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• for the Idaho State Historical Society, exempting the appropriation from expense class and program transfer
• for the Idaho State Historical Society, exempting the appropriation from expense class and program transfer
• 2027, limiting the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions, providing for general fund transfers
• Providing for Idaho drug-free youth oversight, providing exemptions from program transfer limitations
• Appropriating and transferring monies from the Revolving Development Fund to the Aquifer Planning and

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Additionally, private nonprofits are excluded from transfer entitlements, limiting opportunities for
• This is especially important for transfer students and my friends at the University of the Pacific, who
• Almost all of our students work full-time, and about 80% of them are transfers from community colleges
• This is a targeted, cost-effective investment that promotes transfer success, degree completion, and
• find is that our institutions that already have ...transfer volume to our institutions.

Summary: The committee first heard AB 402, which would increase Cal Grant award amounts for students attending private nonprofit colleges and extend transfer entitlement eligibility to those institutions. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve affordability and access for low- and middle-income, working, military, and transfer students, while some senators emphasized the need to pair any increase with broader Cal Grant reform and funding. The bill drew support from private nonprofit universities, community college districts, and student advocates, and no opposition was presented. It passed on a due pass motion to Senate Appropriations and was placed on call. The committee then took up AB 2067, a sunset extension for the competitive lease-lease-back process for TK-12 school construction through July 1, 2032. Supporters from school facilities groups, school districts, and contractors said the method provides flexibility, early contractor involvement, cost control, and legal certainty for school construction projects. Some senators questioned how often the method is used and raised concerns about the bill’s skilled-and-trained workforce provisions, with one senator opposing on the grounds that such requirements limit contractor participation. The bill passed on a due pass motion and was placed on call. Next, AB 1204 proposed changes to the Local Control Funding Formula, including a lower concentration-grant threshold, regional cost adjustments, a minimum annual COLA, and other equity-focused revisions. Supporters said the bill would better reflect regional costs and student need, while opponents—especially several school district leaders—argued it would shift money away from the base grant, widen disparities, and create new fiscal cliffs. Committee members raised concerns about the scale of the rewrite, the lack of a broader funding strategy, and the proposed 4% COLA guarantee, though the author said the bill was intended as a phased update to improve equity. The bill was supported by the chair and several members, then passed on a due pass motion to Appropriations and was placed on call. Finally, the committee heard AB 1235, which would require a skilled-and-trained workforce process for CSU design-build projects. Supporters said it would align CSU with other segments and promote quality training, while opposition from contractor groups argued it would add liability, reduce competition, and increase costs without evidence of better outcomes. Senators again focused on the effect of skilled-and-trained requirements on contractor participation, with one member stating opposition to limiting who can work in California and another noting the bill’s broader policy implications. The transcript ends during committee discussion of AB 1235, without a recorded final vote.

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• Frankly, it's illegal. But that was allowed.
• </c><00:29:24.960><c> Frankly,</c><00:29:25.279><c> it's</c><00:29:25.600><c> illegal.
• Frankly, it's illegal. the department. Frankly, it's illegal.
• I mean the auditor had said it was illegal to use state logos.
• </c> mean the auditor had said it was illegal mean the auditor had said it was illegal to<00:47:27.680

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> &gt;&gt; Why are we agreeing to that transfer? &gt;&gt; Why are we agreeing to that transfer?
• :09:40.480><c> to</c><00:09:40.880><c> operating</c> like to transfer that to operating like to transfer
• </c> being asked to make that transfer being asked to make that transfer &gt;&gt; and<00:10:54.320><c
• </c> And so, for example, in the transfer And so, for example, in the transfer authorized<00:14:10.959
• </c> everybody thinks it's a good transfer. everybody thinks it's a good transfer.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• school transfers there's about private school transfers there's something<01:18:43.080><c> a</c><01:
• The transfer—the average cost of a given district—is the tuition amount allowed to be transferred.
• </c> school can deny a public school transfer school can deny a public school transfer the<01:41:17.880
• </c><01:41:21.760><c> into</c> public school they can't transfer into public school they can't transfer
• uh if the difference if the transferring uh if the transferring<02:09:10.480><c> students</c><02:09:

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A transfer tax is a tax on the transfer of ownership from one individual or entity to another.
• Transfer taxes can be an important source of local revenue, and there's a lot I like about transfer taxes
• And in San Francisco, the transfer tax represents a 6% increase on cost.
• It's if a city council is voting on an ordinance for transfer tax, yeah.
• It's if a city council is voting on an ordinance for transfer tax, yeah.

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of housing, water, and local finance bills, with the chair repeatedly reminding attendees about hearing rules and noting that several measures were being heard without a quorum at first. Early items included AB 407, which would broaden eligibility for state-run loan and financing programs to help small businesses fund environmental, seismic, and ADA upgrades, and AB 93, which would require data centers to estimate and report water use and follow state best practices. AB 93 drew support from water advocates and local government groups, while the Data Center Coalition opposed it, arguing the bill could be overly restrictive, difficult to retrofit, and raise trade secret or security concerns. The committee also heard AB 650 on housing element review, AB 1044 on creating a new Tulare County groundwater sustainability agency, and AB 523 on allowing proxy voting for single-representative member agencies on the Metropolitan Water District board; all drew broad support from local agencies and related stakeholders and no recorded opposition in the room. Several housing bills were presented as part of a broader fast-track housing package. AB 507 would streamline adaptive reuse of office buildings into housing, especially in downtowns with high vacancy; supporters said it would revive urban cores and help meet housing and climate goals, while the League of California Cities and a few cities opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about one-size-fits-all by-right approval and fee limitations. AB 1294 would create a universal housing application and limit early application requirements; it drew strong support from housing and business groups, with the American Planning Association and League of California Cities seeking more flexibility and input. AB 610 would require local governments to disclose housing constraints in their housing elements and limit new constraints after certification for three years unless disclosed; supporters said it would improve transparency and certainty, while opponents warned it could chill legitimate local policy choices and inclusionary housing requirements. Both AB 610 and AB 698, which would require analysis of the housing and property tax impacts of proposed transfer taxes, were moved out of committee on 7-0 votes after discussion and amendments. The committee also heard AB 1112, which would repeal an outdated Riverside County property tax provision affecting Rancho Mirage; the city argued it was the only qualifying no-low property tax city not receiving the standard minimum and sought equal treatment. After quorum was established, the bill was passed 6-0 with amendments and sent to Appropriations. AB 1021, heard later, would make it easier for school districts and other local education agencies to build employee housing, with the author citing teacher recruitment and retention problems and support from education stakeholders. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly emphasized the need to balance housing production, local fiscal tools, and infrastructure needs, and several authors accepted committee amendments and committed to continued negotiations with opponents.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so there can be a lot of ranges that are not illegal, but are still not, maybe, the optimal situation
• there can be a lot of ranges that<01:08:29.920><c> are</c><01:08:30.080><c> not</c><01:08:30.880><c> illegal
• but</c><01:08:31.839><c> are</c><01:08:32.000><c> still</c><01:08:32.239><c> not</c> that are not illegal
• , but are still not that are not illegal, but are still not um<01:08:34.159><c> maybe</c><01:08:34.400
• When a student goes into the EFA program and transfers out to a different school, how much money stays

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee convened for a day of public hearings on nine bills, with plans to later execute several early bills and possibly additional measures under House Rule 44. Chair Diane Pauer outlined time limits for sponsors and testimony, announced a lunch break around noon, and noted substitute members would be arriving later. The first hearing was on House Bill 1107, which would allow municipal budget committees to have one to three alternate members. Representative Valon, the prime sponsor, said the bill was intended to help towns like Epping deal with quorum problems during the compressed budget season and noted that alternates are common on other local boards. The New Hampshire Municipal Association testified in support, saying the bill would increase flexibility and help fill seats. Committee members raised concerns about whether alternates should be elected, how they would be selected, whether they would be sufficiently informed to vote, and whether the bill’s one-year term language and rescission provisions were clear. The sponsor and NHMA said the process would be consistent with other local boards, that alternates would typically be appointed after elections, and that they would follow up on possible statutory clarification. The hearing closed with six remote supporters, one paper supporter, and no opposition reported. The committee then heard House Bill 1118, sponsored by Representative Colby, which would raise the daily amount municipal employees may hold before remitting funds to the treasurer from the current $1,500 limit to $3,500. Colby said the existing thresholds are outdated, have not been updated in about 20 years, and create burdens for smaller towns that must make frequent bank deposits, sometimes far from town offices. She said the bill would improve efficiency and allow staff to focus more on serving residents, while still allowing municipalities to keep lower limits if they choose. Members asked about how the remittance process works in practice, what amounts municipalities typically collect, and whether the change reflected a broader trend of updating cash-handling thresholds. The sponsor explained that the bill only changes the dollar thresholds in the relevant statutes and does not require municipalities to adopt the higher limit. The transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1118 is reported.

Transcript Highlights:

• And so there can be a lot of ranges that are not illegal, but are still not, um, maybe the optimal situation
• there can be a lot of ranges that<01:08:29.920><c> are</c><01:08:30.080><c> not</c><01:08:30.880><c> illegal
• but</c><01:08:31.839><c> are</c><01:08:32.000><c> still</c><01:08:32.239><c> not</c> that are not illegal
• , but are still not that are not illegal, but are still not um<01:08:34.159><c> maybe</c><01:08:34.400
• When a student goes into the EFA program and transfers out to a different school, how much money stays

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to make that transfer happen, and so we'll have to clarify whether or not transfer authority is available
• </c><00:19:08.559><c> language</c> have to look at the transfer language have to look at the transfer
• </c> clarify whether or not you know transfer clarify whether or not you know transfer Authority<00:20
• </c> sense um because we talk about transfer sense um because we talk about transfer again<00:43:12.079
• > uh</c><00:43:19.839><c> funds</c> transfer authority to transfer uh funds transfer authority to transfer

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.
• Um, and I have a spreadsheet of all of those transfers if anyone has questions.
• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.
• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.
• The DOC does honor ICE detainers, coordinating custody transfer.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• It narrows the definition of transfer for the purpose of a substance abuse service provider to mean the
• sale or other transfer of ownership. ...to mean the sale or other transfer of ownership to a different
• interest in the licensed entity, or transfer of responsibilities under the license to another entity
• of licenses, when we have transfers of various recovery residences, that we are making sure that they
• We can get through and address and make sure that when we have transfers of licenses, when we have transfers

Committee: Senate Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But again, no transfers planned.
• Now we're on the transfer section of the budget.
• Page 811 is the transfer for outstanding schools. Page 816 is the classroom trust transfer.
• Thank you. is the classroom trust transfer.
• On page 100 is our judicial education transfer core.

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The committee first heard the Office of the Governor’s FY 2027 budget request from Adam Gresham. He explained the office’s staffing and noted a $500,000 core reduction, along with a reallocation of three positions and about $168,000 from the governor’s office to the mansion operating fund to better reflect where those employees work. Members asked about the National Guard emergency line, which Gresham said had already spent about $63,457 in FY 2026 and could be used again for disaster activations, though he did not expect to use the full $4 million. He also said the agricultural resiliency transfer fund had not been used and had no current transfer plans. Several members commented on the size of the governor’s cut and whether the judiciary and other offices were also being asked to reduce budgets. No votes were taken. The committee then moved to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Childhood and early childhood-related budget items. DESE staff described funding for the Office of Childhood, MoQPK child care provider grants, LEA pre-K grants, early childhood special education, Parents as Teachers, First Steps, preschool coordination, after-school programs, and child care subsidy. Members asked extensively about the MoQPK grants, including why Head Start providers were eligible, how curriculum approval works, and what safeguards exist against fraud or improper payments. DESE said it conducts physical inspections, desk reviews, payment-system checks, and investigations as needed, and that it had not had findings in this area. Some members questioned whether DESE or DSS was the right home for early childhood programs, while others defended the partnership and the role of early educators in identifying child needs. A major portion of the discussion focused on early childhood special education and the child care subsidy program. DESE explained that First Steps serves children birth to age three, while early childhood special education covers ages three to five and is driven by IEP eligibility; members asked for more data on diagnoses, trends, and how many children come off IEPs. The committee also discussed the child care subsidy budget and the governor’s proposed shift to paying providers based on authorization and at the beginning of the month. DESE said the change is being piloted, that a wait list is expected to begin around March 1, and that a May rollout is being considered, but only if software testing and fiscal projections show the system is sustainable. Members expressed frustration that promised changes had been delayed and that providers had been told different timelines, while DESE said the delay was driven by software issues, fiscal caution, and the need to avoid repeating prior payment problems. The hearing ended with the committee in recess before later resuming discussion of the subsidy program; no final votes or actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• There were a variety of fund transfers in both the Senate-passed and House-passed budgets.
• There are also a variety of transfers in the conference proposal.
• A couple of things to point out: the budget stabilization account transfer to general fund state is at
• The largest transfer from the general fund to another account is to the disaster response...
• There's a transfer from the public works assistance accounts to general fund state.

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 received a detailed briefing from House and Senate budget coordinators on the operating budget conference report. They walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency-level changes, revenue assumptions, transfers, and outlook impacts. The proposal uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the Budget Stabilization Account to the general fund, and reflects various revenue-related bills and prior-period adjustment assumptions. The coordinators highlighted major spending and policy changes across several areas, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, local government fiscal health funding, child care attendance policy changes, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care support for certain non-citizens affected by federal changes, health care and public health responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, and natural resources funding including wildfire response and low-income energy assistance. They said the conference report results in $80.2 billion in near general fund spending for 2025-27, with projected ending fund balances of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29, though fiscal year 2028 shows a negative near general fund ending balance. After the briefing, Senator Robinson moved to adopt the conference report and pass the bill, and the motion was seconded. Supporters said the budget reflected a compromise between House and Senate proposals and protected core services, while opponents criticized it as overly reliant on optimistic revenue assumptions, the rainy day fund transfer, and reductions in K-12 and other areas. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in support, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.

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• whose behavior transfer residents whose behavior threatens<00:18:14.560><c> the</c><00:18:14.640><c>
• residents under limited exit or transfer residents under limited defined<00:20:02.280><c> circumstances
• <00:22:27.480><c> and</c><00:22:27.600><c> the</c> transfer and the transfer and the and<00:22:28.560
• a resident who has behaved in a transfer a resident who has behaved in a way<00:22:45.800><c> that</
• </c> and transfer data. and transfer data.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Transferring monies from the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026
• Transferring monies from the Permanent Building Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026.
• Transferring monies from the Water Pollution Control Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2006.
• Transferring monies from the In-Demand Career... to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026; transferring
• monies from the In-Demand Careers Fund to the General Fund for fiscal year 2026; transferring monies

Summary: The Senate convened with 27 members present, established a quorum, and opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The prayer highlighted George and Martha Washington as a model of devotion and public service. The journal from the prior meeting was read and approved as corrected. In committee reports, several bills were advanced: Senate Bills 1329 and 1330 were printed and referred to committee; House Bill 512 was reported do pass from Commerce and Human Resources; Senate Bill 1285 was sent to the 14th order for possible amendment; Senate Bills 1294, 1314, and 1316 were reported do pass from Health and Welfare; and Senate Bill 1297 was reported do pass from State Affairs. The Senate also received House Bill 620 from the House, and enrolled House Bills 514 and 515 were noted as already signed by the President and to be returned to the House. During first reading, the Senate introduced Senate Bills 1331 through 1335, covering appropriations reductions and fund transfers, virtual currency kiosk fraud prevention, the governor’s authority over active duty combat service of the organized militia, and revisions to state-supported medical student provisions. These bills were referred to Judiciary and Rules for printing. On second reading, House Bills 526, 531, and 624; Senate Bill 1288; House Bill 518; and Senate Bill 1257 were advanced to the third reading calendar. The Senate then moved to miscellaneous business, heard an announcement about remaining girls’ basketball tickets, and adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Monday, February 23, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are we repealing balance billing for transfers and non-emergencies? transfers.
• </c> unscheduled transfers. No, I don't. unscheduled transfers. No, I don't.
• </c><03:27:35.359><c> and</c> billing still exists for transfers and billing still exists for transfers
• Non-emergency<03:27:38.800><c> transfers.</c><03:27:39.479><c> Non-C</c> Non-emergency transfers.
• Non-C Non-emergency transfers.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up several liquor-related bills. Senate Bill 24, allowing students under 21 to taste wine in educational settings, drew no opposition or amendment and was reported out 6-0. Senate Bill 79, authorizing self-pour automated systems under the liquor commission, also faced no opposition and was voted ought to pass 6-0. Senate Bill 80, shifting licensing, auditing, and enforcement for wholesale and retail e-cigarette sales to the liquor commission, prompted discussion about whether the change would add cost; members heard that the liquor commission already handles similar enforcement and that the change was meant to address nonreporting. It was voted ought to pass 6-0. The committee then discussed Senate Bill 87, concerning alcohol service in salons, barbershops, and spas. Members and staff focused on how to limit the amount served, whether to require recordkeeping, and privacy concerns about tracking what patrons drank. The discussion settled on removing references to alcohol type and quantity and keeping only patron records, with the understanding that the agency would set the details by rule. The bill was not formally amended at the meeting, but members agreed an amendment would be drafted for the following week; the bill itself was reported ought to pass with that amendment to be determined. Finally, the committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 245, the EMS No Surprises Act and System Stabilization Act. The sponsor, Senator Suprena, said the bill would prohibit balance billing for emergency ambulance calls and unscheduled transfers, while setting reimbursement at either locally set public rates or 325% of Medicare. She explained that the proposal was based on national work on ground ambulance billing and was intended to stabilize struggling EMS providers. Committee members sought clarification that the bill did not eliminate balance billing for non-emergency transfers, and the sponsor confirmed it did not. A second witness, Jerry Stringham, testified in support, citing his reimbursement background.

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• </c> mentioned um there is a new um transfer mentioned um there is a new um transfer section.<00:29:04.159
• Um so only the transfer section.
• Um so transfers out of this section.
• Um so we added transfer institute.
• </c> that it moved to the transfer section. that it moved to the transfer section.

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• talked about transferring?
• </c> equivalent FT position and transferred equivalent FT position and transferred that<01:14:08.320>
• </c> school authorizing board transferred school authorizing board transferred from<01:24:59.679><c>
• Budget balancers transfers to who? Budget balancers transfers to Senator<02:25:31.439><c> Driscoll.
• </c> section 398 budget balancers transfers section 398 budget balancers transfers to<02:25:37.520><c

Keywords: 916, all

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• transfer.
• transfer.
• Chairman, the request included a program transfer. This motion. Mr.
• Chairman, the request included a program transfer.
• but also program transfers.

Summary: The committee began by recognizing two pages, Conrad and Easton Chandler, thanking them for their service and presenting letters and gifts before moving into budget work. Christopher LaHosette then gave a general fund budget update, explaining how the green sheet reflected JFAC’s prior base and maintenance actions and highlighting two policy bills tied to budget reductions: House Bill 622, which would reduce the IDLA appropriation by about $9 million, and Senate Bill 1312, which would reduce Medicaid general fund spending by about $21 million through a residential habilitation rate change. The committee then considered several budget-setting items. It approved a $17,800 reimbursement for the military division’s hazardous materials deficiency warrants, but a larger military division enhancement request to restore funding for the State Guardsman Education Assistance Program was debated at length and ultimately failed on the original motion; a substitute motion to hold the item at the call of the chair passed. The committee also approved enhancements for PERSI, the Division of Veteran Services, the Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, and the State Tax Commission’s supplemental request for federal tax conformity implementation costs. The Tax Commission’s larger FY 2027 enhancement package also passed, with language directing that one appropriation be used only for fast tax collection vendor payments and any unused amount revert to the general fund. The committee then took up language for the Division of Veteran Services intended to signal future funding for cemetery maintenance, but that language failed after members objected that it could not bind a future legislature. Additional cleanup language was later adopted to correct previously approved maintenance bill language, including clarifying transfer authority and fixing year references and agency names. The meeting ended with notice that the committee would hold budget hearings for the Department of Water Resources and the Soil and Water Conservation Commission on the following Monday, with no votes scheduled.

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• The staff position associated with this grant administration at P-20 is then also transferred to MDE.
• The bill transfers the responsibility to administer the statewide pair of professional credential to
• <00:53:41.960><c> to</c> transferred to transferred to mde<00:53:43.680><c> um</c><00:53:43.920><c> the
• </c><00:53:56.839><c> the</c> the bill trans transfers the the bill trans transfers the responsibility
• </c> security and protection as we transfer security and protection as we transfer that<01:05:02.440>

Committee: Senate State and Local Government

Keywords: 1187, senate, all