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• I very, very confidently vote no because you're scared about voting on budget bills outside of the budget
• I think that these certainly should be held pending the budget discussion.
• I think that these certainly should be held pending the budget discussion.
• The school districts have a $1.1 billion budget balance carryforward now. This isn't dead cash.
• This is the budget balance carryforward, the budget that they're allowed to spend that they're choosing

Bills: SB1131, SB1249

Keywords: cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging

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• Chairman, are asked to dig deep into the budget.
• I will ask everybody for their budget recommendations.
• So I appreciate getting all the input in any section of the budget.
• I appreciate getting all the input in any section of the budget.
• I appreciate getting all the input in any section of the budget.

Summary: The House Health and Welfare Committee convened with a quorum, approved the January 19 and January 20, 2026 minutes, and adjusted its agenda to account for absent members. The committee then introduced several RSs, including RS 3305 on cottage food operations, which would allow certain small-scale entrepreneurs to test refrigerated or frozen foods under a $5,000 threshold without full commercial-kitchen regulation. Members also introduced RS 32945, which would allow directed blood donation, and RS 32947, which would require providers to disclose cash and insurance prices for procedures and let patients choose the cash price while applying it toward deductibles. Committee members raised questions about how the pricing proposal would interact with payer-provider contracts and whether patients would have cash available, but the RS was still introduced. The committee also introduced RS 33015, updating Idaho law on epinephrine delivery systems so school-related self-administration or administration with parental permission would cover both EpiPens and newer single-dose nasal spray options. RS 32948, the oral parity proposal, was introduced after a brief numbering correction; it would address anti-cancer oral medications so patients are not required to pay the full deductible up front for pill forms when comparable IV treatments can be paid over time. Representative Bruce said the goal was to align coverage treatment between oral and intravenous cancer drugs. Finally, the committee heard RS 32915, which would repeal the Yellow Dot Program. Representative Scott said the program, created in 2020, is little used, costs the state money, and is outdated by newer technology and other ways to alert EMS to medical conditions. Members asked about the Senate’s prior inaction and the program’s cost, and the RS was introduced. The chair then shifted to committee business, noting that rules review would begin the next day and likely take several meetings, and asking members to submit budget recommendations by the beginning of the next week. The committee also discussed expectations for members to present RSs once they become bills, and the meeting adjourned without further action.

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• Since then, the project budget has increased approximately $1.25 million.
• “A more transparent and accountable budgeting process.
• as well as requiring that once we pass a budget, that is, in fact, the budget.
• What we found in last year’s budget crisis was that historically the budget was a giant suggestion and
• that mayors, after a budget, could move money around the budget, which led ultimately to the giant fiscal

Keywords: 974, senate, all

Summary: The State Bond Commission met on May 21 with a quorum present and approved the April 16 minutes. The commission then reviewed and approved a large slate of local government and public authority financing requests, including election propositions for the November ballot, water and sewer infrastructure projects, fire protection and recreation district bonds, school board financing, and several refunding transactions. Most items were found to meet technical requirements and were approved on motions by Speaker DeVillier and seconded by Senator Talbot. Among the more notable items were the East Baton Rouge City-Parish refunding bonds for the Greater Baton Rouge Airport District, the City of Kenner’s retroactive approval request tied to a convention center agreement with GMB Basketball LLC, a Louisiana Housing Corporation financing increase for the Federal City Building 10 affordable housing project, and preliminary approval for the Northwest Louisiana Finance Authority’s Petro Tower redevelopment in Shreveport. The commission also approved financing for Southern University’s Scott’s Bluff student housing project and the Crescent City Schools/Harriet Tubman Charter School project. The Crescent City Schools item prompted questions about how MFP funds are used; staff explained that lease payments would support the bonds and that MFP funds are generally split between educational expenses and facilities-related costs. The commission received six monthly cost-of-issuance reports, which required no action, and a status update on the state debt schedule. It also approved Resolution No. 2 authorizing up to $425 million in general obligation refunding bonds to refund the Series 2016 bonds and tender other outstanding bonds for savings, with pricing tentatively set for June 16 and closing for June 30. During other business, New Orleans City Council President J.P. Morel thanked the commission for its role in helping address the city’s fiscal crisis and for approving a charter amendment election item aimed at strengthening budget oversight. The meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• The total operating budget for the system is about $20 billion. It includes five budget entities.
• And we have an auxiliary budget entity at almost $3 billion.
• That's a broad overview of the entire system operating budget.
• And we have an auxiliary budget entity at almost $3 billion.
• That's a broad overview of the entire system operating budget.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education received a presentation from Tim Jones, Senior Vice Chancellor and CFO for the State University System of Florida, on the system’s funding methodology, budget structure, tuition, and performance-based funding. He outlined the system’s scale, including 12 universities, more than 430,000 students taking classes, about 78,000 employees, and a roughly $20 billion operating budget. He also reviewed tuition levels, noting Florida’s low resident undergraduate tuition, the lack of tuition increases since 2013, and the distinction between state-set resident tuition and Board of Governors authority over other tuition categories. Jones described several funding components, including performance funding, preeminence funding, faculty recruitment and retention programs, universities of distinction, nursing pipeline and matching programs, and operational enhancements. He explained that performance funding is based on a 100-point model tied to retention, graduation, employment, and other metrics, with student success plans required if scores decline or fall below 70 points. He said the current performance funding allocation is $350 million and the legislative budget request seeks $400 million. He also said the new SUS 30 strategic plan will lead to updates in the performance metrics and benchmarks, with some changes possibly phased in over time. Senators asked questions about how the new strategic plan will affect future scoring, how long universities have to improve after declining scores, and how out-of-state enrollment and tuition are handled. Jones said universities will be evaluated on the current metrics for the upcoming budget cycle, while the new plan’s changes will be developed later and may include glide paths. He also said there is no statutory cap on nonresident students, though the Board of Governors has a 10% systemwide guideline under discussion, and that graduate out-of-state tuition varies by program and requires institutional and Board of Governors approval. No votes were taken, no public testimony was offered, and the committee adjourned.

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• through that budget agreement.
• </c> throughout the court system in a budget throughout the court system in a budget neutral<00:10:02.840
• First on the public safety budget.
• Next we'll move to the safety and security budget agreement.
• Senator Dibble, do you move adoption of the safety and security budget agreement?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Conference Committee on Senate File 3432 met on May 15, 2026, and first approved a motion to continue meeting past midnight. Members then reviewed the public safety and judiciary budget agreement, including funding for non-fatal shooting clearance grants, a domestic violence task force, services for released adults and juveniles, trafficking prevention for youth, corrections bed impacts from assault and theft-related provisions, increased Philando Castile training reimbursements, and transfers into the Victims of Crime Account. The committee also noted that some items were removed because they had already passed as stand-alone bills, including impersonation of a peace officer and the grooming penalty, and that the first responder uniform ID task force would not be funded in this bill. Policy provisions discussed for the public safety side included a domestic violence response task force, trafficking and sexual exploitation prevention grants, juvenile re-entry services, the Minnesota clearance grant program, the Philando Castile Memorial Training Fund, confidentiality for victim statements to the Clemency Review Commission, the fourth-degree assault amendment for hospital or clinic security guards, the enhanced penalty for theft from a vulnerable adult, child sexual abuse material venue and evidence provisions, and revised language on prediction markets and the Attorney General’s administrative subpoena authority. The chair also said the committee had to make late fixes to some stakeholder-requested changes and expressed frustration about the timing. The committee then reviewed the safety and security budget agreement, which included funding for judicial security, a judicial security unit, security threat response, safe and secure courthouse grants, appeals court and district court security, state patrol deficiency funding, capital security screening and enhancements, legislative protective services, BCA threat assessment and investigation, a security services task force, legislative security reimbursements, and security for constitutional officers. The agreement also included technical court reallocation adjustments and DNR carry-forward authority for certain non-budgeted public safety costs incurred in 2026. After no public testimony was offered, the committee adopted both the public safety budget agreement and the safety and security budget agreement, directed non-partisan staff to prepare the conference committee report with technical and conforming changes, and then adjourned.

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• In the Senate budget on this—excuse me, do you have a follow-up for Representative Orcutt?
• Okay, so the funding source for this in the Senate budget is from what fund?
• to determine if these projects would be eligible for the capital budget?
• For a reference point, what is your biennial budget? Oh, man, staff just for staff?
• For your staff requirements, our operating budget is approximately $1.4 million.

Keywords: 904, all

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• In the Senate budget on this—excuse me, do you have a follow-up? Representative Orcutt, okay.
• So the funding source for this in the Senate budget is from what fund?
• determine if these projects would be eligible for the capital budget?
• For a reference point, what is your biennial budget?
• For staff requirements, our operating budget is approximately $1.4 million.

Summary: The committee held public hearings on two transportation-related bills. For Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5374, staff explained that the bill would require tribal governments to be included in Growth Management Act transportation coordination and in preparation of county six-year transportation programs, and would create a tribal traffic safety coordinator grant program through the Traffic Safety Commission. Fiscal impacts were described as indeterminate and scalable, with estimates for staffing, grants, and local government coordination costs. The Association of Counties testified in support, saying the bill would better align existing tribal consultation processes with transportation planning and would not force counties to restart plans already near adoption. For Engrossed Senate Bill 5649, staff said the bill would create a Washington State Supply Chain Competitiveness Infrastructure Program to provide grants and loans for public and tribal ports with public operations, with DOT setting priorities and criteria in collaboration with supply chain stakeholders. Fiscal notes estimated significant staffing and program costs, but the amount would depend on appropriations; no funds were included in the current Senate Transportation budget. The Washington Public Ports Association and representatives from the Port of Everett and Port of Port Angeles supported the bill, arguing it would help ports address congestion, improve freight efficiency, and leverage federal matching funds for major infrastructure projects. The Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board director said many proposed projects would not qualify for FMSIB funding because they are not on strategic freight corridors, which is why a separate program may be needed. Members asked about timing, whether the tribal planning bill would require counties to start over on plans already near completion, and how the port bill would interact with existing funding sources and FMSIB eligibility. Staff and witnesses said the tribal bill was intended to work with existing coordination processes and not force counties to restart, while the port bill was meant to fill gaps where current programs do not apply. The chair then reviewed amendment deadlines for budget and committee bills, and the meeting adjourned for caucuses.

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• Roberts, would you please walk us through the budget spreadsheet? Mr.
• I'm sympathetic to the committee's low budget target and the constraints presented in the current budget
• This budget takes out our kneecaps.
• Pulling funding from these initiatives is not just cutting the budget line.
• Lastly, kind of tagging onto that, this is a budget bill.

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• Thank you very much. district's operating budget passed at district's operating budget passed at our<
• </c> much as we possibly can into our budget much as we possibly can into our budget and<02:01:41.400
• </c> property taxes regardless of our budget property taxes regardless of our budget so<02:03:44.360>
• </c> then you know just like with any budget then you know just like with any budget I<02:07:06.719><
• budget budget for Manchester this is the budget budget for Manchester so<04:43:25.878><c> the</c><04

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Funding Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 193, which limits the maximum credits per course eligible for the Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program. Representative Ladd said the bill clarifies that eligible courses may not exceed four credits and was requested by the community college system. Representative Earth offered an amendment to make the bill effective on passage, which the committee adopted 18-0. The committee then approved HB 193 as amended by an 18-0 OTPA vote and placed it on the consent calendar. The committee next retained HB 295, concerning School Building Aid program funds, after Representative Spillsbury said the building aid bills were complex and needed more work. The motion to retain passed 18-0, with the chair explaining that retained bills can be revisited later and that related language could be moved among building aid bills. HB 354 was not acted on because the chair said the Department of Education and others had suggested possible changes that should be worked out first. HB 366, another school building aid bill, was also retained 18-0 for the same reasons as HB 295. The committee then considered HB 494, which funds the math learning communities program. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program, reducing the proposed increase by a net $50,000 and keeping funding at current levels for the biennium. After discussion about budget pressures and the program’s role in supporting math instruction and professional development, the amendment passed 18-0, and the bill as amended was approved 18-0 and placed on consent. Finally, the committee took up HB 515, which would repeal charter public school eligibility for state school building aid. Representative Popovici-Muller moved inexpedient to legislate, arguing charter schools should not be treated differently from other public schools, while Representatives Luno and Damon opposed the motion, saying charter schools differ in governance and financial risk and should not receive limited state building aid. The motion failed 10-8, so HB 515 was sent to the regular calendar. The committee assigned Representative Damon to the minority report and Representative Popovici-Muller to the majority report, with a noon deadline the next day. The committee then began HB 716, an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. Representative Ladd described the program as a successful affordability measure that saves families money and supports college access. Representative Earth offered an amendment to flat-fund the program at current levels, reducing the proposed increase by $500,000 in each year of the biennium. Shannon Reed of the Community College System said the change could limit enrollment or the number of funded courses, though students could still take additional courses at their own expense. Representative Ladd explained the program’s tuition structure and said the funding would help meet demand; the transcript cuts off before the final vote on HB 716.

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• During the budget session um reform.
• </c> affirmatively appropriate in your budget affirmatively appropriate in your budget for<00:10:47.440
• </c><00:18:05.679><c> Just</c> to remove them from the budget. Just to remove them from the budget.
• /c><00:32:07.519><c> whatever</c> uh the budget is overstated by whatever uh the budget is overstated
• </c> that um continue in the um state budget that um continue in the um state budget documents<00:32:

Keywords: 916, all

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• So not separate from the budget.
• </c> by an article separate from the budget by an article separate from the budget etc.<03:37:31.920>
• </c> a certain amount of money is budgeted a certain amount of money is budgeted and<03:39:28.479><c>
• budget committee permission from your budget committee and<03:43:22.239><c> you</c><03:43:22.479><c>
• We worked out an the total budget.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Um I agency to this budget for that.
• </c> since something like 90% of our budget since something like 90% of our budget is<00:02:55.560><c
• </c><00:03:45.280><c> numbers</c> focusing only on the the budget numbers focusing only on the the budget
• I want to budget uh before you today.
• ><c> created</c><00:05:22.320><c> uh</c> understand the budget target created uh understand the budget

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• budget.
• There's no change to the budget. The budget just transfers with it.
• budget.
• The budget just no change to the budget.
• inside the governor's budget. We will inside the governor's budget.

Bills: SF0071, SF0088, SF0056

Keywords: homeland security, search and rescue, grants, emergency response, Wyoming, sex offender, child care facility, residency restrictions, public safety, criminal law, sex offenders, child care facilities, legislation, kratom, regulation, healthcare, age restrictions, manufacturing standards, 916, all

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• <00:56:19.599><c> crisis</c> budget crisis budget crisis in<00:56:21.440><c> our</c><00:56:21.680><c>
• </c> in a structural deficit with our budget in a structural deficit with our budget and<01:02:16.960
• We're in charge of how that budget.
• We have no way to manage the budget.
• and our budgeting process.

Keywords: 981, all

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• I'm sorry, yeah, this is the budget. This is a page out of the budget that was just released.
• That budget does not come to me, does not go to commissioner's court unless that budget exceeds the 5%
• The budgets are adopted as part of our annual budget process, and then each one of those projects comes
• The City of Plano has had 30 days for the last 10 years on each budget to comment on the budgets.
• These budgets are not fat.

Bills: HB2065, HB2462, HB2621, HB3187, HB3539, HB3563, HB3726, HB4164, HB4207, HB4368, HB4706, HB4916, HB4950, HB4967, HB5177, HB4429, HB5597

Keywords: commercial vehicles, parking regulations, residential areas, local governance, land use, traffic safety, high occupancy vehicle lane, pregnant operators, transportation, parental rights, motor vehicle regulations, live video feed, state agency, transparency, public safety, regional transportation, mobility program, sales tax, public infrastructure, local government

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• The budget balance, as you see, includes tax relief already.
• The budget balance, as you see, includes tax relief already.
• The budget balance, as you see, includes tax relief already.
• The budget balance, as you see, includes tax relief already.
• CH: Was there any area of your budget where we depend heavily on federal funding?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• That's not even ECECD's budget or the pre-K budget.
• Their budget, $9 million.
• Chair, no, Senator Padilla, we have funding in the budget for 2026.
• Chair, no, Senator Padilla, we have funding in the budget for 26.
• And then consistency between the project application budget and the cost estimates and the ICIP budget

Summary: The committee heard first from LFC staff on a brief about New Mexico’s universal child care expansion. Staff said child care assistance has clear benefits for parents and families, but LFC has not found evidence in New Mexico that it improves children’s educational outcomes; they argued pre-K is the better tool for that goal. The brief highlighted four concerns with universal access: an estimated annual cost of about $849.7 million, a sharp decline in registered homes, possible crowding out of lower-income families, and reduced access for children under age two. Staff also suggested possible mitigations such as prioritizing slots for low-income and at-risk families, reinstating sliding-scale co-pays, and tying quality improvements to workforce wages. Members raised questions about the cost estimate, funding sources, provider quality, and whether the data showed actual crowding out. Several lawmakers expressed support for child care generally but concern about the fiscal impact and whether universal access would divert resources from the families most in need. Others emphasized the importance of child care for workforce participation, rural communities, and family stability, and questioned how registered homes are counted and regulated. LFC staff clarified that the cost estimate was for child care assistance only, not the entire ECECD budget, and that the data showed declines in the share of lowest-income children and infants/toddlers served, though not causation. The ECECD secretary then presented the department’s response, saying universal child care is intended to complete a cradle-to-career system and that the department has already seen strong uptake, increased capacity, and rising workforce participation. She said 6,206 families were found eligible in the first month, the share of infants and toddlers served rose, and new provider applications and licensed slots increased after the November rollout. The department also emphasized wage increases, quality improvements, and a new wage scale/career lattice, while projecting a lower near-term cost than LFC’s estimate and requesting additional funding for child care, early pre-K, home visiting, workforce systems, and capacity-building. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on questions and testimony.

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• What we may need to do at a budget level.
• The cost is, what we have in the budget from the 2025 Budget Act, is $69.3 million.
• constraints due to H.R. 1 to balance their budgets.
• With respect to the department's budget, the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 totals $3.2 billion
• I will be presenting our infrastructure budget change proposals, as well as two budget bill items we

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And I obviously chair the Health Budget Subcommittee, And I obviously chair the health budget subcommittee
• The Congressional Budget Office estimates 10 million...
• The second piece is to put the system on a budget. Every Californian is on a budget.
• That is a budget for the entirety of the system.
• Neither California's budget nor household budgets can afford to let health care costs continue to grow

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I've worked on budgets in Frankfurt for a number of years as a former deputy state budget director under
• , receive dollars year after year, budget after budget, and have largely avoided scrutiny.
• </c><00:07:28.479><c> is</c> The line item language in the budget is The line item language in the budget
• </c> of the Department of Education's budget. of the Department of Education's budget.
• </c> and instructed the office state budget and instructed the office state budget director<00:20:02.480

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee met without a quorum and did not approve minutes, but heard testimony on budget line items for Data Seam and Teach for America. Andrew McNeel of Kentucky Free and representatives from the Commonwealth Policy Center argued that both programs rely heavily on recurring taxpayer support and should be re-evaluated. McNeel cited a 2020 Office of Policy and Audit examination of Data Seam, saying the program had received more than $30 million in state support since 2006, including $3.5 million in the current budget, and that the audit raised concerns about administrative overhead, alleged threats to districts, and the use of line-item language to justify sole-source contracting. He recommended suspending Data Seam funding this biennium, directing a new special audit, and requiring reimbursement of audit costs. The witnesses also urged the committee to withhold funding for Teach for America, saying the organization’s materials and history showed a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that they opposed. They pointed to past statements, leadership titles, and program language as evidence that DEI concepts remained embedded in the organization, and suggested any funding should be redirected directly to school districts instead. Mike Harmon and Richard Nelson echoed those concerns, while also saying long-running programs should be periodically reviewed for efficiency. Teach for America Appalachia representatives then testified in support of the program. Executive director C.D. Morton described the organization as a teacher-preparation and leadership-development program serving rural eastern Kentucky, saying it had recruited and supported more than 325 teachers since 2011, with about 30 current core members in several counties and roughly 2,800 students impacted daily. He said the program helps fill hard-to-staff vacancies, that about 80% of teachers stay for a third year, and that many alumni remain in education. In response to questions from Representative Bojanowski about retention and cost, Morton said more than 60% of alumni are still in education, but he could not give a precise classroom-teacher retention number beyond the program’s broader alumni data.