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• >> A second concern here is the fiscal >> A second concern here is the fiscal note.<
• is a old fiscal note that's dated 120. is a old fiscal note that's dated 120.
• bill but we've fiscal note is for this bill but we've again<00:40:34.000> for<00:40:34.240>
• notes needs to be updated >> So this fiscal notes needs to be updated because<00:40:42.079>
• So, the fiscal note needs to year. Okay.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• but at the same time do so in a fiscally but at the same time do so in a fiscally responsible<00
• >> Yeah, be fiscally conservative. Um, focus on the things that make a difference.
• >> Yeah, be fiscally conservative. Um, focus on the things that make a difference.
• >> Yeah, be fiscally conservative. Um, focus on the things that make a difference.
• <00:19:05.840> responsible model on how to be fiscally responsible model on how to be fiscally

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The governor discussed Minnesota’s budget outlook ahead of a supplemental budget release next month, saying the state remains financially strong but should be cautious because of federal uncertainty and a structural imbalance in spending. He said the administration’s approach will be measured, with limited new spending and possibly modest revenue measures, while prioritizing a bonding bill and maintaining the state’s AAA bond rating, reserves, and middle-class tax cuts. He also praised the 2023 legislative session and bipartisan cooperation as the basis for the state’s current position. A major topic was spending growth in special education and the broader human services system. The governor said special education is a fundamental service the state is legally and morally obligated to provide, but costs need to be managed more efficiently. He pointed to legacy IT systems in the Department of Human Services and county service delivery as expensive, antiquated, and error-prone, and said the state needs a multi-year modernization plan and continued reorganization. He argued that reforms such as prepayment verification and other fraud controls should reduce costs without cutting services. The governor also addressed federal actions affecting Medicaid and other programs, sharply criticizing efforts to withhold funds and claims of widespread fraud. He said Minnesota’s Medicaid error rate is lower than the national average and argued that the federal government’s approach would harm children, pregnant women, and seniors without improving fraud prevention. He also said the state’s gun violence prevention and fraud-fighting packages are expected to be relatively close to budget neutral. No formal votes or legislative actions were taken in the meeting, which was primarily a press availability and Q&A.

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• Um, so is this... so do we have— we don't really have a fiscal note, right?
• But if you would like them to do a fiscal note or something more detailed...
• Okay. do a fiscal note or something more do a fiscal note or something more detailed<00:55:34.240>
• note?
• And does it have a fiscal note, and if so, what does it say? It does.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up a House Bill 2 amendment to remove a bail-related section that had already passed in another bill and was now considered duplicative. Members discussed the earlier change to how bail commissioners are reimbursed, concerns that the Judiciary was losing money collecting the fees, and whether the magistrate-related language would still be needed. They noted the bill had already crossed over to the Senate, that the section was obsolete, and that any remaining issue about magistrates’ five-year terms might need to be raised with the Criminal Justice Committee. Amendment 997H, deleting section one, was moved, seconded, and adopted unanimously. The committee then reviewed a package of HB 1 position transfers involving the Department of Environmental Services, Fish and Game, and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. Staff explained that several positions were being shuffled to correct position numbers and align permitting functions, including one Fish and Game position moving back to Fish and Game, one DEES position remaining funded after ARPA money ends, and adjustments to hours for permitting and environmental services positions. Members discussed whether the Fish and Game position had been intended to be temporary, but ultimately agreed to accept the first four Environmental Services items and the last two Natural and Cultural Resources items as a package; that motion passed unanimously. They then also accepted sections 2 through 8 of HB 1 with the related amendments and footnote language. The committee next turned to dredge-and-fill fee changes in section 11, where one member objected to a 50% fee increase for seasonal docks, arguing it could discourage permitted work and might apply to repairs that only require notification. Staff said the increase was intended to help cover the cost of additional positions in future biennia, but members decided to hold that section for more information, including how many seasonal dock repair fees are actually collected. Finally, the committee began discussing HB 215 and a proposed tipping-fee/surcharge structure to make a solid waste accounting unit self-funded, with members saying the fee could offset about $2.9 million in general fund costs and support the grant program, but no final action was taken on that item in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Minnesota and so um from a fiscal Minnesota and so um from a fiscal standpoint<01:32:04.719>
• how do you do your sort of fiscal how do you do your sort of fiscal control<01:33:04.320> piece
• I'm just trying to understand how the fiscal piece of it just works.
• I'm just trying to understand how the fiscal piece of it just works.
• <01:34:37.040> control<01:34:37.480> for the fiscal control for the fiscal control

