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• I wasn't planning to speak on this, but it reminded me that I had a request to the Legislative Audit
• During that time, the audit has been languishing. My request has been languishing.
• I wasn't planning to speak on this, but it reminded me that I had a request to the legislative audit
• And then during that time, the audit has been languishing. My request has been languishing.
• But I think we should do an audit and understand where the money has been appropriated.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And so we do need to be able to audit elections and so it would really almost be better.
• involved that help you come up with like a sequence, um, and we use algorithms with risk limiting audits
• Yes, can you explain what a risk limiting audit is for the state of Texas?
• Of course, a risk limiting audit is an audit that is conducted after the election to validate the outcome
• So we, when we are conducting a risk limiting audit, counties have to provide us information related

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• I believe that audit found. I'm not going to go into that. However, it made me start thinking.
• I believe that audit found. I'm not going to go into that. However, it made me start thinking.
• Last week in Joint Audit in the Education Subcommittee, we had a report.
• University of Arkansas Systems had done an internal audit and had found where students had falsified
• And are you checking on the back end in my case that I brought up from audit as to any kind of, as it

Keywords: 1204, all

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• Um, and we have constantly been getting dinged in audits every time we're audited by the ACF.
• So yes, every audit that they have done, we have been out of compliance.
• When Texas gets audited, there is a Dean for Texas, I think he calls it a dean.
• How often does Texas get an audit? I, yeah, I'm not sure about that.
• Chair his none and show audit members. I, um.

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

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• I guess with the sheriff's department which will be Have to be audited at least once a year. Yes.
• We are audited by the otter the county auditor audits, and also I think it's important to note that there's
• I guess the County Commissioners' Court, if they so wish, can audit more often.
• Yes, they do have the ability to audit it and many of us For example, I may use it to buy a new jail
• Certainly, if any citizen's accused of an IRS tax audit, the IRS doesn't demand their tax. audit defense

Bills: SB330, SB663, SB1020, SB1152, SB1164, SB1896, SB2111, SB2196, SB2383, SB2581, SB2797, SB2798, SB2371

Keywords: county funding, prosecutors' offices, elections, law enforcement, local government, community supervision, budget approval, corrections department, strategic plan, judicial oversight, SB 1020, Texas, personal bond office, pretrial release, electronic monitoring, GPS monitoring, global positioning system, bond conditions, probation, parole

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• Uh, this establishes role-based access audit trails and moves the adds to a license inspection, a audit
• discussion on the relevant portions of the bill to the committee. the adds to a license inspection a audit
• the adds to a license inspection a audit of<00:01:08.640> their<00:01:08.880> compliance
• This bill, you know, I actually didn't give as much thought to the data and the security and audit trails
• I appreciate all the audit trails and data, the data nerds in Judiciary. Appreciate you for that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We appreciate the Office of the State Inspector General's review in the performance audit that was completed
• Because the audit primarily examined activity during the pandemic, when we experienced more than a million
• You did mention the audit, which I brought a copy up because I had a whole slew of questions for that
• that I'll defer that, and hopefully at our next meeting there are a bunch of recommendations in the audit
• But the audit was... ...where your progress is on those. But the audit was really informative too.

Summary: The Commission on Unemployment Compensation met, established a quorum, and elected Delegate Destiny LeVere Bolling as chair and Senator Mike Jones as vice chair. The commission also adopted its electronic meeting policy and heard introductions from new members, staff, and officials from the Secretary of Labor’s office and the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC). Secretary Jessica Lumen outlined the administration’s workforce and labor priorities, including supporting workers, employers, and program transparency, while members raised concerns about business climate, job losses, labor participation, and the implementation of paid family and medical leave. Staff provided legislative updates on recent unemployment-related bills. These included increases to the weekly unemployment benefit amount enacted in 2025 and 2026, a bill on labor dispute disqualification that changed how lockouts are treated for benefit eligibility, and a budget item providing $75,000 for actuarial support to the commission. The commission also discussed the 2025 work group on annual adjustments to weekly benefit amounts; staff reported that the work group did not complete its charge, and members agreed to revisit whether to reconstitute it at a future meeting. Delegate Martinez expressed support for continuing the work, and the chair said the issue would be taken up at the next meeting. Deputy Commissioner Joanna Darkus gave a detailed presentation on Virginia’s unemployment insurance system, including current claims data, eligibility rules, employer tax structure, benefit levels, trust fund solvency, fraud prevention, and customer service operations. She reported that Virginia’s unemployment rate remains low, weekly claims are modest, the current weekly benefit range is $160 to $478, and the trust fund balance factor is projected at 50.9 percent, near the threshold for additional employer charges. Members asked about the taxable wage base, trust fund solvency, the effect of benefit increases, fraud controls, and the planned paid family and medical leave program. VEC said it is implementing that program through regulations, staffing, IT procurement, public listening sessions, and consultation with other states. A public commenter from the Virginia Poverty Law Center urged the commission to strengthen state investment in unemployment insurance and warned that federal support is uncertain. The commission then adjourned without taking further action.

