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• Vice Chair, for the opportunity to be here today to present the Governor's recommended budget for fiscal
• Vice Chair, for the opportunity to be here today to present the Governor's recommended budget for fiscal
• And so this represents the new tranche of funding that we would need to move into the next fiscal year
• We've also had a trend in federal funding where the federal fiscal year tends to be, not tends to, it
• begins October 1, where more and more we're not Federal fiscal year tends to be, or not tends to, it

Bills: S0048

Keywords: housing, accessory dwelling units, affordable housing, local government, zoning regulations, military families, density bonus, homeownership, property taxes

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development heard presentations on the Governor’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026-27 and then considered one bill, CS/SB 48 on accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The Governor’s office outlined a $117.4 billion overall budget, with transportation and economic development receiving about $18 billion statewide and $601 million in general revenue. Agency heads then presented priorities for Commerce, Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Military Affairs, State, Transportation, Emergency Management, and the Florida State Guard, emphasizing workforce development, housing, tourism marketing, aviation and space infrastructure, law enforcement recruitment, emergency preparedness, and military readiness. In the Commerce presentation, Secretary Kelly highlighted funding for housing programs, the Hometown Heroes program, the Florida Job Growth Grant Fund, rural infrastructure and workforce grants, Reconnect and Florida WINS systems, law enforcement and firefighter recruitment bonuses, defense support, Visit Florida, Space Florida, and SelectFlorida. Senators asked about Visit Florida’s private match requirements and whether the agency fully leveraged prior appropriations; Visit Florida’s CEO said the match was met and exceeded, though it is difficult but important. The Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles presentation focused on trooper pay, pursuit vehicles, aviation assets, and enterprise data systems, with questions about immigration enforcement and body cameras. Military Affairs requested funding for readiness centers, training facilities, education and health benefits for Guardsmen, and maintenance of existing armories; members discussed Guard deployments, staffing levels, and a proposed firing range project. The Department of State requested funds for automated election audits, a conservation lab, and historic preservation, and defended its arts grant process and rule changes. Transportation’s budget emphasized a $14.3 billion work program, road and bridge maintenance, aviation and aerospace, safety initiatives, and seaport investments, while Emergency Management requested funding for preparedness, flood mitigation, WebEOC, grants management, and alert systems; senators also asked about the Alligator Alcatraz detention facility. For CS/SB 48, Senator Gates explained that the bill would require local governments to allow property owners to voluntarily create ADUs, while preserving local authority over setbacks, construction, and permitting. An amendment removed reusable tenant screening reports and clarified that conforming ADUs would be allowed by right without a separate hearing. The Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association supported the bill, saying ADUs could help provide long-term housing for service workers. After questions about local government and HOA authority, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 48 favorably by roll call vote.

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• in the fiscal 28-29 biennium. in the fiscal 28-29 biennium.
• million in the fiscal 28-29 biennium. million in the fiscal 28-29 biennium.
• into the current the upcoming fiscal into the current the upcoming fiscal year year year for<00:
• special<00:23:33.600> law will note that the special law will note that the special law
• I will note that three property taxes.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So we're discussing why there's no fiscal note. We would like to see the transcript note.
• So, for example, in North Carolina, by looking and using transparency and fiscal notes—North Carolina
• So, for example, in North Carolina, by looking and using transparency and fiscal notes—North Carolina
• So, for example, in North Carolina, by looking and using transparency and fiscal notes—North Carolina
• <00:54:44.280> note credibility to the U the fiscal note credibility to the U the fiscal note

Keywords: 00:00 Introductions 02:46 Roll Call 03:35 Discussion on SB 14 46:13 Vote on SB 14 48:07 Discussion on SB 17 50:38 Vote on SB 17, 958, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Health Services opened with the chair welcoming several new members and outlining session rules: hearings would start and end on time, the committee would limit the number of bills heard each meeting, prioritize bills heard during the interim, and generally avoid using the consent calendar except in extreme circumstances. The committee then briefly considered administrative regulations, which were treated as approved if members had no questions. The main item was Senate Bill 14, a measure addressing the 340B drug discount program. The chair said the bill had already passed the Senate in a prior session and had been heard in interim, so he did not present it again. He described the bill as prohibiting drug manufacturers from discriminating against 340B covered entities by refusing 340B pricing when the same drug is offered at that price in the state. He also said the committee would not debate the federal 340B program itself, but would hear testimony on the bill. Hospital leaders and Kentucky Hospital Association representatives testified in support, arguing that 340B savings are essential to rural hospitals, oncology services, transportation support, chronic care, addiction recovery, and new service lines such as chemotherapy and hepatitis treatment. They said the program helps keep care close to home and that manufacturer restrictions on contract pharmacies have reduced access and cost hospitals millions. Opponents from BIO Kentucky and the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions argued the bill would expand federal law beyond Congress’s intent, create administrative burdens, and not lower patient out-of-pocket costs. The chair repeatedly pressed opponents to address why Kentucky should be denied the same 340B pricing available in other states. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• I didn't note earlier, but one of the areas in which the state will face an increased fiscal cost is
• It maintains the 50% federal cost share for federal fiscal year 26.
• cost share. for federal fiscal year 28.
• For federal fiscal years 2029 and thereafter, state shall use the error rate from the third fiscal year
• Bus notes, we appreciate. Is there a way we can get a copy of that?

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There is a fiscal and policy issue about staffing and retention.
• So we are still administratively attached to TDLR until the end of fiscal year 2027. the end of the fiscal
• been collected in the past three fiscal years combined.
• And it'll probably be in the fiscal note, but we'll visit about that because I do think it's important
• They have requested unexpended balance authority between fiscal year 2025 and fiscal year 2026 for these

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The appropriation currently in the DE reflects the fiscal note from the Senate version of the bill.
• We've requested a revised fiscal note and intend to update the appropriation language at that time.
• reflects the fiscal note from the Senate reflects the fiscal note from the Senate version<00:09:
• We've requested a revised<00:10:06.080> fiscal<00:10:06.440> note<00:10:06.720> and<
• and intend to update revised fiscal note and intend to update the<00:10:07.800> appropriation

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It's my pleasure to present SB 762, a bill which responds to the growing fiscal pressures facing local
• But despite these efforts, fiscal challenges persist.
• When they bought the home, the transfer paper did not note that there was a violation.
• I would like to note that I will be taken a and establish an independent medical examiner.
• And when it comes to the fiscal, larger fiscal issue, this is an ongoing human and legal cost of repeated

Summary: The Assembly Local Government Committee heard a long agenda of local government, housing, transportation, and public safety bills. Early items included SB 762, which would give certain local governments a voter-approved path to seek additional local sales tax authority to address fiscal pressures; SB 1400, which would modernize Alameda Health System governance and give Alameda County more flexibility and oversight; and SB 1408, which would authorize Contra Costa County to place a renewal of its transportation sales tax on the ballot. Supporters for those bills included local officials, county representatives, labor groups, fire and police organizations, and transit advocates, while no organized opposition was presented on those measures in committee. The committee also heard SB 1272, which would give homeowners more time to correct certain inherited code violations and allow an affidavit process for buyers who did not know about the violation at purchase. The bill drew support from the California Apartment Association and opposition from code enforcement and county groups, who argued it would reduce local enforcement discretion and create health and safety risks. After questions about disclosure and enforcement, the committee approved SB 1272 as amended and re-referred it to Appropriations. SB 1055, dealing with procurement flexibility for Pajaro flood control and levee repairs, also passed as amended and was sent to Appropriations. Later, the committee approved SB 1379, which would separate the Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner and create an independent medical examiner system. The author and supporters argued the change was needed for transparency and independence in in-custody death investigations, while opponents raised labor, cost, and governance concerns; some opposition was softened after the author agreed to employee-protection amendments. The committee also passed SB 1172, limiting consultant compensation and adding transparency rules for local tax-sharing agreements, and several housing bills from Senator Grayson: SB 1003 on pro-housing infrastructure financing districts, SB 1014 on early disclosure of infrastructure requirements for housing projects, and SB 1169 on extending tentative vesting map validity. The committee took votes on consent items and later add-ons, with most measures passing on bipartisan or unanimous votes and several being re-referred to Appropriations or Housing and Community Development as appropriate.

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• >> Because that's what's in the fiscal note?
• And again, in the fiscal note, it just says the PUC is permitted to hold weekly meetings.
• So members in the fiscal So members, in the fiscal note, this is the part that caught my eye: the amount
• And examples of that software are listed in the fiscal note. I'm sure they're listed other places.
• The appropriate response to an updated fiscal note ask for yes vote. How appropriate.

Keywords: 981, all

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• And if so, have you asked for any sort of a fiscal note on any additional cost beyond the one for the
• <00:54:06.960> note<00:54:07.280> and working through the fiscal note and working through
• I know Senator Matthews was asking for a walkthrough of the fiscal note.
• Andrew Ericson, the fiscal analyst covering the committee. And we'll walk through the fiscal note.
• The fiscal note that we have here is going to probably be five times that. >> Senator Swedzinski.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• note as Senator question of the fiscal note as Senator rest<00:21:57.279> said<00:21:57.440><
• For members’ benefit, I’ll point out that we don’t have a fiscal note on this bill; we have a revenue
• <00:23:48.799> we<00:23:48.919> have have a fiscal note on this bill we have have a
• Senator Dibble: Just going to thank you for making note of the fact that we have revenue notes, not fiscal
• <00:27:38.760> committee notes not fiscal notes in this committee notes not fiscal notes in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• in fiscal 27. in fiscal 27.
• by $700,000 in fiscal 27, and federal funds by $27 million in fiscal 27 and $9.5 million in fiscal 28
• fiscal 28 for the performance fund. fiscal 28 for the performance fund.
• in fiscal 28 for the Ford C.
• <00:25:29.280> 28<00:25:29.720> for fiscal 27, $3.6 million in fiscal 28 for fiscal

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 503 Discussion 00:01:00 HB 503 Vote 00:02:17 HB 504 Discussion 00:02:53 HB 504 Vote 00:04:48 HB 500 Discussion 00:05:19 HB 500 Vote 00:29:18 HB 900 Discussion 00:32:02 HB 900 Vote 00:33:00, 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee met with a quorum and first took up House Bill 503, the legislative branch budget, adopting a committee substitute and reporting it favorably. The chair said the Senate version fully funds defined calculations, provides 2% raises in each fiscal year for legislative employees, removes a paragraph on operating expense reductions, and includes $1 million in the first year for a judicial branch salary study. House Bill 504, the judicial branch budget, was then amended and reported favorably; changes included 2% annual raises for judicial employees, revised operating expense language, $1 million each year for county current services, retention of Boyle County fit-up language, reporting requirements for smaller capital projects, full funding for nine judges added in 2022, and removal of furlough prohibitions and certain budget implementation language. Both bills passed the committee unanimously with favorable expressions to the floor. The committee then considered House Bill 500, the executive branch budget, adopting a committee substitute before hearing a lengthy summary of major spending and policy changes. The chair described statewide 2% annual employee raises, agency base reductions with many exemptions, increased school safety and 911 funding, veterans and military funding, local government and severance-related changes, attorney general and auditor funding, pension and retirement system support, education funding changes including SEEK, postsecondary and scholarship provisions, public safety and corrections funding, and multiple capital projects. The chair also highlighted Medicaid-related provisions, including added waiver slots, increased state-directed payments, a 2.5% reduction in managed care vendor payments for plan years 2027 and 2028 with savings redirected to fee-for-service rates, and additional funding for behavioral health and public health programs. The bill was reported favorably after members explained their votes, with several noting they had only recently received the full 228-page bill and wanted more time for detailed review. Finally, the committee adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 900, an appropriation measure for government agencies, and reported it favorably. The chair said the bill remains a work in progress and that one-time funding requests from across the Commonwealth and across party lines would continue to be addressed as the process moves forward. All measures considered during the meeting passed the committee with unanimous or near-unanimous favorable votes, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.

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• We didn't require it to, to tap into that at this, in this fiscal year.
• Uh, that will be shifting, uh, starting the next meeting we'll be moving into fiscal year 26.
• One year ahead of those fiscal years too.
• We also want to look at the, the fiscal responsibility that we have with the number of schools.
• responsible fiscally, being fiscally cognizant of how we are making awards to other districts that have

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• that was in the fiscal note and that was that was in the fiscal note and that was in<00:58:22.079
• <00:58:48.559> Um ever going through a fiscal note. Um ever going through a fiscal note.
• to the fiscal note I believe<01:02:36.319> fiscal<01:02:36.559> notes<01:02:36.880>
• generally<01:02:37.119> only believe fiscal notes generally only believe fiscal notes generally
• <01:04:08.000> note and uh I looked back at the fiscal note and uh I looked back at the fiscal

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Clerk will note. At the request of the author...
• Clerk will note.
• Despite these efforts, fiscal challenges persist.
• Despite these efforts, fiscal challenges persist.
• Clerk will note. SB 1294, Rubio, from the consent calendar. Clerk will note. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly met with an initial quorum call, then proceeded through routine floor business, guest introductions, and several procedural motions. Members approved requests to suspend rules for adjournment-in-memory remarks and guest seating, removed some bills from the consent calendar, and re-referred or withdrew several measures. The chamber also took up a number of second-reading and concurrence items later in the day. Two major bills drew floor debate. SB 762, a tax measure allowing eligible local governments to seek voter approval for transactions and use tax rates above the statutory cap, was presented as a response to local fiscal pressures and was described by supporters as giving voters local choice rather than imposing a tax increase. It passed with an urgency vote of 54-13 and was sent immediately to the Senate. AB 126, the education budget trailer bill, was presented as a major investment in TK-12 education, special education, community schools, and educator leave; one member supported many provisions but objected to policy changes affecting charter schools being included in a budget bill. The Assembly concurred in the Senate amendments on AB 126 by a vote of 56-1. The Assembly also concurred in AB 35, an urgency environmental protection bill intended to speed implementation of Proposition 4-funded projects by narrowing administrative delay; supporters said it would accelerate wildfire prevention, water, and other environmental projects. The measure passed unanimously, 66-0. The consent calendar was then adopted, including AB 2796 on criminal history information, which passed 67-0. The session concluded with multiple adjournment-in-memory tributes, including remarks honoring victims of a B-52 test flight crash at Edwards Air Force Base, former West Covina Mayor Lloyd Johnson, civil rights leader Harold Brown, educator and activist Kiyoko Nancy Oda, and Auburn Mayor John Mike Holmes, followed by announcements of summer recess and adjournment until August 3.

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• Yes, I did request a fiscal note and it came back as undetermined because we can't really predict the
• note or is Uh does this have a fiscal note or is this<00:10:17.160> something<00:10:17.640>
• Yes, I did request a fiscal<00:10:35.560> note<00:10:35.840> and<00:10:35.960> it
• ><00:10:36.080> came<00:10:36.320> back<00:10:36.600> as fiscal note and it came
• back as fiscal note and it came back as undetermined<00:10:37.600> because<00:10:37.920> we

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Protection met with a quorum and took up three bills. House Bill 297, sponsored by Rep. Chris Lewis, would make Kentucky State Fair Board police explicitly eligible for inclusion in the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Program Fund and related certification provisions. Testimony explained that the bill is intended to correct a technical gap, noting the officers are already POPS-certified and that Louisville Metro Police Department would provide annual training. The committee reported the bill favorably after a roll call vote. House Bill 364, sponsored by Rep. Steve Bratcher, would provide hazardous duty pay for Kentucky National Guard members called to state active duty for natural disasters or emergencies, limited to the first 72 hours of a declaration. Supporters described the risks faced during the initial response period and said the measure recognizes the time and family sacrifices of part-time Guard members. In response to a question, the sponsor said the fiscal note was undetermined because disaster frequency cannot be predicted, but noted federal reimbursement has covered Guard emergency expenditures in past events. The committee passed the bill favorably. House Bill 436, sponsored by Rep. Wesley, addressed mental health for first responders and was described as a request from search and rescue personnel. The sponsor said the measure had passed the House unanimously in a prior session. Guests from the Kentucky Fire Commission and Kentucky Professional Firefighters were introduced, and the committee reported the bill favorably without opposition. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional presence and votes, the chair announced Military Kids Day on February 19, and the committee adjourned.

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• I see the fiscal note, but I don’t see what the cost is, actually. ...don't see what the cost is actually
• I'm hopeful that by the time we would get to the floor, we would have more information about fiscal notes
• And I think I know, when you look at the fiscal note, it says it could decrease revenues.
• Yeah, we were unsure of the fiscal note on that.
• note.

Bills: HB61, HB327, HB253, HB297

Keywords: home school, career and technical education, public schools, K-12 education, enrollment policy, parental leave, state employees, adoption, employee benefits, aircraft tax, aviation tax, sales tax exemption, use tax exemption, lease tax, rental tax, commercial aircraft, air carrier, airline, aircraft parts, maintenance

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• have is um have we requested a fiscal have is um have we requested a fiscal note<00:52:43.880>
• how they would generate uh the fiscal how they would generate uh the fiscal note<00:53:20.720>
• <00:53:44.119> note you chair quam I believe a fiscal note you chair quam I believe a fiscal
• So that's part of the reason why we don't instantaneously have a fiscal note.
• Chair, members, yes, a fiscal note has been requested, but, Mr.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So it'll change through the end of this fiscal year.
• But so that's To build again in the second fiscal year of the biennium.
• For fiscal year 26 and then fiscal year 27, we've got $26 and $29 million.
• These are based on the current 2025 baseline, fiscal year 2025 baseline.
• That one time and not 12 times over the course of a fiscal year.

Keywords: 908, all

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• I'll talk through a few notes on each of these sections.
• A couple of key notes before I hand it over to Graham.
• And as Graham noted, where material, the 2027-29 rates also...
• As Graham noted, there's more information on this in the appendix.
• I will note, as noted in the footnote, this table does not include any rate changes from LEOFF 2.

Keywords: 904, all

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• You know, the fiscal note is missing. So what is that?
• And in terms of the fiscal note, I'll let others talk about the fiscal note itself, the amounts and whatnot
• <00:30:20.560> So know, the fiscal note is missing. So know, the fiscal note is missing.
• <00:30:52.720> note let others talk about the fiscal note let others talk about the fiscal
• budget which the fiscal note addresses. budget which the fiscal note addresses.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee took up HB 1563, a special education aid formula bill, after a brief recess. Members reviewed a replace-all amendment that would keep the current reimbursement lag structure but make the bill effective July 1, 2028, with districts beginning to collect the new data in the next biennium. The amendment changes the reimbursement tiers from a dollar-based system to one tied to average per-pupil spending: districts would pay 100% below 2.5 times average per-pupil spending, 85% from 2.5 to 3.5 times, 20% from 3.5 to 10 times, and 10% above 10 times, with the state covering the remainder. Speakers emphasized that the bill is intended as an incremental step to gather better data before any larger expansion of state participation. A major new section would create a risk-based monitoring program for reimbursement claims. Instead of reviewing every claim individually, the department would review at least 20% of districts each year so every district is reviewed at least once every five years, with additional random or targeted reviews based on risk indicators, anomalies, prior findings, or other department criteria. Members discussed whether the audit sample should be district-based or student-based, and whether the bill should more specifically define the type of audit and the meaning of “other” criteria. Department witnesses said the current process already involves confidential information and that the new approach would not worsen privacy concerns; they also said the department would follow federal and state privacy laws and adopt rules to implement the process. Several members supported the bill as a practical first step to improve data collection and eventually expand aid, noting that districts currently do not track lower-cost special education students well. Others raised concerns about the lack of a fiscal note, possible local costs, and whether the new monitoring language gives the department too much discretion. The discussion ended with no vote taken in the excerpt, and members indicated they may need more time to review the final amendment before proceeding.