Bills: HB2, HB3

Keywords: capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, 965, house, all

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• We are a community development financial institution, a U.S.
• <00:47:27.680> management use utiliz in financial management use utiliz in financial management
• 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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• Many congregations of all faiths offer shelter or financial help.
• of all faiths offer shelter or financial of all faiths offer shelter or financial help. help. help
• Many are financially ready, but lack the Many are financially ready, but lack the down<00:53:43.280><
• We urge the significant financial risk.
• The A1 amendment just cleans up the appropriation language.

Bills: HF3279, HF1879, HF1417, HF2462

Keywords: housing, sales tax, homeownership, rent assistance, community stability, education, counseling, financial assistance, housing development, culturally appropriate services, HF1417, manufactured home parks, manufactured housing, mobile home parks, housing development fund, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, MHFA, infrastructure grants, infrastructure loans, affordable housing

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• <00:04:20.320> aid on state on federal financial aid on state on federal financial aid calculations
• least financial resources when additional funding is available.
• least financial resources when additional funding is available.
• It's important to note that this bill does not increase the state grant appropriation.
• It's important to note that this bill does not increase the state grant appropriation.

Bills: HF4266

Keywords: higher education, state grants, financial aid, college affordability, Office of Higher Education, Minnesota State Grant, need analysis, expected family contribution, student aid, grant formula, living and miscellaneous expense allowance, dependent student, independent student, parental contribution, student contribution, surplus appropriation, biennium, summer 2026, 1183, house

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• <01:09:09.520> Right<01:09:09.839> now, enough financial resources.
• Right now, enough financial resources.
• <01:34:54.000> fairness which promotes financial fairness which promotes financial fairness
• Also, traditional districts are not the only public schools that are struggling financially.
• Compared to the school financially.

Bills: HF3790, HF3654, HF3371, HF3470, HF1099

Keywords: education finance, lease levy authority, graduation ceremonies, school districts, Minnesota Statutes, local revenue, funding increase, education, state appropriation, local control, HF3371, local optional revenue, school finance, general education aid, school district funding, referendum revenue, referendum market value, equalization aid, state aid, property tax levy

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• Additionally, there will be some pieces of legislation that are sort of appropriations only, and when
• Can you read us the House Appropriations and Finance Committee substitute for House Bill 180?
• , and we should be appropriating the money for these funds.
• So I think that helps us as appropriators keep track of that money and that spending.
• Chair, we also have an amendment to include at the appropriate time.

Bills: HB2, SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: general appropriation, budget, Medicaid, education funding, public safety, 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

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• that an individual or a family without health care coverage was one accident or illness away from financial
• not doing well financially.
• They should say the governor's governor's on financial bill and the reasons why I am maybe what lies
• Public Citizen supports the appropriation from the state's general fund for the program.
• Going back to, you know, the $35 million appropriation.

Bills: HF4881, HF4867, HF4422, HF4223

Keywords: healthcare, insurance, regulation, financial institutions, prescription drug affordability, consumer protection, restitution account, financial compensation, attorney general, distributions, property insurance, homeowners insurance, fire and allied lines, hail insurance, appraisal clause, loss adjustment, alternative dispute resolution, insurance claims, claim valuation, actual cash value

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• In essence, Senate Bill 83 appropriates $1.94 million from the General Fund.
• Chairman and Senator Campos, you are making an appropriation to the Board of Regents of UNM.
• And it's an appropriation of $1,937,000 from the general fund. Mr.
• And I would say, too, that frankly, financial conservatives should love this bill as well.
• In FY 2024, we appropriated $20 million for this program.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• Quick note for everybody, our House Appropriations and Finance Committee, A quick note for everybody,
• , we have quite a number of members that sit on House Appropriations and Finance.
• This financial assistance as well as ensuring that the education retirement system is financially sound
• One of the things I have to emphasize is that our response has to be appropriate.
• serve students online, as that is the most appropriate approach.

