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• Most of it is five counties out to the South Dakota border, so good to be here and want to take part
• <01:03:33.240> Administrative appropriate Security Administrative appropriate Security Administrative
• We looked at the physical security access management, network security management, vulnerability and
• This includes access management, security, and monitoring systems, various servers, and more.
• So we controlled a lot of lottery, you know, next to the border with the Powerball and everything.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met on January 16, 2025, for an organizational and informational session. Members and staff introduced themselves, and Chair Jim Nash reviewed committee expectations, including that nonpartisan staff are to be used for factual information rather than political arguments. He also noted the committee rules were a blend of prior chairs’ rules and would be posted without a vote. Helen Roberts of House Fiscal gave a high-level overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and budget structure. She explained that the State Government Finance Committee oversees funding for major administrative agencies, the legislature, constitutional offices, and several boards, councils, and commissions. She emphasized that the committee’s general fund base for fiscal years 2026-27 is about $1.31 billion, less than 2% of the state general fund, and that the largest pieces are the Department of Revenue, the legislature, and pension aids. She also described how all-funds presentations differ from general fund views, highlighting internal service funds such as Minnesota IT Services, Department of Administration services, and other chargeback or reimbursement arrangements. Members asked questions about House and Senate budgets, debt service related to the Capitol Area building project and move costs, and how Minnesota IT Services is funded through fee-for-service chargebacks. Colby Sullivan of House Research then summarized a memo in the packet that outlines the entities within the committee’s jurisdiction and the constitutional and statutory provisions governing them. He pointed members to the memo as a reference and noted that the committee also has jurisdiction over the Legislative Coordinating Commission, the legislative auditor, the legislative reference library, the reviser of statutes, the Secretary of State’s budget and certain duties, and three gambling-related agencies, though gambling policy itself is generally handled by another committee. He offered to help members with bill drafting and amendments and to provide a linked electronic version of the memo. The Office of the Legislative Auditor then began an overview of its work. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall explained that the office is nonpartisan, serves all 201 legislators, and provides oversight through financial audits, program evaluations, and special reviews focused on state funds. She distinguished the Legislative Auditor from the State Auditor, noting that the State Auditor is an elected constitutional officer who focuses on county and local government funds. Randall said the office would also present a deep dive into its November performance audit of the Minnesota State Lottery. No votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• appropriate funding levels for OHV trail mitigation and enforcement, along with potential strategy to secure
• conversations going: we have the revenue-neutral side to ADOT, which is important to a lot of people — security
• And on the security side, we know that we need more stepped-up law enforcement.
• That's really associated with all the illegal border traffic. So we remove that from the analysis.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Arizona Off-Highway Vehicle Study Committee met with a quorum and heard opening remarks from members and stakeholders representing OHV users, ranching, state agencies, land management, law enforcement, and industry. The committee reviewed Senate Bill 1519, which would raise the OHV/ATV weight threshold from 2,500 to 3,500 pounds, create an OHV Law Enforcement Fund, direct certain vehicle license tax revenue to that fund, and allow some OHV recreation on state trust lands under existing permit rules. Members discussed the fiscal and policy implications of changing the weight threshold and whether to keep the current Highway User Revenue Fund structure intact or redirect revenue for OHV enforcement and mitigation. Industry testimony estimated roughly 11,000 new off-road vehicles were sold in Arizona in 2025, with about 24% over 2,500 pounds, and committee members debated whether a flat sticker fee increase or a revenue-neutral adjustment would be cleaner than shifting VLT revenue. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 1567, enacted in 2024, which requires OHV owners to complete an online education course before receiving an OHV indicia, with a report due December 1, 2026 and repeal of the requirement in 2027. Game and Fish staff said the education requirement has already appeared to improve behavior, especially helmet use by children. Several witnesses supported expanding education to all operators, not just owners, and suggested a single statewide course for consistency and easier enforcement. A nonprofit representative described plans for an OHV ambassador/education program and said it would support a universal training requirement and self-policing efforts. A major portion of the meeting focused on funding needs for OHV law enforcement and resource mitigation. Based on prior committee direction, outside stakeholders presented estimates that county law enforcement needs could total about $3.5 million annually, while natural resource damage and road decommissioning needs could average about $7.5 million annually over time, for a combined target of roughly $11 million per year. The discussion emphasized that the estimate was intended as a broad target rather than a precise census, and that it did not include all possible costs such as fence repair, tank restoration, or environmental compliance. Members and witnesses discussed soft versus hard road closures, the need to prioritize resource protection areas, and the importance of pairing mitigation projects with enforcement and education so that repaired areas are not quickly damaged again. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided, but the committee appeared to be gathering information to guide future recommendations on fees, funding channels, and education policy.

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• covered a lot of that ground, this is a really important year for us as we work with the legislature to secure
• give that resident kind of status to most recently, and that is to include counties immediately bordering
• We have locked doors, and we have security, etc.
• when they're operated by peer-run organizations where there aren't locked doors, where there's no security

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• Along the borders of, for example, New Mexico or even Mexico, there are a lot of questions regarding
• to inconsistencies, insufficiencies, inefficiencies, and in some cases, concerns about election security
• Yeah, I'm Ed Johnson, here in support of the bill, also representing the Harris County ballot security
• It will be secured in a lockbox within the ambulance that only they have access to, and we have a strict

Bills: HB223

Keywords: municipal budget, county budget, local government finance, spending cap, expenditure limit, inflation plus population growth, taxpayer impact statement, budget transparency, property tax, fees, Legislative Budget Board, voter approval, disaster spending, fiscal restraint, Texas Local Government Code, city budget, county expenditures, 1185, senate, all

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• To help ensure renters' future ability to secure safe and affordable housing, New Mexico must enact these
• To secure rental housing, New Mexico renters typically face a dizzying array of unavoidable fees.
• While anecdotal evidence suggests they provide a secure option for surrender, empirical studies evaluating
• Is for me, if I'm taking a little trip across the border to Texas, I can purchase travel insurance under

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• the state Energy Program, you can see that it includes funding for, uh, updating our state energy security
• know this committee fully understands the importance of our industry from an economic and energy security
• session as you evaluate policy that could impact oil and gas production, our economy, and energy security
• 465,000, 418,000 of those are strictly intrastate pipelines, pipelines, um, contained within just the borders

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• for the State Energy Program, you can see that it includes funding for updating our State Energy Security
• know this committee fully understands the importance of our industry from an economic and energy security
• session as you evaluate policy that could impact oil and gas production, our economy, and energy security
• Those 465,000, 418,000 of those are strictly intrastate pipelines, pipelines. within just the borders

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• This is a dam near the Colorado border that is owned and operated by the City of Raton.
• is Aly Rye; I am the State Director and Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security
• The last update that we got from the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, as well
• So, do I understand that the Department of Homeland Security is overseeing this funding?
• that I want to make you all aware of is that the agency, specifically the Department of Homeland Security

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• trillion national debt and wasteful spending on questionable initiatives abroad, like $12 million for border
• security and parkway, while Hawaii issues go unaddressed.
• No Social Security, no medical, no dental, no housing, no lease.
• environmental protections, Indigenous rights, and they want to gut safety net programs like Social Security
• environmental protections, Indigenous rights, and they want to gut safety net programs like Social Security

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1295 HD2, relating to clean energy, and then on Senate Concurrent Resolution 140 and Senate Resolution 158, which seek an Article V Convention of States application. HB 1295 drew brief supportive testimony from listed supporters and one witness who said the bill would help future generations and address pollution, runoff, watershed planning, and cleaner energy alternatives. No committee action or vote was taken on the clean energy bill during the portion provided. Most of the hearing focused on SCR 140 and SR 158. Supporters argued the resolutions would let states, including Hawaii, propose constitutional amendments to address federal overreach, fiscal responsibility, deficit spending, term limits, and the balance of power between Washington and the states. Several supporters said state legislators are closer to the people and that Article V gives states a legitimate role in proposing amendments; some also cited debt, executive orders, and the need for long-term reforms. One witness from Convention of States Action said the movement is active nationwide and that the convention process would still require ratification by 38 states. Opponents, including representatives of Hawaii Children’s Action Network, Common Cause, Americans for Democratic Action Hawaii, and individual testifiers, warned there are no real guardrails on a convention and that it could open the door to broader constitutional changes. They said the effort is unnecessary, risky, and potentially harmful to environmental protections, social safety net programs, and civil rights, and argued that federal action is sometimes needed during recessions and emergencies. Committee members asked questions about whether the proposal was merely procedural and whether the states should act without Congress; the discussion ended with continued questioning, and no vote or final committee action is shown in the excerpt.

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• I'd just like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable
• I'd just like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable
• Representative Quinnlan: The underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable
• I'd just like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable
• I'd just like to note that the underground injection control line marks the border of viable and nonviable

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• A lot of businesses have business beyond the borders of Minnesota.
• We take federal gross income from the tax filings for those people who file, non-taxable Social Security
• We take federal gross income from the tax filings for those people who file, non-taxable Social Security
• We take federal gross income from the tax filings for those people who file, non-taxable Social Security
• We take federal gross income from the tax filings for those people who file, non-taxable Social Security

Bills: HF331, HF916

Keywords: school supplies, sales tax exemption, use tax, sales and use tax, back-to-school, classroom supplies, education tax relief, tax holiday, retail exemption, Minnesota sales tax, school materials, binders, calculators, notebooks, pencils, backpacks, book bags, local tax revenue, taxable sales base, income tax

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• Massachusetts at $341 on cigarette tax right now, and even at 278 they are still going to come across the border
• ><00:28:31.760> come<00:28:31.919> across<00:28:32.240> the<00:28:32.760> border
• still going to come across the border still going to come across the border and<00:28:33.919>
• um, they are getting away with a lot more money than is available, uh, on the southern side of our border
• They are getting away with a lot more money than is available, uh, on the southern side of our border

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first met in a revenue estimate work session to approve an LSR codifying the committee’s revenue estimates. Members reviewed the process for turning the LSR into a House Resolution and discussed how the adopted estimates would be used to amend House Bill 1. After a brief question-and-answer about current revenue splits and the governor’s proposed video lottery and tax-split changes, the committee voted 19-0 to approve the revenue estimates. The committee then moved into executive session on HB 669, which would require all revenue from the statewide education property tax to be deposited into the education trust fund and set an equalized statewide tax rate. Supporters argued the bill would better direct education funding, while opponents said it was unnecessary or duplicative. The committee voted 12-7 to retain the bill (ITL), and a minority report was noted. Next, the committee considered HB 290, which would raise cigarette and electronic cigarette taxes and create a study committee on tobacco and nicotine taxes. Testimony focused on revenue needs, inflation, public health, and concerns that a higher tax could reduce sales or drive purchases across state lines. The committee voted 11-8 to ITL the bill, with a minority report. The committee also ITL’d HB 402, dealing with whether Education Freedom Account payments are taxable income, after debate over unintended consequences and whether the bill’s language was misleading; that vote was 11-8 with a minority report. Finally, the committee opened HB 483, and Representative Tierney moved ITL, arguing the bill’s requirement that the scholarship organization be incorporated in New Hampshire would likely violate the Commerce Clause; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• both came into this with a um a true understanding of the needs across the state of Minnesota from border
• to border.
• manufactured housing, Greater Minnesota workforce puts more dollars in the pipeline to build houses border
• to border, and our $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds will help us build some of the homes
• to border, and our $100 million in housing infrastructure bonds will help us build some of the homes

Keywords: 1183, house

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Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused primarily on Senate Bill 1409, which would cap county user fees charged to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands beneficiaries. Department of Hawaiian Home Lands supported the measure, arguing it would reduce monthly housing-related costs for lower-income beneficiaries and help make homesteading more affordable. Several testifiers, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaii and some individuals, also submitted comments or support. County and city water and sewer agencies, including the County of Kauai Department of Water, the City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, and the City and County Department of Environmental Services, strongly opposed the bill, saying it would shift substantial costs to other ratepayers, create lost revenue, and could force fee increases for everyone else. They also raised concerns about the bill’s cap structure and potential misuse, while noting their systems are funded by user fees rather than taxes. During committee discussion, Honolulu Board of Water Supply officials estimated about 4,500 DHHL customers on Oʻahu and projected lost revenue of roughly $30 million to $36 million over five years, with larger cumulative impacts over time; they said any waiver would be absorbed by other customers. The County of Hawaiʻi representative estimated nearly 2,000 DHHL customers on the Big Island and about $2.4 million in annual lost revenue. DHHL responded that it is pursuing revenue-generating projects on unused lands, but members questioned whether the department should do more to generate its own revenue and suggested looking at other affordability mechanisms, including market rent on commercial properties or a similar cap on other beneficiary fees. After hearing the testimony and discussion, the committee chair announced the recommendation to defer SB 1409 indefinitely, and the Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs agreed with that decision. The hearing then moved to Senate Bill 1408, a housekeeping measure. DHHL testified in support, saying the bill was part of an effort to lower housing costs through a modular manufacturing approach. DHHL described plans to use an unused hangar at Kalaeloa for a potential modular housing manufacturing plant, including discussions with the University of Hawaiʻi and a Denver-based company, and said it was also exploring a pilot project with Habitat for Humanity on Maui. No vote or final action on SB 1408 was taken in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• ,<01:51:53.520> they suspect of too much security, they suspect of too much security, they
• political science and homeland security political science and homeland security double<02:34:52.000
• I also am aware of security for people.
• What about the increase of security measures?
• Are the increase of security measures?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• for us to continue to focus on below-ground and above-ground storage to address droughts and water security
• our vantage point, it is about restoring environmental conditions, but also strengthening water security
• These river systems drain snow and rain from almost the Oregon border to all the way east of Fresno.
• These fish have been crashing, and we know our water security is in danger.
• indicated what the state share was and had indicated that roughly $1.49 billion had already been secured

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview of the May Revision from the Department of Finance and comments from the Legislative Analyst’s Office on the state’s overall budget condition and natural resources proposals. Finance said the May Revision keeps the budget balanced in 2026-27 and 2027-28, reduces the structural deficit, and includes major natural resources items such as Proposition 4 climate bond spending, including up to $125 million for the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, $23.2 million for wildlife refuge and wetland projects, $25 million for Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, $25 million for Bay-Delta environmental flows, $1 million for coexisting-with-wildlife work, and $2.5 million for cancer-risk research. The LAO said revenues remain strong but argued the budget still relies too heavily on reserves, recommended more savings and fewer new discretionary expenditures, and urged the Legislature to prioritize only urgent health and safety needs while planning for uncertainty in greenhouse gas reduction fund revenues. Members focused heavily on the Golden Gate Fields purchase, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, the wildlife coexistence initiative, and cap-and-invest funding for transit. On Golden Gate Fields, agency officials said the property is a time-limited, once-in-a-generation opportunity, that the state’s contribution would help secure the acquisition, and that the land would ultimately transfer to East Bay Regional Park District, which would assume operations and maintenance. Officials said the site would be remediated by the current owner, the state would use deed restrictions to prevent commercial development, and the remaining purchase price would be covered by nonstate partners. On Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, Finance and the Natural Resources Agency said the $25 million would support scientific monitoring and early implementation of the Bay-Delta plan update, while the LAO questioned the timing and said the request was premature until the Water Board formally adopts the plan. The committee also discussed the coexisting-with-wildlife proposal and wolf-livestock conflict. Finance said the May Revision’s $1 million proposal would backfill existing funds to support limited-term staffing, deterrence tools, and conflict response, while members and the California Cattlemen’s Association said the need is larger and includes direct loss compensation, indirect loss compensation, and nonlethal deterrence. The Cattlemen’s Association said private insurance is limited and often inadequate for these losses. Members also raised concerns about the greenhouse gas reduction fund and transit, warning that lower auction revenues and possible CARB rule changes could leave major transit and other tier-three priorities underfunded. The LAO recommended planning for multiple revenue scenarios and reconsidering the current cap-and-invest spending framework. No votes or formal actions were taken in the hearing.

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• They're in the middle being trafficked to get ready to hit the border because they can...
• Okay, I will ask you to walk out the door or be carried out the door by security.
• “The door by security. You, I believe, in options. No, I got a bad hit.
• We have in the Department of Economic Security the homeless coordination office...
• risk, the exact security risk that Mr.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Intel Expert/Expert Works on using its Intel Expert software to help the Department of Child Safety and law enforcement process large volumes of audio, video, and text data in cases involving missing, abused, neglected, and exploited children. The presenters said the tool can triage hotline calls, identify names, locations, relationships, criminal methods, and coded language, and produce translated and aggregated transcripts, with the goal of reducing hundreds of hours of manual review to minutes. Members discussed possible use with DCS, sheriffs, DOC, procurement and RFP issues, cost, and whether the system could help identify backlogs, serial abusers, and trafficking networks; the presenters said it is already used in Iowa and could be adapted quickly for Arizona. Committee members indicated interest in pursuing legislation, a pilot, or budget action, and said they would follow up with agencies and the presenters. The committee then considered HB 2460, which would preempt local ordinances that penalize businesses for theft of movable property, especially shopping carts. The sponsor argued cities were shifting the cost of stolen carts onto businesses and consumers instead of pursuing thieves, while city and league representatives argued local ordinances were needed to address blight, sidewalk hazards, and abandoned carts, and that the bill would unnecessarily limit local control. After debate over whether businesses should be required to retrieve carts or use anti-theft devices, the committee passed HB 2460 on a 4-3 vote. Next, the committee heard HB 2060, which would prohibit public educational institutions and ABOR from encouraging or facilitating abortions. The sponsor said taxpayer-funded schools should remain neutral and not use official roles to promote abortion, while opponents argued the bill would chill constitutionally protected health care information and referrals, especially on campuses where student health services may be the only care available. Supporters testified that campuses should provide alternatives such as pregnancy resources and adoption information. The committee passed HB 2060 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard HB 2210, as amended, which would prohibit the state, political subdivisions, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate or collect fees from aircraft owners or operators. Supporters said the technology was intended for aviation safety and should not be repurposed as a tax-collection tool, warning that pilots might turn it off to avoid fees and reduce safety. Opponents, including the City of Phoenix, said airports need flexibility and that the bill could interfere with local airport operations. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment and then passed HB 2210 as amended on a 4-3 vote.

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• you go system successfully meeting consumer demand for accessible, affordable and most importantly secure
• with more device repair options while accounting for the need to maintain the vice integrity and security
• Local developments may not require any quasi judicial administrative border.
• At some point I'm trying to work my way to get secure, secure a place to stay for me and my children.
• part of attendance, permanent public record no matter the outcome damaging their future ability to secure

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Matters that are overburdensome, taxing, and distract from the ultimate goal of securing our community
• Additionally, the offender would have to receive a request from an administrator, educator, or security
• . security personnel officer to leave and refuse to leave.
• Um, I also wanted to emphasize that our ...security guard engaged Mr. Smith.
• The testimony, or the comment that you said that your security person at the school talked to him and

Bills: HB316, HB353, HB 1160, HB1414, HB1422, HB1443, HB1713, HB1789, HB1902, HB2073, HB2666, HB2695, HB316

Keywords: motor fuel, criminal offense, metering device, organized crime, Texas Penal Code, trespassing, school safety, day-care centers, education, trespass, public safety, utility employees, criminal penalties, assault, harassment, public duties, safety, law enforcement, driving offenses, license regulations

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• I get that, but if we're going to follow people into the workforce, we have to be able to make secure
• private and confidential linkages between what those student numbers are. and what their social security
• Here to four, we expected that individual to go out and secure those credentials on their own as best
• students and families. on the requirement that in order to be on the team, you have to take cyber security
• We would have a lot of kids in cyber security, right?

Keywords: 1184, house, all