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• But that's also true in the appropriations process.
• The Legislature has the power to reinstate an appropriation.
• The Legislature has the power to reinstate an appropriation.
• The appropriation in question was recurring and had not been increased in years.
• Sincerely, Ron DeSantis, Governor. ...and entitled An Act Making Appropriations.

Summary: The Florida House convened in Special Session 2025B after recording a quorum and reading the joint proclamation calling the session from January 27 to January 29, 2025. Speaker Perez outlined the special-session process, including canceling regular committee meetings, distributing notebooks with the call, the bill to be filed by Representative McClure, and the bill analysis, and creating three select committees on illegal immigration to hear HB 1B later that day. He also announced a new process for reviewing vetoed appropriations through combined workgroups, beginning with legislative budget vetoes. The House then took up the governor’s veto of portions of HB 5001, the 2024 appropriations act. After reading the governor’s communication, Representative Kennedy moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2802 and its related proviso on page 412, describing it as legislative services support funding needed for IT, forecasting, auditing, and accountability functions. The motion passed 111-0. Kennedy then moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2803 and its related proviso, described as the second line item for legislative support services, and that motion also passed 111-0. No Senate messages, committee reports, reconsiderations, or bills on the calendar were reported. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., or upon the call of the chair.

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• HB 2180, appropriation. Health, Human Services and Appropriations.
• HB 2200, appropriation and appropriations. HB 2211, State Route 88.
• HB 2207, appropriations. Public safety, law enforcement and appropriations.
• HB 2067, appropriation to package a project. HB 2068, appropriation Wolfwood Road.
• HB 2069, appropriation protection water. HB 2070, appropriation Hila County.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the Journal, and welcomed Dr. Andrew Carroll as Doctor of the Day. Members also heard a proclamation recognizing January 13, 2026, as Arizona Human Trafficking Awareness Day, with remarks highlighting the work of the Arizona Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition and the importance of survivor-led prevention and awareness efforts. The chamber also offered brief personal remarks honoring former Senator Barbara Lange and noting Representative Khyl Powell’s recovery. The House then took up procedural business, including two motions related to adjournment: granting the Senate consent to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and requesting the Senate’s consent for the House to do the same. Both motions passed by voice vote. The House also received a long list of first- and second-reading bill referrals covering a wide range of topics, including elections, water, education, health care, criminal justice, agriculture, transportation, and several memorials and resolutions. No substantive floor debate or final votes on individual bills occurred in this transcript. The House also announced committee schedules and cancellations for the day and following days, including meetings for Commerce, Education, Natural Resources, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. The chamber adjourned by motion until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

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• SB 1711, age-appropriate resources and appropriate contact in schools.
• SB 1735, appropriation Navajo 890 improvements. SB 1736, appropriation Navajo water supply.
• SB 1737, appropriation Navajo 9809. SB 1738, Coconino County juvenile services appropriation.
• appropriation city a page roundabout a t a t sb 1733 appropriations senior facilities tribal nations
• ATT Sv 1734 appropriations and east of hall pedestrian path 828. nations 8 to sb 1734 appropriations

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and approval of the prior journal. Members then recognized several guest groups in the gallery, including the Arizona Dental Hygienists Association, deaf and hard-of-hearing advocacy organizations, the Arizona Society of Anesthesiologists, the Doctor of the Day, and Native vote advocates. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for two DPS officers killed earlier that morning. A long list of bills was introduced and read for first reading, with many measures covering education, elections, health, public safety, tribal affairs, housing, taxation, and government administration. The Senate also received committee referrals and standing committee reports. In Committee of the Whole, SB 1425, relating to elections and July primary cure provisions, was considered, amended, and recommended do pass. The Senate adopted the committee report and then substituted HB 2022 for SB 1425 because the bills were identical. HB 2022 was then read on third reading and passed with the emergency clause by a vote of 27 ayes, 1 no, and 2 not voting. Supporters said the bill was a bipartisan effort to move the primary earlier, improve ballot return timing, and require observers in every county; one senator cited tribal voting challenges and provisional ballot rejection rates as reasons for supporting the measure, while another voted no over concerns about the emergency clause. The Senate also adopted proclamations recognizing Taekwondo Day in Arizona and American Heart Month 2026, then recessed and later reconvened to introduce additional bills, announce upcoming committee meetings, and adjourn until February 9, 2026.

