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• I didn't do a good job reading the fiscal note.
• people that are encapsulated in this fiscal note.
• <03:20:23.920> note of the last bill this fiscal note of the last bill this fiscal note doesn't
• in<03:22:52.439> a so the fiscal note is written in a so the fiscal note is written in a certain
• <03:23:24.760> note because the year before fiscal note because the year before fiscal note

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 622, but after the sponsor said further research raised concerns, he asked that the bill be tabled. The committee then moved in executive session and voted unanimously to find the bill inexpedient to legislate, sending it to consent. The committee also retained House Bill 349, the ophthalmologic laser bill, after members said more time was needed for the professions involved to work out training standards and provide additional information; that motion also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed House Bill 244, a municipal building/fire code recodification measure. Members said the bill needed more review and careful scrutiny because of its length and possible unintended effects, and they voted unanimously to retain it as well. House Bill 534 was then heard; the sponsor said the bill did not do what was intended because of a misunderstanding about current processing, and the committee voted inexpedient to legislate and placed it on consent. The committee next considered House Bill 233, with an amendment to remove a requirement affecting the New Hampshire Vaccine Association. Supporters argued the bill would reduce an unnecessary burden and improve transparency, while opponents said the committee should not single out one private 501(c)(3) organization. The amendment was adopted 8-5, and the bill as amended then passed 7-6; a minority report was requested. Finally, the committee opened House Bill 536, a proposed 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment for certain state retirees. The sponsor and supporters argued retirees had not received adequate COLAs and that the bill would help offset inflation, while the retirement system testified that the proposal would add significant costs, including an estimated $1.5 million for the state, $6.6 million for political subdivisions, and about $100.7 million in present-value unfunded liability, with the impact reflected in future employer contribution rates.

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• our subcommittees have met this challenge with a two-fold approach that is rooted in compassion and fiscal
• we move forward with negotiations, the Assembly will be guided by our twin goals of compassion and fiscal
• when we face hard decisions, we do that from a place of care while taking seriously the very real fiscal
• I wasn't quite ready, getting my notes together, but I don't want to miss my opportunity.
• So noted, and I think it is something that this body has noted as well as being important.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee heard opening remarks on the 2025 Budget Act, which will be amended into AB 101 and SB 101 for floor consideration. Committee leaders described the budget as a difficult compromise shaped by a $12 billion deficit, federal funding uncertainty, wildfire impacts, and rising out-year costs, while emphasizing a balance between compassion and fiscal responsibility. Each budget subcommittee chair then summarized major actions in their areas, including health care, human services, education, climate and transportation, housing and state administration, public safety, and oversight/transparency. Key policy items included delaying or narrowing some of the Governor’s proposed cuts, especially in Medi-Cal and other safety-net programs; preserving funding for dental care, women’s health, family planning, hospice, long-term care, IHSS, and services for undocumented Californians; and maintaining or expanding child care, foster care, food banks, and CalWORKs-related supports. Education actions included additional Proposition 98 settle-up, reduced deferrals, support for TK-12, teacher recruitment, literacy, mental health, preschool slots, and restored funding for UC and CSU. Other major items included housing and homelessness investments, wildfire and disaster response funding, transit loans and greenhouse gas reduction fund support, Proposition 36 and VOCA-related public safety funding, and oversight measures on federal impacts and state efficiency. Department of Finance and Legislative Analyst staff said the package makes some of the same savings moves as the May Revision but relies more on internal borrowing and fewer reductions, leaving a smaller reserve than the administration’s plan but still maintaining roughly $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Members from both parties largely supported the package while raising concerns about long-term sustainability, Medi-Cal costs, reserve use, and the need for future revenue and program review. The committee adopted the subcommittee actions by roll call, 18-6, with the roll held open for absent members and additional comments continuing after the vote.

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• Um, it is suggesting in the fiscal note that the Department of Education would be the appropriate state
• c> I'm uh reading the fiscal note and I was I'm uh reading the fiscal note and I was wondering<02:12:
• in preparation of that fiscal note. in preparation of that fiscal note. >> Okay.
• Um it is suggesting in the fiscal note<02:13:30.159> that<02:13:30.880> um<02:13:30.960
• I will also note, I believe you pointed this out, but just to reiterate that the fiscal note says that

