Transcript Highlights:

• I believe it was a percentage reduction.
• when we've had to make reductions in new grants to subgrantees.
• If we were to request or had a way to ask for more money, that would mean a reduction to another state
• when we've had to make reductions in new grants to subgrantees.
• If we were to request or had a way to ask for more money, that would mean a reduction to another state

Summary: The committee heard a series of Arkansas Department of Human Services budget presentations and questions, beginning with the Secretary’s Office and then the Division of Aging, Adult and Behavioral Health Services. Staff described the divisions’ appropriations, funding sources, and major programs, including senior centers, Meals on Wheels, mental health grants, substance abuse treatment, community alcohol safety, the Medicaid tobacco settlement program, and crisis stabilization units. Members raised concerns about flat or limited funding for senior services, the use and tracing of federal block grants, the lack of a funding source for the veterans’ mental health grant, and the mechanics of the community alcohol safety and treatment programs. The committee also discussed patient benefits funds at state facilities, transportation for senior center clients, and whether some special-language appropriations or fund balances should be revisited. Executive recommendations were adopted for the divisions considered. The committee then reviewed the Division of Children and Family Services and the Division of County Operations. Questions focused on foster care growth, adoption subsidies, professional fees tied to staff training and onboarding, vacancies, the Children’s Trust Fund, and TANF subgrants. Members asked about the reduction or elimination of TANF funding to child advocacy centers and other subgrantees, and DHS explained that prior reserves had been spent down and that the department was now trying to live within the annual TANF block grant and rebuild reserves. County operations questions also covered summer EBT, SNAP employment and training, the farmers’ market program, and the expected impact of a federal SNAP administrative match change, which DHS estimated would increase state costs by about $24 million annually, with roughly $18 million affecting the current year because the change begins October 1. Executive recommendations were again adopted. Finally, the committee heard from the Division of Developmental Disability Services and the Division of Medical Services. DDS testimony covered vacancies, staffing shortages, human development center construction and repairs, the reopening of the Boonville work training program, and funding for infant infirmary and child/family life programs. Medical Services testimony covered the Medicaid program, the current FMAP rate, the Our Kids B CHIP program, Medicaid payments to schools, nursing home distress funding, and large appropriation lines used to provide flexibility for claims and potential facility closures. Members asked for more detail on school Medicaid payments, reserve balances, and why some appropriations were much larger than actual spending. In each division, the committee moved and adopted Executive REC after questions concluded.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I'll just highlight the ones that are relevant to this, which are energy, which is a 30% reduction
• in building energy use per square foot by 2030, and a 15% reduction in water use per square foot.
• </c> energy energy, which is a 30% reduction energy energy, which is a 30% reduction in<00:13:42.240>
• c><00:13:46.639><c> in</c><00:13:46.959><c> water</c><00:13:47.200><c> use</c> by 2030 and a 15% reduction
• in water use by 2030 and a 15% reduction in water use per<00:13:47.680><c> square</c><00:13:47.920><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• statutory definitions for compensating stormwater treatment, enhancement credits, and pollutant reduction
• This does not mandate reductions. It requires a cutting exercise before final adoption.
• This does not mandate reductions.
• It requires identification of potential reductions without impacting essential services.
• Statistically, in Fort Walton Beach, we've seen a 95% reduction in speed violations, a 50% reduction

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up a long agenda of bills, many of them amended. Early action included PCS for CS for HB 639, which would expand an existing Fraternal Order of Police specialty license plate to all Floridians, tighten specialty plate rules for future applicants, require financial projections and reporting, and create several new specialty plates. After questions about Florida nexus requirements and a successful amendment adding a Florida Film Legacy plate, the bill was reported favorably 26-0. PCS for CS for HB 1169, limiting local governments’ use of excess building-code enforcement funds for construction of the code-enforcement building, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Florida Home Builders Association. The committee then approved HB 139, expanding whistleblower protections for state, local, and contract employees who file ethics complaints, with support from the Florida Commission on Ethics. PCS for HB 273, which would make special districts eligible for certain state and federal grants and direct pay options, passed 24-1 after testimony from both supporters and opponents. Members also approved CS for HB 1087, a public-records exemption for certain stablecoin issuer information, and CS for HB 1085, updating the local government cybersecurity grant program by moving it to Cyber Florida at USF, adding a sunset, and limiting consecutive awards. Several environmental and local-government transparency measures drew extended debate. CS for CS for HB 1417, a broad environmental bill, was amended to remove several provisions, retain others on the Environmental Regulation Commission, springs, solar facilities, Indian River Lagoon septic deadlines, and coastal resiliency partnerships, and then passed 24-0 amid mixed testimony from DEP, water management districts, and environmental advocates. CS for HB 1457, creating a framework for regional stormwater management systems and water quality enhancement areas, passed 24-0 after discussion of port impacts. CS for HB 1329, requiring local budgets to be posted earlier, retained longer, and made searchable, and adding a 10% budget-cutting exercise, passed 17-6 after strong opposition from local-government groups who argued it would be costly and duplicative. The committee also approved CS for HB 4091 creating a special district for stormwater and flood control in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and then took up CS for HB 995, a major overhaul of Public Employees Relations Commission and union-related procedures, including registration, dues disclosure, election rules, leave-time limits, and expedited bargaining over legislatively appropriated salary increases; that bill was still under questioning when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• federal match money to go with that is that again we're taking what would have been a 3.9% average reduction
• ><00:09:21.040><c> average</c><00:09:21.360><c> rate</c><00:09:22.480><c> a</c><00:09:22.720><c> reduction
• </c> uniform is an average rate a reduction uniform is an average rate a reduction that<00:09:23.279>
• > the</c><00:29:21.200><c> um</c> executive council about the um executive council about the um reductions
• to meet the back of the reductions to meet the back of the budget.<00:29:25.360><c> And</c><00:29:25.840

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on December 19, with Senators Long and Lang serving as replacements. The committee approved the November 21 minutes and adopted the consent calendar after removing two Department of Health and Human Services items for separate discussion. It then took up an HHS request involving nursing facility rates, where Nathan White explained that $2.2 million would be transferred from a long-term care Medicaid eligibility contract to the nursing facilities budget. He said the funds would offset an otherwise projected 3.9% average rate decrease and bring the overall average change to zero for the next six months, with rates reset again in July under state law. Members asked about the budget adjustment factor, bed counts, and whether additional funds could raise rates further; White said the factor is statutory, capped at 28.76%, and that more money would lower the factor and increase rates. The committee also corrected a date in the request from February 1, 2025 to February 1, 2026, and approved the item. The committee next approved another HHS item related to rural health transformation grants. Members confirmed the request covered the full amount applied for this biennium, and asked about the technology component. HHS said the grant is not solely about AI, but about broader technology improvements such as electronic medical records, back-end systems, and tools to improve access and sustainability in underserved areas. The committee approved that item as well. The Judicial Council then requested funds for contract attorneys providing indigent defense on a fixed-fee basis. The council said current funds had already been exhausted and that the new appropriation would be used immediately. Members questioned the size of the request and the number of people awaiting counsel; the council reported about 150 incarcerated people and about 300 non-incarcerated people waiting for counsel, more than in recent years. It attributed the increase to competition for attorneys, public defender offices closing intake in some locations because of caseload limits, and broader case and court-system changes. One member raised constitutional concerns about delays in counsel for incarcerated defendants. The committee ultimately amended the request downward to $1 million, approved it, and then approved a motion to place several annual financial reports on file and release them to the public when available. The committee also discussed dashboard reporting from HHS, asking for more detail on community mental health center caseloads and budget-reduction information, and HHS agreed to provide more useful monthly detail.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have made a reduction, which is positive, but we can do more when you consider the number of open
• We have<00:26:20.880><c> made</c><00:26:21.760><c> a</c><00:26:22.000><c> reduction</c><00:26:22.480>
• have made a reduction which is positive but<00:26:23.679><c> we</c><00:26:23.840><c> can</c><00:26:24.000
• And there was a statistically significant reduction in recidivism for those who participated in this
• in recidivism for those who reduction in recidivism for those who participated<00:37:34.320><c> in</

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety heard several resolutions, including HCR 944/HR 90 to request a gubernatorial proclamation designating Hawaii as a Purple Heart state on August 7, 2025; HCR 205/HR 197 urging Maui County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a permanent replacement for the Kulani Hakoi Bridge; and HCR 164/HR 159 urging counties to maintain an electronically accessible list of hurricane refuge shelters. No one testified on the first two measures. On the hurricane shelter resolution, the Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the intent and requested a wording change from “special needs” to “access and functional needs.” The committee then heard HCR 70, which asks the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to expand personal and professional development programs to include community service programs. Director Tommy Johnson said DCR supports the intent and described existing community service work lines at Kulani, the women’s correctional facility, and Wawa, including tasks such as pothole repair, tree trimming, and school grounds work. In response to questions, he said participation depends on inmate eligibility, volunteer status, and whether the work would interfere with programming; inmates must have no serious misconducts in the prior year and no escape attempts. He also explained that some work lines are tied to security classifications and facility type. The committee spent the most time on HCR 153/HR 148, which requests DCR to incrementally reduce the number of inmates housed in private out-of-state facilities. The ACLU of Hawaii strongly supported the resolution, arguing that private prisons are unsafe and that Hawaii should bring incarcerated people home. The ACLU cited federal findings and actions against private prison contractors, conditions at the Saguaro facility in Arizona, and the need for in-state rehabilitation and oversight. Director Johnson also supported the measure in principle but said population levels, security classifications, and available in-state facilities limit how quickly people can be returned. He said DCR provides annual reports on inmates eligible to return and suggested more frequent reporting could be considered. Committee members discussed benchmarks, quarterly reporting, parole, and reintegration services, and the ACLU argued that other states have reduced or phased out private prison use through sentencing reform, parole changes, and reintegration programs. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• note that you have, that Representative Shawnberger's verse addressed, does show that there's a reduction
• ><00:58:33.520><c> that</c><00:58:33.760><c> there's</c><00:58:34.000><c> a</c><00:58:34.160><c> reduction
• </c><00:58:34.480><c> in</c><00:58:35.280><c> uh</c> does show that there's a reduction in uh does show
• that there's a reduction in uh in<00:58:35.839><c> the</c><00:58:36.240><c> in</c><00:58:36.400><c>
• in ETF revenue taking the the reduction in ETF revenue and<01:17:02.159><c> converting</c><01:17:02.560

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The hearing focused on House Bill 302, which would allow the state treasurer to invest public funds in precious metals and digital assets. The sponsor was not present, so Representative Urs introduced the bill briefly and said he did not know much about it. No one from the Treasury Department testified, and members repeatedly noted the treasurer’s absence. Susan Elme testified against the bill, arguing that these investments are highly volatile and contrary to the treasury’s duty to remain stable and liquid. She said the bill should be killed. In questioning, she estimated the 5% cap in the bill would amount to roughly $10 million, depending on available funds, and said such investing would be more appropriate for an individual day trader than for the state treasury. Members also discussed prior legislative experience with Bitcoin-related proposals and raised concerns about whether the treasury had the staff expertise to manage commodity or digital asset investing. The committee did not take a final vote; instead, it agreed to hold a work session and seek additional information from the treasurer, with a plan to revisit the bill on April 1.

Transcript Highlights:

• If reductions in federal spending impact those transfers in the future and spending needs to be reduced
• <c> in</c> under the IIGJA in under the IIGJA in 2021.<00:40:12.240><c> If</c><00:40:12.640><c> reductions
• If reductions in federal spending 2021.
• If reductions in federal spending impact<00:40:15.680><c> those</c><00:40:16.000><c> transfers</c><00
• kind of programs that have reduction kind of programs that have also<00:43:04.000><c> been</c><00:43

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> back of the budget reduction. back of the budget reduction.
• So, it occurs to me if we're not willing to make an investment to support the SNAP program's reduction
• additional 4 million dollars when they're already facing a 51 million dollar back to the budget reduction
• You know, you also saw a net effective reduction to the county contribution in that year because of the
• You know, you also saw a net effective reduction to the county contribution in that year because of the

