Transcript Highlights:

• But this fiscal note shouldn't call it a thing; you know, it's nine pages long to indicate that it's
• thing fiscal<00:51:32.880> note<00:51:33.880> uh<00:51:34.040> shouldn't<00:51:
• note uh shouldn't call it a thing fiscal note uh shouldn't call it a thing you<00:51:35.319> know<
• <00:52:12.839> note<00:52:13.160> being 3,000 um in it in the fiscal note being 3,000
• note I just uh read to 29 in the fiscal note I just uh read to you<00:59:26.839> shows<00:59:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Oh, just note, this was just as of, I believe, a couple of weeks ago.
• Finally, I'll note that given the challenges.
• I will note that independent students typically fall at the low end of the range.
• I'll note that this year we've extended the priority aid deadline.
• Some of California's public schools are also facing fiscal challenges.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• note?
• note?
• note?
• note?
• Is a game changer for them, are we looking at, you know, kind of that fiscal note?

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:30:31.440> now fiscal note is adjusting projections now fiscal note is adjusting projections
• So when we look at the fiscal note, which I believe is taking the numbers from the previous fiscal note
• note that we had under the current fiscal note.
• <00:41:26.640> under the last fiscal note that we had under the last fiscal note that we had
• note uh they use the the current fiscal note uh they use the 4<00:41:30.000> 413<00:41:30.839

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard a reinsurance overview from Deputy Commissioner Julia Dryer of the Minnesota Department of Commerce on the Minnesota Premium Security Plan. She explained that reinsurance helps stabilize premiums in the individual market by reimbursing insurers for high-cost claims, and said Minnesota’s program has lowered premiums, preserved carrier participation, and helped maintain consumer choice. She warned that without continued funding, the program would be depleted and individual-market premiums could rise by about 25%, with potential losses in coverage and access to care. She also described the program’s structure under a federal 1332 waiver, the role of MCHA in administering the program, and the state’s receipt of more than $650 million in federal pass-through funds to date. Dryer said the current program is funded through the end of 2025, though the federal waiver authority runs through 2027. The governor’s proposal would create a new assessment on insurers, estimated at roughly 2% to 3%, to fund the state share of the program and avoid another full waiver submission. She noted that the proposal assumes MinnesotaCare funding would be held harmless and that the program would be reduced if federal basic health plan funding were negatively affected. She also said projected costs changed because individual-market enrollment has grown and enhanced federal subsidies were removed from the estimate. Members raised concerns about the proposal’s impact on premiums and the history of the fund. Senator Rasmusson argued the new assessment amounts to a large tax increase on health insurance and questioned who would be assessed and whether the surcharge would be capped. Dryer responded that the assessment would be based on annual claims experience and market conditions, with final amounts determined at the end of each year, not monthly. Senator Duckworth and Senator Frentz supported reinsurance as a way to keep premiums lower, while also questioning how the program should be financed. Senator Green asked about the mechanics of the assessment and the role of the department in setting it, and Senator H questioned why the fiscal note assumed 12% annual growth for program costs when general premium growth was lower. No vote or formal action was taken in the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• If you could just walk us quickly through the fiscal note, then we'll go back to member questions and
• Members, Solveig Beckel from House Fiscal. House File 1161 has a fiscal note.
• Below the table, the department that filled out the fiscal note, I believe, is the education department
• That is the fiscal note. Thank you, members.
• We don't have a fiscal note or a revenue note, but if you read the summary, I point members to the fourth

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

Transcript Highlights:

• Finally, you know, just want to note Finally, you know, just want to note that<00:24:51.320>
• And just a note to the for decades.
• As I noted earlier, we two fiscal years.
• program to fiscal year 2030. program to fiscal year 2030.
• beginning in per fiscal year beginning in fiscal<01:12:33.520> year<01:12:33.640> 27,<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you look at the very top line there, the state fiscal year, I've broken it out by state fiscal year
• The 10% reduction begins in January of 2028, so that's your state fiscal year 28.
• Cost sharing and co-pays start in state fiscal year 29.
• Six-month eligibility redeterminations start in state fiscal year 27.
• years span 27 months, while our state fiscal year goes from July 1st to June 30th.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:29:06.399> year that Dot may enter into fiscal year that Dot may enter into fiscal year
• So to that note, I did want to note that potentially a tax credit may be the more appropriate solution
• <00:53:03.480> I need the benefit uh so to that note I need the benefit uh so to that note
• paths otherwise noted as or sorry noted paths otherwise noted as or sorry noted otherwise<01:09:
• c> otherwise except otherwise noted as otherwise except otherwise noted as already<01:09:11.640> by

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• So last session, you did authorize one additional fiscal staff person for our office.
• So last session, you did authorize one additional fiscal staff person for our office.
• And on that note, Mr. Chairman... ...yet, but we will be working on that. And on that note, Mr.
• So that is one item to note for the upcoming session.
• Then some other items of note in this report.

Summary: The Budget Section Leadership Division met with a quorum present and approved the March 18 minutes. The committee first heard an update from the Petroleum Council on oil and gas activity, which described North Dakota production as holding steady around 1.1 to 1.2 million barrels per day despite lower prices and market volatility. The presentation emphasized that efficiency gains, longer laterals, and improved completion technology are allowing operators to sustain output while activity shifts north in the Bakken. Members asked about gas taxation, natural gas liquids, flaring, and enhanced oil recovery; the witness said gas is taxed by volume, most liquids are handled through oil lines or gas processing, and the state’s EOR pilot projects and new gas infrastructure are intended to help hold production flat and expand future recovery. The committee then received a presentation from the Tax Department on the federal “big beautiful bill” and its effect on North Dakota income tax collections. The department explained that most of the federal changes were extensions of existing Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions, but several items — including the larger standard deduction, senior deduction, tip and overtime exclusions, auto loan interest deduction, and business expensing changes — affect state collections. Revised estimates showed a smaller-than-expected impact on individual income tax, with the department suggesting a net cash effect in the range of roughly $30 million to $35 million when business and individual effects are combined, plus a possible one-time distortion from large oil-field transactions in fiscal year 2025. Members asked which provisions apply to standard versus itemized returns, and the department clarified that most of the individual provisions apply broadly, while the SALT-related item is itemizer-specific. OMB then reported on major capital projects and facility funding. Updates included Capitol grounds improvements such as 18th-floor renovations, wayfinding, augmented reality displays for the Rough Rider Hall of Fame, tree management and lighting studies, and restroom and parking reconfiguration in the tower. OMB also described security upgrades at the governor’s residence, where human remains were discovered on site and are being handled with historical and legal review. The state hospital project in Jamestown remains on schedule for substantial completion in winter 2027 and opening in spring 2028, with costs currently estimated a little over $292 million and a line of credit expected to be drawn in April 2027. The North Central State Office Building in Minot is under construction, with a $5.6 million line of credit already accessed. OMB also reported on the State Facility Maintenance Fund, noting about $1.1 million spent so far on projects such as the Liberty Memorial Building roof and foundation work, Capitol window replacement, boiler replacement, and kitchen remodeling. Finally, Legislative Council staff reviewed the interim compliance report on legislative intent and state trust funds. The report highlighted the status of multiple lines of credit, including those for the state hospital and Minot office building, and noted that the executive budget will likely need to include repayment planning for about $350 million of expected outstanding balances. Other updates included the Bank of North Dakota profit transfer schedule, litigation pool spending, the new Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship, the Missouri River Correctional Center planning effort, HHS items such as FMAP and child care assistance, Job Service’s unemployment insurance modernization project, and DPI school aid turnback estimates. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman, Senator Fernandez, their jail, we see did a fiscal note on it, and it came out, I believe,
• private-sector correctional officers, and JLBC compiled a footnote, or I’m sorry, a fiscal note, that
• note that highlighted the fiscal impact of including the private prisons I would perhaps suggest to
• the committee that it might be a useful endeavor to have JLBC also expand upon that fiscal note to include
• a salary analysis between I don't know. ...expand upon that fiscal note to include a salary analysis

Bills: SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons

Summary: The committee approved the January 27, 2026 minutes and held SB 1138 for further changes. It then heard SB 1035, which appropriates about $34 million from the General Fund for a 5% pay increase for Arizona Department of Corrections sworn officers and civilian employees, with an amendment extending the raise to private prison employees under contract. Supporters said DOC pay is not competitive and vacancies are high; opponents questioned paying private prison staff and raised concerns about private prison incentives. The committee adopted the amendment and gave SB 1035 a do pass recommendation on a 6-3 vote. The committee also approved two memorials to rename highways: SCM 1002 for L.F. Quinn Memorial Highway and SCM 1006 for PFC Michael Nolan Memorial Highway. Both measures drew emotional testimony about the honorees’ public service and military sacrifice, and both received do pass recommendations, with SCM 1002 passing 9-1 and SCM 1006 passing 9-1 after members discussed tribal jurisdiction and agreed to follow up with a letter to the tribe. SB 1065, which would appropriate $3.64 million for the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Military Veterans Fund, was supported by the sponsor and researchers who said the treatment can help veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, pain, and related conditions. Some members objected that the FDA has not approved HBOT for many of the claimed uses and questioned prior unspent funding, but the bill still received a do pass recommendation on a 6-4 vote. SB 1248, which clarifies funding and attendance-count rules for county jail and juvenile detention education programs, also passed unanimously. Later, the committee approved SB 1204, a $5.5 million General Fund appropriation to design and analyze improvements to the U.S. 60/Loop 303 interchange, after testimony from local officials and residents about severe congestion, crashes, and public safety delays; it passed 8-1. SB 1207, a $150,000 study on financing mechanisms for development-related infrastructure along the same corridor, also passed 7-1. Finally, SB 1001, which restores $1 million for the Older Individuals Who Are Blind program, passed 9-0 after testimony from blind seniors and advocates about long waitlists and the program’s role in preserving independence. The committee then began SB 1274, a police foundation specialty license plate bill, with sponsor and foundation testimony describing wellness, remembrance, and youth programs funded by plate revenues, but the transcript cuts off before any vote on that measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• fiscal and walk through the bill. fiscal and walk through the bill.
• <00:44:29.920> transparency establish a fiscal transparency establish a fiscal transparency
• Representative: That has always been in the fiscal note.
• notes from when we heard it.
• My recollection is there was no fiscal note at committee, but nonetheless, any other questions or Representative

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:16:07.480> the<00:16:07.600> committee fiscal note and I know the committee fiscal note
• <00:16:14.720> as the fiscal note had had indicated as the fiscal note had had indicated as
• state and the fiscal note is very very state and the fiscal note is very very minimal<00:41:05.640
• going the biggest fiscal note that we're going the biggest fiscal note that we're going to<00:43:
• <00:45:13.559> note you're talking about the the fiscal note you're talking about the the

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:46:03.720> the board funds um as you will note the board funds um as you will note the
• residency finally on page six it's noted residency finally on page six it's noted that<00:47:44.839
• <01:18:39.360> year fiscal year fiscal year 2025<01:18:41.199> that<01:18:41.320> was
• that was made for fiscal that was made for fiscal 2025<01:19:45.920> in<01:19:46.120>
• This upcoming fiscal year, fiscal year 2026, calendar year 2025, will be the first year that we see the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Zero fiscal impact, minimal time for training.
• > time<00:08:51.519> for Zero fiscal impact minimal time for Zero fiscal impact minimal
• On page two of your financial impact, it has a paragraph starting with fiscal—the fiscal impact of House
• On page two of your financial impact, it has a paragraph starting with fiscal—the fiscal impact of House
• being<00:29:23.039> indeterminable the fiscal impact being indeterminable the fiscal impact

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:04 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 246 Discussion 00:02:47 HB 246 Vote 00:15:15 HB 613 Discussion 00:17:04 HB 613 Vote 00:29:09 Adjournment 00:30:37, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Local Government met with a quorum present and briefly introduced a guest before taking up two bills. House Bill 246, as amended by House Committee Substitute 1, would require animal control officers to complete training on recognizing child abuse and neglect. The sponsor and a young advocate testified that animal control officers often encounter warning signs in homes, cited data linking animal abuse and child abuse, and said the training would be free, brief, and housed by Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky. The committee substitute was explained as addressing local government liability concerns by allowing counties to opt out, tying the bill to existing reporting statutes, and clarifying that the training creates no investigative duty. Members asked about whether the training was one-time, how opt-outs would be tracked, and whether the information would be public; the sponsor and witness said participation would be tracked and the training/evaluation would be available through the organization. The committee approved HB 246 with favorable expression to pass on the House floor. The committee then considered House Bill 613, which would give Chapter 75 fire districts a process to seek a tax increase above the current 10-cent cap through public hearings and voter recall, while preserving local control. The sponsor and fire service representatives said the bill responds to modern fire district costs, including higher equipment prices, staffing shortages, declining volunteer numbers, and the shift to all-hazards service. They emphasized that any increase would be subject to notice, public comment, and a voter recall mechanism, and said the cap would remain in place unless the district used the new process. Members questioned the fiscal impact language, the meaning of the cap, and whether the bill effectively removed the cap; the sponsor clarified that the cap stays but districts could go up to two cents above it through the process, with voters able to recall the increase. One member passed on the vote due to concern about the indeterminable fiscal impact, but the committee still reported HB 613 favorably to the House floor. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so, according to a different fiscal note I had on a different bill, the DNR only sells about 2,400
• It's been identified as $6,000, and that's what the fiscal note says.
• Um, do we have a fiscal note on the A87? Madam Chair, I think Mr. Nman's coming and I...
• Um, do we have a fiscal note on the A87? Um, do we have a fiscal note on the A87?
• <01:50:17.360> came and was amended. um the fiscal note came and was amended. um the fiscal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I think we've been able to really reduce the fiscal note.
• I know that there's not a new fiscal note.
• We have a fiscal note based upon what we actually submitted yesterday.
• But I believe with the new changes, it's going to actually drastically drop the fiscal note to a very
• And members, just to let you know, there is no fiscal note at this moment.

Bills: SB237

Keywords: child welfare, Department of Children and Family Services, mandatory reporting, abuse prevention, investigative teams, child ombudsman, forensic interviews, confidentiality

Summary: The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on April 20 and took up Senate Bill 237 by Senator Barrow, a child welfare measure addressing the duties of the state child ombudsman, DCFS, public reporting, confidentiality, critical incident reviews, multidisciplinary investigative teams, forensic interviews, mandatory reporter training, and related child abuse and neglect procedures. Before discussion, the committee reconsidered and withdrew a previously adopted amendment set, then heard the bill re-read and reviewed a new amendment package developed through meetings among Senator Barrow, Representatives Spell and Berault, DCFS, and the ombudsman’s office. Members described the revised bill as narrowing and clarifying several provisions: reducing the number of law enforcement liaisons, limiting death/near-fatality notifications to legislative leadership and committee chairs with later notice to affected district members if substantiated, adjusting medical review language, and adding quality-improvement and training components. Other changes included keeping school-related reports routed to law enforcement, changing some mandatory language to discretionary language for certain child-on-child sexual abuse situations, aligning multidisciplinary team procedures with existing interagency protocols, and making technical revisions to reduce burden and likely lower the fiscal note. The committee also adopted a separate amendment to include recreation language for the Department of Children and Family Services. Senator Barrow and several representatives emphasized that the goal was to improve child protection and review processes while making the bill workable for DCFS and other agencies. They noted the importance of outside review, ombudsman access to records, and using review findings to drive implementation changes. After no objections, the committee adopted the amendment sets and reported Senate Bill 237 favorably with amendments. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And this study committee has a fiscal note. There is no fiscal note.
• <01:38:13.880> note this study committee has a fiscal note this study committee has a fiscal
• note there<01:38:14.760> is<01:38:14.960> no<01:38:15.159> fiscal<01:38:15.639>
• c> bill there is no fiscal note well an FN bill there is no fiscal note well an FN bill it<01:38:
• hotline um which would have a fiscal hotline um which would have a fiscal impact<01:39:04.199>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And a large part of that gap was already in fiscal year 2025, the current fiscal year.
• And a large part of that gap was already in fiscal year 2025, the current fiscal year.
• fiscal year 2027 to 965. fiscal year 2027 to 965.
• So, the end of fiscal 27. Um, extension. So, the end of fiscal 27.
• Fiscal<02:38:00.240> year Fiscal year Fiscal year 2025<02:38:02.800> adjusted<02:38:03.359

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a fiscal year 27 request for the fiscal year that starts next month. D2A is UA Little Rock.
• D3 is the fiscal year 27 continuation of 26 appropriation.
• D3 is the fiscal year 27 continuation of 26 appropriation.
• G1, or all these requests are for a fiscal year 27.
• K2 are fiscal year '27 requests.

Summary: The committee met to review a large slate of fiscal year 2026 and 2027 appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. Early items included temporary appropriations for agencies such as Health, DHS, Education, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, and Game and Fish, covering items like maternal health outreach, energy assistance repayments, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim reparations, aviation grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Members asked questions on several items, including DHS aging carry-forward funds and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to COVID-era balances; the committee also approved a disclosure by the chair on the Game and Fish-related item before voting to approve the section. The committee then approved continuation requests, CARES Act and ARPA reallocations, and federal grant appropriations. Notable discussion included the Boonville developmental disability project, ALIGN program reallocations at several universities, a small business technical assistance grant at UA Little Rock, and a Department of Public Safety highway safety grant, for which members requested more detail on operating expenses and professional fees. Additional approvals covered a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive program, restricted reserve fund transfers for military medical command and university projects, and a state central services deduction held at 2%. The Department of Commerce also received approval for a reallocation of positions and spending authority tied to its organizational realignment. Later sections included shared technology and higher education transfers, cash fund appropriations for school Medicaid reimbursements, corrections, youth mental health, narcotics detection canines, bike safety equipment, a state motor pool pilot, and law enforcement safety costs. The committee also reviewed budget classification transfers, including a Governor’s Office legal fee transfer related to a California lawsuit, and heard explanations about E-Rate reimbursements affecting the Office of State Technology. Members asked about VOCA funding levels for crime victim services and about the National Security Grant Program for nonprofits and faith-based organizations; officials said federal funding had declined from prior highs but appeared to have stabilized, and that the nonprofit security grant is an annual federal program. The meeting concluded with review of pay plan requests, DHS overtime funding for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustment request allowing DFA to make up to $1 million in transfers to close the books, after which the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• finish the fiscal note will that have finish the fiscal note will that have all<01:00:25.160>
• <01:22:30.120> done but the fiscal note has not been done but the fiscal note has not been
• Yes, where is the fiscal note?
• You have a fiscal note.
• <04:54:00.840> note<04:54:01.160> came fiscal note came fiscal note came out<04:54:03.798

Keywords: 1191, senate, all