Video & Transcript Research : 'fiscal notes'
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WY
Transcript Highlights:
- Catherine Camaroti, LSO Budget Fiscal.
- My name is Dalton Quilty with LSO Budget Fiscal.
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Bills:
SF0052
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (02/11/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- No, fiscal note only means that they sent it to some department to do a fiscal analysis.
- It's the fiscal note? No, no, it has nothing to do with the fiscal note. Oh, I thought it was.
- It's the fiscal note? No, no, it has nothing to do with the fiscal note. Oh, I thought it was.
- There's to be just, just look at the fiscal note at the end.
- There's to be just, just look at the fiscal note at the end.
Summary:
The discussion focused on a cannabis legalization/regulation bill and whether it should be retained for further study or moved forward. Members debated the fiscal impact, with one side emphasizing that the bill would cost about $7.1 million in the first two years before generating revenue, while supporters argued the House should make a statement in favor of legalization despite likely opposition from the Senate and governor. There was also disagreement over strategy: some said retaining the bill until closer to the next election would give the issue more visibility, while others said delaying would only avoid sending a bill the Senate was unlikely to take up anyway.
A major point of contention was whether cannabis should be regulated by a new cannabis commission or placed under the Liquor Commission. Supporters of the Liquor Commission argued it already has enforcement infrastructure, especially for age restrictions, and could handle cannabis more efficiently without creating a new bureaucracy. Opponents said cannabis is a different industry that would require specialized expertise, and they objected to expanding the Liquor Commission, which they described as unpopular and costly. The committee also discussed past versions of the bill, including concerns about limited licenses and the perception that the earlier approach favored large businesses.
Members reviewed specific provisions such as licensing fees, THC limits, and cultivation categories. One member noted a $10,000 fee for retail cannabis stores and cannabis product manufacturers authorized to perform extractions, while a smaller tier-one cultivator fee was described as a lower-cost option for small growers. There was also discussion of whether the bill would allow sales through general retail outlets or only dedicated cannabis stores, and whether plants and seeds were covered. No final vote or action was clearly recorded in the excerpt, but the main procedural question was whether to retain the bill for more work or advance it as written.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- So, a couple of things I wanted to note and emphasize is that, as you know, this is essentially a line
- I also wanted to note that. In our work on the revenue-generating provisions.
- I also want to note that.
- And I'll note that the rates that this committee considered in an amendment to the bond funding bill
- Chairman, Senator Padilla, I'll take a note that the existing debt Will be very much paid off by 2030
Bills:
SB2
Keywords:
SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Sep 2nd, 2025
Mortgage Finance Authority Act Oversight Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- You can see some of the strengths that Moody's noted in their latest write-up in terms of high quality
- Good note is that Housing New Mexico has never engaged years of IRS documentation of income.
- I will note there are some other states that fund different programs Monitor a program for a program
- We do not receive those, or we have not served as fiscal agents for them.
- So, we won't get it in be fiscal based upon state. I don't know.
TX
Texas 89th Regular
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Apr 30th, 2025
Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
Transcript Highlights:
- So it just makes fiscal common sense. With that said, I'd be happy to answer any questions.
- Sir, can you tell me if there's a fiscal note initially to set this up?
- I do not have a fiscal note here in my possession at this time.
- The fiscal note, I don't believe so, but the agency is here as a resource witness, so I would direct
- To answer your question immediately: is there a fiscal note? No, there is not.
Bills:
HB1958, HB2031, HB2879, HB3285, HB3995, HB4487, HB4558, HB4560, HB4876, HB4899, HB5212, HB5317, HB5543, HB5567, SB1333
Keywords:
firearm possession, tenant rights, landlord regulations, civil penalties, property code, justified use of force, deadly force, property rights, home defense, smart devices, data privacy, personal data collection, user consent, mobile application, data transparency, HOA, property owners association, property owners' association, Texas Property Code, Chapter 202
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 3/27/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Again, I know we're under some fiscal constraints here.
- But that was at the beginning of the fiscal year, and again we've worked to manage that, okay?
- VRS helped 9,492 Minnesotans with a disability get back to work in federal fiscal year 2023.
- The chair again asked the witness to wrap it up and noted that time was running out.
- He noted that the committee had a full agenda and that the next committee would be affected.
Keywords:
teacher apprenticeship, registered apprenticeship, teacher licensure, teacher shortage, workforce development, education finance, K-12 education, higher education, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board, PELSB, Tier 3 license, teacher preparation, mentor teacher, school district, cooperative unit, teacher pipeline, alternative licensure, apprenticeship program, labor and industry, union representation
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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25 read in the paper in the fiscal 25 read in the paper in the fiscal 25 column - Um, but as I noted this who's who's who.
- And of note, we reduced the arts budget by 50%.
- And of note, we reduced and nimblely.
- guidance revenue upwards for this fiscal guidance revenue upwards for this fiscal year<02:45:24.319
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Child Committee Meeting - 2026-03-24
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Is there a fiscal note attached to this?
- Is there a fiscal note attached to >> Yeah. Is there a fiscal note attached to this?
- Chair, members, there is an open fiscal note request on this.
- Currently, there's an open fiscal note. That was our understanding.
- note yet but I believe the ways fiscal note yet but I believe the ways and<00:19:13.600>
means
Keywords:
SNAP, income limits, asset limits, nutrition assistance, children and families, federal poverty guidelines, federal waiver, food assistance, low-income families, nutritional support, day care, tax subtraction, child care costs, licensed child care, dependent care assistance, child care, family child care, child care center, licensing, correction order
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- Will you note the roll, please? No minutes today. Consideration of bills.
- As noted by the Academy of Kinesiology and the American College of Sports Medicine, fitness testing is
- Senator, Representative Kalvinan, can you tell us if you have requested a fiscal note on this?
- So I can't conceive of how there could logically be a fiscal impact.
- Madam Chair, Representative, if you haven't asked for a fiscal note, do you think that there's no need
Keywords:
school libraries, public school libraries, library funding, professional associations, library associations, librarians, information services, dues, membership fees, public monies, school governing body, county free library district, municipal library, library contracts, library services, books and programs, Arizona education, Title 15, Library Freedom Act, school district transparency
Summary:
The committee took up several education bills. HB 2395 would create a voluntary Arizona School Fitness Program in ADE to recognize schools that participate in nationally recognized fitness testing or events and allow the designation on school report cards. Supporters, including the sponsor and outside witnesses, argued it would encourage student activity and support the whole child; the bill passed with a 6-0 do pass recommendation. HB 2409, the Getting Arizona Ready for AI Act, would create a voluntary summer AI course program through ADE with curriculum on digital hygiene, civic integrity, and AI for small business/entrepreneurship, with optional facility use and academic credit. The sponsor said it was meant to prepare students for AI-driven job disruption without requiring new appropriations; it passed 4-2. HB 2203 would direct ADE to review public school and agency reporting requirements for duplicative, expired, or obsolete reports and recommend consolidation or repeal, and an amendment making a technical correction was adopted before the bill passed 6-0. HB 2008 would bar school libraries from using public money to pay dues to certain professional library associations; opponents from Secular AZ and the ACLU argued it was viewpoint discrimination and a threat to professional association rights, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-0 vote, with one member explaining a no vote because the problem did not exist.
The committee also heard HB 2075, which would require school districts to submit superintendent and CFO employment contracts to ADE, post them online, keep them available for five years after termination, and create a searchable database with compensation details. The Goldwater Institute supported the bill, citing difficulty obtaining contracts through public records requests and examples of very high superintendent compensation and opaque contract terms; the Arizona School Administrators opposed the bill as singling out districts while not applying to charters or other public-dollar schools, though they said they could support it if expanded to all schools receiving public funds. Members debated whether charters are political subdivisions and whether the bill should extend to charters and ESAs, and some discussion also focused on transparency and public records access. The bill ultimately received a 4-2 do pass recommendation.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 7th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Assembly Member Wallace notes the absence of a quorum.
- The absence of a quorum was noted.
- Clerk will note. Thank you, Mr. Garcia. note. Thank you, Mr. Garcia.
- That's not fiscal responsibility.
- That's not fiscal responsibility.
Summary:
The Assembly convened without a quorum, completed the roll call, and then proceeded with the day’s business after a prayer, pledge, and a moment of silence for victims of the Texas flooding. Procedural motions suspended several rules to allow committee notices, guest seating, and the withdrawal of AB 898 back to the Senate. Members also made several guest introductions, including family members, interns, and scouting troop visitors.
