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• Generally, everybody would.
• So this one says the rate of growth of consolidated general revenue appropriation. which is all general
• There's the general revenue funds, general revenue dedicated funds.
• Yeah, that'd be helpful just in general. based on that information but just in general and talking to
• Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Keywords: budget, House Bill 1, public education, healthcare, border security, federal funding, spending limits

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on reviewing the proposed budget for the upcoming biennium, with substantial discussions around House Bill 1 and its implications for public education, healthcare, and border security. The Comptroller presented a revenue overview indicating a total of $194.6 billion available for general purpose spending, which reflects a slight decrease compared to previous years due to fluctuating economic conditions. Members raised questions regarding spending limits and the impact of federal funding on state programs, highlighting concerns about the sustainability of funding in light of potential changes at the federal level.

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• There is for Fort Ord Dunes, $3.6 million general fund proposed.
• They’ve received General Fund augmentations over the past several budgets.
• be 100% funded by the General Fund.
• Make sure that the General Fund is 100% covering Cal Fire.
• More sustained General Fund support is needed.

Summary: The hearing focused on the governor’s May Revision proposals for transportation, natural resources, climate, and related programs, with the Department of Finance and the LAO presenting competing views on the state’s fiscal condition. Finance said the budget remains balanced over two years, with major climate-bond, water, parks, transportation, DMV, and agriculture proposals, while the LAO argued the state still has a structural deficit and should reject or defer many new discretionary spending items, preserve reserves, and be cautious about ongoing commitments. The LAO specifically questioned the timing and scale of new spending for programs such as Clean California, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, and the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, and urged more clarity on future obligations and revenue scenarios, including for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes proposal for Bay-Delta water quality implementation. Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Finance described it as an enforceable, science-based alternative to a more traditional regulatory approach, with the state’s $25 million request intended to support early implementation, monitoring, habitat restoration, and environmental flows. The LAO countered that the Water Board has not yet adopted the updated Bay-Delta plan, that the proposal may be premature, and that the Legislature should wait for more information on the state’s total funding commitment and the program’s long-term costs. Several members expressed support for the program as a way to reduce conflict and protect water reliability, while others echoed concerns about timing and fiscal exposure. The committee also examined the proposed $125 million Proposition 4 contribution toward acquiring the Golden Gate Fields property for a shoreline park and habitat project. State officials said the acquisition is a time-sensitive, once-in-a-generation opportunity, with an appraised value of $175 million and additional philanthropic and local funding expected to close the gap. Members questioned whether the project had gone through the usual competitive process, whether the site is the best use of scarce park bond dollars, and how public access, habitat, and disadvantaged-community priorities would be protected. The discussion ended without a vote, and the committee moved on to transportation items including Clean California litter abatement, the Games Route Network, homeless encampment coordinators, and DMV modernization and field office proposals, with LAO recommending rejection or delay on several of those requests as well.

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• </c> File 1141 on the general register. File 1141 on the general register.
• </c> re-refer this to the general register. re-refer this to the general register.
• </c> be recommended for placement on general be recommended for placement on general register.<00:26:
• </c> File 4138 on the General Register. File 4138 on the General Register.
• </c> 4138 as amended on the general register. 4138 as amended on the general register.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Yeah, and just to clarify, I said suggests that it's revenue generating.
• , or is that through a general plan effort?
• are not having children as much as previous generations.
• So general plans are hard.
• If you've been through a general plan amendment, it's years.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Long-term care, just generally administered by the state?
• This care is generally less intense than that provided in a general acute care hospital, but more intense
• And those are mostly, you know, non-General Fund.
• And that's my general purpose isn't to find the smoking gun.
• To save $300 million General Fund.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Health began with a hearing on the impacts of H.R. 1 on California health programs, focusing first on reproductive health state investments. HCAI outlined five state-funded reproductive health programs created after Dobbs, including uncompensated care, practical support, capital and clinical infrastructure, and workforce programs. Essential Access Health and Planned Parenthood testified that these funds have served hundreds of thousands of patients, but warned that the uncompensated care program is fully awarded and needs renewal, and that Title X and Medicaid-related federal uncertainty continues to threaten access. Members questioned who the uncompensated care program serves, why Medi-Cal covers a large share of abortions, and whether Planned Parenthood could expand prenatal services; public commenters urged continued support for reproductive health access. The committee then took up long-term care services and supports, starting with the HCBA and Assisted Living Waiver programs. DHCS reported large wait lists for both programs and said enrollment is limited by workforce and provider capacity, while LAO noted that increasing slots alone may not increase access without additional programmatic changes. Members pressed the department on whether more slots should be added given the lower cost of home- and community-based care compared with skilled nursing facilities, and public testimony argued that the wait lists should be reduced and that staffing concerns do not fully explain unused capacity. The committee also heard testimony on congregate living health facilities, where providers and a patient family described the homes as critical, lower-cost alternatives to nursing facilities for younger, medically complex people. Witnesses requested short-term bridge funding, while DHCS said it is proposing to transition CLFs into a managed care benefit by January 1, 2028, which would remove caps and expand access statewide. The final long-term care topic was PACE. DHCS explained that it has paused new PACE applications and service expansions for at least two years to reassess oversight capacity and develop a statewide strategic growth framework, while existing programs continue operating. CalPACE supported the pause as a planning measure but asked for four additional state nurse positions to reduce delays in level-of-care determinations and speed enrollment for frail older adults. Members shared personal stories about how PACE has helped family members and asked how the state will meet growing demand; DHCS said stakeholder engagement will begin later in the year and that some existing applications already in process will continue. Public commenters broadly supported PACE, HCBA, and CLF funding requests. The hearing then moved to the Department of Health Care Services’ 2026-27 Medi-Cal budget and related trailer bills. DHCS said Medi-Cal spending has grown due to coverage expansions, higher acuity, rising utilization, and especially pharmacy costs, and it described proposals to extend the current skilled nursing facility financing framework for one year while the state develops a new value-based payment strategy. LAO said most recent Medi-Cal spending growth has been driven more by higher per-enrollee costs than by caseload growth, with pharmacy spending growing especially quickly, and recommended better and more timely data to analyze the drivers. Members expressed concern about the rapid rise in Medi-Cal spending and asked for more detail on the largest cost increases.

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• This care is generally less intense than that provided in a general acute care hospital, but more intense
• With DHS, other than just seeing some of the general increase, other than just seeing some of the general
• And those are, those are mostly, you know, non-General Fund.
• And that's my general purpose isn't to find the smoking gun.
• To save $300 million General Fund.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• My name is Major General Greg Porter, and I serve as the adjutant general for the Wyoming National Guard
• So we must generate military these days.
• And then secondarily, General, how that.
• Chairman Chairman Chairman &gt;&gt; general &gt;&gt; general &gt;&gt; general &gt;&gt; Mr.<00:58:44.799
• That's just a general<01:04:41.599><c> thought.</c> general thought. general thought.

Bills: HB0032

Keywords: English proficiency, commercial drivers, vehicle operation, traffic safety, penalties, 916, all

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• Generally, everybody would.
• Which is all general revenue and all general revenue dedicated cannot grow faster than the rate of growth
• There's the general revenue funds, general revenue dedicated funds.
• General revenue is what was budgeted.
• Yeah, that'd be helpful just in general. based on that information but just in general and talking to

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Generally, I don't have any issues.
• All departments will be required to transact in Fiscal General Ledger.
• Can it be moved, like moved to the General Fund, or can it?
• Businesses do pay sales tax on goods generally.
• These are not general funds.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Madam Attorney General, good afternoon. All yours, Madam Attorney General. Thank you so much.
• I am proud to be your Attorney General.
• Thank you, Madam General. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Madam General.
• Inspector General. Good afternoon, Mr. Inspector General. You're welcome. Thank you.
• Any further questions for the Inspector General?

Keywords: 1212, all

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• The General election integrity in 2021.
• </c> million appropriation from the general million appropriation from the general assembly,<00:13:41.920
• </c> and with the general assembly at large. and with the general assembly at large.
• </c><00:53:48.480><c> I</c> down from one generation to another.
• I down from one generation to another.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:15 Office of the Secretary of State 00:01:59 Office of the Attorney General 00:12:40 Department of Agriculture 00:22:44, 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on General Government, Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement heard presentations from the Secretary of State, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Department of Agriculture. Secretary of State Michael Adams said his office had no major new budget or authority requests, but he updated members on voter-roll maintenance, ongoing litigation over a law preventing voting in multiple states, the Safe at Home program for domestic violence survivors, human trafficking outreach, reduced spending, and new anti-fraud measures for business registrations and electronic service of process. Members then discussed Adams’ remarks, especially his criticism of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. One senator objected that the organization should not be shut out of the legislative process, citing First Amendment concerns. Adams responded that he was not seeking to ban anyone from speaking, but wanted lawmakers to remember the harm he believes the group’s litigation does to election integrity and bipartisan reform. Representative Jackson praised Adams and his staff for their work. Deputy Attorney General Rob Duncan outlined the office’s work, including criminal prosecutions, civil litigation, body armor grants, administrative hearings, domestic violence and violent crime initiatives, election security, child support services, and the new Office of Data Privacy. He said the child support program transition from CHFS had created budget shortfalls and that the office would seek additional funding next session. In response to questions from Representative Lockett, Duncan said he did not yet have exact cost figures but expected funding needs and noted barriers related to personnel, budgeting, and integration. The committee also heard from Agriculture Commissioner Jonathan Shell, who highlighted the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy’s 25th anniversary, the new Office of Economic Development, and the role of Miss Kentucky in promoting agriculture. He said the department would seek recruitment and retention funding, possible staffing for EV station inspections, and continued support to make the agriculture economic development fund permanent.

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• The rapid advancement of AI and generative...
• Importantly, this does not create a general fund cost.
• Importantly, this does not create a general fund cost.
• The Attorney General... The Attorney General is proud to sponsor SB 1194.
• Only one person can file a lawsuit: the Attorney General.

Summary: The committee heard several bills, with testimony largely focused on child safety, immigrant community transparency, agricultural land security, consumer protection, estate transfers, detention commissary pricing, and public works wage enforcement. SB 1234 would require fentanyl to be included in drug tests ordered by juvenile courts for parents or guardians in dependency cases; the author said it was a narrow child-safety measure, and there was no opposition. SB 1257 would require the Attorney General to publish annual reports on immigration enforcement incidents at designated safe locations; supporters said it would improve accountability and document fear in immigrant communities, while questions centered on how the data would be collected and concerns were raised about sanctuary policies. SB 1176 would bar foreign adversary entities from buying or controlling California agricultural land; supporters framed it as a national security measure, while committee members pressed the author on enforcement, who would verify buyers, and possible discriminatory application. The bill was moved on a 2-4 vote and placed on call after the author said he would work on clarifying responsibility and nondiscrimination concerns. The committee also heard SB 1146, which would require clear disclosure when AI-generated or altered images, audio, or video are used in health-related advertisements depicting health care providers. The California Medical Association and California Dental Association supported the bill, saying it would curb deceptive deepfake ads and protect consumers; it passed unanimously, 7-0. SB 988 would restrict assignment of benefits in auto glass claims, require claim numbers and itemized estimates, and update repair disclosure rules to curb overbilling and steering; supporters said it would protect consumers and stabilize insurance costs, while independent glass shop concerns about steering and market concentration were discussed. The bill passed 7-0, with one member abstaining because of a conflict. SB 1288, presented on behalf of Senator Laird, would require financial institutions to make good-faith efforts to notify beneficiaries of non-probate assets and would simplify access requirements, especially for nonprofits. Supporters described long delays and burdensome account-opening requirements; SIFMA and the California Bankers Association opposed the bill unless amended, citing conflicts with federal and industry obligations and concerns about retroactive burdens. The bill passed 8-0. SB 941 would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost; supporters said detainees often pay excessive prices for basic necessities, and the bill passed 8-0. Finally, SB 909 would raise and index public works contractor fees and penalties and dedicate more penalty revenue to enforcement; labor supporters said stronger funding is needed to address wage theft and backlogs, while contractors warned of uncapped costs and reduced transparency. The discussion continued with questions about enforcement and whether stronger penalties or license restrictions would better deter repeat violators.

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• </c><00:02:47.959><c> greater</c> the reimbursement is generally greater the reimbursement is generally
• </c> the financial incentives it generates the financial incentives it generates and<00:03:12.519><c>
• Um so in the left-hand uh generated.
• Those general acute care hospitals, on average, generate around $47 million in net revenue in a year.
• </c> seeing that affiliated site can generate seeing that affiliated site can generate revenue<00:24:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> committee gets a $450 million general committee gets a $450 million general fund<00:07:45.599><c
• general general fund<01:03:34.480><c> are</c><01:03:34.680><c> we</c><01:03:34.920><c> doing</c><01:
• One of the choices we make is: are we going to pay for it out of the general budget, general fund, or
• One of the choices we make is: are we going to pay for it out of the general budget, general fund, or
• </c><01:16:26.679><c> fund</c> right now is relying on general fund right now is relying on general fund

Bills: HF837

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, 1183, house

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• Christopher Thacker introduced himself as general counsel with the Kentucky Office of Attorney General
• </c> &gt;&gt; Christopher Thacker, general counsel. &gt;&gt; Christopher Thacker, general counsel.
• </c> Uh, Kentucky Office of Attorney General. Uh, Kentucky Office of Attorney General.
• </c> you know the the the attorney general you know the the the attorney general under<00:08:34.000><
• Dana Fo, general counsel &gt;&gt; Good morning. Dana Fo, general counsel at<00:53:06.559><c> EKU.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the April 13 minutes and then turned to a large agenda of contracts. Chairman Douglas said there were 52 contracts totaling about $369.3 million, and noted that most vendors were registered with the Secretary of State except for item 118 on the routine personal services green list and item 19 involving Morehead State University and Kentucky State University. The committee voted to defer item 118 to the June 26 meeting and later also deferred the Kentucky State University contract on the deferred list to the June 26 meeting. The main discussion centered on a deferred personal services contract for the Kentucky Board of Optometric Examiners, involving outside legal counsel. Senator Meredith raised concerns about KRS 320 and whether the board had authority to hire outside counsel when the statute says the Attorney General shall provide legal services to the board. Dr. Mary Beth Morris, the board president, and Christopher Thacker of the Attorney General’s office testified after being sworn in. Thacker explained that the statute and related law allow both Attorney General assistance and independent counsel, and argued that outside counsel is appropriate for day-to-day legal work because it avoids conflicts, especially on open records issues, regulatory advice, and disciplinary hearings. Senator Meredith said he agreed with approving the contract but questioned how the board had reached this point and whether the current statutes reflect modern practice. He raised concerns about transparency and accountability, referencing a prior advisory opinion involving the board’s handling of exam requirements during COVID and saying the board should have consulted the Attorney General before acting. Thacker responded that the Attorney General’s office serves the Commonwealth as a whole, not as counsel to one board, and that the board’s use of outside counsel is a reasonable and economical arrangement. The exchange ended with Meredith suggesting that broader legislative action may be needed to clarify reporting relationships and oversight for the board.

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• when the Attorney General representing when the Attorney General initiates<00:16:21.440><c> one</c><
• ><c> not</c><00:17:47.400><c> control</c> The Attorney General does not control The Attorney General
• General? General? &gt;&gt; Mr.<00:18:34.680><c> Plunkett.</c> &gt;&gt; Mr. Plunkett. &gt;&gt; Mr.
• </c><00:21:02.000><c> here</c> the Attorney General here the Attorney General here um<00:21:03.960><c
• attorneys general in attorney general attorneys general in the<00:21:30.840><c> future,</c><00:21:31.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• An act to amend the General Business Law and the Executive Law in relation to school security guards.
• An act to amend the General Business Law and the Executive Law in relation to school security guards.
• of the introduction of generic drugs.
• of the introduction of generic drugs.
• An act to amend the General Business Law in relation to requirements for the rental of helmets.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on Consumer Protection held its first meeting of the year on January 28, chaired by Senator Rachel May, with Ranking Member Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and several other senators present. Chair May said the committee would focus this session on consumer protection issues such as surveillance pricing and the use of technology to target consumers unfairly. The ranking member briefly agreed on the importance of protecting vulnerable consumers and wished the committee a successful session. The committee then considered six bills, all of which had previously passed the Senate. The measures covered school security guards (S.194B), notice to the Attorney General about arrangements that delay generic drug introductions (S.488A), warranties and protections for purchasers of new and used motor vehicles (S.5597), a cap on credit service charges in retail installment contracts (S.5600), requirements for rental helmets to address concerns about damaged helmets (S.6985), and making renewed appearance enhancement and barber licenses and certificates available online in downloadable PDF form (S.7483). There was little discussion on most bills, though Senator May noted that the helmet bill was intended to address situations where rented helmets may have been damaged or consumers may not know their condition. Each bill was moved, seconded, and approved by the committee without opposition, with one bill reported to the Finance Committee and the others reported to first reading on the calendar. The meeting then adjourned after concluding legislative business.

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• </c><00:13:35.920><c> of</c> and markets for the next generation of and markets for the next generation
• </c><00:14:12.560><c> can</c> markets so that the next generation can markets so that the next generation
• This is the New Hampshire General Court, not the Indiana General Assembly.
• </c> agent general is actually age 66. agent general is actually age 66.
• </c><04:12:00.640><c> We</c> general. It's age discrimination. We general. It's age discrimination.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> House File 3694 to the general register. House File 3694 to the general register.
• </c> file 3844 to the general register. file 3844 to the general register.
• </c> question or if she's for the general question or if she's for the general bill. bill. bill.
• </c> have comments for the general bill. have comments for the general bill.
• </c> &gt;&gt; in our general fund. &gt;&gt; in our general fund.

Bills: HF3694, HF3844, HF4006, HF3785, HF3849, HF4102, HF3441, HF3507, HF3562

Keywords: transportation, tow trucks, variable message signs, road safety, emergency service, optometrist, window glazing, motor vehicle regulations, medical prescriptions, transportation safety, infrastructure, construction, appropriation, state project, motorized bicycles, motorcycles, electric vehicles, transportation regulations, safety standards, dealer license

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• </c> because right now we're on the general because right now we're on the general Appropriations<00:
• it. revenues are generated by activity in revenues are generated by activity in the<00:47:55.720><c>
• </c> discussed the academic units generate discussed the academic units generate and<01:17:51.960><c>
• </c><01:18:48.480><c> by</c> for example or more generally by for example or more generally by understanding
• </c><01:21:19.280><c> Council</c> units the office of the general Council units the office of the general

Keywords: 1183, house