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• </c><01:00:03.599><c> projection</c> and with our current budget projection and with our current budget
• Budgets are statements of our values, and that includes tax expenditures.
• The public will compare any funding cuts in this year's budget to this. And they should.
• </c><01:02:59.480><c> and</c> Hogs impacting our state budget and Hogs impacting our state budget and
• </c><01:14:37.080><c> uh</c> fair tax code and a state budget uh fair tax code and a state budget uh

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It pays for the whole budget for them. I prepared you a five-year budget review.
• It pays for the whole budget for them. I prepared you a five-year budget review.
• It pays for the whole budget for them. I prepared you a five-year budget review.
• It pays for the whole budget for them. I prepared you a five-year budget review.
• </c> in the county budget. in the county budget.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Dedicated Funds met to review the House budget provision that would impose a 5% administrative charge on a broad list of dedicated funds, with some exemptions. Members discussed the House approach versus the Senate’s more general approach of leaving the governor discretion over which funds could be charged. The chair explained the committee was hearing from agencies about any legal, contractual, or practical reasons their funds should be exempt, and the agenda was expanded to include several departments and written submissions from others. The Department of Education testified first, identifying several funds it said should be exempt: a printing revolving fund that is funded by transfers rather than fees; teacher certification, which is self-funded by educator licensing fees and would require an immediate fee increase if charged; a vending stand set-aside tied to the federal Randolph-Sheppard program and subject to federal approval and vendor committee procedures; and a public school infrastructure/safety account, where most revenue is transferred from the education trust fund or general fund rather than generated by fees. Members questioned the department about the effect on school safety projects and whether the fee would simply reduce the number of projects completed each year. The Veterans Home asked for exemptions for three funds: a donation benefit account used for recreational activities and quality-of-life expenses for residents, a small memorial trust fund whose interest supports veteran activities, and a resident member account that holds veterans’ personal income such as Social Security and pensions. The department argued the charge would reduce donations, cut services, and effectively function like an income tax on vulnerable veterans. The Banking Department also requested exemption for its consumer credit administration license fund, saying it is used to keep exam fees low and is expressly intended by statute to reduce costs on regulated businesses; it said the 5% charge would undermine that framework and could eventually force higher fees. The Department of Justice began testimony on its dedicated funds, starting with the medical legal investigative fund, which pays for death investigations and related services under statute and without general fund support. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the committee mainly heard testimony and asked questions about the practical and legal effects of applying the administrative charge.

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• With us to walk us through some of the riders they receive in our base budget.
• First up, we have Julie Tonis, budget director. Welcome.
• </c> every year we meet with every budgeting every year we meet with every budgeting unit<00:02:56.599
• process and Associated annual budget process and Associated budget<00:04:57.800><c> entry</c><00:04:
• c> our</c><00:10:05.279><c> County</c> almost 23% of our budget from our County almost 23% of our budget

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ... ...facing both workforce shortages and tight budgets, it's essential to focus resources where they
• in the 2025-27 budget.
• We all work to manage our budget constraints, but please do move this bill forward.
• I believe what happened was that the part of the budget that funds our operating budgets for our public
• And in the operating budget that passed last session, that money was eliminated.

Bills: HB2337, HB2311, HB2088, HB2148, HB2132

Keywords: training requirements, caregiving, family member, individual providers, home care, workforce education, investment accountability, administrative changes, oversight, education policy, nutritional health, dietetic professionals, licensure compact, interstate practice, healthcare regulation, education, pay it forward program, tuition, student loans, financial aid

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• to say that one of my biggest disappointments, though, is that we are balancing the transportation budget
• The next budget is multi-billion dollars, actually a deficit.
• I have hope that we can cushion the cuts if we have a supplemental budget.
• The state budget brought to the Senate budget brought to the table.
• This bill provides a functional budget for our schools. It really does.

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• I'm Tina Conklin with the Legislative Budget Board.
• Corey Sharp, Legislative Budget Board.
• Item two amends the capital budget.
• Item 6, amendment to capital budget adopted.
• Capital budget authority only was adopted. Moving to item number 5.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Sometimes we have less than perfect information when we make a budget decision.
• , we will bring before the body the vetoes of the legislative budget.
• Last summer... ...the Governor vetoed 30 percent of the Legislature's operating budget, totaling $57
• In complete contrast... ...the Legislature has generously increased the budget for the Executive Office
• Canady: ...veto message included a 100 percent reduction of the Legislative Services Support budget.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• to set a certain budget in actuarial science.
• Actuaries work very hard to not be budget-driven.
• So there's a Budget in actuarial science.
• What we found in 2026 is our budget goal was not within the actuarial range.
• They review budgets. They are unrestricting funds depending on projects.

Keywords: 907, all

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing focused first on Oregon Medicaid coordinated care organization (CCO) finances and rate setting. Oregon Health Authority staff explained how 2025 CCO financial results will inform 2027 capitation rates, including reserve requirements, subcapitation arrangements, and major cost drivers such as behavioral health, pharmacy, rural hospital costs, and dental directed payments. They said the Legislature’s added 2025 funding materially improved CCO margins and that, without it, the program would have been negative overall. Members asked about retained earnings, subcapitation, behavioral health utilization, ABA therapy, and whether outcomes are being evaluated; OHA said rate setting is actuarial and that CCOs, OHA, and other partners all play roles in monitoring efficacy and access. OHA also reviewed House Bill 4039 changes intended to increase transparency and give CCOs earlier access to rate information and reconciliation exhibits. CCO representatives then testified that the system is under significant financial pressure and that behavioral health state-directed payments, benefit changes, and federal uncertainty from H.R. 1 are reducing flexibility. CareOregon said it has lost more than $500 million over the last couple of years and is now making provider terminations and other network changes to align spending with available funding, while emphasizing that CCOs must make hard decisions about which services and providers can be sustained. Eastern Oregon CCO said rural and frontier factors, cost-based hospitals, air ambulance needs, and statewide efficiency adjustments are not fully reflected in rates, and that dental funding is especially strained. Trillium similarly warned that state-directed payments and benefit expansion pressures are constraining the global budget model and that H.R. 1 could worsen acuity and volatility. Members pressed the witnesses on who is responsible for evaluating treatment effectiveness, especially for ABA and psychotherapy, and on how utilization limits and reimbursement changes are being used to control costs. The committee then shifted to an overview of the Affordable Care Act and Oregon’s commercial insurance market. Department of Consumer and Business Services staff explained actuarial value, metal tiers, premium tax credits, medical loss ratio rules, and the main drivers of premium rates: cost trend, utilization trend, and administrative costs. They said mandates have likely added only a limited amount to premiums over the past decade, though the exact effect is difficult to isolate, and they gave examples of how high-cost, low-volume services versus broad, high-utilization services can affect rates differently. Staff also noted that Providence Health Plan and PacificSource Health Plans are withdrawing from the individual market, though consumers should still have at least three insurer options in every county and may have four in many counties. The division said it is in the middle of reviewing proposed 2027 rates and will continue its public rate review process, including hearings and written comment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Point five million to be included in the HCA budget.
• Expenditures: how are school food authorities budgeting and planning for meal services?
• On budgeting, Mr.
• Is there an estimate of the budget request for FY27 and beyond?
• If you're asking about the agency budget recommendation, that has not yet been released, Mr.

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• And we are going to be under budget pressure, so I would just digress.
• This is not the budgeting process.
• And we had that in the budget at one point last session.
• Before budget, I think there's some couple meetings before and after that as well, the budget section
• Before budget, I think there's some couple meetings before and after that as well, the budget section

Keywords: 908, all

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• Additionally, as you may recall, we now have a school district budget cap and a town budget cap.
• school local tax cap, the budget school district<00:03:26.720><c> budget</c><00:03:27.080><c> cap,</
• </c> district budget cap, and the town budget district budget cap, and the town budget cap,<00:03:28.840
• </c> 10% budget committee rule. 10% budget committee rule.
• committee, statutory budget committee, a budget committee, as opposed to a finance committee.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• These are pulled from the state accounting system, and currently, we are within budget spending perimeters
• </c> and currently, we are within budget and currently, we are within budget spending<00:04:43.280><c
• So, this last session, the 2-year budget that was passed included a 2% raise for basically all state
• , a legislative branch, judicial budget, a legislative branch, judicial branch,<00:08:28.800><c> and<
• </c><00:08:39.120><c> works</c> how the salaries and the budget works how the salaries and the budget