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm also not seeing a fiscal note for this.
• Representative Lee, closing comments: a fiscal note has been requested. It’s just not available.
• Representative Lee said a fiscal note has been requested, but it’s just not available.
• Representative Lee said a fiscal note has been requested, but it’s just not available.
• <00:09:43.000> Um a fiscal note has been requested. Um a fiscal note has been requested.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, make a note of the mics that are in our new conference rooms.
• Please note that the Zoom chat function is only for technical staff.
• But please note that the House is not responsible for any bad internet connections on the testifier's
• or we do have funds allocated in fiscal or we do have funds allocated in fiscal year<00:14:50.399
• <00:48:13.040> is<00:48:13.280> already note that the appropriation is already note

Bills: HB2437, HB2461, HB2604, HB2605, HB1860, HB2001

Keywords: arts education, student engagement, cultural literacy, public schools, funding, public art, cultural preservation, community identity, art management, performing arts, ticket surcharge, arts funding, education, community support, therapeutic arts, neurodiverse, autism, attention-deficit disorder, underserved communities, mental health

Summary: The Committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures focused on arts funding, public art, performing arts, and libraries. HB 2437 would appropriate funds for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts’ Artists in the Schools program; the Foundation testified in strong support, explaining that demand has increased and that additional funding would allow more schools to be served. HB 2461 would raise the ceiling for the works of art special fund and provide money for maintenance and a collections manager position; the Foundation supported it and described major conservation needs, including large-scale repairs to public artworks such as the Tadashi Sato work in Hilo and the King Kamehameha statue, as well as ongoing bronze maintenance and new commissions affected by rising materials costs. HB 2604 would create a performing arts ticket surcharge; the Attorney General and Department of Taxation raised drafting and administration concerns, while the State Foundation supported the concept. HB 2605 would create a position to coordinate specialized arts programs and therapeutic arts interventions for underserved neurodivergent populations, and the Foundation supported that measure as well. HB 1860 would designate the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra as the state symphony orchestra and require annual reports; the Attorney General suggested clarifying the public purpose, and the Symphony, youth symphony, and many community supporters testified in favor, emphasizing educational, cultural, and civic benefits. HB 20001 would designate the first Friday in February as Love My Library Day; the State Public Library System, Friends of the Library, and individual testifiers strongly supported it, describing libraries as essential community and educational resources. After hearing testimony, the committee took action on several bills. HB 2437 was recommended for passage with amendments in HD1, with the appropriation blanked out and the additional needed funding to be noted for Finance consideration; the vote was unanimous among members present. HB 2604 was also recommended for passage with HD1 and technical amendments, including deleting the term “Hawaii-based,” clarifying that student performances at public charter schools are exempt, aligning recordkeeping provisions with tax law, and setting an effective date of January 1, 2027. HB 2461 was deferred to decision-making on Friday, February 13. The transcript also indicates the committee moved through the remaining measures after testimony, but the excerpt ends before final votes are shown for HB 2605, HB 1860, and HB 20001.

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• So FMDC, when they were tracking that fiscal note, The rate-making process.
• So FMDC, when they were tracking that fiscal note, indicated that there could be future cost increases
• Okay, so regardless of what was in the fiscal note, you did more or less look back to how they did it
• But I suspect that the State Tax Commission at the time replied to that fiscal note and said, 'We're
• And as I suspected, there was a request for two people in the fiscal note, which I assume is probably

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• It also may be the only bill that any of you will ever hear that has a positive fiscal note.
• The fiscal note shows it to be about 1.2 million or around 2.1 million or 2.2 million. There we go.
• You know, you have seen that in the fiscal note.
• You know, you have seen that in the fiscal note.
• So this is certified mail in general. that in the fiscal note.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• In fiscal year 2025, with over 7,600 participating families.
• Let's see, I wrote myself a note and I can't figure out what I'm at.
• Some of them start on a federal fiscal year basis.
• Cost-sharing co-pays you can see that starts in our fiscal year 29.
• I can go and look at the notes.

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• So we don't have a fiscal note. So what if we get one?
• So we don't have a fiscal note. So what if we get one?
• I questions waiting for fiscal notes.
• So we don't have a adhering to a fiscal. So we don't have a fiscal<01:38:57.920> note.
• <01:38:59.440> It's fiscal note. So what if we get one? It's fiscal note.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• members, we have 2 agenda items to include a panel discussion on the resolution of the outstanding fiscal
• year. 24 25 budget issues as well as my overview on the development of the PRE K through 12 fiscal year
• My goal today is to dive into the issues contributing to the challenges experienced in fiscal year. 24
• It's important to note that these were new issues.
• The question for step up, I noted there for 380 scholarship accounts noted as corrections by step up

