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WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And our analysis found that 47% of frontline staff leave within a year of joining JR.
  • You know, the response and a management plan for improvement, including the workforce analysis.
  • Our analysis is our analysis.
  • Since 2017, eligible plane owners have saved an average of $2.7 million per fiscal year.
  • Future savings are estimated to be $113,000 each year through fiscal year 2027.
Summary: The committee met on July 15, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum, so it could not adopt prior minutes. Chair Jerry Pollett welcomed new member Senator Victoria Hunt and new JLARC staff, and noted national recognition for recent JLARC reports. The meeting then moved into a series of preliminary audit presentations and an agency strategic management update, with committee members asking questions after each item. JLARC presented a preliminary audit of DCYF’s Juvenile Rehabilitation programs. Staff concluded that crowding, staffing shortages, weak risk assessments, and inconsistent programming combine to create unsafe conditions. The report found that most youth are housed in two large secure facilities operating near or above capacity, incidents rise as population rises, 47% of frontline staff leave within a year, current assessment tools are not valid for the population, and program access depends more on facility than individual need. JLARC made one recommendation to the legislature to address crowding and seven to DCYF, including improving retention, training, incident response procedures, validated assessments, program alignment, and data quality. DCYF Secretary Ross Hunter said the agency agreed overcrowding is a serious problem, described ongoing efforts to improve staffing and safety, and said a detailed response would be provided later. Committee members raised concerns about education access, retaliation against staff or youth who participated in the audit, and whether JR-25 has helped or worsened conditions. JLARC then presented a preliminary audit of Labor and Industries’ enforcement of farm worker labor laws. The audit found that L&I generally meets inspection timelines for health and safety complaints, but not for wage and hour or retaliation complaints, where delays are driven largely by time before assignment to an investigator. Staff said complaint volume exceeds capacity, though the agency has added staff, created screening processes, and reorganized workloads, and 2026 legislation now allows prioritization of complaints and broader investigations. JLARC recommended that L&I report back in December 2026 and December 2027 on backlog reduction and implementation of the new law. An L&I representative said the agency is hiring additional staff and will provide a formal response later. The committee also received a JLARC overview and Department of Health strategic management plan update on hospital data reporting, inspections, complaints, and adverse event reporting. DOH reported measurable progress on inspection compliance, new staffing and licensing systems, translated complaint forms, and plans for future work on language access, adverse event reporting, and financial data dashboards. After lunch, JLARC began its 2026 tax preference performance reviews. The first review covered the Main Street tax credit, which JLARC said has helped increase the number of Main Street communities and businesses, with positive growth near designated districts; JLARC recommended continuing the preference and improving business-count data. The second review covered the equitable access to credit program, which JLARC said appears to support underserved communities by funding loans through CDFIs; JLARC recommended continuing the preference beyond its 2027 expiration. The committee began questions on the program mechanics and the role of the Community Reinvestment Act, and the presentation was still underway when the transcript ended.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 02/05/25

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have a fiscal note.
  • We have a fiscal note.
  • There is a fiscal note.
  • an updated fiscal note.
  • an updated fiscal note.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 04/09/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • This has no fiscal cost. Thank 2026. This has no fiscal cost. Thank you,<00:15:11.760> Mr.
  • from a fiscal standpoint? All right, Mr. from a fiscal standpoint? All right, Mr. Mueller.
  • appropriated from the RDA for fiscal appropriated from the RDA for fiscal year<01:37:45.119>
  • So we don't have a adhering to a fiscal. So we don't have a fiscal<01:38:57.920> note.
  • <01:38:59.440> It's fiscal note. So what if we get one? It's fiscal note.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Good morning, Amy Manacero, Deputy Secretary for BCSH over admin and fiscal policy.
  • We agree with the committee analysis.
  • Bailout funds for the 2023-24 fiscal year. We pay two years in arrears.
  • That means the 2023-24 fiscal year shortfall would be paid in the 2025-26 budget year.
  • Can you clarify, is that payroll system, in fact, fiscal? It’s a separate one.
Summary: The subcommittee first heard an informational presentation on the May Revision’s proposed reorganization of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency into separate housing-focused and consumer/business-focused entities. Administration officials said the split would improve oversight, streamline decision-making, and create a dedicated California Housing and Homelessness Agency with a new housing development and finance committee. The Department of Finance said funding was needed in 2025-26 to begin implementation, while the LAO recommended rejecting the proposal without prejudice because the Little Hoover Commission review was still pending and the plan would require ongoing General Fund costs. Members raised concerns about the timing, the lack of alignment with the budget process, and whether the reorganization would improve accountability for homelessness spending; several public witnesses supported the concept but stressed it could not substitute for new housing and homelessness dollars. The committee then took up the Department of Veterans Affairs. CalVet requested funding for phase three of its electronic health care record project and a trailer bill to preserve authority for federal background checks, but the May Revision withdrew requests for deferred maintenance and additional administrative support. The LAO noted deferred maintenance can prevent larger future costs, and the chair criticized the withdrawal of less than $1 million for veterans’ homes as short-sighted given existing repair needs. No vote was taken. Next, the Department of Housing and Community Development presented its budget. HCD said the May Revision provides no new affordable housing or homelessness funding, but does retain existing rounds of funding and proposes a $31.7 million reversion from undersubscribed housing programs. Members from both parties expressed concern about zeroing out ongoing housing and homelessness investments, especially for LIHTC, the Multifamily Housing Program, and HAP. HCD also defended its homelessness accountability and compliance work, saying the unit includes about 30 program staff and six attorneys, with three additional attorneys requested mainly to handle public records and litigation workload. Public commenters largely opposed the lack of new funding and urged continued support for housing and homelessness programs, while some supported the reorganization and accountability efforts. Finally, the committee heard Go-Biz proposals. The administration requested authority to increase funding for a federal trade program match if needed, plus reappropriations for administrative funds tied to the Containerized Ports Interoperability Grant Program, zero-emission vehicle operations, and the Women’s Business Center Enhancement Program. It also proposed withdrawing the Cal Competes grant request and reverting remaining funds from the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund. The LAO said Cal Competes is generally effective but could be cut as a budget solution, while warning that the performing arts fund was close to awards and should be considered carefully. Members objected to pulling back committed funds for performing arts organizations and questioned why the state would withdraw support after applications had already been submitted.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • So we're accepting all the amendments except for N, as in Nancy, in the analysis.
  • I would just note they're in the analysis; all of them are in your analysis, and most of which are in
  • No, the amendments in the analysis encompass everything. Everything's in the analysis.
  • California rightly expects public officials to act with integrity and fiscal prudence.
  • There's a number of others that have been listed in the analysis that could be utilized.
Summary: The committee first heard SB 753, which would modernize California’s shopping cart recovery rules by allowing cities and counties to return abandoned carts directly to retailers, recover documented retrieval costs, and avoid the current impound-and-wait process. The author and supporters, including San Jose officials and the League of California Cities, said the bill would help clear streets, sidewalks, and waterways and reduce local costs. Grocers and retailers opposed the measure unless amended, arguing it would turn cart retrieval into a new cost burden and could create incentives for cities to charge too much for stolen property. After extensive discussion about notice periods, cost caps, and local ordinances, the committee adopted amendments and passed the bill 6-0 as amended. The committee then took up SB 445, which would speed up permitting and approvals needed for high-speed rail by requiring early engagement, setting rules for third-party coordination, and creating a dispute-resolution process. The author said the bill was narrowed from an earlier, broader transit proposal and was intended to reduce delays caused by utilities, local governments, and other entities. Supporters said permitting bottlenecks add major costs and delays to infrastructure projects, while opponents from utilities, cities, counties, telecoms, and special districts raised concerns about safety, reliability, affordability, and the need to review the pending amendments. The bill passed 8-1 to the Utilities and Energy Committee. The committee also heard SB 9, a narrower housing bill focused on accessory dwelling units. The author explained that it would require local ADU ordinances to be submitted to HCD for review and would make state standards control if a local agency fails to submit a compliant ordinance or respond to HCD findings. Supporters from housing and YIMBY groups said the bill would improve enforcement of state ADU law and prevent local barriers from slowing housing production. There was no opposition, and the bill passed 6-0. The committee then began hearing SB 79, which would allow more housing near major transit stops; the author and supporters framed it as a response to the housing shortage and transit underuse, and the hearing continued with extensive support testimony as the transcript ended.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • And we were able to secure a company that could conduct an independent and objective job task analysis
  • The vendor has completed the job task analysis.
  • <00:15:35.600> And analysis for curriculum development.
  • And analysis for curriculum development.
  • and a presentation to the fiscal and a presentation to the fiscal committee<01:03:16.559> sometime
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee opened by approving the September 5, 2025 minutes, with one member asking that future minutes use honorifics such as Mr. or Ms. The agenda was then adjusted so Police Standards and Training could present first. Director John Skipa reported on the 2019 performance audit, saying 12 of 16 findings were fully resolved and the remaining items were substantially or partially resolved. He highlighted work on a job task analysis to update curriculum and develop a more realistic physical aptitude test, including possible replacement of the long-used Cooper test and a shift away from mandatory baton training toward electronic weapons training. He said stakeholder work groups would meet in October and November, with a goal of completing the work by the first quarter of 2026. On the strategic planning and performance measurement finding, Skipa said the agency had relied on the 2019 audit and the LEAC report as guides while also implementing a digital records system. He acknowledged that a formal forward-looking strategic plan with the council had not yet been completed, but said he and the council chair wanted to do so, possibly through a retreat-style planning session. Members asked how many LEAC recommendations had been fully implemented; Skipa said he did not know the exact number but believed nearly all of the 22 items assigned to his agency were complete. On the administrative rules finding, he said a part-time former director had been brought back to help revise outdated rules, the council subcommittee had finished its work, and proposed changes would be sent to the full council, then to stakeholders and the public, with a public hearing expected and implementation targeted for 2026. For the Corrections Advisory Committee finding, Skipa said the committee had been reconvened in 2020 and 2021 but had limited usefulness because the statutorily named members were mostly high-level administrators rather than line supervisors or newer corrections staff. He said some positions later went unfilled because of budget and staffing issues, and the committee had not been called back, but he was open to either informal adjustments or possible legislative changes to make the committee more useful. Committee members suggested that the statute may need to be amended to allow more appropriate designees or supervisors to participate. After Police Standards and Training concluded, the committee moved on to the Office of Professional Licensure and Certification, where the executive director said he would focus on the partially resolved items in the dental examiner audit and the National Path audit, noting that many changes were tied to recent statutory revisions.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee Jun 17th, 2026

Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • So when determining fiscal year 25's 25% spending cap, you would take fiscal year 24's ending fund balance
  • And that would equal your cap for fiscal year 25.
  • So we would have just looked at fiscal year 2024 and 2025.
  • Chairman, and Representative Mathy, I did testify last week at the fiscal, or at—I did do a fiscal statement
  • To date, no systematic independent analysis of these...
Summary: The committee convened, approved the prior meeting minutes, and received a memo summarizing major audit items. The State Auditor’s office and outside auditors then presented a series of audits, many of which were clean with unmodified opinions and no findings, including the Bank of North Dakota, the Guaranteed Student Loan Program, the Office of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Office of Management and Budget, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Environmental Quality, Lake Region State College, and the Office of the Governor. The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association audit was also clean overall, but it repeated findings about limited segregation of duties and auditor assistance in preparing financial statements, which the auditor said were expected to continue because of the organization’s small size. Committee members asked about out-of-state board addresses, and the association explained those members were North Dakota residents using South Dakota mailing addresses. Several audits did include findings. The Council on the Arts audit identified two issues: payroll charged to federal awards without supporting time records, and $12,825 in Cultural Endowment Fund spending that was not allowable under state law, including staff training, retreats, and executive director candidate travel. The Department of Public Instruction audit found unsupported scholarship applications in the paraprofessional-to-teacher program, but additional testing confirmed the funds were credited properly and students completed required school district work, so no improper payments were identified. The University of North Dakota audit found a lack of documentation and transparency in School of Law admissions decisions; the auditor said the law school used a holistic process but did not keep notes or evaluation tools to show why applicants were admitted, waitlisted, or denied. UND leadership said the school is in good standing with the American Bar Association and agreed better documentation is needed, and the auditor said the issue was the missing documentation, not ABA accreditation itself. The most extensive discussion centered on the North Dakota Racing Commission audit, which found four findings: overspending the promotion fund’s 25% operating cap, grant conditions not being met, improper breeder fund awards, and improper procurement. The auditor said promotion fund spending exceeded the cap by $327,447 and the fund balance dropped sharply over the audit period. Racing Commission director Bruce Johnson said the agency had become complacent, that grant requests were treated as routine, and that controls and documentation need to be tightened. He also explained that the breeder fund overpayments involved two horses whose ownership transfers were not properly documented before racing, and that the procurement issue stemmed from an advertising contract that proceeded without proper written procurement procedures after a misunderstanding with the State Procurement Office. The auditor said the Racing Commission will now be audited every two years because of the findings. The committee also received updates on Dakota College at Bottineau’s bank reconciliations, which Minot State University said had been brought current after an 18-month backlog, with only one account still needing cleanup; members asked for a written report on the corrective actions. The North Dakota Fair Foundation was reported to have dissolved, with remaining funds transferred to another nonprofit account for continued support of the state fair. Finally, the Department of Public Instruction provided an update on school meal debt, revising the earlier estimate to about $1.1 million based on incomplete district survey responses, and said the Anti-Lunch Shaming law likely increased meal debt because schools must feed students regardless of account balance. Members discussed the need for a more accurate year-end debt figure and possible future reporting at a later committee meeting.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/05/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • from the new school of marxist analysis from the new school of marxist analysis known<00:06:09.280
  • Is that based on a strict scrutiny analysis?
  • > not strict scrutiny analysis because I'm not strict scrutiny analysis because I'm not trying
  • principle actually strict analysis principle actually strict analysis strict<00:20:54.600> scrutiny
  • <02:26:28.080> impact us to reduce that fiscal impact us to reduce that fiscal impact significantly
Keywords: 1189, house, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate - Education Jan 21st, 2026

Senate Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • That's going to All appropriated for public education in the current fiscal year, fiscal year 2026.
  • Chairman, so different fiscal years.
  • Chairman, Representative Garrett, we haven't done a comprehensive analysis. analysis of compensation
  • 27, and fiscal year 28.
  • Fiscal year recommendations are.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Deputy Secretary for BCSH over Admin and Fiscal Policy.
  • For the upcoming fiscal year, including this moment, we have about 3.4 billion dollars.
  • The expansions, and let me read from the analysis, you're going to hire three staff attorneys.
  • We agree with the committee analysis. There's been little.
  • And would be the largest statewide change management effort since fiscal.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on State and Local Government - 05/07/26

State and Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:04:18.560> The budget by annual fiscal 26 and 27.
  • The budget by annual fiscal 26 and 27.
  • <00:04:23.840> The fiscal 28 29 tails by annual. The fiscal 28 29 tails by annual.
  • So, we don't pick up a full fiscal year until we are in the tails.
  • forward with any of the other analysis forward with any of the other analysis just<00:35:27.440>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MS

Mississippi 2026 Regular Session

Finance - Room 216, 20 January, 2026; 10:30 AM

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're off to a good start this fiscal year, and we certainly hope that continues.
  • We're off to a good start this fiscal year, and we certainly hope that continues.
  • <00:36:22.400> that answer all the work effort analysis that answer all the work effort analysis
  • <01:16:05.199> that there was a great deal of analysis that there was a great deal of analysis
  • Uh what is the analysis the PERS system.
Summary: The committee heard an update from PERS Executive Director Higgins, who reported that the system has about $38 billion in assets, earned roughly 11.7% last fiscal year, and is about 57% funded. He thanked lawmakers for a newly passed $1 billion funding bill and emphasized that funding the existing system remains the top priority. Higgins also noted that the board’s actuarially recommended contribution is about 26% of payroll, while the system is currently receiving about 18.4%, and said PERS will return later in session with a few requested bills. Higgins addressed several policy topics under discussion this session, including return-to-work rules, first responders, and Tier 5. He said return-to-work changes are possible if the law is changed and funding implications are addressed. For first responders, he said any special treatment should be done within PERS rather than by creating a separate system, with the affected group and parameters clearly defined and fully funded. He also said the new Tier 5 hybrid plan is being implemented on track for March 1 and is projected to improve the system’s long-term financial position by reducing future liabilities and helping pay down the unfunded liability. Members then questioned Higgins about the system’s funding policy, the 30-year closed amortization period used in the ADC calculation, and whether that approach should be revisited in light of recent funding actions and changes in assumptions. Higgins said the board reviews the policy annually, that the closed amortization approach was chosen to better pay down the unfunded liability, and that the annual valuation and experience studies already incorporate recent funding changes, Tier 5, and the phased employer-rate increases. He acknowledged that a significant new infusion of funding could justify reviewing the amortization period, but cautioned against changing it too often because it could undermine progress toward paying down the unfunded liability.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Finance - 03/04/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • This slide right here, we borrowed from Senate Council Research and Fiscal Analysis, so you probably
  • This slide right here, we borrowed from Senate Council Research and Fiscal Analysis, so you probably
  • That's important to note, particularly in the... research and fiscal analysis and so you research and
  • fiscal analysis and so you probably<00:26:17.679> have<00:26:17.799> seen<00:26:18.039
  • fiscal analysis office uh on the I think it<01:50:51.760> was<01:50:51.880> the<01:50:
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Fund within the Medicaid Services to Individuals budget to support these supplemental payments for fiscal
  • The state fiscal year 2024-25 disproportionate share hospital model allotment is allocated...
  • The distribution approved in the budget amendment included a payment of $24,267,794 for fiscal year 2023
  • The distribution approved in the budget amendment included a payment of $24,267,794 for fiscal year 2023
  • This payment was not made prior to the end of the fiscal year, and the funds reverted.
Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission met with a quorum present and considered 12 budget amendments, most of which were adopted without opposition. The first amendment transferred $8.2 million in Department of Corrections general revenue authority from salary incentives to contracted services to support the phased demobilization of Florida National Guard troops assisting with correctional staffing. Senator Pizzo questioned the length of the Guard’s deployment and urged a long-term staffing solution, while the department said the Guard presence was being reduced and that about 2,200 employees were in training. The Department of State received an additional $618,391 in federal grant authority for library grants and private cloud costs, and the Department of Transportation’s two amendments were zero-sum work program changes: one realigned funds to production-ready projects and another added three projects over $3 million each to the current-year work program. The commission then approved several Agency for Health Care Administration amendments tied to Medicaid supplemental payment programs. These included funding for the Florida Cancer Hospital Program, indirect medical education payments, disproportionate share hospital payments for the state mental hospitals, the Low-Income Pool program, physician supplemental and public hospital payments, Florida KidCare, and Medicaid services realignment. Members asked about possible federal disallowances in the LIP and physician/public hospital programs, and agency staff said some disallowances were likely but the amount was not yet known. For KidCare and Medicaid, staff explained the changes were based on the December estimating conference, enrollment shifts, and updated actuarial assumptions, including changes to managed care regions and program design. The final amendment restored budget authority for a hospital direct payment program after a prior payment, including a $24.3 million CMS-related amount and $3.2 million in administrative fees, was not processed before fiscal year-end and reverted. Senator Pizzo pressed the agency on how the payment was missed and whether any penalty applied; staff said the invoice was not received and processed in time and that communication issues contributed. After brief debate on each item, the commission adopted all amendments, with one recorded nay on the final item, and then adjourned.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • And one thing: just shy of 7,000 disabled veteran credit recipients in fiscal year 2025.
  • The fiscal team, they are a key part of it. They work with the treasurer's office.
  • Is there a number of denials that you could share with us for fiscal 25 or 26? The, yes.
  • So, From an audience standpoint, our fiscal division performs that.
  • I think many of you have seen the CO2 UR analysis. So that was about a year and a half ago.
Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Business and Commerce May 20th, 2025

Business & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • King, members of the committee, my name is Rahul Srini Vaston, Director of Government, Foreign, and Fiscal
  • Members, you should have some documents being passed out in front of you that is some printed analysis
  • Members, you should have some documents being passed out in front of you that is some printed analysis
  • The fiscal note mentions that the University of Texas system... ...you were exploring here.
  • It's a precedent for innovative, fiscally responsible technology adoption across state agencies, making
Summary: The committee took up several pending business items and reported a series of House bills out of committee, including HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2518, HB 4310, HB 4386, HB 4490, HB 5323, and HB 149. Most of these were advanced on committee substitute motions and sent to the local and uncontested calendar or reported favorably to the full Senate. HB 2467 drew one nay vote, while the others were approved without opposition. HB 4310 and HB 4386 were described as committee-substitute versions with changes narrowing disclosure requirements and preserving attorney-client privilege in certain circumstances. A major portion of the meeting focused on HB 149, an AI governance bill. The substitute was explained as addressing biometric identifier capture and storage, exempting certain AI uses for security and fraud prevention, clarifying definitions, restricting AI systems that simulate explicit child sexual content, adjusting Attorney General investigative authority, refining sandbox program waivers, reducing Texas AI Council powers and membership, and adding DIR coordination provisions. The committee adopted the substitute and reported the bill favorably. The committee then heard extensive testimony on HB 1500, the DIR sunset bill. The author said the bill would continue DIR for 12 years, restructure its board, update advisory committees, require regular cybersecurity assessments and penetration testing for state agencies, improve IT procurement training, and transfer the e-grants program to the Comptroller. A Texas 2036 witness supported the bill as a way to strengthen governance, procurement, and cybersecurity. Members asked detailed questions about the bill’s structure and then left HB 1500 pending. The committee also heard a lengthy presentation on HB 150, which would create the Texas Cyber Command as a component of the University of Texas System, administratively attached to UTSA and located in San Antonio. The author argued the command would centralize cyber threat intelligence, incident response, and digital forensics, and would be able to support state and local entities, with optional services for local governments. Members raised concerns about university mission drift, governance, security, chain of command, procurement authority, gifts and donations, and civil liberties implications of proactive cyber monitoring. Witnesses from UTSA/NSCC and SecurityScorecard testified in support, emphasizing the security of the downtown San Antonio facility, the existing cyber ecosystem there, and the need for a dedicated cyber capability. The bill remained under discussion with no final committee action announced in the excerpt.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

January 13, 2026 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Eason fiscal year 2030. 31 so outright decline.
  • They're growing from 488,000, almost 489,000 in fiscal year, 26, 27 to 616,000 in fiscal year, 2030.
  • districts receiving less fefp funds than in prior fiscal years.
  • year 18, 19 and fiscal year. 25 26 as a point of clarification.
  • And when we look at the column for fiscal year, 25 26.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill maintains all existing safeguards, creates no fiscal impact, and supports family caregivers
  • So to the representative from Tulsa who is concerned about the fiscal equation, which I think is a valid
  • I moved to strike the title due to fiscal impact without that objection. That will be the order.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Superior Court, Chair of Court Executives Advisory Committee, Caitlin O'Neill Legislative Analysis Office
  • and Anita Lee Legislative Analysis Office.
  • Notwithstanding the challenging fiscal times, we are appreciative of the increase in U.S.
  • Since fiscal year 2018, 2019. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
  • impact for DOJ was actually flagged, or they were keyed as non-fiscal.
Keywords: 988, house, all