Transcript Highlights:

• a little bit about another direct care effort that we are embarking on, focused on certified nurse aides
• and home health aides.
• advancement, CNAs can work across home and community-based settings and potentially advance to a medication aide
• site, by the way, and it looks like it's very health care focused, looking at the staffing, and the first
• That's the first time. Okay. And then if you see the chart, you see this, right?

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to approve the April and May minutes, welcome a new member, and hear an update from Gina Frey of EOHHS on statewide health and human services workforce development efforts. Frey described cross-secretariat initiatives under the Workforce Skills Cabinet, including MA Repay loan repayment awards, expanded community college and tuition supports, ESOL/work-readiness programming for immigrants, and efforts to build career pathways and reduce attrition in nursing, behavioral health, direct care, and primary care. She also reviewed a $46 million ARPA-funded home and community-based services grant program that supported 82 grantees, led to hiring 8,752 new staff, over 1,000 interns, 2,000 new certifications, and a drop in vacancy rates from 22% to 12%. Members raised concerns about the impact of immigration policy changes on the direct care workforce, including losses of trained workers in provider agencies, and asked whether any exemption or other relief efforts were underway. Frey said EOHHS is tracking the issue closely but did not identify a specific exemption effort. The discussion also touched on Medicaid and related program changes, with Frey noting the administration is focused on understanding potential impacts to eligibility and work requirements. Rep. Howard asked about initiatives for direct support professionals and wraparound supports, and Frey said those efforts are often led by individual agencies such as MassAbility and DDS, with EOHHS coordinating across them. The latter part of the meeting shifted to planning FY26 subcommittee goals and possible events. Members discussed using the Health Policy Commission’s Behavioral Health Workforce Center and possibly asking for a study comparing compensation in DDS and related direct care roles against health care and education jobs. They also discussed a possible cross-state public event on immigration’s impact on the workforce, especially for people with disabilities and direct support services, and agreed to continue refining goals and event ideas by email and at the next meeting. Frey provided a website link and contact information for Amy Doyle at the Health Policy Commission to facilitate future presentations.

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• And I hope I can come have an orange aid again soon.
• And I hope I can come have an orange aid again soon.
• And I hope I can come have an orange aid again soon.
• And I remember first meeting you. And I was like, man, the white. first meeting you.
• First, I'm going to start with John.

Bills: HB1168

Keywords: abortion, abortion-inducing drugs, medication abortion, mifepristone, misoprostol, methotrexate, pro-life, pro-choice, reproductive health, unborn child, trafficking, felony, contraception, pharmacist, pharmacy, Title 63, Oklahoma statutes, abortion pill, drug distribution, criminal penalty

Summary: The Senate first came to order after repeated quorum calls, then devoted a long portion of the meeting to farewell remarks for Senator Darcy Jech. Jech reflected on his 12 years in the chamber, his rural district, campaign experiences, major events during his tenure, and the importance of relationships, compromise, and service. Numerous senators followed with personal tributes, praising his steadiness, humility, faith, work on devotions and the Rural Caucus, and his reputation as a thoughtful, respectful colleague and family man. After the farewell segment, the Senate moved to executive nominations. The chamber unanimously confirmed Sharon Shell Millington as Director of the Office of Juvenile Affairs, Clayton Bullard as Cabinet Secretary of Health and Mental Health, and Clayton Bullard as administrator of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. The Senate then approved a slate of Tier 2 nominations, including appointments to the Home Inspector Examiners Committee, the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology board, the State Fire Marshal Commission, the State Board of Health, the State Board of Licensed Social Workers, the Forensic Review Board, the Oklahoma State Credit Union, the Health Care Workforce Training Commission, the Alarm, Locksmith, and Fire Sprinkler Industry Committee, and the Board of Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselors. No debate or opposition was recorded on the nominations, and the votes were overwhelmingly or unanimously in favor. After announcements, the Senate agreed to recess and then adjourned until Monday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is a first-time file.
• We wouldn't have been in this situation in the first place.
• The first with tenant protection to file the tenant opportunity, the first tenant opportunity to purchase
• We've agreed that I can go first. I'm Michael Turk.
• people that there aren't enough legal aid lawyers to go around.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing held a hybrid hearing on a broad slate of landlord-tenant and home rule bills, with most testimony focused on rent stabilization, tenant opportunity to purchase (TOPA), tenant fees, access to counsel, algorithmic rent fixing, and tenant protections in subsidized housing. Chairs Cyr and Haggerty outlined the hearing procedures and noted that written testimony could also be submitted. Several members and invited speakers emphasized that the committee was hearing from both local officials and residents affected by housing instability, especially in Somerville and other communities facing high rents and displacement. Supporters of rent stabilization and local-option rent control argued that Massachusetts needs tools to prevent displacement while new housing is built. Senator Eldridge, Senator Jalen, Somerville officials, tenant organizers, and residents described steep rent increases, no-fault evictions, and the loss of naturally occurring affordable housing. Somerville’s home rule petition was described as allowing annual increases tied to CPI plus 2%, capped at 5%, with exemptions for owner-occupied two- and three-family homes and a 15-year exemption for new construction. TOPA supporters said it would let tenants or their designees buy buildings before speculative buyers, preserving affordable housing stock; opponents, including small landlords and property managers, argued rent control would reduce supply, discourage investment, and that TOPA could delay sales and harm properties. The committee also heard testimony on bills to curb junk fees and regulate tenant charges, including limits on late fees, lease renewal fees, payment portal fees, attorney’s fees, and other add-on charges. Advocates said these fees can add hundreds of dollars a month and disproportionately harm low-income renters and renters of color. Another major topic was algorithmic rent fixing: Senator Moore and Representative Sabadoza said landlords should not use software such as RealPage to coordinate pricing, citing federal antitrust actions and arguing that competition is essential to lowering rents. Additional testimony supported a statewide right to counsel in eviction cases, with legal services providers saying representation dramatically improves outcomes and can save the state money, and a bill to create an office of tenant protections to better enforce sanitary code violations. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• So far we have just filled up the first general fund bucket.
• Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund. How much of the K-12 budget? Mr.
• The first section is the taxable sales and purchases information.
• So first, we have...
• I think for all intents and purposes, it's for the first $20,000.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• An indigenous first generation Chicana, Dr.
• The first Latino to serve as U.S.
• The first vote is going to be for co-authors.
• We also see tribal voices represented for the first significant time.
• Would you like the first roll to be open for co-authors? Yes. Okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so our first first first testifier testifier testifier is<00:47:27.920> Becky<00:47:28.480
• <02:57:35.680> bill<02:57:36.240> first members and this is the first bill first members
• The vote was also unanimous for retroactive application with respect to aiding and abetting first-degree
• Uh, the vote was also unanimous for retroactive application with respect to aiding and abetting first-degree
• <03:44:24.239> Senate first? Chair Lat 1626, please. Senate first?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the first page on the on the first the first page line 10,<00:21:41.120> it<00:21:41.280>
• >> by first first class mail to the town.
• >> by first first class mail to the town.
• And then it additionally adds on line 13-14 of the amendment sit training and psychological first aid
• <01:08:51.759> So psychological first aid training. So psychological first aid training.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Specific measures would include the percentage of students... ...students returning after the first year
• First, we're adding a number of categories of professionals to the program.
• First responders such as firefighters, police officers, and EMTs are vital.
• First responders routinely demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving under pressure.
• First of all, Senator Creighton, we want to thank you for carrying this bill.

Bills: SB1998, SB646, SB2786, SB2076, SB2615, SB1961, SB1418, SB2647, SB1322, SB2788

Keywords: pediatrics, medical education, subsidiary, preceptorship, medical training, student programs, mental health, loan repayment, education funding, mental health professionals, healthcare access, Texas Success Initiative, exemption, public officers, employees, higher education, Capitol view, Austin, urban planning, construction

Transcript Highlights:

• So so far we have just, we've filled up the first general fund bucket.
• Foundation Aid Stabilization Fund. How much of the K-12 budget? Stabilization fund.
• The first section is the taxable sales and purchases information.
• So first we have...
• This is the first time I've heard of the big, beautiful bill being called OB3.

