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• budget.
• Our budget is about 0.6% of that Public Safety and Judiciary budget this coming fiscal year.
• 18.160> our about 5% of the general fund budget our about 5% of the general fund budget our budget
• budget historically.
• Yes, the FTE were increased last budget session, so two budget sessions ago.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• And they will put that into the database.
• So now it sits in a database.
• If they have the understanding database.
• So then now it sits in a database.
• <01:25:53.199> now have the data that's in the database now have the data that's in the database

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The Indian Health Service National Tribal Budget Formulation Works Group estimated that full funding
• Regardless of the percentage of total budget, a pause in funding would be necessary.
• to create jobs and to supplement funding for tribal programs that are underfunded in the federal budget
• Our schools require consistent investment, not fluctuating annual budgets that create uncertainty.
• be helpful in moving the ball considerably in the way that with law enforcement having access to databases

Keywords: tribal sovereignty, healthcare, education, public safety, Economic Development, Tax Parity Act, PROTECT Act, trust obligations, bipartisan support, Indian Health Services

Summary: The committee meeting focused on crucial issues facing tribal nations, particularly emphasizing the federal government's trust and treaty obligations. The discussions highlighted ongoing challenges such as disparities in healthcare, education, and public safety within Native communities. Chair Murkowski underscored the importance of listening to Native leaders and aligning congressional efforts with community needs, advocating for legislative actions that support tribal sovereignty and economic development. Various initiatives, including the Tax Parity Act and the PROTECT Act, aimed at addressing jurisdictional and financial disparities, were discussed in detail. A call for bipartisan support to alleviate the funding shortages affecting Indian Health Services was made several times during the meeting. Testimonies from tribal leaders and representatives emphasized the dire need for legislative support to enhance infrastructure, healthcare access, and public safety initiatives in tribal communities.

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• Welcome to the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Transparency.
• The goal of these updates is to help shape the June budget.
• So, you know, as we look at the budget going downstream, significant budget cuts will make it harder
• I'm the Assistant Program Budget Manager.
• The Senate and House Budget Committees each adopted a budget resolution to provide fiscal targets or

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• our courtnet database which is the<01:14:08.400> central<01:14:08.960> repository the
• The CourtNet database is, we like to think, secure.
• We don't really have a lot of separate budget units.
• So, it's a lot of separate budget units.
• When you get to the end of your budget cycle, what money do you have left?

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:27 Legislative Research Commission 00:01:15 KentuckyWired Operations Company 00:17:30 Wireless Internet Service Providers Association 00:40:15 Administrative Office of the Courts 01:08:55 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts 01:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the July 9 minutes without objection and heard from Jay Hartz and Jonathan Harris of the Legislative Research Commission. Members asked about Capitol and legislator security in light of recent targeted shootings in other states. Hartz said LRC had removed members’ home addresses from its website, was reviewing other state-government records for similar information, and was working with the Speaker, Senate President, Kentucky State Police, and outside security experts on broader safety measures. He also said LRC is exploring commercial products to help block personal contact information from public view, but declined to name vendors publicly. Harris added that driver’s license scans at the Capitol are handled by Kentucky State Police, while LRC has a process for flagging high-volume or concerning contacts for police review. The LRC also reported that redistricting work has already begun, with census coordination underway, evaluation of redistricting software including Mapitude and open-source tools, and plans to make the same tools available to the public in the LRC library. The committee then heard from Kentucky Wired Operations Company CEO Robert Morphonius, COO Tom Snyder, and counsel Patrick Hughes about the Kentucky Wired network. They explained the corporate structure: Kentucky Wired Operations Company is a private for-profit special purpose entity that designs, builds, operates, and maintains the network; Kentucky Wired Infrastructure Company is a nonprofit instrumentality used for financing; and Open Fiber Kentucky handles commercialization of excess capacity under a wholesale agreement. They said Kentucky Wired Operations is in the operations and maintenance phase, with those obligations continuing until 2045, and that technical changes to the network generally require KCNA approval through formal change-order processes. They also said the company conducted a market test in June 2023 under Schedule 19 of its contract, considered proposals including Open Fiber and the incumbent service provider, and retained the existing provider. Members asked about KCNA’s role, procurement, network customers, and revenue. The witnesses said Quac operates outside normal state procurement because its process is governed by contract, while KCNA acts as the Commonwealth’s oversight authority and filter for changes. They identified current network users as including AOC, KCTCS, postsecondary education, and other Commonwealth agencies, with all requests routed through KCNA; they also said a separate change process for Exceliccom is in litigation. On funding, they said the operation is paid through monthly appropriations, with roughly a million dollars a month for the service provider and a couple hundred thousand for Quac’s oversight, not including debt service, which is bundled into the availability payment. The discussion ended as members began asking about responsibility for damage-related costs such as squirrel-related outages.

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• This is simply bringing the second largest component of the state budget into the sunshine.
• House Bill 1553, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the Uterine Fibroid Research Database.
• Bill 1553, a bill to be entitled an act relating to the uterine fibroid database.
• WE HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET REQUIREMENT, AND THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT THIS JOINT RESOLUTION.
• We still have to pass the budget.

Bills: SB 2, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117, SB 503, SB 2, HB 120, HB 20, HB 150, HB 6, HB 100, HB 210, HB 215, HB 1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB 142, HB 451, HB 124, HB 2, HB 2000, HB 2196, HB 213, HB 222, HB 645, HB 1458, HB 1022, HB 141, HB 502, HB 643, HB 3093, HB 1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• >> The IT budgeting policy subcommittee will now come to order.
• We are going to cover the We're gonna be a budget subcommittee today.
• Make sure I get my budget director. >> Thank you.
• That's a key attribute for budget across the state.
• Going going to the budget is is the budget. I don't.

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• We're going to hear the Attorney General's budget today.
• , and this time at the Attorney General's budget.
• , and this time at the Attorney General's budget.
• We have over $7 million of grants just in our base budget, not considering our entire budget.
• It is looking at a reduction of our base budget.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.

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• c> add<00:05:09.039> a increase to our base budget to add a increase to our base budget to
• <00:28:24.679> as and maintaining a balanced budget as and maintaining a balanced budget as
• budget as well.
• There was also an increase in their operating budget as well in that board's budget of about the same
• <01:08:17.239> as increase in their operating budget as increase in their operating budget

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They closed when there was an oil budget. They closed when the train stopped going there.
• They also help students learn how to navigate online databases.
• So in 2023, The Carrizozo Library's total budget for the year was about $26,000.
• They piece together a budget from all kinds of places, wherever they can.
• We operate multimillion dollar budgets.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We do have some budget proposals under consideration. And would love to have more inspectors.
• Incidentally, since we're talking about our systems, we also have a budget request to consolidate our
• licensing systems because, as the auditor noted, when DCC was formed, there were separate databases
• We've now merged at least one of them in, but we still operate under two databases, which can make it
• So we do have budget requests in to try and address the resource challenge.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Audit Committee heard an audit on the Department of Cannabis Control’s oversight of cannabis packaging and labeling, focused on whether products attractive to children are being kept out of the legal market. The auditor said the department’s rules are often vague or subjective, leading to inconsistent enforcement, and that the state relies heavily on licensees to self-police because there is no upfront review before products reach the market. The audit cited examples involving cartoon-like images, bright colors, flavor references, candy-like imagery, strain names, and beverage packaging, and recommended clearer statutory standards, possible pre-approval of packaging, better enforcement tools, and stronger tracking of repeat violators. Assemblymembers and senators largely agreed that child safety is the priority, but differed on the best policy response. Some members argued for clearer legislative limits and even plain packaging, saying products like root beer, cherry pie, and cereal-like designs are plainly appealing to children. Department officials said they had already begun reforms, including a centralized label-review team, a rubric, improved databases, and more attention to repeat violations, while also emphasizing that the illicit and intoxicating hemp markets are major sources of youth exposure and that resource constraints limit inspections. They said they are open to working with the Legislature on more specific standards and additional funding. Public witnesses split between public health and industry perspectives. A pediatrician and public health advocate urged stronger restrictions, including plain packaging, limits on flavors and potency, and a pre-market review system, arguing that vague rules have failed children. Industry representatives said they support youth protections but want bright-line, objective standards so compliant businesses can know what is allowed; they argued that most youth-targeted packaging is in the illicit market and that the legal market needs clearer rules rather than broader bans. No formal vote or committee action was taken during the hearing.

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• Currently, MREC already keeps a database of emails, so we thought it would be easy if we just changed
• :12.160> So,<00:17:12.400> we<00:17:12.559> thought<00:17:12.640> it database
• So, we thought it database of emails.
• Also, I want to know what the annual operating budget of that is.
• So, I want to know how much you have on hand and how much the annual budget is, the operational budget

Keywords: Business and Financial Institutions - Room 210; 28 January, 2026: 2:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The committee took up several banking, real estate, and licensing bills. Senate Bill 20007 would remove the repeal date for Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance authority to conduct joint bank exams with the Federal Reserve, after testimony that the program has been successful; it was passed out on a do-pass motion. Senate Bill 2011, extending the repeal date for the Mississippi Debt Management Services Act by three years, was also passed out. Senate Bill 2383, a banking modernization bill, was explained as updating definitions and procedures, including treating ITMs like ATMs, allowing state banks to approve dividends without prior regulatory approval if in good standing, streamlining articles-of-incorporation amendments by making the banking commissioner the final approver, and eliminating parity-request requirements for certain public welfare investments; it was passed out as a committee substitute. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2711, which would update residential mortgage lending recordkeeping and disclosure language under the SAFE Act to remove obsolete federal references and better fit manufactured-home lending; it was passed out as a committee substitute. Senate Bill 2706, a professional engineers and surveyors bill, was described as a reorganization and modernization of licensure statutes, with the main policy change expanding who may recommend board appointments, staggering six-year terms, and barring recent disciplinary offenders from board service; after questions about appointment advice-and-consent and term length, it was passed out as a committee substitute. Senate Bill 2713, supported by the Mississippi Association of Realtors, would codify buyer agency agreements and move the required signing deadline from before a home is shown to before an offer is submitted; it was passed out. Senate Bill 2748 would align real estate statutes with current rules, replace certified-mail renewal notices with email notices, and extend the earnest-money submission deadline from one business day to two; it was passed out as a committee substitute. Senate Bill 2715, from the Department of Banking and Consumer Finance, would clarify the new money transmitter law, direct collected fees and penalties to enforcement of the act, add consumer notices and fraud warnings, and create data-security requirements based on a model law; senators questioned the fund balance, annual budget, and the relationship to a separate virtual currency kiosk bill, but the bill was passed out. The final bill on the agenda, 2768, was postponed to the committee’s Monday meeting, and the committee then rose and reported.

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• The first item on the agenda is a budget. Aye. Aye.
• So, budget overview, efficiency, growth, and future goals.
• But it would be less out of the general revenue budget.
• The vast majority of our budget—it's over $8 million.
• analyst to the Senate, former budget analyst to the governor.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the prior meeting, and heard budget presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and the State Auditor. The Secretary of State’s office described its FY27 budget, emphasizing efficiency gains from technology, election security work, and business services. It said it is operating with fewer staff than a decade ago, but rising costs and outdated statutory fees are creating deficits in service of process and other operations. The office asked the committee to consider either increasing fees or allowing it to retain a larger share of business-service revenue, and it also proposed creating an Office of Entrepreneurship to help small businesses navigate state government, grants, permits, and related services. Committee members questioned the Secretary of State’s office about fee increases, the current 50-50 split of certain revenues with general revenue, and whether the proposed entrepreneurship office would duplicate existing services. The office said it would complement, not replace, Commerce, SBDC, or grant programs, and would report metrics and policy recommendations to the legislature. The Attorney General then requested a one-time $2 million special revenue appropriation to hire additional lawyers and support staff, citing increased litigation, federal and state legal work, and the need to defend new laws. He also discussed embedded DMV lawyers handling DUI revocation hearings and said the arrangement costs the office just over $200,000. The State Auditor reported that his office is largely self-funded through special revenue and said he wants to reduce reliance on general revenue over time. He highlighted savings from renegotiated leases and an open government contract, discussed the need for more auditors in the Chief Inspector’s Division, and described fraud recovery and P-card operations. A major topic was delinquent land sales: the auditor said the office sold about 17,000 parcels last year and believes online bidding and better marketing could generate substantially more revenue, with the surplus potentially shared among counties, the state, and other programs. Members also asked about securities fee changes, fairness hearings, fire department audits, IT/cybersecurity, and how surplus proceeds from delinquent land sales should be handled. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• Next week we will have the budget. I don't... We will have the budget.
• The committee doesn't have much of a budget.
• The committee doesn't have much of a budget for expenses, but we'll see.
• And so now that everything is in one database, their records automatically move.
• So it is only an internal system; it only uses our data to train the database.

Bills: HB315, HB152, HB205, SB184, SB209, HB309, SB280, SB267

Keywords: sales tax, local exemption, Consumer Price Index, tax holiday, clothing tax exemption, school supplies, sales tax exemption, baby supplies, baby formula, maternity clothing, menstrual hygiene products, use tax, exemption, tax conformity, tangible personal property, Alabama Department of Revenue, retail tax, consumer use tax, nonresident, religious publications

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• Look forward to hearing your budget Look forward to hearing your budget proposal.
• . budget. budget.
• uh standard budget uh is uh 25,000. uh standard budget uh is uh 25,000.
• or in the budget the budget request or in the budget because<01:19:46.080> u<01:19:46.400>
• on our budget.

Keywords: 916, all

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• The chair then explained that some people were out of the budget conference and that they wanted to hear
• that<00:08:13.720> out<00:08:13.880> of<00:08:14.040> the<00:08:14.160> budget
• some people that out of the budget some people that out of the budget conference,<00:08:15.600><
• > to<00:13:20.600> check<00:13:20.920> for<00:13:21.280> citizenship database
• um to check for citizenship database um to check for citizenship status.<00:13:22.960> What<00

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:10 Attendance Roll Call: 00:19 HB 10 Discussion: 02:19 HB 10 Vote: 06:24 HB 139 Discussion: 08:23 HB 139 Vote: 19:50 HB 607 Discussion: 21:29 HB 607 Vote: 25:55 HB 642 Discussion: 28:15 HB 642 Vote: 32:06 Adjournment: 33:25, 958, all

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• budgets.
• The town budget isn't on budget issues.
• had our our bu budget for the school. had our our bu budget for the school.
• I was at my town budget. Okay, we are increasing our town budget, proposing 7.1%.
• And I will take questions. database. But the list shall not be database.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• you for having DPS here today to discuss Governor Wallace and Lieutenant Governor Flanigan's 2025 budget
• would build a missing person's database would build a missing person's database for<00:18:54.760
• is no way and no federal database is no way and no federal database currently<00:20:31.120> available
• and I know um the governor is budgeting and I know um the governor is budgeting about<00:41:57.520
• So can you talk about what the impact of those cuts is to your budget?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If I know that putting the sale of some property in the budget before we know an offer or even a price
• <00:25:22.640> and million that was put in a budget and million that was put in a budget and
• The audits will rely on any and all available governmental and private databases.
• . databases. databases.
• were increased in the last budget. Nope. were increased in the last budget. Nope.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• It's also accessible in that database that I mentioned.
• That database that they have set up and managed is by far the best that I've ever worked with.
• It includes water budget information.
• There's something in the groundwater world that we call the water budget myth.
• I know one solution I'm believing in is to have a budget that is a little bit more flexible.

Keywords: 1184, house, all