House Committee on Appropriations
April 24, 2018
9:30 a.m.
Room 5
Adjourned
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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
DISCUSSION OF LEGISLATION
HCR5
BARRAS
BUDGETARY CONTROLS
- Reduces the expenditure limit for FY 2018-2019 (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB2
ABRAMSON
CAPITAL OUTLAY
- Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget
HB163
SHERMAN MACK
MEDICAID
- Creates the Medicaid Recipient Fraud Unit within the office of the attorney general (RE INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB229
BACALA
BUDGETARY CONTROLS
- Provides relative to the allocation of expenditures in the operating budget (EN NO IMPACT See Note)
HB256
FOIL
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates the TOPS Income Fund (EN SEE FISC NOTE SD RV See Note)
HB262
MCFARLAND
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Requires prior approval of the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget of request for proposals, contracts, and cooperative endeavor agreements over a specified dollar amount (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)
HB272
HALL
PUBLIC CONTRACT/BIDS
- Provides with respect to group purchasing of materials, equipment, and supplies (EN SEE FISC NOTE LF EX See Note)
HB379
CAMERON HENRY
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Provides for the transfer, deposit, and use of certain treasury funds (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF RV See Note)
HB380
JACKSON-ANDREWS
FUNDS/FUNDING
- Creates an individual income tax checkoff for the Uninsured Medical Catastrophe Donation and dedicates the monies to the Uninsured Medical Catastrophe Fund (EG NO IMPACT GF RV See Note)
HB487
ZERINGUE
STUDENT/TUITION
- Creates a program for education savings accounts for tuition expenses for elementary and secondary schools (RR INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB528
CAMERON HENRY
PUBLIC CONTRACTS
- Requires access to records and files for certain contracts to perform governmental functions (REF SEE FISC NOTE SG EX See Note)
HB530
BARRAS
BUDGETARY CONTROLS
- Provides for changes in the expenditure limit calculation (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB540
BARRAS
BUDGETARY CONTROLS
- (Constitutional Amendment) Provides for changes to the expenditure limit calculation (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB689
STOKES
INSURANCE/HEALTH
- Provides for coverage for fertility preservation for individuals diagnosed with cancer (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)
HB849
LANCE HARRIS
ETHICS/CODE
- Provides for certain requirements for specified agency heads including prohibitions on engaging in outside activities or employment for any thing of economic value (EG SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
HB874
CAMERON HENRY
APPROPRIATIONS/SUPPLEML
- Makes supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2017-2018
OTHER BUSINESS
ANNOUNCEMENTS