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• crime victims advocate, and I've been asked to read a testimony this morning from Benjamin Bull, the General
• Benjamin Bull, the General Counsel for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, that Alabama SB on

Bills: SB186 , SB187

Committee: Senate Children and Youth Health

Keywords: internet filtering, child protection, obscene content, civil liability, manufacturers, app store, app store provider, app developer, mobile app, age verification, parental consent, minor safety, child online safety, parental controls, age gating, digital privacy, data protection, in-app purchases, online consumer protection, deceptive trade practice

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• from a special to a general.
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• This shows the all funds, the general revenue, and all state funds, which is general revenue, general
• General detail is provided on slides three through five, showing the all funds, the general revenue,
• TEA is the...
• Since that time, SPU, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice
• Executive Director Choda: Since that time, SPU, the Office of the Inspector General, and the Texas Department

Bills: SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

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• And that court says that the Attorney General cannot independently prosecute.
• No, I don't know what the current Attorney General prioritizes.
• Can the Attorney General just go out independently and start the investigation?
• Secretary will read the caption. the Office of the Attorney General.
• and this generation of Texans are healthier.

Bills: SJR37 , SJR57 , SB7 , SB8 , SB16 , SB108 , SB125 , SB207 , SB318 , SB371 , SB379 , SB396 , SB406 , SB503 , SB533 , SB565 , SB578 , SB599 , SB686 , SB689 , SB707 , SB763 , SB854 , SB857 , SB875 , SB878 , SB920 , SB924 , SB961 , SB965 , SB985 , SB988 , SB1021 , SB1024 , SB1026 , SB1038 , SB1059 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1207 , SB1252 , SB1330 , SB1396 , SB1484 , SB1527 , SB1535 , SB1596 , SB1619 , SB1697 , SB1737 , SB1741 , SB1841 , SJR36 , SJR12 , SJR57 , SJR37 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SB565 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB707 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB857 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB1497 , SB1498 , SB241 , SB304 , SB621 , SB1023 , SB1024 , SB686 , SB371 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB875 , SB406 , SB985 , SB965 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB856 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB1252 , SB608 , SB955 , SB957 , SB988 , SB1021 , SB1120 , SB251 , SB541 , SB379 , SB1737 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB1527 , SB125 , SB599 , SB1330 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB472 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB961 , SB1038 , SB578 , SB711 , SB746 , SB942 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB1738 , SB108 , SB8 , SB318 , SB507 , SB533 , SB689 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB763 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB617 , SB1567 , SB503 , SB16 , SB310 , SB311 , SB396 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB924 , SB1029 , SB1185 , SB1202 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1697 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB878 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB1535 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB207 , SB1207 , SB1619 , SB1396 , SB920 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB1741 , SB7 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1366 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1816 , SB1841 , SB2188 , SB1147 , SB879 , SB1008 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SCR39 , SB1536 , SB2016 , SB1453 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB27 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB906 , SB860 , SB1563 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB836 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB922 , SB984 , SB1084 , SB619 , SB1098 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1939 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1388 , SB2230 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB29 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719

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• We know generally what they're looking for, but we don't know the specific qualifications. Perfect.
• I just wondered if some of the programs, if they have been looked at by maybe the Auditor General and
• Chairman and Representative says, I don't know that the Auditor General has audited these programs, but
• I just wondered if some of the programs, if they have been looked at by maybe the auditor general and
• And we knew that if we put general fund, that's just a very hard sell, right?

Bills: SB1317 , SB1655 , SB1656 , SB1751 , SCR1049

Committees: House Judiciary , House House Judiciary Committee of Reference

Keywords: reentry programs, criminal justice, funding, grants, recidivism, attorney general, jury duty, election worker, Arizona Revised Statutes, temporary appointment, civic duty, family court, professional personnel, parenting time, legal decision-making, evidentiary hearings, child custody, ethical standards, capital punishment, death penalty

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• So the numbers, uh, you know, everybody's, oh, general fund doesn't have any money, education's got all
• ><00:15:15.040><c> fund</c><00:15:15.279><c> doesn't</c><00:15:15.519><c> have</c> everybody's oh general
• fund doesn't have everybody's oh general fund doesn't have any<00:15:15.839><c> money</c><00:15:16.160
• Right now, we giving away, I'm just using this general word, we giving, we splitting up all the money
• :53.280><c> students</c><00:50:54.160><c> or</c> majority first generation students or majority first

Bills: SB344 , SB344

Committee: Senate Finance and Taxation Education

Keywords: Alabama Memorial Preservation Act, monuments, historic preservation, memorial buildings, memorial schools, memorial streets, architecturally significant buildings, public property, waiver process, Committee on Alabama Monument Protection, Attorney General, civil penalty, historic marker, renaming, relocation, removal, public memorials, heritage preservation, state historic preservation fund, governmental entity

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• that to overlook that would be to slight one of the greatest movement movers and shakers of our generation
• Doesn't matter what presidents, of all presidents, besides General Washington, I'll tell you, right there
• next to General Washington, okay?
• The bill grants the Attorney General or a county attorney exclusive authority to enforce the act, prescribes
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1035 appropriates an unspecified amount from the State General Fund in

Bills: SB1010 , SB1035 , SB1058 , SB1077 , SB1093

Committees: Senate Public Safety , Senate Senate Public Safety Committee of Reference

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, appropriation, state budget

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• So, the SBA Office of Inspector General identified multiple instances in which SBA employees approved
• General.
• H.R. 826, a bill to require the Inspector General of the Small Business Administration to submit a quarterly
• The SBA Office of Inspector General estimates that roughly $200 billion in potentially fraudulent relief
• Speaker, we must pass H.R. 826 to require the SBA Inspector General to... ...provide regular reports

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• Members of the committee, I can give you some general numbers.
• So there's one general way that that happens.
• “So, it occurs to me that even though the Attorney General...”
• This would generate $28 million in ongoing transportation investment.
• It doesn't get deposited into the general fund. Okay, thank you.

Bills: SB1072 , SB1111 , SB1114 , SB1116 , SB1122 , SB1179 , SB1250 , SB1308 , SB1455 , SB1456 , SB1457 , SB1487 , SB1547 , SB1549 , SB1551 , SB1552

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: reimbursement rates, intellectual disabilities, community services, economic security, funding appropriations, automated license plate readers, law enforcement, privacy, data access, public records, behavioral health, patient brokering, appropriation, state funds, Maricopa County, claims review, medical necessity, American Indian health program, healthcare regulations, healthcare

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• I would suggest that this committee, the ways and means and general fund, the ways and means and general
• information that shows exactly what the cost overruns were and what they were for specifically, not in general
• Hollis on March 19th, and I want a quick shout out to Gaines Vau for supporting us this week with the general

Bills: HB30 , HB263 , HB357 , HB359 , SB60 , SB102 , HB30

Committee: House Ways and Means General Fund

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

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• </c><00:47:09.119><c> well</c> they follow the criteria to a tea well they follow the criteria to a tea
• We find that they're often also the fire chief or the building code inspector, and they come into this
• and they come building code inspector and they come into<01:17:46.440><c> this</c><01:17:46.639><c>
• We generated the content of this report from surveying local health officers, so this is not just the
• This is generated from the communities and from the local health officers and what they're telling us

Summary: The committee first handled organizational business, electing Representative Mark Pearson as chair for the coming term, appointing Representative Lucy Weber as clerk, and approving the November 22 minutes with abstentions from members who were absent. Members also noted excused absences for Senator Avard and Representative Jessica Lontine. After the vote, the committee moved to the DHHS commissioners’ update. DHHS associate commissioners Patricia Tilly and Chris Santinello described a process-improvement effort to improve transitions for youth moving from DCF care into adult developmental services and Medicaid. They said the old process was fragmented, dependent on personal relationships, and not sustainable, so staff from DCF, the Bureau of Family Assistance, Developmental Services, and public health used a Kaizen/Lean event to map the workflow, identify bottlenecks, clarify roles, and create a more consistent playbook. Members asked about IT support and whether the process would create new bureaucracy; DHHS said current systems are antiquated, especially DCF’s CWIS, but the goal is to streamline coordination, not add bureaucracy, and future systems like Granite Families may help with reminders and age-based ticklers. Several members praised the work, including a CASA volunteer who said the added attention has improved services for vulnerable youth. The committee then received the annual healthcare-associated infections update from Ctin Hansen of the Division of Public Health Services. Hansen reported that New Hampshire’s HAI program, created by statute, tracks infections in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dialysis centers, and long-term care facilities. For 2023, hospitals reported fewer infections than predicted nationally, with 135 infections statewide and 174 C. diff infections also below national rates; hospital influenza vaccination was 89.9%. Ambulatory surgery centers reported low infection counts and an 80.1% staff flu vaccination rate; dialysis centers reported fewer infections overall than the prior year but higher local access-site infections, with staff vaccination at 52.6%; and long-term care facilities reported a 50.1% flu vaccination rate, up from 37.8%. Hansen also said the program conducted over 100 investigations, handled 84 antibiotic-resistant organism reports, completed 20 infection-prevention assessments, and operated on a budget of about $348,000 plus grant funding, including an Epidemiology Laboratory Capacity Grant that was later reduced.

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• So that's generally the process. It's a fairly bright-line rule for us.
• More inspectors and more FTEs. Yes, ma'am.
• And you mentioned generators, and there's a requirement here.
• Michelle Dionne-Vaholic. ...generators, and there's a requirement here.
• At the heart of this exploitation is IVF, which is unethical in general.

Committee: Senate Health & Human Services

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• Chairman, Members, House Bill 2063 appropriates $1.5 million from the State General Fund, FY 27, to the
• Joshua was placed in the general population cell with a bunk bed.
• fund since we're so short on general fund dollars at this moment.
• So there's no landing fees for me if I land at Sky Harbor with a small general aviation aircraft.
• General aviation aircraft. But if there's a big jet, yeah, they're going to charge a fee.

Bills: HB2003 , HB2063 , HB2111 , HB2116 , HB2210 , HCM2007

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, corrections oversight, appropriation, independent office, public safety, funding, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, traffic laws, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation

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• The two-year general fund impact is $64,000, and the four-year general fund impact is $1.2 million.
• The two-year general fund impact is $3.69 million, and the four-year general fund impact is the same
• The two-year general fund impact is a reduction of $100,000, and the four-year general fund impact is
• all General Fund State.
• all general fund state.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• All told, that general government, legislative, and judicial administrative savings generates about $155
• General government, legislative, and judicial administrative savings generates about $155 million in
• It saves near general fund outlook in $239 million.
• It has no net It saves near General Fund Outlook in $239 million.
• Since then, CCA has generated billions of dollars in revenue.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• each school district to dedicate at least 60% of its operational spending, as defined by the Auditor General
• I mean, we're talking about the next generation of leaders in this country.
• We're talking about the next generation of leaders in this state.
• Compliance is phased in gradually, and the Auditor General monitors progress.
• But generally speaking, that has been our position. But, Mr.

Bills: HB2035 , HB2041 , HB2611 , HB2860 , HB4004 , HB4049 , SCR1032

Committees: Senate Government , Senate Senate Government Committee of Reference

Keywords: kinship care, child welfare, foster care, relative placement, child protection, child neglect, financial resources, behavioral health, Christian Science treatment, parental rights, group homes, children's rights, safety protocols, employee training, mental health, child safety, oversight, independent committee, transparency, accountability

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• I'm going to ask that real general because on some of these I'm going to have to do that so it doesn't
• Chairman, members, House Bill 2602 appropriates $24,000 from the State General Fund to the Department
• Younger generations—I know I’ve been retired for five years, but the younger generation—they’re just
• fund for the capital cost for the So anyhow, I'm asking for $10 million from the State General Fund
• So, again, second-generation law enforcement.

Bills: HB2207 , HB2225 , HB2602 , HB2641

Committees: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement , House House Public Safety & Law Enforcement Committee of Reference

Keywords: braille, disability access, education funding, state corrections, inclusion, HB 2225, Yavapai County, northern Arizona regional training academy, training academy, public safety training, law enforcement training, police academy, first responder training, capital appropriation, state general fund, state treasurer, lapsing appropriation, section 35-190, capital costs, regional training facility

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• As background, third-party litigation funding refers generally to the practice of providing money to
• Generally speaking, third-party litigation funding is either entered into with an individual plaintiff
• I'm the Corporate General Counsel for MultiCare Health System.
• So the Attorney General has more power to look into the relationships more deeply.
• I'm Vice President and General Manager for Materialise North America.

Bills: HB2255 , HB2320 , HB2548

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: litigation finance, legal funding, lawsuit, financial services, access to justice, firearm regulation, manufacturing, safety standards, background checks, license requirements, health care market standards, hospital consolidation, merger review, health care transaction notice, attorney general review, antitrust, provider organizations, hospital systems, contracting affiliation, material change

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• This proposed budget would cut general fund services for foundational public health services by an additional
• I want to be clear: we support funding the Working Families Tax Credit in general, but what this budget
• important revenue source for the agency, and they can do more to sustainably harvest timber and generate
• We are deeply grateful for Governor Ferguson's decision to provide $6.3 million general fund plus $18
• In this job, I provided first-generation students like myself with resume and job support.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• And then Jamie Gortmaker has a variety of also general government agencies.
• So in the two-year period, we have about $155 million worth of near-general-fund costs.
• You also see administrative reductions at a number of general government agencies.
• Much less general fund in this area of the budget.
• I understand the challenge of addressing a general fund shortfall.

Bills: HB2289

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care