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• These factors require a new and updated fiscal note on this bill.
• Chair, we haven't seen a fiscal note yet.
• Chair, we haven't seen a fiscal note yet.
• and working on a fiscal note request um and working on a fiscal note request um and I<01:07:54.160
• <01:08:59.480> note<01:08:59.920> and<01:09:00.640> that the uh fiscal note

Bills: HF1662, HF2115, HF2159, HF1095, HF2160

Keywords: veterans, veterans affairs, State Soldiers Assistance Program, Veterans Stable Housing Initiative, MAXIS, human services data, data sharing, eligibility verification, informed consent, private data, benefits coordination, veteran housing, veteran assistance, Department of Human Services, Children Youth and Families, state benefits, federal benefits, privacy, public assistance, human services

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• I do want to note, thank you so much for joining us today.
• On page five, there are some numbers regarding our outreach efforts fiscal year to date.
• We're not done yet for the fiscal year.
• I apologize for not having my notes at hand. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Yes, to the best of my recollection of the notes I was taking, I think you have.

Keywords: 996, all

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• As I noted in the Senate yesterday, they said it's never the IT people.
• As noted, we were asked to provide a brief overview of our May revision proposals.
• I think it should be noted, Department of Finance and Department of Public Health, I hope you're noting
• We believe that the focus at budget time should be on the fiscal picture.
• I will just note that there's no general fund for this proposal.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• What is the fiscal note or impact of this? It's just shy $8 million. Okay.
• Just to clarify, this would add to the fiscal note, not keep it the same, and then divide the pie into
• “The local fiscal body may terminate the contract at any time upon 30 days’ notice, and local fiscal
• The fiscal note, Mr.
• anticipate a huge fiscal impact.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum present, approved the prior meeting minutes, and then took up several House bills with strike-and-insert amendments. House Bill 5510 was amended to incorporate provisions from Senate Bills 1065 and 928, modernizing Alcohol Beverage Control licensing and adding rules for low-proof spirit alcohol products, including a $1.25 per gallon tax; the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation. The committee then considered House Bill 5453 on school funding. After discussion of a proposed block-grant system and supplemental aid for special education, the committee adopted an amendment replacing much of the bill with weighted funding for level two and level three special education students, exempting those funds from block grant rules and limiting their use to direct instruction. The committee also adopted a clarification to extend the special education funding to charter school students and reported the amended bill to the Senate. House Bill 5412, dealing with multi-year technology licensing contracts for local fiscal bodies and science-of-reading training for K-5 teachers, was amended to clarify contract language, delay implementation dates, change “endorsement” to “training,” and require charter school teachers to participate; it was then reported. The committee next amended and reported House Bill 4006, which creates aerospace development and workforce grant programs, changing the funding mechanism to use Department of Commerce reporting and personal income tax proceeds rather than direct employee withholdings. It also took up House Bill 4009, combining voluntary portable benefits for independent contractors with microcredentialing and an expanded apprenticeship tax credit, adopted the Finance Committee amendment, and reported it. Finally, House Bill 4004 creating the Recharge West Virginia training reimbursement program was amended to raise the annual employer reimbursement cap from $50,000 to $100,000 while keeping the $10,000 per-employee limit, and the committee reported the bill. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• going to receive funding from the fiscal going to receive funding from the fiscal capacity<00:47
• for fiscal capacity disparity?
• also comment that uh um the fiscal also comment that uh um the fiscal capacity<02:21:56.399>
• He said a fiscal note would be very helpful.
• have a um a fiscal note and an estimate have a um a fiscal note and an estimate of<03:43:25.040>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The executive session focused primarily on HB 563, which revises the school funding formula, especially the adequate education grant amounts for special education students and the treatment of fiscal capacity disparity aid. Representative Ladd moved OTPA on Amendment 06508, explaining that FY 26 would largely hold the current formula steady, while FY 27 would increase several per-pupil amounts, including base cost, free and reduced-price meals, English language learner aid, and special education differentiated aid. He said the special education change was based on estimated case loads across disability categories and that the amendment also reinstates fiscal capacity disparity aid, using a formula intended to better assist property-poor communities. Several members supported the amendment as a step in the right direction, saying it better recognizes special education costs and separates property wealth from low-income student counts. Others raised concerns about the lack of time and the absence of a printed spreadsheet showing how the fiscal capacity disparity aid would affect each town. In response, sponsors said the spreadsheet existed, that the LBA had copies, and that the amendment would help about 40 target towns, while Manchester would be the main community receiving less under the new formula because of prior shifts in the extraordinary needs grant. Discussion also covered the broader impact of the bill, with members noting that about 200 of the state’s 245 cities and towns would see an increase and 45 a decrease under the proposed FY 27 changes. Supporters argued the bill was a compromise given limited revenues and that it should move forward so it can be considered by the full House and then Finance. No final vote on the amendment or bill was taken in the portion provided, and the chair indicated the committee was still deciding whether it had enough information to proceed.

