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• National Endowment for the Arts grant, additional Main Street grants, travel expenses, and two replacement
• National Endowment for the Arts grant, additional Main Street grants, travel expenses, and two replacement

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget met on March 19, 2006, and first approved a fiscal status statement and five-year baseline budget with no changes. The committee then approved several B.A. 7 budget adjustments, including additional authority for the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism for cultural development activities, a federal Rural Health Transformation Program grant for the Department of Health with 15 added positions, and a $1 million increase from the major events incentive fund to reimburse costs tied to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. The committee also reviewed a Louisiana Military Department project to convert Building 2013 at Jackson Barracks into a cyber warfare operations facility, increasing total funding authority to $29.7 million to add a SCIF component. Members approved clarifications of legislative intent for several prior appropriations, including parish drainage and local government items, and approved extensions or amendments to contracts for tourism advertising, the Office of Risk Management’s third-party claims administrator, and a DEQ contract with RTI International. The committee heard presentations on two university-related items: Louisiana Tech’s plan to shift campus buildings from its aging in-house cogeneration system to utility service from the City of Ruston and a local gas provider, which is expected to save money even after debt service, and UL Lafayette’s request to extend a consulting contract for continued support of its Banner ERP system. Members asked questions about the Louisiana Tech project’s scope and savings, but no objections were raised on the items before the committee. The meeting concluded with adjournment after a motion by Senator Fesi.

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• District received a Public Schools on Military Installations grant to fund 80% of project costs to replace
• Our installation child development center suffers from aging infrastructure and will be replaced by a

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee convened with a quorum, approved the March 6 minutes, and then heard an annual update from Colonel Ray Gunter on Mountain Home Air Force Base. His briefing focused on the base’s mission and readiness, including the 366th Fighter Wing’s role, F-15E operations and planned recapitalization, range and airspace improvements, recent joint and allied exercises, and support for deployed operations. He also highlighted infrastructure and quality-of-life priorities such as the Snake River water pipeline and treatment plant, school and child care improvements, housing efforts, and partnerships with local governments, tribes, education officials, and health providers. Colonel Gunter emphasized the base’s economic impact, estimated at $800 million and more than 7,300 jobs, and thanked the Military Affairs Committee and community partners for their support. Members did not ask questions after the briefing. The committee then voted to dissolve into an executive session for an unclassified intelligence briefing from Mountain Home Air Force Base, later voted to reconvene in public session, and adjourned with no further business.

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• This legislation allows the use of these funds for 50% of fire apparatus replacement costs, as long as
• such replacement is identified in an adopted capital improvement plan.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met to consider a full docket of request statements, and all measures heard were introduced without substantive debate. Representative Hill presented RS 33521, the Foreign Adversary Investment Act, aimed at preventing Idaho public funds from being invested in adversary countries and limiting related risks. Representative Hawkins presented RS 33543, which would make it illegal to knowingly help hide, transport, house, financially support, or otherwise assist people in Idaho whose presence in the U.S. violates federal law; the motion passed with recorded nays from Representatives Rubel, Berch, and Church. Representative Sauter presented three special-district measures: RS 33530 on boundary adjustments and tax-code treatment for fire and library districts, RS 33531 allowing fire and ambulance service districts to adopt development impact fee ordinances, and RS 33532 allowing certain impact fee funds to be used for up to 50% of fire apparatus replacement costs under a capital improvement plan. Representative Wheeler presented RS 33414 to clarify contractor registration requirements and add a disciplinary tool modeled on realtor training requirements, RS 33452 to create a structured appraisal/dispute process for auto insurance valuation disputes, and RS 33453 to raise the minimum property damage liability limit from $15,000 to $25,000. Representative Shirts presented two hemp-related RSs: RS 33480 to create a licensing structure for retail hemp sellers and address products with excessive THC, and RS 33481 to clarify negligent violations for growers and align Idaho with federal hemp standards. Representative Ehlers presented code-cleanup measures RS 32913 and RS 33477, both described as agency-initiated cleanup items reviewed by DFM, LSO, and the DOGE task force. Representative Pickett presented RS 33437, which would clarify that one exempt motor vehicle in bankruptcy remains exempt regardless of operability, insurability, or registration status. All motions to introduce the RSs carried, and the committee adjourned after noting it would meet again later in the session.

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• I'm pointing Senator Fernandez to the Committee on Education to temporarily replace Senator Bravo for
• I'm pointing Senator Fernandez to the Committee on Education to temporarily replace Senator Bravo for

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Business on the Speaker's desk: I wish to announce that Representative Willoughby temporarily replaced
• Representative Wynn will temporarily replace Representative Gress on the Committee on Health and Human

Summary: The House convened, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and recorded attendance at 56 present, with two absent and two excused. The Speaker announced temporary committee replacements, and the chamber recognized the Doctor of the Day, Dr. A.J. Batnagar, along with several guest introductions including members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, Cocopah tribal representatives, and Israel’s Consul General to the Pacific Southwest, Israel Bashar. The House then moved through second reading of a large slate of bills and measures, including proposals on meetings, child support, landowner issues, water and wildlife management, abortion prohibition, emergency services, education, appropriations, homeowners associations, campaign finance, endangered species, and other subjects. No floor votes on those bills were taken in the transcript; the clerk was directed to record the action and the bills were placed on the House calendar. During personal privilege remarks, Representative Alma Hernandez criticized a lobbyist for allegedly targeting her and her family with campaign-related signs and a website, calling the conduct inappropriate and unprofessional. Members also made announcements that several committees would not meet, while Appropriations was replaced by a special meeting at 2 p.m. The House later recessed briefly, received Senate messages, announced the Rules Committee and caucus meetings for the next day, and adjourned until 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2026.

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• Business on the Speaker's desk: I wish to announce that Representative Willoughby temporarily replaced
• Representative Wynn will temporarily replace Representative Gress on the Committee on Health and Human

Keywords: 1182, all

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• collected by Career and Tech Ed, who is the current tenant on that floor, that that funding would be replaced
• It would most likely be general fund money that will replace the rent if we draft it. $219,500 was it

Bills: SB2014

Keywords: industrial commission, economic development, housing finance, oil and gas, rail infrastructure, financial assistance, emergency funding, 908, all

Summary: The Government Operations Division met to continue work on the remaining bill and related amendments. Joe Morse asked the committee to include a $219,000 general fund replacement for rent that would no longer be collected from Career and Technical Education after the 15th floor of the tower becomes legislative space under the Legislative Council’s jurisdiction. Members discussed that state law currently requires rent only from executive branch office space, not legislative or judicial space, and there was no objection to adding the request to the amendment package. The committee then revisited a set of amendments it had previously discussed, including whether to include funding for Prairie Public. Senator Dwyer argued against any Prairie Public funding, citing its reserves, endowment, and charitable gaming revenue, and said the state should prioritize other needs. Senator Irby supported a one-time infrastructure contribution as the state shares in related infrastructure costs. Senator Sickler said Prairie Public still provides unique local programming, but that a one-time infrastructure item would be a reasonable compromise rather than ongoing operating support. A motion was made and seconded to provide Prairie Public $850,000 from the Strategic Investment and Improvement Fund for infrastructure needs. The roll call vote failed 3-2, with Senators Sickler and Irby voting aye, Senators Dwyer and Burkhard voting no, and Chairman Wanzek voting yes. After that vote, the committee indicated the amendment package was otherwise complete, though leadership had asked that final action on the bill be held for a little longer. The meeting adjourned with the understanding that more amendments could still be brought forward before the next meeting.

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• I believe what we're doing is replacing line 46 through 48 on page two with the following: Where it will
• Um, then replace lines 51 through 56 on page two with the following: "Sexual orientation or gender identity

Bills: SB166, HB365, HB272, HB232, HB234, SB278, SB277

Keywords: Ten Commandments, public education, displays, funding, Alabama law, sex education, abstinence, public schools, parental consent, human reproductive process, teen pregnancy, educational policy, sexual risk avoidance, 1136, house, all

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• And fund source replacement requests replace the loss of federal or restricted funds.
• And fund source replacement requests replace the loss of federal or restricted funds.
• Or, as you replace things, you want to keep it updated.
• You shouldn't have to replace it.
• You shouldn't have to replace it.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Budget Process 00:02:28 Allotment Process 00:10:30 School Facilities Construction Commission 00:29:10 Role of KDE in School Facilities Funding 00:47:00 Kentucky School Boards Association 01:13:25 Elementary and Secondary School Construction 01:20:40 Perkins V Funding 01:35:32, 958, all

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• He said this bill purports to replace, not now but within the next two years, what they did with the
• He said this bill replaces both the cap and the 25% reduction and makes them constitutional.
• </c><00:27:13.760><c> within</c><00:27:14.000><c> the</c><00:27:14.240><c> next</c> replace, not now,
• ><c> with</c><00:27:17.200><c> the</c> two years, replace what we did with the two years, replace what
• And<00:27:45.200><c> this</c><00:27:45.600><c> bill</c><00:27:46.080><c> replaces</c> And this bill replaces

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c><00:55:09.680><c> a</c> of the normal course of replacing a of the normal course of replacing a roof
• </c> tax-free dollars, if they are replacing tax-free dollars, if they are replacing with<01:36:33.280
• out,<01:39:49.600><c> needs</c><01:39:49.840><c> to</c><01:39:50.000><c> be</c><01:39:50.159><c> replaced
• </c><01:39:50.960><c> I</c><01:39:51.199><c> kind</c><01:39:51.360><c> of</c> out, needs to be replaced
• I kind of out, needs to be replaced.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• On line 137 is a proposal to provide mascot replacement assistance.
• On line 137 is a proposal to provide mascot replacement assistance.
• On line 137 is a proposal to provide mascot replacement assistance.
• On line 137 is a proposal to provide mascot replacement assistance.
• On line 161 is funding for roof repair and replacement costs for districts.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The DMHC is currently requesting resources for the initial implementation of the system platform replacement
• . ...for the initial implementation of the system platform replacement, and that would provide solutions
• During the fiscal year 2025-26 budget process, similar to the consumer complaint system replacement,
• During the fiscal year 2025-26 budget process, similar to the consumer complaint system replacement,
• CDSS continues to plan for the care provider management system, which is the replacement for Guardian

Summary: The committee heard opening budget remarks from the Department of Finance and the Legislative Analyst’s Office on the May Revision for Health and Human Services. Finance said the proposal significantly reduces projected out-year operating deficits through a mix of revenue increases and program cost reductions, while the LAO warned that even with booming revenues the state still faces a structural deficit and should prioritize reserves and avoid new ongoing commitments. The chair and members echoed concern about cuts to vulnerable populations, but also noted the need to maintain the overall level of budget solutions and add to reserves. The hearing then moved through a series of CalHHS and HCAI proposals, mostly held open after presentation. CalHHS requested additional legal support to respond to federal H.R. 1-related issues and a net-zero transfer of positions for a shared eligibility/data-sharing platform. Other items included ongoing funding for the 988 Behavioral Health Crisis Service Fund and a request for EMSA to fund maintenance of its enterprise data management system. HCAI presented proposals for hospital fair pricing implementation, the data exchange framework, the all-payer claims database, CalRx insulin development, the diaper access initiative, distressed hospital grants, opioid settlement fund reversion, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Members questioned funding sources, special fund use, contracting exemptions, timelines, and whether some proposals should be more targeted or supported by alternative funding. A major discussion centered on HCAI’s diaper access initiative and the use of a Public Contract Code exemption to continue contracting for free diapers distributed through hospitals. The chair and some members criticized the optics of the selected vendor and questioned the lack of an income threshold, while HCAI said the program was designed to be universal and administratively simple, with future phase-two direct-to-consumer purchasing to be handled by a different vendor. Another extended exchange focused on distressed hospital funding, where HCAI said the May Revision would provide up to $50 million for hospitals at immediate risk of closure, but members argued the repeated annual need shows a structural problem and asked for broader reforms to hospital payment and care transitions. The final major topic was the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s budget. The Commission opposed the May Revision’s reduction of the Innovation Partnership Fund from $20 million to $10 million and a $6.7 million cut to community advocacy contracts, arguing both are core Proposition 1 tools for statewide innovation and community engagement. Finance responded that the proposal is within Proposition 1’s allowable maximums and that prior unspent appropriations could be redirected if the Legislature wanted to restore the full amount. No votes were taken; items were generally held open for later action.

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• The May Revision also maintains the $153 million ongoing increase in General Fund for the replacement
• The May Revision also maintains the $153 million ongoing increase in General Fund for the replacement
• That was the expectation with the non-resident replacement program for the end of 2026-27.
• , we'll be at over 300 students replaced, but that only looks at the fall headcount.
• The employee hired to replace them, but it must be at least 50% of their salary.

Summary: The committee heard an overview of the May Revision’s Proposition 98 changes for K-12 and community colleges. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee rises by $6.4 billion over the Governor’s Budget across the three-year window, with higher guarantees in each year, full payment of the prior settle-up, and larger deposits into the school rainy-day fund. The LAO said the revenue and LCFF updates were reasonable, but urged caution about the settle-up approach and recommended using more of the available funding to protect ongoing programs and build budget resilience. Members focused heavily on the size of the proposed $3.9 billion settle-up, the $10.3 billion reserve deposit, declining K-12 enrollment, and how much of the new funding should be ongoing versus one-time. The committee then reviewed the community colleges portion of the budget. Finance described the May Revision’s higher SCFF COLA, additional funding for enrollment growth, a student support block grant, apprenticeship adjustments, and continued funding for deferred maintenance, Calbright, Common Cloud, and credit for prior learning. The Chancellor’s Office supported the core investments but asked for more funding for enrollment growth, changes to the growth formula, and a COLA for Student Equity and Achievement. The LAO recommended prioritizing the statutory COLA increase, noted that more than half of districts are already above current-year growth targets, and said the new adult learner demonstration project should be rejected because districts already have tools to support similar services. Members also discussed a $52 million current-year apportionment shortfall, which Finance said was discovered too late for the May Revision and would need to be addressed later. Finally, the committee took up the proposed implementation of the federal Workforce Pell program. Finance proposed one-time funding for the California Student Aid Commission and Cradle to Career to build eligibility and data systems, along with trailer bill changes to set up state approval processes. CSAC said the program is promising but highly complex, that California lacks the needed infrastructure, and that the state will need emergency regulations, data linkages, and ongoing funding beyond the one-time proposal. The LAO agreed that some initial funding is needed but warned that the amounts and ongoing costs remain uncertain and that the Legislature should carefully draft the trailer bill language. Members asked about timing, other states’ actions, and how the state would ensure the program is ready for students and institutions.

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• Madam Chair, members, so the A13 Madam Chair, members, so the A13 replaces the A10, which was the original
• The oral amendment is on line 1.8 to replace the word must and change that to the word may.
• And then again on line 1.12 to cross out the word must and replace it with may.
• uh to cross out the word 1.8 to replace uh to cross out the word must<01:29:09.600><c> and</c><01:29
• </c> the word must and replace it with may. the word must and replace it with may.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's a replacement amendment, right? Thank you. Are there any other questions?
• We're in a smaller room today. a replacement Amendment right thank you a replacement Amendment right
• with our own drug is we would replace with our own drug and<00:40:51.599><c> the</c><00:40:51.760><c
• So I think this basically is a replace-all, and it turns the original bill into a commission.
• So I think this basically is a replace-all, and it turns the original bill into a commission.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The transcript is unclear here, but the revision includes replacing the word trustee with fiduciary.
• The transcript is unclear here, but the revision includes replacing the word trustee with fiduciary.
• So, drafting errors occur that exclude limitations on a beneficiary's removal and replacement powers
• </c> a beneficiary's removal and replacement a beneficiary's removal and replacement powers<01:04:26.079
• </c><01:04:45.839><c> a</c> the power to remove and replace a the power to remove and replace a trustee

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first held a public hearing on Senate Bill 25, which would allow state-chartered credit unions to compensate board members if the membership approves it. Prime sponsor Senator Dan Innis said the bill is enabling only, intended to help credit unions recruit and retain qualified directors and align New Hampshire with other states that already allow such compensation. Credit union representatives from the Cooperative Credit Union Association and St. Mary’s Bank supported the bill, saying board service has become more complex because of cybersecurity, asset-liability management, and other regulatory demands, and that compensation could be modest and take forms such as meeting fees or educational reimbursement. In response to committee questions, they said compensation would be set by the membership, disclosed in advance, and subject to bylaws and internal policies; they also noted that board members must be credit union members and that voting procedures vary by institution, with some using mailed ballots rather than proxy voting. Members raised questions about why credit union boards were historically excluded, what kinds of compensation were contemplated, whether there would be a cap, and how voting and confidentiality would work. Testimony explained that the historical rationale was the nonprofit, volunteer mission of credit unions, but witnesses argued that the modern environment and competition for talent justify a change. They also said the bill would not mandate compensation and would not create a salary structure comparable to banks, but would allow members to approve modest compensation or reimbursements. After no further testimony, the chair closed the public hearing on Senate Bill 25. The committee then opened a public hearing on Senate Bill 26, sponsored by Senator Howard Pearl, concerning the definition of deposits in land sales and escrowed accounts. Pearl said the bill would clarify that buyer funds for upgrades and luxury items in new-home construction are not treated as refundable deposits that must be held in escrow, arguing that the current Attorney General interpretation raises builder costs, increases home prices, and can limit buyer choices. He said the proposal would allow those upgrade funds to be paid directly to builders for construction, with signed disclosures making clear that the buyer requested the items and bears the risk if financing falls through. The hearing on Senate Bill 26 had just begun when the transcript ended.

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• Was he just scrapping the committee's vast time spent working on this and replacing them with other people
• Even Donald Trump replaces the parties when they prove they can't perform duties successfully.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• District received a Public Schools on Military Installations grant to fund 80% of project costs to replace
• Our installation child development center suffers from aging infrastructure and will be replaced by a

Summary: The committee opened with a quorum, approved the minutes from Friday, March 6, and then heard an annual update from Colonel Ray Gunter on Mountain Home Air Force Base. He described the base’s mission, personnel, and major units, emphasizing the evolving global threat environment, the importance of readiness and modernization, and the base’s role in the F-15E enterprise. He also discussed ongoing divestment of older F-15E engines, recapitalization with newer aircraft, expanded training airspace, and the base’s use of the Mountain Home Range Complex for joint and allied exercises. Colonel Gunter highlighted several infrastructure and community-support priorities, including the Snake River Water Pipeline Project, a new water treatment plant, school and child care improvements, housing development in Mountain Home, and partnerships with local governments, the Idaho Water Resource Board, school districts, and the Military Affairs Committee. He also noted efforts to improve health care coordination with St. Luke’s, TRICARE West, and the American Red Cross, and reported an estimated $800 million economic impact supporting more than 7,300 regional jobs. He closed by stressing the importance of family support, education, and community partnerships to military readiness. After the briefing, the committee briefly moved into an executive session for an unclassified briefing from Mountain Home Air Force Base intelligence experts, then reconvened in public session. No further business was raised, and the meeting adjourned without any recorded votes beyond approval of the minutes and the motions to enter and exit executive session.

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• The proposal before you excludes $200,000 for planning for future replacement of the state voter registration
• The proposal excludes $200,000 for planning for future replacement of the state voter registration database

Summary: The Joint Legislative Budget Committee approved the minutes from its January 29, 2026 meeting and then took up a request involving surplus funds from the FY 2026 special election appropriation for the vacant U.S. Congressional District 7 seat. JLBC staff explained that the election cost less than expected, leaving $2.49 million available for transfer to the Secretary of State’s operating budget. The proposed use included $500,000 for 2026 primary and general election costs, $240,000 for physical security at Secretary of State events from March through June 2026, and $1.7 million for county-related expenses, including the state’s share of the voter registration database. Staff said the Secretary of State had originally requested more, but the proposal excluded some amounts for prior security costs and future database replacement planning. Committee members questioned the physical security spending, asking what it covered and whether it was for personnel, hardware, or other measures. The Secretary of State’s representative said the details were sensitive for security reasons, but described it as a mix of physical presence, preventative measures, and security-related equipment at public events. Members also raised concerns about the state’s voter rolls, DOJ litigation, and the cost of ongoing legal disputes, asking for more information on meetings and litigation expenses. The representative said the office was in communication with federal officials and that the transfer itself would not be used for litigation. The Vice Chair moved a favorable review of the item with three provisions: monthly expenditure reporting to JLBC staff beginning April 15, 2026 through December 2026; a prohibition on using the transferred funds for litigation; and a prohibition on using the funds for contracts with individuals. The discussion also noted that the committee’s review is advisory and does not necessarily prevent the agency from spending funds, though members said future budget decisions could take the agency’s actions into account.