Bills: SB334

Keywords: SB334, Lauderdale County, Florence, Shoals Economic Development Fund, sales tax, use tax, local tax, economic development, county commission, municipal revenue, tax proceeds, special revenue fund, Colbert County, local legislation, Alabama Code 45-39-245.47, 923, senate, all

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• It requires the state treasurer to create the fund and allows additional funding from grants, donations
• It just standardizes the language in the fund to make it conform to other funds in the statutes.
• allocations are made, to be deposited in the new fund.
• The bill creates a fund.
• when we have self-generated revenues.

Bills: SB143, SB367, SB388, SB398

Keywords: bulletproof vests, body armor, peace officers, law enforcement funding, police equipment, officer safety, local police, sheriff's office, municipal police, parish law enforcement, grant fund, special fund, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, criminal justice, protective gear, NIJ standards, USMCA, small agencies, public safety, Act 739

Summary: The House Committee on Appropriations met on May 18, 2026, and considered four Senate bills. SB 143 would create a special protective equipment fund for bulletproof vests for peace officers, with the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement to regulate distribution; an amendment was adopted to standardize fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. SB 367 would create the Watershed Restoration and Conservation Fund and direct remaining severance tax revenue from sand and stone mining into it; an amendment was adopted to align it with HB 802, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. Members discussed the bill as a way to support watershed and flood-related restoration efforts, including the Amite River Basin. SB 388 would authorize review of state contracts involving foreign adversary nations or terrorist organizations and remove a trigger clause from a prior law; members noted it carried no fiscal note and that the Division of Administration said the review could be done at no cost. The bill was reported favorably. SB 398 would reorganize manufactured housing regulation by moving oversight from the fire marshal’s office to the Contractors Board, consolidating residential housing oversight, moving licensees to Title 37, and increasing inspection rates statewide; an amendment was adopted to conform fund language, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. The committee then adjourned.

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• This bill as amended would establish post-election audits for our general elections in the state.
• For a general election." "Any other Senator Van?"
• And I just don't see it as being effective in terms of, you know, again, we're talking about general
• in a general election. in a general election.
• <00:12:50.360> Not talking about general elections. Not talking about general elections.

Bills: HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318, HB91, HB95, HB255, HB318

Keywords: county housing authority, public housing, housing authority, affordable housing, low-income housing, mixed-use development, community facilities, subsidiary, affiliate, public corporation, municipal tax exemption, deed tax, mortgage tax, probate fee, bond financing, housing project, urban redevelopment, rural housing, public-private partnership, eminent domain

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• Chair, members, House Bill 2620 appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund in each of the next
• Chair members, House Bill 2620 appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund in each of the next
• Chair and members, House Bill 2229 appropriates $3 million from the State General Fund in fiscal year
• Chairman, members, House Bill 2403 appropriates $7,500,000 from the State General Fund in each of fiscal
• Chair and members, House Bill 2889 appropriates $1 million from the State General Fund to the State Mine

Bills: HB2211, HB2229, HB2389, HB2403, HB2445, HB2502, HB2620, HB2813, HB2872, HB2889, HB2960, HB4028, HCR2007

Keywords: contractors, subcontractors, resident preference, public contracts, materials supply, Arizona Revised Statutes, local businesses, pregnancy resource center, pregnancy center, crisis pregnancy center, DHS, Arizona Department of Health Services, state appropriation, general fund, nonprofit grant, women's health, maternal health, reproductive health, abortion funding, pro-life

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• So the general business plan of these works really well.
• applicant uh it's changing the funding applicant uh it's changing the funding on<00:37:53.079>
• So then when we make things explicit, then comes, well, it should be more general.
• <01:05:24.680> we comes well it should be more General we comes well it should be more General
• payout that is reimbursed to this fund payout that is reimbursed to this fund correct<01:40:46.760

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

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• But from our reading of the bill, under current law, this fund goes away.
• The Commerce Authority and this fund have a litany of issues going back decades.
• In 2016, the Auditor General flagged serious concerns. ...litany of issues going back decades.
• Beyond that, specifically with the Competes fund, we see it as essentially a slush fund to hand out grants
• This continues the fund, but with oversight from the legislature. If we don't do this, it elapses.

Bills: HB2746, HB2751, HB2752, HB2753

Keywords: trade offices, committee, Arizona commerce authority, stakeholder input, efficiency, Arizona competes fund, economic development, fund repeal, state finances, state appropriations, Arizona Commerce Authority, job creation, business incentives, commerce authority, public-private partnership, business regulation, Arizona governance, 1182, all

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• Due to the vagueness of the phrase 'generally recognized' in the current law, different precincts and
• Today, the law allows for a generally recognized ID that contains a photo and signature to be used at
• The first option, instead of being defined as generally recognizable ID, we say that you can present
• So in the general documents, as you describe them, a regular state ID is normal. Is that not right?
• I do have... ...special congressional primary or general elections. I do have Ms.

Bills: HR118, HR196, HR237, HR285, HCR85, HB442, HB443, SCR5, SCR29, SCR33, SCR63, SB25, SB202, SB319

Keywords: water utility, tax credit, excessive rates, residential service, subcommittee, fallen trees, property damage, insurance, property values, hurricanes, storm damage, local government, homeowners, risk management, committee study, census, military population, Department of Defense, representation, federal funding

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• The federal Older Americans Act funding for this program supports only prepared meals, and state funding
• in the state, administer the state funds in the state, administer the state funds appropriated<00
• c><00:42:26.880> funding.
• aid and general assistance programs. aid and general assistance programs.
• tied to emergency general assistance. tied to emergency general assistance.

Bills: HF4210, HF4212, HF4549, HF4464, HF4546, HF4447

Keywords: senior nutrition, older adults, aging services, home-delivered meals, congregate dining, meal delivery, grocery delivery, food insecurity, nutrition support, area agencies on aging, Minnesota Board on Aging, human services, special revenue fund, nonprofit grants, SNAP outreach, medically tailored meals, rural nutrition, food access, transportation services, elderly

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• So there's actually no general fund impact there.
• So there's actually no general fund impact there.
• , the ADAP funding, that has been flat funded since 2014 federally.
• We also requested funding through ADAP emergency relief funding and then also additional—thank you.
• We also requested funding through ADAP emergency relief funding and then also additional ADAP supplemental

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• More generally, the bill provides for numerous revisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act.
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• It also includes provisions relating to the installation of small portable solar generation devices by
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• Assembly by January 1 of any year in which funds are made available under the program.

Keywords: House Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Bills: HB29, HB39, HB77, HB153, HB183, HB211, HB263, HB299, HB324, HB519, HB520, HB533, HB538, HB559, HB562, HB805, HB823, HB1004, HB1011, HB1018

Keywords: insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring

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• Studies have shown that when compared to the general population, inmates are more likely to have high
• Previously, TDCJ distributed funds directly.
• is directed to the Compensation to Victims of Crime Fund within the Office of the Attorney General,
• the authority to maintain victim information necessary to distribute restitution funds.
• 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

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.
• The tax distribution will be 50% to the state general fund, 25% to each county on a population basis,
• 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

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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• questions about it, is in the text of the amendment itself, which has already been approved by the General
• Assembly, along with the question at... ...which has already been approved by the General Assembly,

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• several definitions are still overly broad and create compliance uncertainty, potentially capturing general-purpose
• whether or not there's a fiscal impact that's associated with the legislation and whether or not that funding
• list, if you will, because it threatens the Commonwealth's ability to receive its $800 million in B funding
• Since the introduction of this bill, I think we have all seen the number of AI-generated videos that
• Obviously, AI-generated media is increasingly sophisticated and can undermine trust in elections and

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• The Senate did not fund this bill. Delegate Reed, I make a motion that we table Senate Bill 499.
• The Senate included funding for this in their budget, and it can be handled in that matter.
• Included funding for this in their budget, and it can be handled in that matter.

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• So you're for the general district court judge, and although we generally have jurisdictional limits
• Greg is currently our general district court judge.
• Attorney in the General Assembly.
• I love my job as General District Court judge.
• Those are generational trauma.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• We have our Secretary of Public Safety, Stanley Meeter; we've got the Adjutant General, General Ring;
• I, as your adjutant general, am on two secure calls a week with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
• I, as your adjutant general, I'm on two secure calls a week with the Chief of the National Guard Bureau
• I really appreciate the comments from the Adjutant General. I just wanted to understand.
• Thank you, General. I don't see any other questions. Thank you.

Keywords: House Committee Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all