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• My son, Jesse, is the third generation to help operate GC's.
• My son, Jesse, is the third generation to help operate GC's.
• Second, the bill creates new requirements for the Attorney General.
• in general fund state in the 2029–2031 biennium.
• dollars general fund impact in the four-year outlook period, but cost of $329,000 in general fund state

Bills: HB1069, HB2091, SB6355, HB2104, SB6003, HB2441, HB2124, HB2610, HB2338

Keywords: collective bargaining, retirement benefits, employee rights, public sector, supplemental benefits, public employers, employee information, bargaining representatives, labor relations, union representation, electric transmission, energy policies, infrastructure, regulatory framework, transmission systems, aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response

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• aside that general revenue to transfer it to the ESF.
• 10% of deposits to the General Revenue Fund in the prior biennium.
• And so tell us about what is deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
• Yeah, in general it should be close to $50 billion.
• Is that we are generating in Texas alone.

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• Most of it, over $48 billion, was in general revenue.
• Taxes are appropriated for all kinds of general purposes.
• In 2023-2024, general revenue had over $48 billion of revenue that went in.
• General revenue had over $48 billion of revenue that went into the fund.
• So in 20 years, we have doubled our general revenue collections.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax convened with a quorum present, heard an introductory presentation of committee staff, and then received a staff briefing from Azar Khan on Florida’s state tax structure and revenue outlook. The presentation covered fiscal year 2023-2024 revenues, noting more than $127 billion in total state revenue, with general revenue exceeding $48 billion and sales and use tax making up the largest share. It also compared Florida’s tax burden to other states, highlighted Florida’s low per-capita revenue ranking and strong business formation numbers, and reviewed major and minor revenue sources, tax rates, and the revenue estimating conference process. Members asked about what drives revenue growth, including population, tourism, construction, and auto sales, and about Florida’s regressivity, corporate income tax participation, and investment earnings on state balances. Khan said the state’s revenue picture remains positive and stable, but that future growth is slower than during the COVID-era spike; he also explained that some negative forecast changes were tied to legislative actions such as the insurance premium tax credit, while others reflected lower tobacco consumption and severance activity. He noted that revenue and spending forecasts are separate and that budget-side growth is driving concerns raised in other state economic projections. The committee also discussed possible tax package ideas for the upcoming session, including tax holidays and homeowner relief, but no specific proposals were acted on. The chair announced the committee would not meet the following week and that the next meeting would be in week three of February. The meeting concluded with no objections to a motion to adjourn.

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• We're not asking for additional state general fund.
• self-generated revenue that you really generate within your own agency.
• Can you just talk a little bit about how that's generated?
• And maybe what can we do to generate more?
• And it is recognized that $114 million is self-generated versus $11.9 million state general fund.

Summary: The committee first heard the FY27 executive budget review for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). House Fiscal outlined a $59.4 million LED budget, with major funding from state general fund, self-generated revenue, federal funds, and a marketing dedication, and explained reductions tied largely to the removal of one-time funding and carryforwards. The Secretary highlighted recent economic development results, including major capital investment announcements, job creation, the high-impact jobs program, Louisiana Fast Sites, and efforts to support existing businesses and small business growth. Members repeatedly asked for clearer public-facing materials on the tax and economic benefits of incentives, the use of the entertainment development fund, the structure of the high-impact jobs and Fast Sites programs, and how LED competes with other states. LED also discussed its Storyteller Initiative, regional project distribution, and the role of major events and film-related incentives. The committee then reviewed Louisiana Works’ FY27 budget of $352.7 million. Staff explained that the budget is driven mainly by federal funds and statutory dedications, with changes largely attributable to the One Door to Work Act and the transfer of workforce functions and positions into the department. The Secretary noted a planned $5 million move for the Louisiana STEM Council and a small request for elevator repairs, and members discussed the unemployment insurance trust fund’s improved balance, which lowered employer tax rates and increased benefits. Questions focused on workforce shortages, coordination with LCTCS and other training partners, the new Louisiana Talent Accelerator and workforce modernization efforts, the need for marketing to attract workers back to Louisiana, and remaining gaps in funding for rehabilitation services and disability employment programs. Finally, the committee took up the Department of Conservation and Energy’s FY27 budget of $201.3 million. Staff described decreases tied to the end of the Solar for All grant, lower orphan well spending as prior balances were drawn down, and reductions in some one-time funding and interagency transfers. The Secretary said the department’s reorganization is now largely complete and emphasized a focus on eliminating duplicative functions, strengthening enforcement and permitting, and using available funds more efficiently. Members questioned the reduction in orphan well funding, the impact of the Solar for All repeal, the use of settlement dollars, and the department’s plans for AI-assisted permitting and modernization of the Sunrise database. They also discussed ongoing work on seismic activity in Red River Parish, commercial fishermen’s claims for gear damaged by energy infrastructure, and efforts to improve financial security requirements for operators so future orphan well liabilities are better covered.

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• So what we're general to represent them.
• </c><00:03:19.120><c> to</c> department of the attorney general to department of the attorney general
• </c><00:04:19.919><c> and</c> think um as uh the attorney generals and think um as uh the attorney generals
• Lane Kaibi Opula, Deputy Attorney General, Department of the Attorney General.
• Um we general uh for the department.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 2567, a Judiciary package measure concerning temporary restraining orders for threats and harassment tied to a public employee’s official actions. Representatives from the Attorney General’s Office and the Judiciary said they had worked out a compromise to address earlier concerns, including a two-year pilot project, broader coverage for state officers and employees across all branches and counties, a special fund to pay for private counsel in some cases, and authority for Judiciary staff attorneys or Judiciary funds to represent Judiciary personnel. Members asked about coverage for retired judges, funding limits, and whether the measure could be used for workplace disputes; the witnesses said retired judges and per diem judges could be covered if the harassment related to their work, the fund would be limited and subject to available appropriations, and petitions would not be allowed between employees in the same branch. The chair recommended passage with amendments, and the committee adopted the recommendation unanimously. The committee then heard SB 2448, which creates a civil remedy for the unauthorized disclosure of intimate images under the Uniform Civil Remedies for Unauthorized Disclosure of Intimate Images Act. The bill’s proponent from the Uniform Law Commission explained that a plaintiff would need to show intentional disclosure or threat of disclosure of a private intimate image without consent, and said the privacy question would be fact-specific. Supporters, including the Commission on the Status of Women and Imua Alliance, favored giving survivors civil recourse. Opponents from the Sex Abuse Treatment Center and others warned that the term "private" could invite victim-blaming and broad discovery into a survivor’s past, while still acknowledging the need for some privacy limitation to avoid overbreadth, especially for people who intentionally distribute intimate content online. Committee members questioned whether the definition of "private" should be tightened. The bill’s proponent said the term should remain because it aligns with the related criminal statute and helps keep the measure focused on classic revenge-porn situations, while still allowing Hawaii-specific changes if needed. The committee did not take final action on SB 2448 in the portion provided, but testimony and discussion centered on balancing survivor protections with concerns about discovery and the scope of liability.

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• Well, you probably should because those that generate it, but I don't think Bernalillo generates that
• Let me start with the general Friends for the general fund.
• To start with, the general.
• In general, we are expecting this positive trajectory for the recurring general fund.
• So we are isolating the general fund from different Situations that can affect the general fund, even

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• </c> uh house file 1691 to the general uh house file 1691 to the general register<00:03:04.799><c> uh
• </c><00:03:12.640><c> register</c> 1691 motion to the general register 1691 motion to the general register
• </c><00:03:23.799><c> register</c> and is moving to the general register and is moving to the general
• </c> also to the general also to the general register<00:03:35.000><c> uh</c><00:03:35.159><c> any</c
• </c><00:32:36.639><c> thank</c> signage and just aeds in general thank signage and just aeds in general

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Reported from the Committee on General Laws with an amendment.
• Reported from the Committee on General Laws.
• Reported from the Committee on General Laws with an amendment.
• I move that the House adopt the General Laws substitute.
• I move that the House adopt the General Laws substitute.

Keywords: March 06, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• One is the General Fund dollars, and that's the piece I was referring to.
• Absent that, that would revert to the General Fund.
• When we try to generate more revenue, where do they come from?
• My name is Evan Polisar, here for General Atomics.
• My name is Evan Polisar here for General Atomics.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Attorney General has the power to issue civil investigative demands, or CIDs.
• I agree with concerns raised about the harm of medical debt generally.
• Attorney General Brown prioritized this bill.
• Which is the Attorney General. So the answer is, you watch yourself.
• So assume there is a different attorney general within this office.

Bills: SB6011

Keywords: court security, bailiffs, threat assessment, judicial safety, law enforcement, 904, all

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• There's no subsidy that flows back to the general fund?
• Do you agree that cities can use the utilities to subsidize the general fund? Mr.
• There's no subsidy that flows back to the general fund?
• Do you agree that cities can use the utilities to subsidize the general fund? Mr.
• We don't receive any general fund contributions.

Bills: HB2780, HB4029, HB4030, HCR2052

Keywords: judicial foreclosure, tax lien, redemption rights, excess proceeds, property auction, income tax, federal tax conformity, revenue analysis, legislative session, tax reporting, municipal fees, county fees, utility rates, moratorium, tax classification, local government, inflation, economic stability, tax increases, cost-of-living protection

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• My name is Major General Shawn Mankey.
• </c><00:09:13.480><c> Shawn</c> members my name is Major General Shawn members my name is Major General
• </c> 1443 is re-referred to the general 1443 is re-referred to the general register register register
• </c> the general the general register<00:25:57.159><c> yes</c><00:25:57.320><c> I</c><00:25:57.480><c
• Motion carries, and House File 1445 is re-referred to the General Register.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Is it just generically wheat? Well, it absolutely is not generically wheat.
• That's a segregating generation.
• And so that funding used to be much more general fund.
• It will come out of the general fund, in essence.
• come out of general fund.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2023 for the Racing Commission. Members confirmed the bill’s existing items, including the internships program and copier replacement, and then adopted an amendment based on the worksheet that moved those items to one-time funding. The committee then passed SB 2023 as amended, with the only noted differences from the Senate version being the one-time treatment of the $20,000 internship item and the copier replacement. Next, the committee considered House Bill 2011 for the Highway Patrol. Representative Pyle explained a series of verbal amendments that shifted several one-time and ongoing expenses from the general fund to the electronic permit fee fund, including body armor, preliminary breath test devices, handgun replacement, emergency vehicle operations course resurfacing, and related items, while also removing the shooting range ventilation project because it could be completed with existing funds. The committee also added a section allowing carryover authority for federal grant dollars tied to the in-car router system. After adopting the amendments, the committee passed HB 2011 as amended. The committee then discussed Senate Bill 2014 for the Industrial Commission, focusing on a proposed amendment by Representative Fisher that would direct additional percentages of North Dakota Mill net income to wheat breeding programs at NDSU’s main experiment station and branch research centers. Members asked about current funding, the size of the proposed transfers, and how the money would be used, with Fisher arguing the funds would support breeding, disease resistance, and related research. Several members said they wanted more information on existing funding and program costs before advancing the idea, so the committee held the amendment for further review and took no final action on the bill during this discussion.

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• </c> the Department of the Attorney General the Department of the Attorney General um<00:07:30.400><c
• Uh, so, Ricky, you heard what the Attorney General said.
• said so is it the Attorney General said so is it the intent<00:10:30.600><c> for</c><00:10:31.320><c
• We will insert an appropriation amount of $100 million out of the general fund for fiscal year 26 for
• We will insert an appropriation amount of $100 million out of the general fund for fiscal year 26 for

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• We don't know that there's two billion dollars in general revenue.
• We don't have $14 billion of general revenue in the bank right now.
• request of the new Attorney General.
• We've got about $103 million or so of general revenue in total.
• He really didn't recommend any general revenue.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, approved the House Journal by a 107-1 vote, and then spent much of the day on introductions of guests, family members, interns, and public servants. Members recognized visitors including family of legislators, a park ranger honored for life-saving work, substance-use treatment advocates, nonprofit and apprenticeship program representatives, students, and staff. The chamber also received committee reports and Senate messages, including a conference committee appointment on House Bill 2818 and fiscal review reports recommending passage of Senate Bill 1020 and Senate Bill 1062. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 on public education. The budget chair explained the conference report as providing $8.4 billion for K-12 and the Office of Childhood, with disputes over funding sources and the foundation formula. Several members argued the bill underfunded schools by about $190 million and objected to using blind pension and projected ARPA/lottery-related funds; others defended the budget as record-level funding and emphasized that the total education dollars were unchanged, only the funding mix differed. A substitute motion to reject the conference report and send the bill back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report on House Bill 2 was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then adopted and passed House Bill 3 on higher education, after debate over a proposed performance-based funding model and language directing the department to develop a new formula by the end of the year. Members generally supported keeping funding flat this year while studying a longer-term model. House Bill 4, covering Revenue and Transportation, was adopted 128-21 and passed 127-27, with discussion of rural roads funding and transportation investments. The House also took up House Bill 5 on the Office of Administration and IT consolidation/accountability, with the sponsor describing it as the central state-government operations bill; debate on that measure began before the transcript ended.

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• </c><00:09:27.440><c> in</c> participation of customer generators in participation of customer generators
• generator without any commitment.
• </c> a mini generator without any commitment. a mini generator without any commitment.
• . generator. generator.
• More generation is clear.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• These high-carbon fuels generate what we call deficits, and deficit-generating companies must retire
• As the carbon intensity targets get lower each year, credit-generating fuels generate fewer credits by
• to a deficit generator.
• So the largest credit generator has been biomass-based diesel.
• Here we have, on the left, the credits generated in 2024.

Summary: The hearing was a select committee discussion on the transportation costs and impacts of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), with opening remarks from the co-chairs and members emphasizing affordability, climate goals, and the need to explain the program’s benefits to the public. The first panel from CARB and the California Energy Commission described how LCFS works as a market-based, declining carbon-intensity program that rewards lower-carbon fuels, supports zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, and is intended to reduce greenhouse gases and local air pollution. They argued the program has driven billions in private investment, increased alternative fuel use, and that LCFS credit prices are not the main driver of retail gasoline prices, which they said are dominated by crude oil, refining, and distribution costs. Members questioned the panel on the gap between the regulatory target and actual carbon-intensity performance, the role of credit banking, which fuels are generating the most credits, how the 2025 amendments affected the program, and whether LCFS credits are truly additional. CARB explained that banking helps cost-effectiveness and investment certainty, that ethanol, renewable diesel, and biodiesel currently provide the largest volumes while electricity is expected to grow, and that the updated targets were informed by the state’s 2045 carbon-neutrality goals and the 2030 scoping plan. The Energy Commission said its data show environmental programs add some cost to gasoline but do not drive price volatility, which is mainly tied to crude oil and refinery margins. The second panel, featuring academic and research experts, focused on program design, out-of-state credit generation, and broader economic effects. Speakers said LCFS is successful because it ties incentives to emissions benefit, uses life-cycle analysis, and allows flexible compliance that lowers costs compared with more direct regulation. They also said the program’s benefits generally outweigh costs, that it can reduce air pollution disparities and support equity, but that some issues—especially indirect land use change, additionality, and older program assumptions—need more research and may warrant future rulemaking. One researcher noted that while LCFS likely raises gasoline prices somewhat, the effect is uncertain by design and usually smaller than normal market fluctuations, and another warned that limiting credit generation too narrowly could create legal and efficiency problems.

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• </c> applies to retail or higher general applies to retail or higher general excise<02:36:01.439><c>
• </c> support of HB 2030 because my generation support of HB 2030 because my generation deserves<02:49
• </c> generation. Please support HP2030. generation. Please support HP2030.
• </c> charging in general. charging in general.
• </c> general exercise taxes required by law. general exercise taxes required by law.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2021, a transportation measure creating a framework for electric bicycle and micromobility regulation. The bill would define electric bicycle and electric micromobility device, set age and helmet rules, restrict class 3 e-bikes from sidewalks, allow limited sidewalk use for class 1 and 2 bikes, prohibit high-speed electric devices and certain nonconforming devices in specified locations, update county tax definitions, and change related terminology. Testimony was largely supportive from DOT, police, Honolulu officials, Hawaii Bicycling League, AAA Hawaii, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals, while DCCA’s Insurance Division asked for clarity on whether insurance would be required. Committee discussion focused on safety, enforcement, and the fact that no insurance market currently exists for these e-bike classes; members also discussed the need to target bad actors rather than ordinary riders. The chair then proposed and the committee adopted amendments to HB 2021, including clarifying that road-legal, permitted, classified electric bicycles are not subject to insurance requirements at this time; allowing properly classified electric bicycles on sidewalks at 10 mph or less subject to county restrictions; barring high-speed electric devices and other nonconforming devices from public roadways; authorizing impoundment of non-road-legal or improperly registered devices; and requiring direct parental supervision for riders under 16 on class 2 or 3 e-bikes. The committee also made technical and effective-date changes. The recommendation to pass HB 2021 with amendments was adopted unanimously by the members present. The committee next took up HB 1641, a related transportation bill addressing high-speed electric devices. The chair explained that the measure would prohibit the sale, lease, rental, distribution, possession, or operation of high-speed electric devices and establish penalties, but the committee’s version would narrow the focus to devices covered by HB 2021. The amended bill would prohibit offering high-speed electric devices for lease or rent, require sellers to comply with the new regulatory framework, ban operation on bicycle lanes, highways, roadways, and streets, and set a civil penalty of $250 to $1,000 per violation. After no further questions, the committee voted to pass HB 1641 with amendments, and the recommendation was adopted. The meeting then moved to HB 1709, which would transfer regulation of the Hawaii Water Carrier Act from the Public Utilities Commission to the Department of Transportation and make conforming changes with an appropriation. DOT testified in support, while the PUC and DCCA’s Consumer Advocacy Division raised concerns about preserving consumer protections and the complexity of moving the regulatory framework. Young Brothers supported the bill and said the current system is outdated, but the discussion remained ongoing; the transcript cuts off before any final action on HB 1709 is shown.

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• </c><00:27:21.279><c> understands</c> that the attorney general understands that the attorney general
• </c> a conversation with the attorney general a conversation with the attorney general about<00:31:01.600
• I am a senior assistant attorney general.
• </c> that would generate consumer awareness. that would generate consumer awareness.
• Um our general counsel, John Garrian.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• may not be borne by the general body of ratepayers.
• And is it signed by the Attorney General and listed on the website to make it an official Attorney General
• The Attorney General secondly provided a second response.
• It's signed by general counsel.
• He's our brand new Attorney General doing a great job.

Keywords: 999, senate, all