Bills: HF113 , HSB107 , HF120 , HSB108 , HF186 , HF136 , HF33 , HSB97 , HSB34 , HF80 , SF12 , SF14 , SF60 , SF61 , SF72 , SSB1066 , SSB1067 , SF141 , SSB1077

Committee: Joint Education

Keywords: HF 113, Iowa school finance, small school districts, budget enrollment, 200 students, physical plant and equipment levy, PPEL, public education and recreation levy, PERL, Secure an Advanced Vision for Education, SAVE fund, revenue purpose statement, general fund flexibility, school district levy, voter approval, 60 percent threshold, local option tax, unencumbered funds, unobligated funds, school district budgeting

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• As you know, the education trust fund budget is in the Senate Committee today, expected to be on the
• is in the education trust fund budget is in the Senate<00:06:57.560><c> Committee</c><00:06:57.880><
• they receive and expend, and plans for operating if their federal or state funding is reduced by 5%
• is reduced by 5% or or state funding is reduced by 5% or 20%. 20%. 20%.
• </c><00:27:21.560><c> You</c> You get to even hear when you funded something.

Bills: SB59 , SB221 , SB59 , SB221

Committee: House Ways and Means Education

Keywords: military families, immunization, education, public health, school enrollment, Mobile County, judge of probate, compensation, salary, expense allowance, higher education, funding, annual report, state funds, federal funds, budget oversight, sales tax, credit card fees, tax exemption, merchants

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• So Senate Bill 1288 provides that the state's share of matching requirements for federal funds shall
• So, yeah, there are funds that are put aside for the state emergency funds the governor has at his or
• Like, they can appropriate or ask for those emergency funds to be applied to this fund as well, or it
• could come out of their state fund emergency fund.
• The funds are being tied up, and sheriffs want to use these funds for Moving down to line 19 for training

Bills: SB1288 , SB1705 , SB1878 , SB2019 , SB2118

Committee: Senate Local and County Government

Keywords: emergency management, federal funding, disaster relief, cost sharing, public assistance, bail reform, public funds, nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions, injunctive relief, criminal procedure, surety bond, judicial discretion, uniform bond schedule, liability insurance, judgments, insurance fund, Oklahoma, county sheriff, commissary

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• Funding may also be another avenue through which legislatures provide oversight.
• fees and may depend on the legislature to appropriate such funds for board use.
• For example, In Florida, boards are funded by the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund, which contains
• Into banks outside of the state treasuries and can directly access these funds.
• Other states have a mixed model of funding from fees and fines as well as general fund appropriations

Bills: S0428 , S0606 , S0192 , S0162 , S0340

Committee: Senate Health Policy

Keywords: drowning prevention, water safety, swimming lessons, swim vouchers, child drowning, infant safety, toddler safety, pool safety, bath safety, safe bathing practices, postpartum education, newborn care, childbirth education, birth centers, home birth providers, Department of Health, public health, water competency, swim instruction, infant supervision

Summary: The Senate Health Policy Committee heard and advanced several health-related bills focused largely on drowning prevention, surgical smoke, human trafficking training, and chiropractic patient funds. SB 428 would expand Florida’s swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; the sponsor and supporters from Nemours and the YMCA emphasized Florida’s high child drowning rates and argued that swim lessons reduce risk and should be more widely accessible. Senator Harrell noted the need to revisit funding levels as eligibility expands. The bill was reported favorably. The committee also considered SB 606, which adds drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum education provided by hospitals, birthing centers, and home birth providers. A mother who lost her daughter to drowning testified in support, describing the bill as an early opportunity to educate parents. An amendment removed home birth providers from the compliance-proof requirement, and the bill was adopted as amended and reported favorably as a committee substitute. SB 162 would require hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to adopt policies for using smoke evacuation systems during procedures that generate surgical smoke. The sponsor said the equipment is relatively inexpensive and already used in many facilities, while several senators raised concerns about the lack of supporting data, possible burdens on rural and smaller facilities, and whether the mandate should be narrower. Despite those concerns, the bill was reported favorably, with the sponsor saying more data would be provided later. The committee also approved SB 340, requiring a two-hour human trafficking course for nursing students before licensure, after amending it to make the requirement apply to students rather than nursing programs. Finally, SB 192, presented by Senator Trumbull for Senator Martin, removed the $1,500 cap on advances chiropractic physicians may collect for examinations or treatment; the Florida Chiropractic Society supported the change, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee also received an OPAGA presentation reviewing Florida’s health care practitioner regulation system and comparing board oversight, rulemaking, funding, appointments, and term-limit models in other states.

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• Road Fund.
• Changing the distribution of these funds. I'm not sure which fund we're talking about.
• funds.
• The County Road Funds, Municipal Street Funds, and then County and Municipal Government Funds are distributed
• them: local government project fund, transportation project fund.

Bills: SB2 , SB2

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• Health Trust Fund.
• is sustainable for the fund.
• permanent fund.
• Education Fund.
• We can't continue to fund this through growth funds.

Bills: SB2

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• SB 1396 does not seek to ban third-party litigation funding.
• There may be a situation in which, say, a United States hedge fund is involved in the funding, and it
• What's also exempted is nonprofits who are funded or who provide funding in cases for lawsuits.
• But then the foreign funding piece is just the notice that there is the existence of funding and who
• But then the foreign funding piece is just the notice that there is the existence, right, of funding

Bills: S0144 , S0192 , S0332 , S0532 , S0620 , S0694 , S0820 , S0888 , S1000 , S1224 , S1396 , S1500

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: public records, employee protection, Judicial Qualifications Commission, information exemption, confidentiality, chiropractic physician, chiropractor, patient trust funds, escrow, advance payments, prepaid treatment, trust account, fiduciary duty, patient property, Florida Statutes 460.413, Board of Chiropractic Medicine, disciplinary action, commingling of funds, client funds, medical billing

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard and advanced a series of bills on candidate disclosure, litigation financing, professional liability, public meetings, problem-solving courts, probate, wrongful conviction compensation, public records, and housing fraud. Senate Bill 620, by Senator Mayfield, would require candidates for federal, state, county, district, judicial, and school board offices to disclose any citizenship in countries other than the United States; it drew one waived-in opposition from Common Cause and was reported favorably 8-0. Senate Bill 1396, by Vice Chair Burton, would regulate litigation financing, including limits on funders’ recovery, restrictions on funder control, and disclosure of foreign entities involved; it received support from several business and tort-reform groups, opposition from the Florida Justice Association, and was reported favorably 7-2 after questions about the purpose and scope of the disclosures. Senator Martin’s bills also moved forward. SB 192 would remove the $1,500 cap on patient funds chiropractic physicians may hold in trust for prepaid services; it was supported by the Florida Chiropractic Society and reported favorably 7-0. SB 888 would extend to private contracts the current limits on indemnity and insurance requirements for architects, engineers, surveyors, and landscape architects, and it was reported favorably 7-0 after testimony from engineering and design professionals. Senator Bradley’s CS for SB 332, as amended, would create a narrow public meetings/public records exemption for pre-suit Burt Harris litigation strategy discussions by local governments; it was adopted and reported favorably 7-0. SB 820 would require quarterly reporting on problem-solving courts, including participant counts, offenses, completion, failure, and recidivism data, and it was reported favorably 10-0. SB 1500 would update uncontested probate procedures, raise certain small-estate thresholds, clarify safe-deposit-box authority, and strengthen enforcement provisions; it was reported favorably 10-0. The committee also advanced several other measures. CS for SB 694, by Senator Bracey Davis, would compensate the descendants of the Groveland Four; it was amended to divide any appropriation equally among the four family branches, received extensive emotional testimony in support, and was reported favorably 10-0. SB 144 would create a public records exemption for personal information of Judicial Qualifications Commission employees and their families due to harassment concerns, and it was reported favorably 9-1. CS for SB 1224, as amended, would make fraudulent entry into a rental dwelling a third-degree felony when done through false statements, counterfeit documents, or impersonation; it was supported by Florida Realtors and the Florida Apartment Association and reported favorably 10-0. SB 1000 would set a floor and ceiling for interest rates on law firm trust accounts tied to the Wall Street Journal prime rate, and it was reported favorably 10-0 after stakeholder compromise. The committee also took up SB 532 only to temporarily postpone it, and at the end members recorded additional affirmative votes on selected bills before adjournment.

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• This is the Parks and Trails Fund.
• This is the Parks and Trails Fund.
• Uh in of those each of those funds.
• Fund.
• funding for can reconsider the funding for children's<00:35:32.960><c> museums</c><00:35:33.760><c>

Bills: HF2563

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: HF2563, legacy finance bill, Legacy Amendment, outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, arts and cultural heritage fund, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, Minnesota legacy funds, habitat conservation, prairie restoration, wetland restoration, forest conservation, riparian buffers, water quality, groundwater protection, drinking water, septic systems, watershed planning

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• So it gives the funds that ability to make that investment if they see it as in the best interest of
• fund.
• fund.
• And looking up ETFs for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are down 20% this year.
• funds and consider the implications of including such assets in their investment portfolio.

Bills: SB1042 , SB1043 , SB1067 , SB1180 , SB1221 , SB1292 , SB1503 , SCR1033

Committees: House Ways & Means , House House Ways & Means Committee of Reference

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, tax lien, property tax lien, real property tax lien, foreclosure, right of redemption, redeem, excess proceeds, county abatement lien

Bills: HB2115

Committee: House Rules

Keywords: public assistance, Department of Human Services, federal funds, community services, energy conservation, poverty reduction

Bills: HB2115 , HB2115

Committees: House Rules , House Conference Committee on Rules

Keywords: public assistance, Department of Human Services, federal funds, community services, energy conservation, poverty reduction

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• We have two primary funds: the insurance department fund and the examination revolving fund.
• That employee is funded otherwise through the examination revolving fund.
• That employee is funded otherwise through the examination revolving fund.
• </c><00:22:27.120><c> That</c> employees funded through this. That employees funded through this.
• It directs more funds to spent. It directs more funds to essential<00:53:45.839><c> care.

Bills: SB170 , SB177 , SB207 , SB208 , SB215 , HB27 , SB219 , SB247 , SB232 , SB81 , SB170 , SB177 , SB207 , SB208 , SB215 , HB27 , SB219 , SB247 , SB232 , SB81

Committee: Senate Banking and Insurance

Keywords: health insurance, health savings account, high deductible plans, federal regulations, cost-sharing, insurance law, breast cancer, health coverage, deductible, copayment, insurance, captive insurance, captive insurer, captive insurers, insurance regulation, Alabama Department of Insurance, insurance commissioner, premium tax, capital requirements, surplus requirements

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• state that is funded by their tax<00:42:46.040><c> dollars.
• Um, this requires video monitoring without providing funding or support.
• </c><01:37:04.920><c> Camera</c> providing funding or support. Camera providing funding or support.
• </c><01:42:28.840><c> and</c> programs receiving public funding and programs receiving public funding
• Thank you for your time and consideration. funding that makes child care more funding that makes child

Bills: HF3542 , HF3819

Committee: House Children and Families Finance and Policy

Keywords: data privacy, investigative data, welfare system, public funds, transparency, child care, licensing, inspections, compliance, program integrity

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• fund.
• fund.
• with the general what's being funded with the general fund<00:09:57.800><c> and</c><00:09:57.959><c>
• As you can see on the agency overview, we are entirely funded by general fund appropriation.
• general fund entirely funded by general fund appropriation<01:04:31.799><c> we</c><01:04:32.000><c>

Bills: HF1867 , HF1240

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: lottery, retailer contracts, Minnesota Statutes, contract qualifications, public integrity, criminal background, legislative auditor, public funds, state government, compliance, transparency

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• Is this bill using any state funds or requesting any state funds? No, it does not.
• We don't use petty cash fund, and we don't need petty cash funds anymore.
• this fund.
• Chair, so Are we not already funding concurrent enrollment out of this fund, in essence, really?
• You'll notice with the stabilization fund and with the concurrent enrollment fund, there's no mandate

Bills: HB3126 , HB3177 , HB3311 , HB3465 , HB3786 , HB3915 , HB4333 , HB4476 , HB3403

Committee: House A&B Natural Resources Subcommittee

Keywords: education funding, concurrent enrollment, school aid, Oklahoma State Regents, permanent school funds, higher education, revolving fund, court reporters, salaries, legislation, employment compensation, state administration, Oklahoma, community development, infrastructure, economic development, local government, financing, pooled finance, Oklahoma Emission Reduction

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• Just so this funding source, &gt;&gt; Yeah.
• </c> to violate the federal funding to violate the federal funding requirements<01:19:45.840><c> in</
• </c> was suggesting that you find the funding was suggesting that you find the funding from<01:19:59.679
• I was suggesting that you find the funding from your already very large budget.
• </c> not lose federal funds. not lose federal funds. &gt;&gt; Rep. &gt;&gt; Rep. &gt;&gt; Rep.

Bills: HF3423 , HF2354 , HF3634

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: healthcare, provider enrollment, medical assistance, legislation, state funds, fraud prevention, subpoena authority, criminal penalties, consumer protection, service verification, Medicaid, human services, electronic documentation

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• </c><00:18:31.120><c> this</c> appropriated funds to restore this appropriated funds to restore this
• </c> ballroom and a $ 1.8 billion slush fund ballroom and a $ 1.8 billion slush fund for<00:49:56.240
• </c><02:20:53.040><c> programs</c> administered federally funded programs administered federally funded
• </c><02:23:15.920><c> last</c> congressionally provided funding last congressionally provided funding
• </c> And I'm glad that we got that funded. And I'm glad that we got that funded.

Bills: HB9238 , HB8340 , HB8467 , HB8464 , HB8312 , HB7892

Keywords: financial management, accountability, government oversight, taxpayer funds, federal agencies, budget, performance metrics, improper payments, fraud prevention, payment integrity, government waste, waste, fraud, and abuse, financial loss, federal spending, federal programs, OMB Circular A-123, Do Not Pay Initiative, Treasury Department, Office of Management and Budget, Inspector General

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• This local funding restoration bill will ensure the Austin Firefighters Retirement Fund is stable and
• The Austin Firefighter Pension Fund.
• retiree from the fund.
• , or ADEC funding model.
• Again, I want to emphasize that this pension fund is the best performing pension fund, with over a billion

Bills: HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• This session, we're set to make an extra $1 billion payment into the fund.
• We'll be at a 29-year funding period, a couple of years clear of that 31-year period.
• as opposed to asking the pension plan to look for funds within the trust fund itself to finance those
• would do just that: provide additional funding beyond the legacy payment to pre-fund these benefits and
• I hope they'll be able to keep that fund in there.

Bills: HB886 , HB1514 , HB2434 , HB2688 , HB2802 , HB3161 , HB3221 , HB4029 , HB4339 , HB4591 , HB4774 , HB4802 , HB4853 , HB5627 , SB1737

Committee: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• This is a focused, time-limited investment that any unspent funds revert to the general fund.
• It's just one-time money, or are we going to try to fund this ongoing?
• We funded, and I think we talked about it maybe even as this committee. We funded $20 million.
• funding because this is not going to happen with just that little bit of money.
• And, Madam Chair, Senator, will this be supplemented with federal funds?

Bills: SB66 , SB79 , SB108

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

Keywords: environment, cleanup, contamination, uranium mining, abandoned sites, state funding, mosquito control, public health, surveillance, prevention funds, local government grants, food security, agriculture, food bank, regional program, appropriation