On the floor, AB 1416 by Assembly Member Ta, a taxation bill, was concurred in with Senate technical amendments by a 60-0 vote. ACR 1, designating October 23 as Korean Ginseng Day, was adopted by voice vote after supportive remarks highlighting Korean culture and the health benefits of ginseng; 62 coauthors were added without objection. The Assembly also heard SB 119, the budget-related human services trailer bill, with extensive debate over CalWORKs, CalFresh, child welfare reporting, and housing/homelessness programs. Supporters framed it as a needed anti-poverty and safety-net measure, while opponents criticized it as expanding dependency and failing to address fraud and work requirements.
SB 119 passed on a 54-11 vote. The second-day consent calendar, including AJR 16 on the Tijuana River, was adopted 71-0, and the remaining consent items AJR 15 and SB 765 were also adopted 71-0. The session concluded with adjournments in memory of Contra Costa County Supervisor Federal Glover, followed by announcements of upcoming committee hearings and the next floor session before adjournment until July 10 at 9 a.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 09/25/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- , to $48 million in fiscal year 2029.
- least nine months of this fiscal year. least nine months of this fiscal year.
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in <00:03:47.200>fiscal <00:03:47.599>year <00:03:48.000>2029. - 48 million in fiscal year 2029. 48 million in fiscal year 2029.
- Uh, on a lighter note, I've gotten a lot of calls on the subject of K-9 units and K-9 units.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 042 Feb 25th, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So the fiscal note is $0.”
- noticed in the fiscal note before I came noticed in the fiscal note before I came up<01:53:46.880
- So the fiscal note<01:53:50.560>
is <01:53:50.800>$0. - I haven't seen the fiscal note.
- I haven't seen the fiscal note.
Summary:
The House convened with a quorum, approved the corrected journal, and heard several announcements about upcoming committee meetings, events at the Capitol, and recognitions, including Music Therapy Day, Black History Month activities, adoptable puppies, and a Colorado Agricultural Forum. Members also celebrated Representative Story’s birthday and recognized the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) for its long-running support of arts, culture, science access, and economic impact in Colorado. The House adopted Senate Joint Resolution 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, by a vote of 64-1 with one excused.
The chamber then moved to special orders for several bills. The first major bill considered was House Bill 1017, which would prohibit insurers from receiving criminal restitution unless they are direct victims. Sponsors argued the bill prioritizes human victims, prevents restitution from becoming an unpayable burden on low-income defendants, and clarifies the law in response to court concerns and stakeholder feedback. Opponents argued it would shift costs to taxpayers and policyholders and could increase civil litigation and insurance premiums. An amendment, L005, was adopted to clarify the bill’s scope, and the bill then passed as amended.
The House also took up House Bill 114, concerning minimum lot size and local land-use rules. An amendment, L002, was offered to prohibit certain local lot frontage, setback, open-space, or coverage requirements that would effectively prevent construction of a single-family home on a 2,000-square-foot residential lot. Supporters framed the measure as protecting housing access, while opponents argued it would override local land-use decision-making and public hearing processes. The transcript ends during debate on a substitute motion related to the amendment, before final action on House Bill 114 is shown.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/25 - Part 1
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have not received a fiscal note yet, so we will be laying the bill over for today.
- c> not received a fiscal note yet so we not received a fiscal note yet so we will<00:02:07.079>
be - note, be able to pass it out.
- Chair Bliss, we have not received a fiscal note yet on this bill, so we'll be laying the bill over today
- We have not received a fiscal note on the bill yet, so we'll be laying it over.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- Stand testimony, support, and also note that our testimony is ... for H. Thank you.
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support <00:08:32.320>and <00:08:32.519>also <00:08:33.080>note - stand testimony support and also note stand testimony support and also note that<00:08:33.760>
- written testimony support I would note written testimony support I would note that<00:28:57.600>
- that is one year after the end of fiscal that is one year after the end of fiscal year<00:45:06.599
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee (06/30/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- And so therefore, we think that's the most fiscally responsible way for them to continue in that space
- So we thought that this was the most fiscally responsible way to reopen the lease for Gopher.
- responsible way for them to fiscally responsible way for them to continue<00:09:04.640>
in <00 - I've noted that C&J, who wildly successful, runs a great program, has started charging at some of the
- I've noted that CJ, who back to me.
