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• Has this kind of anomalous six-month cap made it hard to budget?
• I don't know that it has made it hard to budget. I think at this...
• I don't know that it has made it hard to budget.
• Factors contributing to the demand include special education services in California's budget.
• The board currently oversees a budget of over $3 million and has five months in reserve.

Summary: The joint sunset oversight hearing reviewed five California regulatory entities: the Respiratory Care Board, the California Council for Interior Design Certification, the Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board, the Board of Occupational Therapy, and the Board of Naturopathic Medicine. Each agency described its mission, recent modernization or enforcement work, and requested continuation of its authority. Committee members focused on access to care, workforce impacts, fee structures, transparency, and whether proposed changes would improve public protection without creating unnecessary barriers. For the Respiratory Care Board, the main issues were a possible move from an associate to a bachelor’s degree for entry-level licensure, fee cleanup changes, and ongoing work on the role of LVNs in respiratory tasks. Board representatives said the degree change would better align with national trends and could support future reimbursement and professional advancement, while public commenters and some legislators warned it could worsen shortages, especially in rural and underserved areas. Much of the public testimony centered on families and facilities relying on LVNs for trach and ventilator care in congregate living health facilities, with requests to preserve or expand exemptions. The board also discussed its reserve cap and efforts to modernize licensing and enforcement systems. The interior design item drew the most debate. CCIDC leaders argued the current voluntary certification/title-act model works, that complaints have not shown public harm, and that licensure would disrupt the workforce and create barriers for experienced designers. Committee members questioned the lack of enforcement authority, transparency, and whether the model provides enough accountability or consistent plan acceptance by local jurisdictions. Public testimony was split between supporters who said the current system is flexible and effective, and critics who said the private structure lacks accountability and creates confusion, especially for commercial work and plan check acceptance. The Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology, and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board reported major modernization gains, including online licensure processing, faster application times, new continuing education audits, and updated supervision and advertising rules. Members and stakeholders discussed a proposed audiology assistant license, which the board and the California Academy of Audiology supported as a way to improve access to care and reduce workload pressures. The Occupational Therapy Board described strong enforcement and licensing performance, a new strategic plan, and a request for additional fee authority to address rising costs and reserve concerns; public testimony largely supported the board and a proposed reduction in advanced practice hand therapy training hours. The Naturopathic Medicine Board emphasized consumer protection, unlicensed practice enforcement, and consumer confusion over titles, saying most of its enforcement workload involves unlicensed activity and that stronger title protection and clearer statutory authority are needed.

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• </c> concurrence of the House is requested. concurrence of the House is requested.
• The gentleman from New Jersey requests the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested.
• The yeas and nays are requested.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Recorded vote requested. &gt;&gt; Recorded vote requested.
• </c> budget committee, Mr. McGarvey. budget committee, Mr. McGarvey.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We have press conferences today on both budgets, or on two of the budgets: the operating and transportation
• I have a very narrow amendment request. I sent a letter this morning.
• I have a very narrow amendment request.
• A fiscal note is available, and I've also requested a new one on the substitute.
• It's not in the governor's budget, but yeah, happy to answer any other questions you might have.

Bills: HB1526, HB1069, HB1347, HB2091, HB2264

Keywords: liquor license, snack bar, state regulations, alcohol sales, business licensing, collective bargaining, retirement benefits, employee rights, public sector, supplemental benefits, education, funding, student loans, affordability, higher education, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation

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• </c><00:01:27.160><c> omnibus</c> putting together our budget omnibus putting together our budget omnibus
• </c> the Governor's budget in that bill. the Governor's budget in that bill.
• So this is the entire DHS budget.
• </c> partners in this request. partners in this request.
• </c> with state budget realities. with state budget realities.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They would be well done within the budget, and the concepts were workable.
• We know we're going to have to stay within the budget of $595 million, and we need some concepts.
• with asking for the next step with your architect and engineers in the fiscal '27 budget.
• For the next step, which is architect and engineers in the fiscal '27 budget? Yes.
• Essentially, how this would work is we would solicit an RFQ, a request for qualifications.

Summary: The Missouri State Capitol Commission met with a quorum present and approved the minutes from the November 3, 2025 meeting. Members also discussed tentative future meeting dates for 2026 and received an update from the Missouri Department of Conservation on a Show-Me 250/Liberty Tree planting planned for the Capitol Complex at the end of March, along with a broader effort to identify and map historic Liberty Trees across the state. The main substantive discussion focused on the Capitol restoration and improvement project. The commission reviewed the construction subcommittee’s work, including multiple concepts for addressing restoration, ADA access, HVAC, mezzanines, fiber optics, interior restoration, and parking needs, all within the $595 million budget. After discussion about how to structure the procurement process, the commission approved a motion authorizing the Office of Administration and FMDC to prepare an RFP for an owner’s representative, subject to appropriations by the legislature and governor. Staff then explained that the owner’s representative selection would use the state’s qualification-based process, with an open solicitation, scoring, shortlisting, interviews, and a final recommendation, with the timeline estimated at about 19 weeks. The commission also approved the planting of the Show-Me 250 Liberty Tree on Capitol Complex grounds, after being told the location would not interfere with the proposed master plan footprint.

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• So, that was just based capital budgets.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Well, when we put our capital budget &gt;&gt; Well, when we put our capital budget together
• </c> option to either revise the request option to either revise the request um<00:08:20.880><c> or</
• And so, they're come in over budget.
• . budget. budget.

Keywords: 0:00:01 Call to Order and Roll Call 0:00:28 Approval of Minutes 0:00:40 Information Items 0:01:13 Rpt from Postsecondary Institutions 0:26:46 Project Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:30:53 Lease Rpt from Finance and Admin Cabinet 0:39:20 Rpt from OFM – KIA 0:52:42 Econ Development – EDF Grants 0:55:15 OFM Debt Issues 0:58:43 Informational Discussion 1:44:36 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of minutes, and informational items on school district financing and KCTCS equipment purchases. It then considered two KCTCS capital projects after initially rolling them together and later unrolling them: a Fire Commission Fire Academy maintenance building project that had grown from an original $2 million authorization to $4.7 million because of design changes, soil issues, and higher mechanical costs, and a $1.5 million renovation of the Blake Lee building at Somerset Community College for a health science simulation lab. Members questioned the large cost increase on the fire academy project and the adequacy of front-end due diligence, while KCTCS said the project was bid and ready to proceed and that a 15% contingency had been included. Both projects were approved by roll call vote, with the Blake Lee project ultimately approved after the committee unrolled the items and took them separately. The committee next heard and approved a University of Kentucky public-private partnership for the Hamburg East Medical Office Building, a five-story, 220,000-square-foot facility with a not-to-exceed budget of $275 million. UK said the project is intended to expand outpatient access, consolidate some services, and support projected growth in patient volume; the building will house multiple specialties, urgent care, therapy, imaging, and a retail pharmacy. Members asked about possible community uses, consolidation of services, and whether the project would free up other space, and UK said it hopes to consolidate some services and free campus space. The project was approved by roll call vote. The committee then approved three UK lease renegotiations: a specialty pharmacy and infusion services lease at Wellington Way in Lexington, a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences lease at Conte Terrace, and a College of Social Work lease at McGrath Park Way. Members asked about rising lease rates, occupancy, and whether space needs should be reduced; UK and the lessor’s representative said the pharmacy space remains busy, the ophthalmology lease was lower than before, and the social work lease had been negotiated down from a higher request. The committee also approved a Department of Military Affairs project amendment for a Mutual Field Maintenance Shop Restoration project, increasing federal funding by $1 million to $4.5 million because of higher construction costs, and approved a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation project funded by bond and HBCU Title III funds. Finally, it approved a new lease for the Office of Mines and Minerals in Pike County, a new lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Pulaski County, and a lease renewal for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Kenton County after questions about rent increases and office utilization; the cabinet said the Kenton County space still has limited vacancy and remains in use by field staff. The meeting ended as the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority began presenting six sewer and water loans and six cleaner water program grant reallocations, with members agreeing to roll those items for later consideration.

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• And I would, at the appropriate time, respectfully request an aye vote. Thank you so much.
• And this bill will minimize risk and uncertainty, particularly in these difficult budget times.
• Thank you, and we request your aye vote. Thank you for the opportunity to speak today.
• As a political football in the budget-building process.
• In our budget and in this Legislature and in the administration.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills on June 9. SB 1023 by Senator Laird would require insurers that cover injectable HIV PrEP under the medical benefit to also cover it through the pharmacy benefit, with supporters saying the change would reduce reimbursement delays and expand access, while health plans opposed it as an unnecessary mandate that interferes with benefit design. SB 964 by Senator Smallwood-Quivas would limit prior authorization for certain dose or frequency adjustments to covered medications, especially for chronic complex conditions; medical supporters said it would prevent harmful delays in care, while insurers argued it weakens safety and utilization controls. SB 1323 by Senator Rubio, as amended, would strengthen protections for people in immigration custody receiving medical care by requiring hospitals and facilities to inform staff how to respond to requests and allowing patients to notify family members of their location; it passed with one no vote. SB 1099 by Senator Reyes would clarify local governments’ authority to provide state and local public benefits to all residents under federal PRWORA rules, with supporters saying it would reduce legal uncertainty for safety-net services; it passed, though one member later changed a vote to no on the add-on roll call. The committee also took up SB 895 by Senator Wiener, a proposed $12 billion science research bond for the November ballot that would create a California scientific research funding institute. Supporters from UC, UAW, hospitals, and advocacy groups said the measure would help offset federal cuts, protect research jobs, and sustain California’s leadership in biomedical and other research; there was no opposition, and the bill passed on a party-line style vote with two no votes. SB 944, also by Senator Wiener, would stabilize Medi-Cal coverage for acupuncture, which supporters described as a cost-effective, non-pharmacological treatment for pain and other conditions that has repeatedly been threatened in the budget process; it passed unanimously. The committee also approved consent items SB 918 and SB 1202, and later cleared the remaining measures on call after roll votes and add-on votes were taken.

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• request and through what was happening inside of the agency.
• One, I know you guys did a lot of work with the budget.
• And so that budget request was much more about stability and long thinking than it was just short term
• What we'll be doing is we'll be building that budget.
• What we'll be doing is we'll be building that budget.

Summary: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to consider a series of gubernatorial nominations, first for several boards and commissions and then for key health-related executive positions. Early confirmations included Michael Vaughn to the Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors, Tina Frazier to the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, Dr. Kanya Martin and Dr. Edgar Boyd to the Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, Dr. Christopher Thurman to the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, Samuel Haubrick and Robert Wipp Jr. to the Committee of Home Inspector Examiners, and Dr. Gabriel Pittman to the State Board of Health. Each nominee briefly described their background and qualifications, and committee members generally emphasized professional experience, public service, and rural health needs. All of these nominations advanced on unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The committee then considered Clayton Bullard for two roles: Cabinet Secretary of Health and Mental Health and Administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. Senators focused heavily on Medicaid managed care, provider payment delays, MCO oversight, and the short timeline before a new administration. Bullard said his priority would be stabilizing the agency, building a balanced budget, monitoring contractors and managed care organizations, and ensuring claims are paid promptly; he reported high rates of clean-claim payment within 14 days and said the agency would continue fining MCOs for noncompliance. Members also pressed him on legislative oversight and the need to keep lawmakers informed about policy changes. Both nominations were approved and sent to the full Senate. Sharon Schell Millington was then nominated to lead the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Senators asked about security concerns, staff safety, de-escalation training, pay for direct care staff, and coordination with local law enforcement. Millington said the agency had increased staff pay, adopted nationally recognized restraint/de-escalation training, and was working to improve communication with law enforcement. Her nomination also passed and moved to the Senate floor. At the end of the meeting, the chair answered a question about board membership requirements, clarified that the statute limits how many members may reside in one congressional district but does not require every district to be represented, and thanked committee staff for their work as the committee’s final HHS meeting of the session.

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• budget neutral. Uh but it will show just budget neutral.
• </c> budget bill um authored by the chairs. budget bill um authored by the chairs.
• Um this the agency's budget bill.
• I'm also happy to see that you've included the DCYF budget operating adjustment request for the first
• I'm also happy to see that you've included the DCYF budget operating adjustment request for the first

Bills: HF2436

Keywords: child welfare, economic assistance, child care, grant program, video security cameras, 1183, house

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• </c> instead of requested detailed invoices. instead of requested detailed invoices.
• </c> evaluations until after we requested evaluations until after we requested this<00:15:13.800><c>
• </c><00:15:45.480><c> the</c> completed until we requested the completed until we requested the documentation
• </c> because it was requested. because it was requested.
• :49:11.680><c> from</c><00:49:11.920><c> the</c> staff requests documentation from the staff requests

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I also was thankful that they understood the budget crisis and the budget crunch we are in and trying
• UW Intercollegiate Athletics budget, at, uh— UW Intercollegiate Athletics budget last year was about
• A fiscal note was requested and is near EBB. Questions for staff?
• Now the governor's supplemental budget proposes deeper cuts.
• Now the governor's supplemental budget proposes deeper cuts.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on dual credit, hearing first from the Council of Presidents and the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, then from the Education Research and Data Center. The dual credit overview described Washington’s six dual credit programs, high participation rates, transferability, and recent efforts to improve transparency, pathways, and equity. Testimony emphasized both benefits and challenges, including access, funding, advising, and the need for clearer statewide coordination. ERDC outlined its annual report, dashboard, research briefs, and future work on school-level factors and possible causal effects of dual credit participation. No votes were taken during the work session. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 6227 would direct WSAC to work with public higher education institutions to create formal data collection protocols for parenting students and convene a work group to recommend how to identify and support them. Senator Wilson and multiple student and advocacy witnesses supported the bill, citing the lack of consistent statewide data and the barriers parenting students face; WSAC testified that its research found significant food, housing, and child care insecurity among these students. SB 6235 would prohibit public colleges with athletics programs from entering certain private equity or sovereign wealth fund agreements involving athletics revenues or control. Senator Holy said the bill was intended to prevent loss of institutional control, while UW and WSU testified in opposition, warning it could limit flexibility and create competitive disadvantages. The committee also heard SB 6217, which would expand Washington College Grant eligibility to students in eligible non-degree credential programs beginning in 2027-28. Supporters from the community and technical college system, a community college president, and workforce representatives said the bill would help students access short-term training for family-wage jobs and address workforce shortages, especially in construction trades. Finally, SB 6209 would restore Washington College Grant and College Bound Scholarship eligibility for certain private four-year and career/vocational schools if they meet a gainful-employment standard. DigiPen, Evergreen Beauty College, Seattle Film Institute, and related students and administrators testified in support, arguing the bill would preserve access for low-income and nontraditional students in career-focused programs; some witnesses on the bill’s earlier panel also urged that certificate and two-year programs be included. The hearings were managed with shortened testimony times because of the large number of sign-ins, and no final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.

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• . >> Senator Dibble, I would like to request a roll call. >> Roll call requested.
• </c> &gt;&gt; I would like to request a roll call. &gt;&gt; I would like to request a roll call.
• &gt;&gt; Roll<00:16:17.759><c> call</c><00:16:18.000><c> requested.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Roll call requested. Roll call granted. &gt;&gt; Roll call requested.
• Again, we've had the Southwest light rail that was billions of dollars over budget.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our budget is 100% funded by the workers' compensation fund.
• <00:01:36.479><c> of</c><00:01:37.240><c> our</c> budget of our budget of our court court court historically
• Did it stay at the Department of Labor and Industry for the initial request?
• </c><00:24:11.880><c> did</c><00:24:12.039><c> it</c> initial request did it initial request did it move
• </c> hospitals 100% of the agency budget hospitals 100% of the agency budget comes<00:32:54.519><c> from

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Message 305, concurrence requested: Senate File 123, Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund.
• </c> message 305 concurrence requested. message 305 concurrence requested.
• c> Message 301, Concurrence requested, Message 301, Concurrence requested, Senate<00:09:34.160><c> File
• We got recalibration and we got a really good budget.
• </c><02:53:36.000><c> expenditure</c> and cut back our budget expenditure and cut back our budget expenditure

Keywords: 916, all

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• Alongside this bill, we have submitted almost a $125 million budget request spread over several years
• , only a small fraction of the state's housing budget.
• request to provide low-cost financing.
• I know this is going to be a budget question.
• I know this is going to be a budget question.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Senator Miller brought a request from Spring Grove.
• Having said that, I'm hoping you can find a way to support this request.
• Having said that, I'm hoping you can find a way to support this request.
• </c> can find a way to support this request can find a way to support this request and<00:27:05.880><
• </c><00:53:51.520><c> superintendent</c> we submit a uh request superintendent we submit a uh request

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• In fact, I was looking at the budget before I came in, and I noticed that I needed to do a budget amendment
• I was looking at the budget before I came in, and I noticed that I needed to do a budget amendment because
• My district has a $181 million budget deficit.
• So the TEA's budget is being hit for that much money for every new hire. Not TEA's budget. Sorry.
• Not TEA's budget. I mean, Houston ISD's budget.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> the Health and Human Services budget the Health and Human Services budget bill. bill. bill.
• </c> they're in the budget bill. they're in the budget bill.
• </c><00:23:52.560><c> changes</c> technical budget changes technical budget changes um<00:23:54.640><
• </c> um the federal request. um the federal request.
• . budget. budget.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> governor's supplemental budget. governor's supplemental budget.
• </c><00:24:51.840><c> neutral</c> budget, Minsure has one budget neutral budget, Minsure has one budget
• </c> straightforward request for flexibility. straightforward request for flexibility.
• </c> tax that's budget neutral. tax that's budget neutral.
• </c> Um and this one is budget neutral. Um and this one is budget neutral.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The FY26 Annual Budget. FY26 is an annual budget for the pixels.
• So that's where this request came from.
• Do you have a flat budget request this year for state agencies? Actually not.
• But, are you budget constrained?
• Are you paying for that out of your budget, or is that coming out of an NSA's budget?

Keywords: 996, all