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• With reservations requested Balotti.
• </c> and request to insert written comments. and request to insert written comments.
• Representative Hussey: Same request.
• </c><00:39:29.920><c> and</c> group should be tasked to budget and group should be tasked to budget and
• Same<00:40:13.920><c> request.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We have included everybody’s request. Everybody is in there.
• Unanimous consent request.
• Do you want to object to those unanimous consent request changes?
• Speaker, I do have a consent request. I need to amend online... ...consent request.
• On all suffrage bills, I'd like to request immediate release. >> All right, gentleman requests immediate

Keywords: MS House Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• , including the first day that the request is submitted to the Attorney General.
• They say we disagree with the idea that the request is submitted. The court is clear.
• Let me give you an example... ...motivated request to examine.
• They can do interrogatories, as well as document requests.
• What this bill does in the Business... ...essentially, and document requests.

Bills: SB1113, SB1117, SB1206, SB1460, SB1802, SB1906, SB1917, SB2340, SB2455, SB2680, SB2690, SB705, SB748

Keywords: SB 1113, converter's license, converter license, motor vehicle dealer, auto dealer, vehicle conversion, converted vehicles, direct sales, retail sales, trailer, semitrailer, manufactured trailer, chassis, manufacturer's statement of origin, MSO, Occupations Code, Transportation Code, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, dealer licensing, general distinguishing number

Summary: The committee took up pending business first and reported several bills favorably, including SB 2139, SB 2610, SB 1856, SB 2530, SB 2401, SB 2858, and SB 3016, with most of those measures moving out on committee substitutes and being sent to the local and uncontested calendar or to the full Senate. The committee also heard SB 1906 on expanding Chapter 342E consumer lending rates; supporters argued it would modernize Texas law and expand access to safe, regulated credit, while opponents from Texas Appleseed and AARP warned it would raise costs on already expensive loans and worsen debt burdens. SB 1906 was left pending after testimony. The committee also reconsidered and re-voted SB 1856 after a procedural issue, with the substitute ultimately adopted and the bill reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1113, which would clarify that certain vehicle converters, including a Texarkana business, do not need an additional dealer license to sell converted vehicles. The bill’s supporters described a long-standing business model and said the new metal license plate rules had created problems, while the Texas Automobile Dealers Association opposed the bill in its current form and said it could be resolved through DMV action or narrower changes. DMV said it was still researching a possible administrative fix, and SB 1113 was left pending. The committee also heard SB 2680, a Public Information Act cleanup bill dealing with emergency deadlines, business-day exclusions, and litigation timing; broadcasters and other open-government advocates argued the issues were already addressed by prior law and court rulings, while the Attorney General’s office said the bill would help with catastrophe notices and timing conflicts. SB 2680 was left pending. Other bills heard included SB 1117, which would allow any Texas-licensed dentist to administer botulinum toxin neuromodulators for aesthetic purposes in the oral and maxillofacial region; the author and dental witnesses said it would clarify scope and improve access, and the bill was left pending. SB 2340 would clarify the Attorney General’s investigative authority over Texas corporations, including pre-suit depositions and sworn written questions; opponents raised due process and separation-of-powers concerns, and the bill was left pending. The committee also heard SB 705 and SB 748, both TDLR cleanup bills, and SB 1206, which would impose timelines and notice requirements on municipalities reviewing transmission projects; SB 1206 was supported by an electric cooperative and left pending. SB 1460, creating an ethics violation registry tied to licensing consequences, drew constitutional and due-process objections from several witnesses and was also left pending. After a recess, the committee heard SB 1802 on landlord duties to repair mobility assistance devices like elevators and ramps in rental housing, with the author describing prolonged outages affecting seniors; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 2455, creating an Energy Waste Advisory Committee to coordinate efficiency and demand-response programs, drew support from energy-efficiency and environmental witnesses and was left pending, and SB 2690, targeting deceptive business-certification solicitations, was laid out and opened to testimony before the transcript ended.

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• This bill has no opposition, and I respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• This bill has no opposition, and I respectfully request your I vote. Thank you.
• If they remain in the bill, we respectfully request a no vote. Thank you.
• For these reasons, we respectfully request a no vote. Thank you.
• Thank you, and respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Health heard a series of bills focused on access to care, insurance coverage, and public health. AB 387 on youth sports AED access drew support from the author and safety advocates, but opposition from school, park, city, and county groups over liability, cost, and access concerns. The author said he would continue working on amendments to shift the bill toward requiring access to existing AEDs rather than mandating facility procurement. Committee members emphasized the life-saving purpose of the bill while also raising affordability and access concerns for youth sports programs. The committee also heard AB 1682, which would require health plans and insurers to cover FDA-cleared scalp cooling devices for chemotherapy patients. Supporters, including breast cancer survivors and health groups, described the emotional and quality-of-life benefits of preventing hair loss and said cost is the main barrier to access. There was no formal opposition, though one senator raised concerns about whether the mandate could exceed essential health benefits. The chair and members expressed support for the bill’s goals and said it would be taken up when quorum was established. AB 2093, a follow-up to the 988 crisis line law, sought to clarify statewide leadership, improve coordination among 988, 911, and mobile crisis teams, and create a more sustainable funding structure. Behavioral health organizations and crisis center representatives supported the bill, saying implementation challenges and demand growth require statutory fixes. Committee members generally supported the concept but noted the bill was a gut-and-amend and that additional work was needed with county and behavioral health stakeholders. The committee then heard AB 1843 on hepatitis C treatment, AB 1629 on dental assignment of benefits, AB 2540 on community college access to medication abortion services, and AB 1929 on disclosure of health plan investments. AB 1843 had broad support from medical and public health groups but opposition from health plans, which argued it conflicted with the prior-authorization framework in SB 306 and could raise drug costs. AB 1629 was supported by dental and patient advocates but opposed by dental plans and insurers over concerns about network participation and out-of-pocket costs. AB 2540 drew strong support from reproductive health advocates and student representatives, while community college health services and some others opposed or were neutral pending amendments; the author said the bill was about equity and accepted amendments to reduce burdens. AB 1929 was backed by labor and immigrant rights groups as a transparency measure, but opposed by health plans and insurers who said Covered California was not the right entity to administer the disclosures and that the information was already publicly available. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly weighed public access and transparency against cost, administrative burden, and implementation concerns.

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• Let's talk a little bit about the big picture view of the general fund budget and the state budget for
• That level of budgeted amount.
• the budget by specific category.
• way to piece together the budget.
• way to piece together the budget.

Summary: The Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee met to hear a JFAC budget presentation from Senator Scott Groh and Keith Bybee on the state’s general fund outlook and budget process. The discussion focused on structural balance, revenue trends, sales tax distributions, and the growing share of sales tax that is directed away from the general fund to earmarked programs, tax relief, and local government distributions. Bybee also reviewed long-term budget growth by category, noting major drivers such as public schools, Medicaid, higher education, and other policy-driven spending increases. A major topic was the state’s fiscal position for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Bybee explained that revenue projections have come in below prior expectations, leaving a much smaller ending balance than originally projected. He said the governor’s budget relies on one-time money, a 3% holdback, and other assumptions to maintain balance, while the legislative scenario still faces uncertainty, especially around tax conformity and possible federal tax changes. Senators asked about the reliability of the revenue and conformity estimates, the use of one-time funds versus rainy day reserves, and the potential impact on Idaho’s AAA bond rating. Senator Groh summarized JFAC’s approach as cautious and conservative, emphasizing uncertainty in revenue forecasts and the need to avoid relying too heavily on one-time money or stabilization funds. He said JFAC planned to vote Friday on a 3% governor holdback, with agencies asked to identify 1% to 2% cuts for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. No formal votes were taken by the committee in this meeting, and the chair adjourned after thanking the presenters.

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• Despite our state's challenging budget situation, it is more important now than ever before that we continue
• The $21.38 million we're requesting does not expand services.
• We need the full $21.38 million in the budget for victim services.
• We need the full $21.38 million in the budget for victim services, because when we tell survivors you
• Now I would like to request Representative Jamila Taylor from the 30th Legislative District, chair of

Summary: Sen. Manka Dhingra held a press conference focused on Washington’s ongoing efforts to support survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, trafficking, and other gender-based violence, while warning that state victim-services funding is at risk amid budget pressures. She highlighted past legislative actions such as extending sexual-assault statutes of limitation, keeping firearms from abusers, protecting survivors from discrimination, improving civil protection orders, and addressing female genital mutilation, and said the state must continue funding trauma-informed, victim-centered services. Several advocates and service providers testified that the system is at a breaking point without restored funding. Colleen McIngles of the Children’s Justice Center said programs statewide could close if the Legislature does not restore roughly $10 million in additional victim-services funding, while Kate Garvey of KSARC said $21.38 million is needed just to maintain current services after federal VOCA cuts and staff layoffs. They argued that losing forensic interviewers, advocates, and coordinated response teams would leave survivors without support and increase harm. Legislators also discussed several bills. Sen. T’wina Nobles described SB 5169, aimed at protecting children from having to relive trauma in court. Rep. Jamila Taylor and Rep. Roger Goodman discussed HB 1591, which would address “defendant survivors” by recognizing coercion and allowing mitigation, resentencing, and vacatur in some cases. Rep. Chris Stearns and Sen. Tina Orwall discussed a bill to make court proceedings less retraumatizing for sexual-assault survivors and to address female genital mutilation, and Dhingra noted the Senate had unanimously passed the Ebony Alert bill. Rep. Lauren Davis shared her personal experience relying on victim services and said the state must fully fund both community-based and system-based advocacy. In response to a question, Dhingra said funding discussions were ongoing but emphasized the need to secure about $21.5 million for survivors and to create a more stable statutory funding mechanism.

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• high-tech strategy that enhances winter snowpack in the high mountains, increasing the total water budget
• You've heard the request. Is there an objection? Hearing none, it is so ordered.
• relating to state affairs to provide a short title and to provide for a limitation on increases in state budgets
• You've heard the unanimous consent request and the brief explanation. Is there an objection?
• their health care concerns and in the looming kind of discussions we're having about revenue and budget

Summary: The Senate convened with 34 members present, approved the previous day’s journal, and heard an opening prayer and Pledge of Allegiance. The chaplain’s prayer focused on drought, low snowpack, and asking for rain and conservation, and the Senate also noted Senator Woodward’s absence due to his son’s injury. Senator Den Hartog outlined the day’s plan, including gubernatorial appointments and several water-related concurrent resolutions. The Senate confirmed David Dean to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board and Amy Anderson to the Commission of Pardons and Parole after committee reports and brief debate highlighting Dean’s financial and business background and Anderson’s 30 years with the Department of Corrections. The chamber also received House Bill 559 and introduced several Senate bills, including measures on state budget limits, rural health transformation, chiropractic prescribing, mental health detention, blindness reporting, and child protection. The main policy action centered on water resolutions. SCR 117, supporting Water District 4 projects such as managed aquifer recharge, cloud seeding, infrastructure modernization, and the Upper Snake River Study, passed after debate. SCR 118, supporting Water District 3 projects in the Magic Valley, including Milner Dam work, the Little Wood River Channel project, and canal improvements, also passed by roll call despite several senators voting no over cloud seeding language. SCR 119, supporting Water District 2 projects including Treasure Valley recharge, the Mountain Home Air Force Base water conveyance project, and Anderson Ranch Dam work, was adopted by voice vote. The Senate then moved through second-reading business, referred SB 1232 to the 14th order for possible amendment, and adjourned until 11:00 a.m. the next day.

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• However, LSC's tight budget cannot sustain this past year's level of spending.
• more</c> requesting additional and more requesting additional and more comprehensive<00:15:25.920><c>
• There were huge hits to their budget to take care of this remediation. Thank you, Senator M. Mr.
• balance budgets by using contingent faculty.
• It's just a tool that they've used to help balance budgets.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Chair, we'll now hear requests for excused absences for absent members. Please excuse Mr.
• it in the text of the language that the minority party vice chairs will have an increase in their budget
• Is the Speaker relying on H.R. 4, section 14(a)(3) to set and administer committee and office budgets
• How does the reliance on H.R. 4, section 14(a)(3) to set and administer committee and office budgets
• How does the reliance on H.R. 4, section 14(a)(3) to set and administer committee and office budgets,

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• I remember coming into budget meetings, and you're like, I got this.
• We know we're going to come back and do the budget.
• We know we're going to come back and do the budget.
• Is this a policy cloaked in a budget crisis that's some kind of misdirection?
• What do we think, how can we get there, knowing our budget constraints, where we are in our budget timeline

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Shortline tax credits help these railroads budget and plan their annual maintenance and capital programs
• </c> and it's part of the governor's budget and it's part of the governor's budget recommendations<00
• Thank you for your consideration of this request, and I'm happy to answer any questions.
• Nan Madden said she is the director of the Minnesota Budget Project.
• The state of Minnesota grew the state budget 38% over two years in the last cycle.

Bills: HF1698, HF632, HF1352, HF2197, HF618, HF1248, HF1697

Keywords: property tax, exemption, leased land, public use, commercial property, HF632, Minnesota property tax, conservation easement, conservation restriction, assessed value, property valuation, tax assessment, real property, land conservation, farmland preservation, natural areas, riparian buffer, water quality, water quantity, county assessor

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• many aspects of the historical documents, including how they are handled and cared for, how loan requests
• I mean, current budgets aren't, I think I heard the word. On this.
• I mean, current budgets aren't, I think I heard the word limited resources for now to keep up.
• And so we are going through the budgeting process right now, developing an LAR with that in mind.
• You'll see from our budget chart that only 7% of our funds are used for administrative costs.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• </c> would allow the OLA to also request would allow the OLA to also request background<00:55:03.560>
• </c><01:27:19.840><c> for</c> forward the request for forward the request for review<01:27:21.200><c>
• :34:52.000><c> there's</c><01:34:52.240><c> some</c> requests are generally if there's some requests
• It's been sent to the Public Safety Judiciary Budget Conference Committee.
• </c> uh the public safety judiciary budget uh the public safety judiciary budget conference<01:36:17.240

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Public Safety Policy Conference Committee met on May 8, 2026, with all conferees present. The chair opened with decorum instructions, explained that the meeting was policy-only, and noted that no public testimony had been signed up. Members then introduced themselves, with several noting they were retiring at the end of the session or year. The committee adopted a series of provisions, mostly by unanimous voice vote, including House language on identity theft and financial crimes updates, supervision abatement and restitution considerations for corrections, protective-order enhancements for murder penalties, prediction markets, victim-notification requirements for plea and sentencing hearings, research data privacy, ignition interlock and impaired-driving license changes, DOC licensing and sanctions for juvenile/adult community-based residential facilities, criminal-conviction employment and licensing standards, jail medication procedures, domestic abuse law changes, and a grant-use extension for dual-status/crossover youth funding. Several items were described as technical or clarifying changes, while others updated law to address AI-related identity theft, foreign protective orders, victim privacy, and corrections oversight. The committee also heard discussion on a Senate provision allowing victims of domestic violence to petition for wireless account and phone-number transfers. A witness supported the concept but urged changes to better align the state language with existing federal law; members noted the issue might need another vehicle or further work. For the domestic abuse item, staff explained that an A15 amendment would later adjust the warrantless-arrest window from 28 days to 14 days. On the jail-medication item, a member emphasized the changes were clarifying and not an admission that last year’s law was flawed. All adopted provisions passed by voice vote without opposition.

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• And so our request to Legislative Management was denied for the study.
• Our Cavalier County has a budget of about $13 million.
• We only have a budget of $13 million.
• Further requests that are more current, and they're also located in your folder.
• And then, Madam Chair, Representative Skroch, if that was a... if your request was a request for a bill

Keywords: 908, all

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• So, many local governments see retail as a means to improving their budget situation.
• We had our first request from a public utility on June 20th.
• We are currently working with them on that request and taking public input.
• You're the ones that created the budgets, and you're the ones that have done this.
• Goals in our budgets that we're going to be able to come up with that much of a lump sum.

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• The defense budget, the war machine of the Pentagon budget can't pass an audit.
• </c> Pentagon budget can't pass an audit. Pentagon budget can't pass an audit.
• crucial</c><00:39:54.800><c> programs</c> The budget would cut crucial programs The budget would cut
• </c> fund a budget that can't pass an audit. fund a budget that can't pass an audit.
• </c><00:40:38.560><c> But</c> you look at the Pentagon budget. But you look at the Pentagon budget.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• being requested in this bill?
• </c> that were used to make your budget. that were used to make your budget.
• These operating budget for 24 and 25.
• </c><04:43:22.920><c> estimates</c> Uh we our the Senate budget estimates Uh we our the Senate budget
• But thank you. worried about is my retirement budgets worried about is my retirement budgets and<04:45

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 110, as amended by the Senate, which would establish fees for alteration-of-terrain applications and direct the Department of Environmental Services to adopt rules for a permit-by-notification process for certain projects. Trisha Milo introduced the bill for Senator Lang and noted that the department had worked on the amended language. Matt Mayberry of the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association said the industry strongly supported the bill, describing it as a public-private partnership that would speed review for developers without affecting local control, with builders paying the costs rather than taxpayers. Members focused heavily on how the bill’s fee structure and permit thresholds would work, especially for projects near shoreland, wetlands, and protected water bodies. Representative Opel raised concerns about whether the bill reduced review of habitat and shoreland impacts or shifted costs unfairly; Philip Trobridge of DES explained that the bill does not eliminate those reviews and that shoreland projects still receive greater scrutiny. He said the bill creates different tiers, with the permit-by-notification process applying to certain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet that are not in protected shoreland, while larger or shoreland-affected projects remain under the standard review process. He also said the proposed fees were based on sustaining the program, covering added habitat and species review responsibilities, and keeping reviews efficient. Trobridge said the new fee structure would generate about $1.2 million in additional revenue and help fund additional staff and related program costs. He stated that the department had worked with the regulated community and believed the fees were fair and reasonable, though he acknowledged the bill’s wording was confusing and that the threshold could be revisited later if the new process works well. Members also discussed how the state process interacts with local approvals, and Trobridge said both state and local approvals are required before a project can begin. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• While other States wrestled with budget deficits and reducing expenditures.
• The other pieces are already calculated in the budget because they already exist.
• So My question is why are we not putting that into the budget with a tax package about it?
• So that's what happens when you're a former budget chair.
• It does not belong necessarily with the budget committees.

Keywords: 996, all

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• One of the largest budget drivers in the out years is rising special education costs.
• One of the largest budget drivers in the out years is rising special education costs.
• </c> second one of the largest uh budget second one of the largest uh budget drivers<00:15:12.199><c>
• I've had students request to bring their kids to class.
• I've had students request to bring their kids to class.

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• request that they're going to go over as well.
• Before we talk about why we're all here, the budget, I wanted to give a program overview of the Guardian
• So our budget, the current biennial budget for the Guardian ad Litem program, is $4,634,000.
• um the current biannual Li so our budget um the current biannual based<00:09:27.000><c> budget</c><00
• request before the committee.

Keywords: 1183, house