Bills: HF747, HF360

Keywords: corporate governance, shareholder rights, beneficial ownership, defective corporate acts, Minnesota Business Corporation Act, trusts, Uniform Trust Code, probate, estate planning, trust protector, directed trust, investment trust advisor, distribution trust advisor, excluded fiduciary, decanting, power of appointment, revocable trust, irrevocable trust, uneconomic trust, rule against perpetuities

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• Of these items, the table at the very bottom of page 8, award language changes, fiscal impact, shows
• In effect, or the fiscal impact. These items are on the square foot variance.
• As indicated, We are in Fiscal Year 26, yet we're still in Calendar Year 25.
• So moving into January, we'll be in Calendar Year 26, but still in Fiscal Year 26.
• The other thing I noted is that there does appear to be a continued demand for teacherages.

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• Leading to the substitute was the estimated fiscal note for this bill, which we now can see the fiscal
• note is slightly over $1 billion over the next biennium.
• To evaluate the feasibility fiscal impact and policy implications of modifying the dual credit, fundable
• But I would note that we have known about the ill effects of tobacco, literally. my entire life.
• health for 61 years, the heart disease, the lung disease, the cancer that's associated And as was noted

Bills: HB173, HB184, HB484, HB678, HB 1211, HB1507, HB1705, HB1868, HB2290, HB2851, HB2856, HB3041, HB3204, HB173, HB184

Keywords: foreign donations, higher education, public institutions, national security, funding, prohibition, Texas law, healthcare, insurance, affordability, access, public health, foreign influence, education policy, student loan repayment, prosecuting attorneys, border prosecution unit, financial assistance, tobacco, cigarettes

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• We are on receipt of Governor's Message No. 9, transmitting proposed changes to the fiscal biennium 2025
• We are in receipt of a communication returning the noted House bills, both having passed third reading
• <00:17:29.440> BM<00:17:30.000> 2025<00:17:30.840> 2027 changes to the fiscal
• BM 2025 2027 changes to the fiscal BM 2025 2027 executive<00:17:32.240> budget<00:17:32.600><
• house bills both having pass the noted house bills both having pass third<00:17:45.320> reading

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In this forecast, we continue to refine our projections for fiscal years 26 and 27, which will provide
• Left unspent, that surplus carries over into fiscal years '28 and '29.
• Now, corporate profits are now forecast to grow 9.5% in fiscal year 2026.
• In fiscal year 2027 and beyond, corporate profits are forecast to show minimal growth.
• That fiscal discipline on this forecast.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• A budget note...
• For the record, my name is Travis Miller with the Legislative Fiscal Office.
• For the record, Steve Robbins from the Legislative Fiscal Office.
• Note objection from Representative Evans. So, no further objections. Motion passes.
• Note objection from Representative Evans. So you know further objections.

Summary: The Emergency Board approved a series of consent federal grant applications from the Natural Resources and Public Safety subcommittees, along with several budget and position requests. The board approved grant applications for parks, transportation, judicial, emergency management, higher education, school nutrition, and other programs, including retroactive approvals where deadlines had passed. One member objected to the Natural Resources consent grants over concerns about future funding needs, but the motion still passed. The board also approved a one-time increase for Judicial Department court security, including digital privacy protections, circuit court security, and a statewide facilities assessment. A major discussion centered on Southern Oregon University’s financial stability. The Higher Education Coordinating Commission reported on SOU’s structural deficits, declining enrollment, and projected cash shortfall. The subcommittee recommended, and the board approved, allocating $7.5 million from the special appropriation for short-term stability, with a required update at the September 2026 Emergency Board meeting and a future request for the remaining funds. Members debated the broader crisis in higher education, with several saying SOU’s situation reflects systemwide enrollment and funding pressures and that long-term restructuring will be needed. The board also approved an AmeriCorps volunteer generation grant, an apprenticeship expansion grant, and a Department of Education nutrition equipment grant. In public safety, it approved funding for Oregon Military Department readiness facilities, a statewide evacuation planning tool, and a juvenile justice information system modernization report, while requiring a follow-up viability report. The Department of Justice received approval for additional antitrust positions and expenditure limitation, though several members raised concerns about the funding structure and incentives tied to settlement revenues; the motion passed despite objections. In natural resources, the board approved funding for the Water Resources Department’s well abandonment, repair and replacement grants, an assistant water master position in Washington County, groundwater data collection in the Lower Umatilla Basin, a wetlands remote sensing pilot, and parks-related grant applications for operations, maintenance, and capital improvements. Members generally supported the requests but raised concerns about geographic equity, long-term sustainability, and whether some county responsibilities were being shifted to the state. The meeting also included discussion of a Department of Emergency Management evacuation tool as an urgent wildfire preparedness measure, with members emphasizing its potential to save lives.

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• fiscally of the state of Minnesota." fiscally of the state of Minnesota."
• vitality of the state of fiscal vitality of the state of Minnesota.
• like the best fiscal responsibility. like the best fiscal responsibility.
• And I don't believe that anybody is saying that it doesn't have a fiscal impact.
• So, by the very virtue that it has a fiscal impact, why are we not placing it into the forecast?

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee took up House File 3683, which would require the state budget forecast to estimate the budgetary impacts of fraud committed against state programs. Chair Nash argued that fraud has real fiscal effects on the state, that those costs should be quantified in the forecast much like inflation was previously incorporated, and that doing so would help lawmakers understand the true cost of money lost to fraud. He also said the bill was intended to give MMB direction to develop a way to forecast fraud’s impact and that the issue should be treated as part of the state’s fiscal outlook. Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingy of Minnesota Management and Budget testified in opposition to the bill’s approach, saying fraud is unacceptable and MMB is committed to combating it, but that the twice-a-year forecast is not the right tool for this analysis. She said forecasts are forward-looking budget tools based on projected revenues and spending, while fraud analysis is retrospective and involves legal definitions and processes. She also warned that requiring MMB to consult with legislative chairs on fraud estimates before public release could politicize the forecast and would be a departure from current practice. Members raised concerns about how fraud would be defined and quantified, whether the bill would cover known or potential fraud, and whether it would duplicate existing budget adjustments. Chair Nash responded that the bill was modeled on prior inflation-forecast language and said fraud’s fiscal impact should be estimated even if the exact number is debated. Other members questioned whether the proposal would add value or create subjective numbers, while supporters said audits and program integrity data provide a basis for estimating a range. Deputy Commissioner Mingy also answered questions about bond ratings, saying Minnesota maintained its AAA rating and that rating agencies focus on governance and long-term obligations, not specific fraud estimates. She later said the administration’s anti-fraud package includes permanent bans on state contracts and grants for individuals convicted of fraud. The discussion ended without a recorded vote or final action in the excerpt.

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• As identified at the May Revision, California was and continues to face uncertain economic and fiscal
• Because the fiscal impact is delayed.
• The fiscal impact is delayed.
• I will just say on that note in terms of Sub 6, I know that while it's...
• Investing in PDN is fiscally and morally sound. Thank you. Mr.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

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• And I would love for somebody to actually request a fiscal note, if possible, to see how much it would
• I'm not convinced that it's a zero cost, so I've already asked for a fiscal note.
• I will vote yes now, pending the fiscal note and just more answers. So yes for now.
• I will vote yes now, pending the fiscal note and just more answers. So yes for now. Senator Brown?

Bills: SB1009

Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation, AED training, high school curriculum, public school, safety training, emergency response, 1182, all

Summary: The committee meeting began with member and staff introductions, followed by consideration of SB 1009, which would expand Arizona high school emergency response training to include instruction on using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) alongside CPR. The sponsor, Senator Kavanaugh, argued the bill would improve school safety, cost schools nothing because it would be folded into existing CPR instruction, and would help students and staff respond to sudden cardiac arrest. Supporters included the American Heart Association and student witnesses, who emphasized that AED and CPR training can save lives and should be available in schools. The Arizona Education Association opposed the bill, saying it adds an unfunded mandate, could take instructional time away from core subjects, and may require staff time and resources that schools do not have. The Arizona School Boards Association was neutral but raised concerns about funding and implementation, especially for rural districts. During questions, senators debated whether AED instruction is already included in existing CPR standards and whether the bill would create new costs. Senator Kavanaugh said many programs already include AED training and that the bill simply ensures it is part of all school CPR instruction. Opponents questioned the lack of a fiscal note and the reliance on tax credit funding. After discussion, the committee voted on SB 1009 and passed it with a due pass recommendation by a 5-2 vote. Senators Diaz and Brown voted no, while Senators Dunn, Mesnard, Miranda, Werner, and Angius voted yes.

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• You'll see the elimination of House Rule 1.22, which is the fiscal calendar, and on page five is the
• c><00:01:22.600> the of uh house rule 1.22 which is the of uh house rule 1.22 which is the fiscal
• 01:24.439> page<00:01:24.720> five<00:01:24.960> is<00:01:25.079> the fiscal
• calendar and on page five is the fiscal calendar and on page five is the elimination<00:01:25.720>
• I'll note that in the packet there's an amendment to clarify that that exception applies only to days

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The House Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration met to approve the January 15, 2025 minutes and then reviewed proposed permanent House rules for the 2025 session. House Research outlined the main changes, including eliminating the fiscal calendar and consent calendar, denying per diem reimbursement when a member is absent from a floor session, clarifying germaneness for certain statutory amendments, codifying election-challenge procedures from the temporary rules, updating the list of major finance and revenue bills, revising committee listings to match the new committee structure, and adding remote-operation rules that require the House Journal to identify members attending or voting remotely and bar per diem on those days. The committee first adopted an A6 author’s amendment clarifying that the per diem restriction for remote participation applies only to days a member attends and votes remotely during a floor session. Representative Schultz then offered the A4 amendment, which he described as improving public access to legislators and encouraging greater public engagement with members in their offices; it was adopted after no further discussion. After the amendments were approved, the committee adopted the permanent rules of the House as amended. The chair noted that the permanent rules would be taken up during session on Monday, January 27, 2025, and the meeting adjourned.

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• So there's a big fiscal side of this that affects state bottom line.
• and uh but but our base our f our fiscal and uh but but our base our f our fiscal base<00:28:41.360
• So there's a big fiscal and business.
• And just a side note, Bear Mountain is actually an AML project.
• And, uh, in Hazard, just a side note, Bear Mountain is actually an AML project.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Disaster Prevention and Resiliency Task Force opened its sixth meeting by approving the minutes and then taking up a presentation from University of Pikeville representatives and local leaders on an Eastern Kentucky Disaster Relief Center at Bear Mountain in Pike County. Speakers included Greg May, Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty, Lori Worth, and Laura Damron. They described repeated flooding and other disasters in eastern Kentucky, the lack of a single prepared relief location, and the need for a centralized, elevated site that could serve as a flood and broader natural-disaster hub. The presenters said the Bear Mountain property, about 530 acres and well above flood levels, could support a multi-use facility combining disaster response functions with university and community uses. Proposed features included a command and communications center, distribution space, emergency shelter, medical and clinic support, food service, restroom facilities, RV hookups, and an indoor track/distribution building. They emphasized that the project would help avoid disrupting existing venues such as the Pikeville Expo Center and Jenny Wiley State Resort Park, while also supporting tourism and economic recovery. Committee members asked about community and emergency-management support, annual operating costs, and resilience standards such as tornado-related building codes. In response, the presenters said local stakeholders, including Appalachian Wireless, Pikeville Medical Center, Community Trust Bank, the city of Pikeville, and emergency management officials, had expressed support. They said the university planned to absorb some operating costs through multiple uses of the facility, community camps, and budgeted maintenance, and that construction documents were nearly complete with plans to begin building within months. After the presentation, the chair thanked the presenters and moved the committee into its recommendations discussion, noting the broader fiscal and humanitarian importance of disaster preparedness and resiliency and indicating that future legislation would likely follow from the task force’s work.

