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MN
Transcript Highlights:
- fiscal year 26 starting and 27 again fiscal year 26 starting July<00:19:09.280>
1 <00:19:09.679 - And then the final three columns show fiscal years 28 through 29. Fiscal years 26 and 27, as Mr.
- The dollar amounts for fiscal year 24 are 7,138; 25, 7,281; have read fiscal years 24 through 25 and
- program the dollar amounts for fiscal program the dollar amounts for fiscal year<00:32:26.120>
- in fiscal years 28 and 29.
Summary:
The Education Finance Committee met on January 21, 2025, for its first hearing of the session and began with organizational business. Members and staff introduced themselves, described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair reviewed committee procedures, including how to request bill hearings, amendment deadlines, and handout deadlines. The committee also heard introductions from nonpartisan and partisan staff, including House Research and House Fiscal Analysis personnel who will support the committee’s work this session.
The main substantive item was an overview presentation on the state budget and education finance process. Staff explained how Minnesota’s general fund is forecast twice a year, how the committee should read the budget documents and aid/levy tracking sheets, and how the current biennium compares with the upcoming budget window. They described the November forecast, noted that the committee will later receive the February forecast, and outlined the committee’s role in reviewing K-12 state aid spending, school district revenue, and property tax impacts.
Staff walked through the aid appropriation summary spreadsheet and explained its columns, including end-of-session spending, fiscal year 2024-25 actuals and estimates, and the 2026-27 and 2028-29 planning horizons. They emphasized that many education programs are forecast-driven and can change with enrollment and other data. The presentation also summarized the state’s overall revenue mix and spending priorities, noting that K-12 education is the largest general fund category and that state aid makes up the majority of school revenue. No bills were heard and no votes or formal actions were taken.
ND
North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session Apr 16th, 2025 at 12:30 pm
North Dakota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Speaker, this has a fiscal note prepared by the Office of the Tax Commissioner.
- Speaker, this has a fiscal note prepared by the office of the tax commissioner.
- But now we are asked to support a $26 million to $27 million fiscal note.
- Speaker, this has a fiscal note prepared by the Department of Environmental Quality.
- Speaker, this has a fiscal note prepared by the Department of Environmental Quality.
Summary:
The House convened with prayer, roll call, and a quorum present, then took up several procedural motions, including suspending House rules for three legislative days and replacing conference committee members on Senate Bill 2282 and SCR 4007. The chamber also recognized visiting student groups from Grafton/Pleasant Valley and Shiloh School. Later, the House agreed to several conference committee reports and moved a number of measures through final passage or final disposition.
House Bill 1428, which would have created a sales tax exemption for clothing sold by thrift stores or nonprofit corporations, drew extensive debate over tax policy, revenue loss, and possible conflicts with streamlined sales tax rules. Supporters argued it would help lower-income shoppers and nonprofit thrift stores, while opponents said it created an unfair advantage and could reduce state and local revenue. The conference report was adopted, but the bill ultimately failed on final vote, 37-54. House Bill 1440, relating to cigar lounges, was amended in conference and then passed 75-17. House Bill 1460, concerning adult foster care for private-pay adults, electronic monitoring, and a legislative study, was also adopted and passed overwhelmingly, 91-1.
The House then passed Senate Bill 2224, which revises gaming commission structure and gaming stamp requirements, adds Attorney General enforcement provisions, and includes a $25,000 general fund appropriation, by a vote of 88-0. Senate Bill 2327, which expands uses of the agriculture diversification and development fund and appropriates $15 million to it, passed 74-17 after a member was excused from voting due to a personal interest. Senate Bill 2267, creating a regulatory framework for on-site wastewater treatment systems and shifting licensing authority to the Department of Environmental Quality, passed 82-10, and Senate Bill 2276, addressing joint water resource boards for cross-county projects, passed 90-1.
The most contentious debate centered on Senate Bill 2160, which would move the state employee health plan from grandfathered status to a non-grandfathered ACA-compliant plan and appropriate about $6.6 million for the transition. Supporters said it would give the PERS board more flexibility, expand preventive and other benefits, and potentially slow premium growth without charging employees premiums. Opponents warned it could raise out-of-pocket costs, add mandated benefits, and shift costs to employees, while also arguing the bill had not been adequately studied. After extended debate, the House passed SB 2160 by a vote of 55-37. The chamber also concurred in Senate amendments to House Bill 1318, a pesticide labeling bill, and placed it on final passage, but the transcript ends before the final vote on that measure.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Executive Departments and Administration (01/15/2026)
Executive Departments and Administration
Transcript Highlights:
- That one, that fiscal note, is $269.6 million.
- Both of those fiscal notes came back as no fiscal impact, and I will distribute those to everybody.
- two three fiscal uh there was a fiscal two three fiscal notes<01:21:00.719>
that <01:21:00.880 note <01:21:14.880>is <01:21:16.000>$269.6 that one that fiscal note is $269.6- <03:03:55.200>
note Now, I was looking at this fiscal note Now, I was looking at this fiscal
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yes, <01:49:53.960>it's Finally, the fiscal note, yes, it's Finally, the fiscal note, - c> note,<01:50:05.520>
each According to the fiscal note, each According to the fiscal note - bill should not even have a fiscal note. bill should not even have a fiscal note.
- fiscal note, that this the bogus HB 112 fiscal note, that this civics<01:54:25.360>
test <01:54 - 60% less than the fiscal note. 60% less than the fiscal note.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- The fiscal impact to the general fund is $10.6 million in fiscal 2027 and $2.1 million in fiscal 2028
- Robbins asked about the fiscal note, saying she may be misunderstanding it.
- He said there is no fiscal impact in fiscal year 2026, but there is an impact in fiscal year 2027.
- templin um when I look at the fiscal templin um when I look at the fiscal note<01:24:08.719>
- <01:25:04.800>
27 <01:25:05.440>is fiscal impact is so high in fiscal 27 is fiscal
Keywords:
property tax, Indian Tribe, tax exemption, Minnesota, public charity, property tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, unorganized territory, federally recognized, soil conservation, water conservation, local government aid, environmental funding, Minnesota legislation, tax credits, sustainable aviation fuel, environmental policy, corporate franchise, Minnesota taxation, tobacco
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Municipal and County Government (01/23/2026)
Municipal and County Government
Transcript Highlights:
- In short, the fiscal note reflects a discomfort with fiscal restraint, not a demonstrated fiscal harm
- Um, I do also want to talk about the fiscal note briefly. Um, and we stand by our fiscal note.
- Um, I do also want to talk about the fiscal note briefly. Um, and we stand by our fiscal note.
- Um, I do also want to talk about the fiscal note briefly. Um, and we stand by our fiscal note.
- Um, I do also want to talk about the fiscal note briefly. Um, and we stand by our fiscal note.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/17/25
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- First, I did want to ask about a fiscal note. Is there a fiscal note for the bill?
- And, uh, Representative Bierman, uh, we have requested a fiscal note.
- status, the projection in the fiscal note from the last two years said only approximately 7,700 people
- <00:46:02.880>
note <00:46:03.520>and um you did mention the fiscal note and um you - I'm just curious, with the fiscal note coming, I didn't hear a number in there on how much my premiums
Keywords:
undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, permit to carry, concealed carry, handgun permit, firearm permit, pistol training, sheriff, application process, electronic filing, mail application, fax submission, certified mail, certified delivery, gun rights, Second Amendment, firearms regulation
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:32 pm
House Appropriations & Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- It is both a fiscally prudent strategy that is a correction from the past.
- The projected ending fund balance in fiscal year 26 is negative 26.3 million.
- Fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are projected by NMSEA Benefit Consulting.
- It was sent out earlier this fiscal year.
- Slide two just kind of gives an overview of where we finished fiscal year 25.
ND
North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session
Special Education Funding Committee May 6th, 2026
Special Education Funding Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- We're getting up to, you know, the $2.5 million for a fiscal note.
- So now our fiscal note is $14 million for next biennium.
- So for every 0.001, I would anticipate roughly $3 million of a fiscal note.
- We won't know what the cost would be, the fiscal note on it, because we just, without getting information
- We won't know what the cost would be, the fiscal note on it, because we just, without getting information
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the March 4, 2026 minutes, and received a lengthy Department of Public Instruction presentation from Stanley Schauer Jr. on North Dakota student performance data in math and ELA, with comparisons between students with disabilities and students without disabilities. Schauer explained the assessment systems used, the 1% alternate assessment cap for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities, the absence of 2019-20 data due to the pandemic, and how state standards are set by North Dakota educators. Members asked about cohort trends, the role of alternate assessments, grade-level patterns, and whether the state should focus more on reducing the novice category than on moving students from approaching to proficient. Schauer also discussed the new NDA Plus assessment, the state’s planned growth model, and the possibility of future breakdowns by disability category or by schools using science-of-math approaches. Special education educators testified that students with disabilities continued to receive services during COVID because of FAPE obligations, which likely helped limit learning loss, and emphasized that IEP teams focus on individual growth rather than only proficiency buckets.
Committee members then shifted to special education funding and possible funding models. Brandon Bombach of Grand Forks Public Schools presented on the state aid formula, focusing on the special education weighting factor and arguing that the current formula does not adequately respond to growing student needs because it counts enrollment but does not adjust when the number of students with IEPs rises. He used examples to show that a district can have the same enrollment and receive the same weighting even if the number of students needing services increases. Members discussed whether the formula should be tied more closely to actual need and accountability, and the chair indicated that the committee would continue gathering data and ideas for a later meeting.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, I would say to you that if you look at the fiscal note on this, and I think I hope you have it in
- to you that if you look at the fiscal to you that if you look at the fiscal note<00:11:34.720>
- on that would be a whopping fiscal note on that would be a whopping $48,000<00:11:45.920>
for - So simply I'll fiscal note in mind.
- the fiscal note on that and you've heard the fiscal note on that and I<00:13:28.959>
would <00 - on that would be a whopping fiscal note on that would be a whopping $48,000<00:11:45.920>
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Legislative Coordinating Commission 11/10/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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oversight commissions under the fiscal oversight commissions under the fiscal - specialists with the LCC fiscal service office.
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office Anna Shaw, the she's the fiscal office Anna Shaw, the she's the fiscal - Jod Andrews who are also fiscal Jod Andrews who are also fiscal specialists<00:03:50.400>
with - specialists with the LCC fiscal service specialists with the LCC fiscal service office.<00:03:52.879
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 03/17/25
Judiciary and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm not sure if there's been a fiscal note formally requested and if it included local fiscal impact
- I'm not sure if there's been a fiscal note formally requested and if it included local fiscal impact
- There's the fiscal note and the revenue estimate coming. I think that Mr.
- There's the um the fiscal note and that.
- <02:00:35.440>
note <02:00:36.320>and fiscal note and fiscal note and um<02:00:38.480><
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:23 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- And then in another part of the bill—I'm sorry—under the second paragraph under fiscal implications,
- But, you know, the fiscal impact isn't so tremendous that I don't think it will be something that will
- And in the fiscal implications, and the FIR basically says that the revenues will be reduced by $6.1
- So I just want to make that note. So we do have a motion on the floor, Madam Chair.
- If you would please take note, we failed to have a fancy little invitation ready for you today.
Summary:
The House Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee met with a quorum and heard two bills from Representative Martinez. House Bill 56 would appropriate $1 million to the Department of Veterans Services to expand behavioral health and suicide prevention efforts for veterans. Supporters, including the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Veterans Services, the Disability Coalition, New Mexico Professional Firefighters, the New Mexico Veterans and Military Families Caucus, and NAMI New Mexico, said the funding would help veterans navigate a difficult system, improve outreach in rural areas, and address New Mexico’s high veteran suicide rate and related alcohol and drug deaths. Committee members asked about whether the program was new or an expansion of an existing effort, how services would be delivered, and whether outreach would reach homeless and rural veterans. The secretary explained that the bill would augment an existing Suicide Prevention Act program, use contracts with outside providers rather than direct services, and require two term employees for contract management and outreach. The committee voted 7-1 to give HB 56 a due pass and send it to the next committee.
The committee then heard House Bill 55, which would create an income tax deduction for retirement income earned by first responders, similar to an existing benefit for military retirees. Supporters argued it would help recruit and retain firefighters, law enforcement, and other first responders, and could encourage retirees to move to New Mexico and contribute economically. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal impact, the lack of a sunset, the narrow definition of first responder, and Taxation and Revenue Department concerns that the bill could reduce general fund revenue by about $6.1 million in the first year and might not attract retirees on its own. The sponsor said he had not yet met with Tax and Rev but would do so, and noted he was open to a sunset if it helped the bill move forward. Despite concerns, the committee voted 7-1 to pass HB 55 to the next committee, with members explaining their votes and emphasizing that the bill would receive further vetting in Tax and Revenue.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Jul 31st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- First, a note about conformity: you heard a bit about this from Helen and Richard this morning.
- A note on tax years: those tax years are the years that will be due April 15th, 2026.
- We will start seeing this in New Mexico, with reduced revenue starting in fiscal year 26.
- Note that the tax base is gone for those communities.
- And then there's just the fiscal balance.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It goes to the conversation that we were just having right now about the fiscal note, and I'm thinking
- year now there is the end of this fiscal year now there is a<00:19:45.360>
piece <00:19:45.520 - <00:21:31.240>
note <00:21:31.600>seems <00:21:31.880>to way this fiscal note - seems to way this fiscal note seems to substantiate<00:21:33.679>
that <00:21:34.000>I - <01:00:05.960>
year putting us in a deficit in fiscal year putting us in a deficit in fiscal
MN
Transcript Highlights:
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note finance and I didn't see uh fiscal note finance and I didn't see uh fiscal - Why is there no fiscal note on here? Representative Cardi: Sure. Absolutely.
- And again, fiscal notes really get discussed in fiscal committees, which we are not one.
- Um, will not or should not have fiscal impact, but we did request a fiscal note.
- Um, will not or should not have fiscal impact, but we did request a fiscal note.
Keywords:
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NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Committee of Conference on HB 1260, HB 1574, HB 1816, HB 1499, HB 1709 (05/26/2026)
Transcript Highlights:
- The following fiscal year, because it's a full federal fiscal year, will be just under $16 million of
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it's <01:09:35.359>a following fiscal year, because it's a following fiscal - So what we are looking at is the fiscal note on the bill, on SB 204.
- So what we are looking at is the fiscal<04:36:03.920>
note <04:36:04.160>on <04:36:04.400 - >
the <04:36:04.561>bill fiscal note on the bill fiscal note on the bill on<04:36:06.879
Keywords:
10:00am HB 1260
11:00am HB 1574
12:00pm HB 1816
2:30pm HB 1499
2:45pm HB 1709, 928, house, all
Summary:
The conference committee first met on HB 1260, a bill requested by municipal clerks to allow certain divorce-related records to be kept confidential. House members argued the Senate amendment would reverse the presumption of openness established in the Keene Sentinel case and raise constitutional issues under the state constitution’s privacy and open-government provisions. Senate members responded that the 2018 privacy amendment, the limited scope of the proposal, and modern internet risks justified the change, but the House maintained the issue needed a full hearing in a separate bill. The committee ultimately voted unanimously for the Senate to recede and adopt the House version, preserving the underlying bill without the Senate amendment, and both sides said they would revisit the topic in a future session.
The committee then took up HB 1574, which extends free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs and provides funding for SNAP administrative costs. The main dispute was the Senate’s addition of $4.4 million for SNAP administration, which DHHS said was needed because federal law would shift more administrative costs to the state and could increase the state’s SNAP error rate, potentially triggering much larger future penalties. DHHS officials reported the current error rate was 7.57% for federal fiscal year 2024, below the national average, and estimated that if the rate rose above 8%, the state could owe about 10% of SNAP benefits, or roughly $12 million for a partial year and nearly $16 million for a full year. Some House members supported the added funding as a preventive measure, while others objected that the underlying bill was modest and the amendment resembled a previously rejected proposal. The discussion ended with the committee moving toward the House position and the bill’s future depending on the chamber’s vote on the Senate amendment.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
Committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention - 04/01/25
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Transcript Highlights:
- Uh Scarfa, fiscal staff, appropriation.
- We'll next move to uh walkthrough by Senate Council and our fiscal analyst. We'll start with Mr.
- fiscal analyst. We'll start with Mr. fiscal analyst. We'll start with Mr.
- incredibly challenging fiscal incredibly challenging fiscal environment. environment. environment
- Uh, the governor and I think all of the fiscal staff suggested we cancel.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
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from <00:28:45.960>the fiscal note did not change from the fiscal note - But the fiscal note didn't change for it.
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note <01:52:02.040>which <01:52:02.240>is a fiscal note which - <01:52:06.840>
Um to to to put together fiscal note. - Um to to to put together fiscal note. Um thank<01:52:07.880>
you.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Finance Division I (02/27/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
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year relative to the federal um fiscal year relative to the federal um fiscal - My point is the fiscal note on House Bill 611 was intriguing because it said due to previous legislative
- Fiscal '24 was about 1.4 million, and just as a note, it's about 550 grand in general funds statewide
- At the time this fiscal year started, the fund was about at zero, so we basically started the fiscal
- which we see is insufficient for fiscal which we see is insufficient for fiscal year<04:59:01.718
Summary:
The committee held a work session on the Department of Business and Economic Affairs’ budget, with testimony from division leadership on staffing, funding sources, and program changes. Early discussion focused on vacant positions in the agency, including a senior planner tied to FEMA requirements, a federally funded program assistant, a program specialist to be reclassified during a planning reorganization, and two Housing Champions positions that were authorized but not funded in the current biennium and are requested for 2026-27. The witnesses also explained that temporary welcome center positions are filled as funds allow, and that the agency’s requested general fund increase is driven largely by the Division of Travel and Tourism Development and its formula-based funding.
Members then reviewed rest areas, welcome centers, outdoor recreation, economic development, procurement, and workforce opportunity lines. The department said there are 12 rest areas, with 5.8 million foot counts in FY 24, and that welcome centers are generally open year-round, though Sutton is currently closed and staffing relies on a mix of full-time and temporary employees. The outdoor recreation position is federally funded through USDA and supports business outreach, trade shows, and industry promotion. In economic development, the agency said increased dues reflect participation in the Northern Borders Regional Commission, and that a marketing line item is intended to support recruitment and promotion of growth industries such as advanced manufacturing and life sciences. The Apex Accelerator Program was described as a state-federal partnership requiring a state match and providing government contracting assistance to businesses, while the Office of Workforce Opportunity was explained as a federally funded WIOA-related effort administered through multiple agencies and subrecipients.
A major point of discussion was the proposed reduction to the Small Business Development Center, which members said had generated significant public concern. The department described SBDC as a highly effective technical assistance program for new and small businesses, but said the cut was one of the few places it felt it had room to reduce funding. Members asked about federal support and matching requirements for various programs, and the department said less than half of its overall budget is generally funded by the state and that some programs require state match. The committee also discussed travel and tourism marketing and the Joint Promotional Program, with the department saying those funds support broader advertising campaigns and grants to chambers and trade associations for events such as Bike Week, Restaurant Week, and the Seafood Festival. No votes were taken during the work session.