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• if you look on page 15, subsection 3, from page line 10 to 13, you're going to find that this appropriation
• of $200,000 is a general fund appropriation and it goes into an election recount account.

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• Dakota, like most states, has a general Dakota, like most states, has a general pro<00:13:48.079
• ><02:16:28.320> is<02:16:28.400> the general questions or what is the general questions
• Good evening, Appropriations Committee.
• Good evening, Appropriations Committee. Good evening, Appropriations Committee.
• and it does insert an appropriation and it does insert an appropriation to<02:44:07.359> be

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• As you all know, uh appropriations.
• and that any remaining federal funds reduce appropriations from the general fund by $1 for every $1
• Chairman, I just want to thank you all in the appropriations committee, the legislature in general, and
• Chairman, I just want to thank you all in the appropriations committee, the legislature in general, and
• Chairman, I just want to thank you all in the appropriations committee, the legislature in general, and

Bills: HB0111, HB0112, HB0122

Keywords: capital construction, state funding, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, task force, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, healthcare, rural health, transformation program, funding, incentives, training, access, perpetuity fund, 916, all

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• It's not the same as the general fund, and the agreement pauses further new spending from that fund by
• Only 2% have been reported to DHS Office of Inspector General for noncompliance.
• So this bill would be an appropriation to the YWCA of Minneapolis.
• here today to support this appropriation here today to support this appropriation for<01:39:10.480
• Without this appropriation, our providers will be forced to limit work experience placements.

Bills: HF2582, HF2266, HF2518, HF2039, HF1941

Keywords: child care, grants, appropriation, workforce development, families, YWCA Minneapolis, job training, child development, economic assistance, WomenVenture, economic development, entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurs, business training, financial support, youth programs, funding, employment, Minnesota, American Indian

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• :23:51.919> in electric services utility services in electric services utility services in general
• I think, in general, competition generally results in better pricing.
• , this is critical in the restoration of our environment and natural resources so that our next generation
• , this is critical in the restoration of our environment and natural resources so that our next generation
• may have a future and the generation may have a future and the opportunity<00:33:17.039> to<00

Bills: SB3253, SB3154, SB3254

Keywords: conservation, endangered species, wildlife preservation, native birds, biodiversity, sanctuary, nonprofit, DLNR, agricultural district, land use, chapter 195D, chapter 205, chapter 42F, state funding, public purpose, habitat restoration, predator-free sanctuary, ecosystem restoration, Zealandia, wildlife refuge

Summary: The committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard a long series of resolutions focused largely on waste reduction, energy planning, and environmental protection. Early measures included HR 12/HCR 10 on a permanent landfill host benefits program for Honolulu, HCR 148/HCR 157 on a demolition waste reduction working group, and HR 184/HCR 194 on a mattress stewardship program working group. Testimony on these waste-related measures was generally supportive from environmental groups and some individuals, while the Department of Health supported the mattress stewardship proposal. The Department of Health also commented that a proposed study on recyclable/biodegradable/compostable labeling was very broad and would require additional resources to carry out effectively. The committee then took up several energy-related resolutions. HR 192/HCR 202 would create a task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, and HR 194/HCR 204 would ask the Public Utilities Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of cost reductions and financial risk. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Hawaii State Energy Office, and the PUC offered support or comments on these measures, with environmental and industry groups also submitting testimony. Members questioned the Energy Office and PUC at length about errors in prior analyses, competitive bidding, and whether utility proposals could proceed through waiver processes; the PUC said any proposal would still be reviewed and that it generally prefers competitive bidding, while the Energy Office said some issues were being characterized differently and would follow up on waiver standards. Additional measures addressed data centers, liquefied natural gas, and utility oversight. HR 196/HCR 206 would convene a working group on the impacts of large data centers, and HR 197/HCR 207 would require conditions before the PUC approves LNG-related costs; testimony on LNG was split, with supporters urging caution and opponents arguing LNG should not be pursued. HR 193/HCR 2003 sought a written status update on implementation of the Hawaii Electric Reliability Administrator, and HR 191/HCR 201 and HR 33/HCR 33 dealt with sewage and wastewater issues, both drawing support from environmental and community groups. The committee also heard strong support for HR 141/HCR 149 on Red Hill remediation meetings and HR 190/HCR 200 on reassessing military PFAS cleanup decisions; the Board of Water Supply testified in support and described ongoing PFAS testing and concerns beyond Red Hill. The transcript ends as the committee moved into decision-making, with the chair indicating a recommendation to pass HR 12/HCR 10.

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• . appropriately. appropriately.
• would actually be appropriated for this. would actually be appropriated for this.
• /c><00:58:51.520> to<00:58:51.680> our budget appropriation according to our budget appropriation
• Whether appropriation uh based on that.
• legislative appropriation. legislative appropriation.

Bills: HB1559, HB2012, HB2297, HB2122, HB2345, HB2398, HB2534, HB2621

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• Chair and House Bill 2620 appropriates $300,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal years 2027 through
• The bill appropriates $100,000 and one FTE from the state general fund in fiscal year 2027 to DCS to
• House Bill 2156 appropriates $250,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to the livestock
• House Bill 2418 appropriates $600,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Arizona
• House Bill 2418 appropriates $600,000 from the State General Fund in fiscal year 2027 to the Arizona

Bills: HB2014, HB2111, HB2156, HB2165, HB2202, HB2305, HB2321, HB2399, HB2403, HB2416, HB2418, HB2446, HB2601, HB2615, HB2620, HB2812, HB2939, HB2940, HB2955, HB2957, HB2960, HB2992, HB4026, HB4049

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 2615, a strike-everything amendment creating an Independent Oversight Committee tied to the Department of Child Safety, with authority to review DCS practices, request briefings and audits, visit sites, and receive confidential complaints, along with a $2.2 million appropriation. The sponsor and several parents and advocates testified that stronger independent oversight was needed because of serious DCS failures affecting children and families. Some members supported the goal but objected to housing the committee in the Ombudsman’s office or questioned whether the structure was the right approach. The strike-everything amendment was adopted, but the bill itself then failed on a 5-5 vote. The committee then passed House Bill 2620, which provides $300,000 annually for five years to the Arizona Department of Veterans Services to grant funds to emergency shelters serving veterans without requiring scheduled intake appointments. The sponsor and shelter representatives said the money would support trauma-informed case managers, help veterans connect to VA and shelter resources, and move the state closer to functional zero for veteran homelessness. The bill received unanimous support and a do-pass recommendation. House Bill 2321 also passed unanimously. It requires DCS to place a security freeze on the credit reports of children entering foster care, with the freeze remaining until age 16 unless the child later chooses otherwise, and includes a $100,000 appropriation and one ongoing FTE. The sponsor said foster youth are especially vulnerable to identity theft and need automatic protection. House Bill 2601, which directs ADOT to seek federal segmentation for the Interstate 11 project between Casa Grande and Wickenburg, passed 6-4 after testimony from supporters who said it would keep the project moving and opponents who raised environmental, cost, and litigation concerns. House Bill 2992, a pilot program for child sexual abuse and grooming awareness education in six public schools, also passed 6-4 after testimony from a survivor and advocates; supporters framed it as prevention and critics argued it duplicated existing sex education and should be handled through broader curriculum or parent education. Additional bills considered included House Bill 2156, which appropriates $250,000 to the livestock compensation fund and passed 7-3 despite transparency and conflict-of-interest concerns from an opponent; House Bill 2165, which exempts certain veterans and military members from state park admission fees, as amended to narrow the exemption to retired or disabled veterans and similar National Guard members, and passed 6-4 amid concerns about lost park revenue; House Bill 2960, creating a veterans specialty court grant program and requiring better coordination on incarcerated veterans, which passed 8-0; House Bill 2014, directing studies on gasoline blends and emissions modeling, which passed 6-2 despite concerns about cost and limited impact; and House Bill 2957, preserving non-REAL ID driver licenses and restricting biometric collection and data sharing, which passed 5-4 after amendment.

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• Chairman, takes out the appropriation. Thank you for the explanation, Senator.

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• Just a general answer. We don't have to get... Mr.
• There's no general fund impact on that item.
• That was spread to a couple of other appropriations that I'll show you.
• Chair, we were in Section 5 of the General Appropriation Act. That's special appropriations.
• You know, all these are basically extending appropriations or not extending appropriations that have

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• You'll recognize that bass fishing, or fishing in general, is one of the great legacies that we have
• Generally, north of I-94, deer hunters across the state enjoy the use of a rifle.
• South of I-94, approximately, the use of shotgun and pistol is generally used for deer.
• Really generous to consider your testimony. Consider doing something like this. Members, questions?
• Donation is incredibly generous, and I understand the reasoning behind it. I thank you for that.

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• lakes like I do, smallmouth bass caught on a ... you'll recognize that bass fishing, or fishing in general
• So the value of this will be secondary for our resorts and just for general commerce.
• Currently, the state is really a world of two worlds, kind of north generally of I-94.
• Really generous to consider doing something like this. Members, questions?
• I think your gift is a donation; it is incredibly generous, and I understand the reasoning behind it.

Bills: HF647, HF2824, HF1249, HF623, HF820

Keywords: water appropriation, aquifer management, potable water, water conservation, environmental policy, fishing regulation, angling, sustainability, biodiversity, game fish, Carley State Park, Minnesota state parks, state lands, park boundary expansion, Wabasha County, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, public lands, land acquisition, park addition

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• Thank you, Deputy General Counsel.
• I will move that House File 1837 be referred to the General Register.
• We will be moving House File 1837 as amended to the General Register.
• The appropriation in this... Bill is $1.7 million.
• I serve as General Counsel for True North Legal.

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• Thank you, Deputy General Counsel.
• <00:18:29.400> res 1837 as amended to the general res 1837 as amended to the general res register
• The appropriation in this bill is $1.7 million.
• working as it just rates generally working as it just rates generally is<00:44:20.680> this
• <01:00:02.920> uh not doing normal appropriate uh not doing normal appropriate uh activities

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• <00:40:26.480> you is just kind of the bill in general you is just kind of the bill in general
• But what is it generally overall?
• <00:59:29.839> overall um but um what is it generally overall um but um what is it generally
• That will reduce the amount available to be appropriated at the levels that the division has been appropriated
• So we can move on to general committee discussion, if there is any.

Bills: HF198, HF269, HF185, HF303, HF305, HF189

Keywords: HF198, shared time pupils, shared-time enrollment, nonpublic school, private school, public school, career and technical education, CTE, secondary credit, school funding, state aid, education finance, Minnesota Statutes 126C.01, compulsory attendance, school district, education policy, HF269, Spicer, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment

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• I'm excited to work with the administration, the secretary, our sister agencies, you all in the General
• So there's actually no general fund impact there.
• So there's actually no general fund impact there.
• I think that, you know, I'll say generally, it's been hard to keep up.
• And then when service providers provide medical care to insured clients, they generate revenue from it

Keywords: House Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• More generally, the bill provides for numerous revisions of the Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act.
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• It also includes provisions relating to the installation of small portable solar generation devices by
• It would prevent a locality from prohibiting the use of a small portable solar generation device on a
• by the General Assembly, and that grant recipients submit a report to the Commission by October 1 of

Keywords: House Room A, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• Madam Chair, I've got a quick question when it's appropriate. Senator DeStef.
• Madam Chair, I'd like to ask our counsel a quick question if it's the appropriate time to do so.
• questions about it, is in the text of the amendment itself, which has already been approved by the General
• Assembly, along with the question at... ...which has already been approved by the General Assembly,

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• To the House Appropriations Committee meeting, let's do the roll call, please.

Keywords: House Committee Room 1200, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all

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• We did that in line with the Consumer Data Protection Act to ensure that data is appropriately secured
• several definitions are still overly broad and create compliance uncertainty, potentially capturing general-purpose
• Since the introduction of this bill, I think we have all seen the number of AI-generated videos that
• Obviously, AI-generated media is increasingly sophisticated and can undermine trust in elections and
• If appropriate, I have a motion for you. It would be a motion to report the bill with substitute.

Keywords: House Committee Room C, General Assembly Building, 976, house, all