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• We should note on this day as well the many important contributions, some modeled wonderfully on the
• Right now there's a little shift in who is troubled fiscally in school districts.
• The desk will note. Senator Reyes, you are recognized. Thank you, Madam President.
• The desk will note.
• The desk will note. Senator Richardson, you are recognized. Good morning, members.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• 10th for a fiscal note worksheet.
• It's very possibly one of the updated fiscal notes.
• Yes, uh, it is an updated fiscal note, and it says that the LBA states this bill has no fiscal impact
• It's very possibly one of the updated fiscal notes.
• Yes, uh, it is an updated fiscal note, and it says that the LBA states this bill has no fiscal impact

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 538, a Liquor Commission cleanup bill. Chair Joseph Mica and CFO Tina Deir explained that the bill updates outdated statutory titles and positions after the commission’s 2014 restructuring, deleting references to the former commissioner and COO roles, adding a director of administration and a director of finance and audit, and keeping the new positions at the same labor grade pending review by the Joint Committee on Employee Classification (JCEC). Members discussed the proper sequence for JCEC review, but generally treated the bill as housekeeping. The committee then voted ought to pass, and the roll call was unanimous, 16-0. The committee next took up House Bill 493, which would require continuing education related to child abuse/ACE recognition for physicians and other providers. Testimony and committee discussion focused on whether the bill was too vague, whether it improperly intruded on the Board of Medicine’s authority to set professional education requirements, and whether it would effectively mandate a narrow training course that is currently voluntary and free. Supporters argued the bill addressed a real problem and cited testimony about missed abuse cases, while opponents said the board should handle the issue through its own rules and that the bill was poorly drafted. A motion of inexpedient to legislate passed 9-7, and the committee noted a minority report would be needed. The meeting ended with procedural and scheduling announcements, including that the committee would be dealing with budget hearings the following week and had a large number of Senate bills scheduled for later in the month.

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• It's actually taking the fiscal year down by $6, but the general fund is not taking that hit.
• But I would note, Mr.
• Some of it is due to fiscal policies that you put into place.
• That we weren't going to be in a bad space within a fiscal year, maybe a half a fiscal year.
• If you can't look through and have confidence in a fiscal year, let alone two fiscal years, or let alone

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• And if you look at the fiscal '26 budget.
• And if you look at the fiscal '26 budget compared to the fiscal '27 budget, we have a slight decrease
• We still have one month to go for this fiscal year.
• So when we meet again next One month to go for this fiscal year.
• For debt set off, one month to go for this fiscal year.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• At last year's hearing, we heard from an array of fiscal experts that the state needed to build greater
• prepare for downturns and unexpected challenges, and it is informed by the wisdom and guidance of fiscal
• Strong reserve policies promote fiscal stability.
• It's a balanced approach that protects both our fiscal health and long-term obligations.
• Over the past two fiscal years alone... ...to cover some of those shortfalls.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Carry forward is a residual at the end of a fiscal year.
• In terms of fiscal operations, we all adhere to much the same.
• Carry forward is a residual at the end of a fiscal year.
• We have our fiscal audit, and we have an operational audit.
• We have our fiscal audit, and we have an operational audit.

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee met to hear an overview of State University System finances from the Board of Governors and detailed budget presentations from Florida State University, the University of Central Florida, and the University of North Florida. The witnesses explained how university budgets are organized into fund categories such as education and general, contracts and grants, auxiliaries, local/designated funds, capital projects, and component units such as direct support organizations. They also described carry forward funds, the statutory reserve and spending-plan requirements, the PICO/HECO capital outlay process, and how universities use investment accounts, audits, and board oversight to manage restricted and unspent funds. The universities emphasized that most operating dollars are restricted to specific uses and that state support helps keep tuition low. Members asked about differences in funding levels among institutions, especially why FSU receives more funding than UCF despite lower enrollment. Officials said preeminence funding, performance funding, and special legislative appropriations explain much of the difference, and the Board of Governors noted that Florida now has four preeminent universities, with UCF nearing that status. Questions also focused on what happens to unspent carry forward money, how it is invested, and whether the Board of Governors or Legislature can require funds to be returned; officials said the money is invested conservatively, subject to board and audit oversight, and can roll forward under a detailed spending plan, though the Legislature can change funding levels. The committee also discussed capital projects, with members asking about delays, inflation, and whether more projects should be phased or funded faster; witnesses said PICO funds remain with the state until needed and are reimbursed as construction proceeds. A substantial portion of the discussion covered athletics, research, student fees, and endowments. The universities said athletics is generally expected to be self-supporting, though limited use of auxiliary or carry forward funds may be allowed for projects benefiting the broader student body. They also described the financial pressures from name, image, and likeness changes and new NCAA-related costs, and said institutions are planning for those changes now. On research, the universities explained sponsored research funding, indirect cost recovery, compliance obligations, and tech transfer, but did not provide specific commercialization revenue figures and said they would follow up. Members also asked about student fee increases, student input, counseling and wellness funding, and how housing costs affect affordability; the universities said student committees and boards review fees, and aid packaging is intended to keep student debt low. Endowments were described as being held in separate foundations/DSOs with independent investment committees and used mainly for scholarships, faculty support, and research.

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• I will note, Mr.
• Focusing on this fiscal year, Mr.
• , federal fiscal year this year.
• But it's just for fiscal year 26.
• Speaker and body, I note that New Mexico, because of our collective work, is in a strong fiscal position

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• I should just note that the 2,627 total also includes fiscal year 2025.
• I should just note that the 2,627 total also includes fiscal year 2025.
• This extends it after uh fiscal 26.
• Um, a note that um, Mr. fund payments. Um, a note that um, Mr.
• <01:52:26.880> I make a huge um note to our staff. I make a huge um note to our staff.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: Members met to review a budget bill agreement using a nonpartisan spreadsheet and summary materials. Chairs and members thanked fiscal, research, revisers, and agency staff for the collaborative process, noting the bill had been difficult and that the final product reflected compromise. The chair also said only minor technical changes were expected before final enactment, and the spreadsheet walkthrough was then turned over to fiscal staff. Fiscal staff explained that the agreement met the overall budget target and walked through major human services provisions. Key items included nursing facility payment changes, including a phased PDPM change, APS inflation, modified single-bed incentives, and a CPI-U capped payment cap; a nursing facility surcharge; workforce standards board rule costs; continuation of certain nursing facility property tax rates; regulation of for-profit acquisitions of nursing homes and assisted living facilities; repurposing assisted living special project funds; funding the SEIU self-directed worker agreement; CFSS reimbursement in acute care hospital settings; and multiple disability waiver rate and authorization changes, including CPI-U inflation caps, waiver authorization reforms, and a waiver reimagined advisory task force. The agreement also included family residential service rate increases, a temporary extension of customized living disproportionate share payments, tribal eligibility for targeted case management, positive supports training changes, out-of-home respite modifications, swimming lessons as an allowable service for certain children with disabilities, a provisional EID provider license, and program integrity services funded by licensing fee increases. Additional provisions covered MinnChoices studies and assumed savings, behavioral health fund changes, substance use disorder treatment billing and rate changes, supportive recovery housing, housing support supplemental rates for specific providers, disability determinations, enteral nutrition payment timing, temporary funding for Boundary Waters Care Center, several one-time human services grants, senior nutrition funding, and grant reductions and extensions. No formal vote was described in the transcript; the discussion focused on explaining the agreement and its fiscal effects.

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• A lot of times around here we'll say, like, oh, it's misdemeanor to misdemeanor, no fiscal note, yay.
• Well, it has a fiscal note to somebody, and I think with the new formula and the way it flows through
• ><01:31:10.960> a<01:31:11.080> fiscal<01:31:11.360> note fiscal note yay well has
• a fiscal note fiscal note yay well has a fiscal note to<01:31:11.880> somebody<01:31:12.880><
• <01:31:22.520> notes<01:31:22.800> or account for that in fiscal notes or account for

Bills: HF1354, HF1901, HF2124, HF2130, HF2260, HF2099, HF104, HF134, HF1769

Keywords: public safety, school safety, active shooter, active shooter drill, violence prevention, threat reporting, anonymous tip line, See It, Say It, Send It, Minnesota Fusion Center, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, officer-involved death, missing person, endangered missing person, criminal background check, national background check, FBI fingerprint check, adult entertainment license, massage license, correctional facilities

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• Okay, we'll just make a note there. Any other discussion on that?
• acceptable or more fiscally responsible.
• Okay, so analysis of fiscal impacts and efficiencies. Okay. All right.
• So the only noted change that was explicit enough for me to make a revision was Ms.
• Should be uniform for both of those notes. Okay.

