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• The party of fiscal rectitude.
• And an assault on fiscal responsibility.
• That's fiscal responsibility.
• That's an assault on fiscal responsibility.
• THAT'S AN ASSAULT ON FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm the committee fiscal analyst. >> I'm Warren Leur.
• Uh with that, I will uh I will happily remove this amendment uh get a fiscal note and bring it back.
• <02:48:55.359> implications it to know what fiscal implications it to know what fiscal implications
• uh get a fiscal note and bring it back. uh get a fiscal note and bring it back.
• The surge has triggered a to a halt.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• responsibility and for here in California, fiscal responsibility.
• The backers of ACA 20 say that they want to be fiscally responsible.
• The backers of ACA 20 say that they want to be fiscally responsible.
• When they say we're here for fiscal responsibility, it's like the devil offering a Bible study.
• I believe my constituents want more fiscal responsibility, more in the Rainy Day Fund, and they want

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Now, the thinking there is that in order to trigger the felony, a person would have to be convicted three
• that<00:32:32.240> in<00:32:32.480> order<00:32:32.640> to<00:32:32.799> trigger
• /c><00:32:33.120> the<00:32:33.360> felony,<00:32:34.159> a that in order to trigger
• the felony, a that in order to trigger the felony, a person<00:32:34.640> would<00:32:34.880>
• recommended capital bill for reversion because they don’t believe they’d be spending it this next fiscal

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• year and that is only about half fiscal year and that is only about half of<01:28:21.520> what
• So those are just the concerns, and I just wondered if there's triggers, and I don't know if Veil has
• and I I wondered if there's triggers and I I don't<02:25:20.439> know<02:25:20.600> if
• Is that on an annual basis, or is it triggered by a dip, or how does that work?
• emergency appropriation for the fiscal emergency appropriation for the fiscal year<04:20:21.199>

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• SB 827, Gonzalez, local officials fiscal training, do pass as amended to clarify a definition and make
• amended to strike certification provisions and instead require an employee who performs high-exposure trigger

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website. The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held. The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.

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• capital outlay of the time, Madam Chair and members of the community, and the top end of when you trigger
• Right now, that federal cutoff, starting September 30th, any fiscal year. ending September 30th, 2025

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• As introduced, it would appropriate about $16,300,150 from ETF to Tuskegee University for the fiscal
• from ETF to Tuskegee University for the from ETF to Tuskegee University for the fiscal<00:59:20.720><
• fiscal year of 2027. fiscal year of 2027.
• "Uh, this is a bill that would appropriate $460,000 to the Southern Preparatory Academy for fiscal year

Bills: HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242, HB235, HB236, HB565, HB237, HB238, HB239, HB240, HB241, HB242

Keywords: social media, age verification, minors, under 16, children online safety, online privacy, platform regulation, deceptive trade practice, Attorney General, civil penalties, punitive damages, consumer protection, account creation, algorithmic feeds, internet safety, youth social media, HB236, Baldwin County, Board of Equalization, per diem

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• We're unsure if it will trigger uh defrayment provisions under the federal statutes.
• <00:13:20.600> uh<00:13:20.760> defrayment unsure if it will trigger uh defrayment
• unsure if it will trigger uh defrayment Provisions<00:13:21.959> under<00:13:22.240> the
• <01:37:14.360> lines impact is ensure that the fiscal lines impact is ensure that the fiscal
• talk about it uh look at the fiscal talk about it uh look at the fiscal impact<01:44:12.920>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1494 on hearing aids. Testimony was generally supportive of expanding hearing-aid coverage, with the Insurance Division raising concern about possible federal defrayment issues, SHPDA supporting the goal of hearing augmentation, DCAB strongly supporting the bill as an important access issue, and health plans and insurers asking for amendments. Kaiser Permanente and the Hawaii Association of Health Plans requested changes to add a medical-necessity standard and clarify annual notice language, while HMSA suggested the proposal should be studied by the auditor. The chair noted concerns about federal preemption and the lack of an audit, and deferred the bill in favor of a related resolution calling for a study. The committee then heard SB 1448, an emergency appropriation for the Hawaii State Hospital. DAGS and the Department of Health supported the measure, with the hospital administrator saying the funding would improve the environment of care, support cleaning, and allow a third-party review of the building. Committee members questioned the size of the request and the status of litigation against the design-builder. Administration witnesses said they were pursuing a comprehensive study involving destructive testing, had made a demand on the design-builder to fund the study, and were using different processes than before. They also said the roof work would be handled through a separate CIP request. No final action was taken in the portion provided. The committee next heard SB 1432, relating to the future responsibilities of the Department of Health and land issues at Kalaupapa after the last patient dies. DOH supported the bill in part but said its long-term role would be limited mainly to environmental cleanup, with operations expected to continue under the National Park Service and land-use decisions left to DHHL and beneficiary consultation. DHHL asked that the measure reflect that any land-use or zoning changes on homeland lands require commission approval and beneficiary consultation. Testifiers from Kalaupapa and Maui County, including Degra Vanderbilt-Papa and Council Member Keani Rollins-Fernandez, supported deferring the bill, saying there had been no meaningful community discussion about provisions affecting Kalaupapa’s future management and possible transfer of responsibilities to Maui County. The committee also read into the record written testimony from Gloria Marks emphasizing that Kalaupapa stakeholders must be included in future discussions. Finally, the committee heard SB 955 on fitness-to-proceed examinations. The Judiciary and the Public Defender’s Office both supported raising pay and standardizing expectations for private examiners, but opposed reducing felony fitness evaluations from three examiners to one and opposed expanding use of expedited reports. They argued that a single examiner would reduce reliability, create a more adversarial process, and likely increase costs and contested hearings, while expedited reports do not contain enough information for a proper fitness determination. The Department of Health also supported the bill’s intent but asked to preserve a three-examiner framework and said the goal was to reduce the number of people sent to the State Hospital, where admissions have reportedly risen about 20% year over year since Act 26. The bill remained under discussion in the excerpt, with no final vote shown.

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• I mean, the fiscal note in some of these school districts, in terms of the amount of money that they're
• And as a fiscal conservative, it's not that we have to spend money or that we can't spend money.
• But from a fiscal standpoint, is that then going to be at a reduced price versus the full-scale three-Barr
• We know what works for him and what may trigger him.
• Chair, you said triggers. What's the trigger with this kid?

Summary: The committee met to hear presentations on dual credit programs from North Dakota higher education leaders, a school superintendent, and teachers. Valley City State University described its dual credit model, emphasizing quality control through annual teacher training, syllabus and outcomes alignment, faculty qualification review, school visits, and pathways aimed at the College Studies Certificate. Members asked about teacher employment, course scheduling, revenue, scholarships, and whether a centralized model might improve efficiency; VCSU said most instructors are K-12 employees, online offerings are still small, and centralization could weaken local relationships and choice. Lake Region State College similarly stressed access and partnerships, noting about half of its headcount is still in high school, with both online and face-to-face dual credit options, district reimbursement arrangements, and support for rural schools. Lake Region also said dual credit helps students who might not otherwise see themselves as college-bound, but reduced tuition can still be a barrier for some families. Fargo Public Schools reported continued growth in dual credit, with 50 courses offered in partnership with several NDUS institutions and a 12.61% increase in participation. The superintendent highlighted a growing education pathway, including students completing Introduction to Education and field experience, and said the district is exploring a grow-your-own teacher pipeline. He also raised concerns about inconsistent institutional processes, teacher credentialing requirements, and transfer clarity, arguing for more aligned statewide systems. In response to questions, he said AP and dual credit can coexist, with AP often better for highly selective out-of-state colleges and dual credit better for students targeting North Dakota institutions, and he described some use of Arizona State online courses in earlier rural partnerships but said Fargo is focused on local institutions. Two teachers then testified on the classroom perspective. A West Fargo anatomy and physiology teacher said dual credit has expanded access, lowered costs, and prepared students well, but agreed that foundational science courses may be more effective when taken later in high school to reduce knowledge loss before college. A Drake-Anamoose English teacher, who has taught dual credit for more than 20 years, said the program has supported many students who went on to a wide range of careers and emphasized that small rural schools rely on dual credit to provide opportunities they otherwise could not offer. No formal votes or actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• conditioned on one of the three triggers conditioned on one of the three triggers in<01:05:41.280
• It requires three triggers, one of three triggers to occur.
• It requires three triggers, cannabis.
• Two of one of three triggers to occur.
• Um and we appreciate of the trigger.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard SB 888, which would bar operators of smart household security devices from sharing user data with law enforcement unless the user consents or police obtain a warrant. DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection offered comments and Judiciary submitted written support. Several individuals also submitted written support. The committee recommended passage with amendments clarifying that the Office of Consumer Protection may enforce violations and adopting Judiciary’s recommended changes, while also deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050. The motion passed unanimously among members present, with one senator excused. The committee then took up SB 2777 on insurance disclosures. The bill would require authorized insurers to disclose claim-handling data to consumers, including claims open at the start of a period, closed with payment, closed without payment, and open at the end of the period. The committee described amendments to clarify the bill, remove a requirement for the DCCA insurance division to handle publication, and defer the effective date to July 1, 2050. The measure was passed with amendments and the recommendation was adopted, with one member voting no and another excused. In a joint Commerce and Consumer Protection/Judiciary hearing on SP2738 relating to tax haven abuse, the Department of Taxation offered comments and the Tax Foundation testified in opposition, arguing the state should rely on IRS audits and existing worldwide reporting rules rather than create a separate state approach. Other written testimony was noted in both support and opposition. The committees recommended passage with amendments adopting Taxation’s technical changes and deferring the effective date to July 1, 2050; the recommendation was adopted, with one senator noting reservations. The joint hearing then moved to health-related bills, including SB 2690 on primary care spending, SB 3103 on energy assistance, SB 3137 on Department of Health authority over food, drugs, and cosmetics, SB 3164 on child welfare service organizations, and SB 3206 on cannabinoids. SB 2690 drew strong support from physicians and advocates who said it would address primary care shortages, especially on neighbor islands, while HMSA and others warned a fixed spending percentage could raise costs and suggested a working group. SB 3164 drew support from child welfare providers and opposition from the Attorney General over indemnification language, and SB 3206 drew mixed testimony: state agencies raised federal-law and vagueness concerns, while hemp and cannabis advocates and some farmers supported the measure and urged broader legalization or amendments.

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• is to inform you that on April 23rd, 2026, I reviewed and approved the following measures from the fiscal
• It's no fiscal impact. Any questions? Appreciate a good vote on the amendment.
• Anyway, this is already money we appropriated, and it just allows it to be used for the next fiscal year
• The trigger for putting this in is we will have the money in no account.
• This is talking about the current surplus that we had at the end of last fiscal year is what we'll be

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, granted several leaves, and received gubernatorial approval notices for multiple fiscal-session measures. The chamber then referred House Bill 1034 back to the Joint Budget Committee so pay raises could be stripped out and cybersecurity/bank-fee funding handled later. House Bill 1103, increasing the homestead property tax credit by $75, passed 94-0. Members then considered several budget amendments and appropriations. Amendments to House Bills 1007, 1022, 1036, and 1064 were adopted, and Senate Bill 76, a $2 million appropriation for county extension office capital improvements, passed 87-7. A batch of appropriation bills passed, but several individual bills failed, including House Bills 1023, 1035, 1053, and 1066. House Bills 1089 and 1090, supplemental appropriations for pregnancy crisis centers and waste tire cleanup, both passed. House Bill 1093, a corrections reappropriation bill that excluded use of funds in Franklin County, also passed 94-0. The most extensive debate centered on House Bill 1100 Amendment 1, which set out the RSA and one-time funding package. Supporters described major allocations for corrections, state police, LEARNS Freedom Accounts, Medicaid, vehicle purchases, and a proposed $300 million economic-development site-preparation and road package tied to a confidential project. Opponents criticized the secrecy, size, and policy approach of the incentive, while supporters argued it could bring jobs and broader economic benefits. The amendment passed 54-36-3. The House also passed Senate Bills 8, 16, 30, 63, 67, and 73, while Senate Bills 41 and 59 failed, and Senate Bill 10 passed after being briefly set aside for clarification. The chamber adjourned to 1 p.m. the next day, with committee meetings announced for budget and house management.

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• SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECTRUM ALERT PROGRAM DURING THE 2025 2026 FISCAL
• DEAN THAT THIS TECHNOLOGY IS HERE AND IT EXISTS AND THAT THIS IS POSSIBLE AND DOABLE WITH A MINIMUM FISCAL
• SENATOR LEEK YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> Senator Leek: QUICKLY, BECAUSE REGISTRY IS A TRIGGER WORD FOR ME.
• , ESTIMATED COST OF THE STUDY IS 250,000 AND PLEASED TO SAY WE HAVE THAT INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED FISCAL
• THE BILL MAY HAVE AN INDETERMINATE FISCAL IMPACT AS IT EXPANDS THE WRONGFUL DEATH ACT WHICH MAY ALLOW

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Infrastructure Committee heard testimony from NUCOR about how the need to obtain a Clean Water Act permit triggered
• The Bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act was designed to streamline environmental permitting and prevent
• The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 reformed the National Environmental Policy Act for the first time
• Great work was done in the Fiscal Responsibility Act, being clear that you're analyzing reasonably foreseeable
• In the Fiscal Responsibility Act is the requirement for... agencies to report to Congress if they're

Keywords: environmental review, permitting process, infrastructure, bipartisan legislation, economic growth, Nucor, West Virginia

Summary: The meeting focused on critical discussions surrounding the need for modernizing the federal environmental review and permitting processes. Witnesses from various sectors, including Nucor, provided testimony on the delays and costs associated with current regulations, emphasizing the impact on infrastructure and economic growth. Major projects in West Virginia, such as the Corridor H and Coalfield Expressways, were highlighted as examples of initiatives stalled by excessive permitting hurdles, prompting calls for bipartisan legislation to streamline these processes while maintaining environmental protections. The committee expressed a commitment to address these issues immediately, highlighting the urgency to enhance efficiency in permitting to facilitate economic development.

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• I mean, what I see is there's an increase in expenses and revenue from fiscal year 2024 to fiscal year
• <00:10:28.800> year expenses and revenue from fiscal year expenses and revenue from fiscal
• c> 25<00:10:31.399> of<00:10:31.640> 2.6 for a fiscal year 25 of 2.6 for a fiscal year
• a particular company that will trigger a particular company that will trigger one<00:21:54.840><
• 27<02:31:38.359> in<02:31:38.560> fiscal 27 in fiscal 27 in fiscal 27<02:31:41.160>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Insurance Commissioner DJ Bettencourt on the New Hampshire Insurance Department budget. He said the department is self-funded through assessments on insurers based on New Hampshire premium volume, with about $8 billion in premiums written in the state and a department budget of roughly $15.5 million. He explained that the department has 88 authorized positions, eight vacancies, and that three full-time positions were unfunded after the governor’s requested 4% reduction exercise. He also said the department is trying to balance staffing needs with not overburdening carriers during a hard insurance market. A major topic was the department’s $2.6 million rebate to industry from the prior fiscal year, which Bettencourt described as a credit against the next assessment rather than a direct cash payment. Members questioned why that credit was not reflected as a reduction in the upcoming budget, and Bettencourt and staff explained that the budget assumes full staffing and full spending, with any year-end surplus returned to insurers. The commissioner said the department had added staff in recent years for succession planning and to preserve institutional expertise, and that the rebate reflects careful budgeting rather than excess spending. Members also asked about staffing changes by division, including positions unfunded in fraud, property and casualty examinations, life and health examinations, and tax. Bettencourt said fraud investigations remain strong and that the department can use outside contractors for examinations, with those costs billed to the company being examined. He also described the department’s examination process, including periodic financial exams and targeted market conduct reviews triggered by consumer complaints or trends. Additional questions covered OIT transfers, the department’s oversight of fully insured health coverage, the insurance premium tax and fines going to the general fund, and the department’s limited role in auto repair reimbursement disputes, where he said complaints have recently declined.

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• ,<00:08:47.519> put<00:08:47.600> on still have to pull the trigger, put on still have
• to pull the trigger, put on put<00:08:48.160> on<00:08:48.399> put<00:08:48.720> in
• Uh this strengthens<00:32:54.000> fiscal<00:32:54.559> accountability<00:32:55.120>
• and Senate Bill 163 strengthens fiscal accountability and oversight for public charter schools by
• to do and to start being fiscally to do and to start being fiscally responsible<01:47:03.199>

Bills: HB2185, HB2621, HB2179, HB2534, HB2168, HB2427, HB2560, HB2565, HB2172, HB2298, HB2304

Keywords: sports officials, referees, umpires, athletic directors, school administrators, league administrators, coaches, assault, first-degree assault, substantial bodily injury, temporary restraining order, TRO, private counsel, Department of Education, DOE, sports safety, school sports, amateur athletics, professional sports, public schools

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• Now, I know this isn't a fiscal committee, but this will have real-life impacts.
• A serious concern we have with this bill is the significant fiscal note attached to it.
• The executive branch submitted a $38 million fiscal note, primarily due to the need to provide coverage
• Finally, this bill does not trigger any federal deferral provisions, and we've worked with the sponsor
• , and we did our own independent fiscal analysis as well.

Bills: AB52, AB76, AB163, AB388, AB483

Keywords: health insurance, claims process, insurance regulation, admin penalties, healthcare access, cannabis, cannabis establishment, medical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, advertising regulations, packaging requirements, unlicensed cannabis activities, state prosecution, confidentiality, Cannabis Compliance Board, disciplinary proceedings, mental health, counseling, interstate practice, telehealth

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• It's something that triggers me.
• Um, can you just tell me the difference between the fiscal notes?
• Yeah, the initial fiscal note was now.
• Yeah, the initial fiscal note was somewhere around 13 million. Okay.
• Well, that probably had something to do with that fiscal note being so with that fiscal note being so

Bills: HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684, HJR 99, HB 1399, HJR 5, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 2, HJR 6, HB 1587, HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• We have our fiscal management, enterprise technology, human resources, budget planning, administrative
• management uh we have our fiscal management uh enterprise<00:01:20.080> technology<00:01:20.799
• >> Fiscal. >> Fiscal. >> Fiscal. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.
• So, again, this is currently our fiscal request. So it was put in the budget.
• The HONU was supposed to be a continuation for this fiscal year as well, this coming fiscal year.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• In terms of the appropriations, Senate security measures is $1.8 million for fiscal year 2026-27, with
• purchasing manager, plus anticipated personnel costs that were developed in consultation with the fiscal
• So starting at line 2.24, it says that a million dollars in fiscal year 2027 is appropriated from the
• it says that a million dollars in fiscal it says that a million dollars in fiscal year<00:31:43.120
• I'm a little triggered right now, but that's okay. We need to focus on the matter at hand.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all