Bills: HB1937 , HB2153 , HB3674 , HB2978 , HB3885 , HB3671 , HB3261 , HB3021 , HB3029 , HB4274 , HB3701 , HB3076 , HB2299 , HB3852 , HB3244 , HB3345 , HB3114 , HB3764 , HB4144 , HB3304 , HB2939 , HB4227 , HB3262 , HB2941 , HB3498 , HB4343 , HB4425 , HB3386 , HB3087 , HB3062 , HB3431 , HB4141 , HB3581 , HB4237 , HB2960 , HB3645 , HB3648 , HB3974 , HB3045 , SCR18 , HCR1024 , SJR39 , SJR49 , HB4486 , SB1130 , SB1131 , SB1132 , SB1133 , SB1134 , SB1142 , HB1823 , HB4476 , HB3378 , HB3880 , HB3031 , HB3369 , HB3429 , HB3657 , HB4215 , HB3624 , HB1170

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

Bills: HF2393 , HF2052 , HF2218 , HF2307 , HF2003 , HF2366 , HSB725 , HF2078 , HSB554 , HSB676 , HSB717 , HF2270 , HSB718 , HF2306 , HSB746 , HF332 , HF460 , HSB680 , HF2051 , HSB677 , HF2187 , HSB719 , HF2123 , HF2451 , HF621 , HSB608 , HSB683 , HSB735

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: education savings account, general fund, school districts, funding flexibility, teacher salary, professional development, preschool, education, community-based providers, instruction, school district agreements, special education, classroom cameras, video surveillance, school safety, student privacy, FERPA, Iowa school districts, charter schools, innovation zone schools

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Like other agencies, I understand how difficult it is to put together a balanced budget with so
• In 2023, this committee passed an increase in our budget to hire an additional staff member to support
• The increase in our budget in 2023 was sufficient to pay for an additional FTE at the lower salaries.
• But our current budget cannot sustain the five FTEs because of these new salaries.
• </c> but quite frankly, we're in a budget but quite frankly, we're in a budget situation<00:14:11.600

Bills: HF2783

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: state government finance, biennial budget, appropriations, Minnesota Management and Budget, Healthy Aging Subcabinet, Office of Healthy Aging, older adults, aging policy, long-term care, caregivers, public health, Medicaid fraud, medical assistance fraud, attorney general subpoena power, fraud enforcement, business filing fraud, Secretary of State, deceptive mailings, consumer protection, certified public accountant

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• REPLICATE THE COMMITTEE PROCESS FROM THE OTHER SESSION, BUT INSTEAD WE HAVE REFERRED THE BILL TO THE BUDGET

Keywords: illegal immigration, special session, budget committee

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a special session on February 11-14 to address illegal immigration legislation. Speaker Perez announced they would consider two bills and a memorial filed the previous night, with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday and final passage on Thursday. The Speaker emphasized the legislature's role as equal participants rather than recipients of instructions, describing their approach as aggressive in combating illegal immigration while being thoughtful in methods. The session was designed to be surgical and efficient, bypassing the normal committee process except for Budget Committee review.

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• </c> Education Budget Act. Education Budget Act.
• </c><00:41:22.680><c> Enrollment</c> and enrollment increasing.
• Enrollment and enrollment increasing.
• Estimated $3.7 billion budget surplus. Higher ed is around 6% of the overall state budget.
• </c><01:38:46.360><c> Um</c> the budget year. Um the budget year.

Bills: HF4252

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: higher education, student aid, financial aid, grant programs, scholarships, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, community college, technical college, postsecondary institution, college affordability, student fees, athletic facilities, competitive athletics, developmental education, remedial courses, pregnant students, parenting students, priority registration

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• When the 2022-23 school year started, I enrolled my now adopted children in their schools' before- and
• </c> And a follow-up question: would that cost, if there is one, fall under the DCYF budget, or would
• that be under the education budget?
• In line with, you know, in underlying bill 1.18, we talk about highest priority for enrollment.
• West, is what we'll probably end up pulling out because that is the reality of the nature of the budget

Bills: HF3877 , HF3714 , HF3750 , HF3024

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: public authorities, dissolution cases, court system, child protection, legal notice, foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, foster youth, extended foster care, bill of rights, out-of-home placement, Minnesota Statutes chapter 260C, social services agency, caseworker, permanency team, sibling visitation, relative contact

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• What will be the motivation for a kid to go all the way through high school versus enrolling in this

Bills: HB266 , SB85 , SB166 , HB266 , SB85 , SB166

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: education, diploma, adult education, dropout prevention, nontraditional high school program, driver's license eligibility, vaccination exemption, religious exemption, medical exemption, vaccine mandate, testing requirement, public schools, K-12, students, parents, guardians, higher education, college enrollment, university attendance, public institutions of higher education

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• Labor Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting
• You know, state hospital, we got the convention center that just started up and it's over budget already
• You know, state hospital, we got the convention center that just started up and it's over budget already
• State hospital, we got the convention center that just started up and it's over budget already.
• Uh, clearly there are some concerns regarding timelines and budgeting for certain construction projects

Bills: SB2198 , SB2140 , SB3055 , SB3090 , SB3091 , SB3092 , SB2761

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: workforce development, craftspersons, skilled trades, artisan, craftsmanship, trade recognition, award program, DLIR, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, vocational education, career pathways, cultural preservation, workforce excellence, apprenticeship, Hawaii trades, economic diversification, public nominations, governor awards, historically significant venue

Bills: HB3944 , HB3838

Keywords: appropriations, military construction, veterans affairs, VA funding, USDA, agriculture appropriations, legislative branch appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, spending bill, rural development, rural housing, broadband, SNAP, WIC, school lunch, food safety, FDA user fees, veterans health care, toxic exposure

Bills: HB2487

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact

Transcript Highlights:

• This is booked in both budgets, the House and Senate budget.
• the Department of Revenue now estimates a loss of $8.4 billion to $13 billion over the four-year budget
• Second, the cancellation of the upcoming enrollment-based payment transition is estimated to generate
• Second, the cancellation of the upcoming enrollment-based payment transition is estimated to generate
• The revenue from this bill was assumed in the budget as passed the House floor, although at a slightly

Bills: HB2487

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to be voting no on this budget bill today.
• I look forward to voting for the budget.
• our budget.
• The last budget, if we had paid more attention to the budget that we suggested and saved Washington,
• if we those decisions last session the last budget if if more attention have been paid to the budget

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• to the operating budget.
• The Senate budget is better for higher education than the governor's or the House budget.
• this budget.
• in the governor's budget.
• budget.

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

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• When I sent budget instructions to agencies for their agency decision package budget request back in
• This budget makes appropriations from the budget stabilization account.
• This budget makes appropriations from the budget stabilization account.
• And this budget does not fully.
• budget from last session.

Bills: SB5998

Committee: Senate Ways & Means

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses

Transcript Highlights:

• Does this budget also include teacher pay raises?
• How does this budget take that into account?
• And I think this budget reflects so. Thank you for the question.
• That is their total budget, not a specific line.
• I just walk through the whole budget with you on this.

Bills: SB1177 , SB1177

Committee: House Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

Transcript Highlights:

• Would be to present a balanced budget to you today.
• Budgeting this year? Yes, we certainly do.
• And so I've been going through the budgets, the budget requests from the agencies and Trying to match
• This is a balanced budget.
• This is a budget that we've worked Extremely hard on 82% of the new spending in this budget is water,

Bills: SB1177

Committee: Senate Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget

Transcript Highlights:

• This is related to Washington State's four-year balanced budget requirement and state operating budget
• This is related to Washington State's four-year balanced budget requirement and state operating budget
• and legislative enacted budgets.
• the budget.
• For the change to the Running Start enrollment limit, both the House and Senate-passed budgets assume

Bills: HB2747

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: budget sustainability, state finance, fiscal policy, economic growth, government spending

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• and our families and each person represented in this process as we come together to finalize our budget

Keywords: legislative session extension, General Appropriations Act, budget process, session deadlines

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for a brief session focused on procedural matters. Representative McClure moved to waive rules and introduce House Bill 5017 and House Joint Resolution 5019. The primary business was Representative Garrison's House Concurrent Resolution 1635, which extends the 2025 regular legislative session until 11:59 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025. The resolution specifies that only the General Appropriations Act (GAA), its implementing bill, and an enumerated list of conforming bills, joint resolutions, and general bills may be considered during the extension. All other legislative measures will be indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration as of 12:00 AM on Saturday, May 3, 2025. The resolution was adopted.

Transcript Highlights:

• And members, just to that point, from a budget point of view in a three-year role in budget, it should
• ...FY 27 budget done this year and focusing on getting the budget done.
• That's what the budget should be to me.
• But it takes 31, 16, and 1 to do a budget, and we will have a budget, and we will have those votes.
• I promise to fight for it in the budget.

Bills: HB2352 , HB2388 , HB2418 , HB2499 , HB2500 , HB2579 , HB2584 , HB2804

Committees: House Appropriations , House House Appropriations Committee of Reference

Keywords: funding, auditor general, county treasurer, procedural reviews, state appropriations, HB2388, Arizona Commerce Authority, ACA, small modular reactor, SMR, nuclear energy, advanced nuclear, data center, data centers, economic development, study, appropriation, general fund, jobs, wages

Transcript Highlights:

• of</c><02:11:32.639><c> 40</c><02:11:33.000><c> million</c><02:11:33.360><c> hungry</c> the food budgets
• of 40 million hungry the food budgets of 40 million hungry families<02:11:34.440><c> by</c><02:11:34.639
• Speaker, my constituents need more SALT, and Congress must deliver it in this year's budget.
• Some of my Republican colleagues argue SALT relief subsidizes bloated state budgets, but the facts don't
• Budget cuts? What are they spending the money on?

Bills: SB5 , HR165 , HR53 , HR55 , HR54

Keywords: immigration, detention, theft, security, enforcement, Laken Riley Act, deportation, mandatory detention, ICE detainer, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, noncitizen, alien, inadmissibility, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault on law enforcement, serious bodily injury, parole