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• Taking the path to fiscal responsibility is often a lonely journey, but thanks to Elon Musk and Doge,
• If this committee is seriously about defending American families and Congress' oversight role, a role
• Chairman, I was disappointed that over the last few weeks I've had a number of oversight letters that
• It's the traditional oversight that hasn't been done in a generation.
• 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 a huge oversight on his either overight<00:37:03.760> oversight<00:37:04.240> or
• I I overight oversight or intentional.
• component to this as well, and the fiscal component doesn't get discussed.
• So, there's a fiscal and a staffing impact here for us. Thank you for that.
• So I we we to the oversight committee.

Bills: HF3874, HF3875, HF3378

Keywords: judicial funding, Chief Justice security, fiscal year 2028, court system, judicial branch, judiciary, court notices, restitution, child protection, publication process, human services, Optum reports, data privacy, transparency, legislative oversight, 1183, house

Summary: The committee approved the March 3 minutes and then heard a presentation from the Minnesota Judicial Branch on House File 3874, which was laid over for possible inclusion in a finance bill. State Court Administrator Jeff Shorba and Chief Judge Michael Fritz testified in support of a supplemental funding request focused on judicial branch safety and security, along with funding to cover the employer share of Minnesota Paid Leave costs. Shorba said the branch is seeking help because it did not receive funding for paid leave in the last session and is having to hold positions open to absorb the cost. The safety and security request included five parts: personal data protection for judges and court administrators, home security, two additional staff positions for threat assessment and coordination, security for the chief justice at public events, and a revived courthouse security grant program for counties. Testimony emphasized rising threats and incidents involving judges and court staff, including examples of doxing, home surveillance, and threats involving litigants, and cited increases in reported incidents, threats, and disturbances. Fritz said the branch’s current response system is stretched and that more law-enforcement-trained staff would improve coordination and response. Members questioned why the judicial branch should receive state funding for paid leave when private employers must absorb the cost, and Shorba responded that the branch was excluded from end-of-session funding decisions and that the mandate should be funded for all branches of government. Members also asked about the threat-response process and whether local law enforcement should be used more directly. Another concern raised was whether State Patrol troopers assigned to judicial security would have the training needed for criminal-code enforcement, and Shorba said the branch is discussing that issue with the State Patrol. No vote on the bill was taken in the portion provided.

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• Duly noted until oversight starts, and then Representative West Kevin is my favorite.
• Could we possibly do that before the oversight committee hearing, as long as we would agree that we would
• get that before oversight?
• Any Time that we're encouraging and doing these types of procedures in mass without proper oversight,

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: HB2240, HB2272, HB2273, HB2274, HB2275

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

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• This would separate that from the county's oversight.
• This did not come with a fiscal note.
• Yes, your neighbor, fiscally conservative.
• year and the current fiscal year.
• We've received awards for fiscal responsibility.

Bills: HB26, HB73, SB 14, HB46

Keywords: HB26, law enforcement contracts, sheriff, constable, county commissioners court, commissioners court, private security, special law enforcement district, property owners association, POA, municipal utility district, school district, junior college district, local government, contract policing, supplemental police services, large counties, population over 3.3 million, Texas Local Government Code, Harris County

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

Keywords: state budget, appropriations, education funding, public health, social services, government operations, state institutions, budget, funding, state general fund, local government, fiscal year, economic development, state treasury, emergency response, education, voting technology, sustainability, revenue sharing, fund distribution

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• But the fiscal note that is attached is based on the amendments being incorporated.
• So there would still be a fiscal note of roughly $500,000 to this.
• But the fiscal note that is attached is based on the amendments being incorporated.
• So there would still be a fiscal note of roughly $500,000 to this.
• And just so everyone realizes, too, there is a fiscal note.

Bills: HR290, HR298, SB405, SCR61, HR318

Keywords: gender-affirming care, gender affirming therapy, gender-affirming hormone therapy, transgender health, trans youth, LGBTQ, mental health, psychosis, psychiatric conditions, puberty blockers, androgen blockers, cross-sex hormones, estrogen, testosterone, informed consent, screening, monitoring protocols, Louisiana Department of Health, LDH, House Health and Welfare

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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• Appropriations at the end of a fiscal Appropriations at the end of a fiscal year<00:09:15.720>
• <00:30:26.480> note this given that there is no fiscal note this given that there is no fiscal
• out of committee until there is a fiscal out of committee until there is a fiscal note<00:30:30.360
• It's really a federal issue about oversight, and that will be added into the bill.
• It's really a federal issue about oversight, and that will be added into the bill.

Bills: HF1, HF1754, HF1809, HF1478

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

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• is the general appropriation bill that outlines how the state will allocate funds for the upcoming fiscal
• The total state budget at engrossed is $46.6 billion for fiscal year 27.
• The House used the increased revenue recognized in December for the current fiscal year when they amended
• It makes changes to our current fiscal year operating budgets.
• The distributions for each parish for fiscal year 2027 can be found on pages 43 through 43.

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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• Counties have lost oversight and authority with the implementation of direct access a number of years
• Counties have lost<00:07:05.360> oversight<00:07:05.840> and<00:07:06.080> authority
• <00:07:06.400> with<00:07:06.639> the lost oversight and authority with the lost oversight
• Economically distressed counties need a different framework that reflects our fiscal realities.
• into this budget and the oversight into this budget and the services<01:21:06.719> otherwise<

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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• As a zero fiscal note, is that correct? That's correct.
• And Oh, and I'll mention the fiscal note. The original bill had a very large fiscal note.
• So that's reflected in the fiscal note.
• I'm actually surprised it has a fiscal impact.
• Promoting continuous oversight and long-term fiscal responsibility.

Bills: HB512, HB2248, HB2679, HB2832, HB3112, HB3368, HB3490, HB3512, HB3623, HB3666, HB3700, HB3711, HB3770, HB3963

Keywords: grievance procedures, state agency, employee rights, workplace regulations, employment law, employees, employment actions, appeal, state employees, workplace rights, disciplinary actions, employment conditions, employment disputes, job protections, public information, transparency, government accountability, information access, notification requirements, federal funding

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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.
• Oversight has since shifted to the Department of Insurance, which now manages them through grant oversight
• These lower-risk programs are already under TDI oversight, but still require county-level approval.

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
• Oversight has since shifted to the Department of Insurance, which now manages them through grant oversight

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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• So what we're trying to put in place is to make sure they have oversight and that is the heads of our
• And then we put the oversight in place so that the speaker, the pro tem, and the governor has Ultimate
• oversight authority means that if we find a bad actor and realize that someone is trying to prevent
• What we're adding is making sure There's additional oversight and requiring that they actually good faith
• And that is oversight in so many agencies, some of which exceed our personal background purview.

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

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

Bills: HB178

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

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• Um, that's a problem oversight body.
• <00:57:20.079> year, Page six, lines 27, after fiscal year, Page six, lines 27, after fiscal
• <00:57:29.920> Page three, delete fiscal bienium. Page three, delete fiscal bienium.
• U so just want to make fiscal cliff.
• an act relating to legislative oversight an act relating to legislative oversight of<02:02:35.199

Bills: SB141, SB124, SB56, SJR116, SB94, SB37, SB127, SB197, SB66, SB70, SB133, SB160, SB214, SB312, SB52, SJR62, SJR75

Keywords: legal advertisements, tax rates, public hearings, transparency, local government, sick leave, education, teacher retirement, benefits, employee compensation, Medicaid, nonopioid analgesics, pain management, health care regulation, utilization controls, physician shortage, health care access, medically underserved areas, medical education, workforce development

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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

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• IT oversight was a shared responsibility with other office leadership areas, with only a few IT staff
• Prior to this, IT oversight was a shared responsibility with other office leadership areas, with only
• This is for the repeal of the Driver and Vehicle Services Oversight Committee.

Bills: HF1060, HF1062

Keywords: sports facilities, Minnesota, legislative commission, financial oversight, accountability, HF1062, driver and vehicle systems oversight committee, MNLARS, VTRS, vehicle title and registration system, driver's license system, Minnesota Department of Public Safety, MN.IT, legislative oversight, transportation finance, state government, committee repeal, sunset provision, information technology audit, vehicle registration