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• Additionally, there will be some pieces of legislation that are sort of appropriations only, and when
• Can you read us the House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bill 180?
• , and we should be appropriating the money for these funds.
• So I think that helps us as appropriators keep track of that money and that spending.
• Chair, we also have an amendment to include at the appropriate time.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects

Bills: HB2, HB3

Keywords: capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, 965, house, all

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• Cherse's quorum will convene the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget. Welcome, everybody.
• House Bill 2787 is a FY26 supplemental appropriation to the State Department of Health to pay for legacy
• In 2020, we appropriated $2 million to the program. In 2021, $2 million dollars.
• It's a good use of appropriated dollars.
• Will convene into the full appropriations meeting at 11:00 o'clock.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• So members, House Bill 2787 appropriates a one-time $2 million supplemental to cover previously established
• Appropriates a one-time $2 million supplemental to cover previously established cost providers, excuse
• Without this supplemental appropriation, nearly 4,000 Oklahoma mothers and babies will lose access to
• We will now adjourn Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget. Thank you, members.
• We will now adjourn Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget.

Bills: HB2786, HB2787, HB2786, HB2787

Keywords: mental health, substance abuse, appropriation, state funding, emergency declaration, healthcare, State Department of Health, childbirth program, emergency funding, 914, all

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• The 2023 legislature appropriated $135 million for this purpose.
• This bill, House File 2020 202210, This bill, House File 2020 202210, appropriates<01:18:59.360> $30
• $30 million in fiscal year appropriates $30 million in fiscal year 2026<01:19:02.640> to<01:19
• Now, with the state appropriations running out this summer and the levy authority now being proposed
• The two bills we heard here, we don't even come close to being able to afford with the current surplus

Bills: HF1048, HF1049, HF745, HF2210

Keywords: charter schools, education funding, revenue calculation, general education revenue, special education, school library aid, education finance, school districts, funding eligibility, compensatory revenue, task force, free meals, school funding, education equity, HF2210, school unemployment aid, Minnesota Department of Education, general fund appropriation, unemployment insurance, unemployment claims

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• appropriations, bonding, and policy<00:08:49.200> changes,<00:08:50.080> as<00:08:50.320
• That could have been money that could have been appropriated to work on housing or could have been put
• <00:45:48.040> to<00:45:48.080> work<00:45:48.320> on have been appropriated
• to work on have been appropriated to work on housing<00:45:49.000> or<00:45:49.160> could<
• The A1 amendment just cleans up the appropriation language.

Bills: HF3279, HF1879, HF1417, HF2462

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

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• This is the Committee of Appropriations. Today is Wednesday, March 11th, 2026.
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1097 is the annual name claimants' bill and appropriates $370,211.08 from
• Additionally, it appropriates $33,021.08 from other specified funds.
• The bill appropriates $500,000 from the State General Fund to the Foreign Adversary Fraud Fund in fiscal
• I'm always reluctant to create new funds and always reluctant to make any appropriations outside of the

Bills: SB1097, SB1308

Keywords: appropriation, claims, relief, state funding, named claimants, foreign adversary, consumer fraud, technology security, critical infrastructure, Arizona attorney general, fraud office, appropriations, 1182, all

Summary: The House Appropriations Committee met on March 11, 2026, and considered two bills. The first, SB 1097, was described as the annual name claimants’ bill, appropriating $370,211.08 from the General Fund and $33,021.08 from other specified funds to pay claims against state agencies in fiscal year 2026. There was no public testimony, no questions from members, and the committee voted 14-0 to give the bill a due pass recommendation. The committee then heard SB 1308, which would create a Foreign Adversary Fraud Office and Fund in the Attorney General’s Office to pursue consumer fraud involving technology produced by foreign adversaries. The bill also appropriates $500,000 from the General Fund for fiscal year 2027 and establishes a mechanism to transfer excess fund balances to a new Foreign Adversary Technology Rip and Replace Fund administered by the Department of Homeland Security. Kelly Curry testified in support on behalf of State Armor, arguing the bill addresses both consumer fraud and national security risks tied to connected technologies and foreign-made surveillance equipment. Members asked about similar cases and settlements in other states, and Curry cited recent filings in Nebraska, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as a Missouri case that reportedly settled in the tens of millions. During the vote, some members explained support while expressing general caution about creating new funds or appropriations outside the budget process. The committee approved SB 1308 on a 10-4-2 vote and sent it forward with a due pass recommendation before adjourning.

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• It's already money that's going out, but it hasn't been actually appropriated.
• This money that's being appropriated, will there be other monies that will be needed to be appropriated
• Like, they can appropriate or ask for those emergency funds to be applied to this fund as well, or it
• But I think, uh, 2, maybe 3 years ago, we had an appropriation, a special appropriation of twenty 0+
• When that um, 20+ bill was appropriated To catch up with the backlog, I was a big part of assisting and

Bills: SB1288, SB1705, SB1878, SB2019, SB2118

Keywords: emergency management, federal funding, disaster relief, cost sharing, public assistance, bail reform, public funds, nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, injunctive relief, criminal procedure, surety bond, judicial discretion, uniform bond schedule, liability insurance, judgments, insurance fund, Oklahoma, county sheriff, commissary

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• Thanks for coming up after full appropriations.
• So we're appropriating $150,000 for CTE, for their move.
• It would be a one-time appropriation. I'm coming out of general fund.
• It would be a one-time appropriation.
• Yeah, that was $68.2 million of ARPA that we appropriated back in '21.

Bills: SB2019, HB1369

Keywords: career education, funding, appropriation, technical training, workforce development, state aid, school funding, public improvement, construction loans, school district levies, boarding care costs, 908, all

Summary: The committee met to finalize and advance the Career and Technical Education budget in Engrossed Senate Bill 2019. Representative Richter walked through Amendment 2004, which included increases for salaries and wages, inflationary operating expenses, a $2.5 million federal grant increase, $12.7 million for secondary grant programs and related work-based learning support, a $100,000 increase for Marketplace for Kids, and removal of the STEM initiative and adult farm management from the CTE budget because that program funding was moved to the Department of Agriculture. The amendment also included $750,000 for workforce training branch office positions and set the total general fund appropriation at $64 million. Members also discussed a $1 million virtual reality career exploration item, which remained in the bill but was shifted to SIF one-time funding. A new $150,000 one-time general fund appropriation was added for CTE moving expenses because the agency must relocate after Legislative Council expands into its current space. Committee members noted that amount may need to be revisited in conference committee once more accurate relocation and rent costs are known. Levi from legislative staff explained that the exemption language in the bill applies to remaining coronavirus capital projects fund dollars for CTE center construction, allowing those federal funds to be spent before they expire. The committee adopted Amendment 2004 on a 5-0 roll call and then passed Engrossed Senate Bill 2019 as amended on a 5-0 roll call. Representative Richter was named the carrier, and the committee adjourned after noting that higher education and congressional budgets were the remaining items to resolve.

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• Senator Appropriations, it's a wonderful place. I like the extended hours. I like everything.
• Chairman, Members, House Bill 2063 appropriates $1.5 million from the State General Fund, FY 27, to the
• And to the extent that any government is charging an appropriate fee, they're just paying more money
• What may be appropriate use of this surveillance technology at Sky Harbor Airport may not be appropriate
• Chair, Senator, we'd simply like the ability to use it if we deem it appropriate.

Bills: HB2003, HB2063, HB2111, HB2116, HB2210, HCM2007

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, traffic laws, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2003, which would lower the instruction-permit age for Class D, G, and M licenses from 15 and a half to 15, while increasing supervised practice requirements for minors: 50 hours for Class G with 20 at night, 50 hours for Class M, and a nine-month permit holding period before licensure. The sponsor argued the bill builds on Arizona’s graduated driver licensing system and is intended to improve teen safety, citing other states with longer permit periods and lower teen fatality rates. Questions focused on who certifies the supervised hours, with staff explaining that a parent, legal guardian, or custodial parent signs off, though driver education remains an alternative. The bill received a do-pass recommendation by a 9-1 vote. House Bill 2063, which appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund in FY 2027 to the Corrections Oversight Fund, drew emotional testimony in support from a mother whose son died after a prison suicide, and from advocates who said the oversight office is needed given prison health care problems and federal receivership. The sponsor said the funding would support prison oversight and transparency. The committee then approved the bill unanimously, 10-0. The committee also passed House Bill 2116, appropriating $1 million to the Colorado River litigation fund, after the sponsor said the money would help Arizona prepare for possible litigation over Colorado River cuts and that the issue affects nearly every district in the state. Members discussed whether the funding should come from the WIFA fund instead of the General Fund, but the bill received an 8-0 do-pass recommendation with two not voting. The committee also considered House Bill 2210, which would prohibit the state, local governments, and private entities from using ADS-B aircraft surveillance data to calculate, generate, or collect aircraft fees. Supporters, including pilots and the Arizona Pilots Association, argued the technology was intended for safety and should not be used for billing, warning that fee collection could discourage pilots from keeping the system on. Opponents, including the Arizona Airports Association and the City of Phoenix, said airports should retain local control over fee collection methods and that the bill was a solution in search of a problem. After extensive debate about federal requirements, safety, and billing practices, the bill received a tied 4-4 do-pass recommendation. Finally, HCM 2007, a memorial urging renaming sections of State Route 69 to honor veterans of several wars, passed 5-4. The committee also briefly noted that some bills were being held at members’ request.

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• I think the amount of money of 1.5 is appropriate. This country has...
• we've uh this country has appropriate we've uh this country has we've aborted 65 million kids since
• Okay, the next one is the deficiency appropriation for the Uniform Laws, a $40,000 to $45,000 appropriation
• Deficiency appropriation for the Uniform Laws, a $40,000, $45,000 appropriation from—I'm not sure, was
• Yeah, because we are going to appropriate the $40 million.

Bills: HB1015

Keywords: Office of Management and Budget, OMB appropriation, state budget, biennial appropriation, North Dakota Century Code, state facility maintenance fund, capital improvements, Capitol building fund, governor's residence, state hospital, mental health hospital, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, strategic investment and improvements fund, SIIF, new and vacant FTE pool, state employee pay raise, performance-based compensation, guardianship grants, community corrections

Summary: The Government Operations Division met to review proposed amendments to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget, with the chair noting the bill would not be voted out that day and would likely be held until the following week for any technical corrections. Members discussed a series of amendments, generally without objection: a $1.5 million appropriation for a pro-life education committee; a $40,000–$45,000 deficiency appropriation for Uniform Laws travel costs; creation of a state deferred maintenance fund with $40 million for deferred maintenance projects; adding the state hospital project to the OMB budget with $200 million from the Strategic Investment and Improvements Fund (SIF) and $85 million from a line of credit, plus construction management oversight; $110,114 for custodial equity increases; $1 million for a retirement incentive pool; $3 million to cover a shortfall in the new and vacant FTE funding pool; and $4 million for space reconfiguration and rent/moving costs. Prairie Public Broadcasting was also discussed, with a suggestion to change the purpose from local programming to infrastructure and set the amount at $850,000, likely as one-time SIF funding. The committee also heard a heads-up about a possible $180,000 federal reimbursement issue tied to an education grant, but no action was taken on that item. The committee further discussed a broader amendment to reduce the transfer from the social services fund to the human services fund from $250 million to $232 million, based on DHS needs and available carryover funding. Members also agreed to add emergency clauses to the capital assets, deferred maintenance, and moving/space reconfiguration items. The chair indicated Brady could begin incorporating the discussed changes into a consolidated amendment, while noting there could still be additional items next week. Staff also reported the SIF balance was about $280 million positive, though some removed agency items, including airport grants, would need to be considered. The committee then reconsidered its earlier action on House Bill 1581 and restored it to its original form at $100,000 after hearing that the funding would support tribal tourism-related events tied to upcoming 2026 celebrations and the Theodore Roosevelt Library opening. A motion for do pass on the bill as originally introduced passed unanimously by roll call. Finally, the committee postponed action on another bill until later that day, directing that revised materials be distributed and that the item be taken up in the afternoon session.

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• :04:58.240> will<00:04:58.479> be case, an appropriate notice will be case, an appropriate
• um general fund appropriation um general fund appropriation and and and I<00:46:32.319> wanted
• appropriate notice will be posted. appropriate notice will be posted.
• the fiscal appropriations to follow. the fiscal appropriations to follow.
• Chair Hawaii 2022 appropriates funds.

Bills: HB2118, HB2473

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• It is age appropriate. It is developmentally responsive. And it lasts for years.
• And as we know, Senate Bill 5 addresses this by appropriating $3 million from the general fund to the
• Madam Chair, Senator Block, when the appropriation bill and the trust fund came before this committee
• , it did have an appropriation attached to it of $1 billion.
• And then through the appropriation process, another term will probably be considered.

Bills: SB5, SB6, SB8

Keywords: physician residency, healthcare, rural communities, medical education, appropriation, education, medical school, New Mexico, construction, behavioral health, funding, mental health services, general fund transfer, 996, all

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• Uh that feels very appropriate to me. Um, so I thank you all for that.
• Uh that feels very appropriate to me. Um, so I thank you all for that.
• Uh that feels very appropriate to me. Um, so I thank you all for that.
• House File 3936 is an appropriation, a one-time appropriation from the general fund to the Commissioner
• And we don't usually have fiscal notes when the appropriation isn't exact.

Bills: HF3455, HF3936, HF3860, HF3656, HF4060

Keywords: public television, funding, Minnesota, operations, appropriation, cybersecurity, state government, legislative commission, extension, technology, civil law enforcement, attorney general, record custody, government transparency, legal services, 1183, house

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• MDE will then determine whether the lease is reasonably priced, appropriate for the district's needs,
• those dollars for other capital needs, and we do have those needs across the district when it's appropriate
• follow all state and federal laws related to students with disabilities, including providing a free appropriate
• follow all state and federal laws related to students with disabilities, including providing a free appropriate
• Please support HF 1099 so that all students with disabilities can receive the free and appropriate public

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• Uh the grant is formally appropriately.
• And I grants and direct appropriations.
• So what I'm imagining is appropriations.
• So, I hope that these appropriations.
• And even as we appropriated to us.

Bills: HF4072, HF3691, HF4613

Keywords: workforce development, journalism, local news, internships, media training, emergency management, essential employees, public safety, law enforcement, workforce, economic development, appropriation, Twin Cities Marathon, Explore Minnesota, grants, 1183, house

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• Madam Chair, as I understand, these are all just three straight-up appropriation bills.
• None of them—well, ...three straight-up appropriation bills.

Bills: SB216, SB225, SB248

Keywords: Native American, language certification, cultural education, appropriation, education funding, tribal liaison, voter education, electoral access, translation services, Indian Affairs, communication, consultation, New Mexico, tribes, federal government, 996, all

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• Um so you lease purchase appropriation.
• general fund appropriation. general fund appropriation. um<00:31:15.039> which<00:31:15.360
• Um, and we appropriated... appropriation bonds for this project to appropriation bonds for this project
• If not need additional appropriations.
• However, allowing for appropriations.

Bills: HF4736, HF4737, HF3806, HF3352, HF4840, HF3748

Keywords: emergency shelter, grant program, homelessness, capital investment, Minnesota Statutes, appropriation bonds, public funding, housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota constitutional amendment, public debt, state bonds, general obligation bonds, information technology, IT infrastructure, software licenses, technology modernization, capital improvements

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• House File 1701, the Minnesota fertilizer grant program, is established, and the money appropriated.
• established and<00:17:46.480> the<00:17:46.600> money and the money and the money appropriated
• <00:17:48.880> representative<00:17:49.400> Nelson<00:17:50.400> P appropriated
• representative Nelson P appropriated representative Nelson P your<00:17:51.240> bill<00:17:52.240
• our wildlife biologist, who will review them, approve those changes and modifications if they're appropriate

Bills: HF1621, HF1701, HF1796, HF1676, HF40, HF1428, HF1540

Keywords: HF1621, CelluComp, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, appropriation, grant, commercialization, fiber-based barrier packaging, packaging materials, PFAS, perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances, plastic reduction, sustainable packaging, environmental health, materials innovation, bio-based packaging, food packaging, agriculture finance, one-time grant, state subsidy

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• Thank you, Madam Chair, and I'm in full support of this appropriation.
• So that is what this appropriation is about.
• Once you appropriate these funds, we have the system set... ...program that is ready to go.
• Not always the whole appropriation.
• We have one, two, three, four, five appropriations bills.

Bills: SB66, SB79, SB108

Keywords: environment, cleanup, contamination, uranium mining, abandoned sites, state funding, mosquito control, public health, surveillance, prevention funds, local government grants, food security, agriculture, food bank, regional program, appropriation, 996, all