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• When we look at the overall public safety and judiciary budget, that's only about 5% of the general fund
• This funding is 100% from the general fund.
• In that, there is a request for funding for the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund, which is $1.2
• This proposal would protect those grant fund investments and allow us to use up to 5% of grant funds
• To the Department of Public Safety?

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• When we look at the overall Public Safety and Judiciary budget, that's only about 5% of the general fund
• </c><00:05:22.520><c> and</c><00:05:22.680><c> Judiciary</c> Public Safety and Judiciary Public Safety
• </c> budget um for our Public Safety budget um for our Public Safety divisions<00:49:05.319><c> I'll<
• This proposal would protect those grant fund investments and allow us to use up to 5% of grant funds
• Specifically, the funding provides support to survivors through safety planning, crisis intervention,

Bills: HF2432

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• This is just currently funding, so we're not decreasing their funding, we're not increasing the funding
• , we're leaving the funding exactly the same as it has been.

Bills: SB1390

Committee: House A&B Transportation Subcommittee

Keywords: gross production tax, oil and gas, natural gas, casinghead gas, oil revenue, tax apportionment, revenue sharing, county highway fund, school funding, average daily attendance, general revenue fund, revenue stabilization fund, county bridge and road improvement, state transportation fund, preserving and advancing county transportation fund, education funding, higher education, student aid, tourism funding, conservation funding

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• We're not asking for any funds; just the funds are available.
• :33:50.640><c> the</c><00:33:50.880><c> funds</c><00:33:51.200><c> are</c> for any funds, just the funds
• are for any funds, just the funds are available.<00:33:52.320><c> But</c><00:33:52.480><c> then</c><
• No funding requirement. Right?
• </c> having a budget request to fund this. having a budget request to fund this.

Bills: HB517 , HB520 , HB233 , HB354 , HB517 , HB520 , HB233 , HB354

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: underground damage prevention, one-call notification system, utility locating, excavation safety, dig safe, call before you dig, 811, utility lines, underground utilities, pipeline safety, gas pipeline, electric utility, telecommunications, water utility, wastewater, cable television, locate request, premark, tolerance zone, positive response

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• </c> funding in the future. funding in the future.
• . fund. fund.
• </c> school fund task force. school fund task force.
• <00:54:36.079><c> that</c><00:54:36.319><c> supports</c> fund, which is a fund that supports fund, which
• The permanent school trust fund is the students' trust fund.

Bills: HF3900

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund

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• This results in a $63,000 reduction to the state highway safety account.
• Subpart six modifies reporting requirements for the Traffic Safety Commission regarding funding provided
• continue funding and reporting requirements for tribal traffic safety grants into the 2027-29 fiscal
• Subpart seven modifies funding amounts to reflect current estimates for the tribal traffic safety coordinator
• This results in a $440,000 reduction to the state highway safety account.

Bills: SB6005 , SB6225

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

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• SBA and the legislature provided a Significant A significant amount of funding was allocated to carry
• American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, and I'm also speaking on behalf of the All Safe Public Safety
• Better defined standards support better outcomes, public safety, and more effective use of limited behavioral

Bills: SB3 , HB70 , HB49 , HB60 , HB151 , HB164 , SB17 , SB35 , SB164

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, court-ordered treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric hold, danger to self, danger to others, suicide prevention, self-harm, homicide risk, capacity, decisional capacity, guardianship, treatment guardian, crisis stabilization, crisis triage center

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• We had a presentation for the Patient Compensation Fund.
• Each other for resources and funding.
• the safety of young people.
• He's with the Department of Public Safety. He's with the Department of Public Safety.
• So I... ...public safety in our streets.

Bills: SB3 , HB70 , HB49 , HB60 , HB151 , HB164 , SB17 , SB35 , SB164

Committee: Senate House Judiciary

Keywords: mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, court-ordered treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric hold, danger to self, danger to others, suicide prevention, self-harm, homicide risk, capacity, decisional capacity, guardianship, treatment guardian, crisis stabilization, crisis triage center

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 35, which would create one additional judgeship in the First Judicial District. Senator Trujillo and Chief Judge Bichai explained that the position had been approved through the judiciary’s unified budget process based on caseload and weighted-caseload needs. Members asked about how the new judge would be appointed, election timing, and courthouse space; the judge said the district would make room temporarily and that technology had helped with courtroom efficiency. One member of the public testified in opposition, alleging questionable case-assignment practices in the district court. The committee then voted do pass on SB 35 to the Finance Committee without objection. The committee then heard Senate Bill 17, the Stop Illegal Gun Trade Act, with extensive testimony on both sides. Supporters, including the sponsors, gun-violence survivors, prosecutors, law enforcement, city representatives, educators, and advocacy groups, argued that the bill would address a retail-to-criminal pipeline by requiring gun dealers to secure inventory, train employees, track sales, report suspicious activity, and restrict future sales of certain military-style firearms and large-capacity magazines. They cited gun violence statistics, local homicides, and the impact on children and schools. Opponents, including NRA and industry representatives, sheriffs, ranchers, dealers, and other citizens, argued the bill would violate the Second, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments, create a de facto registry, impose costly burdens on lawful businesses, and fail to stop criminals. Several opponents also raised concerns about litigation costs and the effect on rural gun owners. Committee members then questioned the sponsors and debated the bill’s definitions, recordkeeping, confidentiality, and dealer requirements. Senator Duhigg offered and the committee adopted several amendments, including removing narrow loss-language tied to fire/theft/flood, changing backup timing language back to the federal standard, and revising the confidentiality/IPRA language to protect names and personal identifying information of transferees. The sponsors said the bill was intended to align with or build on federal standards in some areas while adding state-level dealer oversight. The chair allowed extended amendment discussion and indicated the committee would continue working through the substitute bill.

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• better system that responds to local needs, and the legislature provided a significant amount of funding
• American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, and I'm also speaking on behalf of the All-Safe Public Safety
• Better defined standards support better outcomes, public safety, and more effective use of limited behavioral

Bills: SB3 , HB70 , HB49 , HB60 , HB151 , HB164 , SB17 , SB35 , SB164

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: mental health, commitment, involuntary commitment, civil commitment, assisted outpatient treatment, AOT, court-ordered treatment, behavioral health, psychiatric hold, danger to self, danger to others, suicide prevention, self-harm, homicide risk, capacity, decisional capacity, guardianship, treatment guardian, crisis stabilization, crisis triage center

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 3, which revises definitions in the Mental Health Code and Assisted Outpatient Treatment Act related to “likelihood of serious harm” and decisional capacity. The sponsor said the goal was to make the standards more workable for courts and treatment providers in civil commitment and assisted outpatient treatment cases. Members adopted a friendly amendment that narrowed and clarified the language, including adding “intentionally,” tying decisional capacity language to a mental disorder, and specifying that a qualified mental health professional makes that determination. A second friendly amendment was then adopted to make the bill’s language consistent throughout the code by adding “serious” before references to harm to self or others in several places. Public testimony on SB 3 was mixed. Disability advocates, the ACLU, and Disability Rights New Mexico expressed continued concern about involuntary treatment, civil liberty implications, possible overuse of commitment as a shortcut around guardianship or capacity procedures, and the risk that some people could remain in the system for a long time. Supporters included the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, police, and firefighters, who said the bill would provide clearer standards, better tools for crisis response, and alternatives to repeated arrest or emergency hospital transport. After debate, the committee voted 10-0 to give SB 3 a due pass as twice amended. The committee then took up House Bill 70, which was presented with a committee substitute intended to make the bill “sleeker” and address concerns raised by members. The substitute restored existing limits on commission decision-making, strengthened hearing examiner independence, reinstated current ex parte and Open Meetings Act guardrails, removed a proposed consumer advocate provision, and changed one provision from “may” back to “shall.” Members asked a few clarifying questions, including about advocacy staff and hearing examiners, and the sponsor said the changes improved the bill. The committee voted 9-0 to do not pass the original bill and due pass the committee substitute. The chair announced the committee had completed its two bills and adjourned after discussing upcoming meeting times.

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• There's not funding available through the utility Street and Alley funding process.
• There's not funding available through the utility Street and Alley funding process.
• um so with asking um for the safety um so with asking um for the funding<01:16:14.360><c> um</c><01:
• Our funds are locked up in the PFA right now, so we need those funds.
• PFA right now, so we need those funds unlocked through the revolving fund.

Bills: HF220 , HF230 , HF240 , HF241 , HF295 , HF429 , HF490 , HF505 , HF574 , HF576 , HF581 , HF865 , HF918 , HF1085 , HF1449 , HF1452 , HF1454 , HF602

Committee: House Capital Investment

Keywords: HF220, Minnesota transportation, highway user tax distribution fund, trunk highway fund, Minnesota Department of Transportation, MnDOT, transportation finance, dedicated funds, funding restrictions, arts in transportation, cultural strategies, transportation project planning, project design, project construction, placemaking, public art, infrastructure spending, state statutes 161.045, HF230, Wyoming

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• Previously, TDCJ distributed funds directly.
• the authority to maintain victim information necessary to distribute restitution funds.
• This is not justice; this is not safety; this is re-traumatization.
• Alliance for Safety and Justice is a multi-state nonprofit that does public policy and public safety
• The restriction in the bill is that we're not permitted to use funds.

