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• Unfortunately, the fiscal note came back, and I disagree with the fiscal note cost, but it came back
• Um unfortunately the um the fiscal<00:53:43.440> note<00:53:43.760> came<00:53:43.920><
• c> back<00:53:44.319> and<00:53:44.640> I<00:53:45.040> disagree fiscal note
• came back and I disagree fiscal note came back and I disagree with<00:53:45.520> the<00:53:45.760
• > it<00:53:46.880> came with the fiscal note cost but it came with the fiscal note cost

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And as a side note, West Virginia case law does recognize the open fields exception.
• Of note, the committee substitute added the exception regarding missing persons.
• This proposed legislation has no fiscal impact, nor does... ...intact.
• This proposed legislation has no fiscal impact, nor does it have a second reference.
• I would note, as was commented before, for the...

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• One thing to take note of is that it's about four percent a year, but we have been increasing on the
• All right, I'm going to jot my notes down.
• So Windham School District is kind of a unicorn We are noted in Chapter 19 of the Education Code and
• the technical training program We offer literacy programs, high school diploma programs, and I'll note
• So our caseload does grow each year and it has grown by 200% from fiscal year 2014 to 2024.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, the fiscal impact, the fiscal note says right now it can be accomplished with existing resources.
• Members, this is a fiscal responsibility amendment.
• I will have an amendment that will remove the fiscal note, members, and do a clarification.
• In calculating the fiscal note, HHSC assumed that Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 331 included facilities
• A related and increasingly prevalent activity is huachicol fiscal, the smuggling of fuel into Mexico

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Pastor Jim Harris of Tilden Baptist Church, followed by remarks from Senator Zaffirini recognizing his service and retirement as an agricultural teacher. The chamber also received a message from the governor on appointments to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors. Senators then adopted SR 434 honoring Goodwill Industries of San Antonio’s 80th anniversary, with Senators Gutierrez, Menendez, and Zaffirini praising its workforce training and second-chance employment mission; SR 435 recognizing Dr. Christine Ramos Camacho as Doctor of the Day; and a group of additional resolutions adopted by voice vote. Senator Zaffirini also introduced the McMullen County Day delegation, and Senator Gutierrez introduced the Doctor of the Day. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1951 addressed penalties for late property rendition filings and removed a financial incentive for appraisal districts; SB 1261 related to financing water supply projects in the state water plan; SB 1620 created a Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program; SB 530 updated higher-education accreditation rules; SB 2183 standardized fireworks sales periods statewide; SB 2368 strengthened the Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act and added foreign-affiliation safeguards for electricity market participants; SB 1398 limited children without placement (CWOP) practices and added community-based care transparency; and SB 1960 established digital replication rights for voice and visual likenesses. Each of these bills advanced through suspension of the regular order, passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage, with recorded votes generally showing strong support and some opposition on a few measures. The chamber also debated SB 825, which would require an annual study of the economic, environmental, and financial impacts of illegal immigration. Senators Middleton, Hinojosa, Gutierrez, and Eckhardt debated whether the study should include positive as well as negative impacts; an amendment to require that broader analysis failed, and the bill was left pending after passage to engrossment. Other measures passed included SB 2010, prohibiting political subdivisions from operating guaranteed income programs; SB 546, requiring reporting and continued implementation of school bus seat belts; SB 586, establishing the Historical Texas Cemetery designation program; SB 1150, requiring inactive oil and gas wells to be plugged or returned to production under a compliance plan; SB 1184, lowering the minimum age of wine eligible for sale by wine collection sellers; SB 2185, clarifying bilingual education allotment funding; SB 1923, making child support follow the child in certain temporary placements; SB 2252, expanding early literacy and numeracy supports and screening tools; SB 1870, barring local decriminalization of drugs; and SB 2405, the major TDCJ sunset bill, which included facility planning, parole and rehabilitation reforms, and an amendment protecting parole board discretion. Most of these bills were adopted after floor amendments and passed with recorded votes, often along party-line or near-party-line divisions.

Transcript Highlights:

• Call the Fiscal Committee meeting to order and mention that we have replacement members.
• Uh and at the end of the state fiscal year, we look at what we receive in rebate revenue.
• Uh and at the end of the state fiscal year, we look at what we receive in rebate revenue.
• Uh and at the end of the state fiscal year, we look at what we receive in rebate revenue.
• The excess MET revenue from state fiscal year 25.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Fiscal Committee met with replacement members noted at the start and took up one emergency item from the Department of Health and Human Services: approval to accept and expend $2 million to support SNAP recipients during the federal shutdown. Commissioner Lori Weaver and CFO Nathan White explained that USDA/FNS had notified the state it would not receive November SNAP funds, affecting about 74,000 recipients. The department said it activated a contingency plan to contract with the New Hampshire Food Bank to expand mobile food pantries, targeting SNAP households and prioritizing locations based on need, with evening and daytime access and outreach through mail, text, email, social media, partner organizations, and a shutdown webpage. Committee members asked about timing, locations, reimbursement, and whether the state would be repaid by the federal government. Department staff said the food bank would likely need about a week to mobilize once the contract was approved, and that the contract would be cost-reimbursement based, with faster turnaround than usual but not advance payment. White explained the money would come from excess Medicaid Enhancement Tax revenue from state fiscal year 2025, which can be used only for Medicaid purposes under state law and SB 249, allowing general funds to be shifted to the food bank contract. Members also asked about other affected programs; the department said WIC had funding through November 10, energy assistance was expected to continue through December, and school breakfast/free and reduced lunch were not impacted. Members discussed broader public outreach, including a possible PSA and use of the New Hampshire Food Bank’s network of 417 partners, and one member suggested religious leaders or the governor might be better positioned to make donation appeals. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the item (motion by Senator Gray, second by Senator Waters). The meeting ended with notice of the next meeting on November 21 at 11:00 and a motion to adjourn, which was approved.

Transcript Highlights:

• to continue if time permits please note to continue if time permits please note that<01:56:45.960
• Noting Representative Ward is excused. The recommendation is adopted.
• I representative quinland I and noting I representative quinland I and noting representative<02:
• Um, I don't know how to read my notes, so we want to note all of—we will not include the appropriation
• <02:23:52.880> other concerns noted noted is there any other concerns noted noted is there

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So again, the caps do not change, so the fiscal impact does not change.
• Still expanding the fiscal risk to the general fund. One follow-up question.
• Based on the fiscal no... or to provide rounding laws for all cash transactions.
• Based on the fiscal note, the legislative intent of HB 291 is limited to the payment and remittance of
• Now that these amendments have been placed on the bill, is there any fiscal impact?

Keywords: 996, all

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• We were sensitive to the fiscal note. Why 400,000 on your population?
• note.
• note to support these directives.
• There is no fiscal note.
• To do that, and we're taking a lot of notes.

Bills: HB15, HB171, HB204

Keywords: flood risk, campground, safety regulations, civil penalty, guest safety, Harris County, flood control, governance, expansion, public health, local governance, environmental management

Transcript Highlights:

• Does it have fiscal note? Well, it's the amendment, so it'll go on consent.
• <00:49:59.760> note?
• Does it have fiscal note? Well, minute. Does it have fiscal note?
• Um, the difference in this and other minimum mandatories that is worthy of note is that this is only
• Does it have a fiscal note? It does. Is it more than $10,000? I think that's it. Consent.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• aviation go far beyond uh their fiscal. aviation go far beyond uh their fiscal.
• That's something that I requested a fiscal note last year.
• note last year.
• Uh and you know, fiscal note last year.
• I was told that it was fiscal meeting.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Kentucky Aviation Association on the importance of general aviation airports in Kentucky and their economic and public-safety role. Witnesses said the state has more than 50 general aviation airports that support jobs, agriculture, tourism, medical transport, disaster response, and law enforcement, and they urged continued support for aviation infrastructure and workforce development. They asked the legislature to again provide $200,000 per general aviation airport for operating and basic infrastructure costs, to route the money through the Kentucky Department of Aviation for accountability, to revisit a special-purpose governmental entity audit requirement they said is too costly for small airports, to create a long-term appropriations process for the roughly $100 million in unmet capital needs, and to fund the Arrow Act for aviation education and scholarships. Members asked about a dedicated aviation fuel tax and about local training partnerships, simulators, and school or community college programs; the witnesses said they preferred an appropriations-based solution and offered to help connect interested communities with aviation education resources. The committee then took up “Troy’s Law,” sponsored by Representatives White and Flannery, which would allow tow trucks to use blue lights while stationary and actively removing vehicles or debris from highways. Sponsors and tow operators said the bill is intended to improve worker safety after the deaths of tow operators Troy Cwell and Hubert Mosley in highway hit-and-run incidents, and they emphasized that tow operators often work in dangerous conditions at night, in bad weather, and near fast-moving traffic. They said the proposal would not apply while driving or towing and noted that other states have adopted similar measures. Witnesses from the towing industry, including Bubba Johnson and Barbara Maguire, supported the bill as an added layer of protection and described tow operators as first responders who help motorists in emergencies. Representative Flannery and other members expressed support for the safety goal and invited further discussion, but no vote or final action was taken in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• note.
• <00:40:03.760> note.
• <00:40:04.720> And<00:40:05.040> a tell, and that's a fiscal note.
• And a tell, and that's a fiscal note.
• note.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I have to be, I'm a fiscal conservative.
• <01:03:18.720> So,<01:03:18.799> I to be I'm a fiscal conservative.
• So, I to be I'm a fiscal conservative.
• We just want to note that this legislation could potentially jeopardize that opportunity.
• <01:40:49.600> could note that this legislation could note that this legislation could potentially

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You'll look at the fiscal note, and you'll see... ...the fiscal note, and you'll see 4.6 million in collections
• October 1st, 2026, is relevant to the end of the fiscal year.

Bills: SB174, SB180, HB196, HB25, SB193, HB25

Keywords: business taxes, annual reports, Alabama Tax Tribunal, tax appeals, local government, media monitoring, government contracts, state agencies, local agencies, media regulations, transparency, juvenile detention, county management, legal procedures, juvenile justice, county commission, supervision, administration, emergency services, 911

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• I'm here to present to this committee my recommended budget for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
• of fiscal year 2025, revenues are below plan by 39 million.
• <00:03:30.400> year burden on the budget for fiscal year burden on the budget for fiscal year
• <00:04:10.400> year occurred in fiscal year occurred in fiscal year 2024<00:04:13.079>
• some funds so we did it in a fiscally some funds so we did it in a fiscally responsible<00:24:12.640

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee heard a briefing from the governor on her recommended fiscal years 2026-2027 budget. She described it as a “recalibration” that reduces general fund spending by about $150 million from the prior budget, avoids tax increases, and aims to protect vulnerable residents while supporting the economy. She said the proposal addresses a projected current-biennium deficit, cites lower-than-expected revenues and off-budget spending, and includes a hiring freeze and other spending reductions. The governor also said the budget is built on current revenue estimates developed with the Department of Revenue Administration and the state’s chief economist. Major policy areas discussed included education, public safety, health and human services, housing, and workforce development. The governor said the budget increases spending on public education and special education, expands Education Freedom Accounts to public school students, funds a cell-phone-free classroom grant program, continues the community college tuition freeze, and supports workforce training. She also highlighted investments in the Group II retirement system for first responders, Northern Border Alliance and drug interdiction efforts, child advocacy and victim services, mental health services, developmental disability services with no wait list, and a streamlined housing permitting process with a 60-day review target. Committee members raised questions about the fiscal assumptions, the impact of possible federal funding changes, the Education Freedom Account expansion, dam infrastructure funding, and workforce issues such as state employee pay and vacant positions. The governor said the budget continues funding for federal programs currently assumed, and that she would advocate for block grants and other federal flexibility. On dams, administration officials said the budget includes about $13 million in capital funding, with possible fee increases under consideration. On staffing, the governor said the budget funds the previously bargained 12% state employee increase, includes eight position reductions tied to program changes, and would allow those employees to be rehired if openings arise. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Looking over the fiscal note that the New Hampshire Municipal Association prepared, they say it could
• So, looking over<01:36:16.400> the<01:36:16.960> fiscal<01:36:17.360> note<01:36
• :17.600> that<01:36:17.840> the<01:36:18.159> New over the fiscal note that the
• :36:40.719> imagine<01:36:41.040> what<01:36:41.280> they fiscal note or what I
• imagine what they fiscal note or what I imagine what they may<01:36:41.679> have<01:36:41.840>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on testifiers.
• time you may be allowed to continue if time permits.<00:08:42.959> Please<00:08:43.279> note
• Please note the house is not permits.
• Please note the house is not responsible<00:08:45.120> for<00:08:45.360> any<00:08:45.680
• <01:03:08.480> if disease into their body and noting if disease into their body and noting

