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• So that puts the funding and they're operating at an $800 million budget.
• The Legislative Budget Board fiscal note and actuarial impact statement did not arrive in our offices
• It says the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board may not transfer or...
• Questioner: In other words, there's an automatic raise in the base budget because the...
• and classrooms in their budgets.

Bills: HB 3

Keywords: emergency communication, public safety, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, grant program, emergency communications, public safety radio, first responders, radio system, dispatch, 911, emergency management, Texas Division of Emergency Management, public safety infrastructure, Project 25, P25, broadband emergency alerting, outdoor warning sirens, homeland security, disaster response

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• </c> Now, this act covers both a budget and a policy request. Our budget is what I'll cover first.
• </c><00:08:09.880><c> You</c> are than some with similar budgets.
• You are than some with similar budgets.
• </c> states have smaller Medicaid budgets states have smaller Medicaid budgets than<00:08:14.280><c>
• </c> budget. Uh-huh. budget. Uh-huh.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c><00:35:43.839><c> as</c> program both in terms of its budget as program both in terms of its budget
• We then subtract 50% of their budget.
• </c> first slides, um, $247 million budget. first slides, um, $247 million budget.
• Um, and that's a larger budget so.
• It's an overall budget and vacuum.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our budgeting process is complex.
• </c><00:58:55.039><c> drivers</c> course are our major budget drivers course are our major budget drivers
• That's a different discussion: is that in our budget, or is that an education budget?
• or is that an education budget or is that an education budget<01:11:18.600><c> Senator</c><01:11:18.960
• Senator a this is in this is in budget Senator a this is in this is in our<01:11:21.040><c> budget</

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So when we're talking about the base, Minnesota budgets on a base budgeting system.
• </c> uh Minnesota budgets on a base budgeting uh Minnesota budgets on a base budgeting system<00:03:06.560
• </c><00:03:10.239><c> it</c> zero each time it sets a budget it zero each time it sets a budget it operates
• </c> base upon which you will set your budget base upon which you will set your budget this<00:03:39.920
• </c> and then you will set the base budget and then you will set the base budget for<00:03:45.519><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• </c> Sometimes it comes through the budget. Sometimes it comes through the budget.
• It will go in the budget, and if another school comes along, it too will go in the budget at $1.8 million
• the budget went.
• </c> that we talked about during our budget that we talked about during our budget discussions,<01:59
• So it we in it in the final budget.

Keywords: 916, all

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• We also have a municipal budget We also have a municipal budget committee<00:50:48.480><c> in</c><00:
• </c><00:50:57.440><c> for</c><00:50:57.680><c> the</c> with my budget presentations for the with my budget
• budget and a local dollar in their budget somehow spends differently.
• budget and a local dollar in their budget somehow spends differently.
• </c><01:24:52.960><c> budget</c><01:24:53.840><c> somehow</c> local dollar in their budget somehow local

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting focused on school governance and a proposed shift in responsibilities related to SAU consolidation, with committee members first discussing how school board members and other local officials would be selected for future testimony. The main presentation came from the New Hampshire Association of School Principals, whose executive director Brady Belair and several principals argued that mandatory statewide administrative consolidation should be approached cautiously and that any consolidation should be voluntary and locally driven. They said anticipated savings may not materialize, citing possible higher personnel, transportation, and technology costs, and warned that forcing changes could create disruption without improving student outcomes. Principals testified that their jobs are already broad and demanding, centered on instructional leadership, student safety, staff supervision, family communication, and day-to-day crisis response. Kathleen Murphy of Amherst described working 60 to 70 hours a week and said principals spend substantial time coaching teachers, handling student issues, and supporting school climate; she said adding more administrative duties would compromise student learning and teacher growth. Adam Osborne of Bow Memorial School similarly described principals as daily problem-solvers who set school-level direction and create conditions for schools to thrive. The witnesses also emphasized that principals, superintendents, school boards, and business administrators have different training and responsibilities, and that specialized tasks such as special education compliance, FERPA/HIPAA issues, and labor matters require appropriate expertise. Committee members questioned the witnesses about overlap between superintendent and principal duties, the completeness of statutory responsibility lists, and whether some functions such as curriculum, discipline, hiring, and evaluation are shared. The principals acknowledged some overlap and collaboration, but said superintendents typically handle broader system-level, legal, and central-office responsibilities while principals focus on building-level leadership and teacher support. One member raised the earlier expectation that districts might move to a principal-plus-business-manager model, but the witnesses said that model did not develop as expected and that district structures vary widely. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• The Conference Committee on the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee
• And we also are happy to provide you with an offer as it pertains to budget and projects.
• The House has reviewed the Senate's offer on budget and projects and is prepared to accept your offer
• Bravo, 180, 182, 25, and 255. 180, 182, 250, and 255, I would propose that all remaining unresolved budget
• the committee members from the House and the Senate for their work throughout the year pulling this budget

Summary: The conference committee on the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice met to exchange and accept offers on budget, proviso, implementing, back-of-the-bill, and project language for HB 5403E and SB 2512E. The House accepted several Senate project-line offers, while the Senate accepted multiple House proviso and bill-language lines. Both sides agreed that remaining unresolved items would be bumped to the full committee for further resolution. Members used the meeting to thank one another and staff for their work throughout the budget process, with several remarks recognizing the cooperation between the House and Senate teams and Senator Hooper’s service. The committee noted that this was likely the last conference committee meeting and that substantial progress had been made in narrowing differences between the chambers. Representative Costa moved to allow staff to make technical adjustments related to the bump process, and the motion was adopted without objection. There was no public comment, and Senator Hooper moved to adjourn; the motion carried and the meeting ended.

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• All right, the Conference Committee on the House Justice Budget Subcommittee and the Senate Appropriations
• And we also are happy to provide you with an offer as it pertains to budget and projects.
• For your offer, the House has reviewed the Senate's offer on budget and projects and is prepared to accept
• Bravo, 180, 182, 25, and 255. 180, 182, 250, and 255, I would propose that all remaining unresolved budget
• the committee members from the House and the Senate for their work throughout the year pulling this budget

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• You know, over another trillion dollars on our military budget.
• So that's nine budget years from now, right?
• So this is nine budget years from now. CBO last...
• And it basically means in nine budget years 21.4%...
• In nine budget years, 21.4% of our population will be 65 and up.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• They can be used across various budgets for various purposes.
• There is no extra money left in the court's budgets.
• There is no extra money left in the court's budgets.
• There is no extra money left in the court's budgets.
• Our LEA is about 20% of our budget, or a $22 million budget that we've had.

Summary: The committee heard public hearings on several bills. HB 2675 would eliminate a number of state accounts and transfer remaining balances from two accounts to the general fund, while also changing how revenues in the Salary Insurance Contribution Increase Revolving Account are deposited; OFM testified in support and there was no public opposition. SHB 1903 would create a statewide low-income energy assistance program through the Department of Commerce, funded by the general fund and Climate Commitment Act revenues; supporters said it would address Washington’s underfunded and uneven energy assistance system, while utilities and rural co-ops raised concerns about cost, reporting burdens, utility authority, and implementation details. SHB 2384 would require actuarial reviews for certain continuing care retirement communities with prepaid life care contracts; residents and consumer advocates supported the added transparency, while providers opposed the added review costs and said they already pay for actuarial work. SHB 1982 would expand the ability of tribal members to vacate convictions tied to treaty rights, add OPD representation and a tribal liaison position, and then an amendment was described that would remove the liaison position and eliminate the fiscal impact; the sponsor and OPD supported the bill, and testimony emphasized correcting past treaty-rights convictions. The committee also heard SHB 2389, a broad juvenile justice bill that would expand suspended disposition options, create midpoint review hearings, reduce some robbery ranges, and address juvenile rehabilitation capacity and transfers. Supporters argued it would reduce racial disparities, favor community-based rehabilitation when safe, and improve outcomes, while prosecutors, sheriffs, counties, judges, cities, victim advocates, and some tribal law enforcement warned it would weaken accountability for serious violent offenses, increase court and local government burdens, and shift costs without funding. Several witnesses and the bill sponsor discussed proposed amendments, including removing presumptions and the mid-sentence review. The committee then heard SHB 2439, which would raise tobacco and vapor product license fees, create a responsible vendor program, add manufacturer certification and enforcement provisions, restrict certain products and sales practices, and redirect tobacco tax revenue to public health, cancer research, and youth prevention accounts; public health and prevention groups supported it, while retailers and industry representatives opposed the fee increases and some of the new restrictions. Finally, HB 2681 would sharply increase cannabis license fees and index them to inflation; OFM supported the change as aligning fees with program costs, while cannabis businesses and associations opposed or sought changes to the fee structure and CPI indexing. The committee also heard a briefing on SHB 2215, which would require the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast SNAP and state food assistance caseloads in light of upcoming federal cost-sharing changes; no questions were raised at the briefing.

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• I know just from my time sitting on the Joint Budget Committee, listening to everything that Senator
• in and talk to the Joint Budget Committee about what truly is going on with the requirement for new,
• </c><01:12:01.120><c> process,</c> the budget process, the budget process, um,<01:12:02.600><c> next<
• </c> come in and talk to the Joint Budget come in and talk to the Joint Budget Committee<01:12:06.400
• 44:12.880><c> meeting</c><01:44:13.600><c> today</c> Budget Committee will be meeting today Budget Committee

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• That's our education in general budget, and so through the appropriation process, I believe that it is
• in general budget, and so through<00:10:34.520><c> the</c><00:10:34.600><c> appropriation</c><00:10:
• . budget. budget.
• We all share the same concerns with some of the upcoming budget items that we can have in this budget
• </c> items that we can have in this budget. items that we can have in this budget.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from its January 13 meeting and then moved through a large agenda of contracts and agreements, with members repeatedly voting to review items without objection. The chair noted the agenda included 227 contracts totaling about $89.5 million, all with vendors registered with the Secretary of State. Most items were approved after brief discussion and roll-call votes. Several contracts drew questions. Kentucky State University explained two four-month contracts tied to its online academic program: one for continued implementation support and one for marketing. University officials said the program is in a transition year under a management improvement plan, that the university owns the intellectual property, and that the marketing effort is aimed at growing enrollment in targeted programs such as business and social work. They reported online enrollment had grown from 74 students to 612, with an overall university enrollment of 2,872, and said the goal is to reach about 1,000 online students by fall. The committee approved both items, though Senator Douglas said he would keep watching university spending. The Department of Education presented a contract cancellation for administrative reviews of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Officials said USDA changed the review requirement from every three years to every five years, making the outside contract unnecessary because internal staff can now handle the work. The committee approved the cancellation. The Transportation Cabinet also explained an increase to a professional services contract for engineering work on a section of KY 54 in Owensboro, describing it as preliminary design and commissioning work for a multi-section roadway project; the committee approved that item as well. The Kentucky Lottery Corporation sought approval for an amendment tied to its iLottery platform. Officials said the increase reflected higher sales volume, since the contract structure causes prize and platform-related expenses to rise as sales grow. The committee approved the amendment. The Department of Public Health also discussed a perinatal psychiatry consultation program funded by a five-year federal HRSA grant; members raised concerns about what would happen if federal support changes, but no action beyond discussion was noted in the excerpt.

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• Members, yes, we have a good conference committee report in front of us, with the budget targets that
• It's not just predicated on how much you spend in the budget year of the biennium.
• If our state's general fund budget was an entire gallon jug of water, under this new budget we're about
• </c> jug of water, uh under this new budget jug of water, uh under this new budget we're<00:28:16.880
• > uh</c> economic security. under this budget uh economic security. under this budget uh we<00:29:20.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• bill, our budget and policy bill.
• </c><00:07:43.680><c> bill,</c> we were finalizing um our budget bill, we were finalizing um our budget
• It's all our budget and policy bill.
• Um, and one of the things we talk about is the budget that we did put together.
• And so what we tried to do was to lay across an even scale of budget tightening.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We realize that, as the legislature, you are tasked with budgeting for the state, and part of that is
• So I'm just exploring all sorts of options as we go into the budget year.
• So I'm just exploring all sorts of options as we go into the budget year.
• bill, where we can use the budget reserve trust fund if needed if not enough is appropriated.
• > Reserve</c> where we can use the um budget Reserve where we can use the um budget Reserve trust<00:

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Summary: The subcommittee met to discuss the guardian ad litem system, including appointment qualifications, training, payment, and whether any changes are needed. Roll was called, the February 25, 2025 minutes were approved, and the chair emphasized that the meeting was informational only and no vote would be taken. Representatives from the Court of Justice, including Chief Justice Deborah Henry Lambert and several family and district judges, testified about how the system has evolved since concerns raised in 2019 about overappointment and fees. Court witnesses said the judiciary responded to earlier concerns by requiring open appointment lists of trained and qualified attorneys, improving training, and increasing oversight of fee orders. They reported that statewide GAL fees have fallen from a little over $14 million in 2019 to about $12 million, even as caseloads have grown, and said the average payment works out to about $650 per case, with the statutory cap for trial-level GAL fees still set at $500 since 1986. They argued that the current local appointment model works well, especially in rural areas, and warned that moving to a DPA-style regional model would create serious scheduling and conflict problems because of overlapping dockets and related criminal cases. Judges from rural districts described shortages of available attorneys, high burnout, travel burdens, and the difficulty of finding enough counsel in smaller counties. They also said the Court of Justice cannot seek certain federal Title IV-E reimbursements, but urged the legislature to encourage the Finance and Administration Cabinet and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to pursue that funding through an MOU. One judge noted that some appointed attorneys are effectively underpaid relative to private rates and that better compensation would help attract and retain lawyers. The discussion also covered training standards adopted after the 2019 audit. Witnesses said Rule 37 now requires initial training and four hours of multidisciplinary continuing training every two years, with topics including child development, trauma-informed care, substance use, child welfare, forensics, ethics, and communication with clients. They said the Court of Justice has offered in-person regional trainings and remote options, and that the goal is to keep qualified attorneys on the appointment lists while improving representation for children and parents in dependency, neglect, abuse, and termination-of-parental-rights cases.

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• And so are we recognizing that $50 million in this budget?
• The authority for our budget was found in... ...Office budget.
• So our budget was combined with DMR and along with PFA.
• We understand that because I always tell people about budgeting.
• I think you heard earlier today in budget section from Joe Morcette.

Summary: The committee took roll, approved the March 18 minutes, and then received a compliance-report update on the Industrial Commission and related funds and programs. Staff reviewed the status of one-time appropriations and grant programs, including electric grid resiliency, lignite research, enhanced oil recovery, the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority, the salt cavern business-case study, and the new NDSU research and technology park grant. Members asked about funding balances, reimbursement timing, matching requirements, and how some commitments would affect the State Investment Fund and future biennia. Industrial Commission staff then gave a broader update on the agency’s administrative office, grant management system, leadership transitions at several commission agencies, and active grant rounds. They reported that the grant management system is nearing completion, that several agency leadership searches have concluded, and that the commission’s grant programs currently have 108 active grants totaling more than $165 million. They also described the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority round, the oil and gas research program’s enhanced oil recovery awards, the grid resiliency grants, the salt cavern study, and the research technology park program, noting that some projects are awaiting federal funds or additional matching cash. Ron Ness, speaking for the Oil and Gas Research Council, focused on the state of the oil industry and the enhanced oil recovery “Bakken 2.0” effort. He said production remains steady, but future growth depends on better infrastructure, longer laterals, and new EOR methods such as CO2, natural gas, and surfactants. He emphasized the importance of the Bakkeneast pipeline and related gas-utilization projects, the recent DOE funding that will return some money to the research council, and the need to modernize tax and incentive rules for CO2-based recovery. Members discussed the potential economic benefits for oil, agriculture, and manufacturing. The Bank of North Dakota then presented its compliance report and a broader strategic update. Bank leadership reviewed the bank’s mission, governance, participation lending, student lending, disaster programs, and legislatively directed programs, and said the bank is managing for a flatter deposit base and stronger liquidity because of fintech competition and changing market conditions. They reported improved earnings, with net income rising to about $231 million, and described Rough Rider Coin as a new internal payment rail for North Dakota banks and credit unions, not a public cryptocurrency. Members asked about student loan eligibility, disaster lending, and the bank’s capacity to support state programs while maintaining its balance-sheet and liquidity requirements.

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• President, can you go through, you just said that everything will go through the legislative budgeting
• consultation process, including the requirement that a Legislative Budget Commission approve certain
• budget amendments.
• the requirement that the LBC approve certain budget amendments.
• If approved through the budget consultation process. Leader Berman, thank you, Mr.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed. The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language. Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.

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• The chair now recognizes the budget chairman. For what purpose does the gentleman rise?
• So that's removed for the time being for supplemental budget purposes.
• So that's removed for the time being for supplemental budget purposes.
• The chair again recognizes the budget chairman. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• The chair again recognizes the budget chairman. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The Missouri House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the prior day’s journal 117-1, and held several points of personal privilege and guest introductions. Members recognized Women Legislators of Missouri for raising $100,000 for scholarships, honored fallen officer James Anthony Mitchell, Sr. with a moment of silence, welcomed the Blair Oaks state championship football team, visiting students from Bakersfield, Kirbyville, and Raymondville, hospital representatives promoting healthy eating, a former member of the House, and several interns. The chamber then took up committee reports and a supplemental budget measure, House Bill 2014. The budget chairman explained the Senate substitute made limited changes, including removing funding for the capital commission and a D.C. promotional event, restoring $600,000 for an agriculture fee fund, and adding $14 million for tobacco settlement shortfalls. He also noted major funding for MoDOT, disaster relief, and rural health care. The House adopted the Senate substitute 135-14 and finally passed the bill 137-13. Members next debated and passed House Bill 2559, the Raines Act, which would require more legislative review of rules with fiscal impacts; supporters framed it as reining in bureaucracy, while opponents said it would add delay and another layer of government. It passed 103-44. The House also passed House Bill 2710 on school accountability and A-F report cards for schools and districts after extensive debate over transparency, local control, and whether the bill would unfairly label schools; it passed 96-53. Other bills passed included HB 2404/2172 on repurposing unused school buildings (91-54), HB 1797 on alternative CPA licensure pathways (142-0), HB 1786 increasing Highway Patrol vehicle revolving fund spending authority (139-4), HB 2105 on water/sewer billing transparency for tenants (129-9), HB 2397 giving water district boards flexibility on dissolution thresholds and ballot language (130-15), HB 2108 conveying land to address a Jefferson City viaduct/emergency access issue (143-1), HB 2818 allowing St. Joseph to annex an airport it has owned since 1942 (137-8), and HB 1980 expanding peer review protections to emergency medical professionals, which was introduced and discussed near the end of the transcript.

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• That's 18% of their budget. They'll have to close the school.
• So the way our budget... it works is we take the total number of dollars and then it is looking at the
• So in Fort Bend, we may have a school district that has a. 15-20 percent portion of our budget and so
• My clients do not have litigation budgets.
• I need to settle it because we do have limited budgets. large portfolios of cases.

Bills: HB1952, HB3258, HB3524, HB3851, HB4478, HB4613, HB4703, HB4742, HB4744, HB4809, HB4864

Keywords: county appraisal district, board of directors, governance, taxing units, public representation, penalty, property report, taxation, timely filing, chief appraiser, appraisal district, ad valorem tax, property appraisal, tax protests, unequal appraisal, property rights, property tax, public employees, protest leave, appraisal review board