Bills: HB153 , HB1828 , HB2306 , HB2498 , HB3464 , HB3488 , HB3636 , HB3673 , HB3834 , HB3860 , HB4120 , HB4937 , HB1515 , HB153

Committee: House Corrections

Keywords: education, funding, student resources, technology access, equal opportunity, veterans treatment court, mental health, criminal justice, rehabilitation, eligibility criteria, veterans, treatment court, military service, legislation, legislative leave, correctional officers, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, accumulated leave, compensatory time, parole eligibility

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• The healthier career firefighter, funds?
• And this is just temporary funding, really.
• It's just the funds to transfer over to get that going off the ground.
• And we currently do fund some enforcement out of the general fund, so this is much-needed revenue.
• And then the tax is going to the general fund and well, half of it. to the general fund and, well, half

Bills: HB227 , HB255 , HB465 , HB472 , HB482 , HB483 , HB526 , HB529 , HB484

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• Uh, total recurring general fund or just recurring? What? I'm sorry, new money.
• general fund next year is going to be $100 million in new recurring money.
• Hitting our general fund because we think the general fund next year is going to be $100 million in new
• We're going to give $37 million to so they can fund Democrat campaigns?
• And I just don't want our tax dollars going to fund races against me.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• When do you anticipate doing the bill for the university fund? I don't know, we'll see.
• Doing the bill for the university fund? I don't know. We'll see. That's super important.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• We would encourage the committee to explore alternative funding sources.
• And it says recurring general fund.
• If we saved that in GRT, we wouldn't have had the funding gap.
• for funding through the existing capital outlay process.
• Education Major Projects Fund.

Bills: SB151 , HB8 , SB177

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• Uh so they don't continue to fund them.
• <00:01:53.520><c> food</c> increased funding for veteran food increased funding for veteran food insecurity
• /c><00:04:21.359><c> different</c> this division funds two different this division funds two different
• </c><00:04:40.400><c> for</c> 11 to the open general fund for 11 to the open general fund for emergency
• </c><00:04:52.479><c> for</c> summarize for um the total funding for summarize for um the total funding

Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• So because we treat hold on funds.
• </c> Um it was my priority that we fully fund Um it was my priority that we fully fund the<00:05:12.560
• </c> funded through the federal government. funded through the federal government.
• </c><00:09:56.320><c> and</c> for more meat inspection uh funds and for more meat inspection uh funds
• or special revenue fund.

Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• So, this might be just a fund those to get them up. And that's fund those to get them up.
• Fund.
• This is the fund that has heritage fund.
• and Trails Fund. website.
• </c> updates who the funding is going to. updates who the funding is going to.

Bills: HF2446 , HF2563 , HF2444

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Works Construction Fund to the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund, ACDIF for short.
• The recurring funding stream to this fund currently is $2.5 million.
• fund at EMNRD. ...the community infrastructure fund, and another one is the forestry fund at EMNRD,
• Yes, if there was more funding available, it would be great to fund up to the $74 million.
• Enough money in the fund.

Bills: SB193

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

Summary: The committee heard Senate Bill 193, which would increase the recurring transfer from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund to the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund from $2.5 million to $5 million annually. The sponsor and supporters said the fund is the only recurring source for acequia infrastructure, helps complete projects efficiently through a planning/design and construction process, and has a strong completion rate. They also said the proposed increase reflects recent spending levels and growing need, especially after fires, flooding, and erosion damage in acequia communities. Public testimony was uniformly in support. Representatives of the New Mexico Acequia Association, local acequia and water users groups, conservation advocates, and community members described urgent infrastructure needs, the importance of acequias to agriculture and local economies, and the value of the fund’s application process and project readiness requirements. Several speakers said the fund helps communities recover from wildfire-related damage and prepare for future flooding and erosion. Committee members asked about how the money is structured, whether the bill would affect other earmarks or the irrigation fund balance, and how the $5 million figure was determined. Witnesses explained that the bill changes the recurring allocation only, that the acequia fund and other earmarks remain separate, and that the irrigation works fund has sufficient balance and recurring revenue to support the increase. They also noted that current annual spending has been in the $5 million to $6 million range and that the unmet statewide need is much larger. The committee voted do pass on SB 193, and the bill was approved.

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• </c><00:03:50.959><c> requirements</c> they meet sa safety requirements they meet sa safety requirements
• That's the big reason that the local food purchase funds have been so important to us.
• </c> assistance funding assistance funding opportunities<00:48:25.880><c> we</c><00:48:26.040><c> have
• </c><00:52:41.200><c> provided</c> 2024 additionally this funding provided 2024 additionally this funding
• </c><00:56:14.160><c> that</c> expect or with the current funding that expect or with the current funding

Bills: HF44 , HF2102 , HF2279 , HF2280 , HF2281

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization