Transcript Highlights:

• Those were not recommended by the governor.
• Those were not recommended by the governor.
• And thankful for the past governor, or the past governor who saw fit to make those investments.
• The governor did not recommend funding for this item.
• And that's why the governor overlooked that request.

Summary: The Budget Committee heard the Department of Mental Health’s FY 2027 budget presentation, with Director Valerie Hoon outlining a $4.4 billion department budget, including $1.7 billion in general revenue, and describing the department’s roles in substance use, behavioral health, and developmental disabilities services. Early questioning focused on marijuana-related mental health impacts, but the main discussion centered on the department’s new decision items, funding sources, and expected wait lists. The director explained several increases tied to Medicaid growth, mental health youth services, outpatient competency restoration, crisis residential services, developmental disability waivers, and provider tax adjustments, along with offsets such as reduced wraparound funding at the Kansas City Assessment and Triage Center and cuts to some youth and self-directed DD services. A major portion of the hearing focused on competency restoration for people found unfit to stand trial and currently held in county jails. Members pressed the department on the cost, effectiveness, and legal implications of keeping people in jail while awaiting services, noting a reported wait list of roughly 524 to 538 individuals and average holds of about 14 months. The department said it currently has eight outpatient competency restoration beds in the community, is seeking funding for 50 additional outpatient slots, and also operates jail-based restoration for about 40 people at a time. Members repeatedly asked for breakdowns of violent versus nonviolent cases, success rates, cost per person, and the split between state and federal funding, while the department explained that Medicaid can cover only the treatment portion, not residential housing or other non-billable costs. The committee also discussed broader capacity constraints in state hospitals and developmental disability services. Hoon said Fulton, Center for Behavioral Medicine, and FTC North are full, with 183 vacancies across the department, and that the department is working on a new Kansas City hospital that would add 150 beds, though completion is now expected closer to 2029 or 2030. In the developmental disabilities section, the department warned that the governor’s recommendation would create wait lists for in-home waiver services and crisis residential services, and members questioned proposed reductions to self-directed services rates and other provider payments. No votes were taken, and the committee recessed before finishing the presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Messages from the Governor. Reports of standing committees. Reports of select committees.
• The sponsor here is Governor Kathy Hochul.
• Five years later, the Governor and the Office of Cannabis Management come here on a Sunday, introduce
• So today, what we're considering is what the Governor in her program bill is asking us to do, is put
• SO TODAY, WHAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IS WHAT THE GOVERNOR IN HER PROGRAM BILL IS ASKING US TO DO, IS PUT

Summary: The Senate first handled routine business, approving the prior journal and taking up several messages and motions. A Rules Committee report was accepted on Senate Print 915, a Cannabis Law bill, and the chamber then moved to debate that measure on the controversial calendar. The bill was described by supporters as clarifying how distances are measured for adult-use cannabis dispensaries near schools and houses of worship, with the sponsor saying it would create statewide consistency and provide clearer direction to the Office of Cannabis Management. Opponents argued it would weaken protections for children and churches, reward agency mistakes, and allow dispensaries to be sited closer to school property than intended. After extended debate, the Senate passed the bill 36-23. The cannabis debate centered on whether the bill merely clarifies legislative intent or substantively changes the law. Supporters said the current language left measurement methods undefined and that the bill would help legal dispensaries, reduce confusion, and push back illicit stores. Opponents said the original law already protected school grounds and houses of worship, and that the new language would allow dispensaries to abut school playgrounds, fields, or church-related property in some cases. Several senators also raised concerns about youth exposure, public consumption, local zoning, and the performance of the Office of Cannabis Management. After the vote, the Senate returned to the calendar and passed additional measures, including Calendar 121 (Public Authorities Law), Calendar 170 (Public Health Law), and Calendar 190 (Labor Law), each by comfortable margins. The chamber also adopted a resolution package honoring Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School’s boys cross country team and girls field hockey team for state championships, with Senator Tedisco introducing the guests. Later, the Senate passed Senate Print 6990A, the Civil Voice Law, which requires state agencies to conduct exit interviews for employees who resign or retire. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability, morale, and retention by standardizing a way to hear from departing workers. The bill received affirmative explanations of vote from Senator Jackson and others, and the Senate continued through the calendar after its passage.

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• Senator Powers? Here. Senator Walen? Here. Okay, very good.
• Now I'll call on Senator Powers. Senator Rummel, just a clarification here.
• Senator Powers? Yes. Senator Walen? Yes. Okay, we have the amended version.
• Senator Powers? Yes. Senator Walen? Yes. Okay, we have the amended version.
• Senator Powers? Yes. Senator Walen? Yes. Okay.

Bills: HB1428

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation

Summary: The Finance and Tax Committee met with a quorum and took up House Bill 1482, which would require certain municipal bond elections to be held on primary or general election days rather than at special elections. Senator Rummel walked the committee through a proposed amendment from Representative Wagner that would remove special-election language, align ballot timing requirements, and make related cleanup changes. Members discussed the distinction between constitutional debt limits and the bill’s election-timing requirements, with Senator Powers seeking clarification that the measure did not change levy or bond limits themselves. The committee also discussed whether the amended language would comply with the Secretary of State’s requirements. Chairman Weber and Senator Rummel said they had consulted legislative council and wanted a further check before the bill moved forward, and the chairman said he would hold the bill until that review was complete. The amendment was approved unanimously, 6-0, and the bill as amended was then adopted unanimously, 6-0. After passage, the committee discussed who would carry the bill, eventually settling on Senator Rummel as carrier. The chair also said several other bills, including gas tax and property tax measures, would be held for the time being while the committee waited for developments in the House. The committee announced it would not plan to meet the next day unless called from the floor, and then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• FSEC was created in 1970 for the siting of thermal power plants and a single decision-making forum.
• On top of clean energy, we still obviously have a duty under state law to provide reliable power.
• We first and foremost have to have reliable power.
• And we, I'm not aware of any idea to cite new hydroelectric power.
• or the federal power hydropower system.

Summary: The committee held a work session on state environmental policy act (SEPA) implementation and carryout bags. Ecology staff Diane Buterak described the Clean Energy Programmatic Environmental Impact Statements (PEISs) completed for utility-scale solar, onshore wind, and green hydrogen, plus a new PEIS underway for sustainable aviation fuel. She explained that PEISs provide broad planning-level analysis to help developers and agencies avoid or mitigate impacts, but do not replace project-level review. Members asked about permitting timelines, greenhouse gas emissions from different hydrogen production methods, water use, agricultural land conversion, battery fire risk, and tribal consultation. Buterak said the PEISs identify potentially significant impacts and mitigation measures, including fire response planning, early tribal outreach, and agrovoltaics as an option for solar projects. EFSEC’s Amy Hofkimer then presented the transmission-facility programmatic EIS required by SB 5165 for 230 kV and higher transmission projects. She said the statewide review covers new lines and certain upgrades/modifications, analyzes impacts to water, cultural and tribal resources, habitat, and other areas, and uses general measures, design considerations, avoidance criteria, and sensitivity maps to guide siting and corridor planning. She said the final document would be issued in early October. Questions focused on reconductoring, tribal lands, scenic areas, and whether the review could affect existing lines crossing tribal lands. A Grant County planning director, Jim Anderson Cook, said Ecology’s PEIS would help with cumulative impacts for clustered solar projects, but noted tight local review timelines and the need for strong pre-application coordination, especially on cultural resource studies and decommissioning plans. Yakama Nation attorney Shona Leverett argued SEPA is only an assessment tool and said tribes face barriers from short comment periods, limited confidential tribal input, weak cumulative impact analysis, and challenges in the FSEC process; she urged better upfront developer diligence and more effective tribal coordination. Puget Sound Energy’s Sarah Leverett said the utility needs efficient and predictable permitting to meet clean energy mandates while maintaining reliable service and aging infrastructure. She described the scale of needed clean energy and transmission buildout, including a 10-year process for the Energize Eastside transmission rebuild, and said more consistent SEPA and PEIS processes could help. Members asked about future generation sources, reliability, and hydropower as a firming resource; she said PSE is pursuing an “all of the above” approach and would welcome more firm, dispatchable clean energy options. The committee then shifted to carryout bags. Staff Jacob Lipson and Tracy Taylor reviewed Washington’s bag law, its preemption of local ordinances, the current 8-cent charge, the scheduled increase to 12 cents, and the 2025 change delaying the 4-mil thickness requirement until 2028 while adding a temporary 4-cent penalty for thicker bags. Ecology’s Peter Lyon said the agency emphasizes education and complaint-based enforcement, has received 872 reports, and has not yet imposed any fines. Commerce’s Kirk Esmond summarized a WSU study finding fewer plastic bags distributed but more plastic by weight, and said Commerce and Ecology support keeping the 2.25-mil standard and not allowing thinner single-use bags again. Retail industry testimony from Brandon Housekeeper said grocers comply with the law but oppose the added 4-cent penalty and thicker-bag requirement, citing higher costs and confusion in the policy changes.

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• basically Representative Simmons is upset because Representative Simmons is upset because Anthony Powers
• Is it an ethical violation for her to tell Anthony Powers that she's upset about it?
• Is it an ethical violation for her to say to Anthony Powers, 'Look, I've helped you guys out in the past
• Is it an ethical violation for her to tell Anthony Powers that she's upset about it?
• Finally, the text exchanged with Anthony Powers.

Summary: The Washington State Office of Administrative Hearings held oral argument before the Legislative Ethics Board in the matter of Tara Simmons, docket 401-645, on a respondent-filed motion for summary judgment. Judge T.J. Martin identified the issues as whether Simmons violated the Ethics Act by using her legislative position for the benefit of others and by holding outside employment that conflicted with her official duties, under RCW 42.52.070 and RCW 42.52.020, and, if violations were found, what penalties or sanctions would be appropriate. The judge clarified that board staff had not filed its own summary judgment motion, only a response to Simmons’ motion. Attorney Doug McKinney argued that the complaint and board staff’s allegations were legally insufficient because they did not allege a personal benefit to Simmons, only benefits to her employer, EEC, or to others. He contended that the Ethics Act has historically required a benefit to the legislator herself, that employees do not automatically have a disqualifying interest in their employers, and that the board’s position would create a new bright-line rule and unfairly change the law as applied to Simmons. He also addressed allegations involving a contract provision, a campaign surplus donation to AEG, a subcontract dispute involving AEG and EEC, and text messages with Anthony Powers, arguing none showed a special privilege or conflict of interest for Simmons. Assistant Attorney General Julia Eisenhower, for board staff, argued the motion should be denied because the record sufficiently alleged violations of both statutes. She said Simmons’ involvement in securing funding for EEC, her employment duties involving stakeholder and legislator connections, her donation of campaign surplus funds to AEG to help secure a job for someone she knew, her role in the AEG-EEC subcontract dispute, and her text messages referencing her official capacity all supported the allegations. A board member asked whether the allegations were sufficient to show a special benefit, and Eisenhower responded that the facts were enough at the summary judgment stage. After rebuttal by McKinney, the ALJ closed the hearing and the board went into deliberations; no ruling was announced during the transcript.

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• That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just power from the
• instituted among men, deriving their are instituted among men, deriving their just<01:08:07.599><c> power
• 08.000><c> the</c><01:08:08.160><c> consent</c><01:08:08.480><c> of</c><01:08:08.559><c> the</c> just power
• from the consent of the just power from the consent of the govern.<01:08:09.200><c> So</c><01:08:09.359

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• only question as I read the bill is: Is there an emergency clause so that if you pass it and the governor
• If Minnesota takes this step forward, it sends a powerful message not just to neighboring states like
• step forward it Minnesota takes this step forward it sends<01:02:31.520><c> a</c><01:02:31.680><c> powerful
• > message</c><01:02:32.720><c> not</c><01:02:32.920><c> just</c><01:02:33.039><c> to</c> sends a powerful
• message not just to sends a powerful message not just to neighboring<01:02:33.599><c> states</c><01:

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• This program was passed and promised by you, the House, the Senate, and the governor to hundreds of thousands
• limiting their opportunities to access safety, and contributing to the establishment of the abuser's power
• the establishment of the Abus<01:15:13.560><c> parties</c><01:15:14.199><c> of</c><01:15:14.719><c> power
• c><01:15:15.080><c> and</c><01:15:15.280><c> control</c><01:15:15.600><c> over</c> Abus parties of power
• and control over Abus parties of power and control over the the the Survivor<01:15:17.679><c> not</c

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

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• :04:04.560><c> although</c><00:04:04.879><c> the</c><00:04:05.120><c> governor</c> um my expectation
• although the governor um my expectation although the governor could<00:04:05.599><c> veto</c><00:04:06.080
• </c><00:04:16.880><c> affirmed</c><00:04:17.280><c> that</c> yesterday and the governor affirmed that
• yesterday and the governor affirmed that he<00:04:17.600><c> would</c><00:04:17.759><c> fulfill</c><
• But, you know, the governor is going to be the one that's going to call that special session.

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• And it's a reality you have the power to change. And I'm really here.
• for detainment. ...without adding police powers for detainment or civil asset forfeiture.
• Our investigators will not have arrest powers and will not be armed under this bill.
• Our investigators will not have arrest powers.
• Our investigators will not have arrest powers and will not be armed under this bill.

Summary: The committee first waived the five-day notice rule for five House bills, then held public hearings on several measures. On Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2548, the committee heard staff and sponsor testimony on expanding health care merger notice requirements to the Attorney General, adding transactions involving majority ownership/control and asset sales, requiring public posting of notices, pausing closings until information requests are substantially complied with, and adding filing fees. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Attorney General’s Office, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, nurses, and patient advocates, said the bill would improve transparency and oversight of consolidation and private equity in health care; the Washington State Medical Association and Washington State Hospital Association were neutral after compromise language, though the hospital association raised concern about the added fees. The hearing closed with many people signed in pro and con but not testifying. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 2333, which would allow candidates and elected officials to use campaign or surplus funds to reimburse personal security expenses related to threats tied to their public roles. The sponsor and several prosecutors described personal threats and argued the bill is needed to protect public servants, while public disclosure officials said current PDC processes and the state Address Confidentiality Program already provide some protections and cautioned against over-codifying agency discretion. Some testimony urged restoring earlier address-protection provisions, while county auditors said the revised bill removed operationally unworkable redaction language and was acceptable as amended. The bill had broad signed-in support and opposition, but no vote was taken. For Engrossed House Bill 1574, staff explained the bill would expand Good Samaritan-style protections for people seeking overdose help, bar arrest or conviction for possession in those circumstances, limit related penalties and forfeiture, and allow hospitals and other health facilities to distribute public health supplies without committing paraphernalia infractions. Supporters said it would save lives and improve access to drug checking and harm reduction services, while prosecutors and law enforcement groups said the bill was too broad, especially regarding arrest limits, protection-order violations, probation/parole, warrants, and civil forfeiture. The sponsor said the bill was intended to keep people alive and encourage calls for help. The committee also heard Engrossed House Bill 2156, which would let Attorney General investigators be designated limited authority peace officers to electronically serve search warrants in economic and financial crime cases; the AGO and retailers supported it as a tool against organized retail theft and wage theft, while sheriffs and police chiefs opposed it and urged added guardrails and deconfliction with local law enforcement. Finally, on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2320, the committee heard a bill to regulate 3D-printed and digitally manufactured firearms and digital firearm manufacturing code. The sponsor and supporters, including students, pediatricians, and a gun-violence survivor’s family member, said it was needed to address untraceable ghost guns and keep pace with technology, while opponents argued the bill was overbroad, raised constitutional concerns, and targeted files and speech rather than criminal conduct. No votes were taken in the hearing excerpts provided.

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• this partnership has exemplified the spirit of conservation and sustainability, demonstrating the power
• this partnership has exemplified the spirit of conservation and sustainability, demonstrating the power
• this partnership has exemplified the spirit of conservation and sustainability, demonstrating the power
• this partnership has exemplified the spirit of conservation and sustainability, demonstrating the power
• this partnership has exemplified the spirit of conservation and sustainability, demonstrating the power

Transcript Highlights:

• I understand that this is for the governor.
• not put the next governor behind the eight ball.
• So I understand that the governor already has a plane, but perhaps he wants one— Thank you.
• I think the plan for the governor and the executive...
• I'm sure that Governor Stitt would enjoy that. Maybe y'all can talk about that.

Bills: SB1177

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Summary: The Joint Appropriations and Budget Committee took up Senate Bill 1177, the main budget bill, and first adopted the committee substitute as the working version. Chairman Caldwell presented the bill as the measure funding state government and answered a series of questions about major budget items, including CareerTech funding, child care, school security, teacher pay raises, the state plane purchase, Medicaid, mental health, veterans’ homes, and higher education projects. He said CareerTech received increased funding, child care funding was increased by roughly $12 million over last year, school security funding was continued at $50 million, and teacher pay raises were included through a mechanism that would raise the state minimum by $2,000. He also explained the $3 million state plane item as a restructuring of state aviation assets, and said the budget did not cut law enforcement funding tied to 287(g) agreements.

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• This is about knowingly and intentionally abusing your power as a public official.
• This is about knowingly and intentionally abusing your power as a public official.
• This is about knowingly and intentionally abusing your power as a public official.
• This is about knowingly and intentionally abusing your power as a public official.
• Intentionally abusing your power as a public official.

Bills: HF3489 , HF3990 , HF3825 , HF3826 , HF3827 , HF3822

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• As the Supreme Court taxing power.
• They have a pay for power and water?
• His story is a powerful struggle.
• </c> his authoritarian tendencies, his power his authoritarian tendencies, his power grabs,<07:23:03.280
• It is federal power of public safety.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was a pretty powerful moment, and I'm feeling that right now.
• I think it is shameful and despicable that we dealt with one legislator who held power in the Senate
• We know the power that abusers hold over victims and survivors.
• So you've got two very powerful people here to get the message out.
• of the state is aligned against that person, and it is a lot of power.

Bills: HF1917 , HF1083 , HF367

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:18:43.760><c> facilities</c> monachella nuclear power facilities monachella nuclear power facilities
• , the Institute for Social Self-Reliance, and Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light.
• It gets renewable power into the system, into the mix, onto the grid.
• He thanked the chair for bringing it forward. getting power from somebody those will getting power from

Committee: House Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• Right back, or this is appropriate, Madam Governor.
• Thank you very much, Madam Governor.
• Thank you, Madam Governor. Thank you, Madam Governor.
• Thank you, Madam Governor. Thank you, Representative Nolan.
• Thank you, Madam Governor. Thank you. Rep. Ackert, did you have a question?

Summary: The Finance Advisory Committee approved the minutes of its April 2 meeting and then took up three budget transfers. The first, FAC 2026-6 for the Office of the State Treasurer, moved $75,000 from personal services to other expenses to pay for consultant help applying for federal energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act’s direct pay provisions. Treasurer’s office staff said the agency had one open position and several others pending posting, and members discussed how the transfer related to vacant positions and the committee’s budget display. The second item, FAC 2026-7 for the Office of the State Controller, transferred $700,000 from personal services to other expenses to cover higher Core-CT software maintenance and licensing costs. Comptroller staff said the office had 21 open positions, most in Core-CT, and explained that the system, implemented in 2003, receives regular quarterly and monthly updates from Oracle. Members also discussed how the system serves payroll, HR, purchasing, accounting, and related functions for many state agencies, including UConn and the Board of Regents. The final item, FAC 2026-8 for the Department of Veterans Affairs, transferred $700,000 from personal services, the veterans opportunity pilot, and headstones accounts to other expenses for year-end operational needs. Commissioner Ron Welch said most vacancies were in the skilled nursing facility, food service, and physical plant, with staffing challenges especially for nurses and aides. He also explained that the veterans opportunity pilot never fully launched, that the Institutional General Welfare Fund has been depleted and the agency now relies more on general fund support, and that the department faces rising food, utility, and pharmaceutical costs, including a federal VA reimbursement change that will leave the state responsible for medication costs by 2027. All three transfers were approved, and the meeting adjourned.

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• To my understanding, the governor certainly has a protective detail.
• I believe that the lieutenant governor does as well.
• a lieutenant governor or a Cabinet member are certainly protected.
• a lieutenant governor or a cabinet member are certainly protected.
• You have been supplied with all of these nominees by the Governor.

Bills: S0564 , S0572 , S0414 , S0620 , S0500 , S0092

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and considered several election- and ethics-related bills. Senate Bill 572 by Senator Harrell, which would update ethics statutes so the definition of “relative” includes foster parents and foster children, received supportive testimony from the Commission on Ethics and passed unanimously. Senate Bill 414 by Senator Bracy Davis, allowing campaign funds to be used for campaign-related child care expenses, was presented as a way to reduce barriers to public service but was temporarily postponed after the sponsor said it lacked the votes to advance. Senate Bill 500 by Senator Avila would require FDLE protective security details for major-party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and cabinet offices from nomination through assumption of office; members questioned the scope, definitions of major and minor parties, and whether taxpayers should bear the cost, and the bill was reported favorably on a divided vote. Senate Bill 620 by Senator Mayfield would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship or dual citizenship; testimony opposed the bill as stigmatizing dual citizens, but it was reported favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 92 by Chair Gaetz, which creates whistleblower-style protections for public employees who file ethics complaints based on firsthand knowledge and face retaliation, with support from the Commission on Ethics. In addition, the committee unanimously approved a block of gubernatorial appointments and then passed Senate Bill 564 by Senator Yarborough, allowing registered or pre-registered high school students to volunteer at polling places for community service hours; members discussed whether the bill would create new volunteer opportunities and whether the term “community service hours” needed clarification. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• However, it was Governor Sununu's budget then, and he was the incoming governor, so he was just sort
• However, it was Governor Sununu's budget then, and he was the incoming governor, so he was just sort
• However, it was Governor Sununu's budget then, and he was the incoming governor, so he was just sort
• </c><00:17:05.640><c> aot</c><00:17:06.000><c> to</c> to um Governor aot to to um Governor aot to present
• of the governor or a priority<00:25:31.159><c> of</c><00:25:31.240><c> the</c><00:25:31.360><c> governor

Summary: The meeting was an introductory Division One budget briefing led by Legislative Budget Assistant staff Melissa Rollins and Jack Mullen. They explained staff roles and agency assignments within Division One, noting that Jack is taking over the General Government category while Melissa handles Categories 2 and 3, and that members can contact either staffer with questions. They also reviewed the upcoming budget calendar, including the governor’s budget presentation expected in mid-February, agency hearings beginning around February 17–20, a Division One deadline around March 26, and House Finance reporting deadlines in early April. A major portion of the discussion focused on how to read fiscal notes and the difference between expenditures and appropriations. Staff used sample language to explain that a bill may show an expenditure estimate without actually authorizing funding or new positions, and that a zero appropriation means the agency is not authorized to spend the estimated amount unless the bill is amended. Members asked questions about why a bill could show costs but still not authorize spending or hiring, and staff clarified that new positions require specific legislative authorization and classification detail. They also noted that many bills will have expenditure lines without appropriations, and that amendments may be needed if the committee wants to fund or authorize the program. The rest of the meeting walked members through the HB 1 and HB 2 tracking documents used by the division. Staff explained that HB 1 tracking sheets record additional agency requests not included in the governor’s budget, including requests that may be zero-net transfers, corrections, or new spending items, and that grayed-out items indicate actions already taken. They said HB 2 will be handled through a similar tracking process, with amendments routed through LBA staff and the Office of Legislative Services. Members were told that the division will review agency budgets, class lines, and proposed changes over roughly six weeks, with the goal of preparing a detailed change report for full House Finance.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:23:57.360><c> for</c> recommendation from uh the governor for recommendation from uh the governor
• </c><00:37:14.560><c> is</c> slide 11, uh the governor is slide 11, uh the governor is recommending<00
• Um, the governor has mentioned budget.
• Unfortunately, the governor obviously Unfortunately, the governor obviously always<00:59:10.799><c> would

Committee: Senate Education Finance