and noting that some entities may warrant further review. The committee adopted a motion to accept staff’s recommendations and to send letters to entities with uncorrected audit findings in late-filed 2023-24 audit reports. It also approved a motion directing the Auditor General and OPPAGA to conduct the required audit of the Department of the Lottery for fiscal year 2025-26, with the Auditor General handling financial, internal control, and compliance work and OPPAGA preparing operational recommendations. The meeting concluded with notice that the next meeting was tentatively scheduled for November 3 at 3:30 p.m., followed by adjournment.

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• 00:28:32.960> and<00:28:33.200> economic from fiscal responsibility and economic from fiscal
• :29:02.720> economic from fiscal responsibility and economic from fiscal responsibility and economic
• You and I talked about this bill on a more serious note.
• You and I talked about this bill on a more serious note.
• You and I talked about this bill on a more serious note.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a roll call establishing a quorum of 29 senators present. The chamber adopted the previous day’s journal, allowed bill introductions throughout the day, and received multiple House messages referring local bills and proposed constitutional amendments to the Committee on Local Legislation, along with a lieutenant governor’s confirmation referral to the Committee on Confirmations. Committee reports were then received from several standing committees. The Senate confirmed a series of gubernatorial and other appointments, including Michael Kulovitz and Barbara Maul to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees, Logan Glass to the Educational Television Commission, Ed Croll and James Harris to the Alabama Committee on Monument Protection, Matt Barnes to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, Scott Moes and Jeffrey Wilson to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Jeffrey L. Cameman to the Tuscaloosa County Civil Service Board. The Senate also received favorable committee reports on numerous bills from Judiciary, State Governmental Affairs, Education Policy, Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development, Health Care, Veterans and Military Affairs, and Local Legislation, with several bills amended or substituted and placed on the next day’s calendar. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar from the Rules Committee and passed several bills. Senate Bill 101 extended the Alabama Board of Electrical Contractors to October 1, 2028. Senate Bill 93, as amended, allowed certain municipalities with populations of 12,000 or more and even-numbered councils to authorize a mayoral tie-breaking vote by council resolution. Senate Bill 115 created a competitive-bidding exemption for certain expenditures of $15,000 or less involving rolling stock, with quote and approval requirements. Senate Bill 131 on county subdivisions was amended and passed. Senate Bill 30, known as “Trey’s Law,” would make certain nondisclosure provisions unenforceable in cases involving sexual abuse victims; the sponsor described it as protecting survivors from being silenced, while Senator Albritton cautioned about the broader effects on settlements and institutions. The Senate also adopted two resolutions: Senate Joint Resolution 19 honoring the life and legacy of Anna Smith Bedsole Holmes, and Senate Joint Resolution 20 commending the Alabama Birth Equity Initiative. The Rules Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the listed bills were taken up and passed or advanced by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• And we have a anticipated shortfall of 138,000 for fiscal year 26 and 83,000 for fiscal year 27.
• And we have a anticipated shortfall of 138,000 for fiscal year 26 and 83,000 for fiscal year 27.
• And we have a anticipated shortfall of 138,000 for fiscal year 26 and 83,000 for fiscal year 27.
• And we have a anticipated shortfall of 138,000 for fiscal year 26 and 83,000 for fiscal year 27.
• of the results of the fiscal year 2025. of the results of the fiscal year 2025.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Members, there's a fiscal note in your packet.
• <00:12:23.360> still fiscal note and meetings are still fiscal note and meetings are still
• Um, you'll note um there there's a fiscal note here, but um, you know, as we talked about yesterday,
• Um, you'll note um there there's a fiscal note here, but um, you know, as we talked about yesterday,
• Um you'll note um there there's a fiscal note here, but um, you know, as we talked about yesterday, um

Bills: HF4119, HF3959, HF3792, HF3913, HF3752

Keywords: property tax, renter credits, co-pay, housing affordability, tax relief, homestead, tax refund, Minnesota, tax increase, financial relief, homeowners, AmeriCorps, taxation, individual income tax, living allowances, stipends, national service, tax compliance, revenue, analytics

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• Reimbursement anticipation note funds Reimbursement anticipation note funds come<00:24:00.080> from
• A reimbursement anticipation note, a RAN, is different than a tax anticipation note that you have at
• Tax anticipation notes are also very short.
• Tax anticipation notes are also very short.
• I'm just wondering why the department did not provide information for fiscal note. >> Sorry about that

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And also just echoing that this will not have a fiscal impact until the 2030 fiscal year.
• And also just echoing that this will not have a fiscal impact until the 2030 fiscal year.
• impact until 20 uh the 2030 fiscal impact until 20 uh the 2030 fiscal<01:27:34.560> year.
• And we note here, as we noted yesterday, that Act 307 in 2022, the Legislature's intent was to clean
• as we noted yesterday that act note here as we noted yesterday that act 307<01:45:37.440> in<

Bills: HB1977, HB1764, HB1934, HB2533, HB1790, HB2181, HB1870, HB2140, HB2468, HB2358, HB1588, HB1688, HB1986, HB2030, HB2195, HB1949, HB1695, HB1950, HB2094, HB2115, HB2297, HB2336, HB2416, HB2049

Keywords: maternal health, infant health, mobile application, Medicaid, healthcare access, state programs, music education, public concerts, Hawaii State Library, cultural collaboration, music accessibility, libraries, education, reading programs, early childhood, nonprofit, community engagement, teacher retention, Hawaiian language education, special needs schools

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• Just to note, I really appreciate the work you're doing.
• Chairman, just for a note, I was just sitting here thinking about that.
• And then you will note, Mr.
• I would note, Mr.
• The education and technology notes are for fiscal year 24, 25, and 26.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Did you say request a fiscal note? >> Yes, she says, did you request a fiscal note? >> Mr.
• Have you requested a fiscal<01:15:38.640> note? fiscal note? fiscal note?
• :52.920> on<01:15:53.440> this requested a fiscal note on this requested a fiscal note
• fiscal note? fiscal note?
• have a zero fiscal note, so we we're have a zero fiscal note, so we we're planning<03:42:45.080>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Secretary, please note the roll. I think one or two more will be coming in. Yes.
• The second major finding, as noted, was conflict of interest forms and file requirements.
• As of fiscal year 2025, trust beneficiaries included K through 12 public schools.
• Our current fiscal year appropriated budget is about $26.4 million.
• I'm also happy to report that for the past three fiscal years, we've beat the 20-plus-year average fiscal

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Joint Natural Resources and House Natural Resources, Energy and Water Committees of Reference heard the Arizona Auditor General’s sunset review of the Arizona State Veterinary Medical Examining Board. The audit found the board generally met some licensing requirements, but it did not timely investigate and resolve 49 of 159 complaints in fiscal year 2024, and it did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure and filing requirements. The Auditor General also identified weaknesses in continuing-education verification and other sunset-factor areas, and the board agreed to implement all 21 recommendations. Board staff said complaint volume has risen sharply since the pandemic, that the board’s process is slower because every case goes through an investigative committee and then the full board, and that it has already corrected some conflict-of-interest issues and is adding tools to improve continuing-education audits. The committee then heard testimony from the board’s executive director and from the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association. The executive director emphasized the board’s public-protection mission, described the shortage of veterinarians and veterinary technicians, and said the board is working to improve efficiency through a new e-licensing system and staff training. Members asked about the shortage of large-animal veterinarians, complaint backlogs, and whether the board could do more to recruit rural practitioners; the board said it lacks direct recruiting authority but supports multiple licensure pathways and loan-assistance efforts. The veterinary association supported the board’s oversight and said it is also working on rural and large-animal workforce issues through partnerships and advocacy. The committee then voted to recommend continuing the board for eight years, until July 1, 2034. The committee next took up the Arizona State Land Department, beginning with the Auditor General’s presentation on the department’s sunset review and prior special audit. The audit found the department had not updated its required five-year disposition plan since 2011, had sold more than 48,000 acres without an active plan, had allowed agricultural rental rates to go unchanged since 2006 despite market increases, and had not consistently inspected mineral-related leases or properly managed reclamation bonds. The Auditor General said these issues created risks of lost revenue, reduced transparency, and public-safety hazards, and recommended 18 corrective actions in the main review plus 34 additional recommendations on other issues; the department agreed to most recommendations but declined to adopt a written policy for commissioner-initiated land sales. Commissioner Robin Sahid said the department is working through audit recommendations, has created a rules team, improved its customer portal, and is pursuing new policies on water use, transportation-basin leases, and disposition planning. Members questioned the department about agricultural leases, groundwater valuation, the Fondomonte leases and reimbursement for improvements, the canceled Coyotes land auction, backlog and processing times, and the use of consultants and administrative funds. The commissioner said the department had over 2,000 applications in queue when she arrived, that it has made progress reducing the backlog, and that it is conducting stakeholder outreach on water-efficiency standards and lease addenda. No final vote on the land department continuation was taken in the portion provided.

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• We do have a fiscal note that, I believe, nonpartisan staff came up with a number of about $109 million
• We do have a fiscal note that, I believe, nonpartisan staff came up with a number of about $109 million
• We do have a fiscal note that, I believe, nonpartisan staff came up with a number of about $109 million
• We do have a fiscal note that, I believe, nonpartisan staff came up with a number of about $109 million
• We do have a fiscal note that, I believe, nonpartisan staff came up with a number of about $109 million

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , and the revenue analysis shows the estimated general fund fiscal impact for the fiscal years in the
• fiscal 27.
• For fiscal 28, the estimated revenue reduction is 437.3 million, and for fiscal 29 the estimated revenue
• 4373 million and for fiscal 29 the 4373 million and for fiscal 29 the estimated<00:44:08.319> Revenue
• And I do think this is jumping off of a fiscal bridge.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• fiscal note so in generating a a sizable fiscal note so in this<00:01:50.360> iteration<00:01
• note or environmental impact.
• note or environmental impact.
• note or environmental impact.
• note or environmental impact.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, please take note. So, questions. So, please take note.
• For you, Senator Hickden, you know, we do have a fiscal note on it, and it is marked negligible.
• Is there a fiscal note or would there be a problem with doing that, because we get calls all the time
• Is would there be a fiscal note or Okay.
• Is would there be a fiscal note or would<00:30:35.760> there<00:30:35.919> be<00:30:36.159

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:17 Approval of Minutes: 00:02:09 Legislative Proposals: HB 213: 00:02:13 HB 516: 00:25:00 HB 589: 00:39:30 Kentucky Public Pension Authority: 00:44:52 Adjournment: 01:14:07, 958, all

Summary: The Public Pension Oversight Board met on February 13 and approved the minutes after establishing a quorum. The committee then took up three pension-related bills, beginning with Rep. Callaway’s proposal to allow certain retired police officers with 15 to 19 years of service to be rehired by local law enforcement agencies. Callaway and Brandon Lincoln of the FOP said the bill is intended to help recruitment and retention, especially for departments facing staffing shortages, and emphasized that it would be optional and would not allow double-dipping. Committee members raised concerns that lowering the service threshold from 20 to 15 years could create an unfunded liability and weaken the pension system, and several members said they did not yet fully understand how the pension and insurance provisions would work. The sponsor said she was open to working on the bill, and the chair noted the committee would continue to examine it with help from KPA staff. The second bill, presented by Rep. Lewis with Brandon Lincoln and Jeff Taylor, addressed probationary employees in CS agencies, including firefighters and police officers. The bill would let certain former probationary employees purchase service credit for time spent in probation, and would extend line-of-duty death and disability protections to employees who are injured or killed during probationary service. Testimony said the measure is optional for employers, could be used as a recruitment tool, and would allow employees within six months of the probationary period to buy back the time themselves if they choose. Members generally supported the concept, noted a negligible fiscal note, and discussed whether current employees could buy back older probationary periods; the sponsor said the bill did not appear to allow that, though he was open to further discussion. Throughout both bills, members focused on whether the proposals would create new pension costs or liabilities and how they would interact with existing retirement tiers and contribution rules. Several members asked for clarification on whether rehired workers would contribute to the pension system, whether employers would pay normal cost or any contribution at all, and whether the bills would affect future retirement benefits. The sponsors and witnesses repeatedly said the measures were limited, optional, and intended to address staffing and fairness issues without changing the core retirement system, but the committee did not take final action on the bills during the discussion.

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• And it's unfortunate that when we do our fiscal notes, we don't take that into consideration because
• And it's unfortunate that when we do our fiscal notes, we don't take that into consideration because
• Um thank you, it's unfortunate that when we do our it's unfortunate that when we do our fiscal<00:10:
• 28.720> notes,<00:10:29.080> we<00:10:29.200> don't<00:10:29.520> take<00
• :10:29.800> that<00:10:30.120> into fiscal notes, we don't take that into fiscal notes,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There is no fiscal note. This is paid for by the guardsman. And that's my explanation of the bill.
• There is no fiscal note. This is paid for by the guardsman. And that's my explanation of the bill.
• thing.<00:09:48.160> There<00:09:48.320> is<00:09:48.440> no<00:09:48.640> fiscal
• <00:09:49.000> note.
• There is no fiscal note. This is thing. There is no fiscal note.

Keywords: Insurance - Room 210, 26 February, 2026; 9:00 A.M., 925, all

Summary: The committee considered several House bills, most of them already passed by the Senate or previously vetted in other committees. House Bill 1075 would expand access for low-income housing authorities and related entities to participate in insurance pooling arrangements, with the sponsor explaining it would help lower insurance costs as housing funding structures shift toward public-private partnerships. House Bill 565, renamed “Jill’s Law,” would advance biomarker testing and related Medicaid/prior authorization conforming changes; House Bill 856 would remove a repealer from the state’s anti-step-therapy law after hearings found the cost impact negligible; and House Bill 939 would extend the repealer on the volunteer firefighters’ Length of Service Award Program, which was described as needing ongoing funding to retain and recruit volunteers. The committee also heard House Bill 1019, which would expand health coverage options for small businesses, professionals, and self-employed people through access to regulated trade association self-funded group health plans. House Bill 1117 would create a transparency requirement for dental insurance by reporting premium-to-services information to the insurance commissioner and making it available in a portal; the sponsor said the Dental Association supports it. House Bill 1332 would require insurance examinations to meet National Association of Insurance Commissioners standards and best practices, and a member said he would vote present but the bill was said not to affect existing continuing education rules. Finally, House Bill 1713 would codify Mississippi Military Department authority to oversee state-sponsored life insurance for National Guard members, with the Adjutant General designated as state sponsor; it was described as voluntary, already operating since 1962, and without a fiscal note because it is paid for by guardsmen. Each bill received a motion to do pass or title sufficient to pass, was approved without opposition or with only a present vote noted on one bill, and the committee then voted to rise and report.

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• Oh, will you please note the roll? Oh, will you please note the roll? Are we here? Are we here?
• Madam Chair, Representative Bliss, do we know what the potential fiscal impact is on the sales tax?
• Kaiser, do you know the potential state fiscal impact? Thank you, Madam Chair, Representative.
• Perhaps a fiscal note could be helpful, but it will be a...
• Perhaps a fiscal note could be helpful, but it will be a minimal amount. Madam Chair, yeah, Mr.

Bills: HB2113, HB2237, HB2824, HB2926, HB2939, HB2950

Keywords: utility consumer, rate intervention, public service corporation, Arizona Revised Statutes, residential rates, consumer protection, appropriation, Apache Junction, tourism, recreation, Superstition trails, funding, infrastructure, C-PACE, capital expenditure, special assessment, property improvement, local government financing, energy efficiency, water conservation

Summary: The committee began with a presentation on the modernization of the DeConcini Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. Testimony from the port authority chair, a county supervisor, and the Nogales mayor emphasized that the port is outdated, flood-prone, congested, and a safety concern because CBP facilities and traffic lanes sit on or near the international boundary and stormwater infrastructure. Speakers said the port is critical to local and state commerce, tourism, and tax revenue, and requested state support and letters backing federal funding efforts. Members discussed the sewer/stormwater flooding issue, the estimated $1.5 billion to $2 billion cost, and the need for federal action; the chair said a letter of support would be prepared for committee members to sign. The committee then heard and passed HB 2237, which appropriates $4.5 million for Apache Junction’s Superstition Trails and visitor gateway project, and HB 2926, the Workforce Housing Accelerator Act. HB 2926 would create expedited permitting for workforce housing, provide a single point of contact, reduce the state portion of prime contracting tax for qualifying projects, and lower the population threshold for certain industrial development authority bond actions. After an amendment, the bill passed 6-1. Testimony in support came from the sponsor and housing advocates, who said the bill would help address Arizona’s missing-middle housing shortage and reduce regulatory delays. The committee also passed HB 2113, which would require RUCO to intervene in utility rate cases when proposed residential rate increases are 100% or more. The sponsor argued RUCO should focus more on rural customers facing large percentage increases, while RUCO’s director said the office has only nine staff, a $1.9 million budget, and limited capacity, warning the bill could increase costs and delay cases. Members discussed rural ratepayer impacts, and the bill passed 5-1-1. HB 2824, authorizing local C-PACE programs for voluntary financing of commercial property improvements, also passed unanimously after testimony that it would support energy, water, and infrastructure upgrades without state general fund exposure. Finally, HB 2939, a rural investment tax credit bill tied to large qualifying investments and net new jobs, passed unanimously after Lucid Motors testified in support. The committee held HB 2950 due to time and adjourned, noting it would be heard first next week.