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• appropriated in this measure. appropriated in this measure.
• <00:49:58.480> of $50 level uh with an appropriation of $50 level uh with an appropriation
• There's no appropriation. There is Yeah. There's no appropriation.
• There is no<00:52:47.920> appropriation.<00:52:48.720> Okay. no appropriation.
• Okay. no appropriation. Okay.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• > to<00:23:54.240> UHCAR This bill appropriates funds to UHCAR This bill appropriates funds
• We're going to remove those from the block appropriation structure.
• We're going to remove those from the block appropriation structure.
• We're going to remove those from the block appropriation structure.
• We will contains a blank appropriation.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Higher Education met on February 18, 2026, and heard four bills. HB 2519 would shift University of Hawaii funding toward block appropriations, a stabilization fund, limited procurement and fiscal exemptions, performance-based metrics, and annual reporting. UH supported the bill, saying line-item budgeting hampers systemwide efficiency across its 10 campuses; the State Procurement Office commented on the procurement exemption. The chair proposed amendments to address concerns from Budget and Finance and procurement, including capping UH’s retained funds at 10%, requiring lapse after three fiscal years, removing CIP-to-operating transfers, narrowing procurement exemptions while keeping Chapter 103B principles, shifting performance metric-setting to the Board of Regents, and requiring annual reporting. The committee then voted to pass HB 2519 with amendments. HB 2409 would establish the Hawaii Geological Survey in Hilo and designate its director as the state geologist. UH Hilo supported the concept but said it would need sufficient general-fund support, estimating roughly $200,000 to start. DLNR and the Attorney General offered comments, with the AG calling it a matter of statewide concern. The chair said the DNR testimony raised public safety concerns and that UH Hilo had not identified a firm funding amount, so the committee voted to defer the bill. HB 2141 HD1 concerned state enterprise zones and would expand eligible business activities and allow DBED to designate up to two areas as enterprise zones with gubernatorial approval. DBED, the Tax Foundation, and other organizations submitted support or comments. After discussion, the chair said the current version no longer fit the higher education committee’s focus and recommended reverting to the original bill, which would limit the zone to Kakaʻako Makai for a biomedical health innovation hub near JABSOM and the Queen’s Cancer Center, with a defective date. The committee voted to pass HB 2141 HD1 with amendments. HB 2233 HD1 would appropriate funds to continue the SNAP-Ed program through UH and the Department of Health. DOH supported the bill and said it had been working on nutrition education and environmental changes; it estimated about $600,000 each for DOH and SEAR, or $1.2 million total. Testimony in support also came from several organizations and individuals, including a senior advocate who described the program’s practical benefits. The chair said the committee would reflect the $600,000-per-entity estimate in its report, and the committee voted to pass HB 2233 HD1 as is before adjourning.

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• Senate Bill 846 is a supplemental appropriation that appropriates $10 million from the unappropriated
• Senate Bill 872 is a supplemental appropriation that appropriates $20 million from the unappropriated
• Senate Bill 876 is a supplemental appropriation that appropriates $8,704,000 from the unappropriated
• The same amount is appropriated to a new capital outlay and maintenance surplus appropriation within
• The bill then appropriates the same amount to a new tobacco education surplus appropriation within the

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• This is a new appropriation, and it's for one time.
• This is a new appropriation, and it's for one time.
• , University of Minnesota appropriations, University of Minnesota appropriations, which<00:03:45.040
• mediation appropriation farmer-lender mediation appropriation related<00:03:52.280> to<00:03:
• appropriation, and um let's<00:04:13.120> see.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now would be the appropriate time for a motion. Second.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
• I respectfully ask for an aye vote at the appropriate time.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, though no final votes were taken because a quorum had not yet been established. SB 493 by Senator Becker would add war or armed conflict to California’s price-gouging emergency triggers, with the author and supporters arguing it would protect consumers from gas-price spikes tied to international conflict. Opponents, including business and housing groups, warned the bill could over-trigger emergency powers and create broad, ongoing price controls. The chair indicated support for an aye-as-amended recommendation once quorum was reached. SB 1056 by Senator Grayson would require protective orders for disclosure of sexually explicit material involving adult victims in specified criminal cases. Denise Huskins-Quinn and Aaron Quinn testified in support, describing how sensitive evidence in their case was copied and handled without adequate safeguards; supporters said the bill would extend privacy protections similar to those already used for child sexual abuse material. Criminal defense attorneys supported the goal but raised concerns about notice procedures and how the bill would apply when material is in the public domain. The chair said the bill filled a gap in existing law and would receive an aye recommendation. SB 1208 by Senator Grayson would let law enforcement seize and return crypto assets used in scams and fraud to victims. The Attorney General’s office and law enforcement groups supported the bill as a tool to recover losses from transnational crypto fraud, while the ACLU and public defenders argued it lowered the burden of proof, raised constitutional concerns, and could be misused against unbanked or low-level defendants. The chair nevertheless said the bill aligned with existing law for stolen property and would be recommended aye. SB 874 by Senator Weber-Pearson would strengthen oversight of Medi-Cal behavioral health treatment services, including requiring background checks for employees of providers and convening a stakeholder workgroup; it drew support from the California Association for Behavior Analysis and no opposition was heard. Later, SB 1266 by Senator Stern would change how the value of stolen copper and related infrastructure damage is calculated, aiming to address copper theft and its costs to cities and utilities. Supporters said the bill would better capture the real harm from thefts that disrupt streetlights, telecom, and emergency services, while opponents argued it would inflate charges, turn many misdemeanors into felonies, and increase court and incarceration costs. The author said he would continue discussions and accept the amendments. Senator Cervantes presented SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County sheriff and coroner offices and create an independent medical examiner; supporters cited in-custody death concerns and conflicts of interest, while opponents said the problem was not unique to Riverside and that the bill would override local control. Cervantes also presented SB 1418 to extend ballot-custody protections to other election records and equipment after a Riverside County ballot seizure, with support from the Attorney General’s office. Finally, Senator Blakespear began presenting SB 936 on nitrous oxide misuse, describing public health, impaired-driving, and disposal concerns, but the transcript cuts off before the bill’s testimony concluded.

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• Tied to the appropriations, which is very helpful for the agencies.
• Right now, there is no general fund to appropriate.
• similar to what we used to call junior appropriations.
• So, in the 2025 General Appropriation Act, the legislature appropriated another $447.1 million. including
• Am I reading this appropriately?

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• But that's also true in the appropriations process.
• The Legislature has the power to reinstate an appropriation.
• The Legislature has the power to reinstate an appropriation.
• The appropriation in question was recurring and had not been increased in years.
• Show the specific appropriation and its related proviso are reinstated.

Summary: The Florida House convened in Special Session 2025B after a quorum was established and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The Speaker announced that regular committee meetings were canceled for the week so the chamber could focus on special session work, including three select committees on illegal immigration that would hear HB 1B, along with a Rules and Ethics Committee meeting later that evening. Members were also told the bill filing deadline had been extended to Wednesday at 5 p.m. The main floor business involved the House’s effort to reinstate vetoed legislative operating funds from HB 5001, the 2024 appropriations act. After the clerk read the governor’s veto message, Representative Kennedy moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2802 and its related proviso on page 412, described as legislative services support funding. Supporters said the veto had cut essential legislative functions such as IT, economic forecasting, auditing, and accountability work, and argued the reduction was likely an oversight or improper interference with legislative independence. The motion passed 111-0. Kennedy then moved to reinstate specific appropriation 2803 and its related proviso, the second legislative support services line item. The House again approved the motion unanimously, 111-0. With no other messages, reports, or bills on the desk, the House adopted a motion to adjourn and reconvene on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 10 a.m. or upon the call of the chair.

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• If someone could take that chair at the appropriate time, that'd be great.
• Now would be the appropriate time for a motion. Second.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
• The motion is do pass as amended to the Appropriations Committee.
• We all recognize that there are cases where diversion is appropriate.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• File Item 7, AB 1694, do pass to Appropriations. File Item 9, 81763, do pass to Appropriations.
• File Item 10, AB 1766, do pass to Appropriations. File Item 15, 8166, do pass to Appropriations.
• File Item 10, 81766, do pass to Appropriations.
• The motion is do pass as amended to Appropriations. Garcia? Aye. Appropriations. Garcia, aye.
• The motion is due pass to Appropriations. Alvarez? Aye. Due pass to Appropriations. Alvarez? Aye.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee met without a quorum at first and began as a subcommittee, with the chair outlining hearing procedures and several bills on consent. The committee heard and advanced AB 1581, which would improve collection of tribal affiliation data for California students so Native students are more accurately counted and better served; supporters said current systems undercount Native students and erase their needs. AB 1586 also passed, requiring school resource officers who volunteer to carry naloxone to receive opioid overdose response training every two years; supporters emphasized student safety and the need for rapid response to overdoses on campus, while one school employees’ group raised concerns about retaliation protections for non-volunteers. Both bills were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations, with roll calls held open for absent votes. The committee then approved AB 1943, which updates school notices about secure firearm storage by making the information clearer, more visible, and more likely to reach families at key moments such as counseling or discipline interventions. Supporters from gun violence prevention groups, educators, and parents argued that many school shooters obtain guns from home and that plain-language, digital, and timely notices could help prevent child deaths and suicides; the author shared a personal story about a child accessing a gun at home. AB 1792 also advanced, directing the Instructional Quality Commission to consider updating health education to address digital safety issues such as deepfakes, extortion, grooming, and AI-generated exploitation; supporters said students need instruction that reflects modern online risks, while an opponent objected to language referencing LGBTQIA+ and gender-diverse students. AB 1653 passed as well, adding heat-illness guidance to the health framework after a young Girl Scout described students suffering during extreme heat and not recognizing symptoms. Later, the committee approved AB 1861, which would require the California Department of Education to create a public database of special education investigation reports with personal information redacted; supporters said families need better access to complaint outcomes and accountability, while an opposition witness warned of unintended consequences, misuse of incomplete information, and added burdens on districts. AB 1721 also moved forward, creating a stakeholder work group to review and streamline school safety plan requirements so plans remain practical and focused on emergency preparedness. AB 1631, which would make kindergarten mandatory, received mixed testimony: supporters argued it would help close achievement gaps and improve readiness, while opponents framed it as an intrusion on parental choice; the bill was held on call after a split vote. Finally, AB 1809, extending job order contracting authority for school and community college districts, was also held on call after opposition from contractors who argued project labor agreement requirements raise costs and reduce competition. The committee then began hearing AB 1659, aimed at improving transitions for court school students back to their home districts, with testimony describing re-enrollment barriers and the need for a designated district contact.

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• While we extension of the appropriation.
• Members, I in appropriation bonds.
• uh some proceeds from appropriation uh some proceeds from appropriation bonds<01:33:19.320> uh
• Um you know, appropriation bonds in.
• that was proposed in appropriation that was proposed in appropriation bonds.<01:37:54.800> What

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• appropriations in the bill.
• In total, those three appropriations amount to 47% of the total amount being appropriated.
• appropriations and reappropriating them. appropriations and reappropriating them.
• <00:09:50.959> for there's 67.6 million appropriated for there's 67.6 million appropriated
• And then on line 269 appropriated.

Bills: HF2563

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• , amendment subject to appropriation?
• Subject to appropriation, amendment on subject to appropriation. Whatever you recommend.
• , we've put a lot... ...to appropriation.
• And we're like, you know, subject to appropriation.
• them because, well, we realize that we're the appropriators and we don't actually have to appropriate

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 135, which would redirect a portion of wagering dedications from the sports fund to the Louisiana Early Childhood Education Fund and remove a cap affecting that funding stream. The author and staff explained the amendment was designed to avoid any impact on the State General Fund while increasing support for early childhood education. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. Senate Bill 202, from the Secretary of State’s office, would increase the number of compensated days for parish board of election supervisors to cover additional election-related duties. Secretary Landry and election officials testified that the change was needed because supervisors now perform more work, including ballot tabulation, machine sealing, and verification tasks. The committee adopted technical and appropriation-related amendments and reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee then took up several health and human services bills. Senate Bill 155 would require insurance coverage for medically necessary dental procedures needed before cancer treatment; testimony from medical and dental professionals emphasized that untreated dental problems can delay chemotherapy or radiation and worsen outcomes. After adopting amendments to narrow the fiscal impact, the bill was reported favorably as amended, with discussion of a possible subject-to-appropriation amendment to be worked out later. Senate Bill 237, a major DCFS reform bill, drew extensive testimony and debate over child welfare oversight, mandatory reporter training, law enforcement coordination, and the bill’s large fiscal note. The committee adopted amendments, including a subject-to-appropriation provision, and reported the bill favorably as amended after emotional testimony from supporters and former DCFS employees. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 465 on prompt-pay insurance reform after an amendment reduced the fiscal note to zero; Senate Bill 261 on unclaimed property after a substitute bill was adopted; Senate Bill 295 on expanded coverage for traumatic brain injury rehabilitation after amendments narrowed the mandate and added subject-to-appropriation language; Senate Bill 157 providing six weeks of paid parental leave for K-12 educators and staff, also subject to appropriation; Senate Bill 276 requiring bail bond producers to certify outstanding obligations before new appointments; Senate Bill 83 on human trafficking services after removing the age-expansion cost; Senate Bill 143 on bulletproof vests after shifting funding away from a direct state appropriation; and Senate Bill 450 on school safety assessments after an amendment limited implementation to available funds and resources. In each case, the committee’s actions focused on reducing or eliminating fiscal notes while keeping the bills moving forward.

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• 26.320> that expected appropriations for that expected appropriations for that function<00:12:
• <00:13:04.959> from simply decrease the appropriation from simply decrease the appropriation
• appropriations unless I say otherwise. appropriations unless I say otherwise.
• <00:25:24.159> to this is a statutory appropriation to this is a statutory appropriation to
• revenue and the statutory appropriation revenue and the statutory appropriation at<00:26:33.559>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And again, most of that is coming from that one appropriation.
• Appropriations above $5 million are even more rare.
• Who appropriates that funding? Callie: Mr.
• Chair, Representative, you all appropriate that funding also.
• So we just received that appropriation this year.

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• I think our appropriations look fairly large.
• Here is our five-year appropriation history. Appropriations have been very stable.
• Here's our appropriation review from 24 and 25.
• To increase appropriations by $500,000, which would give us a total of $5.9 million in appropriations
• Actually, I think they were appropriations.

Keywords: 914, all

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• And this is appropriation. We're in our statute. And this is appropriation discussion.
• The executive recommendation instead includes a $45 million appropriation as a one-year special appropriation
• It’s an appropriation. So if you had an appropriation for a project in, say, 2026, mm-hmm...
• An appropriation for a project in, say, 2026, that appropriation could be reauthorized once for a maximum
• If you had another appropriation in 2028, or maybe the second phase of the same project, that appropriation

Keywords: 996, all

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• have to rely on our appropriations have to rely on our appropriations friends<00:11:32.480> on
• the appropriation. the appropriation.
• That's not an appropriation. appropriation. appropriation. >> Correct. >> Correct.
• think 3.3 or 3.4 currently appropriated. think 3.3 or 3.4 currently appropriated.
• appropriate office locations in place. appropriate office locations in place.

Bills: HB0103, HB0070, HB0091

Keywords: First Amendment, free speech, lawsuits, immunity, public participation, strategic lawsuits, foreign censorship, digital innovation, constitutional rights, Wyoming GRANITE Act, extraterritorial laws, civil actions, speech protection, legal jurisdiction, joint liability, artificial intelligence, social scoring, biometric data, privacy rights, government regulation