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• It came out of the House with a really... ...surprisingly large fiscal note, and we have a committee
• The committee substitute is a potentially completely new language and removes any fiscal note.
• However, as I said, the fiscal note proved to be high.
• You'll notice this bill does have a fiscal note associated. ...with it.
• I will say fiscal notes on these particular bills, well, they don't always tell the full story necessarily

Bills: HB346, HB1851, HB2974, HB5596, HCR118, HCR127, HCR141

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, surplus vehicles, law enforcement equipment, school districts, Texas Facilities Commission, economically disadvantaged areas, HB 5596, voter-approval tax rate, property tax, ad valorem tax, Tax Code, Texas municipalities, coastal municipality, eligible coastal municipality, municipal hotel occupancy tax, hotel occupancy tax revenue

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• <03:46:04.640> note I'm looking through this uh fiscal note I'm looking through this uh fiscal
• I needed um based on the fiscal note.
• Um, specifically the the fiscal note.
• And the fiscal note on pulling the plug.
• <05:29:51.200> I'm fiscal note. I'm seeing here online. I'm fiscal note.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And you'll note in fiscal years 28 and 29 there are still savings of 47.392 million.
• <00:04:38.160> year appropriation in fiscal year appropriation in fiscal year 2627<00:04:39.919
• And you'll<00:05:00.560> note<00:05:00.880> in<00:05:01.040> fiscal<00:05:01.440
• fiscal years 28 and 29 you'll note in fiscal years 28 and 29 there<00:05:03.360> are<00:05:03.600
• So what has been used so far in fiscal years 24 and 25, and then the remaining balance in fiscal year

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is why I think we have the fiscal note.
• This is why I think we have the fiscal note.
• This is why I think we have the fiscal note.
• This is why I think we have the fiscal note.
• This is why I think we have the fiscal note.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'll note that that number, through budget reductions last year, was reduced down to $450 million.
• I will end on slide 10 and just note: how are we implementing this moving forward?
• As you noted at the top of this hearing, they have outsized impact on California, and so we're doing
• I would like to note that the programs are distinctly different.
• fiscal year 2027-28, ensuring long-term fiscal stability of the department and its ability to effectively

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration heard presentations from Go-Biz and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on the Governor’s budget proposals. Go-Biz described California Jobs First, the state’s 10-year economic development strategy, and emphasized support for small businesses, workforce development, and targeted investment in sectors such as ag tech, life sciences, semiconductors, and advanced manufacturing. Members raised concerns about federal policy changes, tariffs, tourism, housing, child care, and whether state incentives are truly additive; Go-Biz responded that it tracks federal actions closely, works with chambers and advocates, and uses programs like California Competes to target jobs that would not otherwise come to California. The committee then reviewed the proposal to restore the California Competes grant program with $60 million. Go-Biz said the grant would help businesses that cannot use the nonrefundable tax credit, and explained the program’s five-year contracts, milestone-based awards, and recapture provisions. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the grant could be effective but recommended stronger oversight and clearer eligibility criteria, while also noting the 30% cap in trailer bill language may be too restrictive given the smaller funding level. Public testimony supported the grant and suggested considering refundability or transferability for the tax credit to broaden access for smaller and startup businesses. Members also heard the CHIPS-related proposal for $25 million to support Natcast’s semiconductor design and collaboration facility in Sunnyvale. Go-Biz and public witnesses argued the state investment would help secure a major federal research facility, retain engineering talent, and leverage billions in broader investment, while the LAO recommended rejecting the item because of its dependence on uncertain federal funding and the state’s budget condition. The committee also considered a $17 million continuation of CA RISE, which supports employment social enterprises; Go-Biz and several grantees cited strong job placement and workforce outcomes, while the LAO recommended rejection absent a more rigorous evaluation, noting prior LA RISE evidence did not show long-term employment gains. Finally, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation presented budget requests for IT security and rent increases, and a trailer bill to raise fees across several programs. DFPI said decades-old fee schedules, inflation, and new regulatory responsibilities have created a structural deficit and warned the department could face insolvency without adjustments. The LAO recommended approving the fee increases only on a three-year limited-term basis and asked for more detailed revenue plans for programs not covered by the proposal, so the Legislature can assess actual collections and market impacts before making the changes permanent.