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• GENE THERAPY ANALYSIS.
• WE WERE DIRECTED TO COMPLETE AN ANALYSIS EVALUATING OPTIONS TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS USING
• THE PEDIATRIC GREAT EMBARRASSMENT ANALYSIS DIRECTED AGENCY TO COMPLETE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INCREASED
• THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION OF BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT
• THIS IS OUR ENROLLMENT ACTIVITY OVER THE LAST FISCAL YEAR AND THEN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE CURRENT FISCAL

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• I am the CEO of the fiscal crisis management assistance team.
• The analysis cites outdated studies and .
• As noted in the analysis, the current fee structure creates perverse financial incentives for district
• Or you said there's an analysis that was done that is done by IBank.
• And did that analysis identify that the 2.3% was only to recover costs associated with the loan?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I'm the director of tax, fiscal policy, and elections for the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
• impact of this on the the the fiscal impact of this on the general<01:31:06.840> fund.
• It has no fiscal note.
• It has no fiscal note.
• It has no fiscal state of Minnesota.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• seen, we struck the title because of the physical impact, but it would, according to the actuarial analysis
• This bill does not do any analysis comparing those different options.
• This bill, in particular, based upon the actuary analysis, there's actually been multiple actuary analysis
• done as this bill's Been out here for a couple of years, but the actuary analysis says that it will
• And this also allows for our Agritourism without increasing the state's fiscal burden.

Bills: SB1778, SB1570, SB134, SB1966, SB1636, SB1725, SB1726, SB259, SB504, SB592, SB2030, SB1572, SB843, SB1242, SB1255, SB1262, SB1264, SB1286, SB1581, SB1290, SB1316, SB1319, SB1369, SB1379, SB1381, SB1400, SB1427, SB1436, SB1461, SB1496, SB1509, SB1534, SB1553, SB904, SB1592, SB1645, SB1684, SB1767, SB1772, SB1813, SB1894, SB1928, SB1946, SB1980, SB2040, SB2060, SB2061

Keywords: reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, child welfare, child safety, administrative transition, Department of Child Safety and Well-being, Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth, juvenile justice, foster care, retirement, public employees, reemployment, benefit adjustment, Oklahoma Public Employees Retirement System, memorial highways, bridge designations

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• /c><00:30:04.880> note<00:30:05.400> was analysis of where the fiscal note was analysis
• fiscal note. fiscal note.
• And the victims felt that they were being re-victimized by us correcting a false faulty fiscal analysis
• by us correcting a false faulty fiscal by us correcting a false faulty fiscal analysis<00:36:22.040
• fiscal note. fiscal note.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first handled routine announcements, including welcoming a new group of pages and noting donations of donuts and chicken from local businesses, along with a citation planned for Mr. Herman’s Bakery, which is closing after 103 years. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 858, establishing a Department of Budget and Management Audit and Finance Compliance Unit. A senator moved to send the bill back to second reading to add an amendment, which was adopted without objection, and the bill was reprinted for third reading. The Finance Committee then reported several bills. Senate Bill 84, concerning collective bargaining for graduate assistants at UMCP and UMBC, was laid over after questions about whether graduate assistants are employees or students. Senate Bill 455, creating a transformational project financing program tied to tax increment financing districts, had two committee amendments adopted and was ordered printed for third reading. Senate Bill 623, creating a premium cigar lounge alcoholic beverage license, also received two committee amendments and was ordered up, but a later Howard County amendment was proposed and the bill was laid over. Senate Bill 777, directing workforce development support in hospital closures and related events, was adopted and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 831, addressing child labor penalties, private-sector labor relations, and state labor standards, was adopted with two amendments and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 932, requiring social media platforms to display users’ general geographic location, was laid over after questions. The committee also advanced Senate Bill 340, requiring at least $2 million annually for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman office, with two amendments adopted and the bill sent to third reading. Senate Bill 489, creating a limited license pathway for physicians trained abroad and repealing the fifth pathway program, was adopted with two amendments and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 496, expanding Medicaid coverage for obesity treatment, prompted extended debate over the fiscal note and who would bear the costs; the sponsor argued the estimate was overstated and did not account for likely lower utilization or health-care savings, while an opponent pressed concerns about the state share and structural deficit. The discussion continued without a final vote in the excerpt provided.

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• We have less than two months left in this fiscal year.
• We have less than two months left in this fiscal year.
• You might still be stuck in when the federal fiscal year is.
• In the ideal world, we would do this for the fiscal year starting July 1st.
• We don't have that analysis at this time. Very good. Very good.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard Assembly Bill 108, a budget bill junior that would amend the 2025 Budget Act to provide a one-time $25 million General Fund grant program through HCAI for hospitals in immediate and significant financial distress. Finance explained that eligible hospitals would need to show less than 10 days cash on hand, best efforts to exhaust other financing, a payer mix of more than 50% government payers and uninsured patients, and nonprofit status. The bill also included a technical change related to property tax deferments for eligible low-income seniors, plus expedited contracting and rulemaking authority so HCAI could move funds quickly. Most of the discussion focused on whether the amount and eligibility standard were sufficient, how many hospitals might qualify, and whether the state was addressing the underlying causes of hospital distress. Members raised concerns about limited and lagging data, the 10-day threshold, fairness compared with the earlier Distressed Hospital Loan Program, and whether hospitals receiving grants should be required to maintain services. Several members cited broader pressures such as Medi-Cal reimbursement rates, seismic retrofit costs, federal policy changes, and the need for loan forgiveness or a more comprehensive hospital support plan in the next budget cycle. The LAO noted that the bill was intentionally narrow and short-term, while the administration said the grant was meant as a bridge until July 1 and that more extensive discussions would continue with the May Revision and the 2026 budget. Public commenters from the California Hospital Association, district hospital leaders, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and county representatives supported the measure and urged additional longer-term funding for distressed hospitals. After discussion, Senator Richardson moved the bill, the committee voted unanimously in favor, and AB 108 passed 18-0, with the roll held open briefly to secure remaining votes.

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• My ask for you is $6 million in supplemental funding for fiscal year 26, to be annualized in fiscal year
• So, our accomplishments for fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026: Our SharePoint platforms have undergone
• In fiscal year 2025, that saved $1,200.
• as the current year. fiscal year 2026.
• We would request supplemental funding to account for the fiscal analysis if those were to become law.

Keywords: 914, all

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• In a recent analysis of these types of home-sharing programs, the majority of home providers aged 55
• In a recent analysis of these types of home-sharing programs, the majority of home providers aged 55
• They completed a comprehensive housing demand, or needs, analysis done by HousingAdvisors.com.
• And I have fiscal staff here to address the fiscal note and other concerns.
• And I have fiscal staff here to address the fiscal note and other concerns.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Sam Sparrow, fiscal director for the Commissioner of State Lands.
• This should be sufficient for the remainder of the fiscal year. Okay.
• It shows cash flow loans throughout the fiscal year.
• We're going to be solvent through the remainder of the fiscal year.
• And the analysis was that it would not be.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• The culpability is central to the analysis of whether punishment is proportional with the category of
• This legislation deals with a culpability analysis for those sentences.
• year and $188 million next fiscal year, ballooning to more than $500 million annually by 2030.
• They're crumbs based on a House fiscal note on the same language that was passed in a separate bill.
• This proposal creates a $1.7 billion gap in the state budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year.

Keywords: Scheduler, 972, senate, all

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• So the changes that happen to that statute, they clarify and note that a cost-benefit analysis only has
• to be appended to a... ...clarify and note that a cost-benefit analysis only has to be appended to a
• So it would kind of be an expansion of what our fiscal staff already provides to flesh that out quite
• If you move to the green, the fiscal division, Alan has all of his fiscal analyst positions filled.
• Moving on the green column, fiscal is solid.

Keywords: 908, all

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• In fiscal year 2024, large beneficiaries saved $4.6 million.
• This is a 107% increase from fiscal year 2020.
• This is a 33% reduction from fiscal year 2020.
• This is a 107% increase from fiscal year 2020.
• This is a 33% reduction from fiscal year 2020.

Summary: The meeting began with JLARC’s biennial executive committee elections. After confirming a quorum, members unanimously elected Representative Pollet as chair, Senator Wagoner as vice chair, Representative Orcutt as secretary, and Senator Solomon as assistant secretary for the 2025-27 biennium. The committee also approved the May 14 meeting minutes unanimously. Chair Pollet then outlined a commitment to more member input on audit scope and coordination with the State Auditor’s Office. Staff presented a preliminary report on Washington State recreation boating programs. They reported that six agencies administer boating-related activities, that the state collected about $108 million in boating-related revenue in 2021-23, and that $86 million was spent, mostly on infrastructure and water access, environmental protection, boater safety, and marine law enforcement. Staff said Washington’s boating laws and programs are broadly similar to other states and noted that the final report is expected in September. JLARC then reviewed several tax preferences. For natural gas used as a transportation fuel, staff said the preferences reduce fuel costs but did not meet emissions-reduction targets because fewer vessels and vehicles converted to natural gas than expected; staff recommended continuing some exemptions and modifying reporting requirements. For travel agents and tour operators, staff said the preference continues to provide tax relief, but large beneficiaries’ savings are rising while small beneficiaries’ use is declining, leading to recommendations to continue the small-business rate and add or revise performance metrics. Staff also reviewed a nonprofit low-income housing property tax exemption, concluding it helps developers build homes as intended but that the performance metric should better reflect housing outcomes; they recommended the legislature decide whether to continue or modify it. Other reviews covered multipurpose senior citizen centers, disabled veteran adapted housing, trade convention attendance, agricultural fertilizer and seed wholesaling, hazardous substance tax treatment for pesticides, and silicon smelter energy preferences, with recommendations ranging from continuation to expiration depending on whether the stated objectives were met. The committee then adopted the final cannabis market study for distribution. Staff reported that Washington businesses produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023, and that inaccurate and incomplete reporting limits the Liquor and Cannabis Board’s ability to regulate the market. The board said it concurs with the recommendations, including developing a plan for a new data system and considering broader social equity options. Finally, staff presented the proposed final report on Department of Health oversight of hospital data reporting, inspections, and complaints. Staff said DOH was late on most acute-care hospital inspections, had not fully verified third-party inspection standards, and did not adequately review adverse event correction plans or assess language access barriers in its complaint system. DOH said it concurs with all six recommendations and has already made some transparency improvements, including a public dashboard for adverse event reporting.

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• SV Beckl, House fiscal.
• SV Beckl, House fiscal.
• 26, the end of into the start of fiscal 26, the end of fiscal<00:51:56.160> 26.
• Some of them, a few of them are... fiscal 26. In fiscal 23 and I believe at fiscal 26.
• fiscal 25 and fiscal the program between fiscal 25 and fiscal 26.<00:53:15.680> Uh<00:53:15.839

Bills: HF2430, HF2433

Keywords: education finance, teacher training, Read Act, state aid, school funding, education funding, children with disabilities, transition aid, special education, school district consolidation, 1183, house

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• The privilege of sharing with you today: during the past fiscal year, 2023-24, the division increased
• Indeed, despite having 39% more cases this fiscal year than during the same period last fiscal year,
• Despite having 39% more cases this fiscal year than during the same period last fiscal year, our expanded
• The first analysis we did, we had some information from the Department of Revenue.
• That analysis was produced last spring by one of our students.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met for a panel discussion on current issues affecting Florida condominiums. DBPR Secretary Melanie Griffin highlighted the department’s expanded condo education, complaint, and ombudsman services under HB 1021, including new online resources, board member certification, increased outreach, and broader complaint jurisdiction. She said the division has filled most of its new positions and that the new condo website is intended to improve transparency and access to records and information. Other panelists focused on insurance, inspections, and market impacts. Insurance agent Mike Clarkson said the condo insurance market remains difficult, especially for older buildings, and raised concerns about roof replacement demands, Citizens’ depopulation practices, and the mismatch between reserve studies and insurer timelines. Building officials representative Ron Laceca described challenges with phase one and phase two inspections, including incomplete databases, limited contractor capacity, and the need for local flexibility and better recordkeeping. University of Florida researcher Bill Hughes said his data show the condo market has not suffered a major overall decline from the new laws; he argued the rules have made costs more transparent and may strengthen the market over time. Community association manager Jamie Ballard said the biggest pressures on associations are rising insurance costs and early roof replacement requirements, and she supported board certification while opposing the continuing education exemption for long-tenured CAMs. In committee discussion, members pressed witnesses on whether recent condo laws caused insurance and roof-cost problems, and witnesses generally said those issues are driven more by the market than by the legislation. Senators also discussed possible reforms, including better data collection, clearer reporting duties for managers, and possible changes to insurance and reserve practices. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with adjournment.

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• They could just watch this debate; they could read the Senate analysis.
• They could read the Senate analysis.
• Because that is the constitutional challenge that the staff analysis brought up.
• Since this PCS staff analysis has come out.
• I don’t think I’ve ever read a staff analysis that depicts that.

Summary: The committee took up several bills and confirmations. It reported favorably SB 332, as amended, on a narrow public-meetings/public-records exemption for legal strategy and settlement communications during the pre-suit period in Burt Harris claims; SB 464, requiring K-12 schools to formally observe Veterans Day; SB 984, clarifying firefighter cancer/death-benefit provisions and related prevention language; SB 576, expanding and codifying the local government cybersecurity protection program under Florida Digital Service; SB 964, revising how certain gifts and honoraria are reported to the Commission on Ethics; SB 1612, requiring local governments to accept electronic payments with exceptions and a delayed effective date; SB 830, creating public-records exemptions for certain local government administrators and their families; SB 1096, clarifying the filing deadline for Florida Civil Rights Act complaints; and SB 1656, designating the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship. The committee also considered a large confirmation package. Jeffrey Aaron’s appointment to the Public Employees Relations Commission was discussed separately after Senator Polsky raised concerns about his political connections and prior work; the committee still recommended him favorably. The remaining appointees on tabs 12 through 30 were also recommended favorably in one vote. The longest and most contentious item was SB 1296, with a committee substitute, on the Public Employees Relations Commission and public-sector unions. The PCS would change union certification/recertification rules, require a recent showing-of-interest form, create different voting thresholds for public safety and non-public safety employee organizations, limit paid union leave for non-public safety unions unless reimbursed, require equal access to certain employer communication spaces, and speed up impasse procedures for legislatively funded salary increases. Senators raised constitutional concerns, especially about the single-subject rule and collective-bargaining rights, and many speakers opposed the bill as union-busting and harmful to teachers, bus drivers, nurses, utility workers, and other public employees. Supporters argued it would improve accountability, ensure genuine member support, and prevent taxpayer-funded union activity. The committee continued debate on SB 1296 after extensive testimony, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill.

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• During the last fiscal year, the Florida Park Service generated over $75 million in revenue and had a
• The $82 million budget for its current fiscal year includes $143 million for operating costs and $39
• For fiscal year 2026-27, the governor has recommended $224 million for state.
• DEP also conducted an analysis that evaluated future growth and recreational demand through the review
• So the operating, you see the difference in the operating from fiscal year 25, 26?

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• So it's permissive; it doesn't have any fiscal note on it as well, and so that's what this amendment
• Members, look carefully at the fiscal note on this bill. Right?
• The fiscal note, in my opinion, is very incomplete because you have a provision here that says every
• Addressing food insecurity upstream is fiscally conservative and smarter than dealing with expensive
• The fiscal note. does not even dig into what the school districts have to do.

Bills: SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SB37, SB8, SB10, SB227, SB261, SB12, SB15, SJR27, SB552, SB835, SB3070, SB22, SJR59, SB25, SB57, SB127, SB293, SB441, SB3059, SB512, SB241, SB1718, SB140, SB2055, SB2075, SB2018, SB1534, SB1567, SB785, SB1233, SB1580, SB1663, SB413, SB447, SB519, SB467, SB1579, SB1191, SB1021, SB1838, SB2807, SB2835, SB546, SB2121, SB2167, SB2035, SB2024, SB1032, SB1049, SB1266, SB1400, SB1302, SB401, SB1596, SB1281, SB1242, SB1343, SB310, SB1346, SB2753, SB2703, SB2221, SB1719, SB2177, SB800, SB790, SB748, SB571, SB1957, SB1923, SB1896, SB1760, SB1335, SB2368, SB2477, SB2587, SB2972, SB2986, SB2965, SB1563, SB1467, SB1164, SB1137, SB614, SB705, SB961, SB918, SB955, SB869, SB850, SB863, SB1610, SB1055, SB2206, SB457, SB2337, SB1362, SB926, SB1494, SB251, SB456, SB500, SB1307, SB2615, SB2995, SB2321, SB973, SB974, SB865, SB506, SB781, SB1522, SB1558, SB510, SB667, SB763, SB2073, SB1858, SB1660, SB505, SB2900, SB1433, SB1540, SB1964, SB1300, SB1644, SB2217, SB2373, SB2431, SB1758, SB2480, SB3039, SB3047, SB3073, SB2920, SB2781, SB826, SB766, SB2460, SB527, SB1946, SB2885, SB1243, SB2610, SB2595, SB857, SCR9, HB5560, HB762, HB 107, HB 114, HB300, HB138, HB4386, HB2495, HB581, HB3348, HB5323

Keywords: sexual abuse, nondisclosure agreements, confidentiality agreements, public policy, victim rights, lottery, bingo, regulation, Texas Lottery Commission, Department of Licensing and Regulation, criminal offenses, state administration, audits, transfers, Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation

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• The fiscal note estimates the cost cost.
• <01:04:18.880> to cost but we don't have that analysis to cost but we don't have that analysis
• To do that, we had a cost-benefit analysis.
• . costbenefit analysis is a crucial piece costbenefit analysis is a crucial piece of<01:39:56.400>
• So the question costbenefit analysis.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I mean, Assembly, I call attention to page three of the committee analysis, which talks about the fiscal
• impact, and it quoted the analysis from the Senate Appropriations Committee analysis.
• Appropriations Committee analysis.
• Yes, subpage five of the analysis.
• Once again, accept the committee amendments, which strike one... ...analysis.

Summary: The Committee on Emergency Management heard several bills related to public safety, wildfire preparedness, and fireworks regulation. SB 1299, by Senator Arreguín, would place in statute a certification and training framework for fire sprinkler fitters and apprentices after a court decision disrupted prior State Fire Marshal regulations. Supporters said the bill would protect life safety by ensuring qualified installation and maintenance of fire suppression systems, while opponents raised concerns about added costs, housing affordability, and labor-related effects. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Labor and Employment on a roll call vote, with DeMaio and Hadwick voting no. SB 1153, by Senator Caballero, would require urban retail water suppliers to incorporate wildfire-specific procedures into emergency plans and clarify that water systems are not designed to serve as wildfire defense systems. Supporters from water agencies and fire organizations said the bill would improve coordination, planning, and ratepayer protection while acknowledging infrastructure limits. Members discussed transparency, backup generators, and whether the bill should require more public disclosure; the author said he would continue working on possible amendments. The committee passed the bill as amended to the Committee on Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials. SB 828, by Senator Cabaldon, responds to the Esparto fireworks warehouse explosion by requiring fireworks licensees to disclose storage locations, verify local permits, and meet other compliance conditions. The author said the bill was developed with the State Fire Marshal and local public safety partners to close information gaps and improve enforcement. An opposition witness argued the permit-verification requirements could not be met in all jurisdictions, especially for hobby rocketry and small-scale uses, prompting discussion about clarifying different rocket categories and administrative implementation. The committee passed SB 828 as amended to the Committee on Local Government, and the meeting then adjourned after all bills were reported out.

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• So one, I want to understand where your actuary analysis comes from because I can give you examples of
• I'm going to turn it to my colleague at OSI, but the actuarial analysis that's provided directly from
• And just for members of the committee, I don't know about you, but I was looking at the fiscal impact
• So I don't believe we have the fiscal impact, but there is no fiscal impact.
• Actuarial analysis is so expensive. So...

Bills: SB101, SB21, HM52, HB132, SB14, SB20

Keywords: SB 101, Health Care Delivery and Access Act, repeal of repeal, sunset repeal, delayed repeal, health care, healthcare, access to care, medical services, provider regulation, state health law, New Mexico, SB 21, Medicare supplement, Medigap, open enrollment, guaranteed issue, birthday month enrollment, health insurance, insurance regulation