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• And somebody else is paying in so we have coverage for what we might need.
• <00:29:09.440><c> somebody</c><00:29:09.800><c> else</c><00:29:10.040><c> is</c><00:29:10.200><c> paying
• in so we And somebody else is paying in so we have<00:29:11.679><c> coverage</c><00:29:12.159><c> for
• Let's make buses arrive in communities that are paying for them.
• , who are paying these taxes year<01:07:23.000><c> after</c><01:07:23.280><c> year</c><01:07:23.520><

Keywords: 981, all

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• This bill is an increase, but this is the juvenile corrections budget, and we're obligated to pay for
• They were only audited once, and I think the audit said that they needed to pay more.
• In fact, it says that we should pay them a little bit more.
• But here we have a department that pays for this audit for Myers and Stouffer's to go do this.
• So now we want to go pay some more money for another company.

Keywords: 989, all

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• plan is to pay about just under $12 billion of those long-term liabilities over the next four years.
• We are also paying up a settle-up that we owed in 2024-25 of $1.9 billion.
• I think that's just important to note that we did pay the 2024-25 settle-up.
• There is no way the state of California is going to pay to be able to do that.
• The amount that was lost and the amount that insurance would pay.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee opened its hearing on the Governor’s 2026-27 budget with remarks emphasizing the start of a months-long process, the need for fiscal responsibility, and concerns about structural deficits, federal funding losses, housing and homelessness, and oversight. The vice chair echoed those concerns, warning against budgets built on short-term fixes and urging accountability. The Department of Finance presented a balanced budget year proposal of about $349 billion in total expenditures, including $248 billion General Fund, while acknowledging a structural imbalance in the out years and proposing a workload budget with limited new spending or cuts. Finance said the budget relies on stronger-than-expected revenues, but also on constitutional obligations such as Proposition 98 and Proposition 2, and on suspending a rainy-day fund true-up deposit to cover a projected $2.9 billion budget-year deficit. The administration highlighted higher education funding, climate and wildfire resilience investments, a new ZEV incentive, added Health and Human Services costs tied to H.R. 1, child care funding, and three tax proposals: third-party delivery tax compliance, a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, and an extension of the California Competes tax credit. The LAO, by contrast, warned that the budget is “precariously balanced,” cited downside risk from stock market-driven revenues, and urged the Legislature to use reserves, avoid suspending rainy-day deposits, and begin shrinking multi-year deficits sooner rather than later. Member questions focused on wildfire mitigation and insurance, transit and GGRF funding, federal cuts affecting CalFresh and Medi-Cal, the proposed tax credits, homelessness accountability language, and education funding. Several members pressed for earlier partnership on deficit solutions and for more scrutiny of budget choices. The committee also discussed declining enrollment in K-12, community colleges, and CSU, with concerns about whether funding formulas are aligned with actual student demand. No formal votes or final actions were taken in the hearing.

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• Support pay raises for our teachers and support staff.
• Employing pay-as-you-go budgeting and preserving strong reserves in case of a disaster or an economic
• I'd be happy to—what does it mean when the state pays it? Then who doesn't have to pay it?
• Well, when the state pays the bill for ISD taxes, the... districts don't have to pay the bill, and even
• What we did was pay forward on the debt towards the unfunded liability.

Bills: SB27 , SB1494 , SB2121 , SB2373 , SB2431 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB30 , SB37 , SB260 , SB268 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1405 , SB1506 , SB1540 , SB1566 , SB1610 , SB1637 , SB1660 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2601 , SB2753 , SB2878 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB40 , HB46 , HB119 , HB145 , HB300 , HB493 , HB705 , HB1545 , HB2011 , HB2017 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2885 , HB2963 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB3642 , HB3909 , HB5138 , HB5246 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB112 , HB104 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2399 , HB111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB123 , HB5606 , HB1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59 , SR634 , SR687 , SR703 , SR709 , SR715 , SB1494 , SB2121 , SB2373 , SB2431 , HB46 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB37 , SB260 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB763 , SB1405 , SB1540 , SB1566 , SB2018 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2878 , SB3059 , HB705 , HB2017 , HB2067 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB3909 , HB5246

Keywords: elections, local governance, political subdivisions, general elections, Texas Election Code, data brokers, personal data, regulation, business entities, consumer protection, financial exploitation, artificial intelligence, phishing, legal liability, criminal offense, civil penalty, foreign language, study abroad, higher education, language credit

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• We have included a 4% pay raise for all state employees.
• So now instead of paying some people quarterly and some people bi-weekly, we're going to pay everybody
• The amount of money that we are spending on K-12 education this year is above my pay grade.
• That's your pay grade. I don't know the answer to that question.
• They can use any of that to pay it back, and so this just clarifies that.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met for Budget Day and heard presentations on the Senate’s proposed 2025-2026 budget, SPB 25-200, totaling $117.4 billion. Chair Hooper said the plan reduces overall spending from the prior year, keeps strong reserves, includes a 4% pay raise for state employees, maintains employee health care contributions, and makes major investments in water quality, transportation, and education infrastructure. Committee chairs then summarized their budget silos, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and agriculture/environment/general government. Members asked questions mainly about school funding, AP and dual enrollment support, voucher and scholarship impacts, and the My Safe Florida Home program. The committee adopted a large consent package of amendments and then approved three late-file amendments: funding virtual college tours for high school students, funding the FSU Sunshine Genetics program, and providing money for the Port of Fernandina customs facility. The committee then voted to report SPB 2500, the General Appropriations Bill, as a committee bill. It also favorably reported SPB 2502 (implementing bill), SPB 2504 (state employees placeholder), SB 7022 (Florida Retirement System contribution rates and DROP changes), CS/SB 1320 (recreating the Resilient Florida Trust Fund), SPB 2506 (gaming compact revenue distributions, including water projects and rural lands), SPB 2508 (29 new judgeships), SB 7014 (ending the court mediation and arbitration trust fund), SPB 2510 (K-12 conforming bill), SPB 2512 (higher education conforming bill), and SPB 2514 (health and human services conforming bill). The committee also took up several policy bills. It approved SB 7028 on cancer research, creating grant parameters, reporting requirements, a five-year pediatric cancer research incubator, and the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute VisionGen Initiative. It approved CS/CS/SB 170 on nursing home quality, adding resident satisfaction surveys, medical director standards, safety culture reviews, electronic health record requirements, financial reporting penalties, and a study of best practices. It approved CS/CS/SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion options, adds Hillsborough County to a forensic hospital diversion pilot, expands grant uses, and creates a behavioral health data repository. It also approved SB 114 creating the Florida Center for Excellence in Insurance and Risk Management at FSU and moving the public hurricane loss model there. The committee then began considering SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response, including a late-file amendment, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.

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• And the second is the invitation to repent; that is, to look within and pay attention to what may be
• understanding, is that it's one of the very few that we do have a mill levy in place, which we're paying
• The state, if anyone was paying attention. Mr.
• We don't have five employees who are costing us a million dollars a year to pay them $60,000 a year.
• Maybe pays the...

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• They are the ones that pay taxes, and so every dollar that goes out the door in unemployment compensation
• the system right they they are the ones the system right they they are the ones that<00:04:51.680><c> pay
• taxes and so every dollar that that pay taxes and so every dollar that goes<00:04:53.479><c> out</c>
• It has some very important numbers that I think most importantly this program pays for itself in more
• this program pays for itself in<00:24:04.799><c> more</c><00:24:05.039><c> than</c><00:24:05.600><c>

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Roll Call 00:29 SB 162 Discussion 01:03 SB 162 Vote 13:48 SB 1 Discussion 14:49 SB 1 Vote 34:43 SB 25 Discussion 38:45 SB 25 Vote 40:31 SB 50 Discussion 41:09 SB 50 Vote 42:55, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 162, a measure on unemployment insurance fraud. The sponsor said the bill would create a clearer process for state unemployment staff to refer suspected fraud cases, especially smaller-dollar cases that may not draw federal attention, and would help protect employers and the integrity of the unemployment system. Testimony from Brian Sikma supported the bill as a common-sense anti-fraud proposal, but several senators raised concerns that suspending benefits during an investigation could unfairly burden claimants, especially if the claim later proves legitimate. The sponsor and witness said the bill was intended to allow quick adjudication and that benefits could be reinstated after review, and the sponsor noted the referral process would include identifying information and details about the suspected fraud. The committee then voted on the bill; it passed with favorable expression, 8-1, and was sent to the floor. The committee then returned to Senate Bill 1, which would create a Kentucky Film Office and Film Commission and fund the office with a portion of the state transit tax and production-related fees. Senator Wheeler and invited guests described the bill as an economic development and tourism measure meant to expand Kentucky’s film industry, attract productions statewide, and build on existing tax credits. Witnesses, including Mary K. Po... and Misty Wrigley Miller, said a state film office would help market locations, provide a searchable database for producers, and make it easier for rural communities to compete for productions. They cited an economic impact study showing about $200 million in film-related economic activity in 2022, with additional ripple effects and tax revenue, and argued the office would help create jobs and workforce opportunities for Kentuckians. Members generally praised the concept of Senate Bill 1 and compared Kentucky’s potential to Georgia’s film industry growth. Witnesses said Kentucky already has strong incentives but needs a dedicated office and commission to better promote the state and coordinate production activity. The discussion emphasized that the commission would help ensure a return on investment and that local crews and businesses would benefit from more productions. The transcript ends during continued discussion of the bill and questions from senators, with no final vote on Senate Bill 1 shown in the excerpt.

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• and things that we do here, it still has to remain within the budget for the sheriff to be able to pay
• that now, and it will still have to come out of the budget that is assigned to the sheriff's office to pay
• that now, and it will still have to come out of the budget that is assigned to the sheriff's office to pay
• administrator pursuant to this section is provided from other than state funds, the source of such funds shall pay

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Summary: The committee first called the roll and established a quorum with nine members present. It then moved into executive session and took up House Committee Resolution 29, which was approved unanimously on a 9-0 roll call vote. Next, the committee considered House Bill 2414. After a brief motion and no discussion, the bill was voted do pass by a 6-3 roll call, with Chairman Mayhew, Vice Chair Cook, Representatives Davis, Dolan, Elliott, Faulkner, and Hovis voting yes, and Representatives Brown, Bush, and Kalberloh voting no. The committee then took up Senate Bill 945. Members adopted House Committee Substitute 0.04C, then adopted two amendments: one concerning the sheriff’s attorney fee language and another concerning treatment court administration and reimbursement. After rolling the amendments into a new substitute, the House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 945 was voted do pass by a 9-1 roll call vote, and the committee adjourned.

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• and things that we do here, it still has to remain within the budget for the sheriff to be able to pay
• and things that we do here, it still has to remain within the budget for the sheriff to be able to pay
• that now, and it will still have to come out of the budget that is assigned to the sheriff's office to pay
• administrator pursuant to this section is provided from other than state funds, the source of such funds shall pay

Committee: House Corrections and Public Institutions

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• bill is going to provide that the term cost of merchandise shall only include the amount the board pays
• y'all for your time. shall only include the amount the board shall only include the amount the board pays
• </c><00:04:29.600><c> And</c><00:04:29.840><c> this</c> pays for case lots of liquor.
• And this pays for case lots of liquor.

Bills: SB289 , HB395

Committee: House Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: economic development, tax credits, local organizations, Growing Alabama Act, infrastructure improvements, intermodal facilities, agricultural centers, liquor, mark up fee, Alcoholic Beverage Control, wholesale sales, state regulation, cost of merchandise, 1136, house, all

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• Producers were not going to pay the commissions that we built into these products.' Sorry.
• The federal government has shrunk what they're paying for Medicare, which is causing tremendous price
• our state and they have to agree to be solvent, in other words, have enough financial resources to pay
• with regard to the product design, the pricing of the product design, which includes what they would pay

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'll pay attention. Are you ready to do the minutes, Representative Green? Absolutely.
• They pay into the fund. The fund builds...
• They pay into the fund. The fund builds up.
• So the Idaho dealers are paying into it, and it's just used for them and their clients.

Committee: House Transportation and Defense

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• about this before that one of the issues is finding... the doctors who do this for what a county would pay
• The way we pay for some of that is we, you know, most counties will provide services to Kaufman and Hunt
• We certainly appreciate that, but we do like the idea of allowing counties tocombine and jointly pay
• Because, like you said, they're high paying and it's a supply and demand issue.

Bills: SB1370

Committee: House S/C on County & Regional Government

Keywords: medical examiner, forensic services, county coroner, autopsy, death investigation, forensic pathology, county government, commissioners court, medical examiners district, regional district, public health, criminal justice, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 49.25, county population threshold, interlocal agreement, 1184, house, all

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• expressed that she is committed to the confirmation process and today needs to be with her family and pay
• c> and today needs to be with her family and today needs to be with her family and<00:04:10.239><c> pay
• respects</c><00:04:10.799><c> to</c><00:04:10.959><c> her</c><00:04:11.120><c> father-in-law</c> and pay
• respects to her father-in-law and pay respects to her father-in-law who<00:04:12.080><c> has</c><00:

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, April 24, and considered several judicial nominations and confirmations. The first items were Governor’s Messages 790, 788, and 789, naming nominees for Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals and Circuit Court Judge positions for the First Circuit. Members briefly discussed the nominations, including one public concern raised about Judge Karen El Holma, but the chair and members stated the nominees were qualified and recommended consent in each case. All three nominations were approved by unanimous votes of the members present, with some members excused. The committee then took up Judiciary Communications 29, 30, and 31, covering confirmations to the District Family Court and District Court of the First Circuit for six-year terms. The committee again recommended consent on each item and adopted those recommendations without objection. For JC 31, the chair noted that the nominee was absent due to a family memorial for her father-in-law and asked members not to weigh that absence against her. The nominations were approved, and applause followed several of the votes. At the end of the meeting, the chair announced that the Senate floor vote was anticipated for Wednesday, April 30 at 11:30 a.m., and then adjourned the committee.

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• And who is going to pay for the work that this bill would entail. >> Mr.
• </c> section for the Department of A to pay section for the Department of A to pay for<00:46:49.920><
• and who is going to pay note with this?
• </c><01:29:31.920><c> for</c> A five cent incentive would pay for A five cent incentive would pay for
• I I don't the taxpayers paying that?

Bills: HF3898 , HF3957 , HF4372 , HF4350 , HF3692 , HF4085

Committee: House Agriculture Finance and Policy

Keywords: pesticides, wild rice, environmental protection, agriculture, water quality, pollinators, training, management plan, fertilizer research, education grants, Minnesota Agricultural Council, technology transfer, agricultural productivity, HF4372, Minnesota agriculture, meat processing, meat processing training, retention incentive grants, grant extension, project deadline extension

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• Naval Academy and a noted author and commentator, and one commentator I pay attention to served as a
• They have to pay those, and with consent give permission of the employer to withdraw money from their
• They have to pay those and firefighters.
• </c> are only provided when a member pays are only provided when a member pays fees.<01:20:20.080><c>
• </c> mandated cannot force members to pay mandated cannot force members to pay dues<01:20:25.760><c>

Bills: SF0035 , SF0090 , SF0072

Committee: House Education

Keywords: education, cell phones, smart devices, school policy, student conduct, school property, rental fees, youth activities, education policy, Wyoming legislature, teacher licensure, teacher mobility, interstate compact, education compact, licensure reciprocity, reciprocal certification, teacher certification, professional teaching standards board, out-of-state teachers, military spouse

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• The ability to pay for those services when they are rendered.
• They are paying for the charity care on They are paying for the charity care on the<00:51:19.680><c>
• They do um give us some information so that we can meet their needs based on their ability to pay.
• They do um give us some information so that we can meet their needs based on their ability to pay.
• </c> to pay. to pay. &gt;&gt; So,<00:52:22.319><c> Mr.

Bills: HF1925

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: nurse licensure, multistate license, healthcare, public safety, interstate compact, nursing regulation, 1183, house

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• I need them to pay my units full.
• The court costs that I have to pay up front in order to make it happen.
• </c> children, a mother who struggles to pay children, a mother who struggles to pay first<00:32:35.760
• Pay more, have less.
• Pay more, have less.

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They're not giving us tax experts; we have to pay FAST to do that.
• </c> giving us tax experts we have to pay giving us tax experts we have to pay fast<00:21:38.600><c>
• We did just pass through entity tax, so high-income taxpayers are paying less, or are paying at the entity
• High-income taxpayers are paying less, or are paying at the entity level, at the S corps, corps, and
• their partnerships, which means they're paying more through the corporate income tax.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• </c> And regular Americans are going to pay And regular Americans are going to pay the<02:32:37.760><
• Foreign countries don't pay the tariffs. We do.
• Foreign countries don't pay be clear. Foreign countries don't pay the<03:15:33.680><c> tariffs.
• Unfortunately, we will all pay the price. Mr.
• Unfortunately, we will all pay the man.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1012, house, all