Bills: HB178

Keywords: efficiency audit, political subdivision, tax rate, fiscal management, government accountability

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• Uh, Don Richards, LSO, budget fiscal administrator.
• Um still account that's the $88 million.
• , you would have seen that account would have been just $450 million.
• uh you would have seen that account uh you would have seen that account would<00:10:26.720> have
• fiscal year 27 and 28. fiscal year 27 and 28.

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• <01:12:54.880> So, severance tax in fiscal year 27. So, severance tax in fiscal year 27.
• <01:13:14.159> years generated by the PWMTF in fiscal years generated by the PWMTF in fiscal
• You will note the House has account.
• > account,<01:14:48.239> it's investment and projects account, it's investment and projects
• In fact, if you turn to account left.

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• Elizabeth Arnold with the LSO Budget Fiscal Division.
• permanent land fund was also account permanent land fund was also deleted<00:26:30.880> entirely<
• account which was previously<00:30:25.679> appropriated<00:30:26.559> as<00:30:26.799>
• Program Account.
• school foundation reserve account school foundation reserve account directly<00:34:33.359> into

Bills: SF0032, SF0010, SF0001, HB0001

Keywords: 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety, mental health, detention, competency evaluation, treatment, contractual agreements, Wyoming, budget, funding, education, wildfire prevention, healthcare, community colleges, grants, economic development

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• a fiscal note has been requested. a fiscal note has been requested.
• that are in the fiscal note.
• fiscal note. We're good. fiscal note. We're good.
• register as it does have a fiscal note. register as it does have a fiscal note. Fine.
• entities completing fiscal notes.

Bills: HF1234, HF3528, HF3672, HF3679, HF3680, HF1944

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, barbering, licensing, examinations, barber schools, public safety, certifications, Barber Examiners Board, data transparency, Legislative Budget Office, state agencies, fiscal notes, public data, standard time, federal law, time zone

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• money's being spent if they're being taxed, to see what the discussion is, and just make people accountable
• Well, it's not convenient, and it might cost a few dollars, but it's making government accountable to
• There's no fiscal note, and I don't remember the exact time of implementation. I'm sorry.
• I started with the state way back in 2010 as a student worker in our accounting office at DOTD.
• I've moved up through the accounting and budget ranks to the deputy undersecretary and CFO for DCFS.

Bills: HCR95, HB4, HB244, HB615, HB648, HB1049, HB1201

Keywords: sales tax, exemptions, credits, rebates, uniformity, legislative rules, fiscal report, constitutional convention, Louisiana constitution, electoral process, government structure, delegate elections, delegates, state election, ratification, Louisiana, public meetings, broadcast, transparency, government accountability

Bills: HB 148, HB 334, HB 554, HB 762, HB 1520, HB 1593, HB 3526, HB 3810, HB 5092, SB 2215, HB 2607

Keywords: family leave, leave pool, county employee, sick leave, vacation leave, family care, pandemic, guardianship, severance pay, political subdivision, contract termination, misconduct, public funds, suicide prevention, peer support, fire departments, mental health, advisory committee, fiscal transparency, local government

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• Because the team's account is overfunded right now, so we didn't need to appropriate additional money
• Line 448 is the Choose Act, the education savings account of $101 million, including the administrative
• Representative Boyd in the House would provide $1.326 million to Talladega College for the fiscal year

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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• I don’t know if y'all in the fiscal office can push the button and do it, but in these programs and things

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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• And our EALs do not explicitly account for infants, pregnant people, or immunocompromised residents,
• And our EALS do not explicitly account<00:14:13.199> for<00:14:13.519> infants,<00:14:14.240
• > pregnant<00:14:14.639> people<00:14:15.279> or account for infants, pregnant people
• or account for infants, pregnant people or imino<00:14:16.800> compromise<00:14:17.440> imuninompromised

Bills: SB2064, SB2662, SB2862, SB2343, SB2075, SB2781, SB2927, SB3068, SB3015, SB2929, SB2938, SB3230, SB3249, SB3332, SB3216

Keywords: state architect, construction projects, design approvals, building codes, state agency oversight, government accountability, external consultants, procurement reform, cost efficiency, in-house expertise, gubernatorial appointments, senate confirmation, executive branch, accountability, civil service, SB2343, Hawaii Legislature, regular session, lengthened session, continuous legislature

Summary: The committee met on February 12, 2026, to take decision-making on measures previously heard earlier in the month. Several bills were deferred indefinitely or set for later discussion, including SB 2064 on the Office of the State Architect, SB 3068 on procurement, and SB 3216 after its contents were moved into another measure. SB 2862 on gubernatorial appointments, SB 2781, and SB 315 were all deferred to Tuesday, February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225 for further work. The committee also noted that if technical problems interrupted the meeting, it would reconvene later for outstanding decision-making. The committee passed SB 2343 on the Legislature with amendments incorporating language from SB 3216, technical changes, and a defective date of 2525. SB 2075 was advanced as a Senate draft 1 after amendments responding to constitutional concerns raised by the attorney general and SPO. SB 2927 on procurement was also passed with amendments clarifying debriefing requirements and adding technical changes, and SB 2938 on search and rescue was amended to place the position in Hima rather than the Governor’s office before being adopted. SB 3249 on procurement protests was amended to remove the term "frivolous," reduce the forfeiture to half the bond amount, and note unresolved issues, then adopted. The committee also took up SB 3332 on state-funded travel, amending it to remove certain lines, report travel by position number to protect confidentiality, remove subsection G, and add a defective date of 2525; it was adopted. SB 2929 on public notice was amended into a pilot project for counties with populations between 100,000 and 175,000, with a year-end report to the Legislature, and was adopted. Later, the committee returned to SB 2094 on environmental action levels, heard testimony from the Department of Health in support of its current scientific process and from an environmental caucus witness in strong support of the bill’s transparency and petition provisions, and then deferred decision-making to February 17 at 3 p.m. in Room 225. In the joint hearing portion, SB 3233 on agricultural workforce housing drew generally supportive testimony from ADC, the Farm Bureau, the Chamber of Commerce, the Hawaii Farmers Union, and the State Procurement Office, with concerns focused on clarity, flexibility for smaller farms, and avoiding concentration of benefits in one large operation. The committee ultimately recommended passing SB 3233 with the State Procurement Office’s clarifying amendments and the Hawaii Farmers Union’s amendment to ensure workforce housing incentives benefit multiple farmers, and the measure was adopted.

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• committee that we have had in In previous cycles, and the main goal is for us to have as complete an account
• Some accountability, some transparency, and that is where this list of bills comes from.
• As we continue, House Bill 3413 aims to add a reporting function to the state's accounting system to
• Also, we're asking to update the accounting manual to require invoices for intangible assets such as

Bills: HB3620, HB3942, HB3279, HB3378, HB3383, HB3413, HB3414, HB3415, HB3420, HB3130

Keywords: 2030 census, complete count committee, census outreach, decennial census, enumeration, population count, hard-to-count populations, hard-to-enumerate areas, State Data Center, Oklahoma Census, multilingual campaign, public outreach, school-based outreach, community organizations, minority groups, ethnic minorities, language minorities, self-response rate, census awareness, federal census

Bills: SB332, HB362, HB323, SB332, HB362, HB323

Keywords: public works, construction management, project delivery methods, alternative delivery, administrative rules, public advisory council, contracting, bidding procedures, protests, transparency, local government, public meetings, accountability, education, electric utility, transportation, oversize vehicles, transport permits, state highway system, firefighters

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• issue debt and levy assessments, create risks such as fragmented infrastructure, limited public accountability

Bills: SB1530, SB1579, SB1778, SB1847, SB1990, SB1992, SB2060

Keywords: research funding, development rebate, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tax incentives, higher education partnerships, property tax, valuation increase, taxpayer rights, homestead, protest process, reading instruction, literacy, educational equity, intervention services, third grade retention, Strong Readers Act, Medicaid, ADvantage Waiver, home-based services, eligibility criteria

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• ensuring you know modern accountability ensuring you know modern accountability verification.<01
• accountability in government services. accountability in government services.
• Securing the NDMT system accountability.
• <01:42:45.440> Advanced transportation accountability.
• Advanced transportation accountability.

