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• to other agencies in state government, and 22 outside of government transfers that happened in 2024.
• 46 personnel actions, three retirements, 12 external transfers to other agencies, and 31 outside of
• </c><00:49:26.000><c> to</c><00:49:26.240><c> other</c> eight external transfers to other eight external
• </c><00:49:30.240><c> that</c> outside of government transfers that outside of government transfers that
• </c><01:01:20.720><c> that</c> It's still difficult to transfer that It's still difficult to transfer

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:15 Office of the Secretary of State 00:01:59 Office of the Attorney General 00:12:40 Department of Agriculture 00:22:44, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement heard presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office had no major new budget or authority requests, but he updated members on voter-roll maintenance, ongoing litigation over a law preventing voting in multiple states, the Safe at Home program for domestic violence survivors, human trafficking outreach, reduced spending, and new anti-fraud measures for business registrations and electronic service of process. Members then discussed Adams’ remarks, especially his criticism of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. One senator objected that the organization should not be shut out of the legislative process, citing First Amendment concerns. Adams responded that he was not seeking to ban anyone from speaking, but wanted lawmakers to remember the harm he believes the group’s litigation does to election integrity and bipartisan reform. Representative Jackson praised Adams and his staff for their work. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan outlined the office’s work, including criminal prosecutions, civil litigation, body armor grants, administrative hearings, domestic violence and violent crime initiatives, election security, child support services, and the new Office of Data Privacy. He said the child support program transition from CHFS had created budget shortfalls and that the office would seek additional funding next session. In response to questions from Representative Lockett, Duncan said he did not yet have exact cost figures but expected funding needs and noted barriers related to personnel, budgeting, and integration. The committee also heard from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, who highlighted the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy’s 25th anniversary, the new Office of Economic Development, and the role of Miss Kentucky in promoting agriculture. He said the department would seek recruitment and retention funding, possible staffing for EV station inspections, and continued support to make the agriculture economic development fund permanent.

Transcript Highlights:

• All this bill says is if your workplace is unsafe, really unsafe, so unsafe that it's currently illegal
• :41:42.639><c> that</c><01:41:42.880><c> it's</c><01:41:43.199><c> currently</c><01:41:43.920><c> illegal
• ,</c> so unsafe that it's currently illegal, so unsafe that it's currently illegal, right?
• And equally important, potentially transfer those land to their sons and daughters. for my orchards,
• those land that land to their transfer those land that land to their sons<02:24:26.479><c> and</c><02

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And also on the House side, there's a transfer to County State Highway on line 145.
• This is an time of vehicle transfer.
• They are transfers houseonly provisions.
• </c> fund for that reduction of the transfer fund for that reduction of the transfer to<00:25:34.960>
• </c> from delaying the property tax transfer. from delaying the property tax transfer.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The $27.3 million in interagency transfers comes from the Office of Risk Management for tort claims and
• In statutory dedications, the $1.6 million has a net increase, and it includes the transfer of funding
• The $5.8 million in interagency transfers are largely to provide payments for rent, risk management,
• The $5.8 million in interagency transfers are largely to provide payments for rent, risk management,
• Here you can see their statutory dedications and interagency transfers.

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The Appropriations Committee first reviewed the Department of Justice FY 2027 budget, which was presented at $117.8 million, with most funding coming from statutory dedications and the largest program areas being criminal law/Medicaid fraud and civil law. The Attorney General described major work in Troop NOLA, Medicaid fraud, opioid and PBM litigation, and especially child exploitation and online predator investigations. She said ICAC tips are rising sharply, local law enforcement partnerships have expanded, and her office needs more analysts, more permanent positions, and more expenditure authority for the legal support fund and related programs. Members asked about case backlogs, staffing, settlement funds, and whether more resources could be directed toward outreach, mental health, and technology; the Attorney General said she wants to expand cyber capacity, training, and prevention efforts, and that some settlement recoveries are being used to support existing programs and fraud enforcement. Committee members also focused heavily on child safety, truancy, and mental health. Several representatives described local concerns about online exploitation, trafficking, self-harm, and the need for school-based training and community outreach. The Attorney General said she wants a broader prevention strategy involving parents, schools, and behavioral health resources, and she discussed using outreach models such as anti-vaping campaigns and town halls. On opioid settlement oversight, members raised concerns about the size of the funds and the need for stronger state oversight; the Attorney General agreed more structure and compliance monitoring would be useful and said drug courts and treatment programs are effective investments. The committee then moved to the judicial branch budget presentation. The judiciary requested $229.6 million in FY 2027, plus $5.6 million in one-time funding, with most of the budget coming from state general fund. The presentation highlighted increases for judge salaries, staff pay adjustments, health insurance, operating costs, and 17 unfunded positions, along with one-time requests for security and technology upgrades. Chief Justice John Weimer and other justices said the budget would help core court functions and statewide programs such as CASA, drug courts, and FINS, and they emphasized the need for better staffing and technology in the courts. A major discussion centered on truancy and the FINS program. Justice Griffin said statewide collaboration with education officials had reduced truancy and that FINS officers are trained to identify children who may be runaways or trafficking victims. The justices and members supported expanding FINS so every judicial district has coverage, and they said the program helps keep children out of deeper system involvement. Members also asked about security funding, technology improvements, and the 17 unfunded positions, which were described as mostly clerical, IT, and support roles in appellate and district courts. No votes were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill will be transferred to the Senate. The House will now have before it House Bill 650.
• The bill will be transferred to the Senate. The House will now have before it House Bill 788.
• The bill will be transferred to the Senate.
• The bill will be transferred to the Senate.
• This actually makes it so that our system can do a secure electronic records transfer.

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The only forensic science bachelor program in the state is in San Jose, which means that transferring
• Since 2019, less than 2% of our transfer... Just alone.
• Since 2019, less than 2% of our transfer students have transferred to any public or private university
• I will also note our transfer success pathway and the 30 associate degrees for transfer at Southwestern
• to guarantee transfer to the CSU.

Committee: House Higher Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Subpart one corrects a section internal reference to a Washington State Patrol transfer.
• Lastly, subpart ten adds administrative fund transfers that were assumed but erroneously omitted.
• Lastly, subpart ten adds administrative fund transfers that were assumed but erroneously omitted.
• Lastly, subpart ten adds administrative fund transfers that were assumed but erroneously omitted.

Bills: SB6005 , SB6225

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: transportation budget, transportation appropriations, capital budget, supplemental budget, Washington State Department of Transportation, WSDOT, Washington State Patrol, Department of Licensing, ferries, Puget Sound ferries, tolling, express toll lanes, highway safety, traffic safety, impaired driving, ignition interlock, speed cameras, transit funding, public transit, multimodal transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• The budget includes an increase of $139,600,000 in general fund revenues as a result of a one-time transfer
• Lastly, the bill transfers over $17 million of outlined project surpluses from the State Highway Fund
• Additionally, the bills increase the amount transferred annually from the Corrections Fund to the DOC
• Finally, the bills limit the amount of appropriated monies transferred to the Water Quality Assurance
• apply for a grant for the transfer funds, or what does that mean?

Summary: The joint House and Senate Appropriations committees met to hear the FY 2027 budget package, beginning with the General Appropriations Act (HB 4154/SB 1847). Staff outlined the overall budget, including one-time fund transfers, lump-sum reductions, funding for state employee health insurance, school facilities, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, education and child care, and other ongoing and supplemental items. Members briefly discussed the absence of a requested $1.5 million for the oversight office, but the chair said no amendments would be taken in committee and that only limited technical changes were likely later in the process. Public testimony on the feed bill was largely supportive but focused on specific funding concerns. Testimony highlighted school safety funding, Alzheimer’s services, small business tax expensing provisions, disability oversight for group homes, county use of opioid settlement dollars, adult education/community college funding, victim notification funding, and ESA oversight. Several speakers praised the budget for funding DDD and other services, while others opposed or sought changes to items such as the COMIT group home monitoring program, Maricopa Community Colleges’ lack of operating aid, and a possible cut to the victim notification program. The chair repeatedly emphasized that changes to the negotiated budget would be difficult and should be routed through leadership. The committee then moved quickly through the remaining budget reconciliation bills. Staff summarized bills covering amusement and wagering, capital outlay, commerce, criminal justice, environment, health care, higher education, human services, and K-12 education. Notable provisions included continued wagering assessments, highway and building renewal funding, defense innovation and economic development changes, corrections and wrongful conviction provisions, groundwater and water banking measures, health insurance oversight and opioid settlement provisions, higher education funding and ABOR operating caps, SNAP and housing trust fund changes, and a 2% inflation increase for K-12 formula components. The K-12 bill also included a biometric school safety pilot and a child sexual abuse prevention pilot. No votes were taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee would continue through the remaining bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• Transfer the person, right?
• They're going to triage the patient before they transfer. Well, of course. That's assumed.
• But you've just described what we all have to do before we transfer.
• You gave about a patient the example going through the ER and going to have to be transferred.
• They get transferred to a regular ward, and then I took nearly 48 hours to get transferred to a cardiology

Bills: SB1888 , SB3003 , SB2417 , SB2459 , SB3055 , HB1393 , HB2884 , SB2943

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: grand jury, jury qualifications, jury wheel, small counties, Texas legislation, age verification, obscene devices, online sales, juvenile protection, penalties, antitrust, attorney general, Texas Free Enterprise, business regulations, legal confidentiality, personal identifying information, data brokers, judicial safety, civil rights, data privacy

Transcript Highlights:

• You start to have a grasp of how to transfer the data to discernible actions on behalf of the board and
• $11,000 in student debt because they went to two years first at the community college and then transferred
• Broadcast licenses quietly transferred to administration allies, which I'm sure none of us want that
• them into the HBCU system, but then a lot of...” “...both preparing students and then transferring them
• years, the fund hasn’t been fully supporting the department, and there’s had to be General Fund Transfers

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um the transfer station incidents.
• </c> does not necessarily define transfer does not necessarily define transfer stations<03:07:45.200>
• </c> of these transfer stations? of these transfer stations?
• </c> started monitoring for transfer started monitoring for transfer stations, stations, stations, what
• </c> know maybe even an individual transfer know maybe even an individual transfer station<03:21:26.160

Committee: House Science, Technology and Energy

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This allows for transfer of funds fund.
• And so, um, the the the uh facilitate the transfer um of funds for facilitate the transfer um of funds
• And um so may transfer.
• transfer language that's in the bill currently.
• the transfer language that's in the bill currently.

Bills: HB2611 , HB2102 , HB1710 , HB1868 , HB1920 , HB1812 , HB1733 , HB1715 , HB1723 , HB1724 , HB1727 , HB1711

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: HB2611, Hawaii antitrust, rental housing, rent price-fixing, algorithmic pricing, algorithmic rent-setting, property management software, pricing algorithms, rent coordination, price-fixing, collusion, cartel, multifamily housing, landlord software, occupancy levels, lease terms, Attorney General, public education program, consumer protection, housing affordability

Summary: The committee first took up HB 2611, which would prohibit algorithmic price-setting in Hawaii’s rental market, require public education by the Attorney General, and establish fines and penalties. The Department of the Attorney General opposed the bill, saying its language was too unclear and could expose landlords and agents to criminal and civil liability for ordinary rent-setting practices based on public information or assistance from property professionals. Members asked about antitrust standards, tacit agreement, and whether using county-published affordable-rent schedules would be unlawful; the AG said that would not be unlawful if based on public information and without collusion. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting support from the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Realtors with comments, 50501 Hawaii and General Strike Hawaii, Haloha Project, 13 individuals, and one opponent. The committee then heard HB 2102, which clarifies that residential projects involving ground disturbance in high-risk areas remain subject to state historic preservation review and removes an exemption for lands presumed nominally sensitive. The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development and the Department of Planning and Permitting supported the measure, saying it would improve clarity and ensure review focuses on projects most likely to affect historic properties or iwi kupuna, while also urging language refinements to better define sensitive sandy-soil areas and balance preservation with housing timelines. NAP Hawaii opposed the bill, arguing it would undo progress made last session and that the current process already includes protections for inadvertent discoveries and efficiency for lower-risk areas. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs strongly supported HB 2102, explaining it was responding to beneficiary complaints about late-added language in last year’s law and saying the nominally sensitive-area language should be removed because it was adopted without sufficient stakeholder input and could be harmful to iwi kupuna protections. Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation and several individuals also supported the bill. Committee discussion focused on how “nominally sensitive” areas are determined, whether project proponents could self-certify areas as exempt, and how high-density residential projects should be treated; SHPD said it uses survey and monitoring data to map sensitivity, that highly sensitive areas like Kīauea are not nominally sensitive, and that some high-density projects should remain exempt if they do not involve new ground disturbance. The hearing included no final vote in the portion provided, but the chair noted 48 individuals in support and continued questioning on the bill’s definitions and implementation.

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• that annual transfer at $24 million per year.
• that annual transfer at $24 million per year.
• that annual transfer at $24 million per year.
• </c><02:08:28.159><c> it</c> $130 million per year um and transfer it $130 million per year um and transfer
• Um, and this would transfer the 1858.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're on our desks with an amendment to the transfer of funds, and the amendment says that there is
• Senator Waters came in to present to us, so here he’s looking to transfer funds.
• I think the original bill made an appropriation, where the amendment just transfers.
• It transfers funds just to police standards and training, their recruitment and retention fund, which
• </c> section six and allows for this transfer section six and allows for this transfer of<01:51:37.159

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill simply transfers the function of issuing permits for land application of produced water from
• And is there a market where you then transfer this, treat it, produced water and get cash for it?
• party, both at the initial transfer and throughout the chain of sales of the product.
• The bill could result in a situation where the chain of transfers for each entity in the chain would
• Those that end up treating, producing, or transferring need to compensate the surface owner.

Bills: HB48 , HB49 , HB 1169 , HB1971 , HB2584 , HB2663 , HB2890 , HB48 , HB49

Committee: House Energy Resources

Keywords: HB 48, oilfield theft, organized theft, petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, DPS, Department of Public Safety, Texas, Railroad Commission, criminal justice, energy resources, theft prevention, organized crime, border region, El Paso, law enforcement task force, asset recovery, pipeline theft, drilling equipment, equipment theft

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, this bill is allowing the 911 system to transfer non-emergency calls, usually behavioral health calls
• Um, not a lot of moving pieces in it, just a simple, okay, we’re pushing the button and transferring
• also—911 is very good at taking information, what’s going on, what do you need, and now they can transfer
• He said 911 currently has no authority to transfer a non-emergency call to the proper help, but under
• He said this would let 911 transfer all that information and keep tabs on it.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:37:09.480><c> 12</c> right now and this bill transfers 12 right now and this bill transfers 12
• Made one adjustment amendment to recognize we're transferring $600,000 from that previously mentioned
• Made one adjustment amendment to recognize we're transferring $600,000 from that previously mentioned
• </c><00:41:16.640><c> $600,000</c> recognize we're transferring $600,000 recognize we're transferring
• In the Appropriations Committee, we adopted an amendment that allows for some small cash fund transfers

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to do anything in real time, let alone have information flowing to our CSU partners for our ADT transfer
• to do anything in real time, let alone have information flowing to our CSU partners for our ADT transfer
• It could be a community college bachelor's degree or a transfer degree.
• This has made me feel a lot of pressure to transfer.
• Now, going into community college, I had the plan to transfer in two years.

Summary: The subcommittee first noted that item one on the Imagination Library update was being pulled pending review of newly received receipts, invoices, and backup documentation from the State Library and the Department of Finance. The chair said the committee would continue reviewing the materials and later determine whether additional oversight and accountability measures are needed regarding taxpayer funds and implementation of the program. The main discussion focused on the California Community Colleges budget request. Chancellor Christian described strong post-pandemic enrollment recovery and asked the Legislature to fund 3% enrollment growth, change the funding formula to use the highest of the three years rather than a three-year average, and remove the 10% growth cap to avoid unfunded FTES. She also urged support for the Governor’s proposals on COLA, deferral repayment, the Common Cloud Data Platform, credit for prior learning, and Calbright College, while adding requests for AI literacy funding, a Rebuild L.A. workforce effort, veterans services, and support for the Chancellor’s Office. Senators raised concerns about high district reserves, part-time faculty conditions, veterans’ credit pathways, and enrollment fraud; Christian said reserves are complex but should be addressed district by district, and that identity verification and AI tools are being used to prevent fraudulent enrollments. Finance and LAO staff then reviewed the student-centered funding formula and enrollment growth proposals. DOF said the Governor’s budget fully repays $408.4 million in deferrals, provides a 2.41% COLA, and includes funding to cover current-year apportionment costs; LAO recommended prioritizing those proposals but suggested beginning enrollment growth funding in 2026-27 rather than revising the current-year target. Chris Ferguson said most districts are growing, that 54 of 72 districts would benefit from a formula change favoring current-year enrollment, and that unfunded growth remains a concern. On facilities, staff explained that deferred maintenance needs are about $2.2 billion, with projects prioritized by life safety, modernization, and capacity needs. The final item was Calbright College. President Menon said Calbright serves more than 6,200 adult learners statewide, with strong completion and wage gains, and asked for the Governor’s proposed $38 million ongoing increase. She and staff emphasized Calbright’s flexible, competency-based model, its partnerships with employers and other colleges, and its role in serving working adults and caregivers. LAO questioned the proposed funding level and recommended moving Calbright onto the student-centered funding formula in the future to better tie funding to enrollment and outcomes, while Calbright argued its structure is different from traditional colleges and needs separate treatment. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• such as Assembly Bill 23-161, which raised the legal standard and shifted the burden of proof for transfers
• Some increases in 707B adjudications and SYTF commitments may include youth previously transferred to
• examining by county and by region some of the differences that we're seeing in commitments and in transfers
• examining by county and by region some of the differences that we're seeing in commitments and to transfer
• that, among other changes, makes over $40 million per year available to counties only if judges transfer

Summary: The hearing began with an overview of the California Health and Human Services Agency, which described its 2026-27 budget, major departments, and strategic priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth, and aging/disability services. The agency also explained a technical CalHHS/CalHires budget adjustment tied to HR1 compliance and eligibility system work. No LAO concerns were raised on that item. The committee then heard from the Office of Youth and Community Restoration on its budget, its SB 823 realignment report, and related issues. OYCR said county-based realignment has generally succeeded but outcomes and readiness vary widely, and it recommended more climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral management, better programming, improved transition planning, and integrated longitudinal data systems. Members pressed OYCR on “net widening,” county-by-county trends, and the gap between the detailed recommendations discussed in hearing and the more general recommendations in the public report. OYCR also described problems with federal Title II grant timing and a pending $14 million administrative funding adjustment, and discussed implementation of the juvenile justice realignment block grant formula. The Ombudsperson division separately requested two new positions due to rising complaints, site visits, and records-access disputes with counties; LAO noted the proposal would create ongoing General Fund costs. Several other departments presented budget change proposals. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover an interagency administrative support gap with DSS; LAO had no concerns. EMSA presented its department overview, said its AB 716 ambulance-rate report has been delayed after resources were reduced, and requested funding for disaster-response vehicle replacement, IT security assessment work, and additional HR/legal staff; members questioned delays, compliance, and the ongoing General Fund impact. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of LIWIP funds and explained a new Proposition 4 process for continuing the farmworker housing component. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority for $60 million in additional federal funds and 54 positions to meet growing vocational rehabilitation demand, with no General Fund impact. The Department of Child Support Services presented its budget and a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections. Members questioned why local agency funding was being restored despite declining caseloads, and staff explained that staffing costs have risen faster than caseload declines and that additional funding is needed to maintain service levels. The supplemental report estimated full pass-through would cost about $150 million General Fund annually, or about $80 million for a state-and-county portion, with $3 million to $5 million in automation costs. Finally, the Department of Public Health gave a broad overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its State of Public Health report, highlighting improved mortality and life expectancy, declining overdose deaths and STI rates, persistent racial and regional disparities, and increasing public health emergency demands. CDPH also warned that federal funding threats and policy changes are creating major uncertainty for state and local public health systems.

Transcript Highlights:

• such as Assembly Bill 23-161, which raised the legal standard and shifted the burden of proof for transfers
• Some increases in 707(b) adjudications and SYTF commitments may include youth previously transferred
• Some increases in 707B adjudications and SYTF commitments may include youth previously transferred to
• be examining by county and by region some of the differences that we're seeing in commitments and transfers
• examining by county and by region some of the differences that we're seeing in commitments and to transfer

Summary: The committee heard a series of budget and oversight presentations from CalHHS-related departments and agencies. CalHHS opened with a broad overview of its 2026-27 budget and priorities, including behavioral health, housing and human services integration, children and youth services, and aging/disability supports. OICR then presented its budget and its SB 823 realignment report on youth formerly committed to DJJ, saying county implementation varies widely but that the state has not seen evidence of net widening in the available data. OICR recommended climate surveys, youth advisory councils, stronger behavioral health and education programming in secure youth treatment facilities, better transitional planning, and improved longitudinal data systems. The agency also described a Title II federal grant transition problem, saying it cannot yet pay some subrecipients for prior work and is awaiting federal action on retroactive spending authority and an administrative funding adjustment. The Ombudsperson division requested two additional positions to address a growing complaint workload and access issues with counties over youth meetings, records, and grievance files; LAO raised no policy objection but noted the ongoing General Fund cost. The State Council on Developmental Disabilities requested $730,000 General Fund ongoing to cover the gap between federal limits on administrative overhead and the actual cost of an interagency agreement with the Department of Social Services. EMSA presented its department overview and several proposals, including a delayed AB 716 ambulance rate report, a $2.6 million request to replace aging disaster-response vehicles, a $250,000 security architecture assessment, and four positions plus ongoing General Fund for HR, enforcement, and legal workload. Members questioned the delay in the AB 716 report, the optics and timing of the vehicle replacement request, and whether EMSA was doing enough to prevent future staffing and enforcement problems. LAO repeatedly noted the ongoing General Fund implications of EMSA’s requests. The Department of Community Services and Development sought reappropriation of unspent Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money for the Low-Income Weatherization Program and described a Proposition 4-funded continuation of the farmworker housing component, which would require a new statewide administrator and program design process. The Department of Rehabilitation requested authority to draw an additional $60 million in federal funds annually and add 54 positions to meet sharply increased Vocational Rehabilitation caseloads; LAO had no concerns. Child Support Services proposed restoring a prior reduction to local child support agency funding and reported higher federal performance incentives, while also presenting a supplemental report on full pass-through of child support collections to CalWORKs families, estimating about $150 million annually for full pass-through or about $80 million for a state/county-only approach, plus automation costs. Members questioned why funding should rise when caseloads are declining, and whether the policy could be made cost-neutral. CDPH closed the hearing with an overview of its $5.1 billion budget and its state of public health report, highlighting record-low mortality and higher life expectancy, but also rising overdose deaths among ages 25-44, persistent maternal and infant mortality disparities, and the need for stable public health and emergency-response capacity; no votes were taken during the hearing.