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• We know that all Americans are affected by the federal cuts, but these budget-slashing cuts have been
• With overall budget cuts to the VA and federal workforce reduction, at least 350 VA researchers will
• And now, you know, we are also presented with a whole lot of uncertainty in our budget.
• Number two is prioritization within our budget for folks that have served our nation.
• help with its ongoing implementation and also the fiscal health of the projects overall.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Military and Veteran Affairs held an informational hearing focused on the effects of federal budget cuts and policy changes on veterans, military readiness, and California’s veteran support systems. The chair and members emphasized that federal reductions to the VA, Medicaid/Medi-Cal, SNAP, and the federal workforce are disproportionately harming veterans by threatening health care, employment, housing, crisis lines, and suicide prevention services. The chair also highlighted California’s progress on veteran homelessness and the importance of preserving state programs that leverage federal dollars. Major General Matthew Beavers of the California Military Department described the department’s structure, its response to the Los Angeles fire emergency, and concerns that federal cuts could reduce readiness through less training, older equipment, and fewer resources. He also discussed state programs such as Work for Warriors, STARBASE, youth and community schools, and the counterdrug task force, saying they are valuable but vulnerable if funding is redirected away from readiness. Members asked about the impact of federal changes on the Guard and how the Legislature could help, and Beavers said the state should advocate for recapitalized equipment and continued support for key programs. A second panel focused on veterans’ benefits and claims support. CalVet, Los Angeles County, and Swords to Plowshares testified that county veteran service officers, legal aid, and community-based partnerships are essential to helping veterans access VA benefits, especially after the PACT Act expanded eligibility and increased claims volume. Witnesses said these services bring substantial federal dollars back to California, but county offices and legal providers are underfunded and overburdened. Members discussed data sharing, staffing shortages, and the need for more resources to reach veterans who are not connected to VA care. In the final panel on mental health and suicide prevention, CalVet and nonprofit providers described state-funded programs such as the Veterans Support Self-Reliance program and the California Veterans Health Initiative, which place services in permanent supportive housing and provide no-cost counseling statewide. Witnesses said these programs are showing measurable improvements in health, medication adherence, and emergency room use, but they depend on sustained funding and are vulnerable to step-down grants and federal instability. Committee members expressed support for the programs and raised questions about access, staffing, and the role of non-veteran family members in Vet Center services.

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• A personal income tax cut was expected to be worth 360 million once fully implemented.
• While other States wrestled with budget deficits and reducing expenditures.
• The other pieces are already calculated in the budget because they already exist.
• So that's what happens when you're a former budget chair.
• It does not belong necessarily with the budget committees.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We are currently implementing that.
• Our budget request is in two parts.
• The second part of the budget request is a really big ask.
• So these four in this Report are what we based our budget requests on.
• We were able to receive partial funding for our budget requests two years ago.

Keywords: 914, all

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• . >> Chair: A QUORUM BEING PRESENT I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE JUSTICE BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE.
• WE WILL TALK MAINLY ABOUT CAPITAL OUTLAY AND WHERE WE ARE ON PROJECTS THAT WERE STARTED THIS LAST BUDGET
• AS FAR AS THE BUDGET OVERVIEW THE INITIAL MAXIMUM GUARANTEE PRICE FOR THESE ARE 18.6 MILLION EACH.
• THE NEWPORT HOUSE I AM PLEASED TO REPORT IS ON SCHEDULE AND ON BUDGET.
• I ASSUME A SITE WILL COST MORE THAN $2 MILLION THAT'S JUST THE INITIAL BUDGETED FUND?

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• Our first item of business is an amendment to the House budget resolution.
• I will move the amendment to the House budget resolution, which changes access to the health care access
• of all of the targets, is 66.6 billion, and that amount has not changed with these changes to the budget
• access fund, that change is reflecting the reductions in spending that are in the health budget bill
• So this is the budget amendment. Discussion to the amendment.

