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• Senator, have you looked at the fiscal note for your bill? I have, but not recently. Okay.
• Senator, have you looked at the fiscal note for your bill? I have, but not recently. Okay.
• Representative Walters said the fiscal note is saying that district attorneys are impacted, but the response
• The fiscal note is incorrect if it says that. It was amended in Senate committee.
• That is probably the original fiscal note, not a fiscal note on the engrossed version.

Bills: HB1011, SCR11, SB41, SB49, SB107, SB123, SB224, SB292, SB425, SB479

Keywords: tax credits, higher education, workforce development, brain drain, economic incentives, public meeting minutes, transparency, government accountability, publication deadlines, open meetings, SB49, Louisiana elections, party primary, primary elections, BESE, State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, school board elections, election law, candidate qualification, ballot access

Summary: The House and Governmental Affairs Committee heard Senate Bill 123 by Sen. Morris, a proposed constitutional amendment to create a legislative-address process for removing certain judges for cause, with the governor certifying removal after a legislative vote and Senate trial. The bill was presented as a way to address perceived gaps and ambiguity in the current Constitution between impeachment provisions and the Judiciary Commission’s authority over judicial discipline. The committee also adopted a technical amendment (Amendment Set 4708) that renumbered paragraphs for clarity. Sen. Morris and supporters argued the measure is needed because current mechanisms have not adequately held judges accountable in serious cases. They cited several criminal cases, especially involving juveniles and electronic monitoring failures, and said the bill would provide a last-resort remedy for gross misconduct, incompetence, or malfeasance. Multiple family members of murder victims testified in support, including Anna Carter, James Carter, and Tracy Carter, who described the death of Jacob Carter and said the case showed a failure of oversight and accountability. Reverend Rodney Wood also spoke in support, describing another case he believed reflected a grave injustice. Committee members raised concerns about separation of powers, due process, political misuse, and whether the bill would reach beyond judges to district attorneys. Some questioned the mechanics of the proposed process, the role of the governor, the Senate trial, and whether the Judiciary Commission and existing impeachment provisions should instead be strengthened or clarified. The ACLU testified in opposition, saying the bill had technical inconsistencies in its vote threshold language, could be addressed by testing existing impeachment authority first, and should not single out judicial discretion while excluding DA discretion. No final vote on the bill was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Um, this is reflected in the fiscal note which you should have been providing. I see heads nodding.
• Um, this is reflected in the fiscal note which you should have been providing. I see heads nodding.
• Um, this is reflected in the<01:16:23.600> fiscal<01:16:23.920> note<01:16:24.239> which
• <01:16:24.400> you<01:16:24.640> should<01:16:24.800> have the fiscal note which
• you should have the fiscal note which you should have been<01:16:25.280> providing.

Bills: SF0028, SF0030, SF0031, SF0032

Keywords: voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety

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• I can tell you that there's a challenge with fiscal years, right?
• So, this current fiscal year, we got 3.5 million to make awards.
• So, we anticipate that 3.5 this current fiscal year.
• The fiscal year 3 5 next fiscal year will definitely keep us on a good solid footing to ensure that we
• And noted that this is quite hard to read. Yeah, Mr.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Was I sleeping when we went through the fiscal note?
• Was I sleeping when we went through the fiscal note?
• Was I sleeping when we went through the fiscal note?
• Was I sleeping when we went through the fiscal note?
• sleeping when we went through the fiscal sleeping when we went through the fiscal note?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 will come to order.
• As my colleague Kyle noted, Codes and Standards is projected to have a fiscal deficit due to the current
• Without fee increases, the fiscal deficit is approximately $3.2 million, starting in fiscal year 2029
• The fiscal condition of deficit would move out to fiscal year 2030-31.
• Also, as the agenda notes, it's not just one or two fees here.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an extensive presentation on the administration’s housing reorganization proposal, which would centralize multifamily affordable housing finance under the new Housing Development and Finance Committee (HDFC) and align it with the Governor’s trailer bill language. Administration officials said the plan is intended to create a one-stop application and award process, reduce duplicative timelines and costs, and pair state subsidy with private activity bonds and federal tax credits more efficiently. They also described proposed changes to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, including shifting a larger share of funding toward housing-related awards while preserving a portion for sustainable communities investments. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported the streamlining concept but recommended changes to the proposed bond set-aside timing and urged flexibility for integrated applications and future reporting on demand. Senators, especially Senator Cabaldon, raised concerns that the proposal could weaken the original climate-and-transportation purpose of the sustainable communities program and that the reorganization would be undercut by the lack of new housing production funding in the budget. The item was held open without a vote. The committee then received a report from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee on federal and state housing tax credits. Staff explained that the federal H.R. 1 change lowering the bond-financing threshold from 50% to 25% greatly expanded the number of projects able to use the 4% federal tax credit, allowing California to fund many more projects and units. They also described the state low-income housing tax credit as an important gap-filling tool for projects that still need additional subsidy, and noted existing set-asides for rural, homeless, at-risk, and extremely low-income projects. Members discussed rehabilitation as well as new construction, and the item was informational only. Finally, the Civil Rights Department reported on the effects of federal civil rights policy changes and on three programs facing expiration: California vs. Hate, the Community Conflict Resolution Unit, and Investigations and Conciliation Enhancement. Director Kevin Kish said federal cuts and policy shifts have reduced support for fair housing and other civil rights functions, while CRD’s caseload has grown from about 8,700 open matters a year ago to more than 12,000, with a six-month wait for interviews despite overtime triage efforts. Senators expressed strong support for continuing the programs and concern about the broader federal rollback of civil rights enforcement. The department said it is using overtime, intake triage, and outreach partnerships to manage the workload and direct Californians to appropriate state, local, and nonprofit resources.

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• fiscal office committee web page and other committee pages.
• Please refrain from the passing of notes and conversation during a roll call.
• That and the fiscal note are all on the page of our conference committee hosts.
• The fiscal note from the Joint Fiscal Office is updated to reflect the agreements we made, but also reflects
• the fiscal impacts of the original underlying bill.

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• Gross adjusted collections for this fiscal year to date is $7.76 billion.
• That is up 4.4% from the last fiscal year to date at $7.44 billion.
• That is up $7.7 billion from the last fiscal year to date, which was $5.9 billion.
• As for fiscal year 2026, the allocations were included in your packet.
• It's a request for approval of special maintenance funding for fiscal year 27.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• I would like to note that the GME expansion is also included on this page.
• So the supplemental is necessary to finish out this fiscal year and the previous fiscal year.
• The budget is for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
• This outlines that there was an 8% increase from those fiscal 25 rates into fiscal 26 and an 8% increase
• from those fiscal 26 rates into fiscal 27.

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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• HB 645 has a fiscal note that adds about $100,000 a year, and the purpose of that $100,000 is so that
• That’s in 645, and that’s the fiscal note.
• <00:43:42.559> note<00:43:43.480> that there's um 645 has a fiscal note that there's
• um 645 has a fiscal note that adds<00:43:44.480> about<00:43:44.920> $100,000<00:43:45.920
• c> 645 and that's the fiscal note do you do 645 and that's the fiscal note do you do you<00:44:09.400

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The working session focused on the New Hampshire Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s budget request and its recent work. Early discussion centered on a technical question about a statutory dedicated fund for donations: members asked why the budget did not show a line item for accepting donations, and DHHS CFO Nathan White explained that the statute already authorizes the fund, but because no revenue has been received yet, it does not appear in the budget. He said any future donations would go through the normal process under RSA 14:30-a, with fiscal committee and Governor and Council approval and a memo to the Department of Revenue Administration. The chair clarified that the account was not a prerequisite to soliciting donations, and White said the fund would supplement, not replace, General Fund support. Kirk Williamson, the board’s executive director, then presented the board’s mission and budget. He said the governor’s budget provides about $256,500 in the first year and slightly more in the second, all General Funds, and that the board had distributed a technical amendment to continue the executive director position. He described the board’s role as analyzing prescription drug costs, identifying savings opportunities, monitoring market trends, promoting transparency, and making recommendations to the legislature and public payers. He also emphasized that the board operates publicly, with live-streamed meetings and a stakeholder advisory council that includes unions, state agencies, Medicaid, corrections, higher education, and other stakeholders. A major topic was the board’s estimate of $6 million in potential savings, based on Medicare’s newly negotiated prices for 10 drugs. Williamson explained that the board used those federal negotiated prices as a benchmark to estimate what New Hampshire public payers might be missing by not having similar leverage, and said the board is trying to build evidence for future recommendations rather than directly setting prices. Members asked how those potential savings could become actual savings, and Williamson said the board is sharing findings through its advisory council and feedback loops, though it has not yet sent a formal recommendation letter to specific purchasers. He also discussed the difference between pharmacy-benefit spending, which relies heavily on PBM-negotiated rebates, and medical-benefit spending, which is administered differently and is being added to the board’s next report. Williamson highlighted other work, including a model on Humira and a pending legislative effort to improve biosimilar competition, plus a proposed state-backed pharmacy savings card that would be no cost to the state and could save users about $240 per prescription based on Connecticut’s experience. No votes were taken during the session.

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• On a more personal note, and why I stand today to introduce them, my wife and my brother-in-law were
• impact whatsoever on the revenues of the state, and there is no fiscal note attached to our report.
• <00:23:25.760> impact so therefore there is no fiscal impact so therefore there is no fiscal
• <00:23:32.320> note of the state and there is no fiscal note of the state and there is no
• fiscal note attached<00:23:33.360> to<00:23:33.520> our<00:23:33.840> report.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House opened with a devotional led by Rep. Bram Kleppner, who spoke about ethics, the virtues of kindness, wisdom, and courage, and offered an atheist’s prayer focused on those themes for legislative work. After the devotional, the chamber handled first readings of four bills: H.913 on prohibiting certain prediction markets securities, H.914 on compensating the city of Barre for an education property tax overpayment, H.915 on an extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers, and H.916 on education fund expenditures review. H.913 was referred to Government Operations and Military Affairs, H.914 to Ways and Means, H.915 to Ways and Means under House Rule 35A because it affects state revenue, and H.916 to Education. Members also made several announcements recognizing outside groups and events, including a Universal Health Care Caucus meeting, the organization Lond, visiting Vermont NEA educators for “Stand Up for Students Day,” a Federation of Sportsmen mixer, a Vermont State Employees Association reception and dinner, a Council of State Governments East reception, a mental health first aid class reminder, and State House apparel sales. The House then took up orders of the day, first postponing action on H.205, an act relating to agreements not to compete, for one legislative day. The chamber passed H.639 on genetic data privacy, H.694 on amendments to the Bennington town charter concerning the town manager, and H.907 on legislative review of reporting requirements. It then considered H.566 on sealing postcharge court diversion records upon successful completion. The Judiciary Committee explained the bill would replace expungement with sealing for juvenile and adult diversion records, add a limited Burlington Community Justice Center pilot for certain municipal ordinance violations, and align the law with prior record-clearance reforms; Judiciary reported it favorably 10-1. Ways and Means said removal of a proposed fee eliminated any fiscal impact and reported the bill ought to pass 11-0. The House agreed to the Judiciary amendment and ordered third reading. Finally, the House postponed H.635, which would eliminate Department of Correction supervisory fees, for one legislative day, heard additional announcements, and adjourned until Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 3:30 p.m.

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• Fiscal year 2024 would still have some of those unwinding recipients on the rolls.
• You can see here, just for due note, that in 2024, the general fund of...
• Note that in 2024, the general fund is at 863 million.
• This is for fiscal year 2026, and it is what we need to run the program.
• So, what we're asking to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 is 1.184 billion.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Just a note there for our capital outlay and building maintenance and equipment, all.
• through June 14 all the way through, um, fiscal year, uh, 25 in green, for example, column N.
• Tom Taylor, and, um, since we're right at the tail end of fiscal year 25, going into fiscal year 26,
• Um, so one of the projects though, that still is within our fiscally constrained is.
• Chair, I just want to note that um NMFA Oversight is meeting in Demming in September.

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• I'm just focusing on the fiscal note here.
• I'm just focusing on the the fiscal<03:08:26.800> note<03:08:27.120> here.
• Um, my expectation is fiscal note here.
• What's curious about this as I'm reading through the fiscal note is that it is fluctuating in terms of
• <03:10:14.720> note<03:10:15.040> is reading through the um fiscal note is reading

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Members then approved the journal of April 8, 2026, and heard several introductions and tributes, including recognition of Home Education Day in Colorado, a welcome to Sigma Lambda Gamma members, and a reminder about an education luncheon. The chamber then recessed briefly before moving into second reading and floor consideration of bills. The main substantive debate centered on House Bill 1357, which phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. Supporters said the program serves a relatively small number of students, costs more per student than community college alternatives, and should be wound down so limited state education dollars can go to core services and the school finance formula. Opponents argued the state had promised the program to students who planned their education around it, including some who turned down scholarships, and said the change would harm future teachers and should have been treated as a pause rather than an end. The House adopted an appropriations amendment (L003), withdrew a proposed substitute amendment (L005), and then passed HB 1357 as amended. The House also passed House Bill 1358, which reduces the appropriation for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Grant Program by $5.2 million in general fund. The sponsor described it as a grant program supporting community learning centers and math/STEM enrichment, but said funding will end after the following fiscal year and the program must step down so families can seek other services. The bill was adopted without further opposition. Finally, the House considered House Bill 1359, which redirects certain revenue from public school land natural resource removals to the state public school fund rather than the permanent fund, with projected transfers of $25 million in FY 2025-26 and $45 million in FY 2026-27. Supporters said the measure is needed to help balance the budget. An opponent raised concerns about impacts on a constituent ranch lease tied to a proposed green energy project, but the sponsor clarified the bill applies only to royalties and leases on state-owned public school lands. The House then adopted HB 1359.

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• I think it is fiscally irresponsible, and it is our job to be fiscally responsible.
• <00:27:00.120> I job to be be fiscally responsible I job to be be fiscally responsible I would
• million increase in fiscal 27.
• 26 good 30 million increase in fiscal 26 good 30 and<01:05:09.599> fiscal and fiscal and fiscal
• 26 and $765,000 in fiscal 27.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division II work session considered several amendments to HB 2. The first two items were rejected: a proposal to add a new “Lakes” license plate with proceeds to the cyanobacteria fund failed 7-8, and Amendment 1040, which would have imposed a 5% administrative fee on certain dedicated funds to raise general fund revenue, failed 4-5. Representative Maguire explained the fee would apply only to new revenue going forward and would not change existing fund balances; he also described exemptions for federal funds, bequests, and other special cases. Representative Murray questioned the consistency of the approach and who currently pays administrative costs, while Maguire said the charges are often handled case-by-case by agencies or the treasurer. The committee then revisited revenue distribution changes in HB 2. Members first reconsidered and reversed prior acceptance of sections affecting the Education Trust Fund, then adopted Amendment 1381H, which changes the distribution of business profits tax and business enterprise tax revenue, along with related sections, to shift more money to the General Fund. Supporters argued the change was needed to address revenue shortfalls and to align with historical distributions; opponents said it reduced support for education. The reconsideration motion passed 7-3, and the amendment itself passed 5-3. The committee also adopted Amendment 1413H, incorporating the language of HB 741 on open enrollment and student attendance in public schools. Supporters said it was House policy and had sufficient policy and fiscal impact to belong in HB 2; opponents noted the underlying bill had been controversial and passed the House by a relatively close margin. Finally, the committee considered a USNH budget reduction proposal that would cut the University System of New Hampshire by $25 million per year net. Supporters said the cut was necessary to balance the budget and that K-12 obligations had to take priority, while opponents argued the cut would harm workforce development, the state economy, and student retention. The transcript cuts off during extended debate, and no final vote on the USNH item is shown in the provided text.

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• This continues with a $900,000 cancellation in fiscal 26 and 27 and ongoing in fiscal 28 and 29.
• That has a fiscal impact of $7.6 million in fiscal 28 and 29.
• And fiscal 26 and 27 is $241.946 million, and in fiscal 28 and 29, $166.496 million.
• 26 and 27, $7.6 million in fiscal 28 and 29.
• And ongoing in fiscal 26 and 27 and fiscal 28 and 29, those reflect the same cancellation numbers from

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• will be noted as excused for the remainder of this agenda unless otherwise noted.
• Senate Bill 30 304, SD1, HD1... this agenda unless otherwise noted are this agenda unless otherwise noted
• <02:00:59.679> IR fiscal IR fiscal IR responsibility<02:01:02.040> thank<02:01:02.239><
• This is terrible fiscal policy.
• will be noted as excused for the remainder of this agenda unless otherwise noted.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We received $947,800 for fiscal year 26 and $479,880 for fiscal year 27 to be expended by the Department
• Uh, just so the public is aware, we have $50,000 for fiscal year 26 and $50,000 for fiscal year 27.
• Uh, room 225 at 5:46. for fiscal year 27. So So chair on my for fiscal year 27.
• We did remove Section 3 requesting the appropriation necessary for the fiscal year 2025-26 and the fiscal
• appropriation necessary for the fiscal appropriation necessary for the fiscal year year year 202526

Keywords: Conference Notices: AGR 2:30 PM:, 910, house, all

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• and welcome to Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health, covering the state's investments and fiscal
• Well, with that, just a few housekeeping notes.
• We're requesting $21.7 million in fiscal year 2025-26 and ongoing, tied to increased patient service
• The patient-driven operating expenses and equipment were requesting 21.7 million in fiscal year 25, 26
• In these times of fiscal uncertainty...

Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from the chair and members about recent federal cuts to public health, mental health, family planning, and Title X funding, with strong concern about the impact on California programs and providers. The committee then turned to the Department of State Hospitals, which presented its 2025-26 budget proposal of $3.4 billion, including new positions, capital improvements, and funding tied to increased patient costs and incompetent-to-stand-trial services. DSH reported major progress in reducing the IST waitlist and wait times, said it had met the court’s 28-day treatment benchmark for those without extenuating circumstances, and described workforce recruitment and retention efforts such as residency programs, fellowships, outreach, and hiring streamlining. Members asked about future IST referral trends, SB 1323’s effect on diversion and community treatment, and workforce lessons in high-cost regions; public comment urged reconsideration of county IST growth cap methodology in light of new criminal justice initiatives. The committee next received an informational overview of Proposition 1 and its changes to behavioral health funding and governance. The Legislative Analyst’s Office explained that Prop. 1 restructured county MHSA funding buckets, expanded the Commission for Behavioral Health, shifted prevention and early intervention responsibilities, and authorized a $6.4 billion bond, including $4.4 billion for behavioral health facilities through BHCIP. DHCS said it had released guidance for county integrated plans and was receiving extensive public comment. Members focused on BHCIP application requirements, especially letters of support and tribal projects, and raised concerns about whether DHCS’s implementation matched statutory intent. DHCS said it had authority to set application requirements and that tribal entities were treated differently because of sovereignty and funding structure. DHCS then updated the committee on BHCIP, the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program, and related bond implementation. The department said BHCIP had awarded about $1.7 billion across five rounds, with more than 130 projects and 223 distinct facilities funded, and that it was preparing to award the new bond funds after receiving nearly $8 billion in applications. The LAO’s assessment found that more than half of awards served at least 80% Medi-Cal enrollees, but also raised concerns that the regional allocation model could reinforce inequities, that the program had not sufficiently addressed the highest-need regions such as the southern San Joaquin Valley, and that smaller counties and less launch-ready applicants faced barriers. For bridge housing, DHCS said more than $1.1 billion had been awarded, serving over 5,000 people and supporting more than 2,000 operational beds, but the Governor’s budget proposes to eliminate Round 4 funding as the administration weighs other statewide investments and Proposition 1 implementation workload. Public commenters and members urged more accountability, better regional equity, stronger labor and community involvement, and caution about funding for for-profit psychiatric facilities. Finally, the committee heard on the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative. CalHHS and DHCS described CYBHI as a broad prevention- and equity-focused effort with more than 1,300 organizations funded, over $2.1 billion awarded, and multiple work streams spanning schools, community programs, workforce, and digital supports. DHCS highlighted school-based services, the fee schedule rollout, and digital platforms BrightLife Kids and Soluna, which it said are reaching users statewide and providing low-barrier access to coaching and support. Members and public commenters raised concerns about delays in school fee schedule implementation, the large share of funding going to digital tools, the need for more in-person services, and whether the initiative is sufficiently tracking outcomes and equity impacts. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• HCR 61 requests a study examining how certain other jurisdictions produce fiscal notes.
• 03.640> produce how certain other jurisdictions produce how certain other jurisdictions produce fiscal
• fiscal fiscal notes notes notes um<00:23:07.679> nobody<00:23:08.679> um<00:23:09.200>
• Members, voting on HCR 60 and HR 56, noting the presence of all members except R.
• Last one on this agenda: HCR 61 on fiscal notes. Recommendation is to pass as is.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Back in the day, someone would slide a note underneath your door with information.
• The bill appropriates $12 million in fiscal year 2026 and another $12 million in fiscal year 2020 from
• A lot of times around here, we'll say like, "Oh, it's a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, no fiscal note
• It has a fiscal note to somebody, and I think with the new formula and the way it flows through the Department
• note or somehow come up with sustainable funding.

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