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• Uh, this audit bill is about fiscal transparency.
• I would encourage at the fiscal note.
• Transparency builds trust.
• Transparency builds trust.
• Transparency should far too fast.

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• Members, I think this bill and the two other man bills are waiting fiscal notes.
• <01:05:26.839> note we will see those on a fiscal note we will see those on a fiscal note

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• There was no change, right, in the fiscal note.
• There was a fiscal note of zero, right? Right.
• There is no change in a fiscal note, and again, we're not eliminating SALT.
• The financial reporting is a transparency means.
• Yeah, I mean, there's certainly transparency portals.

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal for the 58th day by roll call vote, 123-1. Members also introduced a number of special guests, including physicians, sheriffs, students, interns, and a police chief, before moving to third reading and perfection of bills. House Bill 1758, dealing with permanent daylight saving time in Missouri, was debated at length. Supporters said it would end the twice-yearly clock changes and argued it could benefit children, productivity, and quality of life. Opponents warned it would create darker morning commutes, safety concerns, and health issues tied to circadian rhythms. The bill passed third reading by a vote of 107-31 with two present. The chamber then perfected and printed House Bill 3329, which repeals expired or unused tax credits, and House Bill 3405, which clarifies that SALT/pass-through entity provisions are deductions rather than tax credits for Department of Revenue processing. Both bills were described as cleanup and efficiency measures, with supporters emphasizing accountability and reduced manual work at DOR; both moved forward without opposition in committee and were approved on the floor. Finally, House Bill 2426, a parental rights bill, drew extensive debate and an amendment. The bill would elevate parents’ rights in education, medical, privacy, and related decisions to a fundamental-rights standard and add provisions on school records, recordings, evaluations, and certain health-care decisions. Critics argued it was overly broad, could interfere with school operations and existing protections, and might create problems in areas such as IEPs, truancy, and medical consent; supporters said it simply codified and strengthened parental authority. House Amendment 1, focused on IEP procedures and requiring parental consent for major changes, was adopted 98-25 with six present, and debate on the underlying bill continued.

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• <00:03:05.440> year in fiscal year in fiscal year 2026<00:03:07.280> uh<00:03:07.440
• <00:20:54.600> year fund and then in fiscal year fund and then in fiscal year 2425<00:20:56.320
• I think it lacks transparency.
• is transparency.
• um um our Senate council and our fiscal um um our Senate council and our fiscal analyst<01:24:41.040

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• The second thing is that the July 1 date occurs mid-fiscal year for most cities, so which that means
• O'Hara's request that just for reliance and where people are in a fiscal... Reasonable is Ms.
• CH6 claims it operates under Florida Statute 605 to retain profits and avoid HOA transparency.
• It is pro-property rights, pro-transparency, and pro-fairness for Florida homeowners.
• There's no transparency at all around that. Senator Boyd. Thank you, Chair.

Bills: S0936, S1724, S1014, S1498

Keywords: temporary door locking device, emergency safety, building code, training programs, fire exit security, utility services, municipal agreements, public meetings, rates and fees, public service commission, municipal utility, water service, wastewater service, property owners, annexation, civil action, community associations, condominium, homeowners associations, structural integrity

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up four bills. First, it considered SB 1724 on municipal utility services. Senator Martin offered a late-filed delete-everything amendment that would require annual customer meetings for extraterritorial utility customers, cap use of gross utility revenues for general government at 10%, eliminate a 25% surcharge on customers outside city limits, reduce the rate differential cap from 50% to 25%, remove municipal natural gas utilities from the bill, and preserve certain existing bond-related surcharges until debt is retired or refinanced. The League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the need for rate studies and budget adjustments. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported CS/SB 1724 favorably. The committee then heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices from Senator McLean. The bill would define temporary door locking devices, allow them to be installed at any height, require the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or amendments, SB 936 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 1014 by Senator Mayfield, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water or wastewater service solely because a property owner will not annex, and would require service expansion when a property is near a municipal main line, not served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. A committee amendment narrowed the bill to properties near a main line and reduced the distance threshold from 2,000 meters to one-half mile. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about property size, annexation conflicts, enclave creation, and possible revenue impacts, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1498 on community associations from Chair Bradley. A strike-all amendment revised technical provisions on video conference recordings, turnover inspection reports, SIRS references, and electronic voting, and added two major policy changes: requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors and creating a second-degree misdemeanor for willful refusal, and prohibiting mandatory club or amenity fee schemes controlled by developers or third parties that generate profit beyond proportional expenses. Testimony in support described homeowner disputes involving concentrated board control, lack of transparency, and mandatory fees in communities such as Rosedale. The amendment was adopted and CS/SB 1498 was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Bracey Davis asked to be recorded voting in the affirmative on tabs 1, 2, and 3, and the committee adjourned.

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• We do have tremendous ground to cover in both the fiscal and policy worlds.
• Framework we leave behind is both transparent and functional for future generations.
• Transparency.
• And then, At the start of the fiscal year, those rates are enacted each year.
• And then, At the start of the fiscal year, those rates are enacted each year.

Summary: The subcommittee held its first meeting to examine Florida’s information technology governance, budgeting, cybersecurity, data management, and telecommunications operations. Chair Schneider and other members framed the panel as a new joint policy-and-budget forum focused on reducing jargon, improving accountability, and asking whether technology investments are feasible, aligned with state goals, cost-controlled, and secure. State Affairs Chairman Will Robinson and members emphasized that the committee should avoid buying “shiny new objects” without clear business cases and should focus on long-term value, cybersecurity, and operational efficiency. Florida Digital Service and Department of Management Services leaders provided an overview of the state IT enterprise. Secretary Pedro Allende described DMS as the state’s business, workforce, and technology service provider, while State CIO Warren Spanholz outlined Florida Digital Service’s four core areas: cybersecurity, project success, data interoperability, and enterprise architecture. Chief Data Officer Ed Ryan said the state data catalog is about 400,000 elements and roughly half of agencies are participating, and he described efforts to identify authoritative data sources and improve interoperability. Chief Information Security Officer Jeremy Rogers discussed the state cybersecurity operations center, enterprise risk management, incident response exercises, and a recurring $35 million cybersecurity resiliency budget. Chief Technology Officer Leo Schoonover described oversight of major IT projects over $10 million, updated project management standards, and a shift toward smaller phased implementations and more flexible methodologies to reduce delays and overruns. Other presenters covered telecommunications, data center operations, and cybersecurity workforce development. Director Denise Atkins said the Division of Telecommunications manages Suncom and MyFloridaNet, with nearly $336.9 million appropriated for fiscal year 2024-25, and is procuring the next network contract while emphasizing security controls and vendor flexibility. Tim Brown said the Northwest Regional Data Center operates on a chargeback basis, serves state and local customers, and returned surpluses to customers in recent years. Cyber Florida Director Ernie Ferraroso described training, workforce pipelines, K-12 outreach, a cyber range, and research programs aimed at building Florida’s cyber workforce and improving public-sector readiness. Members asked about budget setting, project delays, change orders, cybersecurity reporting, data catalog participation, interoperability, and expanding cybersecurity operations centers. Officials said chargeback rates are based on actual direct and indirect costs, project delays often stem from unclear scope and insufficient upfront planning, and cybersecurity success is measured by mean time to detect, respond, and recover. They also said the state is moving toward more modular project delivery, broader agency participation in shared cybersecurity services, and expanded CSOC locations within existing staff and budget where feasible.

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• What we see is, starting in fiscal year 2019—fiscal year 2019 is the year HBH was decided, late 2018—
• So claims filed in fiscal year 23 are not often paid in fiscal year 23.
• Some of the claims that were made in fiscal year 24 have potentially been resolved in fiscal year 25.
• fiscal year 25. of the claims from fiscal year 24 have potentially been resolved in fiscal year 25 but
• because of the leg many of the claims in fiscal year that were that were made in fiscal year 24 have

Summary: The committee held a work session on tort liability and parole, with the chair explaining that the topics were linked because criminal justice reform and state liability often intersect, especially in cases involving child welfare and corrections. Staff first outlined Washington’s tort liability framework, including the state’s broad waiver of sovereign immunity, statutes governing mandatory reporting and investigation of abuse, the childhood sexual abuse statute of limitations, and the lack of caps on non-economic damages. Staff and presenters also compared Washington to other states and noted that Washington remains among the broadest states for state liability and childhood sexual abuse claims. Presenters from the Attorney General’s office, Washington State Association for Justice, DCYF, DSHS, and DOC discussed how tort exposure has grown, especially in claims involving DCYF, historical child abuse, juvenile rehabilitation, vulnerable adults, employment discrimination, medical negligence, and negligent supervision. DCYF and AG staff said claims and payouts are rising, with many claims tied to older abuse and new theories of liability, while defense counsel emphasized the human harm behind the claims and argued that tort cases have historically driven accountability and reform. Agency witnesses said they face large volumes of old claims with limited records, rising verdicts and settlements, and staffing and systems challenges, and they highlighted efforts such as early resolution programs, electronic health records, medication-assisted treatment, and improved incident review processes. The committee then shifted to parole. Sentencing experts reviewed Washington’s move from indeterminate sentencing to the current determinate sentencing system under the Sentencing Reform Act, and explained how parole could be integrated with sentencing guidelines through different models used in other states. They also summarized Criminal Sentencing Task Force recommendations related to a determinate-plus approach for three-strikes and persistent offender laws and a second-chance review process, noting there was no consensus on those ideas. Judges from the Minority and Justice Commission and the Superior Court Judges Association said a parole system could support rehabilitation and reduce disparities if it includes data collection, fairness, transparency, due process, and meaningful judicial review; they also pointed to research suggesting parole and structured reentry can reduce recidivism and costs, while warning that access and outcomes can vary by geography and other factors.

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• Um, finally, section five talks about it directs MnDOT to create a fiscal transparency dashboard on its
• website uh to really bring those additional transparency and fiscal oversight requirements to the public
• it directs MnDOT to create a fiscal it directs MnDOT to create a fiscal transparency<00:10:37.720
• <00:10:41.520> and<00:10:41.640> fiscal<00:10:42.040> oversight transparency and
• fiscal oversight transparency and fiscal oversight requirements<00:10:43.000> to<00:10:43.120

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• Finally, we respectfully request dedicated state implementation funding and a formal fiscal analysis
• The district supports the goals of SB 675 to expand representation and increase transparency.
• Your comments for fiscal analysis and recognizes that SB 675 creates a reimbursable state mandate and
• We respectfully request a comprehensive fiscal analysis, dedicated state implementation funding, and
• realistic implementation so the Legislature fully understands the fiscal impacts before the mandates

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• The second would be fiscal Analysis and cost methodology, which is a part of the Raigns Act.
• Transparency to review their methodology and to make sure that we've got the right value on those rules
• It'd be pretty hard to have a fiscal cost of zero when there is a fee increase.
• Transparency, and they have 21 days to review that rule and issue their ruling.
• Because again, we want to get those to the Legislative Office of Fiscal transparency and make sure that

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• It provides technical support to local soil and water conservation districts and improves transparency
• Therefore, they're not certified and they're not used in the determination of fiscal tax rates.
• Um, in today's digital age, access to standardized data is crucial for efficiency, transparency, and
• Places an undue burden on property owners, limits public oversight, and hinders transparency.
• Members, HB 5217 represents prudent fiscal policy and a commitment to fairness.

Bills: SB 4, SB 23, SJR 2

Keywords: redistricting, election, Texas legislature, district composition, political representation, congressional redistricting, Texas House of Representatives, U.S. House, Congressional districts, district map, district boundaries, gerrymandering, voting rights, election law, apportionment, representation, special committee, PLANC2308, redistricting plan, elections

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• The report was authored SB1043 with sponsor Paris Hilton, which aimed to increase transparency around
• school authorizers including important transparency and accountability components.
• Most of the audit findings point back to a greater need for oversight and transparency.
• With the realities of cost and fiscal impact.
• transparency and serving all students in California, so I thank you for that.

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• move forward having that transparency move forward having that transparency and<00:15:06.399>
• I believe transparency is key.
• I believe transparency is key.
• I believe transparency is key.
• I believe transparency is key.

Bills: HB1617

Keywords: carbon emissions, tax credit, fossil fuel, agriculture, food security, environmental tax, greenhouse gas, 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard testimony on HB 1949, which would create a public dashboard for the green fee to improve transparency and accountability. Testimony from the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, and many community and conservation groups was generally supportive, with several speakers urging that the governor’s project recommendations remain largely intact and that community-driven projects continue to guide spending. One amendment was suggested to place the dashboard at the Department of Budget and Finance for fiscal expertise, while other testimony favored keeping it with the commission. Members asked about procurement, ETS involvement, recurring hosting costs, and whether the dashboard could be funded from green fee revenues; the commission said it could work with ETS and that green fee funds could reasonably be used. The committees then voted to pass HB 1949 with amendments. The committees also heard HB 2618, which would require the governor to submit a separate bill for amounts tied to any increase in the transient accommodations tax and, in later discussion, was expanded into a broader restructuring of future green fee allocations. Testimony from the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, Hawaii Reef and Ocean Coalition, and others supported the bill and emphasized the value of more predictable, dedicated funding for conservation and climate-related work. During decision-making, the chair described amendments creating several special funds under DLNR, including a watershed biodiversity and wildfire risk reduction fund, an aquatic resources conservation fund, a coastal restoration fund, a cesspool conversion revolving loan fund, and a green fee special fund for remaining revenues, with recommended amounts discussed for some of the funds. The committees voted to pass HB 2618 with amendments. The hearing then moved to HB 1644, a consumer protection measure for residential solar sales that would require compliance with consumer protection laws, licensing or contractor affiliation for sellers, and a standardized disclosure form. Testimony in support came from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, DCCA’s Office of Consumer Protection, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative, the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, and several solar companies and individuals. Supporters said the bill would address complaints about third-party sales practices and improve disclosure, especially around financing. The committee then began hearing HB 2243, which would require electric utilities to provide public, electronic customer bill impact analyses and annual reports to the Public Utilities Commission; the Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC offered comments supporting the measure’s intent.

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• to this bill uh the transparency to this bill uh the transparency provisions,<00:36:13.280> the
• <00:54:51.920> and increasing transparency and increasing transparency and accountability.
• privacy at the expense of transparency privacy at the expense of transparency and<01:30:39.760><
• I'm not sure if there's been a fiscal note formally requested and if it included local fiscal impact
• I'm not sure if there's been a fiscal note formally requested and if it included local fiscal impact

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• I think it's a very simple bill about transparency.
• 12:34.320> as<00:12:34.639> well transparency is very important as well transparency is
• that there is a fiscal impact possibly. that there is a fiscal impact possibly.
• So the actual fiscal impact is the cost minus the benefit.
• So the actual fiscal impact is the cost minus the benefit.

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• 'Well, there's a small... full transparency.
• Charles Smith: Fiscal programs. Moving on to the comptroller fiscal programs.
• Now I'll go ahead and do the fiscal programs. Is that okay?
• Representative, I'm trying to remember the fiscal...
• Departments visited in fiscal...

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• We expect to spend all of this by the end of the fiscal year.
• On page 3, selected fiscal and policy issues.
• Moving on to the comptroller fiscal programs.
• However, there's a request change it from fiscal year 2027 to 2026.
• If we receive a 10% reduction in funding next fiscal year.

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• I'm the CEO of the State's Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team.
• This lack of transparency lends itself to fraudulent behavior.
• Programs, especially right now when we have a lot of fiscal uncertainty.
• If you read it, it's about transparency in the process.
• It is a way that we can increase transparency in our government.

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard AB 84, a charter school accountability measure focused on non-classroom-based charter schools and fraud prevention. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to respond to the A3 charter fraud case and related scandals by strengthening audits, transparency, authorizer oversight, and funding determination rules, while ensuring public education dollars are used for public education. Supporters included FCMAT, CSEA, CTA, and CSBA, who argued the bill would improve oversight and protect taxpayers. Opponents, including the California Charter Schools Association, Green Dot, many charter parents, educators, and charter operators, said the bill was too broad, would impose major new costs and bureaucracy on all charter schools, and could reduce options for families, especially those using flexible, homeschool, or special-needs charter programs. After extensive testimony and committee discussion, the bill passed on a 5-1 vote and was sent to Appropriations, with the item left open for additional votes. The committee then approved a consent calendar of 11 education bills, including AB 542, AB 563, AB 731, AB 753, AB 784, AB 964, AB 988, AB 1034, AB 1233, AB 1255, and AB 1381, all moving to Appropriations. The consent calendar passed unanimously. Later, the committee heard AB 1454, a literacy and reading instruction bill authored by Assembly Members Rubio and Revis. The bill would require the state to create professional development resources for evidence-based literacy instruction, update English language arts and English language development instructional materials, and revise administrator preparation standards to include literacy training. The authors and a broad coalition of supporters, including CTA, EdVoice, Families in Schools, Decoding Dyslexia, school administrators, and parent advocates, described the measure as a compromise aimed at improving reading outcomes and addressing California’s literacy crisis. There was no opposition testimony at the hearing, and members voiced strong support for the bill and its collaborative approach.

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• are described in the fiscal note. are described in the fiscal note.
• largely non-transparent. largely non-transparent.
• <02:04:00.880> Uh transparency in the 340B program. Uh transparency in the 340B program.
• . transparency. transparency.
• fiscal note. fiscal note. In<02:06:38.400> conclusion,<02:06:38.960> Mr.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:10:04.160> and 1776 relative to transparency and 1776 relative to transparency and accountability
• .<00:10:12.640> Um, transparency.
• Um, transparency.
• present which would offer transparency. present which would offer transparency.
• >> It's got a fiscal fiscal note. >> It's got a fiscal fiscal note.

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