Transcript Highlights:

• We appreciate the Office of the State Inspector General's review in the performance audit that was completed
• Because the audit primarily examined activity during the pandemic, when we experienced more than a million
• You did mention the audit, which I brought a copy up because I had a whole slew of questions for that
• that I'll defer that, and hopefully at our next meeting there are a bunch of recommendations in the audit
• But the audit was... ...where your progress is on those. But the audit was really informative too.

Keywords: Commission on Unemployment Compensation, 976, house, all

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• We also work with a private sector contractor to conduct audits of providers and recover overpayments
• leverage the experience of the private sector to help us with reviewing billing data and conducting audits
• My understanding is that CMS is doing audits. themselves of the managed care organizations on a rotating
• I don't know where Minnesota falls in that rotation, but whatever their most recent audit of Minnesota
• We're leveraging the. private sector on data analytics and audits.

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• Snyder first to hear HJR 1325, succession to the Office of Government Auditing and Government Efficiency
• proposes a constitutional amendment to create a commissioner of government efficiency with the power to audit
• In some instances, the auditors have accounting backgrounds, or some kind of experience in auditing,
• which is a constitutional officer appointed by us, and the function includes performing operational audits
• If they're doing auditing review, then I would want them to have an auditing background.

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee heard several measures focused on government structure, oversight, and public policy designations. The most debated bill was HJR 1325, which proposed a constitutional amendment to create a statewide Commissioner of Government Efficiency, abolish the lieutenant governor office and the Government Efficiency Task Force, and eliminate the constitutional requirement for an Auditor General appointment. Sponsors said the new commissioner would be a watchdog over waste, fraud, and abuse across state and local government, while opponents raised concerns about cost, single-subject issues, lack of implementation details, and whether existing oversight structures were sufficient. After extensive debate, the resolution was reported favorably by a recorded vote. The committee also approved HB 575, which redesignates the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in Florida statute, and HB 1445, which requires certain state officials and agency heads to have stronger ties to Florida and, for some positions, to live in the county where their agency headquarters is located. HB 1445 drew questions about practicality and whether a proximity standard would be better than a strict county requirement, but the sponsor said he would continue working on that issue. Both bills were reported favorably, with HB 1445 passing unanimously. In addition, the committee unanimously approved HB 259, designating August 21 as Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day, with supporters emphasizing the need for public education about fentanyl overdoses. The committee also passed CS/HB 29, the public records and meetings bill linked to the social work licensure compact, which creates confidentiality and meeting exemptions needed for the compact to operate. Public testimony on that measure was supportive, and it too was reported favorably without opposition.

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• I think my final question is: there seems to be an continuing education audit issue.
• But sometimes when we're doing the audits, we're maybe finding that people kind of missed out on some
• What I would say is when we talk about continuing education audits...
• What I would say is when we talk about continuing education audits, the spectrum of that noncompliance
• So technically those would result in a failure of the audit, but generally that's going to result in

Summary: The joint Assembly and Senate business committees held a sunset review hearing on the California State Board of Pharmacy, with board leadership describing the board’s consumer-protection role and its priorities around access, enforcement, and updating pharmacy law. The board emphasized a proposed shift toward a standard-of-care model for pharmacists, arguing it would reduce rigid protocol requirements and improve access to services such as HIV PrEP/PEP, contraception, and naloxone. Board representatives also discussed pharmacy deserts, possible fee waivers for pharmacies in underserved areas, concerns about payer practices contributing to closures, continuing education audits, and a request to restore more flexibility in licensure decisions and probationary monitoring for applicants with certain criminal histories. A major focus of the hearing was the board’s ongoing compounding regulations, especially the treatment of sterile versus nonsterile compounding and substances such as glutathione and methylcobalamin. The board said the proposal was not a ban on those substances and described the rulemaking as grounded in federal law, USP standards, and public comment, noting the process had gone through multiple modified texts and hearings. Testimony from stakeholders was sharply divided: pharmacists, veterinarians, firefighters, naturopathic doctors, and patient advocates warned the rules were restricting access to compounded medications and harming patients and first responders, while the California Medical Association, psychiatric physicians, and PhRMA raised concerns that the board’s proposals could expand pharmacist authority beyond training, affect physician practice, or create safety risks. Other public comments addressed pharmacy technician ratios, remote processing, flavoring medications, hospital-specific regulation, budget and enforcement transparency, and whether the board should add members with community compounding or pharmacy technician expertise. Committee members also asked about the board’s oversight priorities and the rationale for its standard-of-care proposal. Board staff explained that consumer protection includes education, licensing, policy, and enforcement, with the highest-priority enforcement cases being those posing imminent public harm. After public testimony concluded, the chairs thanked participants and adjourned the sunset review hearing, announcing an immediate transition to the joint informational hearing on the Department of Cannabis Control.

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• There need to be an auditing system.
• Where's the audit of the true facts of the real and truth in return on investment?
• Well, I made a call a couple days ago to the state auditor's office, and I asked for this audit, and
• nobody knows of such an audit that we're getting the return on investment for, ...and nobody knows of
• such an audit that we're getting the return on investment for any of these tax credits.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House Agriculture Committee first met in executive session on House Bill 2998. Members discussed a committee substitute that narrowed the bill to a study of the Upper Mississippi River Basin and the Rural Development Office, and extended the deadline to December 1, 2029. After questions about the cost and whether the proposed river-related project would work, the committee adopted the substitute and then voted the House Committee Substitute for HB 2998 do pass by a roll call of 21 ayes and 0 noes. The committee then held a public hearing on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 913, which would extend a number of agricultural tax credits for five years and add a short-line railroad tax credit. Senator Curtis Gregory explained the bill as a continuation of existing programs such as the MAZBIDTA program, rolling stock credits, meat processing incentives, biodiesel and ethanol-related credits, and the new short-line railroad provision. He and supporters said the bill would provide certainty for agricultural investment, rural development, and railroad infrastructure, and several witnesses from farm, railroad, banking, business, and commodity groups testified in favor. Committee members asked detailed questions about how unused credits carry forward, how the rolling stock credit reimburses local political subdivisions, and whether the short-line railroad credit could benefit lessees or be transferred. Supporters said the rolling stock provision makes local governments whole rather than creating a double payment, and that the short-line credit is intended to help rehabilitate aging rail lines and spur economic development. Opponents argued that Missouri’s tax credit system is too large, lacks sufficient auditing, and imposes significant costs on the state budget; one witness said the bill could add tens of millions in fiscal impact and should not be funded. No vote was taken on SB 913 in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• Aragine law enforcement reports do pass with author's amendments to add definitions and specify the audit
• voting SB 414 Ashby charter school accountability do pass with author amendments regarding annual audit
• benefit managers do pass with author's amendments to remove insurance code provisions add financial audits
• Republicans not voting SP SP 53 wiener AI model developers do pass as amended to strike the third-party audit

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• President, the Office of the Auditor General has provided to the Senate the following report: Single Audit
• Pursuant to Senate rules, the audits are referred to the Committee on Oversight.
• Pursuant to Senate rules, the audits are referred to the Committee on Oversight.

Summary: The Senate convened under Senate Rule 1.101 with the Secretary presiding and handled routine business. The Office of the Auditor General submitted two reports: the Single Audit Report for the State of Michigan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and a follow-up report on the contractor and consultant performance evaluation process at the Michigan Department of Transportation. Both audits were referred to the Committee on Oversight. The session also noted that informational communications were available on the session website. No substantive debate, testimony, or votes occurred. Because a quorum was not present, the Senate adjourned under Senate Rule 3.104 and Joint Rule 15, to reconvene on Wednesday, July 1 at 10 a.m.

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• <01:25:10.840> that<01:25:10.960> I've have provided in the materials that I've have
• ><01:28:25.040> amount<01:28:25.360> requested<01:28:25.840> from They do not audit
• I forgot to bring my written materials today, and I have to get back to where I was.
• I forgot to bring my written materials today, and I have to get back to where I was.
• We have financial reports on our website, including an annual report and audited financial statements

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 224, which would redirect most money from New Hampshire’s renewable energy fund back to electric ratepayers. The bill sponsor argued the measure would lower energy costs, noting recent utility rate increases and estimating annual savings of roughly $2.5 million to $7.3 million for ratepayers. Supporters said the fund has accumulated money that should be returned to customers rather than used for subsidies, and they emphasized that the state has already rebated similar funds from RGGI for years. Opponents, including Rep. Kat McGee, argued the renewable energy fund is a successful, nonlapsing dedicated fund that supports local clean-energy projects, energy resilience, emissions reductions, and private investment. McGee said the fiscal note overstated the benefit of rebates and understated the loss of investment, claiming the average annual rebate would amount to less than $10 per customer while the program has helped leverage significant private dollars and nearly 10,000 projects. She urged the committee to reject the bill as a poor deal for the state and ratepayers. Committee members questioned the fiscal note, the size of the rebate, whether the bill would set a precedent for other dedicated funds, and whether the program’s incentives amount to picking winners and losers. The Department of Energy testified neutrally, explaining how the renewable energy fund works, including renewable energy credits, alternative compliance payments, and the fund’s use for renewable energy initiatives. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• If I could, the nut of your testimony is that this may be considered in need of an audit as a perspective
• as<00:13:06.920> a<00:13:07.360> perspective<00:13:08.639> U in need of an audit
• impact and um get some of that auditing impact and um get some of that auditing information<01:44
• We also support an impact assessment audit since this is being proposed as a new mandate.
• <02:57:17.960> and because it does require an audit and because it does require an audit and

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• House Bill 85, sponsored by Management Audit, Post-Election Audit Procedures, an act relating to elections
• 54.800> post oversight when it comes to post do post oversight when it comes to post do post audit
• <00:49:55.680> election audit election audit election uh<00:49:57.440> ballot<00:49:57.760
• The reading clerk will read the bill. >> House Bill 86, sponsored by Management Audit, Removal of County
• House Bill 84, sponsored by Management Audit: Falsifying Election Documents, an act relating to election

Keywords: 916, all

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• Like, we have an audit committee.
• Audit information is available, but we're not requiring audit information.
• audits? Like, we have a audit committee. audits? Like, we have a audit committee.
• audits and those audits institution has audits and those audits are<02:36:18.319> different<02
• audit but we're not requiring audit information.<02:36:50.640> This<02:36:50.880> should

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• when DLI does plumbing plan code enforcement, pardon me, they'll find sometimes incorrect piping material
• <00:15:36.880> piping find sometimes incorrect piping find sometimes incorrect piping material
• c> They'll<00:15:38.000> find<00:15:38.079> the<00:15:38.240> incorrect material
• They'll find the incorrect material.
• 22.560> OA more than that, when there was a 2004 OA more than that, when there was a 2004 OA audit

Keywords: 1183, house

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• >> So<01:01:45.599> folks<01:01:45.920> audit? >> So folks audit?
• Did you read this audit? Yes.
• Did you read this audit? >> Okay. Did you read this audit? >> Yes. >> Yes.
• This is going to continue because, you know, audit after audit, the same kinds of responses we get from
• <02:09:30.639> kinds<02:09:30.960> of audit after audit, the same kinds of audit after

Bills: SB2024, SB896, SB2613, SB494, SB2391, SB2125, SB2614, SB2615, SB3262, SB3325, SB3118

Keywords: charter schools, public-private partnership, school facilities, education funding, community need, education, capital improvement, reporting, transparency, technical expertise, public school land transfer, Department of Education, DOE, land conveyance, fee simple title, tax map key, TMK, Act 307, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022, Act 139