Keywords: 908, all

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• This item was adopted as amended to provide funding for 9 additional nurses in each fiscal year.
• This item was adopted as amended, funded at 25% with 5.2 FTEs in each fiscal year.
• This item was adopted as amended, funded at 50% and 3 FTEs in each fiscal year.
• To fund at 50% and 5.2 FTEs in each fiscal year.
• An amendment to Section 18.01 is adopted to align with the costs in the fiscal note for Senate Bill 293

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

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• It looks like otherwise pretty anemic for the current fiscal year.
• Compare that with our expectation for 58 a barrel for this fiscal year.
• the proposed checklist and order of events. for when a fiscal downturn comes.
• And then during a fiscal downturn, that bar may be lowered zero.
• Just a brief Note: Most people have addressed.

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• The division did submit a fiscal note on the bill as it was introduced.
• note.
• that our fiscal note had been withdrawn.
• And I don't know that the fiscal note impact was directly addressed in that work session.
• There is a fiscal note.

Bills: AB93, AB204, AB414, AB504, AB598

Keywords: public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis

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• And yes, I do believe this will create a fiscal note.
• And yes, I do believe this will create a fiscal note.
• fiscal note and then the receipt of the fiscal note and then consider<00:27:06.400> it<00:27:06.559
• <00:30:04.000> and to have fiscal note, keep it here and to have fiscal note, keep it here
• we do intend to fiscal note which we do intend to submit.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• was reading the fiscal note yesterday. was reading the fiscal note yesterday.
• Um, I disagree with the fiscal note.
• Um and I was going to be fiscal note.
• <02:49:23.359> note agreement on what the fiscal note agreement on what the fiscal note actually
• We certainly reading OPD's fiscal note.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:44:18.480> note far beyond what its original fiscal note far beyond what its original
• fiscal note stated. stated. stated.
• This original fiscal note started off at $4 million. Okay, that's doable.
• fiscal note This original fiscal note started<00:47:12.079> off<00:47:12.240> at<00:47
• what the original fiscal note indicated. what the original fiscal note indicated. as<00:57:12.319

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate met with a quorum, approved the journal, and then took up several ceremonial and procedural items before moving to resolutions and a large consent calendar of supplemental appropriation bills. The chamber also received committee reports, including Agriculture and Natural Resources appointments to the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, the Colorado Agricultural Development Authority, and the Wildlife Habitat Stamp Committee, which were recommended for the consent calendar and confirmation. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to tributes and personal privilege remarks. Senators recognized Cap Alpha Psi Fraternity for its mentorship, scholarship, housing, and community service work in Colorado, and later honored Ukraine Power, a Colorado Springs nonprofit that raises funds and delivers generators, heaters, power banks, and other aid to people in Ukraine. Senators emphasized the ongoing war in Ukraine and praised Coloradans helping with humanitarian relief. The Senate then adopted SJR 12, designating February 20, 2026, as Colorado FFA Day, after extended remarks about agricultural education, leadership development, and the role of FFA in both rural and urban communities. The resolution passed on a 33-0 vote, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber also passed a 30-bill consent calendar of supplemental appropriations and related measures, with several senators recording no votes on selected bills. Final passage followed for House Bill 1151 and the remaining bills on the calendar, covering supplemental appropriations to departments including Corrections, Health Care Policy and Financing, Agriculture, Early Childhood, Education, Human Services, Judicial, Labor and Employment, Law, Local Affairs, Military and Veterans Affairs, Personnel, Revenue, State, Transportation, Treasury, and capital construction and education-related funding measures. Debate on HB 1155 focused on Medicaid and behavioral health cuts, with one senator opposing the bill over parity concerns and others supporting it as part of broader budget balancing. Most bills passed with strong majorities, though several had recorded no votes.

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• As no fiscal note, the cost can be contained within the departments. We have 36.
• How we approach the fiscal note in this aspect. is we were going to work with the federal authorities
• That's how we approach the fiscal notes, sir.
• Garrett sorry because this fiscal notes kind of is bothering me it bothers quite a bit So if we, the
• I do not want to address the fiscal note, there are currently 11 already stations.

Bills: HB256, HB1308, HB1554, HB1743, HB2308, HB2351, HB2858, HB3676, HB3784, HB4312, HB4552, HB4823, HB4852, HB5007, HB5010, HB5520, HB5524, HCR19, HB256, HCR19

Keywords: E-verify, employment verification, illegal employment, state contracts, government entities, license suspension, immigration compliance, state grant funding, E-Verify, compliance, penalties, immigration, government contracts, employee status, state contractors, E-verify program, legally present, employment practices, legal services, public money

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• <00:22:13.720> note<00:22:14.320> would<00:22:14.480> be that the fiscal note
• would be that the fiscal note would be higher<00:22:15.840> than<00:22:16.040> it's<00
• So, just talking, we're still waiting on the fiscal note, and I think it was expected around the 6th,
• and we're still waiting for that fiscal note.
• It's a complex fiscal note because it involves DOC, MDE, and DCYF, so it's taken a little bit longer

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, the signage at this point, I know there's a fiscal note in there for signage for each location at
• Chair, Representative Perryman, I've got the fiscal note.
• Uh, so yes, there is a fiscal note of $4,040, but it's not very accurate.
• So the DOT's response with their fiscal note is pull off to the side and hope for the best.
• note is pull off to with their fiscal note is pull off to the<00:30:39.679> side<00:30:39.840

Bills: HF3006, HF2130, HF1290

Keywords: Department of Corrections, DOC, corrections budget, supplemental appropriation, deficiency funding, public safety finance, incarceration, prerelease services, community supervision, postrelease services, supervised release, probation, reentry, reentry services, prison reform, body-worn cameras, corrections officer cameras, ARMER radio system, PREA, Prison Rape Elimination Act

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• And I think my question on the bill is about the fiscal note. So, I'm going over the fiscal note.
• is about the fiscal note. is about the fiscal note.
• And then on the fiscal note, get this: on the fiscal note, it was originally going to cost $2.1 million
• And then on the fiscal note, get this: on the fiscal note, it was originally going to cost $2.1 million
• have a fiscal note impacts for. have a fiscal note impacts for. It's<01:16:17.320> wrong.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, approved the journal, and then moved through a series of announcements and committee notices. Members highlighted upcoming events including Sportsman’s Day at the Capitol, Auctioneer Day, and an Earth Day press conference, and several committees announced meetings and bills to be heard later in the day. The Majority Leader also moved to make House Bill 1132, House Bill 1130, Senate Bill 136, and House Bill 1287 special orders for the next day, and the House agreed without objection. The chamber then took up House Bill 1132, concerning increasing pollinator habitats on state lands. Supporters said the bill builds on years of work to support pollinators and encourages planting native species on public lands; they also explained that the fiscal note reflects use of existing continuously appropriated funds, including GOCO lottery money and oil and gas fee revenue. After committee reports were adopted and questions about funding were answered, the bill passed as amended. The House next considered House Bill 1130, concerning baby diaper changing stations in public restrooms. An amendment was adopted that exempted local governments and expanded the small-business carveout to employers with 25 or fewer employees and no more than $3.5 million in annual revenue, while also clarifying restroom designation. Supporters argued the bill was the product of extensive stakeholder work and would improve access for families. Opponents said it imposed an unfunded mandate on businesses and raised concerns about contamination in public restrooms, including claims that some changing tables have been found contaminated with methamphetamine and fentanyl; after debate, the amendment was adopted, and discussion on the bill continued.