Summary:
The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee approved the April 14, 2025 minutes and then considered several capital items, mostly Department of Transportation property dispositions and one Department of Business and Economic Affairs lease amendment. BEA requested approval to amend its Granite Center LLC lease to absorb space used by Gopher, explaining that the arrangement would keep both agencies in the same building, allow flexible space allocation, and produce a modest net savings while using federal funds reimbursed through an interagency arrangement. The committee asked about Gopher’s role, the floor layout, and whether federal money was indirectly subsidizing the lease; the item was approved.
DOT items approved included sale of a former maintenance parcel in Raymond, vacant land in Dover, a permanent utility easement in Conway for the Conway Water Precinct, and a direct sale of limited access right-of-way in Seabrook to C&J Seabrook LLC for parking expansion. Members asked about environmental liability on the Raymond parcel, the size and location of the Conway easement, and whether C&J would charge for parking; C&J said the expansion would support a successful facility and that parking revenues help fund improvements such as paving, lighting, and security cameras. The committee also approved a small Salem parcel sale to Brooks Property LLC.
The Department of Environmental Services received approval to transfer 37 acres near a New Ipswich flood control site to the town as part of a long-running settlement involving cemetery encroachment onto state land. DES said the agreement, reached with the town in 2023, reflects prior legislation and includes payment to the state; members asked whether there was any current dam damage, and DES said there was none. In miscellaneous business, the New Hampshire Liquor Commission said the governor had directed cancellation of the planned RFP sale and that the matter would instead proceed as a ground lease through a new RFP process. The committee also noted informational items on Council on Resources and Development minutes and surplus land reviews, set the next meeting for September 29 at 9:30, and adjourned by motion.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Appropriations - Education and Environment Division Apr 11th, 2025 at 09:30 am
Appropriations - Education and Environment Division
Transcript Highlights:
- Well, and be noted, Grant Forks got $5 million last session. Well, Mr. Chairman, yes, I agree.
- Second by Senator Conley, and noted that this amendment will have that change to $600,000, correct?
- As you know, at the Bank of North Dakota, our role is to work on the fiscal component.
- Well, I need to note the Senate will make the decisions on what they change and do not change. Yes.
- So it's very hard to come up with a reasonable fiscal note.
Bills:
HB1540
Keywords:
education savings account, ESA, school choice, private school vouchers, nonpublic school, tuition assistance, education tax credit, homeschool exclusion, Bank of North Dakota, Department of Public Instruction, public funding for private education, voucher program, student scholarships, special education, parental choice, curriculum funding, tutoring, online learning, state per-pupil payment, income-based eligibility
Summary:
The committee first took up amended bill 10-13, a school funding and education appropriations measure. Senator Schaible walked through the final version, which included changes to foundation aid, transportation grants, free and reduced-price meals funding, paraprofessional and teacher support programs, Native American education items, library and school facility projects, and several one-time grants. Members discussed removing the science center grant funding, and Senator Meyer objected to that removal, arguing that Grand Forks had raised matching private and local funds and that other cities had received similar state support. The committee also agreed to adjust regional education association funding to reflect six centers rather than seven, reducing that line to $600,000.
The committee then adopted the amendment to 10-13 unanimously and passed the bill as further amended on a unanimous roll call, with Senator Shively designated as carrier. After a brief recess, the committee turned to bill 1540, but no formal action was taken. Bank of North Dakota and OMB representatives raised concerns that the draft included policy changes and procurement/IT exemptions that needed further discussion. Members agreed the bill would be delayed until Monday so the Bank, OMB, and NDIT could confer and work through the mechanics and policy issues before the committee moved it forward.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- at 3%; fiscal year 28, 3%, again capped at 3%; and then for fiscal year 29 we actually saw inflation
- pretty significant increases in fiscal pretty significant increases in fiscal years<00:07:19.199
- significantly in 26 and 27 and fiscal significantly in 26 and 27 and fiscal years<00:10:17.040><
- year 24 data was used to uh the fiscal year 24 data was used to calculate<00:10:32.519>
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year <00:10:33.079>25 calculate fiscal year 25 calculate fiscal year 25 - ><00:10:32.880>
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee to Hear SAO Performance Audits Jul 15th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Our analysis also noted racial disparities.
- I'll note that for fiscal year 2025, more people could be certified than what the orange line shows here
- In fiscal year 2025, only about one-third of applicants were.
- In fiscal year 2025, only about one third of applicants were.
- But by fiscal year 2025, the percentage had fallen to 21%.
Summary:
The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee heard a State Auditor’s Office performance audit on the Restoring Quality Home Care Initiative (I-1163), which created home care aide certification requirements, FBI background checks, and an abuse/neglect registry. Auditors said some requirements likely improve safety, especially background checks and training, but the state lacked pre-2011 data to measure outcomes directly. They also found Washington has a long-term care workforce shortage, though its workforce supply ranks better than many states, and that more stringent entry requirements do not appear to reduce workforce participation compared with other states.
The audit’s main concern was that the certification process is slow and burdensome. Auditors reported that most applicants never finish certification, that only about one-third of fiscal year 2025 applicants were certified within the 200-day legal deadline, and that the average time to certification was 463 days. They identified delays between training and testing, limited testing access in some areas, and redundant Department of Health verification of FBI background checks as key causes. The audit recommended streamlining the process by accepting applications later in the process, expanding testing within training programs, and eliminating the redundant background-check verification.
Department of Health and Department of Social and Health Services staff largely agreed with the audit’s findings and recommendations. They said they have already made improvements, including moving exams into more than 110 training programs, increasing credentialing staff, and reducing barriers through rule changes. DSHS noted testing is offered in 13 languages. Committee members asked about testing contract incentives, language access, and whether the agencies would seek statutory or budget changes to implement the recommendations. No public testimony was offered, and the meeting adjourned without any vote or formal action by the committee.
NV
Nevada 2025 Regular Session
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services May 31st, 2025 at 05:30 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- So the bill has no fiscal note. It has no appropriation.
- However, this triggered a significant fiscal note, so we had to make a few changes, and that's why you
- However, this triggered a significant fiscal note, so we had to make a few changes, and that's why you
- Coalition regarding how to move the bill forward when the budget issue happened because of the current fiscal
- We were trying to do that initially, but that triggered a note, and so that's when we started having
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- fiscal biennium.
- fiscal biennium.
- All means of financing equal 19.9 billion in fiscal year 26 and 19.7 billion in fiscal year 27.
- in fiscal year 26 and 220,000 in fiscal in fiscal year 26 and 220,000 in fiscal year<00:05:27.120
- fiscal year 26 and 648,000 in fiscal fiscal year 26 and 648,000 in fiscal year<00:21:57.840>
Summary:
The committee met in decision-making only and first took up HB 300, the Senate majority budget package. The chair described the bill as a response to economic uncertainty and reduced revenue forecasts, and outlined a wide range of appropriations and staffing changes across state agencies, including agriculture, education, health, public safety, housing, labor, natural resources, and corrections. The package emphasized one-year funding for many new programs, vacancy reductions, and investments in services such as preschool, mental health, wildfire mitigation, cybersecurity, public access, and workforce development. HB 300 was recommended to pass with amendments and was adopted unanimously, with members voting yes and no reservations noted only as procedural responses.
The committee then acted on HB 794 and HB 795, both recommended to pass with amendments by changing the defective date to 2050; both measures were adopted without discussion. On the 101 agenda, HB 400, the Judiciary budget bill, was recommended to pass with amendments. The bill included vacancy reductions, security funding, permanent staffing for several court and justice programs, and support for civil legal services, immigration-related services, and technology licenses. HB 400 was adopted. HB 410 was also adopted with amendments and a defective date change to 2050.
On the 102 agenda, the committee passed several bills either unamended or with targeted amendments. HB 3, HB 134, HB 177, HB 237, HB 648, HB 713, HB 735, HB 1391, and HB 1462 were passed unamended. HB 214 passed with amendments expanding eligibility for retired employees to fill labor-shortage or succession-planning positions, including certain management positions excluded from collective bargaining; one member raised concerns about school resource officers and community fit, which the chair said could be addressed in the committee report. HB 441 passed with amendments to direct cigarette tax funds to the Hawaii Cancer Research Special Fund, with a discussion about whether e-cigarettes should be included. Other measures passed with amendments included HB 448, HB 667, HB 727, HB 740, HB 806, HB 1020, HB 1345, and HB 1365, generally involving date changes, blank appropriations, or technical language. HB 1391 was adopted with a reservation from Senator Kim. The meeting concluded with HB 1462 adopted unamended.