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• Has there been a fiscal note requested on this amendment?
• So when I say that, yes, there would have to be a fiscal note on that.
• Has there been a fiscal note requested on this amendment?
• So when I say that, yes, there would have to be a fiscal note on that.
• Has there been a fiscal note requested on this amendment?

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee first approved the March 11, 2026 minutes, then heard House File 4048, which would exempt chiropractors from Minnesota’s provider tax if they are no longer eligible to provide chiropractic benefits under Medicaid/MinnesotaCare. Representative Robbins said the bill corrects an unfair situation because chiropractors still pay the tax even though the benefit was eliminated. Testifiers from the Minnesota Chiropractic Association and a longtime chiropractor supported the bill, arguing that most chiropractors are small-business owners and should not pay a tax for services they can no longer provide. Several members said they supported restoring chiropractic coverage instead of changing the tax, and there was discussion about whether the tax applies to all providers and whether it is effectively passed on to patients. The committee adopted a motion to recommend HF 4048 to the Committee on Taxes. The committee then took up House File 3893, as amended, a bill to restrict artificial intelligence from engaging in psychotherapy or counseling with humans. The author and supporters said the bill is intended to prevent AI chatbots from posing as therapists or counseling vulnerable people, citing reports of suicides and other harms linked to chatbot interactions. The A2 amendment was adopted; the author said it reflected stakeholder concerns and added informed-consent language. Testifiers in support, including a psychologist and a suicide-prevention nonprofit leader, urged strong safeguards and said AI should not replace licensed professionals in crisis settings. Other testimony raised concerns about overbreadth and unintended effects. TechNet and a rural mental health provider said the bill should be narrowed so it applies to clinical therapy rather than wellness or educational tools, and should allow supervised AI uses such as transcription and administrative support. Members discussed rural access, existing licensing-board authority, privacy laws, and whether the bill should target AI companies directly rather than licensed clinicians. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HF 3893, with no final committee action shown in the excerpt.

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• You can see in fiscal year 26 it's a $71 million reduction, and then 18.4 in fiscal 27, 172 in fiscal
• You can see in fiscal year 26 it's a $71 million reduction, and then 18.4 in fiscal 27, 172 in fiscal
• It would use the greater of fiscal year 24 pupil counts or fiscal year 26 pupil counts.
• For fiscal year 26 only, it would use the greater of fiscal year 24 pupil counts or fiscal year 26 pupil
• aid to cover that cost through fiscal year 26. fiscal year 26 pration um causes some uh fiscal year

Keywords: 1183, house

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• 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.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• The Secretary will note the roll. I know that there is a press conference taking place.
• I have provided our fiscal year 2025 annual report, along with some examples of materials, including
• So in the fiscal year 2026, the legislature transferred 250...
• This is a very tight... ...that was appropriated in fiscal year 26 is necessary.
• This is a very tight fiscal year, and for those reasons I am a no. Okay.

Bills: HB2155, HB2156, HB2162, HB2762, HB2791

Keywords: Arizona Beef Council, agriculture, market development, beef products, terminating council, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, game and fish commission, wildlife, appointment, commission membership, Arizona Revised Statutes, food labeling, cultivated cells, cell-cultured products, consumer information, food safety, cell-cultured protein

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• <00:16:54.040> 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

Keywords: 928, house, all

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.

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• If you choose to waive your time, your position, if noted on your form will be included in the committee
• And then that got dumped up to 3.2 and the recent fiscal year.
• I also want to note that Florida Medicaid also covers group.
• I try your note to it a little bit.
• This is their funding for the last fiscal year.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We are glad that our veterans are taking note of that.
• Just for a point of clarification, a government agency does not need a fiscal agent; they are the fiscal
• The City of Albuquerque does not have to go find a fiscal agent; they are indeed the fiscal agent.
• I mean, I understand being a fiscal agent.
• So we still need a fiscal agent. Understood.

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• in the current fiscal year.
• I believe the fiscal impact that we've estimated is about $49 million in the current fiscal year.
• I think it's important to note that everybody in the Senate Finance and LFC is noting this so that, down
• And then I did note how there were several provisions...
• Local budgets creates a conflict of interest and undermines local fiscal decision-making.

Bills: SB23, SB73, SB210, SB234, SB243, SB244, SM16

Keywords: student use, wireless devices, public schools, policy implementation, education technology funding, driver education, driver's ed, driving school, motorcycle safety, traffic safety, vulnerable road users, pedestrian safety, bicycle safety, cyclist, bike lane, micromobility, scooter, moped, motorcycle training, DWI prevention

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• appropriation of 2.5 million in fiscal appropriation of 2.5 million in fiscal year<00:04:36.160>
• <00:04:39.880> year half million in fiscal year half million in fiscal year 2027<00:04:41.800
• <00:05:16.240> analyst Miss uh noner who is our fiscal analyst Miss uh noner who is our fiscal
• <00:56:21.559> year million increase again for fiscal year million increase again for fiscal
• you would invest $50 million in fiscal you would invest $50 million in fiscal year<01:08:39.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• 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

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 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.

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• 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

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• 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

Bills: HF10, HF27

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

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• The Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 will come to order.
• Because I do note some of these areas, and you and I've talked about shipbuilding as an example, where
• So that's a positive note for the program.
• In the next fiscal year alone, SGC will award nearly $1 billion...
• And the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee 4 is now adjourned.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard informational updates and budget requests from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (Go-Biz), the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA), and the California Film Commission. Go-Biz Director D.D. Myers described the California Jobs First strategy, including regional economic planning, sector working groups, and investments in priority industries such as ag-tech, space and defense, life sciences, semiconductors, and microelectronics. She also outlined budget proposals for a five-year extension of the CalCompetes tax credit, support for export promotion, additional staffing for the film tax credit program, innovation and emerging technologies work, and the new California brand campaign. Senators questioned the campaign’s purpose, its relationship to tourism promotion, and whether it could obscure regulatory and business-climate concerns; Myers said it was intended to counter misinformation, promote California’s economic strengths, and support business attraction and retention, not to shut down debate about policy challenges. CalOSBA Deputy Director Claire Whitmer and program partners reported on the California RISE program, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, and technical assistance/capital infusion programs. CalOSBA said RISE’s first cohort awarded $16.9 million to 61 employment social enterprises, which collectively expanded operations and employment for people facing barriers to work; a second round is being launched with updated services and a new grant administrator. The Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund fully distributed $11.6 million to 100 recipients, but witnesses said demand far exceeded available funding and that the sector remains fragile after the pandemic and AB 5-related cost increases. The technical assistance and capital programs were described as serving more than 112,000 businesses in the last year, helping start 3,780 new businesses and leverage significant loan and equity capital, with emphasis on outreach to women-, minority-, veteran-, rural-, and low-wealth-owned firms. Committee members focused on whether these programs produce durable outcomes and reach underserved communities. One senator asked for longitudinal data on employment social enterprises and whether jobs created through incentives persist over time; CalOSBA said it would provide prior studies and future tracking. Another senator pressed for more outreach and support for small businesses at different stages of development, especially those in disadvantaged communities that may struggle to access capital. The California Film Commission then presented a request for three permanent positions and ongoing funding to administer the expanded film and television tax credit program. Commissioners said the program is tracking demographic and career-pathway data, with about 90% of productions opting into new diversity provisions and reporting due to the Legislature in 2027. The LAO supported the film commission staffing request given the larger program size and expanded applicant pool. No votes were taken; the items were informational or budget requests under review.

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• <00:14:41.279> 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.

Bills: HF3714, HF4399, HF4176, HF2544, HF60, HF4231, HF4232

Keywords: foster care, child welfare, enrollment priority, education programs, child care assistance, education, school board, elections, local governance, school district, site-governed schools, education reform, local control, autonomy, interchange, bond issuance, transportation, infrastructure funding, Sherburne County, student eligibility

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• Clerk will note. At the request of the author...
• Clerk will note.
• SB 762 responds to the growing fiscal pressures facing local governments across California, including
• Despite these efforts, fiscal challenges persist.
• Clerk will note. SB 1294, Rubio, from the consent calendar. Clerk will note. Thank you. Thank you.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• ecosystems, they've developed a range of programs and options to address these specific challenges in a fiscally
• They include ...address these specific challenges in a fiscally responsible manner.
• Counsel, do you know if the comm sub has been looked at on the fiscal note as well?
• Would that change the fiscal note on the bill?
• So the fiscal note is the same. Right. Thank you. Are there further questions? Okay.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from Tom Franta, founding executive director of the Mountaineer Charter School Alliance. He described the new nonprofit’s goals of supporting West Virginia charter schools through advocacy, legal and compliance assistance, shared operational services, professional development, communications, and network-building. Franta emphasized that charter schools face major facility and financing challenges, and he urged use of existing public buildings, low-interest revolving loans, credit enhancement tools through the West Virginia Economic Development Authority, and federal matching funds to help level the playing field for charter schools, including both brick-and-mortar and virtual schools. Members asked about what he meant by “level the playing field,” and Franta said charter schools receive 99% of basic state aid but lack access to the full range of public education funding and dedicated facilities support, forcing them to divert dollars toward buildings rather than classrooms. He said the goal is to ensure parents choosing a public charter option can expect appropriate funding. After the presentation, the chair announced Senate Bill 171 was removed from the day’s agenda. The committee then considered Senate Bill 166, which creates an exception to West Virginia Invest grant eligibility so individuals who already have a post-secondary degree may still receive support if pursuing an associate degree or certificate in emergency medical services. The committee reported the bill to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass, and under the original double committee reference, first be referred to the Finance Committee. Next, the committee took up Senate Bill 428, with a committee substitute that splits the bus operator title into three pay grades based on years of service and raises the cafeteria manager title from pay grade D to E. Senators asked whether duties would change; counsel and the sponsor said the bill is intended as a retention incentive, with no change in responsibilities, and that the fiscal note would remain the same. The committee adopted the committee substitute and then reported the bill to the full Senate with a do-pass recommendation, again first referring it to the Finance Committee. The meeting then adjourned.

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• to questions regarding a legislative audit special report on Medicaid mental health services for fiscal
• The findings in the FY24 single audit can be summarized as follows: deficiencies were noted in internal
• Deficiencies were noted. Incarcerated juveniles. Deficiencies were noted.
• Deficiencies were noted in the internal controls over the eligibility of recipients.
• Any idea how many individuals were prosecuted in, I guess, the last fiscal year?

Summary: The Medicaid Subcommittee of the Legislative Joint Auditing Committee met to adopt the November 2018 minutes and receive a primer on the subcommittee’s role and Medicaid oversight in Arkansas. Legislative audit staff reviewed the subcommittee’s history and explained that Medicaid is audited annually through the statewide single audit because it is a high-risk federal program. Staff summarized recent audit findings, including weaknesses in eligibility and data-matching controls, improper use of Medicaid funds for partially non-Medicaid work, issues with incarcerated juveniles’ coverage, the absence of a Medicaid recovery audit contractor program exception request, reporting problems involving MFCU recoveries, and provider eligibility documentation concerns. Staff also noted a DHS departmental audit finding involving employees who improperly received benefits, which was referred for further action. The Department of Human Services gave an overview of Medicaid’s structure, eligibility, delivery systems, and budget. DHS described Arkansas Medicaid as covering about 850,000 people through fee-for-service, managed care, and premium assistance for the expansion population, and outlined major spending categories such as institutional care, long-term services, pharmacy, capitated payments, and supplemental payments. DHS also explained the difference between state plan amendments and waivers, and said it has a beneficiary-fraud unit that refers cases to local prosecutors. The Office of Medicaid Inspector General described its role in detecting and preventing fraud, waste, and abuse, distinguishing between suspensions for credible allegations of fraud and recovery actions for mistakes or overpayments. OMIG said it works with DHS and law enforcement, issues quarterly and annual reports, and has increased recoveries in recent years. The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit explained that it prosecutes provider fraud criminally and civilly, can also handle long-term care neglect, abuse, and exploitation cases, and works with local prosecutors as special deputies. Committee members asked about court venue, provider suspensions, beneficiary fraud, education of providers, and the status of Medicaid expansion work requirements; DHS said it is preparing to implement community engagement requirements under HR 1 and will begin with a soft launch before full enforcement. No formal votes were taken beyond adoption of the minutes, and the meeting adjourned after questions were answered.

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• This is going to be the true waste shipment totals for fiscal years 2019. Fiscal year 2026.
• So, in the same fiscal year, just a couple of months delay.
• Into the general fund at the closeout of the fiscal year.
• In other words, we can carry over unspent funds from the previous fiscal year.
• Sorry, I'm flipping through my notes to get to... questions.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Do we, I mean, did the retirement system give us, like, a fiscal note type...
• <01:12:22.639> talks us like a fiscal note type I'm in talks us like a fiscal note type I'm
• It was in there, and they haven't returned a fiscal note worksheet back to us yet, so I can reach out
• <01:48:59.080> note<01:48:59.280> worksheet haven't returned a fiscal note worksheet
• haven't returned a fiscal note worksheet back<01:48:59.920> to<01:49:00.119> us<01:49:

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee met to continue work on House Bill 2, with the chair saying the goal was to finish the bill as given by the governor, though additional amendments were expected. Members first discussed the bail section and agreed to hold it for later because a separate House bail bill was expected on Thursday and could have significant county cost impacts. They also generally accepted the proposed reorganization of positions between Fish and Game, DNCR, and the Department of Environmental Services, but noted the need to review effective dates and funding details, including a possible double appropriation of $275,000 for a scientist position already funded in HB 1. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on environmental review and native plant-related sections moving functions from DNCR to DES. Members discussed changing the rulemaking timeline from 180 days to 90 days, and clarifying that “begin” means the public hearing stage. They also reviewed how fee revenue would shift between agencies in HB 1 so the budget impact would be net zero. The committee indicated it would prepare amendments reflecting these changes and revisit them at a later vote. The longest discussion concerned the boathouse provisions. Members debated whether the new definitions and construction standards were appropriate in a budget bill, with one member arguing they should be in a separate bill, while others said the provisions were urgent because of a lawsuit and the lack of clear guardrails. Concerns included the February 20, 2025 effective date, which some thought might be retroactive, the detailed limits on what may be stored in a boathouse, and a fee increase that some felt could discourage homeowners from seeking permits. The committee also questioned whether the fee structure should be tiered for smaller projects and whether permit-by-notification projects should be exempted. No final votes were taken on these sections during the discussion; instead, members agreed to seek legal and policy answers and to return with amendments and public hearing input before voting.