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• We started this budget process in January.
• As this smoother budget year will not be real. we are now facing what is one of the more difficult budget
• We need to look at these budgets, make sure that they're supporting each other, that the budgets align
• Work would be ongoing in the budget year and budget year plus one.
• It's not just budget math.

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• </c><00:04:20.560><c> are</c><00:04:20.799><c> bearing</c> budgets and our state budget are bearing budgets
• </c> budget.
• For the last two budget budget.
• Is fraud accounted in the budget? Should it be accounted in the budget?

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• </c><00:04:38.320><c> will</c> proposals included in the budget will proposals included in the budget
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• Yet this budget proposal uses nursing homes to balance the budget, which leaves us with the question:

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• We have 21 budget amendments on today's agenda.
• The department has one budget amendment requesting additional budget authority for $14,751,000.
• In front of the commission to hopefully receive the budget authority.
• So why are we just getting this budget amendment now in 2026? Mr.
• within the Medicaid services to individuals budget entity.

Summary: The Legislative Budget Commission considered 21 budget amendments, most of them routine authority adjustments tied to federal grants, Medicaid payment programs, and trust fund realignments. The Department of Education received $14.751 million for a Preschool Development Grant to support early learning system improvements, workforce credentialing and training, IT modernization, and related early childhood certification work. The Department of Veterans Affairs shifted $2.2 million within its trust fund to cover higher nursing home occupancy, replace contract nursing with OPS staff, and meet rising operating costs. The Department of Health moved about $9.1 million to support Disability Determinations, where roughly 140,000 cases were pending or in process, and said the change would help reduce backlog and avoid a deficit. The Agency for Health Care Administration presented multiple amendments for Medicaid-related programs, including $766 million for indirect medical education, $1.9 million for managed care network adequacy audits, $209 million for the Rural Health Transformation Program, and several large supplemental payment programs for hospitals and physicians; members asked about CMS approval delays, provider access, and how rural funds would be distributed. The commission also adopted an amendment realigning KidCare funds, placing a $32.1 million surplus into reserve, though several members objected that the state had not yet implemented the 2023 KidCare expansion and that children remained on a wait list. Another Medicaid amendment placed a $376 million surplus into reserve after updated estimating conference projections. Other agencies also received approvals. FDLE received $16.26 million to buy counter-unmanned aircraft systems equipment such as radar and RF sensors to detect and mitigate drone threats. The Department of Juvenile Justice received $1.6 million for the Florida Scholars Academy and a Social Services Block Grant realignment, with staff confirming corrective action had been taken after prior audit findings about allowable SSBG spending. The Division of Emergency Management received federal pass-through authority for FIFA World Cup security and counter-UAS funds, both controlled by the Miami host committee, and members noted the state had little direct oversight over how those local grants would be used. The Department of Commerce received $148.4 million for Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery work, with questions focused on the split between housing, infrastructure, and administrative costs. The Department of State received $408,377 for arts and culture federal grant obligations. All amendments were adopted, generally without objection, after brief questioning and no public testimony.

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• Now on to the 2027 budget.
• When it comes to this budget, the question is, how does this budget lower our residents' costs?
• So let me share the quick highlights of this budget. The budget is a $60.75 billion budget that...
• The budget is a $60.75 billion budget that reflects the governor's introduced budget amount.
• The governor's budget message is reflected here today in a $60.75 billion budget.

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• Welcome to the joint budget hearing on Governor Healey's proposed FY27 budget.
• A budget proposed...
• state budgets work.
• HHS budget already represents 17% of our total budget.
• on a yearly budget.

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• General Fund budget.
• From a budget perspective.
• From a budget perspective, how would we be demonstrating that mission from a budget perspective?
• Specific line item in CDCR's budget.
• The budget appropriate budget committee in last year's process.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) budget, with a focus on prison population trends, spending, facility closures, and efforts to find savings. The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) presented data showing the prison and parole populations have fallen sharply over the past 20 years while CDCR spending has remained high, driven largely by security, health care, litigation-related requirements, and aging infrastructure. The LAO also said the state is likely to have several thousand empty beds by 2030 and recommended closing another prison, identifying the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad as the strongest candidate, while also urging more transparency around facility deactivations and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) efficiency contract. CDCR Secretary Jeff McCumber said the department faces structural budget pressures from retirement payouts, workers’ compensation, overtime, medical transport, aging facilities, and violence in prisons, but emphasized declining recidivism, expanding reentry beds, and the need for more single-celling and rehabilitation. Department of Finance representative Anthony Franzoa said the administration is not proposing another prison closure at this time, opposed new reporting requirements on deactivations, and said the BCG contract is intended to produce long-term savings even if near-term estimates are being revised downward. Amber Rose Howard of California United for Responsible Budget argued the state should close more prisons, redirect funds to community services, and stop spending on excess prison capacity. Members questioned why CDCR still relies on vacancy savings, why rehabilitation is only a small share of the budget, and whether the department should be more transparent about capacity reductions and legal liabilities. Several members criticized the $20 million BCG contract and the lack of competitive bidding, while others pressed CDCR on staffing levels, single-celling, suicide prevention, and health care costs for older incarcerated people. The hearing did not take a formal vote, but it ended with clear committee concern about CDCR’s budget transparency, the pace of prison closures, and the need to align spending more closely with the declining prison population and the department’s stated rehabilitation mission.

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• This budget together.
• And I Minnesota in the state budget.
• Can you speak to the health budget?
• </c> governor been in the budget governor been in the budget negotiations?
• </c><00:07:55.680><c> The</c> and a full Senate budget out. The and a full Senate budget out.

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• Additionally, the fourth-year compact deferral, consistent with the 2025 Budget Act, the Governor's budget
• Our state budget discussions are taking place during historic uncertainty for the budget.
• Even the Governor's budget talks about a massive budget structural deficit, which if we continue that
• were not in the final budget.
• of the Governor's budget.

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• So for those reasons, I support the budget. Support a 2002 budget. Thank you.
• So for those reasons, I support the budget, support a 2002 budget. Thank you.
• Speaker, to inquire the budget chair. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, to inquire the budget chair.
• Within MoDOT's budget, there's a lot of programs included here within MoDOT's budget.
• I've appreciated working alongside the budget chair and all members of the budget committee.

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Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal, and numerous introductions of guests and school groups. Members also suspended House Rule 98 to allow baseball apparel in celebration of opening day. The chamber then moved into budget committee reports and third-reading debate on several appropriations bills. The most extensive debate centered on House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2002, the operating budget for elementary and secondary education. Supporters emphasized record-level funding for K-12 education, transportation, the foundation formula, early childhood programs, and child care subsidies, while opponents argued the bill still underfunds the foundation formula and child care and shifts costs to local districts. The bill passed 85-70. House Bill 2003, covering higher education and workforce development, drew similar debate over a new full-time-equivalent funding model; supporters called it more equitable and performance-based, while opponents warned it would sharply cut funding for some universities and community colleges and harm local economies. It passed 83-66. The House also passed House Bill 2004 on revenue, the lottery, and MoDOT, despite objections about constitutional issues and a cut to public transit, by a vote of 91-50. House Bill 2005, covering the Office of Administration and employee benefits, passed 132-17 after discussion of state employee compensation and deferred compensation. House Bill 2006, covering agriculture, natural resources, and conservation, passed 133-17, with members highlighting restored funding for agriculture business development and food insecurity programs and raising concerns about reduced natural resources funding. House Bill 2007, covering economic development, commerce and insurance, and labor and industrial relations, was then taken up with discussion of tourism, housing trust fund dollars, Juneteenth funding, and economic development priorities; the transcript ends during closing remarks on that bill, before a final vote is shown.

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• So now we will move into budget format changes.
• So we are here today to present our proposed budget structure change, or the proposed budget format change
• The information, budget decisions, kind of accountability to our budget—that's information that people
• budgets go into effect.
• I work on the operating budget, and so the operating budget is quite immense for people, for lay people

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the June 18, 2025 minutes, and heard four proposed budget format changes. Washington State Parks requested a structural change to separate and better track its Stewardship Services Division, including cultural and natural resources, environmental planning, and Climate Commitment Act investments. DCYF proposed moving direct service functions now housed in program support into the child welfare program so operational costs and direct services would be reported separately; members asked how this would help avoid across-the-board reductions affecting direct services, and the agency said the change would improve transparency and prevent that problem. The Department of Transportation sought to create a new Ferries Program Support sub-program to consolidate four related projects and two existing sub-programs into one administrative/project support structure, while the Department of Veterans Affairs requested only a title change for Program 20 from Field Services to Veteran Services and Counseling and Wellness. The committee voted unanimously to approve all four changes. Kevin Feltis then gave an interim work plan and staffing update for LEAP. He said the office is continuing work on the rewritten capital budget application (BuildSUM), updating the transportation bond model, completing carry-forward levels for the 2027-29 biennium, publishing 2026 legislative budget notes, updating 2025 salary data, and participating in a LegiTech AI pilot for system development within the legislative network. He also noted LEAP’s role in supporting the new Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Budget Transparency and Fiscal Sustainability. Staffing remained steady at 11 FTEs, with no retirements or staffing changes in the past year, though one vacancy may be filled later and two retirements are anticipated over the next four to five years. The committee also discussed updates to the fiscal.wa.gov website. Planned work includes streamlining how budget data is updated when budgets are released, converting more than 100 reports from Microsoft Reporting Services to Power BI because support is ending, and evaluating whether the site’s search tool should be improved or replaced. Senators and representatives raised concerns about the number of clicks needed to reach capital and transportation project maps and about making public-facing budget information easier to find and understand. Staff said the website redesign was based on prior user testing and that they would look at ways to make maps and other top-level information more accessible. Finally, the committee elected new officers under its alternating-chair rule. Representative Gregerson was nominated and elected chair, and Senator King was nominated and elected vice chair. The meeting then adjourned.

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• CDCR's budget was 9% of the state budget 10 years ago; it's 5.6% now.
• Well, just in general, the budget, the 2024 budget act assumed $190 million in efficiency savings.
• I will point out again, too, that our share of the budget continues to go down, and our budget on the
• we were 9% of the budget 10 years ago, we're 5.6 now, our percentage of the budget is, in fact, going
• So what you have happen is that there's dollars in the budget that are budgeted for positions, but in

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• This budget does just that. If you factor in the managed This budget does just that.
• This budget steps up.
• The budget in front of us is indeed an imperfectly good budget—imperfectly good.
• Voting yes for this budget is voting yes to protect the taxpayers of this budget.
• Today, this chamber passed another state budget. Budgets are all about priorities.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, communications, committee reports, and leaves of absence. The journal was approved 50-0. The chamber then took up House Bill 1505, which drew extended debate over school funding and adequacy/tax equity. Senators Coleman and Keefer argued the bill continued to pour money into districts like Allentown without accountability or improved results, while Senators Costa, Miller, Haywood, and Anthony Williams defended the funding as a response to historic underfunding and the Commonwealth Court decision. A motion allowing Senator Coleman a third speaking turn was adopted 27-23, and the bill ultimately passed 45-5. The Senate then considered House Bill 2400, the General Appropriation Act. Supporters, including Senators Martin, Dush, Phillips-Hill, Costa, Ward, Street, Hughes, and Pittman, emphasized that the budget was balanced without using the rainy day fund or raising taxes, reduced the governor’s proposal, increased education and child care funding, supported nursing homes, rape crisis centers, infrastructure, and workforce programs, and shifted money from lapsed or unused accounts to current priorities. Opponents, including Senators Saval and Muth, said the budget failed to address structural deficits and omitted new revenue options, emergency services funding, and other major issues. The bill passed 44-6 with amendments and was returned to the House for concurrence. The Senate also passed a series of other bills, including House Bills 2412, 2413, 96, 858, 1042, 1286, 1646, 1851, 1862, 2017, 2024, 2401, and 2559, with varying margins, and sent them to the House, some with amendments. House Bill 1042 drew a negative recommendation from Senator Costa over a late amendment involving second-degree murder/felony language, but after reconsideration and vote changes it passed 30-20 with amendments. House Bill 1862, creating an Ignition Interlock Driver’s License, passed 45-5 after support from Senator Judy Ward. House Bill 1248 passed 43-7 and designates Pennsylvania rye whiskey as the official state spirit, with Senators Bartolotta and Robinson speaking in support. The chamber also adopted Senate Resolution 216, after defeating Senator Haywood’s amendment to narrow the scope of a proposed Legislative Budget and Finance Committee study of managed care organizations; the resolution passed 31-19. Several other bills were held over in their order, and the Senate later moved toward a condolence resolution.

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• Because in the current budget year, you're projecting revenues that you then true up in the next budget
• ..Governor's budget proposal to make some changes to the Budget Stabilization Account, which, if enacted
• I'm the budget director at the California Budget and Policy Center.
• a budget problem in the first place.
• I want to thank Speaker Revis, Budget Sub-Chair 7, Mr.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Accountability and Oversight held a hearing on proposals to reform California’s Budget Stabilization Account, or rainy day fund, ahead of the May Revision. Members and witnesses reviewed how Proposition 2 (2014) changed reserve rules, including mandatory deposits, a 10% cap on the fund, and limits tied to the Governor’s declaration of a budget emergency. LAO staff explained that California’s revenues are highly volatile, that current reserve rules are complicated by interactions with Proposition 98 and the Gann limit, and that under current law reserves would cover only about one-third of funding shortfalls in a benchmark scenario over 50 years. The LAO presented its report recommending a larger reserve target, including raising the cap to 50% by 2055 and pairing that with either broader, more flexible deposit rules or a simpler approach that deposits all excess capital gains. The Department of Finance described the Governor’s proposal to raise the cap from 10% to 20% and exempt BSA deposits from the state appropriations limit, while Assembly Member Valencia presented ACA 1, which would make similar changes and was described as an evolving proposal. Testimony generally supported saving more during boom years, but differed on how much to hardwire into the Constitution versus leave flexible, and on whether to broaden the deposit formulas beyond capital gains. Public witnesses and committee members raised additional issues, including whether reserve reforms should also address debt repayment, the treatment of unemployment insurance fund debt, and whether the Gann limit should be adjusted to better allow reserve growth. Supporters argued that stronger reserves would protect Californians from cuts during downturns and help the state weather volatility and federal funding threats. Some advocates warned that reforms should not come at the expense of current public needs, while taxpayer representatives cautioned against turning the BSA into a pass-through account that weakens constitutional spending limits. The hearing ended without a vote, with the committee chair noting the complexity of the issue and adjourning after public comment.

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Bills: HF2995, HF2434

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• CDCR's budget was 9% of the state budget 10 years ago. It's 5.6% now.
• Well, just in general, the budget, the 2024 budget act assumed $190 million in efficiency savings.
• I will point out again, too, that our share of the budget continues to go down, and our budget on the
• the budget is, in fact, going down.
• So what you have happen is that there's dollars in the budget that are budgeted for positions, but in

Summary: The subcommittee heard an overview from the Board of State and Community Corrections on its budget change proposal for 11 additional permanent positions, which BSCC said are needed to manage a rapidly expanded grant workload, increase technical assistance, and strengthen oversight and audits. BSCC also updated members on its new In Custody Death Review Division, created under SB 519, reporting that it has begun collecting and reviewing local jail death investigations, has hired about one-third of its staff, and has received access to medical records and related documents. Members raised concerns about family notification practices, local jail deaths, and whether BSCC’s increased administrative use would reduce grant dollars; BSCC said the change is intended to be permanent but should not substantially affect local assistance. The LAO supported the position authority request but flagged a methodological issue in the administration’s Proposition 47 savings estimate, and Finance said it would update the estimate by May Revision. The committee then reviewed CDCR’s overall budget, population, and facility issues. The Secretary said the incarcerated population is holding around 90,000, parole around 33,000, and described major cost pressures from retirements, workers’ compensation, medical transport, violence, and aging infrastructure lacking air conditioning and ADA features. He defended prison closures as creating overcrowding and reducing programming capacity, while also highlighting successes such as declining recidivism, expanded college and reentry programming, and the completion of the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. Members pressed CDCR on fiscal discipline, the effect of closures on savings, community impacts from prison shutdowns, vacancy and staffing issues, and climate-related facility needs. CDCR said it clusters medically vulnerable and ADA-needing populations at more suitable facilities, uses heat plans and temperature monitoring, and is developing a 20-year infrastructure plan. A separate item addressed CDCR’s request for $91 million ongoing for lump-sum leave payouts for correctional officers and nurses. CDCR said these costs have historically been covered by vacancy savings, but declining vacancies and facility closures have reduced that source. The LAO said the funding is reasonable in the near term but recommended limited-term approval with reporting, and urged the Legislature to scrutinize unallocated savings assumptions and the ongoing Boston Consulting Group efficiency contract. Finance argued the lump-sum request should be ongoing because the costs are recurring and vacancy savings are less reliable. Members questioned whether CDCR is doing enough to reduce leave liability and whether the department will actually achieve the budgeted savings from the consultant work. Finally, CDCR presented updated population projections through June 2030, estimating a 6.5 percent decline in the institution population and a 10.4 percent decline in parole, while revising its Proposition 36 methodology based on actual admissions data. CDCR said Prop. 36 admissions are increasing but at a lower level than previously projected, and that the law’s long-term effects remain uncertain. On the California Rehabilitation Center closure, CDCR projected about $99.6 million in net General Fund savings next year and roughly $150 million ongoing, with 522 positions eliminated. The LAO said the state could close another prison within a few years and identified the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad as a strong candidate, recommending against approving new capital projects there unless another closure is identified. Finance said the administration has not proposed any additional closure at this time.

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• Becker, and state budget director Anam Mingi.
• I also want to thank Anam Mingi and our budget team for their work developing the budget outlook, as
• </c> turn the briefing over to state budget turn the briefing over to state budget direct<00:22:15.880
• Now let me turn to changes in the education forecast. budget in fiscal year 2029 as you can budget in
• </c><00:32:19.799><c> is</c> extent to which our state budget is extent to which our state budget is

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Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget presented the February 2025 budget and economic forecast, with Commissioner Aon Campbell, State Economist Anthony Becker, and Budget Director Anam Mingi outlining updated revenue, spending, and long-term balance projections. The state’s FY 2026-27 general fund outlook remains positive but weaker than in November, with an ending balance of $456 million, down $160 million from the prior forecast. Looking ahead, the planning years FY 2028-29 show a projected deficit of just under $6 billion, driven largely by spending growth outpacing revenues. Officials emphasized that discretionary inflation is a major factor in the forecast, but also noted that those amounts are not automatically appropriated and would require legislative action. Becker said the national outlook has changed since November, with higher expected inflation, higher interest rates for longer, and slower growth in later years. He highlighted uncertainty around tariffs, trade policy, immigration policy, federal spending, and possible changes to tax and debt-ceiling policy, all of which could affect Minnesota’s economy and revenues. Minnesota’s labor market remains tight, with low unemployment and rising wages, and the revenue forecast was revised upward overall for FY 2026-27, including higher income and sales tax receipts, though corporate tax revenue was slightly lower than previously projected. Mingi said projected general fund spending is up $79 million in FY 2026-27 and $960 million in FY 2028-29 compared with November. The largest increases are in education and health and human services, especially due to inflation, higher pupil counts, special education costs, long-term care, and higher Medical Assistance spending. She noted that higher utilization of weight-loss drugs also raises Medicaid costs, and that a smaller assumed bonding bill helps offset some debt service costs. The commissioner and staff repeatedly warned that federal policy changes, especially possible Medicaid reductions, pose a major risk; they said Minnesota could face billions in lost federal funding, including a potential $2.4 billion hit if the enhanced Medicaid match for adults without children were eliminated. No votes or legislative actions were taken in the presentation.

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• The Budget 25 Budget Act included estimating savings targets as a result of the anticipated contract
• They've been put into our budget and reduced from our budget.
• I know members of this budget strongly value nonpartisan, accurate data to help inform budget deliberations
• Between the January proposed budget and the May Revision, California's total state funds budget increased
• Budgets prioritize what they care about.

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• How many of those are budgeted or not budgeted? Those 12 are budgeted.
• How many of those are budgeted or not budgeted? Those 12 are budgeted.
• They are budgeted. Old, and of those six were budgeted. They are budgeted.
• budget.
• And we budget positions; we're budgeting the positions we're allocated and the funding we have to budget

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• </c> to make sure we have a balanced budget. to make sure we have a balanced budget.
• And will you have to come back after May in order to pass a revised budget following the budget that
• that</c> budget following the budget that budget following the budget that Congress<00:07:43.360><c>
• Have these budget federal decisions factored into your conversations about a state budget?
• We have not had a ton of budget?

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