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• Appropriations. Thank you, Mr. Appropriations. Thank you, Mr.
• Committee on Appropriations? Committee on Appropriations?
• Committee on Appropriations? Committee on Appropriations?
• Appropriations? Appropriations?
• Appropriations. Appropriations.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• > on of that appropriation is replaced on of that appropriation is replaced on line<00:18:40.480>
• , as a body, which I think is appropriate, as a body, which I think is appropriate, to<00:25:39.440
• <00:25:41.120> to to look at direct appropriations to to look at direct appropriations to private
• Will this appropriation the chairs.
• <00:49:32.480> are appropriations are appropriations are $261.9<00:49:34.880> million.

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

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

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• The motion is due pass to the Appropriations Committee.
• To the Appropriations Committee, Tongipa, not voting.
• The motion is due pass to the Appropriations Committee. AB 730.
• The motion is due pass to the Appropriations Committee. Patel.
• The motion is be adopted to the Appropriations Committee. Patel.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee heard a series of bills focused on expanding access to higher education, addressing workforce shortages, student housing, and labor standards on campus projects. AB 662 would create a South County Higher Education Task Force to explore a mixed-use, intersegmental institution in Chula Vista; supporters said South San Diego County is a “college desert,” while the bill passed on a due pass as amended motion to Appropriations. AB 885 would establish a College Access for All Fund to help make CSU and UC attendance more affordable; supporters cited student debt and affordability concerns, and it also passed to Appropriations. AB 730 would provide $15 million to help establish a medical school in the Central Valley to address physician shortages, and it advanced on a due pass motion. AB 1400 would let up to 15 community college districts pilot bachelor’s degrees in nursing; supporters argued it would expand affordable BSN access and keep students local, while CSU, UC, and other higher education groups opposed it as unnecessary and inconsistent with the master plan. The bill passed to Appropriations, with members raising questions about clinical placements, faculty shortages, and possible effects on associate-degree programs. The committee also considered AB 1235, which would require CSU design-build projects to use a skilled and trained workforce, aligning CSU with other public higher education construction standards. Supporters said it would improve safety, training, and local job opportunities, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 1247 would restrict contracting out of classified school and community college jobs unless workers meet training and qualification standards and would address pension and training concerns; supporters said it would protect students and classified employees, while school and college groups warned it would disrupt services and add unfunded mandates. The bill passed to Appropriations with one no vote. AB 1470, presented on behalf of Assemblymember Haney, would allow a portion of student housing revolving loan funds to be used for affordable student, faculty, and staff housing in downtown and commercial districts; it was discussed as a housing and downtown revitalization measure, but the committee held off on a motion pending more members. ACA 3, also on behalf of Haney, would require UC to offer limited down payment loans to eligible long-term support staff first-time homebuyers; it drew extensive support from UC workers and unions, while UC and business groups opposed it as costly and outside UC’s mission, and the measure was still under discussion at the end of the transcript.

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• and what isn't appropriate, and that we bring them to that conversation table at the appropriate time
• What isn't appropriate, and that we bring them to that conversation table at the appropriate time as
• The motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations. Bonta.
• File Item 6, SB 1067, the motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations.
• The motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard a long slate of education bills, beginning with SB 685 on nonpublic schools for students with disabilities. Senator Cortese and the California Department of Education described the bill as a response to the Ninth Circuit’s Laughman decision, removing the obsolete “non-sectarian” requirement while preserving secular use of public funds, nondiscrimination protections, background checks, credentialing, and incident reporting. There was no opposition, and the bill later passed 7-0 to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1181, a pilot grant program for violence prevention, student wellness, and school safety in Central Valley and other schools. Supporters framed it as a prevention measure, while opponents from EFF, ACLU Cal Action, and community advocates warned it could increase law enforcement involvement, surveillance, and use of fusion centers; despite those concerns, it ultimately passed 5-0 to Appropriations. Members then considered SB 1067, which would create a statewide framework for annual K-2 math assessments starting in 2028-29 to identify students needing early intervention. The author and supporters argued California faces a serious math achievement crisis and that early assessment would help close gaps, while CTA and several educators and administrators sought additional clarity and amendments to ensure alignment with existing diagnostic practices and limits on high-stakes use. The bill drew broad support from educators, parents, and advocacy groups and passed 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 1107, a school shade-structure bill, would expand eligible shade projects and allow bundling through design-build to reduce costs; it received support from LAUSD, school boards, and climate-focused groups and passed 7-0. SB 1128, on take-home devices and screen time for kindergarteners, was presented as a modest first step to give families more flexibility and reduce early screen exposure, with support from early childhood advocates and no opposition, and it passed 7-0. The committee also approved SB 1048, creating a voluntary State Seal of Climate Literacy for students who complete climate coursework and hands-on projects. Supporters, including Ten Strands, students, teachers, and county offices, said it would recognize real-world climate learning and green career readiness; it passed 7-0. SB 1140, sponsored by CFT, would require LEA construction contractors to follow campus security provisions during school projects to reduce unauthorized access; it drew support from labor and gun violence prevention groups and passed 7-0. SB 930, requiring end-to-end encryption for proctoring companies handling K-12 exam data, was presented as a student privacy measure in response to cybersecurity risks and passed 6-0. Finally, SB 1083 was introduced by Senator Perez as a follow-up to last year’s Safe Learning Environments Act, with extensive committee amendments to refine the statewide misconduct data system, disclosure rules, contractor fingerprinting, and access requirements; the transcript cuts off before the bill’s full hearing and vote are shown.