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several health-related resolutions and received testimony on each. HCR 28/HR 27 would ask the Department of Health to reconvene a working group on water and air contamination and remediation tied to the Pu‘uloa Range training facility; supporters said nearby residents and the broader public may be exposed to lead and heavy metals, and that further testing and eventual relocation of the range are needed. HCR 35 would request an auditor’s report on the social and financial effects of mandatory insurance coverage for biomarker testing, and HCR 36 would request a similar report on colorectal cancer screening coverage. The Department of Health and cancer advocates supported both, saying biomarker testing helps match patients to the right treatment and that earlier colorectal screening improves outcomes; DOH also cited screening data showing lower screening rates among uninsured people. HCR 134, on limiting cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging, drew support from the Susan G. Komen Foundation and others, who said out-of-pocket costs can delay diagnosis and treatment. HCR 171, on mandatory coverage for continuous glucose monitoring, also drew support from health and disability advocates. HCR 185, on coverage for Native Hawaiian healing and cultural practitioners through federally qualified health centers, received support from Papa Ola Lōkahi and a community testifier who described the value of traditional healing and access gaps. HCR 173, urging DOH outreach and vaccination drives at schools with low vaccination rates, drew support from DOH, DOE, and public health and disability advocates, but also strong opposition from several testifiers who argued the measure was government overreach and raised concerns about vaccine safety and parental choice. Testimony on HCR 173 was the most divided, with supporters emphasizing the need to raise immunization rates to prevent outbreaks and protect vulnerable children, while opponents argued schools should not host vaccine drives and that parents should make vaccination decisions without government involvement. The Department of Health said it is already working with schools and community partners to expand school-based immunization efforts and would prioritize schools with rates under 30%. The State Health Planning and Development Agency also supported the measure, saying rates below 50% are a serious public health concern. No votes or final committee actions were announced in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please note the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier end.
• I just wanted to make a note of that because we had a lot of testimony for this bill.
• uh fiscal uh fiscal accountability<01:12:38.679> is<01:12:38.800> there<01:12:38.960
• Okay, SB 1278, noting Representative Holt’s excused absence. Any votes in opposition?
• <01:58:31.119> representative okay sp1 1278 S1 noting representative okay sp1 1278 S1 noting

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee on Economic Development and Technology met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several measures. On SB 9, the Hawaii Food Industry Association, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation testified in support, and there were no questions or objections. On SB 148, the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs offered comments, and a member of the public testified in support of combining boxing and MMA oversight into a single combat sports commission, with amendments to preserve safety standards and separate or distinct treatment for the two sports. Committee discussion focused on whether proposed requirements were primarily safety-related or cost-related, how to handle smaller events, and whether a one-year implementation delay was necessary; the department said many safety provisions already exist in the MMA program, that it was open to continued discussion on costs, and that it needed time to combine rules and appoint new commissioners. The chair suggested possible amendments to account for event size and to reduce burdens on smaller events. The committee then heard SB 816, which drew extensive testimony on providing legal representation for immigrants in immigration proceedings. Supporters included the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission, ACU Hawaii, the Refugee and Immigration Law Clinic, the Legal Clinic, Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights, the Hawaiʻi Coalition for Immigrant Rights, Pride at Work Hawaii, and others. Supporters argued that immigration cases can be as serious as criminal cases, that counsel is essential for due process, and that representation improves outcomes; several also emphasized the economic importance of immigrants to Hawaii. One supporter noted a suggested amendment to include training for attorneys and partners doing deportation defense and asylum work. Opposition came from a Navy veteran who argued the bill would use state resources for a federal issue, create inequities, and impose fiscal burdens. The chair noted 69 testimonies in support and 44 in opposition, and later an additional supporter brought the total to 70 in support. No vote was taken in the portion of the meeting provided. The committee also heard SB 125, with the Department of Economic Development, the Agreed Business Development Corporation, and the Hawaii Food Industry Association in support, and the Tax Foundation of Hawaii offering technical comments about complicated nested definitions in the bill. Testimony on SB 125 focused on updating the Enterprise Zone Program so local manufacturers selling directly to retail could qualify, along with value-added products and certain health-related sectors. Finally, on SB 732, the State of Hawaii Creative Industries testified with comments, raising concerns about county permit-fee waivers, implementation timing, and the bill’s lack of a carry-forward provision for the film tax credit. The witness said uncertainty in the credit was already causing productions to delay coming to Hawaii and urged stability to support the industry and local workers. The committee then moved on to additional testimony on the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• Is there a fiscal impact? So have they previously been doing this, or is this new?
• This is not something that's fiscal in nature.
• It's very much fiscal in nature, right? Like, it's not fiscal in nature the reason that I'm here.
• It's very much fiscal in nature, right? Like, it's not fiscal in nature the reason that I'm here.
• This is clearly in no way a fiscal session item.

Summary: The committee resumed consideration of several amendments to fiscal bills. It adopted Senator Johnson’s amendment to Senate Bill 15, which shifts responsibility for Keep Arkansas Beautiful-related functions and roadside litter cleanup coordination toward ARDOT, with the current commissioners becoming an advisory council. The committee also adopted Representative Perry’s amendment to Senate Bill 7, lowering from 50 to 25 the employee threshold for employers to request claims data from insurers for group health coverage, aimed at helping smaller businesses and municipalities obtain more competitive insurance quotes. Representative McKinsey’s amendment to Senate Bill 41, which would have blocked a University of Arkansas at Fayetteville athletic funding transfer and imposed a one-year rider, was rejected after questions about the university’s finances and whether such a transfer had ever occurred. Senator Hester’s amendment to House Bill 1051, intended to cap online sports betting free play at 5% of gross receipts, also failed after debate over whether the proposal was properly fiscal language and whether the free-play incentives constituted a subsidy. Representative Walker’s amendment to a Save the Children appropriation, which would have converted the funding into a matching grant to encourage private donations, failed for lack of a motion. Representative Vaught’s amendment related to an agricultural tax exemption for certain tractor parts and diesel exhaust fluid systems likewise failed, with concerns raised about drafting, enforcement, and whether it belonged in revenue tax committees. The committee then added two late items: Representative Johnson’s technical correction to a physician licensure pathway bill, which was adopted to broaden qualifying underserved-area definitions, and Senator Tucker’s amendment to Senate Bill 77, which deleted a fund-transfer section and created a matching appropriation mechanism to help Arkansas TV/PBS retain affiliation and pay dues. Senate Bill 77 passed as amended, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:43:29.599> years million over the next two fiscal years million over the next two fiscal
• which put us at 74% funded in fiscal which put us at 74% funded in fiscal year<01:45:04.560>
• relatively flat with funding in fiscal relatively flat with funding in fiscal year<01:45:37.920>
• The general fund increases by $7.5 million in fiscal year 27 and $7 million in fiscal year 28 for the
• and a 2% increase in fiscal year 28. and a 2% increase in fiscal year 28.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The one thing here is that, you know, the department, as I kind of noted in the fiscal note here, don't
• The one thing here is that, you know, the department, as I kind of noted in the fiscal note here, don't
• as I kind of noted in the fiscal<02:58:41.040> note<02:58:41.560> here<02:58:42.560>
• here don't think it's going fiscal note here don't think it's going to<02:58:43.319> be<02:58
• Can we do that on a bill with a fiscal note in a short time period?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all