Bills: SB83, SB106, SB107, SB123, SJR1

Keywords: ecological monitoring, sustainability, tribal engagement, education, research funding, graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, out-of-school programming, education funding, youth programs, affordability, nonprofit organizations, defibrillators, public schools, health and safety, emergency response, school elections

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• on those options to consider, which are at the bottom of this screen: things like social equity, financial
• <00:03:15.080> stability<00:03:16.040> convenience Financial stability convenience Financial
• and doing a lot priming it appropriately and doing a lot of<00:26:45.360> work<00:26:45.480><
• new money to DVS with the appropriating new money to DVS with the blackout<00:46:02.119> plate
• So we are engaged in, again, I think you appropriately hit it, especially looking at the maintenance

Bills: HF1167, HF1242

Keywords: Northern Lights Express, NLX, Minneapolis-Duluth rail, passenger rail, intercity passenger rail, high-speed rail, Duluth, Minneapolis, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Metropolitan Council, transportation funding, rail appropriation, general fund, trunk highway fund, rail project cancellation, infrastructure spending, commercial driver training, CDL, financial assistance

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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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• House Bill 2, House Appropriations and Finance Committee House Bill 2 briefing.
• 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.
• That's your supplemental and deficiency appropriations for the current year.
• 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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• Okay, HB 1 is the general appropriation bill that outlines how the state will allocate funds for the
• The ancillary bill appropriates funding to 11 budget units.
• Appropriations, House Bill 983. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• House Bill 983 appropriates funds for expenses of the Louisiana Judiciary, including the Supreme Court
• This bill appropriates $94.5 million in State General Fund for the expenses of the legislative branch

Bills: HB1, HB2, HB3, HB312, HB313, HB314, HB383, HB983, HB1126, HCR3

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, capital outlay, budget, infrastructure, appropriation, general obligation bonds, bond authorization, capital improvement, financial management, state treasury, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year

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• We have the Choose Act, which has $100 million that's in the appropriation of Million that's in the appropriation
• Now the supplemental appropriation you Now the supplemental appropriation you will see is weighted 39%
• So that basically completes the supplemental appropriation. Any questions or... appropriation.
• So all of that together is $1.25 billion in appropriation for ENT.
• This is the main appropriations bill. Now, you have two appropriations spreadsheets in your folder.

Bills: SB113, SB114, SB305, SB111, HB600, SB112, SB150, SB109, SB122

Keywords: education funding, appropriations, local education boards, school safety, workforce development, Alabama, technology, higher education, career technology centers, public institutions, grants, local education agencies, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students

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• We're going to recommend today taking a $375 million appropriation out of our educational fund.
• Appropriation out of our educational opportunity fund.
• And so we're going to suggest and recommend to the committee a $375 million appropriation coming out
• I appreciate you allowing me to introduce Senate Bill 109, which is an annual appropriation for Tuskegee
• And you'll see where there's an appropriation to the RAISE Act in the spreadsheets here.

Bills: SB305, SB109, SB122, SB111, SB114, SB113, SB150, SB112, SB289, SB303

Keywords: education funding, RAISE Act, student outcomes, public schools, local education agencies, accountability, weighted allocations, special education, English language learners, gifted students, Tuskegee University, Alabama Education Trust Fund, appropriation, agricultural research, Southern Preparatory Academy, fiscal responsibility, financial reporting, Education Savings Accounts, RAISE Fund, CHOOSE Act Fund

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• Bill 106 is basically an appropriation bill for the Graduate Scholarship Act.
• This bill is an appropriation bill to that act of five million dollars.
• But this is just to add the appropriation of the bill that was passed last year.
• I'm assuming that this bill needs to go on to appropriations. Is that correct, Mr.
• And I think that this bill would be appropriate for all schools too.

Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• I think the dollar sign is appropriate as we move forward.
• Before you, you have House Bill 170, which is an appropriation bill for a basic needs project.
• So, Student Services has $1.6 million in the appropriation bill, correct? Okay.
• Chair and Representative, our understanding is... that all of the appropriations bills will be tabled
• in Appropriations, and that if they are in the budget, they can continue through into the Senate.

Bills: SB106, SB171, SB179

Keywords: graduate scholarship, higher education funding, New Mexico, appropriation, financial aid, education, documentary, historical figure, Padre Antonio Jose Martinez, Northern New Mexico State School, SB179, Senate Bill 179, UNM, University of New Mexico, medical Spanish, Spanish-language curriculum, health sciences, health professions education, language access, bilingual healthcare

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• My father ensured Arizona received the appropriate funding for streets, transit, freeway infrastructure
• , and countless more as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.
• SB 1058 is not a firearms bill; it is a financial privacy bill.
• SB 1058 is a financial privacy bill.
• Again, this is a financial privacy bill, not a firearms bill.

Bills: SB1010, SB1035, SB1058, SB1077, SB1093

Keywords: Charlie Kirk, Loop 202, Arizona highways, transportation, renaming, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, appropriation, state budget

Summary: The Public Safety Committee met to introduce staff and pages, then heard several bills. SB 1010 would designate Loop 202 as the Charlie Kirk Highway and require signage; an amendment to rename it the Freedom of Speech Highway failed, and the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 4-3 vote after testimony both supporting the honor and objecting that it could affect existing freeway names, including the Ed Pastor Freeway. SB 1077 would impose felony penalties for using an interactive computer service to facilitate prostitution, pandering, or child sex trafficking, and to require age verification for harmful sexual material; it passed 5-2 after a brief clarification about the law-enforcement defense. SB 1093 would expand the definition of riot to include acts or threats causing property damage and add riot to racketeering and conspiracy provisions; one public commenter opposed it as overbroad and anti-protest, but the bill still passed 4-3. The committee also heard SB 1058, the Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act, which would bar government firearm registries and restrict merchant category codes tied to firearm purchases. A firearms industry representative said the bill protects financial privacy, and it passed 4-3. SB 1035 would appropriate funds for a 5% salary increase for correctional officers and department civilians; the sponsor and correctional employee representatives said raises are needed for retention, while others argued the increase should also cover private prison employees to preserve parity. The committee adopted a Payne amendment extending the raise to private prison workers under contract with the department, and the amended bill passed 4-3. The committee then adjourned.

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• Uh, line 1.6 does have an $800,000 appropriation.
• What is left an $800,000 appropriation.
• We're on the Appropriations Committee.
• Um we're on the Appropriations<01:12:05.600> Committee.
• I'd be happy Appropriations Committee.

Bills: HF3643, HF4470, HF4462, HF4366, HF4172, HF3629, HF4356, HF3093

Keywords: Melissa Hortman, Mark Hortman, memorial park, state park, working group, Minnesota Historical Society, Capitol Area Architectural and Planning Board, Saint Paul, Department of Natural Resources, Department of Administration, Legislative Coordinating Commission, general fund appropriation, park planning, interpretive services, public engagement, state memorial, land use, natural resources, commemorative legislation, HF4470

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• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1048 appropriates $36 million from the state general fund in fiscal year
• I am concerned that we've got a blank appropriation here.
• There's no doubt because it's what and where the appropriators.
• The need and discussions about appropriations and money... ...that we have.
• I felt it appropriate to bring those to the board of directors.

Bills: SB1048, SB1071, SB1092, SB1314, SB1391, SB1400, SB1401, SB1452

Keywords: juvenile services, Coconino county, rehabilitation, detox center, financial appropriation, Arizona Rangers, statutory repeal, security, state law, regulatory changes, probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, appropriations, salary increase, corrections, public safety

Summary: The committee heard several public safety and appropriations-related bills. SB 1452 would create a cargo theft task force in the Attorney General’s Office to coordinate with federal, state, and local law enforcement on cargo and freight theft; the sponsor and trucking industry supporters described cargo theft as a rapidly growing, organized crime problem, and the bill received a 7-0 do pass recommendation. SB 1048 would appropriate $36 million to Coconino County for a new juvenile court services facility and conversion of the existing detention center into a detox/sobriety/crisis recovery center; some members objected to directing a large sum to one county, but it passed 4-3. SB 1092 would prohibit early termination of probation or earned-time/work-time credit for people convicted of dangerous crimes against children, including retroactive application to current lifetime probationers; the sponsor argued it would prevent offenders from being released from supervision, while opponents raised concerns about judicial discretion and overbreadth, and it passed 4-3. The committee also approved SB 1391, which directs AZ POST to create a pilot law enforcement stress management and mental wellness training program with a $950,000 appropriation and a sunset date in 2029. Supporters, including law enforcement trainers and family members, said the program would address cumulative stress, suicide prevention, and resiliency before crises occur; it passed 7-0. SB 1401, a special license plate bill creating a golf tournament charity plate and fund to support youth athletic programs in Tucson, also passed unanimously after testimony from the Tucson Conquistadors. SB 1314 sought unspecified appropriations for salary increases for probation officers, corrections staff, juvenile corrections officers, and DPS employees. Supporters from the Fraternal Order of Police and agency representatives argued that pay raises were needed to address vacancies, turnover, and retention, while some members expressed concern about the open-ended cost and broader budget pressures; it passed 5-1 with one not voting. The committee then took up SB 1071, which would repeal the Arizona Rangers’ statutory framework; testimony sharply divided over accountability, transparency, training, and the organization’s public service role. Rather than vote, the chair held the bill for further discussion and possible amendment. Finally, the committee heard SB 1400, which would allow law enforcement agencies to establish confidential wellness and peer support counseling programs for employees exposed to trauma; supporters said confidentiality is needed to encourage officers to seek help, and the bill was presented for further consideration.