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• There is a fiscal note associated with it.
• I was a little surprised about the size of the fiscal note.
• My question is regarding the fiscal note, which indicates a biennial fiscal note of over five million
• Since fiscal year 2021, the department has noted that over 40 instances of theft and more than 120 acts
• is specifically appropriated, though it allows the program to proceed if alternative funds are available

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas, 1185, senate, all

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• Could I please have the appropriate motion?
• What is that appropriation bill in relation to this bill, Madam Chair?
• Members of the committee, in essence, Senate Bill 122 would appropriate $6 million from the General Fund
• So with that, Madam Chair, members of the committee, that in essence is what this appropriation and what
• This bill appropriates $15 million to the Interstate Stream Commission for Bosque Management Projects

Bills: SB47, SB110, SB122, SB143, SB168

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, bosque management, Rio Grande, environmental protection, water resources, fiscal appropriation, drinking water, well owners, water testing, water treatment, public health, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture

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• <00:12:05.200> on<00:12:05.360> it appropriation.
• Then there's FFP on it appropriation.
• This has a base appropriation of $326,000.
• This has a base appropriation of $326,000.
• This has a base appropriation of $326,000.

Bills: HF2135, HF776, HF1581, HF1158, HF2226

Keywords: child welfare, fiscal analysis, third-party consultant, program evaluation, Minnesota, HF776, Minnesota Family Assets for Independence Initiative, family assets for independence, FAI, asset-building, matched savings, financial literacy, family savings, economic mobility, children youth and families, general fund appropriation, family support, low-income families, financial stability, budget bill

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• The relevant regulatory authorities of the utilities that serve data centers today are appropriately
• The relevant regulatory authorities of the utilities that serve data centers today are appropriately
• The relevant regulatory authorities of the utilities that serve data centers today are appropriately
• The relevant regulatory authorities of the utilities that serve data centers today are appropriately
• <00:56:36.079> of d uh to have a direct appropriation of d uh to have a direct appropriation

Bills: HF2928, HF2912, HF2297

Keywords: water appropriation, data centers, environmental review, energy conservation, permit application, carbon-free energy, geothermal energy, renewable energy, Macalester College, appropriation, sustainability, solar energy, pollinator programs, license plates, agrivoltaics, environmental sustainability, 1183, house

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• This bill would simply allow interviews to take place in other appropriate locations within the courthouse
• It reinstates the clause on reporting appropriate guardians or designated caregivers for the child to
• Uh, how do we tweak that language so that it makes it appropriate for protective order?
• Until that child's 18th birthday and loses appropriate jurisdiction of the court at that time.
• committee substitute, taking it down to 15,000, which, uh, we in the foundation think is much more appropriate

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

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• This is the Children's First Trust Fund, the appropriation for that. Anyone need any explanation?
• Children's First Trust Fund, the appropriation for that. Anyone need any explanations?

Bills: SB143, SB144, SB145, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146, SB143, SB144, SB145, SB152, SB153, SB154, SB162, SB226, SB146

Keywords: SB143, solid waste, garbage collection, trash fees, refuse collection, municipal fees, county fees, fee exemption, veterans benefits, veteran household, disabled veteran, VA benefits, Social Security exemption, low-income households, poverty level, county commission, municipal governing body, Alabama solid waste law, certificate of exception, public health

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• partnerships, incentives, or funding mechanisms that facilitate the sharing of lab resources where appropriate
• And clarifying change as well as the amount the legislature has appropriated to go to TRS Active Care
• Chairman, if we could leave this bill pending until tomorrow or Thursday, I think that would be the appropriate

Bills: HB178

Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability

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• Taking the path to fiscal responsibility is often a lonely journey, but thanks to Elon Musk and Doge,
• look at an example from history in the 1970s when President Richard Nixon refused to spend money appropriated
• organizations that are unable to access the federal funding that they have been awarded, that we appropriated

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• It's an estimated appropriation.
• And then this bill would establish a general revenue appropriation to cover students who are in private
• OK, I appreciate you being available for us establish a general revenue appropriation to cover students
• We got our financial analysis last April on this current fiscal year, and we recognized a $4.4 million
• Later that was clarified by the Coordinating Board, that they look at a four-year window, a fiscal-year

Bills: SB 49

Keywords: Galveston County, legal expenses, appropriation, litigation, state funding

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard several higher education bills and took public testimony on each. Senate Bill 60 would let public junior college libraries donate outdated, duplicative, or valueless materials instead of treating them as surplus property; no public testimony was offered, and the bill was left pending. Senate Bill 49 would expand performance-tier funding incentives so community colleges are also rewarded for student transfers to private four-year universities; it also received no public testimony and was left pending. Senate Bill 365 would allow higher education institutions to choose a transcript lookback period between 5 and 10 years for adult undergraduates seeking to waive older transcripts. Senator Eckhardt and witness Daniel Arrevalo described how old academic records can block adults from returning to college; the bill was left pending after testimony. Senate Bill 895 would expand the FAST dual-credit program beyond public school students to include eligible private school and homeschool students, with support from the Texas Private Schools Association, the Texas Homeschool Coalition, and a coordinating board witness explaining the funding structure; it too was left pending. Senate Bill 1400 would clarify what counts as a transfer for performance-tier funding by allowing students with 30 or fewer prior university credit hours to still be counted as transfer students when moving from a public junior college to a general academic institution. Former Representative Leighton Schubert testified that the change would address funding losses and better reflect modern student pathways; after testimony, the bill was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

Bills: HB2271, HB2324, HB2387, HB2116, HB1682, HB2468, HB2091

Keywords: HB2271, Hawaii budget, emergency appropriation, public employment cost items, collective bargaining, labor grievances, temporary hazard pay, state employees, bargaining unit 1, bargaining unit 10, BU-1, BU-10, Department of Education, University of Hawaii, general fund, revolving funds, interdepartmental transfers, settlement agreement, arbitration award, court order

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• The Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology is called to order.
• The money's appropriated in instances—for instance, block grants to counties.
• We can appropriate it. Will she sign it? Mr. Excuse me, Senator Farnsworth, I don't know.
• So you didn't consult about this particular appropriation? We consulted about the...
• We did talk about the need for the money and for the need for the appropriation, the emergency appropriation

Bills: HB2148, HB2993

Keywords: federal funding, state budget, appropriation, block grants, noncustodial funds, legislative authority, Arizona attorney general, Department of Public Safety, DPS, consumer fraud revolving fund, consumer protection fund, gang and immigration intelligence team enforcement mission fund, public safety appropriation, supplemental appropriation, outside counsel, state agency legal representation, legal services, state settlement proceeds, general fund, A.R.S. 41-192

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations, Transportation and Technology heard a presentation on advanced air mobility, featuring video and remarks about new aircraft technologies, including drones and electric vertical takeoff and landing craft. The presentation emphasized potential uses such as medical delivery, rescue operations, passenger and cargo transport, quieter flight profiles, and the need for coordination among industry, government, NASA, the FAA, and other partners. Members also noted an upcoming display of a Pivotal aircraft on the Senate lawn. The committee then considered House Bill 2148, which would grant the legislature authority to appropriate non-constitutional federal monies and require the legislature to specify the purposes for which those funds are spent, with a delayed effective date of January 1, 2027. Supporters described it as a transparency and separation-of-powers measure, while opponents argued it would interfere with existing federal funding structures and state programs. The bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. House Bill 2993 was also heard. It would appropriate $6.4 million from the Consumer Protection/Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Department of Public Safety for FY 2026 and exempt DPS from the statutory restriction on employing legal counsel without approval. Testimony from the Arizona State Troopers Association supported the funding as an emergency need to avoid cuts to recruit classes, overtime, and patrol car purchases, but several members objected to combining the appropriation with the outside-counsel policy change. The committee approved the bill on a 6-4 do-pass vote. The meeting concluded with announcements about upcoming committee events and adjournment.

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• <00:04:12.799> licensed being done by appropriately licensed being done by appropriately licensed
• <00:13:58.639> So and appropriate public education. So and appropriate public education.
• appropriate public education. appropriate public education.
• S Beckl House fiscal.
• payment cost in fiscal year 28 330,000. payment cost in fiscal year 28 330,000.

Bills: HF4893

Keywords: education finance, student support, aid allowances, appropriation, school funding

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• It's going to end up in Appropriations.
• So my question is, if it's appropriated, $10 million is appropriated in '26 to '27, why would we need
• that language in B if this is a one-time appropriation?
• appropriations bill.
• If you have an appropriation you want, run an appropriations bill with that entire department's budget

Bills: HB2207, HB2225, HB2602, HB2641

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2641, which would ban firefighting foam containing intentionally added PFAS chemicals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to protect firefighters and the public from carcinogenic and persistent chemicals that can contaminate groundwater, and noted Arizona had already banned the foam for training. A University of Arizona public health researcher testified that firefighters have higher PFAS levels than the general public and that AFFF use is associated with elevated exposure, while a firefighters’ association representative said alternatives exist and that the bill would remove uncertainty for departments. The committee passed HB 2641 unanimously, 15-0. The committee then heard HB 2602, a $24,000 appropriation for a 10% pay increase for Department of Public Safety employees in fiscal year 2027. The sponsor and supporters from the Arizona Troopers Association argued the raise was needed for recruitment and retention, citing vacancies, departures, and the cost of training new troopers. Several members supported the idea but raised concerns about the budget impact and the broader issue of pay disparities across agencies and state employees. The bill received a do pass recommendation on a 10-0-3 vote, with two members voting no and three voting present. Finally, the committee considered HB 2225, which would appropriate $10 million for capital costs at the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy in Yavapai County and keep the funds from lapsing until 2029. The sponsor and Yavapai County law enforcement witnesses said the academy is overcrowded, serves multiple agencies across northern Arizona, reduces travel and lodging costs, and provides both basic and in-service training. Some members questioned whether the state should fund a county-based facility and raised concerns about the size and structure of the appropriation, while others supported the training mission but wanted the issue handled in the budget process. The committee voted to give HB 2225 a do pass recommendation, with several members voting no or present.

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• <00:38:06.800> to Supreme Court appropriations to Supreme Court appropriations to $312,000
• <01:05:03.760> fiscal<01:05:04.160> note maybe lessening the fiscal fiscal note maybe
• lessening the fiscal fiscal note as<01:05:04.960> well<01:05:05.200> as<01:05:05.520><
• to be, but it is a fiscal note.
• of the fiscal note has not said that. of the fiscal note has not said that.

Bills: HF3874, HF962

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch

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• Lee on fiscal notes.
• I see the fiscal note here; it says the date due to the legislature is March 12th, and...
• And I know with the legislative budget office, there have been changes with how fiscal notes are done
• How can you describe how that fiscal note was prepared? Mr.
• But this is on a Senate file, and the fiscal note request by the Senate fiscal analyst was cancelled.

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security

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• House Bill 185 by Representative Rey, supplemental appropriations from various state funds for the fiscal
• Then an additional appropriation for the fiscal year ending this September 30th, 2025, to increase the
• House Bill 183 by Representative Warren, Children's First Trust Fund for appropriations for the fiscal
• year ending... ...for appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30th, 2026, use of allocation
• This bill will appropriate the sum of $36,600... ...$36,637 from the Children's Trust Fund for the fiscal

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB184, HB183, HB181, HB312, HB405, HB182, HB460

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

Bills: HB2

Keywords: capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, 965, house, all

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• Lee on fiscal notes.
• This is on a Senate file, and the fiscal note request by the Senate fiscal analyst was cancelled.
• Lee on on fiscal notes. for maybe Mr. Lee on on fiscal notes.
• how that fiscal note was prepared?
• <00:24:25.600> note a Senate file and the fiscal note a Senate file and the fiscal note request

Bills: HF3220

Keywords: school safety, school security, emergency access, law enforcement access, master key box, secure key box, entry device, school grants, education finance, Department of Education, charter schools, school districts, cooperative units, appropriation cancellation, one-time appropriation, school safety plan, emergency preparedness, public safety, school building security, 1183

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• Chair, if I may, members, really quickly, I know this isn't transportation and I know this isn't appropriations
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1272 appropriates $5 million from the State General Fund to the
• State Treasurer in fiscal year 2027 for the state match of the Douglas Port of Entry and allows expenditures
• Arizona stands to receive more than $20 in federal and private investment for every dollar appropriated
• that the state stands to receive more than $20 in federal and private investment for every dollar appropriated

Bills: SB1272

Keywords: appropriation, Douglas port of entry, state funding, infrastructure, federal support, 1182, all

Summary: The Rural Economic Development Committee heard presentations focused first on local infrastructure needs in Legislative District 7, especially the East Wolford Road Extension project in Show Low. City and county officials said the road and new bridge would provide a critical alternate route around U.S. 60 and State Route 260, improve access to Summit Healthcare, reduce congestion, and create a safer evacuation path during wildfires or flooding. They emphasized that the project is fully designed and shovel-ready, with substantial local and developer funding already committed, and described past flooding and the Rodeo-Chediski Fire as evidence of the need for another emergency crossing. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1272, which appropriates $5 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 as a match for the Douglas Port of Entry project, contingent on a federal GSA award. Senator Gallen, Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva, and city staff described the project as a major trade, jobs, and border-security investment that would support a new commercial port and expansion of the existing Raul H. Castro Port of Entry. They said the project is intended to speed commerce, strengthen inspection and security, and leverage significant federal and private investment, while noting a funding deadline and a remaining local gap. During testimony, Douglas representatives said the city has already secured part of the required match, is pursuing additional federal and bank financing, and cannot easily raise the rest through local bonds because of time and tax-base limits. Members asked about timelines, private participation, and security impacts. The committee approved SB 1272 on a 6-0 vote, with one member absent, and the bill was returned with a do pass recommendation.

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• And there is a $4 million appropriation.
• And there is a $4 million appropriation. And there is a $4 million appropriation.
• So House File 4299 it's an appropriation So House File 4299 it's an appropriation of<00:53:17.600
• > year<00:53:19.040> 2026 of $1 million in fiscal year 2026 of $1 million in fiscal year
• appropriately within our communities. appropriately within our communities.

Bills: HF3753, HF4299, HF4700, HF4282, HF4139, HF3530, HF4031

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement