Bills: SF0002

Keywords: Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem, mileage reimbursement, legislator training, legislators-elect, newly appointed legislator, carryforward funds, unspent appropriations, Management Council, economic development, energy diversification, economic modeling software, fiscal notes

Bills: HB0036, HB0112, HB0106, HB0111, SF0001

Keywords: wildfire, fire management, funding, forestry, state investment, task force, capital construction, state funding, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, conservation, employment, inmate crew program, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, budget, education

Bills: HB0036, HB0112, HB0106, HB0111, SF0001

Keywords: wildfire, fire management, funding, forestry, state investment, task force, capital construction, state funding, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, conservation, employment, inmate crew program, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, budget, education

Transcript Highlights:

• But, you know, we're kind of drilling down into the budget section of this and what that additional budget
• Drilling down into the budget section of this and what that additional budget looks like, those requests
• budget request that we've set forward. budget request that we've set forward.
• cost for this budget. cost for this budget.
• of your budget information and so on. of your budget information and so on.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:01 Department for Public Health Budget Request 00:01:46 Department for Community Based Services Budget Request 00:31:58 Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) 00:57:13, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes, then heard a lengthy presentation from the Department for Public Health on Kentucky’s rural health transformation plan and related budget questions. Commissioner John Langfeld said the state received a $212.9 million federal award, one of the larger awards nationally, and outlined five focus areas: maternal and infant health, integrated EMS/trauma response, behavioral health and substance use disorder, oral health, and chronic disease prevention with an emphasis on obesity and diabetes. He stressed that the effort is intended to be integrated, data-driven, and sustainable, and that the federal funds cannot be used for new construction, clinician salaries, research and development, EHR replacement, or to pay for currently billable services. He also said the program carries accountability requirements and that funds can be clawed back if milestones are not met. Members pressed for clarification on duplication with other budget requests, sustainability after the five-year funding period, and how success would be measured. Langfeld said he was not aware of any duplicate funding with the department’s additional budget requests and said the rural health funds were separate from those requests. He also said the program will be tracked through specific metrics and timelines, using both execution measures and outcome measures such as readmissions, with more rapid-cycle feedback to allow course correction. Representative Fleming raised concerns about possible overlap with navigator funding and asked for more detail on the budget breakdown; Langfeld said a detailed line-item budget had been prepared but was still awaiting final CMS approval before release, and that he would explore sharing more information once restrictions were lifted. The committee then heard from the Kentucky State Public Health Laboratory about a request for a new central lab expansion. The presenter described the current 35-year-old facility as outdated and constrained by aging infrastructure, obsolete equipment, deferred maintenance, and inadequate space, and said the lab performs critical work with no in-state alternative for many services, including newborn screening, select-agent and biosafety level 3 testing, animal necropsy for rabies, genetic sequencing, environmental and food safety testing, and response to emerging infectious diseases. The project is already in design phase C, expected to finish in mid-April, with construction funding sought at roughly $276 million on top of about $35 million already approved for design. Members asked about long-term operating costs, backup arrangements, and whether the current facility would remain in use; the presenter said the current lab would continue to be used by the department while other divisions move into vacated space, and that the lab has mutual-aid agreements with the Southeast Consortium and universities for contingency support. Finally, the Department for Community Based Services began its budget presentation on SNAP and relative caregiver issues. Commissioner Lisa Dennis and budget director Misty Sammons identified the governor’s recommended budget items tied to new federal requirements under HR1, including changes affecting payment error rates. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• REPLICATE THE COMMITTEE PROCESS FROM THE OTHER SESSION, BUT INSTEAD WE HAVE REFERRED THE BILL TO THE BUDGET

Keywords: illegal immigration, special session, budget committee

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a special session on February 11-14 to address illegal immigration legislation. Speaker Perez announced they would consider two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and final passage on Thursday. The Speaker emphasized the legislature's role as equal participants rather than recipients of instructions, describing their approach as aggressive in combating illegal immigration while being thoughtful in methods. The session was designed to be surgical and efficient, bypassing the normal committee process except for Budget Committee review.

Transcript Highlights:

• billion, representing 86% of the total budget.
• The current budget has $28.7 million.
• There was a... that was already within the governor's existing budget.
• before the budget comes back from the Senate.
• This is essentially a standstill budget from last year.

