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• For the current biennium, the board was appropriated only 56%.
• The dollars appropriated for this exceptional item would be targeted to those positions.
• It is important to note that appropriations made for this purpose are not subject to the agency's appropriations
• being more appropriately addressed by money transmission.
• I'm here in support of the PUC's appropriation in Senate Bill...

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• The 88th legislature appropriated $6.8 million.
• We appropriated $200 million for the maritime infrastructure.
• What would be, I guess. $200 million that we appropriated last session.
• And once again, appropriate receipts and federal funds.
• and developmentally appropriate support and the need for investment there.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• with the projects that each appropriation funded, which moves us now to page 6.
• That's been appropriated for the GCPD since it was created.
• To biennium, $750 million was appropriated for the GCPD.
• Bye No. $500 million appropriated. Thank you.
• 57% less than we were appropriated. Less.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Number four, appropriated receipts.
• It also includes contingent appropriation authority.
• Item 1 is Senate Bill 30 water funding appropriations.
• Appropriations will lapse in fiscal year 2025 and would need an appropriation of. 2035. the sub-account
• Recommendations remove appropriate appropriations from this fund as the remaining balances have been

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Just a separate appropriation in the funding.
• For clarity, the following riders provide tension appropriations.
• So, these are the contingency appropriations. Page seven.
• Those local retained collections are not appropriated by the state, and so they wouldn't be in the appropriations
• So the legislature last session had appropriated $2 billion that was a contingent appropriation, and

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• You would ask the facilities if the legislature appropriated this money.
• The agency was appropriated $13.3 million in supplemental appropriation for motor vehicle purchases.
• Moving to Issue 6, TEE was appropriated $30 million in GR for lawsuits.
• and ensuring an appropriate student-to-faculty ratio.
• Act (GAI) formulas to a more appropriate funding mechanism.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• I have a slide of our appropriation request with you today.
• The DARPA award nearly doubled the state's appropriation to TIE.
• We respectfully ask you to increase appropriations to this fund.
• Austin's annual state appropriations.
• The base tier formula makes up 5% of formula appropriations.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• We can move on to the next General Appropriations Items.
• of any strategy unless the appropriations are specified otherwise.
• Recommendations maintain 24-25 general revenue appropriations.
• Recommendations maintain 24-25 general revenue appropriations, where the total appropriated amount for
• It's a line item strategy appropriate.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This will be funded through HGSE's budget, where our state appropriation flows.
• And this will be funded through HHSC's budget, where our state appropriation flows.
• He needed long-term civil commitment to where he could receive appropriate care.
• I requested two extensions just to find an appropriate home for my brother.
• The two of you are excused, and we will call up Kathy Griffith. of the 2024-25 general appropriation

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• This provides insight into the appropriated monies that the legislature cares about the most: nursing
• I fought every day for 13 years to find appropriate care for Taylor, but I still couldn't.
• She never received the appropriate care. Sandra went to prison in 1997 on a charge of habitation.
• We often see the public safety impact of people not receiving timely and appropriate mental health care
• With this in mind, we ask you to consider increasing general revenue appropriations for the TVFA grant

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• It's defined in Article 9 of the General Appropriations Act.
• If healthcare costs exceed appropriated levels.
• Moving on to slide 9, supplemental appropriations.
• I think we need that appropriations authority and I.
• Y'all appropriated during session an extra 25 million dollars for them.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• this funding was appropriated for transfer to the Department of Public Safety.
• Now on page five, item three discusses the border security appropriations.
• Just, it might be more appropriate for the agency, but I was curious...
• Do you all know that, or is that appropriate for the agency to ask?
• Do you all know that, or is that appropriate for the agency to ask?

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• These were originally appropriated in the 2024-25 General Appropriations Act.
• John Posey: ... appropriations for this agency are estimates.
• All appropriations for these areas are estimates.
• Only appropriate grant funding is required. Thank you.
• And that's what we do is appropriate money.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Item six relates to the agency's appropriation out of the opioid abatement account.
• , not including GR appropriations.
• , but again, I'll get my staff to give you that exact number that y'all have to appropriate.
• I think y'all may have appropriated about 10% of that.
• Senator Paxton: Well, and I think also the proper equipment would be very appropriate.

Bills: SB 1, SB1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• There is no net change to appropriated levels. Thank you.
• There is no net change to appropriated levels. Thank you.
• This amendment does not change any appropriated levels.
• appropriation.
• It revises the L&I appropriated amounts to match the top line appropriation.