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• Um, there is a fiscal note with this.
• <00:30:28.080> note, fiscal note, fiscal note, >> I<00:30:29.120> just<00:30:29.279
• <04:40:35.120> note wondering why there's not a fiscal note wondering why there's not a fiscal
• we wouldn't have a fiscal note on this. >> Um, I don't know why there's not a fiscal note.
• There is no fiscal note that's attached to it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• >> Chairman Salazar, um I will note that Chairman Salazar, I will note that again, we have a lot of the
• I would note I believe... substantial help.
• I noted in the... across the state.
• They're used to being fiscally prudent.
• prudent, fiscally sound."

Keywords: 916, all

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• The department's general fund fiscal year 26 appropriations were available July 1.
• One note for the ...number reflected when we look at specials again this afternoon.
• .. ...for public television and radio for expenditure in fiscal year 20...
• year 2028. ...through fiscal year 2028.
• Again, these are all for three years unless otherwise noted, equal amounts.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Just one moment, I’m sorry to interrupt, but that kind of information you don’t need to take notes because
• > because<00:08:20.000> that's<00:08:20.159> in<00:08:20.280> the to take notes
• Not as much a question as a note to both Miki and everybody on the committee.
• morning yeah can we um on the fiscal morning yeah can we um on the fiscal committee<00:25:37.080
• already as a money winds up is noted already as a second<00:33:23.639> committee<00:33:24.000

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory House Finance Division Two session focused on committee procedures, staffing, and the upcoming budget process. Mickey Landrian, the division analyst, introduced himself and explained that the subcommittee operates more informally than the full committee, does not hold executive sessions or public hearings itself, and makes recommendations back to House Finance. Members were told that public hearings on legislation occur in the full committee, while Division Two will hold work sessions and vote on recommendations such as ought to pass, retain, or ITL. The chair also welcomed new members and a new clerk, and noted that meetings will be recorded and streamed, with microphones required for audio capture. A substantial portion of the meeting covered the division’s workload and schedule. Landrian outlined the agencies assigned to Division Two, including Safety, Fish and Game, Transportation, Education, the Lottery Commission, Police Standards and Training, the University System, and the Community College System. He explained the different fund types the division will handle, especially Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund, and reviewed reference materials distributed to members, including agency budget requests, prior recommendation tracking sheets, and surplus statements. He emphasized that the agency budget requests and related handouts are available online and useful for members to review before budget work begins. Members discussed the compressed timeline for the session, with a target date of March 26 for completing Division Two recommendations. Landrian said only a few bills had been referred to Finance so far, none yet to Division Two, but that more bills and amendments were expected, including many amendments to House Bill 2. He noted that the committee would need to move efficiently and frontload meetings. Representative Papich added that Fish and Game may require closer scrutiny than in prior years because of its push for direct general fund appropriations, and members also discussed the importance of getting preliminary budget documents before the governor’s budget is finalized. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond the procedural overview and distribution of materials.

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• The fiscal implications of these projects can be significant.
• As of the end of fiscal year 2024, Fort Worth has received over $53 million in rebates. revenue.
• The legislature did not contemplate the fiscal note, and while I wrote this bill to ensure that they
• Most of the fiscal notes that are associated with either a QHP or a PFZ, we're not talking about... about
• McCaskill noted, three projects already clearly identified.

Bills: SB1071, SB1444, SB1483, SB1556, SB1703, SB1756, SB1854, SB2036, SB2133, SB2297, SB2622, SB2779, SB2955, SB2979

Keywords: municipality, tax revenue, hotel project, convention center, economic development, hotel tax, municipal authority, local governments, local authority, convention centers, hotel occupancy tax, municipal finance, local tax revenue, tourism, hotel and convention center project, Tax Code Chapter 351, city revenue, special district, Texas municipalities, venue financing

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• Now, I think in the fiscal note, it does talk about the Blind Pension Fund.
• But again, The fiscal note does talk about the Blind Pension Fund.
• I haven't seen the fiscal note, but it's a $1.6 million change for the Blind Pension Fund at that 30
• But, you know, according to the fiscal note I have, it's $800— ...according to the fiscal note I have
• note.

Keywords: 959, house, all