Bills: HF4421, HF1937, HF4675, HF4715, HF4684

Keywords: county cost share, economically distressed county, human services finance, substance use disorder treatment, SUD services, civil commitment, state aid, county levy, poverty threshold, tax-exempt acreage, property tax exemption, Minnesota human services, county fiscal relief, local government finance, chemical dependency, behavioral health, PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services

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• We do have a resource witness and I think we're looking at, Madam Chair, I know this does have a fiscal
• I was a little surprised about the size of the fiscal note.
• And my question being, you know, it's a fiscal note of a biennial fiscal note of over $5 million.
• Since fiscal year 2021, the Senator West: department has noted that over 40 acts of theft and more than
• The bill addresses the fiscal impact by requiring DSHS implementation of the testing requirement only

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas

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• There is a fiscal note associated with it.
• I was a little surprised about the size of the fiscal note.
• My question is regarding the fiscal note, which indicates a biennial fiscal note of over five million
• Since fiscal year 2021, the department has noted that over 40 instances of theft and more than 120 acts
• The bill addresses the fiscal impact by requiring implementation of the testing requirement only if funding

Bills: HB50

Keywords: constitutional amendment, ballot language, fiscal note, fiscal impact, cost estimate, savings estimate, Legislative Budget Board, LBB, secretary of state, Election Code, Government Code, voter information, ballot proposition, state budget, election administration, Texas, 1185, senate, all

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• much about reunifying families and trying to keep everybody together, but also holding the parents accountable
• also does not align with the intent of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, which aims to ensure accountability

Bills: HCR 10

Keywords: balanced budget amendment, federal budget, deficit reduction, deficit spending, fiscal restraint, constitutional amendment, U.S. Constitution, Congress, PAYGO, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings, national debt, budget deficit, taxpayer dollars, balanced budget resolution, memorial resolution, Texas Legislature, federal spending, budget reform, fiscal conservatism

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• Taking the path to fiscal responsibility is often a lonely journey, but thanks to Elon Musk and Doge,
• The public's interest is ensuring that every dollar of taxpayer money is accounted for. and justified
• USAID has also heavily promoted digital identification systems which could be tied to social media accounts
• So I commend any efforts to scrutinize aid and provide accountability so programs can deliver for the
• He moved to silence those who would provide accountability and oversight over his administration.

Keywords: fiscal responsibility, government waste, foreign aid, funding resolution, legislative oversight

Summary: The committee meeting addressed government spending and foreign aid, with a particular emphasis on perceived wasteful expenditures. A significant portion of the meeting was dedicated to discussing a funding resolution for the committee, which received unanimous support from the members present. The chair noted a quorum at the beginning of the meeting, signaling that the committee was ready to conduct its business. Discussions highlighted ongoing debates concerning fiscal responsibility and the necessity of legislative oversight, notably regarding foreign aid allocations and their implications for domestic fiscal health.

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• That's part of the reason, like I said, at Atta's suggestion, to account for those unintended consequences
• From my experience with nondisclosure statements from trying to hold agencies accountable, what I've
• those people who are either directors or other bosses in state agencies to be able to provide accountability
• So in section 4, where it creates the committee that can review and possibly hold accountable the agencies
• I like our colleague, Senator Brooks interested in transparency and accountability.

Bills: SB1415, SB1714, SB1962, SB26, SB172

Keywords: nondisclosure agreements, state employment, employee rights, transparency, government accountability, employee suggestions, cost savings, state agencies, incentives, performance awards, efficiency, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, state procurement, state purchasing, State Purchasing Director, Office of Management and Enterprise Services, OMES, exempt entities, purchasing exemptions, state contracts

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• We met fiscal note that uh came out.
• <01:05:03.760> fiscal<01:05:04.160> note maybe lessening the fiscal fiscal note maybe
• lessening the fiscal fiscal note as<01:05:04.960> well<01:05:05.200> as<01:05:05.520><
• to be, but it is a fiscal note.
• of the fiscal note has not said that. of the fiscal note has not said that.

Bills: HF3874, HF962

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch