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• House File 4470 is an appropriation for the Melissa Hortman Memorial.
• So, it is an $800,000 appropriation to implement the updated Capital Mall design framework under the
• And we are also ready to stand by and help when it might be appropriate.
• <01:06:34.760> So, help when it might be appropriate.
• So, help when it might be appropriate.

Bills: HF4470, HF2418, HF3417, HF3365, HF3463

Keywords: HF4470, Melissa Hortman, memorial, statue, memorial garden, State Office Building, Capitol Mall Design Framework, capital investment, appropriation, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Department of Administration, public art, commemorative monument, landscaping, artist selection, family consultation, Minnesota legislature, state building site, capital appropriation, political subdivisions

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• You do not let your children have whatever they might be age appropriate to have.
• You do not let your children have whatever they might be age appropriate to have.
• You do not let your children have whatever they might be age appropriate to have.
• You will see a blank appropriation.
• You will see a blank appropriation.

Bills: HF2078, HF777, HF841, HF1112, HF1098, HF1926

Keywords: child care, day care, child care center, licensing, license requirements, parent access, guardian access, custody order, court order, furnishings, equipment standards, learning materials, early childhood education, infant care, toddler care, preschool, school-age child care, play materials, sensory materials, gross motor equipment

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• It's important to note that this bill does not increase the state grant appropriation.
• It's important to note that this bill does not increase the state grant appropriation.
• Um, we are process of the fiscal note.
• But I'm happy to answer any questions on the numbers that were in the submitted fiscal note.
• Um, and of that 36.733 million is in fiscal year 2027. >> Uh thank you, Mr.

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• Chair and members, House Bill 2416 appropriates $20 million in fiscal year 2007 from the State General
• Chair, Keanu, what was the fiscal note on this? Keanu? Mr.
• Can you explain why SAVE is not appropriate for voter eligibility checks?
• Chair and members, House Bill 2759 appropriates $500,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the State General Fund
• I don't know if the sponsor or hear the bill, and if that's more appropriate for the sponsor.

Bills: HB2416, HB2663, HB2759, HB2806

Keywords: border security, drug trafficking, human smuggling, law enforcement funding, Arizona, public safety, immigration, military leave, national guard, employment rights, paid leave, disaster response, veterans services, education programs, funding, appropriation, Yavapai county, lawful presence, public programs, verification

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• The bill makes various fiscal year 2027 general fund and other fund appropriations for the operations
• The bill makes fiscal year 2026 supplemental appropriations, including formula changes, as well as $4,750,000
• In total, the budget package appropriates approximately $18,286 million from the general fund for fiscal
• Is that appropriate?
• It's two million dollars from the school safety program funding line item from the fiscal year 2026 appropriation

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, state budget, biennial budget, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, fiscal year 2027, budget bill, spending authority, state spending, agency funding, public funds, executive budget, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation funding, legislative appropriations, budget resolution, state finance, government operations

Bills: SB 18, SB 34, SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988

Keywords: Texas Water Code, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water permit, water appropriation, dam permit exemption, reservoir, flood control, floodwater control, erosion control, sediment control, watershed protection, flood prevention, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, USDA, local sponsor, district, authority, water infrastructure

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• In fiscal year 2023, the number one selling house district was Representative Campos.

Bills: SB82, SB1807, SB2254, HB119, HB130, HB581, HJR98, SB1988, SB 18, SB 34

Keywords: business liability, concealed carry, handgun policy, premises liability, criminal acts, civil liability, business premises, concealed handgun, property liability, property rights, gun regulations, criminal liability, protective order, confidentiality, personal information, court records, victim protection, charitable raffle, nonprofit, wildlife conservation

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• I think that's very appropriate.
• I think that's very appropriate.
• I think that's very appropriate.
• He said what we need to do is provide training and certification that is qualified, appropriate, and
• He thinks what we need to do is provide training and certification that is qualified, appropriate, and

Bills: HF47, HF335

Keywords: telecommunications, installation, certification, safety, underground utilities, HF335, Greater Minnesota, economic development, public infrastructure, grant program, DEED, Department of Employment and Economic Development, business development, infrastructure grants, local government aid, general fund appropriation, rural development, site development, utilities, roads

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• Appropriate. All right. Almost that time, Senator Miller. Yeah, you did bring up good points.
• There's no fiscal note, and I don't remember the exact time of implementation. I'm sorry.
• water, mainly swimming pools, unsupervised access to unsecured firearms, and parents not obtaining appropriate
• water, mainly swimming pools, unsupervised access to unsecured firearms, and parents not obtaining appropriate
• around safe sleep practices, not co-sleeping with children and making sure that they are positioned appropriately

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

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• We need to make sure that we can hire them when we need them and that we pay them appropriately to take
• Go back and ask for a refund of that in our appropriations so that, just because it went back to the
• that will help solve problems like that that come up with funds that aren't necessarily state appropriations
• He is meeting with our appropriations chair, making sure that everything is in place and do it correctly
• Secretary Nash, but I think really it's all set to go, and anything forward can be directed by the appropriations

Bills: SB2026, SB1376, SB1355, SB2115, SB1533

Keywords: military discharge, veterans, DD Form 214, confidentiality, grandchildren access, Oklahoma National Guard, education assistance, military benefits, dependents, CareerTech Assistance Act, burial grant, memorial headstone, eligibility requirements, funding, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fiscal management, state law, veteran burial, burial assistance, indigent veterans

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• one-time appropriations. one-time appropriations.
• <00:40:27.360> And state fiscal year 2027 grants. And state fiscal year 2027 grants.
• The bill appropriates $12 million in fiscal year 27 from the general fund to the Commissioner of Public
• :14.760> in<00:48:15.080> fiscal bill appropriates $12 million in fiscal bill appropriates
• <00:58:09.040> appropriation<00:58:10.240> reflecting appropriation appropriation reflecting

Bills: HF1082, HF2099, HF4177, HF2742

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability

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• <00:22:11.920> note I understand there was a fiscal note I understand there was a fiscal note
• there could be a fiscal there could be a fiscal impact<00:23:13.520> on<00:23:13.600>
• provide the, you know, the the fiscal provide the, you know, the the fiscal background<00:31:23.080
• too, that we have not gotten our fiscal too, that we have not gotten our fiscal notes<00:32:16.800
• <00:47:32.520> and how do we do direct appropriations and how do we do direct appropriations

Bills: HF3843, HF3597, HF4003, HF3167, HF4193

Keywords: workforce development, appropriations, nonprofit organizations, employment services, state funding, paid leave, S corporations, employment law, exemptions, Minnesota Statutes, cancer, healthcare, appropriation, Rural Cancer Institute, Minnesota clinicians, pilot program, nursing, education, University of Minnesota, equity

Bills: HB351, SB109, HB351, SB109

Keywords: ad valorem tax, road funding, local government, referendum, Choctaw County, Tuskegee University, education funding, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, data privacy, consumer rights, personal data, data protection, Alabama Personal Data Protection Act, peer-to-peer car sharing, vehicle insurance, liability, shared vehicles, taxation

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• In essence, Senate Bill 83 appropriates $1.94 million from the General Fund.
• Senate Bill 83 appropriates $1.94 million from the General Fund to the University of New Mexico for the
• Chairman and Senator Campos, you are making an appropriation to the Board of Regents of UNM.
• And it's an appropriation of $1,937,000 from the general fund. Mr.
• In FY 2024, we appropriated $20 million for this program.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• Quick note for everybody, our House Appropriations and Finance Committee, A quick note for everybody,
• our House Appropriations and Finance Committee is meeting at 9:30 this morning, so we're hoping to get
• , we have quite a number of members that sit on House Appropriations and Finance.
• One of the things I have to emphasize is that our response has to be appropriate.
• serve students online, as that is the most appropriate approach.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

Bills: SB2064, SB2662, SB2862, SB2343, SB2075, SB2781, SB2927, SB3068, SB3015, SB2929, SB2938, SB3230, SB3249, SB3332, SB3216

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature

Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.

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• appropriations related to resiliency. appropriations related to resiliency.
• This appropriation is for fiscal management and processing reimbursements for funded projects going to
• I'm pleased to be here to support Representative Jordan's amendment to ensure that fiscal year 27 appropriation
• I'm pleased to be here to support Representative Jordan's amendment to ensure that fiscal year 27 appropriation
• appropriately appropriately uh<00:29:54.159> watched.

Bills: HF3426, HF3428

Keywords: natural resources, environment, sustainability, conservation, outdoor recreation, land acquisition, real property, trust fund, commissioner approval, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, conservation easement, land purchase, state land, public lands, property acquisition, value assessment, tax assessed value, Metropolitan Council, Board of Water and Soil Resources

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• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1156 appropriates $20 million. Mr.
• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1156 appropriates $20 million in fiscal year 2027 from the State General
• It appropriates $20 million from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Public
• for high-tech fencing and other kinds of oversight would be appropriate.
• Appropriate, and this is an appropriation for that purpose. Any questions?

Bills: SB1152, SB1156, SB1157, SB1213, SB1232, SB1268

Keywords: immigration, public benefits, asylum, verification, Arizona Revised Statutes, appropriation, public safety, detention, unauthorized aliens, local government funding, border security, fencing, appropriations, southern border, local government, immigration enforcement, probation, law enforcement, court notification, civil rights

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• Um, roughly half a million patients were enrolled in these programs in fiscal year 2023.
• Uh, these are both cost saving measures, but also care appropriate pathways for some individuals.
• one thing I want to say, and I know we're, we're trying to be timely here, but I realized there's a fiscal
• note on this bill. um, I can't more strongly disagree with a fiscal note than I can disagree with this

Bills: HB231

Keywords: HB 231, Texas Water Code, TCEQ, permit exemption, dam, reservoir, erosion control, flood control, floodwater control, sediment control, watershed protection, Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, local sponsor, water appropriation, small dam, water diversion, maintenance, rehabilitation

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• I understand there is a fiscal note.
• to clarify, um, get some clarifying language with them, and we're working, uh, to try to get that fiscal
• Uh, however, I'm not opposed to providing, uh, the necessary funding as a member of the Appropriations
• removes the contingent implementation clause so the program can move forward regardless of specific appropriations
• Uh, doesn't have any fiscal note. I look forward to a favorable response. Thank you.

Bills: HB46

Keywords: local government spending cap, expenditure limit, political subdivision, property tax, ad valorem tax, budget cap, taxpayer protection, spending restraint, inflation adjustment, population growth, voter approval, supermajority vote, county budget, municipal budget, school district finance, junior college district, hospital district, special district, attorney general enforcement, local fiscal limits