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• to quickly address, I appreciate the comments and I would say in regard to that, your comments are noted
• This makes our fiscal stability essential beyond our municipal boundaries.
• It's also important to note 60% of our properties are Molly Young: homesteaded.
• And of course the sponsor's bill is well noted. It is forward-looking.
• It's fiscally responsible.

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• I have a concern about the fiscal note.
• So the next fiscal year funding... I don't know what you have in front of you.
• In the fiscal note, it talks about that it's for the Department of Public Health.
• It's in the fiscal note here. Um, it's in the fiscal note here. No, ma'am. No.
• And as a personal note of privilege, I'd like to recognize my of privilege, I'd like to recognize my

Bills: SB140, HB235, HB276, HB317, HB340

Keywords: Coach Safely Act, youth athletics, noncompliance penalties, Department of Public Health, youth athlete, social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety

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• Is this a fiscal note? Just trying to trust but verify. Okay.
• So, without a fiscal note, it can be placed on the consent calendar.
• Is this a fiscal note? Just report. Is this a fiscal note?
• So, is without a fiscal note, it >> Okay.
• <01:16:25.040> note<01:16:25.199> over because it has a fiscal note over because it

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on CACR 30, a constitutional amendment that would make Public Utilities Commission members elected rather than appointed. Representative Thomas Opel testified in support, arguing that rising energy costs and the utility rate-setting structure make the PUC too insulated from ratepayers, and that elected commissioners would be more accountable. He also said the proposal should ideally include a ban on contributions from regulated utilities to PUC campaigns, and acknowledged the draft had errors and needed work. Representative Lane questioned whether a contribution ban would be constitutional, and Opel said there may be ways to structure one to survive legal challenge. The hearing closed with five online supporters and two opponents reported, and no one else testified. The committee then went into executive session on House Bill 1062, authorizing the Secretary of State to conduct random audits of voters’ citizenship qualifications. Representative Newsome offered an amendment to clarify how voters with no evidence either way would be treated and to require a public report on audit results, including referrals, costs, and databases used. Representative Aqua opposed the amendment, saying the bill should pass as written. The amendment failed 9-7, and after further debate over privacy and the purpose of audits, the committee voted 9-7 to recommend ought to pass on HB 1062. Representative Barry was assigned the majority report and Representative Newsome the minority report. The committee next considered House Bill 1388, which would clarify the form of ballots for constitutional amendments. Representative Weary said the bill simply provides clarity for voters and imposes no hardship on the Secretary of State’s office. The committee unanimously voted 17-0 to recommend ought to pass and placed the bill on the consent calendar. Finally, the committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 1125, enabling school districts to adopt partisan school district elections. Representative Weary said partisan labels would help voters understand candidate positions and address low turnout in local elections. He emphasized the bill is enabling, not mandatory. Members questioned why the change was needed if few municipalities have used existing authority, and whether it would increase divisiveness. Weary said many voters are unaware of the option and that partisan labels would give them more information. The hearing closed with five online supporters and 184 opponents. The committee then began executive session on House Bill 1187, concerning the filing deadline for special-election candidates for state representative, but discussion was still ongoing in the transcript.

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• We will be creating a fiscal policy for you all to approve in September, and you all will be my check
• We will be creating a fiscal policy for you all to approve in September that you all will be my check
• And I'll ask each commissioner observer to give me their notes prior to the vote.
• Please note that Commissioner Armstrong is recusing herself from Opera on the James. Anyone else?
• The staff will present any fiscal policies for discussion and vote at the September board meeting.

Keywords: Virginia Commission for the Arts Board Meeting, 976, house, all