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• Good morning, representatives, and welcome to the sixth day of the 68th Wyoming Legislature budget session
• I do want to thank the committee that looked at the budget all summer for their work on this and the
• The premise is to limit what they can do with that money if this is to support their budgets.
• That would set a new record, but tomorrow is all budget, and so we need to do what we can.
• That would set a new record, but tomorrow is all budget, and so we need to do what we can.

Keywords: 916, all

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• </c> we were looking at the governor's budget we were looking at the governor's budget and<00:31:30.640
• Usually around, oh, a third of the budget is spent on pavements. So it's a big deal.
• When you've got the pavements being a third of the budget, that's the gorilla in the room, and that's
• , that's the gorilla in the of the budget, that's the gorilla in the room<01:24:27.840><c> and</c><01
• </c> together and get a really good budget together and get a really good budget for<01:41:10.719><c>

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• , and it was a one-time program that's not ongoing, so it will not be counted as part of any base budget
• part<00:24:05.720><c> of</c><00:24:05.880><c> any</c><00:24:06.200><c> base</c><00:24:06.760><c> budget
• So hopefully we can work it into your budget, Chair Rest, your challenging year that you'll have.
• So hopefully we can work it into your budget, Chair Rest, your challenging year that you'll have.
• Today we are a bustling nonprofit with a $2.5 million expense budget and a $25 million income budget.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> budget rather than raise property taxes. budget rather than raise property taxes.
• </c><00:46:04.640><c> and</c> tool boards use to balance budgets and tool boards use to balance budgets
• </c> more money back in the family budget. more money back in the family budget.
• ,</c> weight of unsustainable school budgets, weight of unsustainable school budgets, would<00:52:02.520
• </c> September of 2027, the next budget September of 2027, the next budget writers<04:02:43.960><c> will

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And the base budget going into this budget was $92 million. you could kind of speak to that. you could
• <00:02:42.239><c> budget</c><00:02:42.640><c> was</c><00:02:43.040><c> $92</c> budget going into this
• budget was $92 budget going into this budget was $92 million.
• </c> going to be put back into the budget. going to be put back into the budget.
• ,</c> going to pass back into the budget, going to pass back into the budget, people<01:00:50.559><c>

Committee: Joint Select Committee on Tribal Relations

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The overtime budget makes this very clear.
• Excuse me, the staffing strain and the overtime budget make this very clear.
• When I first became an EMD, my budget was zero.
• Today, Chesterfield's budget is $7,500, and Goshen's is $5,700.
• Imagine you've seen the budget come before you.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security held a public hearing on a wide range of bills affecting law enforcement, corrections, fire services, emergency management, telecommunicators, and sex offender policy. Testimony strongly focused on proposals to restore an education incentive for Massachusetts State Police troopers hired after the Quinn Bill was repealed, with State Police Association witnesses arguing the current system creates unfair pay disparities, hurts recruitment and retention, and leaves newer troopers earning less than some supervisors with the same or less education. They urged favorable reports on H. 2651, S. 1759, and S. 1783. A separate witness also supported H. 2627, a sheriff’s pay-parity bill, while suggesting amendments to avoid distinctions between correction officers and jail officers and warning that the proposal should not be viewed as a funding issue alone. The committee also heard testimony on public safety and oversight bills. A rape survivor testified in support of S. 1663, arguing that municipal fire or police personnel convicted of sex offenses should not remain in positions of public trust. Senator Miranda testified in support of S. 1723, S. 1724, and S. 1727, which would create correctional officer training/accountability standards, a correctional inspector general, and privileged communication with legislators for incarcerated people; he said the bills respond to misconduct and lack of independent oversight in the Department of Correction. In contrast, the Fire Chiefs Association and Professional Fire Fighters opposed H. 2572/S. 1668/S. 1740 on emergency management, saying the bill was developed without enough collaboration, lacked local-control safeguards, and could undermine incident command and local decision-making during disasters. Several panels supported other public safety measures. The Fire Chiefs Association and PFFM backed S. 1641 and S. 1744 to create a Massachusetts Public Safety Building Authority to help fund fire station and municipal public safety building projects, and supported S. 1647 to implement the Walsh-Kennedy Commission recommendations on hot works and welding safety, including tougher penalties and training requirements. Witnesses also supported H. 2664/S. 1736 to create a hoisting machinery regulations board, saying current licensing standards for heavy equipment are too minimal. Another panel backed H. 2663/S. 1761 to classify 911 telecommunicators as first responders, citing stress, burnout, and the expanding role of dispatchers. Finally, an attorney from CPCS testified in opposition to S. 1752, warning that expanded sex offender residency restrictions would likely increase homelessness, make supervision harder, and raise constitutional concerns based on prior court rulings.

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• Given all the budget... ...as we are one of the state's largest employers.
• This is also very smart because it is paired with a budget appropriation.
• This is also very smart because it is paired with a budget appropriation.
• This is also very smart because it is paired with a budget appropriation.
• This is also very smart because it is paired with a budget appropriation.

Committee: House Labor and Employment

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Commerce must prioritize applicants with an average annual budget of less than $5 million. ...to the
• Commerce must prioritize applicants with an average annual budget of less than $5 million.
• For smaller nonprofits with limited operating budgets, this reimbursement model can be a major barrier
• The enacted 2025-27 budget includes funding to increase child care centers to the 85th percentile of
• And in challenging budget times, this is another bill that adds costs for these institutions that we

Bills: HB2073 , HB2403 , HB2587 , HB2607 , HB1170 , HB1570 , HB1710 , HB1750 , HB1834 , HB2441

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: health insurance, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, failure to register, criminal justice, registration requirements, public safety, law enforcement, nonprofit, grant funding, pilot program, financial support, community development, child care, childcare, subsidy rates, rate regions, market rate survey

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• So it is one of the most significant expenses in our state budget.
• This year, the budget year, and I'm looking for the funding for this.
• This year, the budget year, and I'm looking for the funding for this program.
• And, you know, there's not right now in the budget any...
• That $1.5 million is being extended into FY27 already in the budget.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• one-time modification cost of the DMV, which Department of Safety confirms can be absorbed within their budget
• 00:05:38.160><c> their</c> absorbed within the uh within their absorbed within the uh within their budget
• without</c><00:05:39.199><c> impacting</c><00:05:39.600><c> general</c><00:05:39.840><c> revenue</c> budget
• without impacting general revenue budget without impacting general revenue or<00:05:40.479><c> requiring
• everybody's been asked to tough budget everybody's been asked to reduce.<00:33:32.240><c> Um,</c><00

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Our next hearing will be Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8:15 for a budget forecast overview.
• Our next hearing will be Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8:15 for a budget forecast overview.
• Our next hearing will be Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8:15 for a budget forecast overview.
• Our next hearing will be Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at 8:15 for a budget forecast overview.
• </c><00:35:32.680><c> forecast</c> 8:15 for a budget forecast 8:15 for a budget forecast overview<00:

Bills: HF958 , HF688 , HF702

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric care, collaborative care model, healthcare funding, service dog, service animal, service dog in training, assistance dog, guide dog, disability rights, housing accommodations, fair housing, landlord, rental housing, homeowners association, HOA, Minnesota human services, accessible housing, reasonable accommodation

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• The actions being taken by this administration are threatening our state, our city and county budgets
• . therefore to take effect immediately budget bill.
• I was on the budget committee.
• So let's talk about your your budget which is a joke.
• You guys passed the budget. You got your Cal Fire money. It wasn't enough.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I also have questions about what is the long-term pressure on the state budget.
• One of the first things I learned in my first year when we were discussing the budget and I wanted to
• It's part of the budget.
• our budget reality to do that.
• And so what happens every time we add additional items to their budget?

Keywords: 981, all

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• , the entirety of the cumulative revenue excess may be used to develop the clerk's total combined budget
• One Big Beautiful Bill bonus depreciation, it was slightly north of a $3.5 billion impact to our budget
• Senator Brandes and I got kicked off of the committee when it came around budget time because we were
• Senator Branis and I got kicked off of the committee when it came around a budget time because we were
• I'll say what I said on the floor when we passed our budget: we are blessed with the hardest-working,

Summary: The Appropriations Committee considered a large agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included SB 6, a settled claim bill involving the Department of Children and Families and a trust for Leila Estrada and Sapphire Williams, and CS/CS/SB 1266, which creates a cybersecurity experiential learning and clearance-readiness program through the Department of Commerce and Cyber Florida. The committee also approved SB 532 on clerks of court funding, allowing clerks to retain all excess Article V revenue rather than returning half to the state and clarifying foreclosure sale procedures. In addition, the committee passed CS/CS/SB 1602 and CS/CS/SB 1604 to create and fund a pilot housing program for veterans through the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, and CS/SB 1110 to expand Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including testimony from affected families and advocates. The committee also adopted an amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/SB 1012 on inmate services, removing the bill’s medical-services compensation provisions while retaining changes to the inmate welfare trust fund and related facility uses. It also adopted a delete-all amendment and then favorably reported CS/CS/CS/SB 1614, which was narrowed to remove a provision allowing local governments to use excess fees to construct new buildings. The committee spent substantial time on CS/SB 17, a Medicaid oversight and transparency bill. The sponsor said the measure would create a joint legislative Medicaid oversight committee, authorize the Legislature to retain its own actuary, modernize Medicaid statutes, strengthen managed-care performance standards, and increase accountability for pharmacy benefit managers and related entities. After amendment, the committee adopted changes removing several PBM-related provisions while retaining the broader oversight framework. Testimony from supporters emphasized transparency, fraud prevention, and cost control, while a PBM trade association asked to continue working on affiliate-manufacturer, network, and payment issues. The bill was reported favorably. The most extensive discussion centered on CS/SB 1758, which proposes major changes to Medicaid and SNAP. The sponsor described five reforms: stronger fraud and overpayment recovery authority, a Medicaid work requirement for certain able-bodied adults, expanded behavioral-health services through Medicaid waivers, pharmacy-program changes to obtain rebates and reduce institutional costs, and SNAP/EBT reforms including photo IDs and work requirements. The committee adopted two amendments: one adding a transitional “glide path” for people who gain employment but risk losing Medicaid, and another exempting hospice patients with six months or less to live. Supporters argued the bill would reduce fraud, improve accountability, and encourage work, while opponents warned it would increase administrative burdens, push eligible people off coverage, and conflict with federal law or guidance. The bill remained under debate with extensive public testimony from advocates, providers, and affected families, and the transcript ends before final disposition on the measure.

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• the entire budget.
• This is required for the budgets, as you heard during the staff report.
• There may be changes in a floor amendment; it just depends on where the budget lands.
• There may be changes in a floor amendment; it just depends on where the budget lands, but I'm asking
• That will be budget neutral, and so I urge your support. Thank you, Representative Dye.

Summary: The committee first received staff briefings on amendments for a series of bills, including measures on child care workforce standards, homelessness programs, community preservation authorities, domestic violence survivor relief, public defense funding, student behavioral health supports, water system ownership changes, nonprofit health carrier surplus assessments, 340B drug pricing reporting, Secretary of State filing fees, step housing, campaign security reimbursements, digital equity programs, a Boys and Men’s Commission, a waste-to-energy facility’s Climate Commitment Act obligations, 6PPD tire substitutes, and an early education scholarship. Staff described the policy changes and, where available, the expected fiscal effects of each proposed substitute or line amendment. The committee then went into caucus before returning for executive session. In executive session, the committee voted out House Bill 1073, then adopted a Couture line amendment to House Bill 1128 exempting private K-12 schools with licensed child care programs from the child care employer definition before reporting the bill out as Second Substitute House Bill 1128. House Bill 1316, 1408, 1591, 1592, 1634, 1906, 1960, 2073, 2145, 2248, 2266, 2301, 2333, and 2365 were also reported from committee, with several amendments adopted along the way. Notable actions included adopting an emergency clause for House Bill 1408, rejecting proposed amendments to House Bill 1591 that would have narrowed relief for survivors and removed retroactivity, adopting a narrower amendment to House Bill 1592’s public defense funding formula, and adopting a substitute to House Bill 2145 that limited 340B reporting to hospitals. The committee also debated and rejected several amendments to the step housing bill, House Bill 2266, including proposals for larger school/daycare buffers, more local oversight, and broader local government authority; the bill still advanced on a 16-13 vote. House Bill 2073, which requires nonprofit health carriers to contribute surplus funds to Cascade Care Savings, advanced over concerns about using one-time money for an ongoing program. House Bill 2248 advanced after an amendment redirected annual license fee deposits to the state treasury rather than the Secretary of State’s revolving fund. House Bill 2333 was narrowed to allow use of campaign funds for personal security reimbursements, and House Bill 2365 advanced with some amendments adopted and others rejected as the committee began discussing additional digital equity oversight provisions.

Transcript Highlights:

• We gave, well, in our budget last year, we approved $15.5 million for DES.
• These folks end up on already existing programs that eat up what, 20, 25% of our annual budget already
• These folks end up on already existing programs that eat up what, 20, 25% of our annual budget already
• Chair, is that if you took out $100 today and you’re on a budget, obviously, if you don’t have $100,
• So now you’re short on that paycheck for what’s budgeted for utilities or rent or food or medicine.

Bills: HB2118 , HB2181 , HB2308 , HB2309 , HB2402 , HB2476 , HB2682 , HB2698 , HB2875 , HB2877 , HB2903 , HB2910

Committee: House Commerce

Keywords: mobile food vendors, licensure, food safety, statewide regulations, health standards, zoning, temporary vendors, HB2181, death certificate, death certificates, vital records, funeral establishment, funeral home, human remains, medical certification of death, death registration, state registrar, local registrar, county medical examiner, alternate medical examiner

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• We are under the Department of Budget and Finance. Oh, okay.
• Normally, a department's budget, uh, the department head would communicate with the executive branch,
• I mean, we're in that budget process currently. >> Thank you so much for the question.
• 01:02:28.319><c> their</c> department's budget uh the their department's budget uh the their department
• </c><01:02:50.559><c> process</c> executive is in that budget process executive is in that budget process

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety held an informational briefing on findings from the deportation data project and possible policy responses to increased federal immigration enforcement in Hawaii. In opening remarks, the chair said the committee was concerned about changing federal executive orders, policies, and enforcement actions, and framed the issue as one involving due process and public safety. The chair and presenters described reports of ICE activity on multiple islands, including raids, courthouse presence, and fear in immigrant communities, and said the committee was considering whether state policies should be advanced more quickly. Mandy Fernandez of the ACLU of Hawaii presented updated deportation data and argued that increased immigration enforcement is creating fear, reducing crime reporting, and potentially making state and local agencies extensions of the federal immigration agenda if they accept federal funding with conditions. She said the deportation data project, housed at UC Berkeley Law with UCLA’s Center for Immigration Law and Policy, uses FOIA requests and its latest data runs through late July 2025. She reported 153 ICE arrests in Hawaii from January through July 2025, up from 41 in the same period in 2024; 96 removals, up from 15; a federal detention center average daily population of 91 in June 2025 versus 31 in June 2024; and 111 ICE detainers issued in Hawaii from September 2023 through July 2025, with 49 issued in 2025. She also cited an immigration court backlog of 1,144 pending cases as of August 2025 and noted that about one in five Hawaii residents were born outside the United States. Haley Chang of the Office of the Public Defender said her office is seeing a marked increase in ICE presence around courthouses and more ICE contacts with clients, including reports of people being detained after court appearances or while on supervision. She emphasized that the office is not an immigration law office and that much of its information is anecdotal, but said the pattern appears new compared with prior years. In response to committee questions, she explained that ICE detainers are requests, not judicial warrants, and said local law enforcement is generally not required to honor them unless accompanied by a judicial warrant or other legal authority. She also said the public defender’s office had not yet seen new criminal charges arise solely from an ICE detention or failure to appear tied to immigration enforcement, though cases could be affected if defendants are removed from the criminal process.

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• One was using the USDA take-home food budget, and the other was using the Thrifty Food Plan budget times
• and the other was take-home food budget and the other was um<00:26:33.440><c> by</c><00:26:33.760><c
• He said the budget was $30 million and that current shortages are 543 full-time equivalents, about 10
• Next is Louis Saliva, Department of Budget and Finance, in support.
• </c><00:58:40.960><c> and</c> Louis saliva Department of budget and Louis saliva Department of budget

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint Health, Human Services, and Labor and Technology committee heard testimony on SB 447, a Department of Health pilot program related to recruitment, and SB 1043, a tax measure. On SB 447, the Department of Health said the pilot had streamlined hiring by delaying minimum-qualification review until later in the process, while the Department of Human Resources Development objected that parts of the bill could conflict with civil service rules, due process rights, and equal pay requirements. Several labor and employee groups testified, with some supporting the pilot as a way to address vacancies and others warning about merit-system concerns. The committee later voted to pass SB 447 as is. On SB 1043, testimony was mixed but largely focused on the bill’s tax changes, especially the proposed increase to the general excise tax and exemptions or credits for lower-income households. Supporters, including labor groups and housing/worker advocates, argued the bill would reduce burdens on working families, help with food insecurity, and keep residents in Hawaiʻi. Opponents, including the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi and some community witnesses, said the general excise tax is regressive and would raise costs across the state. The committee voted to advance SB 1043 with substantial amendments, deleting most of the bill except section two and setting a far-future effective date, while noting the fiscal impact had not been provided. The committee also deferred SB 633 and later deferred SB 1633 for further decision-making, scheduling continued consideration for February 12, 2025, in Room 225. The hearing included standard instructions on one-minute testimony, written testimony, and Zoom procedures, and the committee adjourned after taking the above actions.

Transcript Highlights:

• There is a budget line item included in this year's budget to support the administrative costs on the
• There is a budget line item included in this year's budget to support the administrative costs on the

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• difficult choices when trying to fund needed projects like schools, public safety buildings, and local budgets
• She said that in communities with really tight budgets, it is important to have relief for people who
• Kassner said that in communities with tight budgets, the deferral is important because people need relief
• Let us not balance budgets or reshape policy on the backs of our most vulnerable residents.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Revenue

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hearing on bills related to senior and disability property tax relief, with a focus on helping older adults and people with disabilities remain in their homes. Testimony supported H. 3968, which would make certain senior and disability property tax exemptions permanent so eligible residents would not have to refile annually, and H. 3198, which would expand the senior circuit breaker tax credit by indexing income and credit limits to cost of living and raising the home valuation cap from $1.1 million to $1.5 million. Representative Scanlan also testified in favor of several additional bills, including a local option motor vehicle excise tax exemption for low-income seniors and veterans, a local property tax cap for low-income seniors, an expanded senior property tax exemption, and a senior property tax deferral program designed to be revenue neutral over time. Witnesses from the City of Boston, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, and the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers generally supported local-option property tax relief measures and said they would help seniors age in place while giving municipalities flexibility. Committee members raised concerns about possible abuse or fraud if exemptions became permanent, and about how assessors would verify continued eligibility without annual reapplication. Supporters responded that eligibility could still be tied to real estate transactions and other documentation, and that the current annual filing requirement causes many eligible seniors to miss out on benefits. Mass Senior Action Council members testified that many seniors are struggling with rising property taxes, insurance, and other costs, and urged broader reforms such as freezing assessed values, improving outreach, strengthening the work-off program, and allowing more flexible payment or deferral options. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after testimony and questions.