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• Chairman and Appropriations Committee.
• <00:10:37.600> $150,000 then appropriates $150,000 then appropriates $150,000 to<00:10:40.480
• c> appropriations of the uh appropriations of the uh of<00:12:54.000> the<00:12:54.160> bill
• c> enrollment appropriation for dual enrollment appropriation for dual enrollment programs<00:15:
• If recurring benial uh appropriation.

Bills: HB0150

Keywords: Wyoming business council, economic development, task force, evaluation, policy reform, 916, all

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• Um the appropriated<00:03:42.080> amount<00:03:42.319> is appropriated amount is appropriated
• 00:04:53.919> by appropriation has been reduced by appropriation has been reduced by $60,000<00
• It's a counseling appropriation.
• So the appropriation is eliminated.
• The appropriation was didn't.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• The bill was then appropriation.
• > S190, Appropriations Committee reviewed S190, Appropriations Committee reviewed S190, an<00:26:
• All Vermonters must receive affordable and appropriate health care at the appropriate time in the appropriate
• on appropriations. Member from Morgan. on appropriations. Member from Morgan.
• abatement special fund appropriations. abatement special fund appropriations.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up S. 190, a health care cost-containment bill relating to the Green Mountain Care Board, reference-based pricing, and a study of a public employee health benefit authority. The House first suspended rules to take the bill from the notice calendar, then heard committee reports from Health Care, Ways and Means, and Appropriations. The Health Care committee chair described the bill as a strike-all amendment intended to carry out Act 68’s hospital reference-based pricing timeline, saying it would let the Green Mountain Care Board begin implementation for fiscal year 2027, expand reference-based pricing to qualified health plans and the Vermont Education Health Insurance program, and address hospital pricing transparency, outsourcing, and critical access hospital Medicare outpatient cost-sharing issues. Supporters argued the bill would lower insurance costs, help reduce property taxes, and improve hospital sustainability by reducing the need for hospitals to limit access as they approach revenue caps. The Ways and Means committee said the bill could reduce education spending by lowering health care costs for school employees and reported the bill favorably on a 7-4 vote. The Appropriations committee said it reviewed the bill and an amendment, and noted that much of the detailed language would be changed by the appropriations amendment; it also discussed a possible state innovation waiver under the Affordable Care Act. The Health Care committee reported its strike-all amendment favorably on a 10-0 vote. The bill’s provisions were described in detail, including requiring hospitals and insurers to express rates as a percentage of Medicare, setting a path toward national median hospital prices by 2030, limiting certain reimbursements for QHP and VHI plans, requiring a report on hospital outsourcing and provider tax impacts, and creating a public health system performance tool if funding is available. The speaker also noted that the bill would not affect critical access hospitals or Vermont’s Medicare-dependent hospital in the reimbursement cap provisions, and that critical access hospitals were already working with the Green Mountain Care Board on solutions to Medicare outpatient cost-sharing concerns.

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• . appropriations. appropriations.
• 20 appropriations. 20 appropriations.
• . appropriations. appropriations.
• . appropriations. appropriations.
• for one appropriation. for one appropriation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:05:01.680> money,<00:05:02.160> housing appropriated money, housing appropriated money
• <00:25:46.559> All appropriations from their state. All appropriations from their state.
• when you have given us appropriated when you have given us appropriated dollars<00:25:52.480>
• process for such a large appropriation process for such a large appropriation is<00:28:23.279>
• appropriate and create. appropriate and create.

Bills: SF2434

Keywords: housing, development fund, affordable housing, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, expenditure provisions

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• And that's funding that you appropriate to.
• The same appropriation that you all made in FY26.
• A lot of those appropriations were actually multi-year appropriations that you all made from the general
• And those appropriations run between FY26 and FY28.
• This does not include. an appropriation.

Keywords: 996, all

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• committee on appropriations and revenue. committee on appropriations and revenue.
• <00:07:05.680> for $20 million has been appropriated for $20 million has been appropriated
• appropriated $20 million for upgrades. appropriated $20 million for upgrades.
• appropriated to to finish projects. Yes. appropriated to to finish projects. Yes.
• . appropriated. appropriated.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Subcommittee on Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Protection received a detailed update from Kentucky State Parks Commissioner Meyer on capital projects funded through HJR 76, HJR 56, and House Bill 6. He said the department is making steady progress on a large portfolio of park improvements, with regular quarterly reporting to the legislature and ongoing coordination with the Finance Cabinet, the Energy and Environment Cabinet, the Commonwealth Office of Technology, and local utilities and governments. He emphasized that ADA accessibility is a priority across projects and noted that many completed items, including campground bathhouse renovations, broadband upgrades, life safety improvements, playground replacements, and some furniture and mattress upgrades, are already drawing positive feedback. The presentation focused heavily on campground, utility, and infrastructure work. Meyer described $40 million in campground upgrades split between western and eastern Kentucky, including projects at Ken Lake, Carter Caves, My Old Kentucky Home, Cumberland Falls, and others. He also outlined $20 million in utility improvements, including a federal matching grant for grid resiliency at Ken Lake and Kentucky Dam Village, plus wastewater and electrical infrastructure work at parks such as Dale Hollow, Blue Licks, Natural Bridge, and Cumberland Falls. Additional categories included building systems, life safety, structural repairs, accommodations and hospitality upgrades, pool and beach work, dam safety, playgrounds, and golf course improvements. Members asked about the status of Lake Barkley utilities, the possibility of transferring upgraded utility infrastructure to local providers after repairs, and how park repair priorities are set. Meyer said park managers report issues through regional directors and that projects are prioritized through a running capital list, similar to a long-range transportation plan. He said the department has already spent the current $20 million allocation and is requesting $40 million in the next budget cycle, adding that the department believes it could spend and complete projects if that amount is appropriated. The commissioner also said the department is managing 284 additional capital projects outside the main funding streams, totaling nearly $70 million.

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• There's a supplemental appropriation, but it's certainly not $1.8 billion.
• You can maintain your appropriations. I'll show... Maintain your appropriations.
• That's baked into the appropriations that you make to the agencies.
• the increase in allowable appropriations of $56.9 million.
• I've told you a lot of agencies their appropriations...

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• But that's also true in the appropriations process.
• The Legislature has the power to reinstate an appropriation.
• The Legislature has the power to reinstate an appropriation.
• The appropriation in question was recurring and had not been increased in years.
• Sincerely, Ron DeSantis, Governor. ...and entitled An Act Making Appropriations.

Summary: The Florida House convened in Special Session 2025B after recording a quorum and reading the joint proclamation calling the session from January 27 to January 29, 2025. Speaker Perez outlined the special-session process, including canceling regular committee meetings, distributing notebooks with the call, the bill to be filed by Representative McClure, and the bill analysis, and creating three select committees on illegal immigration to hear HB 1B later that day. He also announced a new process for reviewing vetoed appropriations through combined workgroups, beginning with legislative budget vetoes. The House then took up the governor’s veto of portions of HB 5001, the 2024 appropriations act. After reading the governor’s communication, Representative Kennedy moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2802 and its related proviso on page 412, describing it as legislative services support funding needed for IT, forecasting, auditing, and accountability functions. The motion passed 111-0. Kennedy then moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2803 and its related proviso, described as the second line item for legislative support services, and that motion also passed 111-0. No Senate messages, committee reports, reconsiderations, or bills on the calendar were reported. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., or upon the call of the chair.

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• 31.080> through That appropriation is available through That appropriation is available through
• ,<00:03:54.520> $1 Uh this is a one-time appropriation, $1 Uh this is a one-time appropriation
• <00:05:30.840> of um fiscal year '27 appropriation of um fiscal year '27 appropriation of
• > for<00:15:18.079> um And those are appropriations for um And those are appropriations
• appropriations bill.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HB 2180, appropriation. Health, Human Services and Appropriations.
• HB 2200, appropriation and appropriations. HB 2211, State Route 88.
• HB 2207, appropriations. Public safety, law enforcement and appropriations.
• HB 2067, appropriation to package a project. HB 2068, appropriation Wolfwood Road.
• HB 2069, appropriation protection water. HB 2070, appropriation Hila County.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• agency, you'll see the air appropriation agency, you'll see the air appropriation increase<00:04
• see a cliff continuing appropriation. see a cliff continuing appropriation.
• Thank you very much. appropriation lines in a bill. Uh I just appropriation lines in a bill.
• So, a significant impact to the Minnesota Zoo. appropriation with the last two years of appropriation
• Appropriations from this fund are not just appropriate; they're routine.

Bills: HF2439

Keywords: environmental protection, pollution reduction, waste management, climate change, funding allocations, 1183, house

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• So Again, not your only chance on those big appropriations.
• Most of that's in the special appropriation category.
• Most of the executive recommendation items are appropriated in the special appropriations.
• And, well, we don't have an appropriation there.
• So you've done a handful of these appropriations in the past. ...these appropriations in the past.

Keywords: 996, all

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• SB 1711, age-appropriate resources and appropriate contact in schools.
• SB 1735, appropriation Navajo 890 improvements. SB 1736, appropriation Navajo water supply.
• SB 1737, appropriation Navajo 9809. SB 1738, Coconino County juvenile services appropriation.
• appropriation city a page roundabout a t a t sb 1733 appropriations senior facilities tribal nations
• ATT Sv 1734 appropriations and east of hall pedestrian path 828. nations 8 to sb 1734 appropriations

Keywords: 1182, all

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• appropriated in this measure. appropriated in this measure.
• <00:49:58.480> of $50 level uh with an appropriation of $50 level uh with an appropriation
• There's no appropriation. There is Yeah. There's no appropriation.
• There is no<00:52:47.920> appropriation.<00:52:48.720> Okay. no appropriation.
• Okay. no appropriation. Okay.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• > to<00:23:54.240> UHCAR This bill appropriates funds to UHCAR This bill appropriates funds
• We're going to remove those from the block appropriation structure.
• We're going to remove those from the block appropriation structure.
• We're going to remove those from the block appropriation structure.
• We will contains a blank appropriation.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 18, 2026, and heard four bills. HB 2519 would shift University of Hawaii funding toward block appropriations, a stabilization fund, limited procurement and fiscal exemptions, performance-based metrics, and annual reporting. UH supported the bill, saying line-item budgeting hampers systemwide efficiency across its 10 campuses; the State Procurement Office commented on the procurement exemption. The chair proposed amendments to address concerns from Budget and Finance and procurement, including capping UH’s retained funds at 10%, requiring lapse after three fiscal years, removing CIP-to-operating transfers, narrowing procurement exemptions while keeping Chapter 103B principles, shifting performance metric-setting to the Board of Regents, and requiring annual reporting. The committee then voted to pass HB 2519 with amendments. HB 2409 would establish the Hawaii Geological Survey in Hilo and designate its director as the state geologist. UH Hilo supported the concept but said it would need sufficient general-fund support, estimating roughly $200,000 to start. DLNR and the Attorney General offered comments, with the AG calling it a matter of statewide concern. The chair said the DNR testimony raised public safety concerns and that UH Hilo had not identified a firm funding amount, so the committee voted to defer the bill. HB 2141 HD1 concerned state enterprise zones and would expand eligible business activities and allow DBED to designate up to two areas as enterprise zones with gubernatorial approval. DBED, the Tax Foundation, and other organizations submitted support or comments. After discussion, the chair said the current version no longer fit the higher education committee’s focus and recommended reverting to the original bill, which would limit the zone to Kakaʻako Makai for a biomedical health innovation hub near JABSOM and the Queen’s Cancer Center, with a defective date. The committee voted to pass HB 2141 HD1 with amendments. HB 2233 HD1 would appropriate funds to continue the SNAP-Ed program through UH and the Department of Health. DOH supported the bill and said it had been working on nutrition education and environmental changes; it estimated about $600,000 each for DOH and SEAR, or $1.2 million total. Testimony in support also came from several organizations and individuals, including a senior advocate who described the program’s practical benefits. The chair said the committee would reflect the $600,000-per-entity estimate in its report, and the committee voted to pass HB 2233 HD1 as is before adjourning.