Transcript Highlights:

• Of course, they did do a lot of wrecking of pine needles. They did a lot of brush clearing.
• Outline sort of maximizing the health of animals and the management of animals—that sort of falls into
• of millions of dollars to support it.
• You've repaired some east of Montoya on I-40; it was repaired a couple of years ago, at least the way
• Is the cost of that the cost of the Rock? Is it the cost of the asphalt?

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We conducted the sunset review of the Board of Cosmetology in 2013 and the Board of Barbers in 2021.
• As a result of the consolidation of the Board of Barbers and the Board of Cosmetology, effective in 2022
• repair, replacement, and removal of the stadium.
• repair, replacement, and removal of the stadium.
• The authority reported that its excess cash reserves are needed for the costs of future repair, replacement

Committee: Senate Senate Regulatory Affairs & Government Efficiency Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first heard the Arizona Auditor General’s 2025 sunset review of the Arizona Barbering and Cosmetology Board. The audit found the board generally processed licenses and complaints timely and had adopted required school curriculum rules, but it also identified inconsistent disciplinary actions, gaps in required infection-prevention and law education for some reciprocity and instructor applicants, weak application review controls, and noncompliance issues involving open meeting law, public records, and conflicts of interest. Auditors also recommended statutory changes on esthetics scope of practice, cease-and-desist authority, and eyelash technician training standards. The board’s executive director said the agency agreed with the findings, had already implemented some changes including updated disciplinary parameters, conflict-of-interest training, lawful presence verification, and revised cash-handling procedures, and was working through the remaining recommendations. After questions, the committee voted 7-0 to recommend the board implement the audit recommendations and be continued for six years, until July 1, 2032. The committee then took up the combined sunset review and performance audit of the Arizona Department of Gaming, the Arizona Racing Commission, and the Arizona Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission. The Auditor General reported that while the department distributed tribal gaming funds and issued some licenses appropriately, it failed to consistently obtain and review required independent audit reports for event wagering and fantasy sports operators, did not fully comply with conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements, lacked comprehensive complaint-handling processes, and had delayed some compact trust fund distributions. Additional issues included IT security documentation, horse-racing suitability checks, fee-setting reviews, rulemaking, and public records procedures; the Boxing and MMA Commission also had licensing and fee-setting deficiencies. The department and commissions agreed to implement the recommendations, and the department director said the agency was already making changes, including updated guidance to operators, a new complaint-tracking process, conflict-of-interest training, and work on trust fund distributions and rule changes. Committee members pressed both the auditor and the department on why fantasy sports audit reviews had not been completed, whether underpayments would be recovered, and why no distributions had yet been made to certain Category 3 tribes under the 2021 compact trust fund. The director said the department was now doing a look-back review, would seek any owed fees, penalties, and interest, and was helping tribes resolve the baseline-revenue formula needed for distributions. Members also asked about conflict-of-interest practices, problem gambling, and whether prediction markets fall under gaming regulation. The discussion continued into the department’s broader presentation, with the director describing the agency’s regulatory role and ongoing modernization efforts.

Transcript Highlights:

• As one of the oldest leadership programs in the state of Texas, it has a rich history of training that
• I am proud of the people in the City of Garland for all of their hard work and look forward to seeing
• And for the interests of our conversation, ESG is kind of a sort of a sort of...
• It further tightens the definition of which devices a landlord has a duty to repair. Move adoption.
• of the bill that couldn't get out of committee.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, heard an invocation, adopted the prior day’s journal, received House messages, and adopted several resolutions and recognitions, including Senate Resolution 496 honoring Leadership Garland and resolutions 503 and 504. The chamber also recognized guests, including a North Dakota senator and the Doctor of the Day, and received gubernatorial nominations for the Texas Economic Development Corporation Board and the Nueces River Authority Board. The Senate then took up and passed a series of bills, often by suspending the regular order and the constitutional three-day rule. Measures approved included SB 614 on Texas Forensic Science Commission referrals to the Office of Capital and Forensic Writs; SB 250 on municipal annexation across railroad rights-of-way; SB 1660 on toxicological evidence retention and destruction procedures; SB 2586 requiring property owners associations to file governing documents with the Texas Real Estate Commission; SB 1588 increasing penalties for certain failures to report child sexual abuse; HB 912 on compensation for distributed renewable generation outside ERCOT; SB 1957 setting eligibility standards for civilian oversight boards; HB 2525 clarifying a charitable property tax exemption; SB 1525 limiting repeated prior authorization for neurodegenerative disease drugs; SB 865 requiring CPR/AED training and cardiac emergency response planning in schools; SB 1212 elevating human trafficking penalties; SB 2690 on solicitations for Secretary of State documents; SB 1802 on landlord repair duties for ramps, elevators, and handrails; SB 905 on licensing rules for speech-language pathologists and audiologists; SB 2929 allowing removal of disruptive spectators at school athletic events; SB 2675 creating a narrow McAllen-specific parkland conveyance exception; SB 872 increasing punishment for burglary of a vehicle involving firearm theft; and SB 1113 clarifying sales rules for certain converter-license holders. Several bills drew extended debate. SB 2487, dealing with crisis and mental health services for homelessness, was amended to make the county model permissive rather than mandatory and to remove state funding/assistance requirements before passing 28-3. SB 2138, barring higher education funds from contracting with firms that boycott fossil fuels through ESG policies, also passed after questions about fiscal effects and First Amendment concerns. SB 2615, restricting remote work at public institutions of higher education, advanced 22-9. The Senate also began consideration of SB 3016, which would expand enforcement tools against local governments that fail to comply with state law, but the transcript cuts off before action on that bill is completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Block of, of a census tract, um, because it gets out of hand.
• some of the benefit of that, but, uh.
• out of the state of Texas.
• And you're not aware of any, um, any of the jails sending outside of the state of Texas purely for Because
• That's, like I said, I heard it 40, 40% of your salaries and 40% of your, uh, Of, of your general budget

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• of HIF.
• That's what they're using to repair bridges instead of tear them down. So thank you, Mr. Chairman."
• Of course, yeah. And Mr. Chair, so what kind of, just to kind of go... It's almost $2 billion.
• Chair, members of the committee, Tom Dorn, here on behalf of the town of Payson.
• many of my constituents to endorse the of many of my constituents to endorse the idea of roundabouts

Summary: The committee first received a lengthy presentation from JLBC staff comparing the JLBC baseline budget with the executive proposal. Staff said the baseline shows about $577 million in available cash above statutory formulas, but that major items not included—especially tax conformity, ongoing health and school repair costs, and new federal Medicaid/SNAP administrative requirements—would significantly change the picture. The executive budget was described as about $1.1 billion larger than the JLBC baseline, driven by revenue and spending proposals including border security funding, tax conformity, higher sports betting taxes, elimination of a data center equipment exemption, short-term rental and water surcharges, SNAP administrative and error-rate costs, and several one-time items that staff argued appear ongoing. Members also discussed rising caseloads and supplementals in developmental disabilities, Medicaid/Access, and education, including concerns about declining enrollment, possible fraud in Access, and the SNAP error rate. The committee then heard and passed SB 1032, which appropriates $1.5 million from the General Fund in FY 2027 to fund the Independent Correctional Oversight Office. Testimony from the sponsor and advocates emphasized the need for independent oversight of the Department of Corrections, transparency, whistleblower reporting, and avoiding federal receivership. The bill was given a due pass recommendation on a 10-0 vote. Next, the committee considered several transportation appropriations. SB 1064, as amended, would appropriate $3 million to ADOT for improvements along West Route 66 in Flagstaff; the mayor and local planning officials testified that the corridor is congested and dangerous, with significant growth and crash history. The bill passed 7-3. SB 1059 would appropriate $9.2 million for an additional right-turn lane at SR 87 and SR 260 in Payson; supporters cited severe backups and safety concerns, and it passed 7-3. SB 1062 would appropriate $1 million for an additional left-turn lane at US 60 and Superstition Mountain Drive in Gold Canyon; supporters said the intersection is a major bottleneck and safety issue, and it passed 6-4. Finally, the committee began hearing SCR 1004, which would place on the ballot a prohibition on photo enforcement systems used by local authorities or state agencies for speeding and red-light violations. The sponsor and public testimony argued that automated enforcement is unpopular, unconstitutional, and prone to abuse, citing allegations of campaign money tied to ticket revenue and forged judicial signatures on citations. The transcript cuts off during public testimony, before any committee vote on SCR 1004 or the remaining bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• He is a representative of the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints and is the guest of Representative
• Adoption of the B. Clerk >> is questions. Adoption of the B.
• </c> With that, I move adoption of B. With that, I move adoption of B.
• This is just putting the stopgap kind of in front of the process."
• This is just putting the stopgap kind of in front of the process."

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, uh, one of the things that I know that all of you are aware of that's important to many of us is
• </c> hundreds of high-need individuals off of hundreds of high-need individuals off of waivers,<00:30
• only one person will lose an average of 47% of their income. an average of 30% of their income with
• </c> of funding. of funding.
• math, the cost of a of an FTE?

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> &gt;&gt; Move out of pass. &gt;&gt; Move out of pass.
• </c><00:43:50.640><c> the</c> where some of the grants and some of the where some of the grants and some
• </c> of the town of Hookset, New Hampshire. of the town of Hookset, New Hampshire.
• </c> the Secretary of State. the Secretary of State.
• 11:44.880><c> the</c> immigration uh member of the rep of the immigration uh member of the rep of the

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> identity of victims of of abuse. identity of victims of of abuse.
• The only way we get to that repair of this bill is by not concurring with the House amendments.
• The only way we get to that repair<01:30:17.440><c> of</c><01:30:17.679><c> this</c><01:30:17.840><c>
• bill</c> repair of this bill repair of this bill is<01:30:20.639><c> by</c><01:30:20.960><c> not</c>
• Thank you. repair of dwellings. It would lower the repair of dwellings.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So some of you may remember a couple of months ago.
• more and more states have moved to having it be a state authority just due to the backlog of things
• more and more states have moved to having it be a state authority just due to the backlog of things
• Of course.
• Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2, Section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Delaware of 1897

Keywords: 1064, all

Transcript Highlights:

• intent behind this is to really help expedite the current backlog of reviews that the department is currently
• </c> expedite uh the current uh backl backlog expedite uh the current uh backl backlog of<00:26:57.600
• :50.040><c> of</c> broad nature of this proposed statute of broad nature of this proposed statute of
• of those respondents said it was because of the cost of housing.
• ><c> of</c> said it was because of the cost of said it was because of the cost of housing<02:50:50.239

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• repair, but without preservation funding, these buildings are at risk of deteriorating, losing affordability
• repair, but without preserving or preservation funding, these buildings are at risk of deteriorating
• That's no longer the case because of the price of houses right now, the price of housing.
• That's why I'm kind of hesitant about, as of right now, just kind of staying off of the bill.
• So a lot of the increase of the cost of living in California is due to. a lot of the increase of the

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the unintended results of this legislation was that much of the publicly available contact information
• So a lot of unanswered questions, a lot of concerns.
• Of course, one example of this is the Texas Association of School Boards, which is arguably one of the
• We service millions of customers across the country, including hundreds of thousands of Texans.
• We service millions of customers across the country, including hundreds of thousands of Texans.

Bills: HB111

Committee: Senate Business & Commerce

Summary: The committee heard a long series of House bills, with most measures laid out by Senate sponsors and then left pending after brief public testimony. Early bills focused on construction and licensing issues, including HB 305 on prompt payment for public construction audits, HB 5093 on restoring public access to notary contact information, HB 2037 on updating landlord-tenant repair and security deposit rules, HB 4214 on a centralized public information request contact database, and HB 5435 exempting higher education institutions from a 90-day notice requirement for certain public-private partnership projects. Testimony was generally supportive on these bills, and no votes were taken; each was left pending. The committee also considered several transparency and regulatory bills. HB 111 would expand the Public Information Act to certain nonprofit state associations and narrow some attorney-client and working-paper exceptions, with supporters arguing it would improve oversight of public funds and critics questioning the scope and thresholds. HB 5129 would protect occupational license holders’ personal identifying information from disclosure without consent, HB 4350 would allow peace officers to redact personal information from online real property records, HB 4748 would authorize multiple-award state purchasing contracts, and HB 4765 would clean up code enforcement officer licensing rules. HB 4134 would allow motor vehicle creditors to charge limited fees for electronic payment options while requiring a free alternative, and HB 1043 would direct a study of blockchain-based property title records; both drew testimony, with some concern about the practical effects and vendor implications of the blockchain study. Several bills addressed insurance, workforce, and digital-asset regulation. HB 3520 would reduce the insurance coverage required for transportation network companies during the period when a driver is en route to pick up a passenger, drawing support from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and opposition from trial lawyers who argued the higher coverage better protects the public. HB 3320 would create a self-insurance pool for religious institutions, with TDI explaining it would still be regulated but operate under a special statutory framework. HB 4233 would modernize rules for digital asset service providers by removing certain auditor-access requirements and updating reporting and licensing provisions. HB 3923 would reduce bachelor’s-degree requirements for some state jobs, though Every Texan argued low pay, not degree requirements, is the main driver of turnover. HB 4518 would create a legal structure for decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations tied to blockchain governance; business law experts opposed it as unnecessary and potentially risky, while crypto advocates supported it. Finally, HB 1803 would join an interstate compact for dentists and dental hygienists, with supporters citing workforce shortages and opponents saying Texas already licenses quickly and that the compact could weaken state oversight. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly closed testimony and left bills pending, and a quorum was eventually established before later items were heard.

Transcript Highlights:

• Across California, hundreds of thousands of subsidized affordable homes are at risk of losing affordability
• repair, but without preservation funding, these buildings are at risk of deteriorating from their permanence
• repair, but without preserving or preservation funding, these buildings are at risk of deteriorating
• That's why I'm kind of hesitant about, as of right now, just kind of staying off of the bill.
• I am the chair of the California Association of Community Managers Board of Directors.

Summary: The committee heard presentations on several bills. SB 1091, by Senator Kavayetal, would create the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation (CAP) program within HCD to provide financing and technical support for nonprofit and local efforts to acquire unsubsidized rental housing and preserve it as affordable housing or homeownership opportunities. Supporters, including Enterprise Community Partners, the Unity Council, and several housing and tenant groups, said preservation is a fast, cost-effective way to prevent displacement and homelessness. Members discussed funding, with the author and chair noting the program is intended to be funded through housing bond legislation and would be implemented upon appropriation. The bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Judiciary and passed out of committee. SB 904, by Senator Seyarto, would codify and expand the state’s coordinated wildfire recovery response by requiring HCD and other agencies to identify permitting and code barriers after future state-of-emergency wildfires and report on ways to speed rebuilding. The author cited the faster permitting response after the Los Angeles fires compared with the Camp Fire. Some members supported the goal but raised concerns about repeated reports and the burden on smaller jurisdictions; the author said the bill is meant to avoid reinventing the wheel and to streamline recovery. The committee noted the bill is fiscal and would go to Appropriations, and it was reported out with sufficient votes. SB 1007, by Senator Menjivar, would increase transparency and limit assessment growth in homeowners associations by requiring clearer disclosure of HOA finances and violation evidence, and by replacing the current 20% annual assessment increase ceiling with a cap tied to inflation, with possible amendments still under discussion. Supporters, including consumer and homeowner advocates, said the bill would help protect homeowners from steep fee hikes and opaque budgeting. Opponents from HOA management and industry groups argued the bill could undermine reserve funding, delay maintenance, and create more special assessments, while also adding duplicative disclosure requirements. Members debated whether the bill would protect homeowners without harming HOA finances; the author said he would continue negotiations and that the bill would look different in the next committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• repair, but without preservation funding, these buildings are at risk of deteriorating, losing affordability
• repair, but without preserving or preservation funding, these buildings are at risk of deteriorating
• That's no longer the case because of the price of the house right now, the price of housing.
• That's why I'm kind of hesitant about, as of right now, just kind of staying off of the bill.
• I am the chair of the California Association of Community Managers Board of Directors.

Committee: Senate Housing

Summary: The committee first heard SB 1091, which would create the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program within HCD to help nonprofit developers, community organizations, and local governments acquire unsubsidized rental housing and preserve it as affordable housing or homeownership opportunities. The author and supporters from Enterprise Community Partners, the Unity Council, and several housing and tenant groups argued that acquisition-preservation is a proven, cost-effective way to prevent displacement and homelessness. There was no opposition testimony. Members discussed funding, with the author and chair noting the bill is intended to be supported through the housing bond or other appropriations. The committee voted the bill do pass to Judiciary, with broad support and no recorded opposition. The committee then took up SB 904, which would codify and expand the wildfire rebuilding coordination and permitting streamlining used after the Los Angeles-area fires, including HCD-led review of permitting and code barriers and reporting on recovery lessons. The author said the bill is meant to speed rebuilding after future wildfire disasters and avoid repeated delays seen in places like the Camp Fire. Members raised concerns about the cost and repetition of requiring multiple agencies to produce reports after each disaster, and about e-permitting mandates for smaller jurisdictions. The author responded that the bill is meant to capture lessons from different fire contexts and that some concerns could be addressed with amendments. The bill was moved do pass to Emergency Management and was reported out with sufficient votes, though kept on call. Finally, the committee heard SB 1007, which would change HOA assessment rules by tying annual increases to inflation rather than allowing up to 20% increases, and would require clearer annual budget disclosures and evidence for fines. The author and supporters said the bill would improve transparency and protect homeowners from steep fee hikes, while opponents from community manager and HOA industry groups warned it could underfund reserves, force larger special assessments, and add duplicative paperwork. Several senators expressed support for the bill’s goals but raised concerns about the inflation cap, the need for flexibility for insurance and maintenance costs, and the visual-aid disclosure requirement. The author said amendments are forthcoming and that the bill will look different in the next committee; no final vote is reflected in the excerpt provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• the surface of the ground, and ensuring that fences are repaired if they're damaged.
• First of all, I agree with like 75% of this bill.
• But can you see how some of these parts of the bill are reasonable?
• of those rights as part of the 30-day notice letter.
• of this issue.

Committee: House Special Committee on Rural Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• in hiring of a a may have um they may have a couple months of a gap in hiring of a school counselor or
• department of education to repurpose for other sROs ss etc so our kind of vision to have that sort of
• I'm speaking on behalf of the ACLU of Arizona. Hello, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
• the world, and the rise of that, alongside the rise of other forms of hate, especially with the war
• I kind of do.

Committee: Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee approved the March 11, 2026 minutes and then heard several education bills. HCR 2015, which supports efforts for students to receive at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity and for schools to display dietary guidelines, drew strong support from advocates for recess, student health, and physical education, and passed 6-0 with one not voting. HB 2040, requiring adoption-related information when school employees discuss contraception or STI testing and adding adoption content to sex education curricula, drew opposition from Reproductive Freedom for All and the Arizona Education Association, but was still given a due pass recommendation 4-2. HB 2255, extending Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students from two to four academic years, passed unanimously with a due pass recommendation. HB 2764, creating a state seal of computer science proficiency for high school graduates, also passed unanimously after support from the Arizona Technology Council. The committee then considered HB 2600, which would require written parental permission for students in grades 6-8 to join school clubs or organizations. The ACLU of Arizona opposed it, arguing it could suppress participation in clubs involving sensitive identities such as LGBTQ, religious, or cultural groups; the bill received a due pass recommendation 4-2. HB 2379 would require school district governing board members to complete finance and governance training, with an amendment narrowing the requirement to newly elected or appointed members and adjusting reporting; the Arizona Association of County School Superintendents supported it, while the Arizona School Board Association opposed parts of it, and the amended bill passed 4-2. HB 2142 would create a School Safety Center and School Safety Council within ADE to provide training, technical assistance, and risk assessments; supporters said it would help schools, especially smaller and rural districts, while opponents raised concerns about funding and council composition, and it passed 4-2. Later, HB 4033, which would require more detailed school bond election pamphlets and separate ballot propositions for certain large or specialized projects, was supported as a transparency measure by the sponsor but opposed by education groups that warned it could make it harder for districts to fund facilities; it passed 4-2. HB 2482, limiting job order contracting on building renewal grant projects to $1 million and requiring verification against artificial splitting of projects, drew concerns from builders and school board groups about delaying repairs and limiting procurement flexibility, but the sponsor said it was needed to improve competition and transparency; it passed 4-2. Finally, HB 2575, the Anti-Semitism and Education Act, would prohibit public schools and higher education institutions from teaching or promoting anti-Semitism and set up reporting and discipline procedures; the sponsor said it was needed to protect students, while the ACLU and Arizona Education Association warned it could chill speech and expose educators to legal risk. The transcript cuts off during testimony on that bill, and no final committee vote is shown in the provided text.

Transcript Highlights:

• I also sit on the board of Habitat for Humanity, Washington State, on behalf of all of our Habitat affiliates
• I'm the mayor of the city of Topponish.
• I'm the mayor of the city of Topponish.
• of you.
• Back prior to the passage of House Bill 1168 in 2021, the DNR, a group of legislators, and a group of

Summary: The committee first heard a briefing on the proposed Senate capital budget, Substitute Senate Bill 6003, which would spend about $723 million total using debt-limit bonds, Climate Commitment Act funds, and other cash resources. Staff described major investments in housing and homelessness, human services, local infrastructure, flood response, water conservation and clean energy, K-12 school modernization and seismic work, and higher education projects. Members then took public testimony from a wide range of advocates and project sponsors, most of whom urged the Senate to preserve or increase funding for specific projects in the final budget, including affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, child care facilities, food banks, behavioral health and substance use treatment centers, tribal courthouse relocation, school modernization, community colleges, university projects, floodplain restoration, community forests, and local civic or cultural facilities. Several witnesses also asked the Senate to match or approach House funding levels on items such as the Housing Trust Fund, permanent supportive housing, the Community Forest Program, Floodplains by Design, and CCA-supported clean energy and water projects. The chair noted that amendments to the capital budget were due the next day at noon. The committee then received a briefing on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251, which would restructure Climate Commitment Act accounts by repealing three existing accounts and replacing them with two new accounts: a CCA operating account and a CCA capital account. Staff explained that the bill would preserve most existing uses while changing revenue distribution formulas, capping Ecology administrative costs, expanding allowable uses for EV-related costs, housing, and carbon capture/sequestration, and changing reporting and tribal consultation provisions. The bill also shifts some reporting from annual to biannual and modifies the thresholds for tribal-supported and overburdened-community investments. The fiscal note was described as relatively small, with the main impact being the revised revenue allocation structure. Public testimony on the CCA bill was mixed. Supporters, including the League of Women Voters, said the restructuring better aligns spending with the intent of the CCA and could improve investments for tribes and overburdened communities. Critics, including the Washington Policy Center, argued the bill still lacks strong requirements to ensure CCA spending is effective and objected to reducing the frequency of the state’s climate-spending report. No votes were taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• Because of the timing of our billion.
• Over 70% of the residents in our communities earn 50% of area median income, and a full one-third of
• </c> one of the most cost-effective forms of one of the most cost-effective forms of unsubsidized<00:
• state on a range of topics including repairs,<00:27:16.720><c> evictions,</c><00:27:17.360><c> deposits
• Thank you. of the state. Bring on temporary staff of the state.

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• AS WELL AS A LOT OF POPULATION DATA AND A SERIES OF BUDGET DRIVERS WHICH IS A MIXTURE OF ESTIMATING
• ABOUT 54.5% OF OUR GRAND TOTAL OF 28.5 BILLION.
• SO THAT DROVE UP KIND OF THE RECURRING PORTION OF THIS BUT BROUGHT DOWN THE NONRECURRING PORTION OF IT
• IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURES, IN TERMS OF NEW BUDGET DRIVERS, NOT VERY MUCH A PART OF THE STORY HERE.
• OF +3.7 GOING AT THAT SWING OF ALMOST 6.6 BILLION.

Keywords: 999, senate, all