Bills: HB1, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, budget, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year, economic development, state treasury, emergency response, education, voting technology, sustainability, revenue sharing, fund distribution

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the legislative budget Kane.
• So the balance after the transfers is really the education trust fund balances.
• > you balance.
• Cumulative ending balances, you balance.
• budget reductions. budget reductions.

Keywords: LBA Briefing on Budget, 928, house, all

Summary: The presentation was an LBA overview of Senate changes to the House-passed state budget, with Michael Kane explaining how Senate Finance updated revenue and spending estimates after April revenue figures and agency discussions. He said the Senate’s revenue outlook was higher than the House’s in some areas, but lower in others, especially video lottery terminal revenue, and that the biggest differences also came from changes to revenue splits between the general fund and education trust fund, lapse estimates, and several policy changes in House Bill 1 and House Bill 2. Kane highlighted several major revenue and policy differences: the Senate changed the business tax, tobacco tax, and real estate transfer tax splits; adjusted liquor revenue dedication; removed the House’s meals-and-rooms distribution cap; delayed the Lakes Region facility proceeds plan; altered the PECARD fund treatment; added a granite patron of the arts tax credit; and changed the treatment of unique funds and video lottery terminal revenue. On spending, he noted Senate changes to judicial, corrections, HHS, human rights commission, and other budgets, including additional settlement costs, higher lapse assumptions, and a different approach to Medicaid premium revenue and retirement savings. He also described Senate additions such as a nursing home bed fee, Hampstead Hospital transition funding, and changes to the YDC claims settlement fund. The presentation focused on comparing House and Senate surplus statements across fiscal years 2025 through 2027, including projected ending balances and rainy day fund transfers. Kane repeatedly emphasized that the numbers were still dependent on final revenues and lapse amounts, and that some balances would be carried forward and trued up later in the biennium. No committee vote or final action was described in the excerpt; it was an informational budget briefing and comparison of the two chambers’ proposals.

Transcript Highlights:

• My name is Jeb Bell, and I'll be laying out the summary of budget recommendations for the Public Utilities
• Once again, Jeb Bell, Legislative Budget Board.
• Once again, Jeb Bell, Legislative Budget Board.
• I appreciate the time to come before you all and for you to hear our budget considerations today.
• These are the budget recommendations for the Board of Chiropractic Examiners.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings. The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors. The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.

Bills: SJR36, SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate convened briefly with an opening prayer by Senator Birdwell, who asked for protection and wisdom for Texans affected by severe weather, as well as for state and national leaders. The chair noted hazardous travel conditions from the winter storm and advised that attendance was not essential for affected members and staff; the journal was to reflect the weather event. The chair announced the signing of Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 in the presence of the Senate. On first reading and referral, the secretary read Senate Joint Resolution 36 by Hall, proposing a constitutional amendment related to appropriations for preserving certain items of historical moment, and Senate Bill 1 by Huffman, the General Appropriations Act. A motion in writing was then offered by Senator Zaffirini to recess the Senate until 10 a.m. Friday, January 24. With no objection, the motion carried and the Senate recessed until that time.

Transcript Highlights:

• <01:10:04.239> forecast two weeks prior to a budget forecast two weeks prior to a budget forecast
• As I mentioned Management and Budget.
• capacity following successive 10% budget capacity following successive 10% budget reductions<01:
• We also worry central office budget.
• <01:35:23.120> Um budget. Um my sincere apologies. Um budget. Um my sincere apologies.

Bills: HF3676, HF3683, HF3395

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnNp1y0wDc0, 2026-06-21T07:17:02+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, MEETING START 00:00 ROLL CALL 00:23 DISCUSSION WITH KY STATE BUDGET DIRECTOR, JOHN HICKS, AND COMMISSIONER OF JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, VICKIE REED ON THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEPT., BUDGET FUNDING REQUESTS, CURRENT FACILITIES IN THE STATE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR JUVENILES, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, POST ADJUDICATION SERVICES, RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION, AND THE OPERATING BUDGET 01:04, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Transcript Highlights:

• As far as the budget is concerned, there's a couple of things that I feel.
• How does this budget take that into account?
• As for this specific budget, that may be addressed in a limits bill.
• It was in last year's budget as well. Thank you for the question.
• Right, that is their total budget, not a specific line item.

Bills: SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

Summary: The Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee took up Senate Bill 1177, the main budget bill, and first adopted the committee substitute as the working version. Chairman Caldwell presented the bill as the measure funding state government and answered a series of questions about major budget items, including CareerTech funding, child care, school security, teacher pay raises, the state plane purchase, Medicaid, mental health, veterans’ homes, and higher education projects. He said CareerTech received increased funding, child care funding was increased by roughly $12 million over last year, school security funding was continued at $50 million, and teacher pay raises were included through a mechanism that would raise the state minimum by $2,000. He also explained the $3 million state plane item as a restructuring of state aviation assets, and said the budget did not cut law enforcement funding tied to 287(g) agreements.

Transcript Highlights:

• So the purposes would be to present a balanced budget to you today.
• I mean, we, you know, we needed to get to a balanced budget, and this is the way that we got there.
• I know that constitutionally, our one job as state legislators is to pass a balanced budget.
• As state legislators, is to pass a balanced budget. Everything outside of that is just extra.
• This is a balanced budget.

Bills: SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Committee met to consider Senate Bill 1177, the general appropriation bill. The chair and budget authors explained that the proposal was built to balance the budget using a mix of general revenue, cash sweeps, and other fund transfers, including money from unclaimed property, revenue stabilization, and other statutory funds. Members also discussed a proposed $35 million OWRB revolving loan fund tied to ARPA interest and a $200 million transfer from the Revenue Stabilization Fund to the Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund as part of a long-term savings strategy. A number of agency-specific items drew questions. Members reviewed the OPEB employer contribution reduction, rent coverage for state agencies, child care and Head Start funding, Department of Corrections revenue from ICE-related agreements, sheriff grant funding, and education funding, including about $99 million in additional formula funding, a $2,000 teacher pay raise, and reading-related appropriations such as Strong Readers and Just Right Reader. The committee also discussed mental health funding, including a $30 million consent decree line, a proposed privatization of CCBHC services with an estimated $10 million savings, and related reduction-in-force costs. Other topics included Attorney General transfers and litigation funding, higher education allocations, Langston University extension funding, historical society requests that were not funded, and a biosolids pilot program. During debate, supporters argued the bill fulfilled the constitutional duty to pass a balanced budget and highlighted increases for education, health care, and water infrastructure. Opponents criticized the use of one-time cash, tax cuts, and what they described as special-project spending, while raising concerns about transparency and underfunded services such as child care and transportation. After debate, the committee voted 18-5 to pass Senate Bill 1177.

Bills: HB2487

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, 904, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on March 10, 2026, and first considered engrossed House Bill 2487 on insurer taxes. Staff summarized the bill’s changes to the B&O exemption, premium tax limits, and advanced computing surcharge provisions, along with a preliminary fiscal note showing a net revenue increase over four years. Amendment 1 had been withdrawn before the session; Amendments 2, 4, and 5 were each moved and failed after brief debate over surcharge caps, retroactivity, and whether the bill should conform to a court decision. The committee then approved HB 2487 and sent it to the Rules Committee with a due pass recommendation, subject to signatures. The committee next took up Substitute House Bill 2689 on the Working Connections Child Care program, which would change attendance-based reimbursement, cap future rate increases, require a minimum market survey response rate, and eliminate certain rate and eligibility expansions, with an estimated four-year savings of $565 million. Amendment 6, offered by Senator Wilson, was adopted; it delayed the survey-response threshold, added an alternative validity standard for regions with lower but improving response rates, and clarified that one region’s failure would not invalidate the entire survey. Amendment 7, offered by Senator Robinson, was also adopted; it replaced the bill’s two-tier attendance reimbursement approach with a three-tier structure that preserves full reimbursement for higher attendance and sets different paid-day thresholds for lower attendance. The amended bill was then approved and sent to Rules. Finally, engrossed House Bill 2681, which increases annual issuance and renewal fees for cannabis producer, processor, and retail licenses by $400, was presented with a fiscal note estimating $866,000 in additional annual collections, or $2.6 million over four years. There were no amendments, and the committee voted to give HB 2681 a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee, subject to signatures. The meeting concluded with thanks to staff and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is booked in both budgets, the House and Senate budget.
• the Department of Revenue now estimates a loss of $8.4 billion to $13 billion over the four-year budget
• The revenue from this bill was assumed in the budget as passed the House floor, although at a slightly

Bills: HB2487

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, 904, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee held its last scheduled public hearing of the year on March 9, 2026, and heard testimony on three bills. For House Bill 2487, staff and the Department of Revenue explained that the bill would narrow a B&O tax exemption for insurance-related businesses after a 2024 Washington Supreme Court decision, make the change retroactive to 2019, add exemptions for annuities and assigned risk plans, adjust the advanced computing surcharge for certain affiliated groups, and create a penalty-and-interest waiver with a repayment schedule. DOR said the bill is intended to prevent double taxation and estimated the underlying measure would increase revenues, while opponents from health plans and insurers argued it would create new taxes, raise premiums, and apply retroactively in a way that is difficult to administer. Supporters, including the Economic Opportunity Institute and the Patient Coalition of Washington, said it restores the original intent of the law and closes a loophole; the American Council of Life Insurers signed in other after the annuity exclusion was clarified, and the Association of Washington Business opposed the bill over added costs and the advanced computing surcharge. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2689 on the Working Connections Child Care program. Staff said the bill would keep income eligibility at 60% of state median income, reduce future subsidy rates from the 85th to the 75th percentile of market, block enhanced rates in certain counties, cancel the planned shift to enrollment-based payment, change attendance-based reimbursement to a full month for up to 10 absences and a half-month for more than 10 absences, and require a 65% response rate for market rate surveys to be valid. The fiscal note projected significant savings, offset by implementation costs. Testimony was mixed: SEIU 925 opposed the survey-response requirement and said the attendance changes could increase audit problems, while Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP supported the simpler House approach and backed a lower response-rate threshold amendment; committee members asked about how a full month is defined. Finally, the committee heard Engrossed House Bill 2681, which would raise annual issuance and renewal fees for cannabis producer, processor, and retail licenses by $400, from $1,381 to $1,781. Staff said the bill would increase dedicated cannabis account revenue by about $866,000 per year, with minimal administrative costs, and that the revenue had been assumed in the House-passed budget. No one signed in to testify on the cannabis fee bill. At the close of the hearing, the chair thanked committee staff for their work and reminded members that amendment requests for the bills heard were due by noon that day.

Transcript Highlights:

• and our families and each person represented in this process as we come together to finalize our budget

Keywords: legislative session extension, General Appropriations Act, budget process, session deadlines

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a brief session focused on procedural matters. Representative McClure moved to waive rules and introduce House Bill 5017 and House Joint Resolution 5019. The primary business was Representative Garrison's House Concurrent Resolution 1635, which extends the 2025 regular legislative session until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The resolution specifies that only the General Appropriations Act (GAA), its implementing bill, and an enumerated list of conforming bills, joint resolutions, and general bills may be considered during the extension. All other legislative measures will be indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration as of 12:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The resolution was adopted.

Bills: SJR36, SB1, SJR36, SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a reduction from the existing operating budget.
• The governor's budget proposal has largely remained unchanged.
• Once amended, the bill will fund state government for the remainder of the year and balance the budget
• The major reductions made by the Finance Committee to balance the budget include a reduction of $53.1
• The committee to balance the budget include a reduction of $53.1 million in state general fund to maximize

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

Transcript Highlights:

• Matt Ore, LSO, presenting the legislative budget for fiscal years 27 and 28. And Mr.
• <00:03:42.000> Um this budget. Um this budget.
• budget type amendments, and it was presented in November or so in DC.
• <00:10:30.800> budget<00:10:31.360> type<00:10:31.680> amendments the balanced
• budget type amendments the balanced budget type amendments and<00:10:33.680> uh<00:10:33.839>

Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm Katherine Camarotti, LSO Budget Fiscal, and I'm here to present on House Bill 105, the K-12 school
• And it the marking up of the budget.
• <00:10:54.880> deficit budget deficit budget deficit and<00:10:57.440> this<00:10:57.680
• And, uh, with our budget right now, I looked it up.
• Um, $68,400 is what our budget is for county roads.

Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem