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• The program provides modest monthly cash assistance to help pay for food, rent, clothing, and other essentials
• child is suddenly detained, the last thing workers should have to do is explain that the family's cash
• thank the author's office for working with them on amendments to clarify that SNAP is a mandatory payment
• More than 650,000 families receive cash aid and services through CalWORKs, and California processes about

Committee: House Human Services

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• So, the financial status here, historical cash balances, some of various projects.
• We have completed phase one of payment rehabilitation at Clinton Airport.
• Our cash balances kind of extrapolated moved between the revolving fund and the airport industrial park
• six months and analyzing the side of the budget and Where the shortfalls were in terms of recurring cash

Committee: House A&B Transportation Subcommittee

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• You can see in Pulaski County where they look to be having maybe a cash flow issue.
• can't go into debt for a jail or sewer or something like that or a water system with just a one-year payment
• explain because the program last year had to have $120 million out of one-time account to make it cash
• unfortunately, this is one of the things that I think needs to be corrected because it's simply not cash
• ...to add 800 more people to your general revenue cash flow? It's not there.

Committee: All HOUSE RULES

Summary: The committee first considered House Resolution 1016, which would have allowed introduction of a bill by Representative Richmond addressing disclosure and restrictions for certain real-estate arrangements where buyers purchase interests in entities rather than direct ownership of property. Richmond said the measure was aimed at transparency, consumer protection, and preventing private tribunals or discriminatory practices, while several members questioned whether it would affect homeowners associations, hunting clubs, arbitration clauses, or duplicate existing law. After discussion, the committee voted down the resolution. House Resolution 1006, sponsored by Representative Schultz, proposed increasing the Homestead Tax Credit by $75, from $600 to $675, using a fund created by Amendment 79 and supported by sales tax revenue. Schultz argued the fund could support the increase now and that families needed relief amid high prices. The committee approved the resolution. The committee then heard House Resolution 1007, presented by Senator King and Representative Eaton, which sought to change how turnback funds are distributed to counties, with a focus on giving counties more predictable annual funding for roads, jails, water, sewer, public safety, and other infrastructure. Members raised concerns about taking $150 million off the top of sales tax revenue and about whether the bill should be handled through budget language instead; the resolution failed. House Resolution 1008, by Representative Wooten and Senator King, would have amended the LEARNS education program to reduce costs, limit or change eligibility, and add performance-based requirements and reporting for certain school-choice funding. Supporters said the program was financially unsustainable and needed accountability, while opponents argued the proposal would create larger problems and that the issue should be handled in the regular session. The resolution failed after a point of order prevented reading a supporting letter into the record. Finally, House Resolution 1009 and House Resolution 1013, both tied to Senator Bryant’s proposals on local control over crypto mines and data centers, were discussed together with testimony about water use, energy demand, and local opposition; both failed. House Resolution 1015, which would have amended the IDEA economic-development bill to remove eminent domain authority and address board accountability, also failed after members said more concerns remained to be worked out.

Transcript Highlights:

• You can see in Pulaski County where they look to be having maybe a cash flow issue.
• can't go into debt for a jail or sewer or something like that or a water system with just a one-year payment
• explain because the program last year had to have $120 million out of one-time account to make it cash
• unfortunately, this is one of the things that I think needs to be corrected because it's simply not cash
• at two or three years from now or six years from now to add 800 more people to your general revenue cash

Committee: All HOUSE RULES

Summary: The committee first considered House Resolution 1016, presented by Rep. Marcus Richmond, which sought permission to file a bill aimed at consumer protection in certain housing arrangements where buyers purchase an interest in an entity rather than the property itself. Richmond said the measure was intended to improve transparency, prevent deceptive real estate practices, and ensure disputes would be handled in Arkansas or federal courts rather than private tribunals. Members raised concerns about overlap with existing law, possible effects on homeowners associations, arbitration clauses, hunting clubs, religious organizations, and the bill’s 25-acre exemption. After discussion, the committee voted down the resolution. House Resolution 1006, by Rep. Bart Schultz, proposed increasing the homestead tax credit by $75, from $600 to $675, using a fund created for property tax relief. Schultz argued the increase was supported by the annual report on the fund and was timely because of higher costs for gas and groceries. Members asked about using special language instead, whether the increase could be made retroactive later, and whether the governor had included it on the call. The committee approved the resolution. The committee then heard House Resolution 1007, presented by Sen. Brian King and Rep. James Eaton, which would have changed how turnback sales tax revenue is distributed to counties, with the first $150 million of sales tax revenue going into a fund for county infrastructure and each county receiving an equal share. Supporters said it would help counties with roads, jails, water, sewer, and other critical needs, while opponents questioned whether taking revenue off the top would harm other state services and whether the issue was urgent enough for a fiscal session. The resolution failed. House Resolution 1008, by Rep. Jim Wooten and Sen. King, sought changes to the LEARNS Act and school choice funding, including performance-based eligibility and reporting requirements. Wooten argued the program was financially unsustainable and that accountability was needed; members questioned whether the proposal would create a larger emergency and whether it should instead be handled through budget language. The resolution failed after a point of order interrupted the closing remarks. Finally, House Resolution 1009, presented by Rep. Ron McNair and Sen. King, aimed to restore local control over crypto mines and data centers, citing concerns about water use, electricity demand, Chinese ownership, and litigation tied to prior legislation. Members questioned whether the issue was truly emergent and whether the resolution was the right vehicle. The resolution failed. House Resolution 1015, by Rep. Howard Beatty, proposed amending the prior IDA bill to address concerns raised by constituents, including board accountability and removing eminent domain authority. Supporters said it would improve the bill before next session, but the resolution also failed. The committee then adjourned.

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• Whether it's government-related, private-related, or cash pay.
• Very few cash pays, probably less than 5% of our business is cash pay.
• And we don't control what we get paid for, except on that small cash price, and usually that's just a
• Rutledge, the language that says that you would limit the PBM income exclusively to a flat fee service, payments

Committee: House Insurance

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• they tend to develop in what I would call businesses that are predatory towards their neighborhoods: cash-checking
• The cash flow coverage we would like to see is 1.35% for commercial and 1.1% for housing.
• This means that for every dollar of cash flow they have, they have an additional 35 cents on the commercial
• In order for us to move forward with the development, we need to see that they are adequately cash flowing
• page 5 under section, the new section 8 grants agreements is a construction contract performance and payment

Committee: House New Mexico Finance Authority Oversight Committee

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• What happens to the payment in lieu of taxes, including those currently owed to counties?
• What happens to the payment in lieu of taxes, including those currently owed to counties?
• They have to put up cash. Companies are essentially being asked to pay twice.
• They have to put up cash to buy the wells, put up cash for the future P&A of those wells, and then actually
• P&A out of cash and with the hopes of getting reimbursed from CalGEM after they're completely out of

Summary: The committee heard a series of natural resources bills, with several measures accepted on committee amendments and moved forward on party-line or near-unanimous votes. AB 2461 on oil and gas bonding and well-closure financial assurance drew strong support from environmental groups and some legislators, while an industry representative was neutral and warned about unintended consequences and reduced transfers. Senators Laird and Cabaldon supported the bill as a clarification of AB 1167, and the committee voted do pass as amended to Appropriations, with the bill placed on call. The committee also approved a consent calendar of 10 bills, which was moved and held on call. AB 53 by Assemblymember Ramos, as amended, would expand tribal eligibility for conservation grants and loans and express legislative intent to create a process for returning ancestral lands to federally recognized tribes. Tribal and environmental supporters argued the bill recognizes tribal stewardship and helps remove barriers to conservation participation, while county, farm bureau, and habitat league witnesses raised concerns about long-term land management, public accountability, easements, and jurisdiction if lands are transferred. Committee members emphasized the importance of preserving conservation protections and continuing work on the land-return framework; the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations and held on call. AB 2679 on Lake Tahoe corridor safety and access was supported by local officials and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, who described dangerous parking, pedestrian conflicts, and a successful shuttle pilot, and the bill was moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 1666, creating biomass innovation parks and other incentives for non-combustion uses of forest and agricultural biomass, received broad support from business, conservation, and local government witnesses, with senators framing it as a way to address wildfire debris and create rural jobs; it also advanced do pass as amended to Appropriations. AB 2494, which would modernize the demonstration state forest system and elevate biodiversity, recreation, carbon storage, and tribal stewardship over maximum sustained production, drew strong support from environmental and tribal advocates but significant opposition from forest industry, county, and research witnesses who warned it could undermine research, sustainable forestry, and local economies; the author said he would continue negotiations, and the bill was moved do pass to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2234, which updates the definition of geothermal exploratory projects, and AB 2521, which seeks to use the California Council on Science and Technology for watershed-wide water availability analyses to help identify excess water for groundwater recharge. Both bills had support from sponsors and some stakeholders, while AB 2521 drew concerns from agricultural water interests about agency reliance, public trust considerations, and funding. Both measures were moved do pass as amended to Appropriations. Finally, AB 2410 would extend a CEQA exemption for certain fuels-reduction projects in high fire-risk areas; local government groups supported it as a wildfire-prevention tool, while environmental and other opponents argued the remaining exemption still weakens habitat protections and public review, and one witness sought to remove conventional herbicides from the exemption.

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• the students that reach out to my office were like they were not even moved in; they made the rent payment
• the students that reach out to my office were like they were not even moved in; they made the rent payment
• So, they want and I say the people that have 200 plus 300 apartments can control their cash flow better
• flow</c><00:30:11.840><c> better</c><00:30:12.159><c> by</c><00:30:12.480><c> using</c> control their cash
• flow better by using control their cash flow better by using my<00:30:13.520><c> lifestyle.

Bills: HF2740 , HF2901 , HF4443 , HF3943

Committee: House Housing Finance and Policy

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• The amendment also prohibits life or disability insurance rebates from including direct or indirect payment
• They were hearing cases where they were providing incentives, cash payments, and premiums.
• We started digging into what was happening with Access, the lack of payment, the lack of access to care
• I think if that's what the bill was limited to with that payment piece, you wouldn't see us up here testifying

Committee: Senate Senate Health and Human Services COR

Summary: The committee heard and voted on several health and human services bills. SB 1192 would exempt good-faith basic first aid given without compensation from Arizona Medical Board licensure requirements, with added consent and law enforcement notification rules for injured minors; an amendment clarifying that the bill does not limit existing liability protections was adopted, and the bill passed 5-2. SB 1398 would require AHCCCS to redetermine eligibility for members over 21 every six months and report eligibility data annually; AHCCCS testified it would create significant administrative costs and that the bill lacked federal-population exemptions and an appropriation, while supporters argued it was needed for transparency and fraud detection. The committee adopted a technical amendment and passed the bill 4-3. SB 1399 would require prepaid capitated AHCCCS contractors to report spending on direct patient care versus administrative costs; supporters framed it as taxpayer accountability, and it passed 6-1. The committee also considered SB 1494, a strike-everything amendment making it a felony for providers, institutions, or drug manufacturers to pay premiums or otherwise steer enrollees to change health plans for financial gain, while exempting licensed insurance producers. Blue Cross Blue Shield and brokers supported the anti-patient-brokering goal, but ARMA warned the language was too broad and could chill ordinary provider-patient conversations and navigator/social worker assistance. The committee adopted the striker and passed the bill 4-3, with several members saying they wanted to refine the language on the floor. SB 1813 would remove the Maricopa County 55-bed cap at the Arizona State Hospital and require admission based on clinical need; supporters said the cap is outdated and leaves beds unused, while ADHS and others warned about rural access, fiscal costs, and possible litigation under Arnold v. Sarn. The committee adopted an amendment removing a citizenship requirement and passed the bill 5-2. Later, SB 1821 passed 6-1. It would let JLBC audit teams review DCS’s case-management system, allow unannounced inspections of licensed group foster homes, prioritize placement with relatives or other significant adults, and require newly hired child safety workers to train for a year under experienced staff. Finally, SB 1557 would require signed informed consent before medical interventions except in emergencies; supporters said it simply codifies standard practice, while the ACLU argued the bill lacked clear standards and could create burdens for ongoing or controversial care. The committee passed SB 1557 4-3 and then adjourned after completing its agenda.

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• In order to get people to come to jobs, withholdings payments are the one area that I focus a lot of
• I can track that back as well and won't find a plus 10% growth in withholdings payments during any period
• That's the only double-digit growth in withholdings payments that I think I've seen.
• Withholdings payments that I think I've seen are on the charts that I've got.
• You ended with a $2.3 billion ending balance; however, the real cash balance is only $1.8 billion.

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• that we reduce bond issuance costs and we effectively manage the state's debt service program and payments
• :02.039><c> um</c><00:20:03.039><c> and</c><00:20:03.360><c> I</c><00:20:03.440><c> kind</c> in in cash
• basically and um and I kind in in cash basically and um and I kind of<00:20:03.640><c> told</c><00:20
• You know, is this a bubble due to COVID payments and the downstream turbulence for that?
• Um, I have a question about the supplemental payment state payments to the residential care homes, adult

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• We appropriated the cash funds that continue to keep the PUC open.
• This is a tax on innovation to fund a government payment program.
• And... fund a government payment program. And Coloradans deserve to know the difference.
• That is a direct payment program routed through the tax code. And Colorado...
• The department is not required to offer advanced payment at all.

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• So, you tell me, what does that do to a municipality's cash flow?
• And<01:23:46.320><c> that</c><01:23:46.600><c> cash</c><01:23:46.960><c> flow</c><01:23:47.160><c> may
• But that's a one-time payment and, you know, the previous landowner, because it wasn't you guys, the
• Forestland Group, you know, they netted a huge multi-million dollar payment one time because they got
• So, in that case, as long as... multi-million dollar payment one time multi-million dollar payment one

Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum present and approval of the April 17 minutes. The commission then heard a presentation from attorney Jacob Rhodes of Cleveland, Waters and Bass on the history and legal basis of New Hampshire’s timber tax, explaining that timber was historically treated as part of real property, that a 1913 case confirmed that view, and that a 1949 constitutional amendment created a separate timber yield tax to discourage clear-cutting and support forest conservation. He described the tax as a tax on the yield when timber is severed, not an income tax, and noted that towns are reimbursed through a system based on Department of Revenue Administration market data and local reports of cut. Members and guests asked how “yield” is defined, how the timber tax interacts with current use, and whether carbon sequestration could be treated similarly. Testimony explained that current use generally is not affected by harvesting timber, that towns can tax standing timber under RSA 79:5 but rarely do because it is labor-intensive, and that carbon credits might be valued using a similar market-data approach. Several speakers discussed a prior bill drafted with DRA input that would have treated carbon more like timber, but noted it never fully advanced in the General Court and that the version ultimately discussed by the House differed from the earlier DRA-comfortable draft. The discussion also covered whether carbon sequestration agreements are effectively long-term leases or transfers of timber rights, with Rhodes suggesting that 99-year arrangements could be taxable transfers of real property under DRA rules, though he had not reviewed specific agreements. DRA staff said they do not currently have a timber-like survey mechanism for carbon and would likely need access to proprietary market data or a subscription service to build one. No formal vote was taken beyond approving the minutes; the commission appeared to agree to revisit the carbon/timber valuation issue and the draft bill at a future meeting.

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• They have a negative cash balance of about half a year's worth.
• They've continually been in the red with their cash balance.
• They have about four years' worth of cash they're sitting on.
• Water Conservation Commission for fiscal year 2027, providing requirements for trustee and benefit payments
• Water Conservation Commission for Fiscal Year 2027, providing requirements for trustee and benefit payments

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• And so how does the cash balance come into... We have requests here, but then we have cash balance?
• And, Senator, cash balances for school districts remain within those districts, with the districts having
• There's a Pueblo that made a payment to a guy that drilled a well for him.
• They were hacked, and they sent the payment to the hacking company for a million dollars and never even

Committees: Senate Senate Finance , Senate House Appropriations & Finance

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• Enrollment communication and education, eligibility determinations, and enforcement of non-payment—all
• All for a policy we already non-payment.
• they've been making or the cash they've been making or the government<00:15:45.760><c> or</c><00:15:
• have to pay cash for it?
• </c><05:02:58.400><c> is</c> the study because of the way payment is the study because of the way payment

Committee: House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs

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• An act relating to the Wyoming lottery, authorizing debit card payments for lottery ticket purchases,
• </c><00:16:26.760><c> for</c> authorizing debit card payments for authorizing debit card payments for
• </c><00:17:10.439><c> of</c> Services also qualify for payment of Services also qualify for payment of
• </c><00:17:18.280><c> for</c> clarifying priority of payment for clarifying priority of payment for burial
• </c> keeping it all in cash. keeping it all in cash.

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• The remaining loss of cash receipts is due to the removal of the optional trademark fee.
• I'll note that removing this cause of action does not affect how the Minimum Wage Act, Wage Payment Act
• Before receiving CRP support, these costs put constant pressure on my cash flow and limited my ability
• These costs put constant pressure on my cash flow and limited my ability to invest in my business.
• So, you know, some of our counties and our county auditor offices are kind of strapped for cash, and

Bills: HB2104 , HB1903 , HB1909 , HB1982 , HB2034 , HB2105 , HB2210 , HB2215 , HB2271 , HB2345 , HB2355 , HB2384 , HB2389 , HB2397 , HB2418 , HB2429 , HB2442 , HB2479 , HB2481 , HB2681 , HB2688 , HB2714

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: aviation, wildland fires, funding, disaster relief, emergency response, energy assistance, low-income, utility costs, state program, energy affordability, court unification, task force, Washington courts, judicial administration, court reform, access to justice, local court rules, uniformity, centralization, rural courts

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• But theoretically, when does that payment come in? Well, it... Most cases settle.
• A cash pay rate might be $10,000. The Medicare rate might be $900.
• If paid now in cash, would fairly and reasonably compensate the plaintiff?
• This bill says either co-payment.
• I think a mortgage payment is a fair representation.

Bills: HB4806

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Keywords: civil action, damages, health care services, noneconomic damages, negligence, legal standards

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• Brown and Senators Amab and Carson concerning transfers from the Universal High School Scholarship Cash
• If I lease, there are taxes embedded in each monthly payment.
• It's about any payment at all.
• Retail businesses must accept cash. Man, Retail businesses must accept cash.
• I actually remember we spent a lot of time on this bill arguing about accepting cash or not.