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• How much did Hacienda cost this state?
• from the state aviation fund to ADOT to plan, construct, develop, and improve state, county, city, or
• From the state highway fund to the general fund for providing support and maintenance for state agencies
• recruit more military to this state and retire in this state.
• More military to this state to retire in this state, and I'm really, really proud of that too.

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, fiscal year 2026-2027, appropriations, state agencies, public funding, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation, government operations, budget bill, fiscal policy, state finance, spending plan, legislative budget, capital appropriations, operating budget

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• But this will allow them to operate within the state of Alabama with a state fire marshal stamp, with
• But this will allow them to operate within the state of Alabama with a state fire marshal stamp, with
• governor of the state of Alabama.
• The chief of the state of Alabama.

Bills: SB115, SB131, SB93, HB319, HB163, HB268, SB115, SB131, SB93, HB319, HB163, HB268, HB181, HB153, SB132, SB26, SB189, SB196, HB140, SB197, HB117

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

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• Our state law allows a 10% advantage for outside state of Louisiana companies to be able to do some kinds
• State. The state, what I mean. The state will receive more money.
• Is this money going to state police or where's it going?
• Is this money going to state police or where's it going?
• Would you have that from state police?

Bills: HB316, HB549, HB646, HB752, HB824, HB873, HB1129, HB1157, HB1170

Keywords: literacy, adolescent, teacher education, high-dosage tutoring, reading intervention, workforce development, training programs, Bayou Growth Opportunity, funding, employment, skills gap, qualified employer, credential recognition, government growth limit, recurring revenue, state finance, Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, fiscal responsibility, legislative sessions, regular sessions

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on April 22 and took up several bills, beginning with House Bill 646 and its companion House Bill 824 by Chairman Beaulieu. HB 646 proposed a constitutional amendment limiting the amount of State General Fund recurring money that may be appropriated in a fiscal year, and HB 824 set the growth limit formula based on CPI, medical CPI, and population change. Amendments were adopted on both bills, including creation of a Louisiana Income Tax Elimination Fund, and both bills were reported favorably as amended. The committee also advanced House Bill 1157, which creates the Louisiana State Infrastructure Fund to support infrastructure-related projects through a bank-like financing structure. After a technical amendment, the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 316 on student literacy was presented as a continuation of prior literacy reforms, with the Department of Education stating it would not require new funding; it was reported favorably. House Bill 549 created the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program to help employers train and upskill workers, with supporters from business groups saying it would be industry-supported and modeled on a successful Michigan program; it was also reported favorably as amended. House Bill 1129, dealing with the sale of state-owned surplus movable property, drew support from Louisiana auctioneers who argued local firms should be allowed to bid on the state’s auction contract instead of relying on an out-of-state vendor. Members questioned whether the state could receive more revenue and expressed support for giving Louisiana companies a chance to compete. The bill was reported favorably. House Bill 873, which would add a $2 fee on driver’s license renewals to fund pursuit intervention technology and training for law enforcement, generated substantial concern about adding fees and whether the money should instead come from existing budgets. After discussion of the bill’s purpose, the technology involved, and the need for a sunset, the committee deferred the bill to work on revisions. Finally, House Bill 752, which would allow the timing and duration of regular legislative sessions to be set by joint rule, was reported without action after members noted the revised fiscal note showed a decrease in state general fund expenditures.

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• I believe that in the interest of transparency in state government, we should not prevent our state employees
• Members, this is a program to incentivize state employees and state agencies to proactively look for
• But in state government, they tend to focus on what their tasks are.
• We do not want to become a sole source state for bidding. Because we want.
• We need to make sure we're looking at what those actuarials state.

Bills: SB1415, SB1714, SB1962, SB26, SB172

Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts

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• Members of the committee, as we know, workforce housing is a serious issue in the state.
• that they would like to and that they feel would be successful for the economic development of the state
• This legislation will allow the OCC workers to use state-owned or state-leased vehicles between their
• They all have duties all over the state, but yet OCC has to come back to Oklahoma City to get the car
• to go all over the state.

Bills: HB4409, HB4414, HB4484, HB4486, HB3057, HB2588, HB4434

Keywords: housing, legislative committee, affordable housing, Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency, policy improvement, HB4414, Oklahoma Homebuilder Program, OHFA, single-family housing, homebuilder loans, 0% interest loan, housing finance, workforce housing, Legislative Workforce Housing Committee, housing needs assessment, community housing assessment, disaster recovery housing, federally declared natural disaster, rural housing, urban housing

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• If you look on page two, that is clarified as a state officer employee.
• There was a working group from the House that was called the State Pending and Accountability Group.
• It says 'subcommittees thereof, judges, justices, and state legislators.' Why strike that?
• Basically, the group worked closely with the state auditor, her office officers, and legal staff.
• Her office provided insight into years of scandals or incidents where state dollars were reported to

Bills: HB3057, HB3279, HB4428, HB3420

Keywords: government reporting, information technology, child welfare, environmental policy, state agency compliance, employment restrictions, state officers, prohibited acts, government contracts, public service, public finance, pension, pension fund, retirement system, board of trustees, proxy voting, proxy proposal, shareholder vote, shareholder activism, fiduciary duty

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• He was the executive director of the state chamber of commerce.
• We are on the Secretary of State at this time.
• This is a bill to Make sure that state governments and agencies don't use state funds and resources to
• So, given that a portion of our population in the state is LGBTQ, why would our state not be able to
• It's saying state resources and state dollars shall not be attributed to it.

Bills: HB3415, HB2206, HB3414, HB3265, HB3310, HB3413, HB4486, HB1219

Keywords: state government, vendor contracts, subcontracting, public database, contract assessment, transparency, retirement, law enforcement, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, school resource officers, public safety, public finance, contract management, service-driven contracts, state accounting, intangible assets, Oklahoma Police Pension, disability benefits, mental health, retirement system

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• House Bill 2787 is a FY26 supplemental appropriation to the State Department of Health to pay for legacy
• looking at the state's obligations and those things we contracted with outside entities to fulfill state
• goals and state strategies.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• Is the Oklahoma Pregnancy Care Network a state agency? No, it is a pass-through.
• These programs are going to be administered under the Oklahoma State Department of Health based on the
• The reason I raise those questions is because I'm curious why they need to come to the state legislature
• We have so many obligations with state agencies and various services that we need to give to.
• Maybe have some more information on that, but there are a lot of public-private partnerships in this state

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• Is this from your county, or is this from multiple counties across the state?
• as long as it's approved by the state treasurer.
• Something in our state statute that is allowable as long as it's approved by the state treasurer?
• So 4-H in the state of Oklahoma and OSU are almost operating in...
• Please state your question. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Bills: HB2398, HB4363, HB3557, HB3701, HB2210

Keywords: credential of value, education, workforce development, labor market, government reporting, higher education, Oklahoma State University, Board of Trustees, presidential selection, college governance, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, academic programs, low-producing programs, Oklahoma State Board of Regents, program review, curriculum quality

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• This is my first legislative session here at the Arizona State Senate.
• This is a matter of personal choice and ethics.
• It's not just at one archival library in the state; they're all over the state.
• of Washington, state of California, state of Oregon—things that have never occurred in Arizona.
• I think better of our state, better of our legislature.

Bills: HB2015, HB2060, HB2129, HB2170, HB2210, HB2228, HB2352, HB2460, HB2533, SB1019, SB1045, SB1050, SB1078, SB1083, SB1167, SB1184, SCR1006

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, municipal libraries, annual reporting, state legislation, transparency, government accountability, procurement, foreign adversary, China, state contracts, information technology

Summary: The committee first handled Senate Bill 1045, which would bar cities, towns, and counties from taxing or charging fees on the use of blockchain technology in residences, with limited exceptions. The sponsor said the bill was a repeat of a measure vetoed the prior year and framed it as a tax-preemption issue. There was no testimony, and the bill was moved and passed out of committee on a 4-3 vote. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1019, which would prohibit the addition of fluoride to public water systems. Senator Shamp argued the bill was about health freedom, informed consent, and emerging research she said raised concerns about fluoride’s benefits and possible neurodevelopmental risks. Opponents, including representatives of Arizona dental and public health groups, testified that community water fluoridation is safe, effective, and especially important for low-income and rural communities with limited dental access. After extended debate, the bill received a do pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote. Senate Bill 1050 would provide free lifetime state park passes to Arizona veterans. State Parks testified neutrally but warned the measure could reduce revenue used to support park operations and rural economies; the sponsor said the bill was prompted by a park visit where veterans were charged admission. The committee also approved SB 1050 on a 4-3 vote. Later, SB 1078, dealing with de novo review in public records denial cases, passed unanimously after support from the Goldwater Institute, and SB 1083, which would prevent HOAs and condo associations from banning certain lighted home address devices for emergency response, also passed after testimony from the sponsor and a homeowners coalition.

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• The total state budget at engrossed is $46.6 billion for fiscal year 27.
• other state revenue sources as recognized by REC and a reduction of $47.1 million in state general fund
• State general fund savings in the Medicaid program.
• Office of State Procurement, $13.4 million with 99 T.O. positions.
• Environmental State Revolving Loan Funds, $126.5 million.

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

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• The Minnesota State Academies gets $17,000 per year.
• The Minnesota State Academies gets $17,000 per year.
• > Universities<00:10:57.760> receives State Colleges and Universities receives State Colleges
• It's important to people in the state of Minnesota, so thank you all.

Bills: SF2884, HF1889

Keywords: pension, retirement, omnibus pension, MSRS, PERA, TRA, public employees retirement, state employees retirement, correctional employees, police and fire retirement, State Patrol retirement, teachers retirement, firefighter relief association, volunteer firefighter, state aid, postretirement adjustment, COLA, annuity, disability benefit, duty disability

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• agreed-upon bill, and we feel comfortable that it will help and assist many of our school systems across the state
• agreed-upon bill, and we feel comfortable that it will help and assist many of our school systems across the state
• Because this is a bill that was passed in another state and this bill is copied and pasted off another

Bills: SB279, HB478, SB279, HB478

Keywords: Alabama State House, Montgomery, Legislative Council, demolition, state capitol, state capitol building, historic preservation, state property, inventory removal, fixtures, furnishings, reuse, recycling, upcycling, surplus property, public assets, legislative chambers, desk sale, chair sale, state auditor

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• General of the State of Minnesota.
• The state pays the remaining 25%.
• Public is essentially state-run services, government employees, whether they're at the state level or
• sized states.
• Are they billing other state agencies?

Bills: HF3043, HF2891

Keywords: public safety, illegal remunerations, healthcare fraud, grants, criminal penalties, state law, grants management, state employees training, certification, monitoring grants, accountability, grant fraud

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• Cox just stated.
• My name is Tara Doss, I'm the State Registrar at the Department of State Health Services, and I'm here
• Texas is a really big state.
• A state standard.
• a lot of states.

Bills: HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147

Keywords: child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health

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• And joining us at the table, if you could state your name for the record, who you're with, and state
• State your name. Lisa Caney with DFPS.
• Are they in-state or out-of-state, do we know?
• We personally have an in-state doctor and an in-state NP that does the majority of our work.
• And in family units, and if there are impediments to that in state programs or state law.

Bills: HB1106, HB3284, HB541, HB713, HB1403, HB1586, HB1942, HB2070, HB2844, HB2851, HB3151, HB3749, HB3940, HB3963, HB4454, HB4466, HB4795, HB5154, HB5394, SB1357, HB1052, HB4099, HB4638, HB5147

Keywords: child abuse, neglect, gender identity, sexual orientation, child welfare, marriage, family, Texas Commission, family welfare, marriage support, stability, premarital education, child development, strong families, direct patient care, healthcare, physicians, medical services, insurance regulation, maternal health

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• A comparison of our incentives to those elsewhere in our state and out of state.
• type of state money.
• This child has gone to their parent, who is a state employee of the state of Oklahoma and has shared
• So at what point does this law then get in the way of a state employee who may be using their state employee
• Other states have certainly gone further.

Bills: HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130

Keywords: 2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census

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• I mean, Texas is a pretty amazing state.
• It's almost all of our state revenue, plus most of the...
• So should our state revenue dry up, we haven't really set aside 10% of it.
• I don't know what the average is across the states.
• So most states don't. have a nice reserve set aside.

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• Can we just talk about who has that qualification in our state? to make that determination.
• My name is Major Lorenzo Uribe with New Mexico State Police, and I shall make sure to clarify that State
• My name is Miguel Tippmann I represent firefighters all over the state.
• I just didn't want it to be allowable in the state if we are still performing lobotomies concerning maybe

Bills: SB3, HB70, HB49, HB60, HB151, HB164, SB17, SB35, SB164

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup