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• Not sure if y'all know a lot about it, but it was a nuisance to the state of Texas.
• They were bypassing a lot of the laws that the state of Texas put in place.
• The state of Texas allows the officers to give it to their discretion.
• People just think, oh, people just got to get to to work and they have to live their lives and the state
• capability and aerospace technology, and these contributions have brought profound benefits to our state

Bills: HCR 10, HCR 9

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, HCR 9

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• Not sure if y'all know a lot about it, but it was a nuisance to the state of Texas.
• The state of Texas allows the officers to... ...and gives it to their discretion whether they're going
• Think about that. ...work and they have to live their lives, and the State of Texas is not getting their
• There is going to be a law on the books in September stating that you cannot tamper with it.

Bills: HCR10, HCR9

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, HCR 9

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• We are on the Secretary of State at this time.
• This is a bill to Make sure that state governments and agencies don't use state funds and resources to
• So, given that a portion of our population in the state is LGBTQ, why would our state not be able to
• What we're saying is that, as a state agency, even in times of budget crunches like we have now, why
• It's saying state resources and state dollars shall not be attributed to it.

Bills: HB3415, HB2206, HB3414, HB3265, HB3310, HB3413, HB4486, HB1219

Keywords: state government, vendor contracts, subcontracting, public database, contract assessment, transparency, retirement, law enforcement, Oklahoma Law Enforcement Retirement System, school resource officers, public safety, public finance, contract management, service-driven contracts, state accounting, intangible assets, Oklahoma Police Pension, disability benefits, mental health, retirement system

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• If you would state your name for the record, who you're with and your position on the bill.
• Could you state your name for the record, who you're with and your position on the bill, and you may
• Chair: State and they give their time and effort, it's a hard job and this is just the right thing to
• Chair: If you would state your name for the record, who you're with, and your position on the bill.
• And just want to add, we are trending in the wrong direction in this state.

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

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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• Together, I think we worked really hard. hardened comprehensive and responsive budget to state needs.
• Our proposed budget not only fully funds increases in payroll growth for both the... ...state retirement
• And in fact, this budget appears to represent a staggering 42.7% increase in state funds from just the
• 22-23 budget.
• This budget does not put our state on a path to eliminate property taxes.

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1184, house, all

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• That the state will help them get to college, and this budget cut that amount that was increased in the
• But why did we have a budget deficit that was so much larger, on a relative size, than any other state
• budget.
• I solemnly swear I live here in the state, and that's all you had to do until this budget.
• So the biggest group of people in this state, this budget is helping. I'm so proud of that.

Bills: HB4154, HB4155, HB4156, HB4157, HB4158, HB4159, HB4160, HB4161, HB4162, HB4163, HB4164, HB4165, HB4166, HB4167, HB4168, HB4169, SB1847, SB1848, SB1849, SB1850, SB1851, SB1852, SB1853, SB1854, SB1855, SB1856, SB1857, SB1858, SB1859, SB1860, SB1861, SB1862

Keywords: general appropriations act, budget, biennial budget, state spending, fiscal year 2026-2027, appropriations, state agencies, public funding, education funding, health and human services, public safety, transportation, government operations, budget bill, fiscal policy, state finance, spending plan, legislative budget, capital appropriations, operating budget

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• If you would, please state your name for the record along with your position on the bill.
• Could you state your name for the record, who you're with, and your position on the bill?
• Yes, ma'am, you used to be my state senator, so thank you very much.
• If you would, state your name for the record, your position on the bill, and you may begin.
• I just want to add that we are trending in the wrong direction in this state.

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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• Once again, Jeb Bell, Legislative Budget Board.
• Once again, Jeb Bell, Legislative Budget Board.
• We have done what we have done for the state of Texas.
• , and so I hope that represents the state of Texas well.
• Yu stated.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met to review Article 8, regulatory agencies, and began Article 9, general provisions, before recessing for floor action. The committee first heard budget presentations from the Public Utility Commission (PUC) and the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC). The PUC budget recommendation was about $5.07 billion in all funds, including an additional $5 billion for the Texas Energy Fund, plus funding for staffing and technology needs tied to contested cases, infrastructure resiliency, and outage mapping. PUC witnesses emphasized the agency’s growing workload, the need for more staff and modern systems, and oversight of the Texas Energy Fund. OPUC’s recommendation was about $6.9 million, with a reduction in authorized FTEs to better match actual staffing; the agency requested additional funding for salaries, expert witnesses, and budget flexibility, and members highlighted OPUC’s role representing residential and small commercial consumers in utility proceedings. The committee then heard from the Behavioral Health Executive Council (BHEC), whose recommendation was just over $11.2 million. BHEC’s main requests included funding to fill vacant positions, money for continuous National Practitioner Data Bank queries, and a proposed Texas-owned psychology licensing exam in response to concerns about changes to the national exam. Agency leaders also discussed a rider request that would shift responsibility for certain judgments or settlements to the comptroller. Members asked about prior complaint backlogs, and BHEC said those backlogs had been cleared. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners followed, with a recommendation of just under $2.4 million; the board sought support for staffing, training, broadband, and salary retention, and described its work regulating chiropractors and workers’ compensation-related doctors. The Board of Dental Examiners was the last agency heard before the committee recessed. Its recommendation was just under $10 million, and it requested a 10% salary increase for eligible staff, three additional licensing staff, one staff member to handle required background checks, an additional attorney, and an executive director salary adjustment. Dental board witnesses said licensure growth, increased complaints, and low salaries were straining licensing and enforcement operations, even though the agency reported strong performance and high case completion rates. The chair ended the hearing early because the Senate had to return to the floor, and the committee remained in recess.

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• Father, we come before you humbly asking your hand of protection upon those in our state that are dealing
• We ask your hand of protection across our state for wisdom and discernment for our members of the Senate
• and the legislature, our state leaders, that maybe we may be... ...and the legislature, our state leaders
• Members, as you know, some parts of the state are still experiencing hazardous travel conditions from

Bills: SJR36, SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure

Summary: The Senate convened briefly with an opening prayer by Senator Birdwell, who asked for protection and wisdom for Texans affected by severe weather, as well as for state and national leaders. The chair noted hazardous travel conditions from the winter storm and advised that attendance was not essential for affected members and staff; the journal was to reflect the weather event. The chair announced the signing of Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 in the presence of the Senate. On first reading and referral, the secretary read Senate Joint Resolution 36 by Hall, proposing a constitutional amendment related to appropriations for preserving certain items of historical moment, and Senate Bill 1 by Huffman, the General Appropriations Act. A motion in writing was then offered by Senator Zaffirini to recess the Senate until 10 a.m. Friday, January 24. With no objection, the motion carried and the Senate recessed until that time.

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• A forecast is a high-level, forward-looking budgeting tool based on projections of state revenues and
• The state budget forecast is updated with the most up-to-date information on expected spending in a state
• forecast<00:30:49.440> and state budget and economic forecast and state budget and economic
• <00:31:08.480> um<00:31:08.559> that state budget and the pressures um that state budget
• tool based on projections of budgeting tool based on projections of state<00:31:28.559> revenues<

Bills: HF3676, HF3683, HF3395

Keywords: Safe at Home, address confidentiality, domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, victim privacy, survivor protection, confidential address, protected address, secret address, identity protection, residential confidentiality, program participant, nondiscrimination, court disclosure, protective order, service of process, driver's license, state ID

Summary: The committee first approved minutes from February 19 and February 26, while skipping the February 24 minutes because of a drafting error that would be corrected later. It then took up House File 3676, a Safe at Home program bill described by Rep. Nash as arising from a constituent’s dangerous identity exposure and intended to tighten protections for participants, including allowing emancipated minors to enroll. Testimony from the Secretary of State’s office explained that the bill would clarify who may apply for a minor, require proof of guardianship, strengthen court findings before a participant’s physical address can be disclosed, increase penalties for harmful disclosure, prohibit discrimination based on participation, require state agencies to designate a Safe at Home contact person, allow use of the Safe at Home card as proof of residence for certain ID purposes, and require judge training. Members raised concerns about federal compatibility, constitutionality of court-related provisions, and the need for a fiscal note on the felony penalty. Several sections were noted as being removed or modified in a later engrossment, and the committee voted to re-refer HF 3676 to the Transportation Finance and Policy Committee. The committee then heard House File 3683, which would direct the state budget forecast to include the estimated cost of fraud. Rep. Nash argued that fraud is a significant but unquantified drain on state resources and said the bill would adapt existing forecast language used for inflation to track fraud costs. Minnesota Management and Budget Deputy Commissioner Anna Mingi testified that fraud is unacceptable and that the agency works to prevent and detect it, but said the twice-yearly forecast is not the right tool for this kind of retrospective analysis. She explained that if fraud is identified, the forecast would reflect reduced spending through program integrity actions rather than a separate fraud-cost line item. The bill was moved and referred to the general register after a roll call was requested.

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• The total state budget at engrossed is $46.6 billion for fiscal year 27.
• Once amended, the bill will fund state government for the remainder of the year and balance the budget
• million in state general fund...
• The committee to balance the budget include a reduction of $53.1 million in state general fund to maximize
• to capture savings by balancing the budget to updated expenditure projections for various state agencies

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

Bills: HB0036, HB0112, HB0106, HB0111, SF0001

Keywords: wildfire, fire management, funding, forestry, state investment, task force, capital construction, state funding, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, conservation, employment, inmate crew program, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, budget, education

Bills: HB0036, HB0112, HB0106, HB0111, SF0001

Keywords: wildfire, fire management, funding, forestry, state investment, task force, capital construction, state funding, legislative services, budget appropriation, unexpended funds, sunset clause, conservation, employment, inmate crew program, Wyoming, major maintenance, community colleges, budget, education

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• Father, we come before you humbly asking for your hand of protection upon those in our state who are
• We ask for your hand of protection across our state for wisdom and discernment for our members of the
• Senate and the legislature, our state leaders, that we may be wise in how we legislate this session.
• Members, as you know, some parts of the state are still experiencing hazardous travel conditions from

Bills: SJR36, SB1, SJR36, SB1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, 1185, senate, all

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• Does this budget also include teacher pay raises?
• minimum for all teachers in the state of Oklahoma by $2,000.
• How does this budget take that into account?
• That is their total budget, not a specific line.
• I just walk through the whole budget with you on this.

Bills: SB1177, SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• And so I've been going through the budgets, the budget requests from the agencies and Trying to match
• I know that constitutionally, our one job as state legislators is to pass a balanced budget.
• budget.
• This is a balanced budget.
• This is a budget that we've worked Extremely hard on 82% of the new spending in this budget is water,

Bills: SB1177

Keywords: education funding, mental health services, public safety, housing, state budget, 914, all

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• Okay, just for perspective, I was looking at the budgets, the entire budgets of some other countries.
• I mean, Texas is a pretty amazing state.
• It's almost all of our state revenue, plus most of the...
• I don't know what the average is across the states.
• So most states don't. have a nice reserve set aside.

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• Out-of-state travel is, um, roughly $220,000. Our dues, Mr.
• <00:03:42.000> Um this budget. Um this budget.
• Uh, so there are some states that are helping fund this.
• proposals uh for a convention of states proposals uh for a convention of states and<00:10:06.720
• It has to do with what's happening in other states, how they regulate it.

Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem

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• And it the marking up of the budget.
• section of the budget bill.
• <00:10:54.880> deficit budget deficit budget deficit and<00:10:57.440> this<00:10:57.680
• I'm director for the state McCome.
• We're hopeful that, uh, I think it's currently at 5.6% state share of the state sales and use tax.

Bills: HB0105, HB0107, SF0002

Keywords: K-12 education, school facilities, security improvements, public funding, state appropriations, school construction, local government funding, sales tax distribution, municipal funding, economic equity, state revenue, Wyoming Legislature, legislative appropriations, Legislative Service Office, LSO budget, general fund, biennial budget, legislative branch, legislator travel, per diem