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• All right, Senator Campos, Senate Bill 193, acequia and ditch infrastructure fund transfer.
• is it proposes to amend language relating to the transfers from the irrigation works construction fund
• to the SECA and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund, and so to increase the amount of the transfer from
• Yet today, our planning and funding processes treat them as one.
• It also renames the equipment replacement revolving fund to the equipment software and replacement fund

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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• They're not guaranteeing funding.
• settlement fund.
• Yes, and that's, there's not funding for that because there's funding elsewhere for disasters.
• So if we go back to 134, irrigation works and construction fund—how much is in that fund? Mr.
• Yes, and that's, there's not funding for that because there's funding else.

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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• Fund, once that fund is exhausted, it can now reach the appropriation contingency fund.
• accounts.
• And third, it improves transparency and accountability by clarifying when funds are loans. ...and when
• fund.
• Even when we're doing our part with local funds, planning and accountability.

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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• Before we add more funding, we need real transparency and warranty. vary every educator with full accountability
• We're securing the funding. We have guardrails. We're codifying a system.
• funds pursuant to the State Equalization Guarantee Distribution or funds appropriated for instructional
• or general funding.
• Relieve the early childhood trust fund rather than increase general funds.

Bills: SB132, SB241

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• risk management revolving fund. risk management revolving fund.
• Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund. Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund.
• ceiling increases in the special funds ceiling increases in the special funds that<00:14:15.600>
• That's 3332, related to state-funded travel.
• Uh establishes a 2-year funded travel.

Bills: SB2543, SB2435, SB2352

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

Summary: The Committee on Government Operations reconvened on February 10, 2026, to take up measures previously heard on February 5. It advanced SB 2983 on criminal destruction of trees with technical, non-substantive amendments and a committee report note asking Judiciary to clarify that removal of invasive species remains allowed; the measure passed with one no vote. SB 2930 on the state risk management revolving fund also passed with amendments, including blanking out the amount, setting a defective date, and directing Ways and Means to review a spreadsheet before further action. The committee likewise passed SB 2928 on making the small business procurement program permanent and SB 2970 on standards of conduct for state agency contracts, adopting the Ethics Commission’s recommended language assigning compliance responsibility to department directors and deputy directors. SB 2927 and SB 3068 on procurement were deferred to a time certain on February 12, and SB 3015 on personal information, SB 2929 on public notice, and SB 2938 on search and rescue were also deferred for further discussion or to avoid re-referral issues. SB 2662 on external consultants was amended to remove a cap and preemptive approval language, narrow the expertise standard, and note possible auditor staffing or appropriation needs; it then passed with amendments. The joint GVO-EIG hearing then took up SB 2543 on state construction projects and an Office of the State Construction Manager within DAGS. Testimony from the Hawaii Iron Workers Stabilization Fund strongly supported the bill, saying it could reduce wasteful spending on large design-build projects and free money for tax credits and other public needs. DAGS, the University of Hawaii, and DLNR offered written comments, while one witness from KIC opposed the measure and asked for an exemption for member-owned electric cooperatives. A Hawaii Solar Energy Association witness also supported the bill but asked that landscape architects be excluded from the bill’s definition of design professionals, and Rocky Mold said Kauai permitting was efficient enough that he had no objection to carving it out. The committee adopted amendments from DNR, DAGS, and UH and passed SB 2543. The hearing also considered SB 2435 on EV charging infrastructure at state facilities. DAGS and the Hawaii State Energy Office supported the concept and explained that the goal was to retrofit managed parking facilities with infrastructure that can meet current and future EV needs, while acknowledging that some stalls can sit unused and that the state must balance space and enforcement. Members raised concerns about whether dedicating 25% of stalls to EV charging would reduce usable parking, and about rural and Big Island conditions where EV range and battery capacity remain limiting. The discussion noted that DOT, DNR, DOE, and DOH may have their own parking facilities outside DAGS control. The committee then indicated it would broaden the bill to apply to all state agencies and lower the threshold in response to member concerns, with final action not fully shown in the transcript.

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• How much is in that fund now. Do you know? It fluctuates.
• use that fund for.
• Like, what fund do you pay it out of, not just your general budget?
• Our general fund is mostly funding our EPMO program.
• So it's basically an emergency relief fund. I'm sorry, Equipment Relief Fund. What about this?

Bills: SB132, SM16, SM17

Keywords: SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement, technology funding, revolving fund, capital equipment, enterprise services, state IT budgeting, software budgeting, amortization, depreciation, State Treasurer, Department of Finance and Administration, New Mexico, information technology, IT infrastructure, fund accounting, legislative appropriation

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• with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund. with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund.
• with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund. with the Iron Worker Stabilization Fund.
• <01:03:49.359> repeals fund be resolved by arbitration. repeals fund be resolved by arbitration
• <01:25:52.800> staff Health Benefits Trust Fund staff Health Benefits Trust Fund staff salaries
• We'll be adding a defective Trust Fund.

Bills: SB2543, SB2014, SB2115, SB3095, SB3264, SB2114, SB2117, SB2246, SB2519, SB3055, SB3131, SB3144

Keywords: state construction, construction manager, design review, public works, capital improvement, DAGS, Department of Accounting and General Services, DOE, Department of Education, comptroller, pilot program, design review special fund, county permit review, accessibility compliance, Disability and Communication Access Board, state infrastructure, government construction, project oversight, civil service exemption, county agencies

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• Bill 3466 is a bill request from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission that eliminates their petty cash fund
• They no longer use this petty cash fund and just would like to get rid of it in statute.

Bills: HB3724, HB3392, HB3466, HB4060

Keywords: high-demand facilities, electric utilities, public infrastructure, water management, taxpayer-funded subsidies, decommissioning plans, local control, citizen initiative, referendum, electric utility, large load customers, infrastructure, utility planning, electricity rates, cost allocation, data centers, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, ratepayer protection, HB3466

Bills: HB16, HB214, HB252, HB16, HB214, HB252

Keywords: law enforcement, false information, criminal penalty, public safety, identification, school psychology, interstate compact, licensure, professional services, education, HB252, Class IV municipality, Class IV municipalities, municipal audit, audit rotation, certified public accountant, CPA, municipal accounting, Section 11-43B-9, county and municipal government

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• account for. account for.
• Transportation funding in Alabama is already preserving the integrity of those funds for roads and
• <00:37:20.240> is Transportation funding in Alabama is Transportation funding in Alabama is already
• preserving the integrity of those funds preserving the integrity of those funds for<00:37:26.000
• Um, also the 8 million andor funding.

Bills: SB222, HB560, HB475, HB484, HB583, HB542, HB566

Keywords: medical clinic board, clinic board, hospital bankruptcy, Chapter 11, bankruptcy, debt restructuring, municipal indebtedness, municipal bankruptcy, health care provider, acute care hospital, lease property, board immunity, director liability, civil liability, healthcare finance, insolvency, debt readjustment, federal bankruptcy law, Alabama Code 11-58-5.2, library materials

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• I believe that we have funding for it.
• And then The latter half of the bill, sections 6 through 11, do establish a revolving fund.
• So the last half of the bill establishes a revolving fund.
• And That's the purpose for that revolving fund. This bill is duly assigned, running it title off.
• But at current, there is no dollar amount attached to the revolving fund.

Bills: HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

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• I believe that we have funding for it.
• And then the latter half of the bill, Sections 6 through 11, do establish a revolving fund.
• The last half of the bill establishes a revolving fund and the purpose for that revolving fund.
• But at current, there is no dollar amount attached to the revolving fund.
• We also have a fiscal impact from our Senate staff, and it addresses that there's a revolving fund and

Bills: HB3005, HB3007, HB3403, HB1907, HB3175, HB3986, HB3466, HB3411, HB4246

Keywords: climatology, emergency declaration, Oklahoma Climatological Survey, environment, weather data, public policy, state governance, natural resources, advisory councils, sunset law, water quality, hazardous waste, solid waste, radiation management, public health, biosolids, land application, environmental quality, agriculture, wastewater treatment

Summary: The committee took up several measures dealing with environmental regulation, waste management, and energy. Early on, it passed sunset-extension bills for the Oklahoma Climatological Survey and several environmental advisory councils. It then heard extensive debate on HB 1907, the Battery Stewardship Act, which would create a battery recycling system for small and medium batteries through DEQ. Supporters argued it would reduce landfill and garbage-truck fires, protect the environment, and create recycling value, while opponents raised concerns about added regulation, costs shifted to producers and retailers, and the creation of a new state FTE. Despite those objections, the bill passed 8-3. The committee also considered HB 3403, a pilot study on biosolids and sewage sludge applied to farmland. Members debated a committee substitute that shortened the study timeline from five years to three years and added a phased rollback of land application. Supporters said the study was needed because of unresolved questions about PFOS, pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and other contaminants, while critics argued the timelines conflicted and the bill could be hard to implement. The committee substitute was adopted, an amendment to delete key rollback provisions failed, and the bill ultimately passed 8-2 after testimony from Oklahoma City utilities officials and multiple rounds of questions about testing, health risks, and disposal practices. The committee then passed HB 3175 to establish the Oklahoma Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, with members noting it would have minimal fiscal impact and could help Oklahoma build nuclear expertise and jobs. It also passed HB 3986, expanding a gross production tax exemption for wells completed with recycled water, and HB 3466, which removes the statutory requirement that the Corporation Commission maintain a petty cash fund. Finally, HB 3411, another biosolids-related bill to buy testing equipment and provide information to landowners, and HB 4246, a rural water transparency/lowest-bid bill, both passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The meeting ended with the chair thanking members and adjourning.

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• So, um, and a lot of states have limited it to just approved funds that can invest on behalf of the investor
• In this bill, up to 10% of a fund ... ...in this bill, up to 10% of a fund that they're investing in.

Bills: HB227, HB556, HB543, HB542, HB482, HB483, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• The healthier career firefighter, funds?
• And this is just temporary funding, really.
• And we currently do fund some enforcement out of the general fund, so this is much-needed revenue.
• And then the tax is going to the general fund and well, half of it. to the general fund and, well, half
• .. retailer accountability program that are already in place.

Bills: HB227, HB255, HB465, HB472, HB482, HB483, HB526, HB529, HB484

Keywords: firefighter benefits, occupational disease, line of duty, disability pension, death benefits, retirement benefits, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer presumption, HIV, hepatitis, municipal firefighters, state firefighters, fire districts, workers' compensation, public safety employees, post-retirement benefits, benefit eligibility cutoff, occupational illness

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• This provides some funding for public television in the state.
• I've also been an accounting professor at St. Ben's and St.
• The demand for accountants continues to rise while the supply of accountants is declining.
• Board of Accountancy and the State Board of Accountancy and the State Auditor<00:32:59.560> for
• . fund. fund.

Bills: HF1458, HF2063, HF2164, HF1377, HF927, HF1059, HF1910, HF2232

Keywords: CPA, certified public accountant, public accounting, accountancy, licensure, license mobility, substantial equivalency, interstate practice, out-of-state accountant, NASBA, Uniform CPA Examination, board of accountancy, attest services, audit, tax preparation, financial advisory, consulting, accounting education, master's degree, bachelor's degree

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• Members, House Bill 3622 creates the census revolving fund.
• My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is still

Bills: HB3622

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting

Summary: The Economic Development, Workforce and Tourism committee met and laid over items 4 and 5 before taking up three census-related bills. House Bill 3620 was presented as creating the 2030 Census Committee and was advanced after brief questions and a unanimous 5-0 roll call vote. House Bill 3621 was then considered; the author requested and received unanimous consent to strike the enacting clause, then explained that the bill would create an Oklahoma State Data Center within LSP to centralize census data. A question from Minority Leader Kurt clarified that the state demographer would remain with Commerce, while the new center would aggregate data for transparency. The bill passed 6-0. House Bill 3622 was next, creating a census revolving fund with an initial appropriation of about $500,000. In response to a question, the author said the funding was expected to be included in the current budget/allotment for policy items still moving through. After no further debate, the committee approved the bill 7-0. The meeting then adjourned.

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• , then they should be required to show proof of funds.
• have the funds.
• He had, I guess, a thought about proof of funds.
• You know, make them show proof of funds.
• Ask them if they can show you proof of funds.

Bills: HB387, HB388, HB468, HB548, HB827, HB848, HB921, HB924, HB953

Keywords: engineering, land surveying, construction, state fire marshal, plan review, contracting services, unsolicited contact, homeowners, penalties, regulations, wholesaling, real estate, earnest money, cancellation rights, residential properties, Louisiana Real Estate Commission, certified public accountant, CPA, accounting board, Louisiana State Board of Certified Public Accountants

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 468, which would regulate residential real estate wholesaling by requiring disclosures, written agreements, and a right to cancel. Representative A-Bear said the bill is meant to protect sellers from predatory practices while still allowing wholesaling, and several members discussed whether the bill should instead focus on proof of funds or other safeguards. The committee adopted an amendment set that, as amended, required disclosure of assignment fees, added a 1% earnest money deposit, and created a civil penalty enforced by the Real Estate Commission. Testimony from wholesalers and investors generally supported transparency but warned that the 14-day rescission period could disrupt legitimate transactions and that the bill might create unintended consequences for local buyers. The Louisiana Real Estate Commission explained that the bill creates a rebuttable presumption based on marketing, requires three written disclosures, and gives the Commission enforcement authority; the sponsor and members agreed to continue discussions on possible changes before floor consideration. The committee then heard House Bill 548, which changes CPA licensing pathways and board composition requirements. Representative Beaulay explained that the bill would allow candidates to qualify either through the current 150-hour route, a master’s degree plus one year of experience, or two years of experience, while keeping the same CPA exam. Supporters from the Society of Louisiana CPAs said the bill modernizes mobility practice privileges and removes the substantial equivalency pathway, while preserving interstate practice rights for licensed CPAs. The committee reported HB 548 favorably without objection. The committee also briefly took up House Bill 848 on motor vehicle and recreational products dealers. Technical amendments in set 2143 were adopted without objection, and the committee then moved on. Earlier in the meeting, several bills were voluntarily deferred, including House Bills 386, 387, 388, 924, and 927.

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• House Bill 3622 creates the census revolving fund.
• My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is Seeing
• My understanding is that there is an allotment of dollars that's set aside to fund policy that is Fricks

Bills: HB3622

Keywords: HB3622, 2030 Census, Decennial Census, U.S. Decennial Census Revolving Fund, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Commerce Department, census preparation, federal census, state treasury fund, revolving fund, continuing fund, deemed appropriated, technology upgrades, census outreach, redistricting, population count, Title 74, OMES, State Treasurer, budgeting

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• This is just currently funding, so we're not decreasing their funding, we're not increasing the funding
• , we're leaving the funding exactly the same as it has been.

Bills: SB1390

Keywords: gross production tax, oil and gas, natural gas, casinghead gas, oil revenue, tax apportionment, revenue sharing, county highway fund, school funding, average daily attendance, general revenue fund, revenue stabilization fund, county bridge and road improvement, state transportation fund, preserving and advancing county transportation fund, education funding, higher education, student aid, tourism funding, conservation funding

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• Stum, um, these funds when they're dispersed twice a year, what account do they flow into? >> Mr.
• Stum, um, these funds when they're dispersed twice a year, what account do they flow into? >> Mr.
• funding in the future. funding in the future.
• . fund. fund.
• school fund task force. school fund task force.

Bills: HF3900

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund