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• That said, the Governor's budget builds off the 2024 Budget Act framework.
• The budget sustains and protects progress in core programs, including celebrating the full implementation
• , a fiscally balanced budget.
• balanced budget.
• budget.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• They are implementing three initiatives.
• implemented.
• The implementation of a literacy plan, the implementation of literacy coaches, and the implementation
• That’s what we’re hoping to implement in the years ahead.
• The implementation of a dyslexia screener alone...

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• operating budget.
• Uh Attorney General budget request.
• ,<00:27:45.840> the Uh, lastly on the onetime budget, the Uh, lastly on the onetime budget
• <00:28:13.360> This budget of 7.9 million per year. This budget of 7.9 million per year.
• includes a general operating budget includes a general operating budget increase,<00:28:16.159><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We recognize this budget communities.
• reporting through dashboards and budget reporting through dashboards and budget to<00:21:16.720>
• <01:48:40.719> something to implement something to implement something um<01:48:42.320>
• If I were to lump it all together according to the most recent budget, the 2024 and 2025 budget, there's
• > 25<02:01:17.119> budget,<02:01:18.159> there's um 2020 24 and 25 budget, there's

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call - 0:00:00 Approval of Minutes – 0:03:50 Robotics Education – 0:04:18 Canopy KY – 0:14:15 Comprehensive Support and Improvement – 0:23:20 Postsecondary Credit Alignment – 0:53:15 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in K-12 Settings – 1:21:25 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations – 2:05:15 Adjournment 2:05:41, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened with a roll call, confirmed a quorum, approved the minutes by voice vote, and recognized a guest of Senator Hickden, retired judge Dan Kelly. The chair then moved through a tight agenda and limited public presentations and questions. The first presentation was on robotics education in Kentucky, led by Representative Chris Lewis, Kentucky FIRST Robotics executive director Kelly Gowen, and students from Whitfield Academy. They argued that robotics should be expanded in high schools as a workforce pipeline for engineering, manufacturing, and advanced technology jobs. The presentation emphasized hands-on learning, industry certifications, teacher development, and a proposed framework to fund robotics education programs statewide. Committee members were not allowed to ask questions because of time constraints. The second presentation was from Canopy Kentucky, led by Adam Watson and founder Scott Collins. They described Canopy’s business and entrepreneurship education programs for fifth graders and high school students, including the NextGen Good Biz initiative and an eight-classroom high school unit. Canopy requested a one-time $750,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026, matched by private funds, to expand into more schools and rural areas, train educators, and report outcomes. Members asked a brief question about how the programs fit into school schedules and the difference between the elementary and high school offerings. The final presentation, from KDE’s Kelly Foster and Todd Allen, reviewed the state’s school improvement classifications. Foster explained CSI, TSI, and ATSI status, the federal and state legal framework, and how House Bill 298 returned CSI identification to an annual cycle. She reported that Kentucky identified 50 CSI schools on the most recent release, with 53 CSI schools statewide, along with 39 TSI schools and 102 ATSI schools. She also outlined KDE’s support process, including education recovery staff, diagnostic reviews, turnaround plans, and required professional learning for CSI schools.

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• and the implementing bill.
• The Senate is pleased to accept your offer on the budget with the following exceptions: budget lines
• GR projects remain unresolved as related to the budget spreadsheet.
• Proviso, back of the bill, implementing bill.
• I move that the staff make any technical corrections necessary to implement these decisions.

Summary: The Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met to exchange budget offers and narrow the list of unresolved items. The House presented its first offer on the budget, GR projects, proviso, back of the bill, and the implementing bill, saying it would resolve most outstanding issues. The Senate accepted the offer in part but identified numerous budget lines and several proviso and implementing-bill items as still unresolved, while noting that GR projects and DOT projects remained open issues despite prior agreement on project allocation. The House agreed that the listed budget lines and proviso/implementing-bill items represented the remaining differences between the chambers. The committee then authorized staff to make any technical corrections needed to implement the decisions. There was no public comment, and the committee reminded members that the next meeting would be on one-hour notice. With no further business, Representative LaMarca moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• I'm the commissioner at Minnesota Management and Budget, and with me today is MMB Deputy Commissioner
• terine at this point given um the budget terine at this point given um the budget constraints<00
• <00:32:07.000> recommendations of budget recommendations of budget recommendations okay<00
• <01:24:26.480> we veterans last session in the budget we veterans last session in the budget
• about how this bill will be implemented about how this bill will be implemented and<01:32:10.760

Bills: HF10

Keywords: undocumented immigrants, state funding, MinnesotaCare, scholarship ineligibility, state assistance, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Obviously, it's budget season.
• Sometimes, especially this time of year, we're looking at budgets.
• You know, our budget, but I think the issue with our budget is we are primarily funded by the federal
• Budget.
• So those are two budget items.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• I believe in the power of these programs, and so this will be a priority to work both with our budget
• chair and our subcommittee budget sub-chair six to get this done.
• Extending the required age for booster use and implementing straightforward testing can significantly
• I was over chairing a budget subcommittee. Thank you very much for your patience.
• I was over chairing a budget subcommittee and raced over to be with you.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 7, 2025, considering a large number of bills, with several measures heard in detail before the committee moved through consent and suspense items. Early in the hearing, AB 876 by Assemblymember Flora was heard on CRNA scope of practice and anesthesia access. Supporters said it would clarify that certified registered nurse anesthetists may provide anesthesia services independently, while opponents from physician and medical groups argued that anesthesiologists and CRNAs are not interchangeable and that physician-led care is needed for patient safety. The bill was ultimately voted out, with a later vote change recorded for Mr. Tangipa from not voting to aye. The committee also heard AB 379, a major human trafficking and child exploitation bill, which would expand penalties for solicitation of a minor, create a misdemeanor for loitering with intent to purchase commercial sex, increase fines on businesses that fail to post trafficking notices or knowingly allow trafficking, create a survivor support grant program, and establish a vertical prosecution grant program. The bill drew strong support from the author and some members who emphasized tougher enforcement and victim services, but also significant opposition from sex worker and civil liberties advocates who argued the bill would worsen criminalization, disproportionately harm Black and Brown communities, and fail to address housing and other root causes. After extensive discussion, the committee voted the bill out, with one member later changing from not voting to aye. Other bills heard included AB 435 on child passenger safety, which would adopt a five-step test and update booster-seat and front-seat rules; AB 1415, which would give the Office of Health Care Affordability more access to information from health systems and private equity-related entities; AB 539, the Timely Care Act, which would extend the duration of approved prior authorizations for treatment; AB 1466, relating to groundwater adjudication and sustainability disputes; AB 127, which would tie the cap-and-trade price ceiling to the social cost of carbon; and AB 672, which would require public employers to notify PERB of certain court actions and allow intervention to protect labor rights. The committee also approved a large consent calendar and then deemed the suspense calendar approved, sending many bills onward. The hearing concluded with several bills reported out, some on call, and the committee adjourned.

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• Now, what this does is that this does not implement like the homestead exemption, so we will not implement
• this in the current budget year.
• What's your total property tax budget?
• Now, ballpark for me what your property tax budget is per year?
• It does increase to 136 million by the 28-29 budget. Biennium time frame.

Bills: SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723, HB9, HJR1

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

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• the Health and Human Services budget the Health and Human Services budget bill. bill. bill.
• they're in the budget bill. they're in the budget bill.
• <00:23:52.560> changes technical budget changes technical budget changes um<00:23:54.640><
• <00:24:05.120> activities to either correct the budget activities to either correct the budget
• . budget. budget.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That is not very long for planning and implementing capital projects.
• use their water resources at the 2021 timeframe, and many others are going through the process, implementing
• Our budget is approximately $8 million a year for utilities.
• Senate Bill 64, because although our utility enterprise fund is right about $10 million, our city budget
• this, that it gives them some leeway for their permit and opportunities towards implementing this, that

Summary: The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources met to hear a panel discussion on implementation of Senate Bill 64 (2021), which requires elimination of non-beneficial wastewater discharges to surface waters by 2032. Department of Environmental Protection staff reported that utility plans have been approved, about 570 million gallons per day are expected to be eliminated under the plans, and roughly 176 million gallons per day have already been eliminated. The department emphasized ongoing annual reporting, continued coordination with utilities, and the need for projects such as reuse, indirect potable reuse, wet-weather backup discharges, groundwater recharge, and other beneficial uses to meet the law’s 90% reuse requirement in applicable cases. Representatives from Flagler Beach, Atlantic Beach, JEA, and Hillsborough County described how the law affects different utilities. Smaller and coastal systems said they face major cost, space, salinity, and infrastructure constraints, with limited reuse opportunities and expensive alternatives such as deep well injection or regional transfer. Larger systems described substantial capital programs already underway, including public access reuse, indirect potable reuse, regional recharge projects, and saltwater intrusion barrier wells, with costs ranging from tens of millions to billions of dollars. Members and witnesses discussed the need for flexibility, regional solutions, and case-by-case permitting, and the Florida Rural Water Association asked the committee to consider hardship provisions and funding or exemption adjustments for smaller systems. The committee then took up SPB 7002, a proposed bill by the Environment and Natural Resources Committee relating to water management districts. Senator Broder explained that the bill would increase transparency, improve planning and budgeting oversight, create a gift ban, support local referendum authority for certain ad valorem funding, and provide record-level funding for Everglades restoration. After a question from Senator Smith about whether the ad valorem language was expansive or restrictive, Senator Broder said it would add a new funding tool for districts. The committee adopted a motion to submit SPB 7002 as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably by roll call vote. The meeting then adjourned.

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• perspective but also to implementation perspective but also to it<00:09:39.040> in<00:09:39.160
• some sort of Medicaid implemented some sort of Medicaid payment<00:30:04.519> for<00:30:04.720
• at the budget and our budget budget budget W<00:32:52.080> when<00:32:52.240> it<00:32
• We cannot continue to have Medicaid eat up the amount of our budget that it is.

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00 Roll Call: 00:13 HB423 Discussion: 01:38 HB423 Vote: 12:30 HB415 Discussion: 13:50 HB415 Vote: 15:13 HB390 Discussion: 16:30 HB390 Vote: 21:48 HB3 For Discussion Only: 23:15, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 423, a prior authorization reform measure sponsored by Representative Kim Moser. A committee substitute was adopted to clarify that the bill’s prior authorization exemption program does not apply to Medicaid. Supporters, including the Kentucky Medical Association, said the bill would reduce red tape, improve transparency, and let providers spend more time on patient care. The bill would create a framework for insurers to establish a gold carding or waiver program for certain health services, exclude prescription drugs, prohibit retrospective reviews based solely on an exemption, and require annual reporting by the Department of Insurance and the Department for Medicaid Services. After questions about how exemptions would work and whether the bill addressed repeat prior authorizations, the committee voted to pass HB 423 with favorable expression. The committee then considered House Bill 415, sponsored by Representative Pollock and supported by AFLAC representatives. The bill was described as clarifying that health insurance coverage mandates are generally intended to apply only to primary major medical policies. With no substantive opposition or questions, the committee voted to pass HB 415 with favorable expression. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 390 from Chair Meredith, presented with support from multiple insurance industry representatives and the Department of Insurance. The bill would move motor vehicle insurance verification data from the old system to the CAVIS database and shorten the reporting turnaround from 30 days to a ceiling of seven days, with the possibility of a shorter period by regulation. After brief discussion and no objections, the committee voted to pass HB 390 with favorable expression. The committee also heard House Bill 3 for discussion only, sponsored by Representative Neighbors and supported by the Kentucky Pharmacists Association. The bill would require Kentucky Medicaid to reimburse pharmacists for covered clinical services they already provide, aligning Medicaid with existing commercial insurance policy. Supporters argued it would improve access, especially in underserved areas, and could reduce emergency room use and improve outcomes; the bill was not voted on during this meeting.

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• Berg is going to go over the budget. Ms.
• <00:02:03.159> um is going to go over um the budget um is going to go over um the budget um
• just going to start with for the budget just going to start with for the budget accounts<00:04:22.240
• 27 these are the programs and budget 27 these are the programs and budget activities<00:04:35.800
• All right, starting with the very biggest picture here, this is the all-funds budget for the base budget

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an introductory overview of its jurisdiction and budget, with the chair emphasizing the committee’s role over a large portfolio of children, youth, and family programs and the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). House Research and House Fiscal staff explained their roles and described the 2023-24 reorganization that transferred many programs from DHS, DPS, MDH, and MDE to DCYF, along with a statute recodification and a crosswalk resource for members. Doug Berg then walked through the committee’s budget structure, explaining the difference between all-funds and general fund views, the major funding sources, and how forecasted programs and grant bases roll forward. He highlighted that the committee’s general fund base is a little over $2.1 billion for the biennium, with large federal components such as SNAP and TANF, and noted smaller accounts including child protection-related opioid funds and federal reimbursement offsets (FFP) for administrative costs. Members asked several questions about federal financial participation, TANF, and the effect of the repeal of the Diversionary Work Program (DWP). Staff explained that FFP generally applies to administrative costs for federally related programs and usually does not change much unless program activity changes, while TANF is a block grant that has been stable for years. On DWP, staff said the program was sunsetted effective March 1, 2026, and that the associated funding and administrative costs were being reworked rather than simply removed. A member also asked about federal funding fluctuations; staff said no changes were currently factored in, though SNAP or other federal policy changes could alter future numbers. Danielle Penelli then presented on economic assistance and employment supports transferred to DCYF, focusing first on MFIP, Minnesota’s state-supervised, county-administered welfare program jointly funded by state and federal dollars. She explained that MFIP provides cash and food assistance, employment and training services, and related supports, with a 60-month time limit and certain exemptions for illness, incapacity, or other barriers to employment. She also described the program’s income and asset standards, including a $10,000 asset limit with exclusions for homesteads and one vehicle per assistance unit member age 16 or older. Members asked clarifying questions about how the time limit applies and what assets count, and staff responded that the limit applies to the caregiver and does not restart with additional children. Penelli also introduced support services grants, which fund employment services for MFIP, DWP, and SNAP participants through workforce centers, counties, tribes, and community agencies, and help cover some county and tribal administrative costs. She began outlining nutrition programs under DCYF, including SNAP, the Minnesota Food Assistance Program, the Minnesota Food Shelf Program, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and the American Indian Food Sovereignty Program. No formal votes or bill actions were taken during this meeting; it was primarily an informational staff briefing and question-and-answer session.

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• would be to have uh Alise Bailey, budget would be to have uh Alise Bailey, budget director,<01:16
• our budget is founded on this year.
• So going into the content of our budget. So going into the content of our budget.
• As I mentioned, you know, our administrative budget is 2 to 3% of our total budget, and most nonprofits
• the administrative funding to implement. the administrative funding to implement.

Bills: HF4609, HF4401

Keywords: infertility, fertility treatment, fertility preservation, IVF, assisted reproductive technology, ART, oocyte retrieval, embryo transfer, egg freezing, sperm freezing, reproductive health, maternity coverage, health insurance mandate, health plan benefits, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MinnesotaCare, family planning, oncology fertility preservation, chemotherapy

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• We are no longer an outlier and made great progress by implementing weapon screening this session, but
• weapon screening at the State implement weapon screening at the State Capitol<00:02:25.280> to
• and made great progress by implementing and made great progress by implementing weapon<00:02:38.320
• bonding, a policy, and budget changes. bonding, a policy, and budget changes.
• <00:03:50.000> this challenging task of implementing this challenging task of implementing

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security met on April 20, 2026, with a quorum present and adopted the January 13, 2026 minutes. The chair thanked the State Patrol, sergeants-at-arms, and capital security officers for their work during the session, and noted that the committee’s earlier recommendations were reflected in Governor’s Executive Order 2602, including weapon screening at the State Capitol. The chair also said the committee’s annual report included recommendations for bonding, policy, and budget changes, and expressed hope the legislature would act on them. Department of Public Safety and State Patrol officials reported that implementation of weapon screening had gone well overall and said they were continuing to gather feedback for improvements. Colonel Bogayevich said that since the start of session, 121,598 people had been screened at the Capitol’s entrances, 548 permits were verified, and 52 prohibited items were turned away. Examples of prohibited items included knives, a camping/marshmallow skewer, and a screwdriver; no firearms were found in the Capitol building. She also said the busiest day produced a wait of about 15 to 17 minutes, and that staffing was adjusted to handle larger groups such as school tours. The Senate Sergeant-at-Arms reported that 49,277 people had come through Senate screening as of the previous Friday, including 196 concealed carry permits, and that 2,359 people had entered the West Gallery to observe Senate proceedings. He also said some Senate building access doors had been reduced to direct traffic and that an audit of key card access had begun. The House Deputy Chief Sergeant-at-Arms reported about 1,400 people had been screened for the House gallery, and noted that an NCSL visitor from Oregon would shadow House security staff to learn from Minnesota’s approach. Members from both bodies praised the professionalism of security staff and said the added trooper presence made members and the public feel safer. No members of the public signed up to testify, so the public comment period closed without testimony. The meeting adjourned after the chair reiterated that the goal of the security measures was to allow visitors, members, and public servants to participate safely.

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• The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee will come to order. Connor, please call the roll.
• There is an indeterminate minimum amount to implement it.
• And then finally, I will say, in a tough budget year or a tightened budget year, we're not asking for
• We did that calculation with that total amount; it's about 2% of the higher education budget.
• We're a budget committee. We like numbers here. Numbers, numbers.

Summary: The Higher Education Budget Subcommittee heard and advanced House Bill 1145, which clarifies that public charter schools may participate in the CAP Grant Fund. The bill’s amendment expanded a separate “money-back guarantee” concept for state colleges, requiring participating institutions to offer six eligible programs and refund tuition if graduates do not find qualifying employment within six months under standardized job-search requirements. Members asked about refund rates, student notification, fiscal impact, and whether the proposal accounted for disability or out-of-state job searches. Public testimony on the amendment and bill was in support from Nathan Hoffman of the Foundation for Florida’s Future, and the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as a committee substitute by a 16-1 vote, with Representative Aristide voting no over the charter school issue. The committee then received presentations on the William L. Boyd IV Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) Grant and the private nonprofit college sector. Department of Education staff explained that EASE, created in 1979, provides tuition assistance to eligible full-time undergraduates at participating private institutions, with a 2024-25 maximum award of $3,500 and an additional EASE Plus incentive of up to $850 for students in high-demand fields. The department reviewed the program’s funding history, disbursement process, and accountability metrics, including access, affordability, graduation, retention, and postgraduate employment/continuing education. Members asked about award proration, eligibility for other aid, religious-program restrictions, and why some institutions had low or unavailable graduation-rate data. ICUF President Robert Boyd argued that EASE is a strong return on investment and described ICUF institutions as not-for-profit, four-year schools serving many Pell-eligible, adult, military, and minority students. He said the sector produces a significant share of Florida’s bachelor’s, graduate, nursing, and education degrees, and highlighted ICUF’s dashboard with additional transparency metrics, program earnings data, and net price calculators. Boyd and members discussed graduation and completion rates, NCLEX passage rates, affordability, institutional flexibility, and whether schools with lower graduation rates should be compared differently because of their student populations. The presentations ended with no further business, and the meeting adjourned.

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• <00:23:27.600> a to procure and implement a to procure and implement a multidisciplinary<00
• So, it's not in this year's budgets from budget from 2022, and we've been changed a couple times since
• This is money that was already appropriated, so it's not in this year's budget.
• This is money that was already appropriated, so it's not in this year's budget.
• :10:30.960> associated implementation deadlines and associated implementation deadlines and associated

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I'd like to welcome everyone to the Conference Committee on State Administration, Budget, and Agriculture
• We have offers on the following items: budget, proviso, back of the bill, projects, and the implementing
• We have offers on the following items: budget, proviso, back of the bill, projects, and the implementing
• For the Senate budget offer, we agree with the offer except for the following lines, which will be bumped
• For the Senate implementing bill offer, we agree with the offer except for the following lines, which

Summary: The Conference Committee on State Administration, Budget, and Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations met to resolve outstanding differences between the House and Senate on the budget, proviso, back of the bill, projects, and implementing bill. Senator Brodeur presented the Senate’s remaining offers, and the House responded by agreeing to many items while specifying numerous lines to be “bumped” for further consideration. The committee also agreed to bump the conforming bills HB 5203E, HB 5207E, and SB 2508E in their entirety. The House and Senate then confirmed the lists of lines to be bumped on the budget, proviso, and implementing bill offers, indicating that the remaining disputed items would move to the next level. After the Senate concurred with the House’s proposed bumps, the chair noted that the committee’s work was complete. A motion was made and adopted to allow staff to make technical conforming adjustments related to the bump process. There was no public comment. Representative Hodgers moved to adjourn, and the committee adjourned.

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• I would like to call the Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture
• Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to provide an offer to the Senate on the budget spreadsheet, back
• The House concurs on the lines to bump for the budget spreadsheet, back of the bill, and projects.
• I am pleased to present the House an offer on proviso and the implementing bill.
• The Senate concurs with the House on the lines to bump on proviso and the implementing bill.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I would like to call the Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture
• Senator Brodeur, the House is pleased to provide an offer to the Senate on the budget spreadsheet, back
• The House concurs on the lines to bump for the budget spreadsheet, back of the bill, and projects.
• I am pleased to present the House an offer on proviso and the implementing bill.
• The Senate concurs with the House on the lines to bump on proviso and the implementing bill.

Summary: The Conference Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Budget and Agriculture, Environment, and General Government met to resolve differences on the budget spreadsheet, projects, back of the bill, proviso, and the implementing bill. The House presented offers on the budget spreadsheet, projects, and back of the bill, including acceptance of certain shaded rows and proposals to bump specified unshaded lines, and also proposed to bump two conforming bills related to fuel taxes and petroleum cleanup programs (SB 250 and HB 5701E). The Senate accepted the House’s offers on the budget spreadsheet, projects, back of the bill, and the conforming bills, while the House then accepted the Senate’s offer on the implementing bill with several lines bumped and accepted Senate proviso offers on selected lines, with the remaining proviso lines bumped. Both chambers ultimately concurred on the remaining bump lists for the proviso and implementing bill, indicating agreement on the conference package. A motion was adopted without objection to allow staff to make technical and conforming adjustments related to the bump process. There was no public comment, no further business, and the meeting adjourned without objection.