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• That grant was seed funding.
• That is what this funding makes possible. These programs work.
• And it doesn't have any funding.
• And so what this bill says is take Carl Moyer funding and use that to fund lawn and garden programs,
• Well transfers are extremely risky.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• As they transfer the patient, they transfer all information of the patient, or they should be transferring
• the fees for wire transfers outside the United...
• So, what better way to receive fees to fund that source than through wire transfers, especially those
• There's an emergency with their pension fund.
• And so, is that where the trauma care assistance revolving fund goes to funding drug court?

Bills: SB1936 , SB1612 , SB1543 , SB1260 , SB1988 , SB1859 , SB2041 , SB1257 , HB4272 , HB3277 , HB3148 , HB3651 , HB3323 , HB4287 , HB4105 , HB3304 , HB3345

Committee: Senate Public Safety

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

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• </c><00:33:43.679><c> In</c> transfer to a public 4-year. In transfer to a public 4-year.
• and</c><00:40:55.680><c> other</c> funded through general fund and other funded through general fund
• </c> fund appropriations. fund appropriations.
• students who apply for funding after the exhaustion date will not receive funds for the fall.
• students who apply for funding after the exhaustion date will not receive funds for the fall.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education heard presentations from the University of Louisville and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) on their strategic plans, enrollment trends, and budget priorities. University of Louisville President Bradley highlighted the university’s new five-year strategic plan, its R1 research status, community-engaged and opportunity college classifications, record enrollment of 25,005 students, and its role in serving first-generation, Pell-eligible, military-connected, and rural students. He also emphasized the university’s economic and workforce impact, including athletics, nursing, dentistry, and a recent Speed School building, and previewed major capital and program requests: a $142 million STEMH building, a $15 million one-time request for National Cancer Institute-related cancer research, and $5.3 million for the Kentucky Manufacturing Extension Partnership. He also discussed a planned $260 million health sciences building and the university’s efforts to expand health care access beyond Louisville through regional sites and residency partnerships. Members responded positively, with Representative Tipton asking about agency bond projects and regional health outreach, and President Bradley saying the university is evaluating debt capacity and exploring smaller projects while noting that the STEM building request would rely on state-funded debt service. He described UofL Health’s expansion into places such as Bullitt County, Shelbyville, Madisonville, and Paducah, and its efforts to train physicians for rural practice. Representative McCool praised the university’s military-friendly designation and cancer research priorities and noted personal family ties to UofL. Michaela Aman, a sophomore from Letcher County, also testified about how UofL has supported her as a rural student and emphasized the university’s commitment to opportunity and social mobility. KCTCS President Ryan Quarles and CFO Todd Kilburn then presented the system’s enrollment, completion, and workforce-training results. They said KCTCS now serves more than 110,000 students, graduated a record 24,000 students last May, and has moved from 45th to 4th nationally in graduation rate. They also highlighted that over half of students are first-generation, 60% work while enrolled, 70% of graduates work in Kentucky, and 74% graduate with no student loan debt. KCTCS described its common-course-numbering agreement with Morehead State as part of a broader transfer simplification effort, and said it trains about 200,000 Kentuckians annually when including workforce training and firefighter instruction. The system also outlined efficiency measures, including property sales, a new bookstore contract projected to save $4.3 million over five years, and a new evaluation process for real estate and facilities. KCTCS’s budget and capital requests included operating funding tied to enrollment growth, support for the TRAINs program, the ECTC training facility at Glendale, continued support for Health Force Kentucky, three capital construction projects at Jefferson, Bluegrass, and Gateway, and asset preservation funding focused on safety and security upgrades. Quarles also referenced House Bill 5, saying it would expand KCTCS’s correctional education and re-entry work and could help reduce recidivism. Members asked about the bill and its impact, and KCTCS said it already provides instruction in jails and prisons and sees the proposal as an extension of that work.

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• Funding for roadside safety, tree removal, tree flagging and felling, funding for new equipment, replacement
• , and reduce $1,500 from the State Highway Dedicated Fund in personnel costs for a program transfer to
• The request includes a $275 million general fund transfer.
• I move for a one-time appropriation and transfer of $1,298,600 from the General Fund to the Pest Control
• , ongoing dedicated funds to provide for secure hosted data storage, and one-time dedicated funds for

Summary: The committee first took up Idaho Transportation Department budgets. It approved increases for the Transportation Services Division, including deferred maintenance, airfield improvements, aeronautics facilities maintenance, replacement items, IT hardware, and health benefit costs. It also adopted reappropriation language for capital facilities and aeronautics programs. The Division of Motor Vehicles budget was then approved for replacement items and IT hardware, followed by Highway Operations funding for roadside safety, tree removal, new and replacement equipment, IT hardware, and a small personnel transfer. The committee also approved Contract Construction and Right-of-Way Acquisition funding, including a large general fund transfer and language allowing accounting corrections and reappropriation authority. All of these items received due pass recommendations. The Department of Agriculture budget was next. The committee approved two FY 2026 supplementals: one for quagga mussel treatment costs from the Invasive Species Fund and another for pest monitoring and control from the General Fund to the Pest Control Deficiency Fund. It then approved FY 2027 enhancements for replacement items, IT hardware, and health benefit costs, along with reappropriation language for the Resilient Food Systems Grant. The State Liquor Division budget was also approved, including ongoing inflation adjustments, replacement items, and IT/security hardware. However, a proposed reporting requirement on energy and utility rebates for the Liquor Division failed after the Senate did not support it, so that language was not adopted. The Secretary of State budget drew the most discussion. The committee approved a one-time voter pamphlet appropriation and an internal transfer for overtime, but rejected a substitute motion that would have imposed an additional base reduction. The Secretary of State testified that the office was already dealing with major filing backlogs and an earlier rescission, and that further cuts would slow business filings and election-related work. The committee then approved the original motion. Finally, the Office of the State Public Defender budget was approved for six new trial attorney positions, data migration and storage costs, IT replacement items, and health benefit funding. The meeting ended with notice of the next day’s budget-setting agenda and adjournment.

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• There are several transfers within the bill that are not appropriated, but they're actually transfers
• between accounts, so from the general fund in this case to the A fund or to the special revenue fund
• This includes things like the A fund, the special revenue fund, the remediation fund, gift fund, etc.
• </c><00:14:47.759><c> um</c> fund the special Revenue fund um fund the special Revenue fund um remediation
• Section 5 is for transfers to MDA accounts in the A fund and the special revenue fund, specifically for

Bills: HF1704

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• the funding starts flowing, which is on day one of operations.
• Our family navigators are philanthropically funded.
• It's not enough to just transfer operations.
• We were talking about rates earlier in funding.
• You're talking about funding.

Bills: SB596 , SB961 , SB1398 , SB1183 , SB1952

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, child protective services, foster care, child welfare, Family Code, conservatorship, managing conservator, parental child safety placement, authorization agreement, temporary authorization order, child abuse, child neglect, placement reporting, court-ordered removal, investigation, family preservation, transparency, public reporting, data reporting

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• </c> million each year in taxpayer funding. million each year in taxpayer funding.
• ><03:50:39.680><c> the</c> program funds partnerships between the program funds partnerships between
• </c><04:25:22.399><c> to</c> an act to reauthorize funding to an act to reauthorize funding to monitor
• </c> South Central Foundation Land Transfer South Central Foundation Land Transfer Act.<04:48:20.080>
• </c> transfer within 180 days of enactment. transfer within 180 days of enactment.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, December 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• funding.
• Starting on Row 88, you have the transfer to the Public Education Reform Fund for your multi-year appropriations
• LFC has an 89.7 million transfer from the Grow Fund on Row 157.
• It's just listed under your other state funds and transfers.
• Institute wasn't funded. What else was not funded? I don't know if they'll be in specials.

Keywords: 996, all

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• for the General Fund, Fish and Game Fund, and Highway Fund, and the General Fund would include the Education
• Trust Fund.
• You do it for your general funds, highway funds, and then your fishing and game fund.
• He said that, under the arrangement, up to $4 million of general fund revenue is transferred each fiscal
• the 4 million to the transferred the 4 million to the dedicated<02:37:49.560><c> fund</c><02:37:50.240

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.

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• Oh, I have a question on a fund of behavioral health funding.
• and lab capacity funds, public health. infrastructure funds, public assistance category B funds, and
• The agency does have the ability, via Rider, again, to transfer funds. into D-101, and so they do have
• And these options of using the buffer, the $10 million, and the transfer of funds, that that would be
• You know, state funded, privately held funded, or private funding and whatnot.

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article II

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• IN THE TESTIMONY YOU HEARD LAST WEEK NO ONE AT DCF WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS TRANSFER AND THE FOUNDATION WAS
• NOT CONSULTED PRIOR THE TRANSFER BEING MADE.
• HOPE FLORIDA FOUNDATION ITSELF HAD NOT YET BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY RECEIVED THIS $10 MILLION WIRE TRANSFER
• ROSENHAUSEN OF THE LOCATION OF THE FUNDS.
• WIRE FRAUD AND THAT SEVERAL PARTIES PLAYED A ROLE IN THE MISUSE OF 10 MILLION DOLLARS OF MEDICAID FUNDS

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• Missouri, Pennsylvania, of transfers.
• DOI approval, the health plan can't transfer more than 3%.
• </c><00:42:03.040><c> there's</c> assets that can be transferred. there's assets that can be transferred
• fund every single<00:48:24.400><c> year.
• The insurance premium tax is the largest single source of funding for the general fund. >> Awesome.

Bills: HB55 , SB15 , SB247 , HB55 , SB15 , SB247

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: fishing, licensing, jubilee, Marine life, Alabama, regulations, sex offenders, employment restrictions, first responders, public safety, juvenile offenders, local laws, registration requirements, picketing, protesting, residential protest, noise amplification, amplified sound, residential picketing, harassment

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• Since 2019, less than 2% of our transfer. Just alone.
• Since 2019, less than 2% of our transfer students have transferred to any public or private university
• I will also note our transfer success pathway and the 30 associate degrees for transfer at Southwestern
• to guarantee transfer to the CSU.
• So we do need the upfront funding.

Summary: The committee heard Assembly Bill 664, which would authorize Southwestern College in Chula Vista to develop a limited pilot of faculty-led bachelor’s degree programs tied to regional workforce needs, with collaboration requirements, an independent evaluation, and a sunset in 2035. The author and supporters argued the bill would address local access and affordability problems in South San Diego, where many students are place-bound and the region lacks a nearby public university offering bachelor’s degrees. Opponents from the CSU, UC, and AICCU said the measure would bypass the existing AB 927 consultation process and could set a precedent for duplication and expansion outside the current statewide framework. After debate, the committee passed AB 664 on a due-pass motion to Appropriations, with the roll showing eight ayes and one no, later updated to nine ayes and one no after the roll was held open. The committee then took up Assembly Bill 1241, which directs a study of a “pay-it-forward” higher education financing model in which students would attend without upfront tuition and repay costs later based on income. The author and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond framed the bill as a response to rising college costs and student debt, arguing California should study innovative affordability models used elsewhere. Some members raised concerns about fiscal feasibility and whether the model had worked in other states, while others supported the study as a modest first step. AB 1241 passed to Appropriations on an eight-aye, two-no vote. Assembly Bill 713 would allow undocumented students at UC, CSU, and community colleges to access paid campus jobs, internships, and research positions. Supporters said the bill would improve equity, affordability, and student success, and that campus employment is a critical pathway for undocumented students who already pay tuition and fees. Opponents argued the bill conflicts with federal law and could expose campuses and the state to legal and funding risks; supporters responded that state entities are not bound by the federal prohibition in the way described and emphasized the need to protect students and expand opportunity. The committee also heard concerns about student privacy and data protection. The bill was moved to Appropriations, with the roll initially showing five ayes, three noes, and one not voting, and the roll held open for additional members. Finally, Assembly Bill 1171 was presented as a modernization of the existing part-time faculty health insurance program for community colleges, aimed at making coverage more consistent and predictable across districts. The author said the bill would not create a new entitlement but would strengthen participation in the current program to better reflect the realities of a workforce made up largely of part-time and multi-district faculty. The transcript ends as the presentation begins, before testimony, debate, or a vote on AB 1171.

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• transfer in any deficit to the Education Trust Fund.
• </c> ranking but by law the general fund ranking but by law the general fund would<03:13:38.239><c> transfer
• budgeted the last couple terms, and then no additional transfer into the game fund or anything.
• budgeted the last couple terms, and then no additional transfer into the game fund or anything.
• <c> to</c><03:36:53.040><c> um</c> school funding and transferring it to um school funding and transferring

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up HB 129, which would redefine “evidence-based” in public education. The Department of Education testified that the bill’s definition would conflict with federal definitions and be very restrictive, potentially affecting a wide range of instructional methods, curriculum materials, teacher training, civics requirements, suicide prevention training, and other programs. The department said the bill could force a broad overhaul of school practices, create local implementation burdens, and require at least one new state position, with a fiscal note estimating roughly $118,000 in FY 2026 rising in later years. Members also raised concerns about possible impacts on federal pass-through funding and whether the bill was workable. Representative Papovich moved to retain HB 129, and the motion passed 7-0. The committee then heard HB 133, a Department of Safety/DMV bill involving follow-up when a person votes using an out-of-state license or non-driver ID and then does not obtain a New Hampshire credential within the statutory timeframe. DMV officials said the bill would require a $40,000 technology upgrade plus a new full-time position, and that the fiscal note did not include postage or fully account for the manual work needed to match records, send notices, and review responses. They said the proposal also raised broader tracking issues because it would apply not only to voters but to anyone who had not obtained a New Hampshire license within 60 days, and they questioned whether DMV was the proper agency to make those inquiries. Committee members pressed the department on how the 60-day clock would be determined, whether the bill could amount to a kind of poll tax or raise privacy concerns, and whether voter ID cards or other exceptions would avoid that problem. The department explained that New Hampshire offers a free voter identification card through town clerks for people without a license or state ID, but said the bill did not exempt those cards and that the DMV would still be asked to investigate status after voting. Officials also said the bill would be difficult to enforce, that some cases would be ambiguous, and that any response from the DMV would likely amount to a request for information rather than an enforceable consequence. No vote on HB 133 was taken in the portion provided.

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• And then we also have sufficient funds in stabilization funds.
• Now the tax relief fund has its own funding formula that we can spend some time talking about.
• And then on line seven, you see a line for transfers in or transfers out to other programs.
• Fund, and transferring a few other fund balances in there.
• They're not taking any funds from reserve funds directly; indirectly, we can talk about that next.

Committee: House Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 989, all

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• the Medicaid funding.
• the Medicaid funding.
• the Medicaid funding.
• the Medicaid funding.
• the Medicaid funding.

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Trust Fund and the Medicaid Trust Fund.
• Fund.
• Sorry, not transfer, increase our budget into the 200s. Again, we're not a general fund agency.
• Health Trust Fund, and the Severance Experiment Fund. fund.
• And that's with only a 1% transfer of funds from all these other assets.

Committee: House Investments & Pensions Oversight Committee

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• The bill also adds directive language transferring these funds to the Economic Development, Promotion
• , and Closing Fund.
• The bill also adds directive language transferring these funds to the Economic Development, Promotion
• , and Closing Fund.
• The bill also adds directive language transferring these funds to the Economic Development, Promotion

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, journal approval, and numerous guest introductions, including students, community leaders, food bank representatives, and visitors connected to Hunger Free West Virginia Day. A resolution recognizing March 10, 2026, as Hunger Free West Virginia Day was adopted, and Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 on the Southern West Virginia water crisis was referred to the Rules Committee. The chamber also heard remarks highlighting Hunger Free West Virginia’s work and a West Virginia company, Unigen, developing pharmaceutical manufacturing in the state. The Senate concurred with House amendments and passed several measures, including Senate Bill 467 on enforcement of Purple Heart parking spaces, Senate Bill 712 on cattle guards on certain public roads, and Senate Bill 781, a supplemental appropriation measure that was also made effective from passage. The chamber then adopted and passed Senate Bill 844, a large supplemental appropriation to the Department of Human Services, and Senate Bill 87, a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Commerce, both effective from passage. Other third-reading bills passed included the Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism, dementia, or intellectual and developmental disabilities; coverage for scalp cooling systems during chemotherapy; expansion of sex-offender registration to include solicitation of a minor and non-consensual disclosure of private images; child safety reporting requirements for school personnel; age-verification requirements for websites hosting harmful sexual material; free Gold Star parent vehicle registration; online training and updated standards for sanitarians; sheriff hiring authority; organ donor registration through voter registration; a Cold Case Task Force; abandoned vehicle title procedures; nutrition continuing education for physicians; special plate rules; gift card fraud offenses; protections for athletic officials; in-year school personnel movement; administrative services powers; pharmacy benefit manager regulation; vape shop regulation; reduced parole supervision fees; disability service credit for certain troopers; property valuation reporting changes; and quarterly Hope Scholarship payments. The Senate also advanced a large number of House bills and committee substitutes on second reading, including supplemental appropriations and measures on mental health examinations, dog registration rules, juvenile jurisdiction on military installations, military interpersonal violence, kinship care subsidies, a statewide prevention plan, contraband smuggling into federal prisons, forestry equipment levy treatment, and Commerce Department rules for microgrid districts and high-impact data centers. Several committee amendments were adopted, and many bills were advanced to third reading without objection. No executive communications were reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• There's a transfer of $150 million from the General Fund to the Public Education Reform Fund, and that
• So it is, we're actually taking money from the General Fund or suggesting transferring money from the
• General Fund to the Public Education Reform Fund.
• So, the LFC has agreed to take $150 million out of the general fund and transfer it over to the PED,
• Now, less funds are even... Converting to the school fund, the education reform fund.

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• ><c> the</c><00:03:54.720><c> General</c> funding provided by the General funding provided by the General
• Through the funding individual.
• <00:21:39.360><c> to</c><00:21:39.600><c> you</c><00:21:39.840><c> or</c> transfer to you or transfer
• </c><00:21:41.520><c> Transferred</c> &gt;&gt; they transfer the D? Yes.
• Transferred &gt;&gt; they transfer the D? Yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:30 Office of the Attorney General 00:01:50 Kentucky River Authority 00:12:50, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government met without a quorum at first, then heard an update on child exploitation enforcement efforts from the Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Criminal Investigations. The presenters described the specialized investigation and prosecution unit funded in House Bill 6, saying the added resources allowed them to hire four staff members and expand work on cyber tips, search warrants, arrests, forensic processing, victim advocacy, and training for local law enforcement. They highlighted a recent rescue of a 5-year-old victim from a Discord-related case and said the office had also filed a civil lawsuit against Roblox, alleging the platform lacked adequate age verification and allowed predators access to children. Senators asked about the lawsuit, and the presenters said Kentucky was one of only two states to sue Roblox and that the complaint was based on evidence collected by the office. The committee then received an update from the Kentucky River Authority on lock and dam repairs funded in the 2024-2026 budget. The authority reported progress on three capital projects: upper guide repairs at Locks 2 and 3, design and repair work at Dam 7, and design work to reopen Lock 5 for navigation. Officials explained that river construction is limited by flooding and fish-spawn restrictions, and they described the engineering and safety issues involved in replacing guide walls and repairing Dam 7’s spillway. They also said the authority had demolished three obsolete lockmaster houses and filled a fifth lockmaster position, while continuing to work on pay retention for those employees. Members asked about the transfer of the lock and dam properties from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the permitting process through the Division of Water, and the timeline for reopening navigation. The authority said the Corps had transferred the properties to Kentucky, that permits for river work are handled through the Division of Water and the Army Corps, and that Locks 1 through 4 are open seasonally from Memorial Day weekend through the end of October. Officials said Lock 5 would add 14 miles of navigation if reopened, but that it would still take a few more years before that project is complete.