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Bills discussed (24)
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HB1089
Act 618
· 2 mentions in agenda, chapter
Matched: “…Captions F. Bills Re-Referred to Joint Budget Committee 1. HB1089 – Commerce Department – Waterways Commission G. Other Busin…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE - ARKANSAS WATERWAYS COMMISSION APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1089 is now Act 618 |
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HB1232
Act 496
· 2 mentions in transcript
Matched: “…to be, uh, passed at or do for do pass as amended, that is House Bill 1232, that's the”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE MILITARY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1232 is now Act 496 |
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HB1086
Act 784
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…those personnel without objection. So House Bill 8 or 1084. House Bill 1086. House Bill 1106. House or Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 52.…”
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AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS COURT OF APPEALS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1086 is now Act 784 |
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HB1106
Act 872
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ithout objection. So House Bill 8 or 1084. House Bill 1086. House Bill 1106. House or Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 54.”
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AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE TREASURER OF STATE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1106 is now Act 872 |
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HB1125
Act 495
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “military affairs departments appropriation and then House Bill 1125, uh, which is the DFA regulatory division appropriation. We…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION - REGULATORY DIVISION APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1125 is now Act 495 |
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HB1127
Act 543
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…nd Staff Only'. 6. Amendment KMW042 by Senator Sullivan to HB1127 – Department of Education-Arkansas State Library 7. Amendme…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - ARKANSAS STATE LIBRARY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1127 is now Act 543 |
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HB1202
Act 1006
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ate Library 7. Amendment JAP027 by Representative Garner to HB1202 – Department of Finance and Administration- Disbursing Offi…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION - DISBURSING OFFICER APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1202 is now Act 1006 |
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HB1206
Act 792
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…ration- Disbursing Officer D. Governor’s Letters 1. GL#26 – HB1206 – Department of Education-Division of Elementary and Second…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1206 is now Act 792 |
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HB1246
Act 409
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…3 bills that are ready uh for due pass today. The first is House Bill 1246. You have a Community College at Rich Mountain. Do we have…”
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AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT RICH MOUNTAIN APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that HB1246 is now Act 409 |
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HB1633
Act 475
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…t's filed. All right, C1 has personnel. Sent Bill 1:30, uh, House Bill 1633 C2. Has special language.”
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TO AMEND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER SCHOOLS; … | Brooks | Notification that HB1633 is now Act 475 |
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HB1635
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…presentative Wooten to SB130 – Arkansas State University 2. HB1635 by Representative McCullough – DFA-Disbursing Officer-Grant…”
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AN ACT FOR A GRANT FOR AN ARKANSAS TEACHING VETERINARIAN HOSPITAL AT THE LITTLE ROCK … | McCullough | Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment. |
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HB1639
Act 549
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…sentative Cavenaugh to SB106 – Department of Agriculture 4. HB1639 by Representative Lundstrum – UAMS-Sexual Assault Nurse Exa…”
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AN ACT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES - SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER … | Lundstrum | Notification that HB1639 is now Act 549 |
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HB8
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…se off. And then send those personnel without objection. So House Bill 8 or 1084. House Bill 1086. House Bill 1106. House or Senate…”
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Pre-2017 bill | ||
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SB106
Act 898
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…Rock Zoo 3. Amendment BSS027 by Representative Cavenaugh to SB106 – Department of Agriculture 4. HB1639 by Representative Lun…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB106 is now Act 898 |
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SB130
Act 534
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…Amendments 1. Amendment HAR058 by Representative Wooten to SB130 – Arkansas State University 2. HB1635 by Representative McC…”
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AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB130 is now Act 534 |
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SB354
· 1 mention in agenda
Matched: “…e Examiner Program 5. Amendment DJC018 by Senator Hickey to SB354 – Department of Corrections-Division of Correction Note: Al…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS - DIVISION OF CORRECTION DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENT CAPITAL … | J. Dismang | Died on the Senate Budget Calendar Having Failed … |
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SB38
Act 378
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…, uh, Bill 38, the health department. That is on page 4. So Senate Bill 38. Page 4, Health department. Do we have any questions? All r…”
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AN ACT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH -LICENSING AND REGULATION BOARDS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB38 is now Act 378 |
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SB40
Act 891
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…Bill 8 or 1084. House Bill 1086. House Bill 1106. House or Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 54.”
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AN ACT FOR THE BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH AND THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB40 is now Act 891 |
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SB42
Act 379
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…ignified with saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carried Senate Bill 42, page 7, Lieutenant Governor's office. Do we have any quest…”
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AN ACT FOR THE OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB42 is now Act 379 |
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SB52
Act 894
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…House Bill 1086. House Bill 1106. House or Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 54.”
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AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - OPERATIONS AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY PROGRAM APPROPRIATION FOR … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB52 is now Act 894 |
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SB54
Act 1015
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “…. House Bill 1106. House or Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 54.”
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AN ACT FOR THE AUDITOR OF STATE - DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB54 is now Act 1015 |
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SB55
Act 895
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Senate Bill 55. Senate Bill 71. And Senate Bill 72. Move we uh transfers t…”
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AN ACT FOR THE ARKANSAS SUPREME COURT APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB55 is now Act 895 |
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SB71
Act 896
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Senate Bill 55. Senate Bill 71. And Senate Bill 72. Move we uh transfers those to personne…”
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AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS - COURT PERSONNEL APPROPRIATION FOR THE … | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB71 is now Act 896 |
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SB72
Act 776
· 1 mention in transcript
Matched: “Senate Bill 55. Senate Bill 71. And Senate Bill 72. Move we uh transfers those to personnel without objection.…”
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AN ACT FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS APPROPRIATION FOR THE 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR. | Joint Budget Committee | Notification that SB72 is now Act 776 |
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Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
1:19
Members, if you can go ahead and take your seat. We're gonna get started in just a second. Looks like our, uh, clock on the wall is back to being late. Uh, we're skipping over that.
There's nothing. All right, perfect. Members grab your seats, clock on the back wall is late. We're about 3 minutes behind schedule. So let's go ahead and get started. Cher Cesar quorum. Uh, first up, we have, uh,
Representative Wootton. You're recognized to present. Hold on, let me get this back right. Yeah, if you can hit your mic, you're
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
2:36
gonna be red to present the uh personnel subcommittee report. Passover. The joint personnel committee, subcommittee meant, um, jointly Tuesday and Wednesday, March 11th and 12th on Tuesday, the committee heard a presentation regarding the pay plan, we reviewed it and discussed it and and questions were asked and they were
answered, but no action was taken on the bill. On Wednesday, the committee heard the governor's letters and member. um, listed as items 2A and 2J. All were reviewed and returned back to JBC is recommended. The committee also reviewed one item of regular business regarding the establishment of an increased, uh, labor market rate
for crime lab associate medical examiners, you, you, you'll be familiar with the fact that we had a, there's a challenge is it related. to a forensic pathologist several years ago, and we had to make adjustments in order to be able to compete and be able to fill the positions. I believe they have two positions vacant and at this time. And in addition, uh, we'll have another meeting, uh, next Tuesday morning, April 18th at 8
o'clock. Uh, and I moved for the adoption of the report at, at the proper time, Mr.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
4:07
Chairman. Thank you, Mr. members, do we have any questions on the personnel subcommittee report. Art, seeing no questions, we've got a motion to adopt. We've got a second in discussion on the motion, seeing none, all those in favor signified by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries, uh, there are two bills to come out of that committee that are already, uh, to be, uh, passed at or do for do pass as amended, that is House Bill 1232, that's the
military affairs departments appropriation and then House Bill 1125, uh, which is the DFA regulatory division appropriation. We have any questions on House Bill 1232 or House Bill 1125. Alright, seeing them, we've got a motion to adopt House Bill. 1232 and House Bill 1125 do pass as amended. We've got a 2nd in discussion on the motion.
Seeing none of the paper signified by saying aye. All those opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, Representative. All right, members, it's gonna take us to see one that's, I'm sorry, B2, I'm sorry, there's a report state, uh, police monthly report dated March 7th. Do we have any questions? You know it's filed. All right, C1 has personnel. Sent Bill 1:30, uh, House Bill 1633 C2. Has special language.
We are passing over C3 and 4. C5 special language. C6 special language. C 7 special language. Uh, Governor's letter, Governor 26, do we have any questions on Governor's letter 26. I spelled 1206. Seeing no questions, we have a motion to adopt. We've got a second. Any discussion on the motion?
Seeing none of this favor signified but saying aye. Others opposed. Motion carries, uh, members before we get to All right, thank you. How,
Speaker 21
6:28
how, how long ago was that off? A while? No
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
6:38
Sorry, sorry, world, uh, even before I do that, by the way, that's a very fine pocket square.
Senator, yes, sir. All right, so next week, personnel is going to meet at 8 on Tuesday. Special language is going to meet at 9. Wednesday, peer review is going to meet at 8 and Thursday, we will meet at 9. this is for if I've got standing committee chairs that aren't in the room. It's happened a couple of times now. We've had, I, we've had meetings scheduled on the calendar. And then, uh, standing committees are then meeting on
top of us. So we were previously scheduled to have some of these subcommittee meetings and chairs are scheduling meetings on top of us, which then we are, we are. I guess stepping back and then canceling those meetings. So if you don't mind, before if you're a standing chair, look at the calendar before you call a meeting to make sure that we're not getting ahead of something that's already been scheduled for days. So again, so next week, we have Tuesday personnel at 8, special language at 9, Wednesday peer review at 8, and
we'll have JBC at 9. So just again, keep that in mind Thursday. All right, members that's gonna take us. our bills, we've got a number of bills that need to go to the personnel, uh, committee, uh, I'm gonna list those off. And then send those personnel without objection. So House Bill 8 or 1084. House Bill 1086. House Bill 1106. House or Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 52. Senate Bill 54.
Senate Bill 55. Senate Bill 71. And Senate Bill 72. Move we uh transfers those to personnel without objection. All right, and then we have 2, I'm sorry, 3 bills that are ready uh for due pass today. The first is House Bill 1246. You have a Community College at Rich Mountain. Do we have any questions on House Bill 1246. Aren't seeing no questions. We have a motion for due pass. We've got a second in discussion
on the motion, seeing none, all those in favor signified by saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carries. Next up it'll be in your Senate packet, that Senate, uh, Bill 38, the health department. That is on page 4. So Senate Bill 38. Page 4, Health department. Do we have any questions? All right, seeing no questions, we've got a motion to pass. We've got a second in discussion
on the motion, seeing none, all those in favor signified with saying aye. All those opposed. Motion carried Senate Bill 42, page 7, Lieutenant Governor's office. Do we have any questions on Senate Bill 42? All right, seeing none, uh, we've got a motion to pass. We've got a second in discussion on the motion, seeing none, all those in favor signified by saying I, all those opposed. Motion carries Members that wraps up our business, uh, for the morning
and again if you're a standing chair, if you could talk to a standing committee chair, please do not schedule meetings on top of the meetings we already
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
9:53
have going. Senator Stubblefield, yes, thank you, Mr. Chairman. Is, is there any way we can ask a question of one of the agencies. It's not on the agenda. Sure. All right, sir, uh, we can have
Chair
Unverified
10:23
Chad from the Department of Corrections. Come up. If you could just recognize yourself for the committee and Senator, you'd be recognized for a question.
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
10:39
Chad Brown, Chief Financial Officer, Department of Corrections. I thank you for coming up. This won't take very long. I wanted to ask you a question about, uh, the timeline on when we were, uh, first told about this prison and when they first got some of
the financial information about the prison, which from what I read, uh, in the FOIs it was uh in 23 in July of 23, they were given an estimate about what the cost was gonna be on this prison, is that correct? Senator, I don't,
Speaker 32
11:07
I don't have a response for your question. I wasn't involved in those conversations, so I can't give you those, we
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
11:15
have that through an FOI, so anyway, that came back and it came back as being short a lot short of what it was gonna actually cost to build this facility.
And then a little later on in July. They got a bid back for a billion 200,000. Now, can you tell me if that, if that is just for the prison facilities itself or does that include, uh, the, the water which we're 22 miles from the nearest water source. It's gonna have to be bored through solid rock. There's no electricity. This is gonna have to be a substation or a major line. And then all the other
Speaker 32
11:56
infrastructure does that and and the roads, does that include all that? Senator, unfortunately, I'm not gonna be much help for you today. Like I, like I previously mentioned, I haven't been involved in those conversations and a lot of the answers that would be for your questions. Those are outside of my wheelhouse on the money side of the
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
12:16
house and Department of Corrections. Well, why were we kept in the dark since 23 about this project. And they perceived
cost of this project. Why were we kept in the dark that long?
Speaker 32
12:29
Well, Senator, I know we've had many conversations, uh, between the governor's office and Department of Finance and Administration, and we're still having those conversations. We're still working through
Senator Gary Stubblefield
Unverified
12:39
all of that stuff but you've left out, you've left out the very people who it's gonna affect the most and the representatives. I mean, we've got hundreds of people from, I'll be done in just a minute, Mr. Chairman. We've got hundreds of people when they build a sewage treatment plant. They're gonna have water that's been treated running out of that
prison going into Mill Creek Mountain Creek, which runs all the way to Sebastian County, all the way through Lavaca with hundreds of people on wells. Now, if I asked you, would you want to drink water out of a well that had treated sewage even though the water's been treated, would you, would you want that in your well? I don't think so and neither with these people that live along that creek. And yet that's the only place for this treated
sewage water to go. So maybe we can catch the rest of of you guys the next time and get some more answers, uh. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate you giving me that, that time to ask a few questions. All right,
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
13:43
and then this is a question for DFA and if I've got something off, Senator King, you let me know. Um, I think
the main question is, are you, do y'all still believe that we're in line with the revenue projections that we have in place, so your revenue projections and then if you could get a report on that to
Senator King and then Senator King, I recognize you to make sure I haven't missed
Senator Bryan King
Unverified
14:05
something. Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chairman. The only question I have is I wish you guys email. Next year you project revenues have been going down. Next year, you're projecting revenues to go back up. And I just want to email response if you still expect next year for revenues to go back up and why? That's it. All right, all right, thank you. All right. Representative Luton.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
14:39
that is appropriate? Well, I mean, I, I wish we could have had a conversation about what we're
Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
14:45
doing, but I didn't know that this was gonna come up, but I think the question, I think it's irrelevant question that I have of DFA. If I may, what is the question? OK. The, the, uh The situation that we're facing
nationwide economically right now with the tariff, the tariffs being put in place, the stock market falling over 3000 points in the past 10 days. Have y'all readjusted your projections or looked at that? Do you think we're going into a recession, and if we are, how will that impact our income at the state level relative to funding a project that going to cost a considerable amount of money.
Senator Jonathan Dismang
Unverified
15:37
All right, here's what I would like to do so that everybody can be prepared. We can have in another business next week discussion with DFA about revenue projections, that's fine. All right. Thank you. All
right, thank you, members with that, we are adjourned. Thank you for your time this morning. I don't want to talk about
Agenda
A. Call to Order
B. Reports and Communications
C. Consideration of Member Bills and Amendments
D. Governor’s Letters
E. Consideration of Bills Referred to Joint Budget Committee
F. Bills Re-Referred to Joint Budget Committee 1. HB1089 – Commerce Department – Waterways Commission
G. Other Business
H. Adjournment
Documents
| Title | Type | Pages | Source |
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| Agenda — JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE, Mar 13, 2025 | Agenda | 2 | Official source ↗ |
| ASP Monthly Report-February | Exhibit | 3 needs OCR | Official source ↗ |
| B.1 JBC Personnel Report 3-13+2025 | Exhibit | 63 | Official source ↗ |
| Bills Held JBCs | Exhibit | 6 | Official source ↗ |
| C Member bills and Amendments 3-13-2025 | Exhibit | 25 needs OCR | Official source ↗ |
| GL 26.df | Exhibit | 4 | Official source ↗ |
| HOUSE Captions | Exhibit | 18 | Official source ↗ |
| SENATE Captions | Exhibit | 17 | Official source ↗ |
Speakers
Senator Jonathan Dismang
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Representative Jim Wooten
Unverified
Speaker 21
Senator Gary Stubblefield
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Chair
Unverified
Speaker 32
Senator Bryan King
Unverified
Speaker 43