Bills: HB2289

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• House Appropriations Committee will come to order for the purpose of a public hearing.
• So on top of your enacted appropriations, there is a maintenance-level net increase of $1.7 billion in
• 2026, and 0.9% of general fund state appropriations in subsequent fiscal years.
• Good evening, esteemed members of the Appropriations Committee.
• The House Appropriations Committee will come back to order for the purpose of public hearing.

Bills: HB2289

Keywords: appropriations, budget, fiscal matters, state spending, general fund, supplemental budget, biennial budget, substitute bill, public defense, civil legal aid, courts, judicial branch, homelessness, supportive housing, affordable housing, behavioral health, juvenile rehabilitation, youth services, child welfare, foster care

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• be necessary to reschedule a hearing or schedule a meeting for decision-making; in that case, an appropriate
• We will be adding $1 to the appropriation in section one, subsection one, subpart one.

Bills: HB2240, HB2272, HB2273, HB2274, HB2275

Keywords: appropriations, legislative expenses, auditor, legislative reference bureau, state ethics commission, ombudsman, government transparency, HB2272, Act 026, public employment cost items, emergency appropriations, collective bargaining, bargaining unit 11, BU-11, state employees, excluded employees, salary increases, cost adjustments, health premium payments, benefits

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• I work for the Office of Program Research, Appropriations, and Capital Budget Committees.
• variety of topics that came before the fiscal committees, including school funding, the laws of appropriation
• So before you is an act relating to appropriations for long-term forest health and wildfire reduction
• And before you really is, in summation, this is an appropriations bill.
• And given the significant carbon emissions that come from wildfires, they're an appropriate use of the

Bills: SB5893, SB6229, HB1376, SGA9306

Keywords: forest health, wildfire reduction, appropriations, environmental policy, natural resource management, capital gains, taxation, small business, state revenue, investment, economic growth, tax prepayment, tax regulation, financial planning, economic policy, 904, all

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee began with a hearing on the governor’s appointment of Kristen L. Frazier to the Board of Tax Appeals. Frazier described her long career as House fiscal counsel, her teaching and writing on Washington constitutional law, and her recent service on the board. Members praised her experience and confirmed they would vote on the appointment at a later meeting. The committee then heard Senate Bill 5893, which would transfer $65 million from the Natural Climate Solutions Account to the Wildfire Response, Forest Restoration, and Community Resilience Account to help fully fund wildfire response and forest health work. Staff explained the bill’s relationship to prior Climate Commitment Act and wildfire-resilience funding, and testimony from forest landowners, industry groups, and the Department of Natural Resources strongly supported the measure as necessary for wildfire suppression, forest thinning, and community protection. DNR said the funding would support current strategies and avoid major cuts to firefighting, detection, and partner pass-throughs. Next, the committee heard Senate Bill 6229, which would remove the state capital gains tax exemption for gains from qualified small business stock beginning in 2026. Staff estimated the bill would affect about 260 taxpayers and raise about $1.2 million in fiscal year 2027. Startup founders, venture capital representatives, and tech industry groups opposed the bill, arguing it would discourage entrepreneurship, investment, and job creation; a policy advocate supported it as a way to make the tax code less regressive and raise revenue from wealthy taxpayers. The committee also heard House Bill 1376, which would allow taxpayers to prepay capital gains tax up to six months early without interest; testimony was brief and opposed the bill as an additional tax burden. In executive session, the committee received briefings on a proposed substitute for Senate Bill 5395 on prior authorization transparency and AI use in health care, and on Substitute Senate Bill 5860 regarding school board compensation. The committee adopted the proposed second substitute for SB 5395 and voted it do pass to the Rules Committee. It then moved SB 5860 without recommendation to the Rules Committee. The meeting adjourned after those actions.

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• The House Appropriations Committee will come to order, and the clerk will call the roll.
• Appropriations for public school finance and school safety bills.
• Members, House Bill 500 is the supplemental appropriation.
• step in addition to the $1 billion appropriated in 2023.
• of students or direct appropriations of the university.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

Bills: SB746, SB1404, SB1536, SB1559, SB1838

Keywords: guardianship, guardian ad litem, incapacitated person, proposed ward, ward, probate, Estates Code, Texas probate, elder abuse, adult protective services, capacity restoration, guardian removal, annual account, annual report, estate guardian, person guardian, civil immunity, court-appointed representative, judiciary, civil jurisprudence