Summary: The Government Finance Committee met with new leadership, approved the December 11 minutes, and received a series of informational updates on the state’s finances and related policy issues. The Office of Management and Budget reported the general fund is tracking very close to forecast, with revenues about $2 million above forecast and an estimated ending balance of about $397 million, higher than previously expected. OMB also reviewed balances in major funds, including the budget stabilization fund, legacy fund, foundation aid stabilization fund, social services fund, and strategic investment and improvements fund, and answered questions about oil tax revenues and fund management. The Tax Department provided updates on taxable sales and purchases by county and industry, noting Cass County as the largest county by taxable sales and that retail trade remains the largest industry sector. Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus also discussed the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act and its estimated effects on North Dakota income tax collections, explaining that the projected revenue impacts are measured against a 2025 baseline and that some provisions are temporary while others are permanent. He also reported that primary residence tax credit applications were running ahead of last year, with more than 154,000 received so far and an expectation of roughly 160,000-plus applications. The committee also heard fee-study presentations from the Department of Transportation and the Information Technology Department. DOT explained that driver’s license fees cover only about half of program costs and that the shortfall is subsidized by the highway fund, while also noting recent changes such as the blackout plate and motor vehicle excise tax distribution changes. NDIT described its internal service fund model, current billing structure, and possible future changes to simplify invoices and billing frequency. Legislative staff also updated the committee on office space needs in Bismarck-Mandan and on legislative branch space planning, and subcommittees reported progress on fixed-route transit funding and regional jail capacity, including a visit to the Burleigh-Morton detention facility and discussion of future prison bed needs. No formal votes or legislative actions beyond approving the minutes were taken, and the committee adjourned with its next meeting set for June 25.

Transcript Highlights:

• First reading of House Files 47 19 through 47 90. First reading of House Files 47 19 through 47 90.
• The first one was passed in 1994.
• The first one was passed in 1994.
• The first day of school.
• of safe school aid.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So to put a figure of what that first bullet looks like...
• This includes particularly financial aid.
• the college and university financial aid office.
• Madam Chair, Representative, I'll take on the last one first.
• Maybe Melissa can address the first one.

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• <00:45:52.960> Administration in the first Administration in the first Administration to<00
• to um in this president first to um in this president first Administration Administration Administration
• > anyways<01:04:04.160> we special ed Aid or something I anyways we special ed Aid or something
• :38.399> building<03:38:38.720> AIDS interesting School building AIDS interesting School
• Let's work on getting the $65 down first.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

Transcript Highlights:

• He will be our first panel, him and his team, Mr. Versace.
• First, students need clear and transparent credit mobility.
• My first questions are for the CSU system.
• My first questions are for the CSU system.
• The first is the need to center data in intersegmental partnerships.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• you're curious as to how much money was set aside for the Department of Education's school unemployment aid
• Education's aside for the Department of Education's school<00:01:34.880> unemployment<00:01:35.600> aid
• /c><00:01:36.320> you<00:01:36.560> can<00:01:36.720> find school unemployment aid
• , you can find school unemployment aid, you can find that<00:01:37.280> on<00:01:37.520> page

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The transcript describes the Senate Council Research and Fiscal Analysis Office’s fiscal review, an award-winning, nonpartisan publication that compiles the enacted state budget into a single, accessible reference. Fiscal analyst Christa Boyd explains that it serves as a “one-stop shop” for understanding government spending, showing the full budget divided into different areas and helping the public and lawmakers see where tax dollars were used. The review is presented as a key transparency and accountability tool because it summarizes everything enacted that affects the state budget in one place. Examples are given of how readers can find specific appropriations, such as ambulance service provider programs and Department of Education school unemployment aid, by page number in the document. The discussion also focused on improving accessibility. While the fiscal review is currently a printed document posted online as a PDF, the office is looking toward a more web-based, interactive format so users can click into specific sections instead of searching through the entire report. The goal is to make budget information easier to access so people can ask informed questions and make better decisions.

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• So our first in-between year is 1968.
• So our first in-between year is 1968.
• In 2003, in the first special session, House Bill 15, which In 2003, in the first special session, House
• The first point was med mal.
• His visual aids with him today.

Summary: The committee’s final day focused first on a historical overview of New Mexico tax packages by Pam Stokes of Legislative Council Services. She described how tax packages have alternated over the decades between tax relief, revenue raising, and tax reform, with examples ranging from the creation of the gross receipts tax in 1966 to major packages in 1981, 1986, 1991, 1994, 2005, 2019, 2022, 2024, and the vetoed 2025 package. Members discussed how tax policy often tracks revenue conditions, how packages can combine increases and decreases, and how local government gross receipts taxes and hold-harmless distributions have affected communities differently. Several members reflected on past packages, especially the 2004 food tax repeal and the 2013 film tax and manufacturing changes, and noted that tax policy can have major economic and political effects even when it is not “sexy” legislation. The committee then heard a proposal to expand the health care practitioner gross receipts tax deduction to include co-insurance, and to extend the sunset date. Sponsor Senator Figueroa said the bill was intended to help recruit and retain medical providers and build on prior deductions for co-pays and deductibles. Testimony explained that co-insurance is the patient’s share after the deductible, that providers currently absorb the gross receipts tax on those payments, and that the proposal would cost about $30 million to the state plus about $20 million to municipalities and counties, with the exact fiscal impact likely to be updated. Members raised concerns about the effect on local governments, whether insurers could be required to reimburse providers, whether the bill would actually attract doctors, and whether better evaluation measures and sunsets should be added. The sponsor said the bill was part of a broader set of efforts to address provider shortages and that the discussion would continue. Representative McQueen then presented a bill to update the Land Conservation Incentives Act. He and conservation partners said the program has protected more than 500,000 acres but has not kept pace with rising land values, especially for irrigated agricultural land in the Middle Rio Grande. The proposal would increase the percentage of conservation value eligible for the credit, raise the per-transaction cap from $250,000 to $2 million, and make the credit refundable rather than only transferable. Testimony emphasized that the program is voluntary, keeps land in private ownership and production, and helps land-rich, cash-poor landowners preserve farmland and water rights. Members asked about average credit amounts, how easements work, whether landowners could effectively buy land and then use the credit, and whether there should be inflation indexing or a statewide cap. The discussion also touched on water rights, fencing, and the role of conservation easements in protecting agricultural land and compact water deliveries. Finally, Senator Sharer previewed his 2% tax proposal with a historical presentation on New Mexico tax law, using props to illustrate the evolution from early territorial tax codes to the modern tax system. He argued that the state’s current tax structure is overly complex and that recent federal changes have disrupted the personal income tax base. The committee did not take any votes on the day’s presentations; the meeting was primarily informational, with members offering feedback and raising policy concerns for future sessions.

Transcript Highlights:

• How do you determine which student does not get in first?
• :44.480> in determine which student does not get in determine which student does not get in first
• you say well this this student is first you say well this this student is on<00:31:47.240> an
• of<00:32:29.880> these<00:32:30.120> programs<00:32:31.000> outside um Aid
• to some of these programs outside um Aid to some of these programs outside of<00:32:31.919> the

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• should the E12 target be, it was very clear that Republicans opposed tapping the non-public pupil aids
• and the charter school facilities aid.
• should the E12 target be, it was very clear that Republicans opposed tapping the non-public pupil aids
• and the charter school facilities aid.
• and the charter school facilities aid.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• First item on the agenda is the approval of the minutes from the previous meeting.
• First, the bill requires a judicial officer to consider residency, ties to the community, and risk of
• The reason for that is that, one, the first part of subsection H already refers to 18 U.S.C. 926B.
• The reason for that is that, one, the first part of subsection H already refers to 18 U.S.C. 926B.
• The bill first increases the value of... ...as the definition of a person.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• First reading of the bill. Bill be advanced.
• First reading of the bill. Bill be advanced.
• First reading of the bill. Bill be advanced.
• First reading of the bill. Bill be advanced.
• First reading of the bill. Bill be advanced.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, the committee in the first place.
• Uh first started environment committee.
• important for us to do that work first important for us to do that work first while<01:03:02.240
• , process. said it was confusing at first, process. said it was confusing at first, but<02:01:53.360
• <02:04:18.000> unallotment always comes the first unallotment always comes the first unallotment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all