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission met on June 9, 2026, with a quorum present and first elected David Nicholas as chair and Mike Soles as vice chair by acclamation. The commission then approved the prior meeting minutes and received staff reports, including March and April financial reports showing the office remained within budget. Staff also reported that the April filing cycle for employers and lobbyists had been completed and that the next reporting period would open September 1 and be due September 15. The commission approved a 2% cost-of-living adjustment for staff for fiscal years 2026-2027 and 2027-2028, consistent with the state budget. Staff also updated members on office space: the current lease, in place since 1995, is being extended for six months at the current rate while the office evaluates whether to renew or move to a larger space. Members discussed the need for a better work environment and a small conference room, and staff said they would keep the commission updated as the process develops. The commission then considered its annual recommended legislative changes to the LRC. Staff explained that the first three items were the same as last year’s recommendations and the fourth corrected a drafting issue where a confirming amendment had been missed. Members discussed the timing and usefulness of the recommendations, including a brief joke about hiring lobbyists, and then approved all four items for recommendation. Finally, the commission voted to enter executive session to discuss confidential complaints and, if necessary, informal opinions.

Transcript Highlights:

• For many households, food is the most flexible expense and therefore the first to be reduced when budgets
• Our last investment was on the Fair Share supplemental budget last year.
• And that is the fact that we are It's in this supplemental budget that is quite concerning.
• This budget includes a $3.5 million transfer to the affirming health care trust fund.
• I look forward to having discussions in the FY27 budget. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President.

Summary: The Senate considered a supplemental appropriations bill and a series of amendments focused on education, health, transportation, and tax administration. Senator Kennedy spoke in support of increasing funding for DTA caseworkers to improve SNAP access and reduce errors, citing food insecurity and staffing shortages, but then withdrew the amendment by unanimous consent. Senator O’Connor’s amendment providing $500,000 for Free Period to supply menstrual products in public schools was adopted, as was Senator Miranda’s $1 million METCO transportation and student support amendment. Senator Collins withdrew an amendment to extend paid family and medical leave and unemployment insurance to graduate student workers. Other adopted amendments included funding for Bridgewater Middle School water filtration, Randolph High School restroom improvements, Uffum’s Corner Health Center, and NeighborHealth’s student pharmacy technician program. Several amendments were debated and rejected after standing votes. Senator Tarr proposed oversight and reporting requirements for the Group Insurance Commission and the MBTA deficiency fund, as well as a 90-day notice requirement for tax-code decoupling with major fiscal impacts; all were opposed and not adopted. Senator Rodrigues and Senator Crighton argued that the GIC and MBTA already have oversight mechanisms and need flexibility, while Tarr argued the measures would improve transparency and fiscal discipline. Senator DiDomenico withdrew a Chapter 70 education funding amendment after speaking about declining enrollment, school funding losses, and the need to protect gateway city districts; he also used the opportunity to reaffirm support for gender-affirming care funding. Senators Collins and others echoed concerns about school funding inequities and the need for future action. The Senate also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, a former Quincy mayor, state representative, state senator, and longtime clerk magistrate of Quincy District Court, with a detailed tribute to his public service and military record. After all amendments were resolved, the Senate substituted the new draft, ordered the bill to a third reading, and then passed House No. 5280 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 35-4. The chamber then agreed to adjourn until the following Monday at 11 a.m., with the clerk directed not to print a calendar.

Transcript Highlights:

• They are accounts that are spent out of the operating and capital budgets.
• There are several of the CCA accounts that are shared between... ...budgets.
• So every session, members need to decide how much is going to go into these two budgets.
• I think that, I mean, it's any of the budgets could theoretically spend from any of the accounts, but
• Transportation costs often draw the last straw of their budget.

Bills: HB2588, HB2722, HB2727

Keywords: county ferry district, ferry district, passenger-only ferry, passenger ferry, Puget Sound, Vashon, Seattle, Southworth, county transportation, local taxing authority, property tax levy, general obligation bonds, municipal corporation, public transportation benefit area, WTSC, Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, ferry terminal, wharf, shuttle service, marine transportation

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• Obviously it's budget day.
• We're rolling out the Senate version of the budget and before you is the Appropriations Committee on
• So the budget before you is in a grand total of 34.7 billion dollars.
• As you pointed out in your budget summary that amounts to 4 billion dollars this year.
• budgeting.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I want to welcome everyone to the Conference Committee on House State Administration Budget.
• to nominate Representative Maggard to chair the Conference Committee on House State Administration Budget
• The Conference Committee on House State Administration Budget and Senate Agriculture, Environment, and
• This document shows the conference committee's starting point for the budget, proviso, back of the bill
• On the right side of the budget spreadsheet represents where we have made movement that we will bring

Summary: The Conference Committee on the House State Administration Budget and the Senate Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations met to organize the committee and begin budget negotiations. Representative Maggard was nominated and approved as chair, and Senator Broder was nominated and approved as vice chair. Members were given the initial side-by-side budget materials, including the starting positions, the House offer, and related proviso, back-of-the-bill, implementing, and conforming bill documents. The House presented its first offer to the Senate on the budget, proviso projects, and back-of-the-bill items, saying it had moved closer to the Senate on several issues and identifying changes in the highlighted budget figures. Senator Broder said the Senate would review the offer and respond later, likely not that evening. The Senate then presented an offer to the House on its conforming bill, SB 2508E, concerning the State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System, and the House said it would review and follow up. There was no public comment. Members were told to watch for notice of the next meeting, possibly the following day, and were reminded they were on one-hour notice. The committee then adjourned without objection.

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• </c><00:08:24.319><c> The</c> correction to the original budget.
• The correction to the original budget.
• So then with the next budget period one.
• </c> federal fiscal year we'll and for budget federal fiscal year we'll and for budget period<00:15:27.839
• The budget is tight. The budget is very, very tight.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met on February 20, 2026, first approving the minutes and then adopting the consent calendar as amended, with item 26045 removed for separate consideration. The committee then heard item 26045 from the Department of Health and Human Services on the Real Health Transformation Grant for Go North. HHS explained that the first-year award is $204 million, with most funds passed through to Go North and only limited administrative and audit costs retained by HHS. Members asked about staffing, procurement, the program’s spending plan, and whether future grant amounts would be fixed. HHS said Go North will administer the grants, staffing is expected to be about 20 positions, procurements will be competitive, and future awards will depend on federal review of performance and spending. The commissioner said the money is intended to create transformative changes that must be sustainable after the grant period. The committee then approved the item. The committee next took up regular calendar item 26041 from HHS and adopted it without discussion. It also approved two adjusted items on tab 11, FIS26028 and FIS26029. Item 26027 from the Department of Transportation was adopted as well. Item 26034 from the Department of Corrections was withdrawn, and members noted that any request for new overtime money would be closely scrutinized, especially given the tight budget and the need to explain how existing salary funds were being used. Committee staff said they would follow up with Corrections on vacancy rates, available funds, and other class lines and provide answers to the committee. The committee then received audit presentations on the state’s college savings plans, including the Unique College Investing Plan and the Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan. Auditors reported clean opinions, no material weaknesses, no audit adjustments, and no unadjusted items requiring reporting. The State Treasurer said the plans are performing well, now total more than $32 billion in assets under management, and are expected to generate about $20 million in revenue this year, with the proceeds supporting scholarship programs for low-income students. The committee placed the audits on file and released them in the usual manner. In other business, members set the next Fiscal Committee meeting for Friday, March 20, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., and then adjourned.

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• . >> So, I guess we're not sure what it would cost, but we have to be really careful with this budget
• </c><00:08:34.000><c> I'm</c><00:08:34.240><c> sure</c> with this budget.
• I'm sure with this budget.
• to be difficult to get that in the budget.
• </c> get that in the budget. So u I'm a no. get that in the budget. So u I'm a no.

Keywords: HB 534 (only one on the agenda) – 00:02:08, 958, all

Summary: The House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee met to consider House Bill 534, sponsored by Rep. DJ Johnson, with a committee substitute. Johnson said the bill was the product of interim work with the Secretary of State’s office, the State Board of Elections, county clerks, KREF, and other stakeholders, and that the committee substitute folded in several election-administration changes. He highlighted provisions clarifying the timeline for felony voter-roll removals, allowing the Board of Elections to work with federal agencies to identify non-citizens on the voter rolls, creating a process for those individuals to prove citizenship and vote provisionally, and changing some KREF board appointments. He also described technical campaign-finance changes and said some provisions might still be adjusted through floor amendments. Members raised concerns about fiscal impact, timing, and voter privacy. Rep. Bivens questioned the cost and whether the bill could affect voter records; Johnson responded that the bill itself did not require new equipment or broad new spending, though a special election in a local government failure scenario could create costs. Rep. Hancock and Rep. Marzian argued the bill could create unnecessary burdens on county clerks and questioned whether there was a demonstrated problem to justify the changes. The county clerks’ association, through Rockcastle County Clerk Danetta Ford Allen, opposed the bill as introduced, warning that citizenship checks could wrongly remove eligible voters, that online ballot images or cast vote records could threaten voter privacy and facilitate vote buying, and that the emergency clause would force major changes too close to the May primary. Johnson defended the bill as a targeted response to a real local election failure and said the citizenship data sharing would be limited to name, date of birth, and Social Security number. He also explained that the ballot-image language was permissive and intended to let counties explore emerging technology, but he was open to removing that section or changing the effective date in a floor amendment. He further said he would consider preserving gubernatorial appointments to KREF with Senate oversight instead of shifting appointments to legislative leaders. After discussion, the committee voted 9-2 with one pass to report the bill out, with several members explaining yes votes as support for moving the bill forward while expecting further cleanup, and no votes citing cost, timing, and voter-access concerns.

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• We're going to need investments from the state of California to ensure that our budget is reflective
• And so, thank you, and we urge you to support the $50 million budget request. Thank you.
• Although the specific focus and extent are unknown, Budget cuts and shifts in federal policy.
• And then there was also a recently leaked Health and Human Services draft president's budget.
• I think the budget cut, the HHS cuts proposed, are even worse.

Summary: The subcommittee held an oversight hearing on federal actions affecting California’s public health and family planning systems, focusing first on the freeze to Title X family planning funds and then on broader CDC/public health grant terminations. Chair and members described the cuts as abrupt, harmful, and likely to create major gaps in disease surveillance, vaccination, contraception, STI testing, and other preventive services, while also criticizing the federal administration’s explanation that the actions were tied to DEI or civil-rights compliance. The chair thanked Attorney General Bonta for legal action and said the hearing was intended to document the real-world impacts and inform state budget responses. Witnesses from Essential Access Health, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, a Central Coast clinic, and other providers said California’s Title X network serves more than half a million low-income patients annually and relies on the funds for staffing, outreach, training, mobile and school-based clinics, and confidential care. They warned that the freeze has already forced reserve spending, delayed services, and could lead to layoffs, reduced hours, longer waits, and fewer appointments, especially for sexual and reproductive health care. Public comment included support for a proposed state backfill of Title X losses, with advocates emphasizing impacts on low-income, LGBTQ+, and communities of color. On the public health side, CDPH, county health officials, and local health officers testified that the CDC’s rescission of $11.4 billion in grants would affect California by an estimated $840 million and threaten lab capacity, immunization programs, health disparities work, and data systems such as CalConnect and vaccine registries. Sacramento County and others described how the grants supported outbreak response, sequencing, community vaccination clinics, and equity-focused partnerships, and said terminations had already led to canceled appointments, stopped contracts, and layoffs. Several speakers urged the Legislature to preserve and expand state “future of public health” funding and to backfill federal losses, while public commenters from HIV, immunization, labor, and county organizations echoed concerns about workforce losses and worsening health outcomes.

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• </c><00:01:13.600><c> of</c> what you have before you is a budget of what you have before you is a budget
• </c> um that we could not do with this budget um that we could not do with this budget that<00:02:46.080
• in</c><00:02:49.200><c> teacher</c> some budget reductions in teacher some budget reductions in teacher
• Funding for the upcoming budget cycle, and we acknowledge that need to curb spending in future budget
• </c> session, is essential for school budgets session, is essential for school budgets and<00:14:48.800

Keywords: 1187, senate, all