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SB637
Act 1018
· 7 mentions in agenda, transcript
Matched: “…l to Order B. Consideration of Revenue Stabilization Law 1. SB637 – The Revenue Stabilization Law 2. HB2003 – The Revenue Sta…”
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TO AMEND THE REVENUE STABILIZATION LAW; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. | J. Dismang | Notification that SB637 is now Act 1018 |
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HB2003
Act 1014
· 3 mentions in agenda, transcript
Matched: “…abilization Law 1. SB637 – The Revenue Stabilization Law 2. HB2003 – The Revenue Stabilization Law C. Consideration of Member…”
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TO AMEND THE REVENUE STABILIZATION LAW; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB2003 is now Act 1014 |
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SB633
· 2 mentions in transcript, agenda
Matched: “…ye. Any opposed? It is adopted. Next we're going to Adam C. Senate Bill 633. This is the one-time funding. On the, uh, prisons, of cour…”
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TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES SET-ASIDE; TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS … | J. Bryant | Died in Senate Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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SB636
Act 1017
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…r the Transfer of Funds from the Securities Reserve Fund 2. SB636 by Senator Dismang and Representative Jean – To Transfer Fu…”
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AN ACT TO TRANSFER FUNDS; DEFINE THE MONIES TO BE AVAILABLE IN THE RESTRICTED RESERVE … | J. Dismang | Notification that SB636 is now Act 1017 |
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SB6371
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…get hearings, nothing has changed on it. Uh, we'll take up. Senate Bill 6371. Do we have any”
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Pre-2017 bill |
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All right, members, if you get in your seats, we're going to start in about one minute.
Speaker 8
3:30
all right members we'll call joint budget order
first item on the agenda is the revenue stabilization bill uh have a companion bill senate bill 637 and house bill uh 2003 these bills are exactly the same these are exactly the same that we've had when the governor came
before us in november on the pre-budget hearings nothing has changed on it we'll take up senate bill 637 first do we have any questions on Senate bill 637 representative Wooten
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
4:25
you're recognized thank you mr. chairman refresh my memory where where is the adequacy funding shown as per student increase where does
that show up it's the first line item but but the the adequacy funding is on a regular bill that we had but the the funding of it is the first line item on the division of elementary and secondary education the 2.4 billion 2.4 that's That's the total funding for all of us.
But the bill that broke it out came through the House Education and
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
5:16
Senate Education Committee. Okay, but the 24-25 shows 2.43, and the 25-26 shows 2.43. So where's the increase? They're going to
pay for it out of their fund balances. oh okay all right thank you any other questions
seeing none do we have a motion on you got a question you don't want to light up representative springer go ahead hold on hold on i didn't get you all right go ahead good morning
Representative Joy Springer
Unverified
5:51
thank you mr chair to follow up to representatives roon's question what is that amount that's in the fund That they're going to utilize for adequacy Hold on we'll get that for you I
Want to say off hand, but I'm gonna let them get the exact number it was it was About a hundred million better, but let 160 million increase any other questions thank you all right we have
a motion on Senate bill 637 have a motion and a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposed bills adopted we're going to house bill
2003 it's the same companion bill or the RSA that we do every time do we have any questions on it Do we have a motion we have a motion in a second any discussion all in favor say aye any opposed it is adopted Next we're going to item C Senate bill 633 this is the one-time funding on the prisons of course, we do not have an appropriation but
Just in case if we do get one this week, we will have this in
place Do we have any questions on this? Senator Stubberville, you're recognized. Yes, Mr. Chairman,
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
7:30
thank you. Hold on, hold on. Now I can
hear you. Go ahead. Okay, Mr. Chairman, thank you. Does this lower it from three-fourths down to two-thirds? No. This will keep it at three-fourths?
Correct. And we will still vote it? The appropriation, yes. who was still voted in
Speaker 34
7:56
ACL, ALC, I mean? Yes. Okay. No, no. Wait a minute. Thank
Speaker 37
8:01
you, Mr. Chairman. No. So, Mr. Chairman, there
Speaker 39
8:07
is a, in your packet, there are items C. There's a C1 and a C2, but item C is a summary sheet, and you can see on item C, Senate Bill 633 is summarized,
And you can see that's the bottom box there where $330 million is already in this set-aside for correctional facilities, as everybody knows. This bill transfers an additional $250 million to that same set-aside. This bill is a majority vote bill, but to get the money out of that set-aside is the same three-fifths restriction that it's always had.
Speaker 42
8:51
So it's lowing it to three-fifths. Well, it's not
lowering it. That's what our rules are in ALC. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. All
Chair
Unverified
9:08
right, let's see. We've got Senator Hickey. You're recognized. Thank you,
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
Unverified
9:12
Mr. Chair. I just want to have a little bit broader discussion about that. I have no problem moving money into this account, But I think that, you know, that we kind of need to have a path of where we think we're going
because DF&A does have a $350 million miscellaneous appropriation bill that we all know that we give them so that, you know, if agencies need additional appropriation or whatever may occur during the offseason, of course, that we can come through peer and ALC to do that. So, and I know that we give the $75 million, and it's kind of my thought that if we're going to go forward with that, that we were going to use that money or they were going to use that money to try to get some more detailed cost numbers for us,
and then we were going to take a look at it. I guess my, and again, I want to vote for this moving the money around because I have no issues with that. But what I want to make sure is that it's not our intention that we're going to use a large part of that miscellaneous appropriation that we give through DF&A to fund this prison and say, you know, we're funded $300 million of it and then we've got to go forward. So, I guess I just would like to just state publicly that it's our intent that we're going to get some more cost numbers off of the $75 million, or hopefully less, of course, that we've done to be able to make a good decision on that.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
10:43
Sir, does this make you get something to add? I just recommend that we pull it down. There's $330 million set aside. There's already been $75 million sent over. There's no way that we spend above those amounts between now and we go in fiscal. This money would just be parked into general allotment fund. We'll just, let's just move down, pull it on. There's no reason to have a continued debate this morning with where we are in the session. Thank you. Can I ask
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
Unverified
11:11
another question then? Go ahead. So again, that's already available because I guess we've already passed the DF&A appropriation bill.
So is it our intent to try to spend more money and use that appropriation before we get those cost numbers? And again, I don't think there's any way we're going to
spend over $400 million until the fiscal session next year. That's
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
Unverified
11:32
not what I was asking. I guess my question, since I understand we've pulled this bill down, that's what the discussion, but again, I ask my question of that. So, again, we've got $330 million already left in that restricted reserve account for prison.
So I voted for it. I also voted for the DF&A appropriation. I think it's already came through, which has the additional $350 million for excess appropriation. Is it our intent to use that excess appropriation to fund an additional $100 million or $150 million or $200 million of this prison? Or are we going to let that $75 million be used to try to get this some more detailed cost numbers
like that some members of the body have
been requesting? Our goal will be to spend the $75
million down first. Thank you, sir. All right. We're going to pull this down. Do
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
12:42
you have a question? All right. Like Senator Hickey, you know, I look at this, and I see $822,794,000.
Is that the total projected funds available? And that comes off of close to being $825 million. Now, I want some satisfaction that this bill is going to be pulled down, but we're not going to be confronted because 633 to me looks like a backdoor way to be able to fund the penitentiary. Is that a fair assumption? I mean, can this funding be changed by the chief fiscal officer
at the request of the governor's office to make funds available for the new prison? No one's answered that. No, no, but Senator Dismang,
Chair
Unverified
13:32
you're recognized. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Uh, this committee back when we
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
13:38
very first, you know, there was an appropriation for $330 million. We had the $330 million with the funding that's already been set aside. This committee as a whole was my understanding. It said that they wanted to know what the full cost of the prison was going to be.
And then, so we, you know, there was an appropriation, uh, that was, you know, presented for the full cost of the prison prison. Uh, then there was a request by this body that we go ahead and set aside all the funds needed to construct their prison. This bill is a reflection of that request. I would argue that none of this is needed within the next year. We will come back here. I guess it's next, uh, April and we can have this full discussion all over again. There has already been $75 million appropriated.
It was passed, uh, and funded. It was previously funded. It's sitting over the department corrections. There's a $330 million worth of funding that's been passed by this body in the past. And if they would, you know, if there is a request or they need additional money between now and when we come in in April, they have the ability, as they've had for many years now, to come in and ask for a temporary appropriation increase to be able to have those additional dollars. That process stays in place,
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
14:55
as it has been in place. Okay, so your answer, Senator, is that this will be covered in the fiscal session next year?
Speaker 65
15:03
That is my assumption. Okay, thank you. Thank you. All right, we're pulling this down,
and we're going to move on to the other one-time funding bill, 636. Do we
have any questions on it? Seeing none, do we have a motion? Do we have a motion and a second? Any discussion? all in favor say aye any opposed it is adopted I know we got committee six to
start working they'd be if we need to come back here be a call the chair we appreciate you we are now adjourned Thank you.
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Consideration of Revenue Stabilization Law
C. Consideration of Member Bills
D. Other Business
E. Adjournment
Documents
Speakers
Representative Lane Jean Chair
Unverified
Speaker 6
Speaker 8
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
Representative Joy Springer
Unverified
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
Speaker 34
Speaker 37
Speaker 39
Speaker 42
Chair
Unverified
Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr
Unverified
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
Speaker 65