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: Division Three of the Finance Committee met in work session on April 20, 2026, to consider Senate Bills 481, 603, and 663, with the discussion focused primarily on SB 481, relative to the sale of the Sununu Youth Services Center property. The chair explained that the bill was advisory only and that the committee’s recommendations would go to full Finance on April 27. For SB 481, members reviewed conflicting provisions in the prior budget law about whether sale proceeds should go to the general fund or the Youth Development Center Claims and Administration Settlement Fund, and the bill was described as a compromise that would direct proceeds to the general fund before June 30, 2027, and to the settlement fund after that date. It was noted that the settlement fund had originally received about $20 million and had roughly $10 million remaining. The committee also received an extensive update from DCYF Director Marie Noonan on the new Youth Development Center in Hampstead. She reported that construction remained on schedule, with major structural and interior work complete, substantial completion expected in late summer or early fall 2026, and occupancy anticipated in early 2027. The presentation highlighted the facility’s design features, including single-occupancy bedrooms, sensory rooms, an education wing, medical and clinical suites, visitation space, a gym, and multiple outdoor courtyards, all intended to support a trauma-informed setting. Members asked about the facility’s funding, square footage, fencing, and scanner; staff said the building is about 34,000 square feet, funded entirely with federal ARPA state recovery funds to date, and that the scanner is on site but not yet operational pending policy and staff training. Committee members also raised concerns about the facility’s design and security. In response, DCYF said some concrete walls are required for structural and safety reasons, but they are being painted to maintain a brighter environment, and that the fencing will be about 15 feet high with privacy netting because the campus is shared with Hampstead. Officials said the new facility is legislatively limited to a maximum of 12 youth, while the current center can house 12 to 18, and emphasized that courts ultimately determine placements. No votes or final actions were taken during the work session.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I guess the last thing I'll say is there was reference to Massachusetts and the budget reduction.
• </c> Massachusetts and the budget reduction. Massachusetts and the budget reduction.
• </c> unrelated to reductions in rates. unrelated to reductions in rates.
• Not only does this program provide a significant reduction in fuel usage to eligible families, but it
• in fuel usage to significant reduction in fuel usage to eligible<01:04:14.720><c> families,</c><01:04

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The next three requests are actually reductions that create savings in the general fund.
• in um that create actually reductions in um that create Savings<00:29:03.399><c> in</c><00:29:03.559
• in the funding for the data a reduction in the funding for the data disaggregation<00:30:14.159><c>
• We think we can still move forward on this work with less resources, so we are suggesting a reduction
• </c><00:30:49.440><c> of</c><00:30:49.799><c> $1.7</c> suggesting a reduction of $1.7 suggesting a reduction

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a reduction in force that was done at Veterans Affairs. It eliminated six positions.
• veterans, I'd like to have just a little bit more knowledge, especially when we're talking about a reduction

Summary: The committee first reviewed several personnel actions. It approved the Arkansas State Police request to swap three corporal positions for three lieutenant positions to supervise increased trooper staffing along the I-40 corridor, with no net increase in positions and an estimated cost of $89,000 from general revenue. It also approved Arkansas State University-Jonesboro’s request for three project/program administrator pool positions to support the new College of Veterinary Medicine, and approved the Department of Commerce Economic Development Commission’s request for an extra help position tied to Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act work. One item was pulled from consideration. The committee then received a report on a reduction in force at the Department of Veterans Affairs that eliminated six positions. Senator Petty asked for reassurance that veterans’ services would not be harmed, and VA Secretary Colonel Rob Ader explained that the action was part of a broader restructuring rather than a simple cut, intended to realign the agency, free resources, and expand services such as a new continuum-of-care program, veteran employment support, and stronger coordination with employers as veterans transition out of service. He said the agency also expected to save money. Members also questioned VA officials about the impact on county and district veteran service officers and about severance and retirement implications for affected employees. VA officials said the county VSO program remains in place, with efforts underway to improve training, supervision, and consistency across counties, including reporting to county judges. They also explained that severance is based on years of service, is not recouped if an employee later takes another state job, and that retirement eligibility and early-retirement penalties would still apply under existing rules. The committee took no further action after the reports and adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a reduction in force that was done at Veterans Affairs. It eliminated six positions.
• And so, especially when we're talking about a reduction in force that could potentially affect the services

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Ransom will be presenting AJR 11 regarding federal reductions to hazard mitigation projects across
• Reductions to hazard mitigation projects across the state whenever you're ready.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Emergency Management met to consider Assembly Joint Resolution 11, which urges the President and Congress to restore funding for FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant program. Chair Rhodesia Ransom and Assembly Member Lisa Calderon described the resolution as a bipartisan effort to preserve funding for hazard mitigation projects that help communities prevent disasters rather than simply recover from them. They cited major California impacts from the program’s cancellation, including losses for wildfire mitigation, seismic retrofits, and dam safety projects in several counties and districts. Support testimony came from Catherine Freeman of the California State Association of Counties and Robin Finning of Cal OES. Freeman said counties rely on BRIC for flexible, proactive disaster-prevention funding and warned that canceling the program would set back years of resilience work. Finning said 49 communities had contacted Cal OES after the cancellation announcement and that the agency had been working closely with them on next steps. Stephanie Stevens of the California Residential Mitigation Program also testified in support, noting the loss of more than $40 million for earthquake soft-story retrofit grants. Members expressed support and noted the importance of the affected district projects. There was no opposition testimony. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt AJR 11 and refer it to third reading, with all members present voting aye. The meeting was then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Reductions in the budget include 1,280 vacant positions and $139.2 million in excess funding and budget
• The vacant position reductions exclude many critical positions, such as correctional and probation officers

Summary: The Justice Budget Subcommittee met to consider the fiscal year 2025-26 budget recommendations, a proposed committee bill on judicial positions, and one member bill. The chair framed the budget as part of a broader effort to slow spending growth and reduce recurring expenditures, noting the subcommittee’s proposed $7.3 billion budget is $366 million below the prior year. Major budget items included funding for the Department of Corrections to address staffing, maintenance, health services, security equipment, and facility needs; the Department of Juvenile Justice for residential beds, maintenance, the Broward detention facility replacement design, medical services, and Florida Scholars Academy costs; FDLE for the Fort Myers regional operations center and sexual offender/predator registration workload; and the state courts and justice administration entities for judges, due process resources, security, and staffing. The budget also reduced 1,280 vacant positions and $139.2 million in excess funding and authority. The committee then heard PCB-JUB-25-01, which implements part of the Florida Supreme Court’s certification of judicial need. The bill establishes 17 additional circuit court judges and 12 additional county court judges, with about $13.9 million in general revenue and 72 associated positions. In response to a question about why the two certified 6th District Court of Appeal judges were not included, the chair said the committee did not think it was the right time to add judges to a brand-new court still operating from leased space. The PCB was reported favorably on a 14-0 vote. Finally, the committee heard HB 1351 by Representative Baker, which revises sex offender and predator registration rules by clarifying resident categories, creating an in-state travel residence definition, allowing online or in-person reporting for certain temporary residence changes, removing duplicative reporting requirements, clarifying vehicle and employment reporting, and requiring local law enforcement to verify addresses more frequently for registrants not on supervision. FDLE and Smart Justice indicated support, and the bill passed unanimously, 14-0. The committee then adjourned.

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• There's a $250,000 grant to the Minnesota Orchestra, a $220,000 grant to the History Theater, and a reduction
• There's a $250,000 grant to the Minnesota Orchestra, a $220,000 grant to the History Theater, and a reduction
• the History $220,000 for a grant to the History Theater,<00:30:17.840><c> a</c><00:30:18.159><c> reduction
• </c><00:30:18.640><c> in</c><00:30:19.480><c> $500,000</c><00:30:20.480><c> in</c> Theater, a reduction
• in $500,000 in Theater, a reduction in $500,000 in unassigned<00:30:21.440><c> public</c><00:30:21.760

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I want to emphasize that without this increase, Minnesotans will see service reductions in our state
• Um, I also want to highlight that the governor's budget includes several general fund reductions in light
• in our state park see service reductions in our state park and<00:20:34.640><c> recreation</c><00:20
• EKA determined that the removal of cadmium from artist paints would result in a minimal reduction in
• </c><01:35:22.639><c> in</c> would result in a minimal reduction in would result in a minimal reduction

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Cities of the first class and tribes get a set amount annually, and there was a reduction in that amount
• and application, all as an effort to try to contribute to the goals around the state’s nutrient reduction
• and application, all as an effort to try to contribute to the goals around the state’s nutrient reduction
• the um contribute to the goals around the state's<01:06:11.760><c> nutrient</c><01:06:12.160><c> reduction
• </c><01:06:12.559><c> management</c> state's nutrient reduction management state's nutrient reduction

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But a 1.5% reduction in funds for the state hospitals and state rehab centers.
• There was a reduction to some naloxone saturation and opioid money in the House.
• I think he recommended that core reduction, and we took that, and I don't believe the Senate changed
• They also made, if I'm looking at it here correctly, 40-plus million dollars in reductions to things
• So they did make reductions in about 20 lines or so. And, you know, so there you go.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal by roll call, and a long series of special guest introductions recognizing family members, interns, public servants, nonprofit leaders, students, and a park ranger honored for life-saving actions. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate nonconcurrence on numerous amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on another bill. The main floor action centered on budget conference committee reports, especially House Bill 2002 on public education. Members debated whether the conference version fully funded the foundation formula, with supporters arguing it maintained record-level funding and opponents saying it left schools about $190 million short and relied on uncertain funding sources such as blind pension, lottery, and possible ARPA dollars. After a substitute motion to send the bill back to conference was defeated, the House adopted the conference report 83-68 and then third-read and passed House Bill 2002 by the same margin. The House then took up House Bill 2003 on higher education, where members discussed a move toward a future performance-based funding model while keeping current funding flat; the conference report passed 119-28 and the bill was third-read and passed 109-32. The chamber next considered House Bill 2004, covering the Departments of Revenue and Transportation. Debate focused on transportation funding, rural roads, and a small local safety project in Lebanon that had already been addressed by MoDOT. The conference report was adopted 128-21 and the bill was third-read and passed 127-27. Finally, the House began debate on House Bill 2005 for the Office of Administration and IT-related functions, with the sponsor and supporters emphasizing IT accountability, the Movers project, and the transfer of some staff to DSS; the transcript ends during discussion of that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• What we ended up with in conference was the roll-up that the House suggested, but a 1.5% reduction in
• There was a reduction to some naloxone saturation and opioid money in the House.
• I think he recommended that core reduction.
• That was, as part of the governor's recommended budget, I think he recommended that core reduction, and
• So they did make reductions in about 20 lines or so. And, you know, so there you go.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, approved the House Journal by a 107-1 vote, and then spent much of the day on introductions of guests, family members, interns, and public servants. Members recognized visitors including family of legislators, a park ranger honored for life-saving work, substance-use treatment advocates, nonprofit and apprenticeship program representatives, students, and staff. The chamber also received committee reports and Senate messages, including a conference committee appointment on House Bill 2818 and fiscal review reports recommending passage of Senate Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 1062. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 on public education. The budget chair explained the conference report as providing $8.4 billion for K-12 and the Office of Childhood, with disputes over funding sources and the foundation formula. Several members argued the bill underfunded schools by about $190 million and objected to using blind pension and projected ARPA/lottery-related funds; others defended the budget as record-level funding and emphasized that the total education dollars were unchanged, only the funding mix differed. A substitute motion to reject the conference report and send the bill back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report on House Bill 2 was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then adopted and passed House Bill 3 on higher education, after debate over a proposed performance-based funding model and language directing the department to develop a new formula by the end of the year. Members generally supported keeping funding flat this year while studying a longer-term model. House Bill 4, covering Revenue and Transportation, was adopted 128-21 and passed 127-27, with discussion of rural roads funding and transportation investments. The House also took up House Bill 5 on the Office of Administration and IT consolidation/accountability, with the sponsor describing it as the central state-government operations bill; debate on that measure began before the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, partway through September, as the reductions came in, she switched down to $114 a month.
• Uh, partway through September, as the reductions came in, she switched down to $114 a month.
• Uh, partway through September, as the reductions came in, she switched down to $114 a month.
• Uh, partway through September, as the reductions came in, she switched down to $114 a month.
• Uh, partway through September, as the reductions came in, she switched down to $114 a month.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all