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• House Bill 2352 appropriates $2,385,900 from the general fund to the Auditor General for county treasurer
• It's really important that we fund the Auditor General. It is really...
• It's really important that we fund the Auditor General.
• House Bill 2418 appropriates the sum of $600,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal year 27 to the
• Arizona Criminal... ...thousand dollars from the State General Fund in fiscal year 27 to the Arizona

Bills: HB2352, HB2388, HB2418, HB2499, HB2500, HB2579, HB2584, HB2804

Keywords: funding, auditor general, county treasurer, procedural reviews, state appropriations, HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2584, which would prohibit public funds from being used for genetic sequencing equipment made by companies owned or controlled by entities domiciled in a foreign adversary. The sponsor said the bill is intended to prevent sensitive genetic data from being sold or used against the United States. There was little public testimony, and the committee approved the bill on a 13-5 vote for a do pass recommendation. Members then considered HB 2804, a rural development and housing tax credit bill that would let the Department of Housing allocate up to $2 million per year in credits for qualifying rural affordable housing projects, with the program set to expire in 2037. Supporters, including the sponsor, the mayor of Flagstaff, and housing investors and developers, said the credit would leverage federal LIHTC dollars, attract private capital, and help finance affordable housing for seniors, veterans, and low-income residents in rural Arizona. Opponents from the Arizona Free Enterprise Club argued state LIHTC programs are inefficient, costly, and hard to oversee. The committee passed the bill 13-4. The committee also heard HB 2388, as amended, which appropriates $100,000 to the Arizona Commerce Authority to study the economic benefits of small modular reactors and data centers, with a report due by June 30, 2027. Supporters said the study could help Arizona plan for future energy and data-center growth, while opponents argued the agency already has other funding sources and should not receive additional money for the study. The amended bill passed 10-7. After a presentation from Auditor General Lindsay Perry on county treasurer procedural reviews and the Santa Cruz County embezzlement case, the committee approved HB 2352, which provides $2,385,900 in FY 2029 for the Auditor General to continue county treasurer reviews, on an 11-7 vote. The committee then unanimously approved HB 2418, as amended, which directs $600,000 to be evenly distributed among five major incident task force counties and codifies the longstanding distribution practice. Finally, the committee took up HB 2499, the first of two ESA administration bills, which would appropriate $2.6 million and 12 FTEs to the Department of Education for ESA administration and oversight beginning in FY 2027; the bill drew extended debate about ESA growth, accountability, testing, and spending oversight, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote.

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• Uh, total recurring general fund or just recurring? What? I'm sorry, new money.
• But we had planned for a long runway of stability and not hitting our general fund because we think the
• general fund next year is going to be $100 million in new recurring money.
• Hitting our general fund because we think the general fund next year is going to be $100 million in new
• It may not be real-coding dollars, but they're general fund dollars or some.

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• When do you anticipate doing the bill for the university fund? I don't know, we'll see.
• Doing the bill for the university fund? I don't know. We'll see. That's super important.

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• These bills were discussed and debated, and based on the funds generated by SB 151, we have approximately
• fund.
• And it says recurring general fund.
• And then at the bottom, the next-to-the-last line, you've got a general fund.
• It shows a negative impact to the general fund of $4,000,000, $750,000.

Bills: SB151, HB8, SB177

Keywords: corporate income tax, franchise tax, gross receipts tax, tax credit, tax deduction, controlled foreign corporation, CFC, bonus depreciation, interest expense, apportionment, unitary group, high-wage jobs tax credit, local journalism, news media, newspaper printer, physician incentive, health care workforce, affordable housing, multifamily housing, construction materials

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• This funding cover all 87 counties.
• All right. providing 500,000 in state funding. Um providing 500,000 in state funding.
• partners funding bill and this funding partners funding bill and this funding bill.<01:11:15.280
• We are also not grant funded.
• how much uh donations of the funding how much uh donations of the funding from<01:40:44.239> our

Bills: HF45, HF1148, HF3624, HF3586, HF777

Keywords: HF45, Lake Benton, capital investment, bonding bill, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Public Facilities Authority, public infrastructure, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, utility replacement, U.S. Highway 75, road reconstruction, municipal infrastructure, local government grant, Minnesota bonding, capital appropriation, food insecurity, prepared meals

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• They don't have an end date because there's always a need—for example, general maintenance workers or
• It enables tribes to access the program, and it continues to fund the program.
• <00:23:34.360> where<00:23:34.679> counties create a grant grant fund where counties
• create a grant grant fund where counties uh<00:23:35.799> can<00:23:36.320> more<00:23
• <00:31:33.000> the Auditor Office uh the uh generally the Auditor Office uh the uh generally

Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund. with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund.
• with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund. with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund.
• , Mark Tom, Deputy Attorney General, Mark Tom, Deputy Attorney General, Department<01:13:50.080><
• > in Department of the Attorney General in Department of the Attorney General in support.<01:13
• the committee, Deputy Attorney General the committee, Deputy Attorney General Adrian<01:13:55.360

Bills: SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

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• And yes, Representative Gilman, we. did an exercise related to the general fund with MMB, and this was
• The MPCA has 17.5 million dollars of ongoing base general fund spending.
• We barely have any of our budget coming from the general fund, and so the reduction exercise was not
• It will generate revenue for the trust and it does meet the goal of the permanent school fund because
• House File 2218 is a simple bill with a straightforward ask for $1.5 million from the general fund to

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• The MPCA has $17.5 million of ongoing base general fund spending.
• did a an exercise related to the general did a an exercise related to the general fund<00:32:31.279
• in the um MPCA's general fund spending. in the um MPCA's general fund spending.
• We barely get any of our budget from the general fund.
• /c> million from the general fund to the Met million from the general fund to the Met Council<01:19:41.360

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty

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• Why would this not be a reclamation activity that would be funded by industry versus by funds provided
• would have to be repaid to the fund?
• And that money would stay in that fund, that revolving fund. Provenzano with the question.
• I think this is a one-time fund in a revolving fund where the legislature is not committed to continuing
• to fund it each year.

Bills: SB1319, SB1369, SB1378, SB1379, SB1309, SB1330, SB1481, SB1546, SB1122, SB1403

Keywords: SB1319, Corporation Commission, Oklahoma, remediation, environmental emergency, brine contamination, oil contamination, oilfield pollution, residential property, home buyout, property acquisition, fair market value, revolving fund, remediation fund, state plugging funds, well plugging, abandoned well, natural breakout, Department of Environmental Quality, DEQ

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• Local small producers aren't able to access the funds.
• , especially when we're losing some federal funding.
• Wouldn't this be better funded by the DNR?
• I think you might be referring to the AFIS funding.
• All right, we'll go forward to general comments.

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• look into supporting the next generation look into supporting the next generation of<00:01:12.320
• fund.
• <00:52:41.079> fund.
• <00:52:42.079> And<00:52:42.240> the million out of the general fund.
• And the million out of the general fund.

Bills: HF2784, HF2785, HF2778, HF2281, HF2576, HF2280, HF2579

Keywords: beginning farmers, agriculture, loans, economic opportunity, farmers' equity, agriculture appropriations, farm to school, early care, child care food program, school lunch program, local food, Minnesota agriculture, food access, farm-to-institution, limited market access, county fairs, biofuels, E25, ethanol, meat processing

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• However, funding for this work is running out as we near the end of our funded DHS grant.
• <00:26:27.559> DHS<00:26:28.039> group funded DHS group funded DHS group HF<00:26:30.520
• think the there was a previous funding think the there was a previous funding which<00:53:39.839
• into effect without some upfront funding into effect without some upfront funding however<00:57:
• senior linkage line need real funding senior linkage line need real funding house<01:04:06.079><

Bills: HF1380, HF1166, HF487, HF1553, HF1472, HF258, HF1911

Keywords: psychiatric treatment, human services, mental health funding, per diem rate, Clay County, disability services, assistive technology, remote support, advocacy, training programs, HF487, Wellness in the Woods, Minnesota human services, grant funding, general fund appropriation, peer support, substance use recovery, addiction recovery, reentry services, reentry after incarceration

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• I'm going to ask the ranking member for a voice sort of a voice amendment to increase the funding for
• So what was prepared in Senate Finance was Senate Bill 273, which basically provided them with funding
• It included funding for RAISE within DOT.
• The Otero money stays the same, and that has to do with the mechanism of the funding.
• fund.

Bills: HB2, SB152

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• Universal Service Fund.
• get federal funding and state funding for CAPEX buildouts for broadband.
• federal funding.
• So to do all the ads that the Senate needed to do, we needed to find extra general fund money without
• fund and added NMFA at 1.5 million sitting in the fund to match up.

Bills: HB2, SB152

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, telecommunications, low-income assistance, lifeline, broadband, rural broadband, universal service fund, public regulation commission, PRC, 911 surcharge, telecommunications relay service, VoIP, mobile service, internet affordability, digital equity, digital inclusion

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• And thirdly, it directs those revenues to the state general fund.
• And thirdly, it directs those revenues to the state general fund.
• Uh, it will still deliver new revenue to the general fund from building materials and it also includes
• Uh, it will still deliver new revenue to the general fund from building materials and it also includes
• <00:07:26.240> generation backup power generation generation backup power generation generation

Bills: HB403, HB399, HB392

Keywords: criminal enterprise, database, law enforcement, data privacy, criminal justice, Lamar County, property auction, county commission, online auction, public notice, HB392, Lauderdale County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, district attorney, chief assistant district attorney, assistant district attorney, assistant district attorneys, prosecutor, prosecutorial compensation, salary supplement

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• There's a million dollars that's gone out now out of this fund.
• the funds due to the litigation.
• It appropriates $130,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Department of the Environment for fiscal
• It appropriates $130,000 from the general fund to the New Mexico Department of the Environment for fiscal
• And if there are any unspent funds, they will revert to the general fund.

Bills: SB38, SB46, SB18

Keywords: SB38, pet food, registered pet food, registration fee, fees, sunset repeal, repeal of repeal, revenue, state fee, business regulation, animal feed, pet food registration, New Mexico, SB46, organic waste, solid waste, waste diversion, composting, compost feedstock, waste characterization study

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• staff, more funding, not less funding.
• staff, more funding, not less funding.
• If there were an excess in that amount, that would cancel to the general fund.
• ><01:20:49.239> little<01:20:49.400> bit<01:20:49.560> of general fund uh there's
• a little bit of general fund uh there's a little bit of a<01:20:49.880> reallocation<01:20:50.880

Bills: HF56, HF780

Keywords: HF56, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Hutchinson Area Transportation Services, Hutchinson, McLeod County, transportation facility, vehicle storage, equipment storage, fueling facility, temperate storage, local infrastructure, public works, general obligation bonds, education finance, school funding, state aid, appropriations

Bills: HF3806, HF2687, HF497

Keywords: housing, infrastructure bonds, funding, appropriation, Minnesota Statutes, HF2687, single-family homes, corporate landlords, corporate ownership, real estate investment trust, REIT, landlord registry, landlord database, tenant transparency, housing affordability, homeownership, deed tax, transfer tax, property tax, affordable housing

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• was abolished, and the majority of the conservation tax was diverted to the general fund.
• This fund, uh, is, uh, is... This fund, uh, is funded by the general fund. Is that correct? Mr.
• Currently, the remaining 45% of the surtax is distributed to the general fund. Mr.
• In FY28, that general fund impact would be $91.6 million.
• Chair and Madam Leader, so if the federal subsidies get reduced, what happens to the general fund?

Bills: SB241, SB145, HB2

Keywords: child care, child care assistance, child care subsidy, early childhood education, early childhood care, daycare, preschool, pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Children's Code, early childhood education and care department, ECECD, child care facilities, licensed child care, registered child care, copayments, waitlist, subsidy, federal poverty level