Bills: HF2436, HF2435

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, healthcare, dementia services, public health funding, opioid prevention, women's health, community health boards, mental health, 1183, house

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• implement first, followed by medium-sized and then smaller cities later.
• implement first, followed by medium-sized and then smaller cities later.
• The last bit is we've put forth a staggered approach to implementation so that larger cities implement
• <01:05:36.720> an Builds on the how by implementing an Builds on the how by implementing an
• However, as you all know, we face a budget deficit in only a few years.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• bill relating to education, modifying professional development work requirements for READ Act implementation
• have a disastrous outcome And have been a frustrating change for the counties or the people who implement
• Humphrey was reminding us that budgets are not merely spreadsheets, Mr. President.
• Budgets are moral... ...documents. Budgets reveal priorities. Budgets expose values.
• Budgets tell the public who matters and who does not, Mr. President.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate Bill 508, introduced by the Senate Committee on Finance, makes appropriations for the implementation
• and furniture replacement in the Pioche and Carlin-Stewart and Three Lakes Valley Conservation Camp budget
• Associated with the implementation of the enterprise resource planning system, also known as Core.NB.
• Implement a program to mitigate the exposure of employees who occasionally, frequently, or constantly
• a program to mitigate the exposure of employees who occasionally free. implement a program to mitigate

Keywords: 909, all

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• Over 41 grants, over 17 million, has currently been successfully implemented.
• New Mexico implemented it in 2002, right after it was implemented under.
• I'm grateful to have the opportunity to talk to you today about the NM Grown program as it's implemented
• And our communities are benefiting from small farmers who are implementing earth-friendly practices,
• So we will be implementing that Probably around September or October, we'll probably have our results

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• I'm the budget analyst for the Railroad Commission.
• Today we're budgeted in today's budget with $22.75 million a year in OGRC funds to plug 1,000 wells in
• You all have that in our base budget at this point.
• Question on the budget real quick.
• This was a, a writer that was added to our budget.

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present to hear Article VI Natural Resources agency budget recommendations, beginning with the Railroad Commission. LBB staff summarized the commission’s 2026-27 base recommendation at $458.7 million, down from the prior biennium, with an increased FTE cap. The presentation highlighted reduced federal IIJA funding, volatility in oil and gas regulation account 5155, continued support for IT modernization, and rider changes. The commission’s major exceptional items were then presented, including requests for produced water and injection data reporting, an authorized pit registration system, regulatory filing/permitting upgrades, an underground injection well investigation team, site remediation support, and especially $100 million for orphan well plugging. Members asked about biennium-to-biennium comparisons, salary biennialization, the scale of orphan well risks, federal funding delays, bonding, and whether the state should rely more on industry or general revenue for plugging costs. Commission leadership explained that orphan wells can threaten water and public safety, that plugging costs have risen sharply, and that current funding is insufficient to keep up with emergency wells and the backlog; they also said the agency is moving to cloud-based systems with cybersecurity protections and that the proposed performance measure may need adjustment if funding does not increase. The Railroad Commission testimony was followed by LBB and agency testimony for the Texas Animal Health Commission. LBB described a $42 million recommendation for 2026-27, an increase overall, but with a reduced FTE cap due to turnover and salary reallocation. The recommendation maintained funding for cattle fever tick work, chronic wasting disease, lab testing through an MOU with Texas A&M’s veterinary diagnostic lab, and a new $5 million spay-and-neuter pilot program, while deleting a capital budget rider and adjusting riders tied to entry point inspection stations and clinical trials. Agency leadership then outlined the commission’s mission to protect livestock health and the state’s $22 billion animal industry, and described major disease threats including highly pathogenic avian influenza, cattle fever ticks, New World screwworm, and chronic wasting disease. Their exceptional items focused on recruiting and retaining veterinarians, replacing fleet vehicles, creating an ectoparasite identification lab, adding field staff and IT support, improving records and epidemiology reporting, strengthening central administration, supporting secure food supply planning, expanding chronic wasting disease work, and staffing the new spay-and-neuter program. Members asked about field identification of ticks, the use of disinfectants and PPE, fleet management, the scale of cattle fever tick risk, and chronic wasting disease; the agency explained its current inspection and lab-confirmation process, its reliance on field disinfecting and biosecurity, and the need for more staff and better data systems to keep pace with growing workloads and disease threats.

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• <00:06:23.600> For budget, all of that is at risk. For budget, all of that is at risk.
• This budget would impose coverage.
• <00:08:52.080> It's cuts to line items on a budget. It's cuts to line items on a budget.
• current budget of 47.7 billion. current budget of 47.7 billion.
• NCI's budget by 33%. 37%. NCI's budget by 33%. 37%.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• But why is the investigation in your budget versus their budget?
• United for the budget for financial budget responsibilities.
• budget responsibilities. budget responsibilities.
• was budgeted. was budgeted.
• balance the budget? balance the budget?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• adopting or requiring the adoption of net zero policies, expending government funds to support, implement
• Amendment barcode 3635945. offsets or assessments to advance net zero policies and implementing, administering
• Obviously, you fast forward a couple of years when we implemented the alternate authorizer.
• The numbers that correspond to tax packages certainly have a great deal to do with where the budget is
• the bonus depreciation part, retrospective on the One Big Beautiful Bill, would have impacted our budget

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met with a quorum present and took up two bills. The first, SPB 7046, was the Senate tax package. It included changes to Live Local property tax opt-outs, charter school distributions from voter-approved property tax levies, RV park special assessments, fiscally constrained county funding, a permanent sales tax exemption for small propane tanks, a hunting/fishing/camping sales tax holiday, and provisions barring governmental net zero policies. An amendment made the charter-school distribution change prospective starting July 1, 2026. Committee discussion focused heavily on whether the charter-school language would divert money from traditional public schools and on the fiscal-constrained county formula. The bill was reported favorably as a committee bill after a roll call vote, with Senators Bernard and Jones voting no. The committee also considered SPB 7048, which updates Florida’s conformity to the Internal Revenue Code as of January 1, 2026 and partially decouples from federal tax changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill addresses bonus depreciation, research and experimental expenses, business meal deductions, and the business interest deduction, with the Revenue Estimating Conference expected to review the fiscal impact later in the week. The Florida Chamber testified that the bill should better align with federal tax relief and reduce administrative burdens, while senators emphasized the need to balance business tax relief with state revenue constraints. SPB 7048 was also reported favorably as a committee bill by roll call vote.

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• And so last year around this time, we were passing House Bill 47, which implemented the two constitutional
• Implementation and administration across all 33 counties to serve the 148,000 veterans in our state.
• We need to be able to quantify that for not only county budgets, but also special...
• We need to be able to quantify that for not only county budgets, but also special districts.
• will mean a less invasive treatment and a better prognosis for the patient and for their financial budget

Keywords: 996, all

Summary: The House Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee began by rolling House Bill 132 at the sponsor’s request because amendment language was still being worked on. The committee then proceeded without quorum as a subcommittee until additional members arrived. House Bill 285, as amended, was heard first. The bill was described as a cleanup measure to clarify New Mexico’s disabled veterans property tax exemption, including that it applies to a veteran’s primary residence and how it works for properties with multiple owners. Testimony from New Mexico counties, the Tax and Revenue Department, and the Department of Veterans Services supported the bill, saying it would reduce confusion for assessors and help veterans access the exemption. One member raised broader concerns about housing insecurity among unhoused and renting veterans and asked for interim data on how many veterans would actually benefit, but the committee noted those issues were outside the bill’s scope. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed HB 285 as amended with a do pass recommendation. The committee then heard House Bill 128, which updates the state’s occupational disease and disablement law for firefighters by expanding the list of covered cancers and related conditions, aligning the state law with newer research and recent federal changes, and standardizing the employment period to five years. The sponsor and supporters said the bill reflects current science, removes outdated age limits for some cancers, and makes it easier for firefighters to receive workers’ compensation without having to prove causation case by case. Firefighters and union representatives gave emotional testimony about personal cancer diagnoses and the burden of fighting insurers while undergoing treatment. The Workers’ Compensation Administration, labor groups, and trial lawyers all supported the measure. Committee members asked about the federal model, the five-year threshold, the impact on rural jurisdictions, and why women’s cancers were not previously included; witnesses explained that the changes reflect updated data and the underrepresentation of women in the fire service. Dr. Dan Wu, speaking online, said firefighter cancer is an epidemic and argued the science supports the bill. The committee then adopted the motion and passed HB 128 with a do pass recommendation before adjourning.

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• We think the change would add about $186,000 to the budget that would have to come out of the agency.
• Article 23, the union is asking the state to treat our members fairly by defining work schedules and implementing
• Article 23, the union is asking the state to treat our members fairly by defining work schedules and implementing
• Right now, the Forest Service has only four helicopter pilots for seven budgeted positions.
• That's why the governor, and also in his proposed budget for the Highway Patrol, has put additional money—I

Summary: The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met to hear impasse presentations from the Department of Management Services and several bargaining units. The department reported that most articles had been resolved in each of the full-book contracts, with remaining disputes centered largely on wages and a handful of non-economic issues. For the FDLE special agents, security services, law enforcement, Florida Highway Patrol, and Florida State Fire Service units, the state described its wage offers as generally a 2% competitive increase plus a 3% special pay increase, along with various bonuses, retention funds, or career-development funding in some units. The department also said it wanted to keep existing language on work schedules, seniority, grooming, equipment, grievance procedures, and other items, often characterizing its changes as housekeeping or alignment with current practice. The department noted that insurance had been agreed to with no increased employee cost, and it confirmed that correctional officers do receive overtime pay. Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association strongly disputed the state’s position, arguing that firefighters should not be required to perform major construction work, that their work schedules and on-call/callback arrangements unfairly suppress overtime, and that wildfire and fire-rescue employees are underpaid and underprotected. They also pressed for better compensation for EMT/paramedic-certified firefighters, additional protective clothing, on-site decontamination and shower/laundry facilities, and stronger cancer-prevention language. The association said the state had not bargained in good faith and urged the committee to support the union’s proposals. The Police Benevolent Association’s Florida Highway Patrol unit focused on wages and a career development plan, saying troopers remain underpaid compared with other states and are leaving for better-paying agencies. It also sought a veteran stipend, broader grooming/tattoo language, safety improvements for high-mileage vehicles, and changes to seniority and inflation-related pay. The PBA law enforcement unit raised similar safety concerns about aging vehicles, sought limits on performance evaluations tied to case presentations, and requested a $7,000 across-the-board wage increase. The security services unit, representing correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers, said its main issue was wages and asked for an $8-per-hour starting pay increase, retention bonuses, special pay for death row and close-management staff, added pay for SOTEC officers, and overtime pay for lieutenants and captains who currently receive comp time instead. No votes were taken, no public testimony followed, and the committee adjourned after taking the presentations under advisement.

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• But if they were to at least budget.
• Hey, we're start implementing practices.
• Governor Ayat gave the capital budget.
• We'll do it just like we did the capital budget. Take it a section at a time.
• budget. Take it a section at a time. budget. Take it a section at a time.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:13:03.760> days<00:13:04.079> prior<00:13:04.399> to<00:13:04.560> implementing
• at least 10 days prior to implementing at least 10 days prior to implementing an<00:13:05.200>
• We operate<00:16:13.519> on<00:16:13.839> tight<00:16:14.160> budgets<00:16:14.560
• > and<00:16:14.800> reinvest<00:16:15.440> in operate on tight budgets and reinvest
• Implementing enhanced compliance structures in a flat rate environment effectively creates an unfunded

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Many law enforcement agencies do not have dedicated DNA testing funding in their budgets.
• Some of them would have had bad personnel to be able to do the DNA testing to their normal budgets.
• Some of them would have had bad personnel to be able to do the DNA testing to their normal budgets.
• And today, approximately 12 counties across Florida have implemented similar registries.
• And today, approximately 12 counties across Florida have implemented similar registries.

Summary: The committee heard and voted on a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, victims’ rights, and related bills. SB 984 on aggravating factors in capital cases was reported favorably after debate over its focus on religious, school, and government gatherings; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters said it was about accountability rather than deterrence. CS for SB 1140 creating a Hillsborough County substance abuse pilot program for offenders, CS for SB 1180 broadening child sexual image protections, CS for SB 10 compensating Sidney Holmes for a wrongful conviction, CS for SB 500 creating a Spectrum Alert system for missing children with autism, and SB 1054 on tampering with electronic monitoring devices all passed favorably, with the substance abuse bill drawing supportive testimony about treatment and recovery and the Holmes bill receiving emotional support from Holmes himself. The committee also approved SB 1072 on expedited DNA testing grants, CS for SB 240 on domestic and dating violence victims, CS for SB 494 creating a statewide animal abuse database, and CS for SB 1422 on unmanned aircraft over critical infrastructure and weaponized drones. SB 240 drew extensive testimony from advocates describing a feasibility study for a discreet emergency alert system and the need to align domestic and dating violence protections; SB 494 drew strong support from animal welfare groups and county officials who described local registries and the link between animal abuse and violence toward people, while members discussed whether the bill should also bar known abusers from adopting animals. SB 1422 passed after questions about “reasonable force” against drones and concerns about firearms use, with the sponsor saying the bill was meant to protect privacy and property rights. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 1268 updating Department of Law Enforcement statutes and increasing reimbursement for retired police dogs, CS for SB 1344 revising juvenile status-offender procedures, CS for SB 1252 creating a feasibility study for a statewide pawn data database, CS for SB 1386 increasing penalties for assault and battery on utility workers, CS for SB 1084 strengthening sexual cyber harassment laws for intimate and digitally forged images, CS for SB 1654 revising sex offender/predator registration and reporting rules, CS for SB 1650 expanding the vexatious litigant law, and CS for SB 1652 creating a public records exemption for stricken court filings. The final and most heavily debated bill, CS for SB 1284 on wrongful death of an unborn child, drew extensive testimony from supporters who framed it as recognizing unborn life and opponents who warned it could be used to harass abortion patients, providers, and supporters and could increase malpractice exposure; the sponsor said the bill would allow parents to recover damages while protecting mothers and lawful medical care. The transcript ends before the roll call on SB 1284 is completed, but the committee had already reported the other measures favorably by recorded votes, generally along party lines with broad support from members present.

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• So there are no fiscal implications for the passage of this bill relative to the budget for next year
• They could not implement clearly or without hesitation or without fear because they did not think our
• Chairman, Senator Compost, anything in our budget bill that will be able to help the school?
• That's in the budget right now. Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
• Chair, $80 million obviously is not in the budget right now. Is that correct?

Bills: HB30, HB120, HJR1, SB210, SB306

Keywords: teacher residency, Teacher Residency Act, public schools, teacher preparation, educator pipeline, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, student teachers, apprenticeship, co-teaching, mentor teachers, residency stipend, teacher salary, level one teacher, charter schools, school districts, New Mexico education, teacher workforce, principal stipend, cohort model

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• And then my only other question is, what is the annual budget for the facility and...? Pay for it?
• Senator, the actual budget is approximately $104 million.
• We want to explore that, but we're now in the stages of looking for the budget for the position...
• As a former county commissioner, I want to know how much of your budget is allocated to MDC.
• It's hard to say, 'Let's put our budget, resources, and money into detaining people.'