Transcript Highlights:

• My second question is: where, or what, is the line item in the budget that this program, from a state
• What is the line item in the budget that this program, from a state perspective, is funded?
• Thank you for having me here today as we look forward to implementing the most efficient ways to protect
• If the state were to implement an application or a system like Watch Duty at the state level, are there
• We're going to work with your office and the budget subcommittees in the coming weeks to see if we can

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on California’s emergency alert and warning systems, especially in light of recent Southern California wildfires and the January 9 evacuation alert that was mistakenly sent to millions of residents. Opening remarks emphasized the loss of life, the strain on first responders, the importance of timely warnings, and concerns that public trust in alerts has been undermined by delays, confusion, and over-alerting. Members repeatedly raised questions about how to improve speed, accuracy, coordination across jurisdictions, and public understanding of the difference between evacuation warnings and orders. Cal OES staff described the state’s alert and warning framework, including SEMS, the State Warning Center, IPAWS, WEA, and EAS, and said local governments retain primary responsibility for issuing alerts because they know local roads, shelters, and hazards best. They said Cal OES supports local agencies with training, technical assistance, testing, and backup alerting help when requested, and that local alerting authorities must test their systems every 30 days and complete FEMA-required training. Members pressed Cal OES on gaps in smaller or under-resourced jurisdictions, the lack of a statewide unified system, compliance monitoring, redundancy for people without reliable technology, and whether the state should take a more active role. Cal OES said it could assist smaller jurisdictions and step in during emergencies, but that a statewide system would require further analysis and funding. Sheriff Eric Taylor of San Benito County emphasized that local control is essential because counties differ widely in structure, geography, and alerting responsibilities, and he described the challenges of rural areas, limited cell coverage, and multiple platforms such as Nixle, Reverse 911, and social media. Nick Russell of Watch Duty said the nonprofit fills gaps by providing fast, geospatially detailed wildfire information from volunteers and public data, and argued that context and redundancy are critical because official alerts often arrive too late or lack enough detail. Members praised Watch Duty’s usefulness and asked about incorporating similar capabilities into state systems. Public commenters also raised the need for broader redundancy, including earthquake-warning partnerships, and wildfire survivors urged the committee to address the confusing patchwork of alerts and to honor prior compensation commitments to PG&E fire survivors. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational only and adjourned after member questions and public comment.

Transcript Highlights:

• That's why we as an implementation.
• and the transportation fund budget and the transportation department's trunk highway fund budget.
• And the crux of the changes budget.
• So perhaps the budget could or the fiscal note could include some training.
• So perhaps the budget could standards.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:06:08.640> the<01:06:08.799> committee<01:06:09.200> instead implementation
• the committee instead implementation the committee instead voted<01:06:10.079> at<01:06:10.440
• The administration of auditing can be done by the Legislative Budget Authority without issue, as the
• <02:03:37.880> similar<02:03:38.320> legislation implemented similar legislation implemented
• <02:53:41.840> estimated governor's budget estimated governor's budget estimated 117<02:53

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• . than voting for or against a budget.
• And how do can I set a budget for that?
• , valuations, budgets, valuations, budgets, you<03:07:34.880> know,<03:07:35.439> full<
• example when we do our operating budget example when we do our operating budget we<03:11:41.760>
• In my town, Bradford, our total budget is four million.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We do not know how to implement it. That's not good policy.
• We tried to bring some reforms in the 2024 budget.
• SB 1511 implements redundant law that the state already follows.
• Good budget.
• And a number of other things with the budget, I tried to make sure there was more equity in the budget

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• flexible grants to implement flexible grants to implement multi-layered<00:01:51.520> security
• Budgets are underwater, staff's being cut, and programs are shrinking.
• <00:10:20.760> Budgets<00:10:21.160> are overwhelming our districts.
• Budgets are overwhelming our districts.
• The governor's budget cut—he again goes at nursing homes, disability services.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Minnesota Senate Republicans held a press event focused on school safety, student performance, and relief from what they described as burdensome mandates on districts. Sen. Zach Duckworth promoted the SHIELD Act, which would provide grant funding through the Minnesota School Safety Center for security upgrades such as access controls, ballistic-resistant materials, mass notification systems, and staff training. He also highlighted other education bills, including measures to require parental and teacher notification of violent incidents within 24 hours, allow short removals after serious incidents in K-3 classrooms, expand retention and intervention policies for students not meeting grade level, and increase parental access to curriculum materials and consent for sex education. Duckworth said the school safety proposal has bipartisan support and argued schools should have flexible, locally driven tools to protect students. Sen. Julia Coleman and other Republicans framed the agenda as a response to classroom violence, learning loss, and a lack of transparency. Coleman said teachers and parents are seeing serious problems firsthand and argued that schools should not hide violent incidents. She described Senate File 676 as a notification and anti-retaliation bill, and said Senate File 4023 would give schools a brief reset after serious incidents in early grades. She also backed the transparency bill requiring parental review of curriculum and written consent for sex education. The group repeatedly argued that schools, parents, and teachers should be prioritized over what they called political secrecy or overreach. Sen. Jason Rarick focused on school finance, saying new state mandates have left districts in deficit despite prior funding increases. He discussed bills to expand safe school aid to nonpublic schools, increase staffing at the Minnesota School Safety Center, expand counselor funding for nonpublic students to K-6, and conform state law to federal tax credits that could support scholarships and tutoring. Sen. Carla Nelson Housley argued that more than 60 unfunded mandates have strained districts and said Senate File 3361 would temporarily let districts transfer funds between accounts and opt out of certain new mandates from 2023-24, with public board discussion and votes. In the question period, Republicans also discussed the governor’s supplemental budget, fraud enforcement, possible bonding for IT upgrades, and potential tax and child care credit changes, while emphasizing they want bipartisan cooperation on fraud and school safety but oppose new taxes and what they called harmful mandates.

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand we don't have a budget yet, and so I'm going to ask the House that they reconsider this
• I understand we don't have a budget yet, and so I'm going to ask the House that they reconsider this
• I understand we don't have a budget yet, and so I'm going to ask the House that they reconsider this
• We have reached a framework for a budget plan and a tentative schedule to move forward.
• We're hopeful the budget conference will begin following Mother's Day weekend.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions, then moved into special order and returning messages. Early floor action included passage of HB 6503 (relief for Mandy Penny Lamon by Sarasota County), HB 1123 (sewer collection systems), HB 211 (farm products), and a joint resolution on ad valorem tax exemption for agricultural tangible personal property, all approved without opposition. Several other measures were temporarily postponed before the chamber recessed and later returned to messages from the House. The Senate then took up a series of House amendments and conference-style motions on major bills. SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response was amended and concurred in after debate over hurricane recovery, local government moratoriums, evacuation timing in the Keys, and property tax and redevelopment provisions; it passed 34-1. CS/HB 1609 on waste incineration and auxiliary containers was heavily debated over plastic and polystyrene preemption, local beach and park regulations, and landfill/incinerator provisions, then passed 26-10. CS/HB 1205 on citizen initiatives was amended to allow volunteers to carry up to 25 petitions without registration/training and passed 28-9. The Senate also refused to concur in a House amendment to SB 234 on offenses against law enforcement, and in SB 116 on veterans, seeking to restore funding for veteran suicide prevention. Later, the chamber approved or advanced several education and health-related bills. CS/HB 1255 on education was amended and passed, with changes to school readiness and other education provisions. CS/HB 875 on educator preparation passed after discussion of cognitive science, classroom management, teacher excellence programs, and the phaseout of the general knowledge test. CS/HB 1105, a large education package, passed after debate over charter school conversions, cell phone restrictions, and other school governance changes. In health care, CS/HB 1427 was introduced as a comprehensive package combining multiple health-related provisions, though the excerpt ends before final action on that bill. Throughout the day, the Senate also concurred or refused to concur in various House amendments on mental health, financial institutions, land development, brownfields, and out-of-network provider legislation, with votes generally recorded and several measures passing on divided but mostly favorable roll calls.

Transcript Highlights:

• All right, the Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee will come to order.
• Moving Florida Forward Initiative, which is a transformational initiative that is currently being implemented
• We implemented it. It worked amazingly, and that bridge project has been accelerated.
• So right now our annual budget is $15 billion a year. If you look...
• So right now, our annual budget is $15 billion a year.

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee heard an overview from FDOT Secretary Jared Perdue on the state’s transportation work program, with emphasis on the Moving Florida Forward initiative, major roadway projects, workforce needs, seaports, airports, spaceport infrastructure, and the role of MPOs/TPOs in planning. He said the $4 billion general revenue investment in Moving Florida Forward has been leveraged into a roughly $7 billion-plus program, with 20 projects underway and about 70% of the initiative expected to be under construction by year’s end. He highlighted I-4 as the centerpiece, describing a new procurement approach, phased delivery, and added lanes intended to provide congestion relief during construction. He also discussed a projected 38% growth in transportation workforce needs and proposed a Florida Transportation Academy and a research institute to support training and innovation. Tiffany King of the Florida Airports Council said Florida’s 128 public-use airports have about $5.7 billion in unfunded projects through 2029, and stressed that airport priorities include not only terminals and passenger capacity but also safety, security, gates, and environmental work. Michael Rubin of the Florida Ports Council said Florida’s 16 deepwater seaports now have a $195.9 billion economic impact, support about 1.2 million jobs, and generate $7.4 billion in state and local taxes; he noted that ports still have about $4 billion in project needs, including dredging and intermodal connections. Jeff Sheffield of the North Florida TPO described the value of regional, community-based planning and said his four-county TPO has helped align local priorities with FDOT funding. Members asked about whether the state is planning for advanced air mobility and “flying cars,” whether Moving Florida Forward bypassed MPOs, how long major projects take, cost escalation, regionalization of MPOs, port governance, airport governance, and the contractor qualification system. FDOT and the witnesses said the state is working on policy and planning for advanced air mobility, that Moving Florida Forward did not bypass MPOs because the projects were already locally prioritized, and that the main delay is funding rather than the planning process. They said long-range plans are updated regularly and can be amended when priorities change, and that regional MPO structures can improve coordination. The committee took no formal vote; the meeting concluded after questions and comments, including discussion of workforce training opportunities for incarcerated individuals and a motion to adjourn by the ranking member.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to hear the Attorney General's budget today.
• , and this time at the Attorney General's budget.
• , and this time at the Attorney General's budget.
• We have over $7 million of grants just in our base budget, not considering our entire budget.
• It is looking at a reduction of our base budget.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh, I'm not budget hearing today.
• Um I want to thank thank implement them.
• <00:24:39.919> if the effective date for implementation if the effective date for implementation
• So, I don't want to delay the implementation of it.
• don't want to delay the implementation don't want to delay the implementation of<01:01:19.040>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll now call the Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture,
• The House is pleased to offer the proviso and implementing bill.
• The House is pleased to offer the proviso and implementing bill.
• We are pleased to present the House offer on the budget, back of the bill, and everyone's favorite projects

Summary: The conference committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture, Environment, and General Government convened briefly to exchange budget-related offers between the House and Senate. The House presented its offer on the Senate’s proposed proviso and implementing bill, along with offers on the two conforming bills: House Bill 501E, concerning petroleum cleanup programs, and Senate Bill 2506E, concerning fuel taxes. The Senate also presented its offer on the budget, back of the bill, and related projects, and both sides indicated they would review and follow up on the proposals. No public comment was offered. Members were reminded that the committee was on one-hour notice for the next meeting. Senator Davis moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll now call the Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture,
• The House is pleased to offer the proviso and implementing bill.
• The House is pleased to offer the proviso and implementing bill.
• We are pleased to present the House offer on the budget, back of the bill, and everyone's favorite projects

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We'll now call the Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture,
• The House is pleased to offer the proviso and implementing bill.
• The House is pleased to offer the proviso and implementing bill.
• We are pleased to present the House offer on the budget, back of the bill, and everyone's favorite projects

Summary: The conference committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met briefly to exchange budget-related offers between the House and Senate. The House offered the Senate the proviso and implementing bill, along with offers on two conforming bills: House Bill 501E on petroleum cleanup programs and Senate Bill 2506E on fuel taxes. The Senate responded that it would review the House offer and indicated it also had a House offer on the budget, back of the bill, and projects for the House to consider. No public comment was offered. Members were reminded that the committee was on one-hour notice for the next meeting. Senator Davis moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, it is Implementation Act. Mr.
• This is more than a budget cut.
• of May, we should have a full budget of May, we should have a full budget proposal<07:19:51.920>
• defend the details of their budget defend the details of their budget request.<07:19:59.280>
• We're not just battling over budgets.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• In order for us to meet these targets, we must ensure our local partners are developing and implementing
• and on the personal budgets of the customers that rely on them for water and must pay the bill that
• ...and was implemented in Paradise, California, after the Tubbs Fire.
• So in our implementation of those efforts, we are really trying to meet those goals.
• So in our implementation of those efforts, we are really trying to meet those goals.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda focused heavily on housing, local government, Brown Act teleconferencing, and public agency administration. Early bills included AB 39, which would require larger cities and counties to adopt electrification planning for EV charging and building decarbonization; AB 76, which clarifies Chula Vista’s university innovation district housing requirements; AB 259, AB 409, and AB 467, which extend or modernize Brown Act teleconferencing provisions for local agencies, community college student bodies, and Los Angeles neighborhood councils; and AB 428, which would let water corporations join joint powers authorities for pooled insurance. Supporters emphasized climate planning, housing access, public participation, safety, and cost savings, while several bills were amended to address stakeholder concerns. Most of these measures advanced on bipartisan votes, generally 6-1 or 7-0, and were left open for additional members to add on later. The committee also heard AB 632, which would strengthen local enforcement tools for serious code violations, fire hazards, illegal cannabis operations, and unsafe housing by allowing unpaid administrative fines to be converted into money judgments and liens. Local government and code enforcement groups supported the bill as a way to improve compliance and reduce costly litigation. AB 670 would let local governments count investments in preserving naturally occurring affordable housing toward housing element reporting and require broader reporting of demolitions and replacement housing compliance; supporters argued preservation is essential because many unsubsidized affordable homes are at risk. AB 761 would allow Monterey-Salinas Transit to place a future sales tax measure on the ballot with approval from two-thirds of its board, rather than separate approval from each member jurisdiction, to preserve transit funding for seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities. These measures also moved forward, with the committee noting amendments and sending them to the next committees of referral. Another major item was AB 810, which would require special districts and joint powers authorities to migrate public-facing websites and email addresses to .gov or CA.gov domains by 2031. The author argued the change would reduce fraud and improve public trust, especially after emergency-related scams, while opponents from special districts and IT organizations said the transition would be costly and difficult for smaller agencies. Several school-related opponents withdrew after amendments, and committee members discussed possible aliases and tribal-government language. The bill passed 7-1 to the Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee. Finally, AB 1206 proposed a pre-approved design catalog for single-family homes and small multifamily developments, modeled on a prior ADU bill, to speed rebuilding and reduce design costs; supporters from Habitat for Humanity and housing advocates said it would help both wildfire recovery and broader housing production, and the bill drew at least one opposed-unless-amended position as the committee moved into further discussion.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill overall has a 2-year effective date to give time for implementation.
• Um try to give time for implementation.
• So how we do the implementation would be extremely important.
• I think and the way that we implement I think and the way that we implement and<00:40:01.920>
• <00:47:16.880> this a cost estimate for implementing this a cost estimate for implementing

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• actually prior budget language.
• sections that look a lot like the budget sections that look a lot like the budget uh<00:25:58.320
• This carries a delayed implementation. So, on page 79, you'll see the implementation requirements.
• system can be implemented.
• a couple of different allocation budgets a couple of different allocation budgets uh<00:48:34.640

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

Transcript Highlights:

• I'd like to note that this post-production tax credit is not tied to the $750 million budget for the
• I have submitted a pending budget request to establish the separate funding that this program anticipates
• And, of course, this bill would not be implemented until July 1, 2027, I think, with the committee's
• AB 2250 supports its implementation in practice, and we urge your aye vote today. Thank you.
• The bill also clarifies that domestic I think... implementation and require updating.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And we implement and supporting residency was not a small feat this year alone.
• It's reallocating district budgets, developing action plans, and implementing staffing models to ensure
• But you also mentioned culture, and you mentioned implementation.
• Just like you just said, if you don't. implement well, if you don't support the implementation, it's
• Since implementation, the changes have been remarkable.

Bills: SB451, SB762, SB1490, SB1262, SB1459, SB1750, SB1962, SB2252, SB2253, SB2365

Keywords: instructional materials, public schools, Education Code, adoption, rejected materials, local funds, open educational resources, Texas Education Code, school districts, open enrollment charter schools, funding restrictions, environmental regulation, business compliance, local authority, economic development, state preemption, local control, open education resources, SB 762, Texas public schools

Transcript Highlights:

• Comprised of a number of state agencies and will work on implementing recommendations from a new state
• This obviously can create some concerns about overruns and, you know, mismanaged budgets.
• You talked about the funding of setting up, equipping, and implementing the emergency response.
• stabilization board. ...under the direction of the Legacy Fund Budget Stabilization Board.
• A survey, a well-designed and implemented survey, can be a very, very powerful tool.

Summary: The committee met to review advanced nuclear energy issues in North Dakota, beginning with approval of the April 21, 2022 minutes. Nucleon presented an overview of the advanced reactor landscape, distinguishing light-water SMRs, advanced Gen 4 reactors, and microreactors. The presentation emphasized that light-water SMRs are the most near-term deployable and use familiar low-enriched uranium fuel, while many Gen 4 designs may require high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALU), which is not yet supported by a mature U.S. supply chain. Nucleon also noted that advanced reactors are being developed primarily for industrial heat applications, while microreactors are niche, higher-cost systems for remote or mission-critical uses. Committee members asked about fuel availability, safety, recycling, and whether large reactors such as AP-1000s were evaluated; the presenter said fuel development is proceeding in parallel but remains a bottleneck, and that siting and grid capacity often make SMRs more practical than gigawatt-scale plants in North Dakota. Representatives from the National Association of State Energy Officials described how other states are supporting advanced nuclear through task forces, roadmaps, regional coordination, grants, tax incentives, workforce and supply-chain efforts, and pilot programs. They highlighted the Advanced Nuclear First Mover Initiative and said states are focusing on multi-state coordination, demand aggregation, regulatory coordination, waste management, workforce readiness, and community engagement. They also discussed affordability tools such as construction work in progress (CWIP), financing incentives, and consumer protections, citing examples from Kentucky, Texas, Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Utah, Tennessee, and others. In response to questions, they explained that pilot programs often involve site-readiness and feasibility studies, and that the federal Nuclear Innovation Campus process is moving forward with multiple submissions while broader waste and recycling policy may require congressional action. The Public Service Commission said it would likely have a major role in any North Dakota nuclear project through certificate-of-public-convenience-and-necessity review, siting, and rate regulation, but noted gaps in current law for small reactors, co-located facilities, NRC coordination, and long-term site stewardship. The commissioner said the commission has no authority over a private, self-contained reactor not connected to the grid. The Department of Environmental Quality explained that the state regulates radioactive materials under its agreement-state authority, but NRC retains primacy over fission reactors; DEQ would likely assist with emergency planning and could have a larger role if fusion reactors emerge. The Department of Emergency Services said it would serve as the lead off-site preparedness agency, requiring a dedicated radiological emergency preparedness program, training, drills, public outreach, and likely additional funding and staffing, with industry expected to bear much of the cost. The Department of Water Resources said North Dakota’s water laws and prior-appropriation system are adequate for nuclear siting, that the Missouri River is the best likely source, and that no statutory or budget changes are currently needed from a water perspective. The committee recessed for lunch after these agency presentations.