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NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • No change, no difference reductions.
  • I believe it's about $3 Reduction.
  • <04:12:24.720> where services back the budget reduction where services back the budget reduction
  • No difference no change reductions.
  • So it's a reduction in they But right.
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through a side-by-side of the budget. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre testified that lottery revenues are outperforming prior estimates, projecting a $27 million return to the state this year, up $7 million, and $200 million per year in the next biennium, up $6.5 million per year. He attributed the increase to stronger scratch ticket sales, no negative impact from Massachusetts sports betting, and overall better performance. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher numbers, including the proposed $50 scratch tickets, the effect of inflation, and whether the projections were conservative enough. McIntyre said the $50 ticket could produce modest growth and that the estimates were intentionally cautious. The discussion also covered gaming revenue assumptions for historical horse racing and video lottery terminals, with McIntyre saying the state market is not yet saturated and that future conversions from HHR to VLTs should be net positive for the state. Members also discussed differences between House and Senate revenue numbers for gaming, including machine counts, daily revenue assumptions, and the tax split. The Senate version used higher machine counts and a 31.25% tax rate, with a quarter-point reserved for responsible gaming and the remainder split between charities and the state. The House had used a 30% rate with a different distribution. McIntyre and committee members also reviewed House Bill 2 items affecting Kino hours and local option games of chance, with McIntyre explaining that the bill would expand playing hours and shift towns to an opt-out model. No votes were taken during the lottery discussion, but the committee indicated it would continue refining the revenue model and circulate the spreadsheet used for the estimates. The committee then moved through the HB 1 detail change sheet, accepting several Senate positions and holding others for later. It agreed to a zero-cost realignment in the Department of Safety moving the international fuel tax agreement function from administration to motor vehicles, and it restored eight passenger motor vehicle inspection positions for later discussion in HB 2. The Department of Corrections reorganization was set aside for a later, more detailed discussion. The committee also accepted no-change positions for the Department of Employment Security and agreed to a technical footnote fix in the Judicial Council section. It discussed a new HB 2 item moving contract counsel for involuntary mental health admissions from the judicial branch to the Judicial Council, funded at $100,000 per year, and noted that the public defender funding issue would be revisited when the overall budget picture is clearer. The meeting ended with the committee continuing its review of the remaining pages of the detail change sheet.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALC-PERSONNEL Mar 18th, 2026

ALC-PERSONNEL

Transcript Highlights:
  • However, there is one reduction in force.
  • Just based on— because here's what I'm hearing in my community when we talk about reductions in force
  • in force... ...some of this, you may not have, but when we begin to look at the reduction in force and
  • Okay, and so out of the 56, we have just five that are just kind of in operation, and then the reduction
  • ...which should mean that we have some sort of reduction in overtime.
Keywords: 1204, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Appropriations Jun 5th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • SENATORS, UNDER TAB HAVE ONE AT LET'S TAKE UP SB 1906 ON DEBT REDUCTION BY SENATOR BRODEUR.
  • MEMBERS, WE HAVE IN STATUTE A DEBT REDUCTION STRATEGY OUTLINED BY THE DIVISION OF BOND FINANCE.
  • IT IS A GRADUAL REDUCTION.
  • HOUSE BILL 7031 ON TAX RATE REDUCTION. BY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
  • SEVERAL OTHER REDUCTIONS WERE AT 7.5 PERCENT.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Education Finance Committee 2/11/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commissioner Willie Jett: I also want to address the proposed reductions at the top of this point of
  • Commissioner Willie Jett: I also want to address the proposed reductions at the top of this point of
  • Commissioner Willie Jett: The budget proposes reductions to Q comp, special education transportation
  • You can see in fiscal year 26 it's a $71 million reduction, and then 18.4 in fiscal 27, 172 in fiscal
  • budget um so uh the would the reduction budget um so uh the would the reduction in<01:42:41.679>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Education Finance - 01/21/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • It was a reduction of about $8 million, or 0.03%, below the end of session.
  • in Appropriations it was a reduction in Appropriations it was a reduction<00:45:53.599> of<00
  • offset by reductions for a number of things.
  • So we have a graph here that's showing the history of our cross-subsidy reduction aid.
  • So we have a graph here that's showing the history of our cross-subsidy reduction aid.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Education Finance Committee met on January 21 with a quorum present for the first meeting of the 2025 biennium. The co-chairs described the temporary power-sharing arrangement in the tied Senate, introduced committee staff and pages, and had members briefly introduce themselves and share what subject they would teach. After the introductions, the committee moved to a presentation from State Demographer Susan Brower. Brower reviewed Minnesota’s school-age population trends and projections, noting that the state had just under 1 million children ages 5 to 17 in 2023 and that, for the first time, the older adult population exceeded the school-age population. She said the school-age population is concentrated in the Twin Cities metro and other regional centers, and projected an overall decline of about 5% over the next 15 to 20 years, driven mainly by declining birth rates and long-running net outmigration of young adults. She also explained that growth is expected in some areas, especially along the I-94 corridor north of the metro, while northern regions are projected to see the largest declines. She clarified for members that her figures measure resident children, not school enrollment, and that boundary changes are not reflected in the district-level data. The presentation also covered demographic change among students. Brower said about 35% of Minnesota children ages 5 to 17 are children of color, with growing multiracial populations and increasing linguistic diversity. She reported that about 20% of school-age children have at least one foreign-born parent, and about 18% of enrolled students speak a language other than English at home, with Spanish, Somali, and Hmong the largest home languages. She also discussed child poverty, saying Minnesota’s rate is just under 10%, below the national rate of about 15%, and that poverty is concentrated in Minneapolis-St. Paul, some first-ring suburbs, and parts of northern Minnesota, including districts with larger Native populations. Members asked questions about whether the projections accounted for migration and whether open enrollment affected the figures; Brower said the data reflect where children live, not where they attend school, and that the projections are based on recent migration and birth patterns, with future changes more likely to come from international immigration than from domestic migration.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

April 15, 2025 - 09:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • AND HISTORICAL REVERSION AND DEBT SERVICE REDUCTIONS.
  • BEEN NO WAY TO ADDRESS THAT YET. >> Ex Officio Hart: ONE OTHER QUESTION, AS IT RELATES TO FTES AND REDUCTION
  • OR REDUCTION IN WORK STAFF OVER IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE THEN I SEE IN THE SENATE.
  • WHEN I LOOK AT LINE 65 I SEE A 39 MILLION REDUCTION IN MAJOR REPAIRS AND RENOVATION ON THE HOUSE SIDE
  • I'M LOOKING AT LINES 233 SPECIFICALLY UNDER PUBLIC DEFENDERS AND IT'S THE REDUCTION IN VACANT POSITIONS
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • And the state also can't reduce spending to that lower level because of a law that prohibits reductions
  • Those were spending reductions, but they didn't require districts to return any payments the state had
  • That is going to mean spending reductions.
  • That is going to mean spending reductions.
  • Would be to amend the law so it continues to prohibit any kind of prior-year reductions that require
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held its first hearing of the year on Proposition 98, focusing on the Governor’s budget estimates for the three-year budget window, the Public School System Stabilization Account (PSSA), and repayment of education deferrals. The Department of Finance said the minimum guarantee would rise by about $21.7 billion over the 2025 Budget Act, with increases in each year, full repayment of the existing settle-up obligation in 2024-25, a new $5.6 billion settle-up obligation proposed for 2025-26, and a higher guarantee in 2026-27. Finance also noted revised downward estimates for transitional kindergarten attendance and Los Angeles County property tax reimbursements, and said community colleges would be funded above the split because of enrollment growth. The Legislative Analyst’s Office emphasized fiscal risk and volatility, warning that recent revenue gains are tied heavily to the stock market and tech sector and could reverse quickly. The LAO argued the Governor’s proposed $5.6 billion delay shifts risk into future years and recommended instead fully funding the current estimate, making a larger reserve deposit, considering advance payments or pension-related uses, and finding additional non-Prop 98 solutions to reduce the state’s structural deficit. On the reserve and deferral items, Finance described revised PSSA deposits and withdrawals that would leave about $4.1 billion in the reserve by 2026-27, and both Finance and the LAO supported paying off the remaining LCFF and SCFF deferrals as good fiscal practice. Committee members questioned the size of the settle-up amount, the degree of revenue volatility, the use of the reserve, and the ongoing K-12/community college split. Finance said the proposal is meant to avoid overappropriation if revenues fall, while the LAO said a buffer of roughly $3.5 billion would address typical forecasting risk. Public commenters, including school boards, county offices of education, teachers, and advocacy groups, largely opposed the $5.6 billion withholding or settle-up delay, calling it a manipulation of Prop. 98 and urging full funding and more stable revenue solutions. Several speakers also urged dedicated funding for students experiencing homelessness. The hearing ended with no vote, and the chair announced that broader program discussions would occur in later hearings.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

February State Budget and Economic Forecast - 03/06/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:30:43.640> in entitlement program reductions in entitlement program reductions in federal
  • A cut of that magnitude would amount to an 8% to 12% reduction in federal Medicaid outlays if that reduction
  • A cut of that magnitude would amount to an 8% to 12% reduction in federal Medicaid outlays if that reduction
  • <00:36:12.119> are is not cut or that reductions are is not cut or that reductions are minimized
  • well I we'll always look for reductions well I we'll always look for cost<01:09:00.799> reduction
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • To answer your question, the reduction is based on updated opioid settlement fund revenues.
  • So can you speak to... ...known effective harm reduction programs. So can you speak to this?
  • project or program, and it also includes $5 million in the budget year to support the harm reduction
  • I'm a co-director at the UBA Harm Reduction Collective. Thank you.
  • We're a co-funded program and the only harm reduction program serving Nevada County, California.
Summary: The committee heard a budget oversight hearing on the Department of Health Care Services, focusing first on the overall Medi-Cal budget and a March General Fund loan to cover a current-year shortfall. DHCS said the 2025-26 budget proposal totals $193.4 billion, with Medi-Cal projected at $188.1 billion total funds and $42.1 billion General Fund, driven by higher enrollment, pharmacy costs, managed care growth, and costs tied to eligibility expansions and the COVID-era redetermination unwinding. The department said the $3.44 billion loan was needed to manage cash flow and ensure timely payments to providers and plans, while the LAO noted Medi-Cal’s cash-basis budgeting creates volatility and that more detailed estimates would come with the May Revision. Members discussed federal Medicaid threats, the need for transparency on cost drivers, and the impact of pharmacy spending, long-term care, and immigration-related coverage expansions. The second major topic was family health programs, including California Children’s Services, the continuous coverage unwinding, and opioid settlement fund spending. DHCS described CCS funding methodology changes, ongoing county stakeholder work, and a delayed rollout of CCS monitoring and oversight until July 1, 2025, while county representatives and advocates argued the program is underfunded and asked for more technical assistance and a delay in implementation. On the unwinding, the department explained that federal redetermination flexibilities helped maintain coverage after the pandemic, but the Governor’s budget proposes ending them at the end of June 2025; advocates urged making the flexibilities permanent to avoid coverage losses. For opioid settlement funds, DHCS and Finance said the budget increases funding for naloxone distribution while reducing other harm-reduction spending based on updated settlement revenues, prompting criticism from members and public commenters who argued the change would weaken effective harm-reduction programs. The hearing also included an update on Proposition 35 implementation. DHCS said the voter-approved measure continuously appropriates MCO tax revenues beginning in 2025, with up to $4.6 billion annually available for specified Medi-Cal and provider investments in 2025 and 2026, but implementation depends on consultation with the required stakeholder advisory committee. The department and LAO noted uncertainty about future federal rules affecting the MCO tax after 2026. Public testimony largely supported maintaining Medi-Cal expansions, protecting immigrant coverage, preserving harm-reduction funding, and increasing support for community health workers, pediatric dental care, and CCS county administration. No votes were taken during the portion of the hearing provided.
ND

North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Appropriations - Human Resources Division Apr 3rd, 2025 at 09:00 am

Appropriations - Human Resources Division

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so I'm just, when I see that big a budget increase from what we actually spent, it's a reduction
  • If there's a reduction in F-MAP for Medicaid in the next year or so, does this section give you guys
  • I'm just trying to think, like, what logistically happens if there's a reduction in the federal F-MAP
  • If there's a reduction in the federal F-MAP. Mr.
  • Because it was reduced as a part of the 3% reduction. Mr.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The Senate Appropriations HR Division met with all members present to review the medical services portion of the HHS budget. Sarah Aker, Executive Director of Medical Services, walked the committee through several budget items, including HCBS cost-to-continue adjustments, the DD bed assessment, expansion of value-based purchasing, targeted rate increases for home health and QSP services, and the cross-disability waiver. Members generally supported the targeted increases for home health and QSP, and Aker explained that the cross-disability waiver funding would support startup work, service design, and infrastructure ahead of a planned July 1, 2028 implementation. The committee spent significant time on rate-setting and provider payment issues. Members discussed ambulance rate rebasing, with several senators expressing concern that the proposed increase was too high relative to peer states; the committee ultimately moved toward reducing that item to $1 million rather than zero so it could be revisited in conference committee. They also discussed a House-added critical access hospital networking grant and similarly leaned toward reducing it to $1 million. Aker explained the department’s value-based purchasing plans, including use of a vendor selected through RFP, and clarified how the department’s existing Medicaid managed care and hospital value-based programs work. A major portion of the meeting focused on long-term care and basic care payments, including a House-added extension of the $5 per day basic care add-on and a proposed shift in nursing facility incentive grants toward a withhold-based model. Senator Mathern indicated he would bring an amendment to delay or modify the withhold change, and Aker said the department would prefer language that directly addresses whether a withhold may be implemented. Members also discussed 1915(i) services, FMAP changes, the Medicaid legacy system modernization carryover, and a House-added legislative intent section on medical assistance. The committee adjourned for the morning with plans to return later to continue Human Services budget work and revisit unresolved items in conference committee.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 02/26/26

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • large reductions in their awards.<01:09:04.880> reductions<01:09:05.359> so<01:09:05.679
  • see further reductions of 13 to 21%. see further reductions of 13 to 21%.
  • 60 to $80,000 will see grant reductions 60 to $80,000 will see grant reductions of<01:10:41.360>
  • future if these state grant reductions future if these state grant reductions are<01:10:57.040><
  • . a reduction of under the new parameters. a reduction of close<01:15:20.000> to<01:15:20.239>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The objective of this limit reduction is not to achieve a windfall.
  • This bill proposes a drastic reduction in the uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage required of
  • This reduction in SB 371 would place drivers in a position with fewer rights and no guarantee that any
  • There's, you know, like there's been statements that there would be a reduction.
  • You could be able to see a reduction in the amount that's charged as a fee in terms of the insurance
Summary: The Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee heard three bills. SB 371 by Senator Cabaldon would reduce uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage requirements for transportation network companies from $1 million to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident, with committee amendments adding findings and declarations, higher limits than originally proposed, and a joint study on UM/UIM impacts. Supporters, including Uber, Lyft, business groups, and some consumer advocates, argued the bill would lower fares and increase driver earnings by reducing insurance costs. Opponents, including consumer attorneys, labor groups, and consumer watchdog organizations, warned it would cut protections for riders and drivers and might not guarantee savings would be passed through. The committee approved SB 371 on a due-pass basis and re-referred it to Appropriations by a 9-0 vote. The committee then heard SB 716 by Senator Durazo, which would create a Home Internet Lifeline Program to let eligible low-income households apply Lifeline subsidies to home broadband service. Proponents said the bill addresses broadband affordability after the federal Affordable Connectivity Program expired, and that it would help students, workers, and families access reliable internet. Opponents from the wireless industry objected to the funding mechanism, arguing the surcharge would fall unfairly on wireless consumers, while one broadband group moved to neutral after amendments. The bill was approved on a due-pass basis and sent to Appropriations, but the roll was held open and later completed with the bill passing 7-1. The committee also took up SB 480 by Senator Archuleta relating to autonomous vehicles as a consent item, with no presentation or debate. It was approved on a due-pass basis and re-referred to Appropriations by a 9-0 vote. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly focused on affordability, consumer protection, and whether savings from the bills would actually reach riders, drivers, or households.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • there may have been a slight reduction there may have been a slight reduction in in in foot<00:37
  • Uh the towards our deficit reduction.
  • > of reductions, elimination or reduction of reductions, elimination or reduction of discretionary
  • Um but position reductions property.
  • <01:39:31.520> in considered and significant reduction in considered and significant reduction
Summary: The committee first handled routine business, including a quorum call, approval of minutes, and informational items on school district financing and KCTCS equipment purchases. It then considered two KCTCS capital projects after initially rolling them together and later unrolling them: a Fire Commission Fire Academy maintenance building project that had grown from an original $2 million authorization to $4.7 million because of design changes, soil issues, and higher mechanical costs, and a $1.5 million renovation of the Blake Lee building at Somerset Community College for a health science simulation lab. Members questioned the large cost increase on the fire academy project and the adequacy of front-end due diligence, while KCTCS said the project was bid and ready to proceed and that a 15% contingency had been included. Both projects were approved by roll call vote, with the Blake Lee project ultimately approved after the committee unrolled the items and took them separately. The committee next heard and approved a University of Kentucky public-private partnership for the Hamburg East Medical Office Building, a five-story, 220,000-square-foot facility with a not-to-exceed budget of $275 million. UK said the project is intended to expand outpatient access, consolidate some services, and support projected growth in patient volume; the building will house multiple specialties, urgent care, therapy, imaging, and a retail pharmacy. Members asked about possible community uses, consolidation of services, and whether the project would free up other space, and UK said it hopes to consolidate some services and free campus space. The project was approved by roll call vote. The committee then approved three UK lease renegotiations: a specialty pharmacy and infusion services lease at Wellington Way in Lexington, a Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences lease at Conte Terrace, and a College of Social Work lease at McGrath Park Way. Members asked about rising lease rates, occupancy, and whether space needs should be reduced; UK and the lessor’s representative said the pharmacy space remains busy, the ophthalmology lease was lower than before, and the social work lease had been negotiated down from a higher request. The committee also approved a Department of Military Affairs project amendment for a Mutual Field Maintenance Shop Restoration project, increasing federal funding by $1 million to $4.5 million because of higher construction costs, and approved a Kentucky State University Shanty Hall renovation project funded by bond and HBCU Title III funds. Finally, it approved a new lease for the Office of Mines and Minerals in Pike County, a new lease for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Pulaski County, and a lease renewal for the Cabinet for Health and Family Services in Kenton County after questions about rent increases and office utilization; the cabinet said the Kenton County space still has limited vacancy and remains in use by field staff. The meeting ended as the Kentucky Infrastructure Authority began presenting six sewer and water loans and six cleaner water program grant reallocations, with members agreeing to roll those items for later consideration.
VA

Virginia 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services Mar 5th, 2026

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Reduction in duplicate enrollment. This is really sort of what I consider a cleanup effort.
  • And so these reductions in federal payments will phase in over a long period of time.
  • . to backfill reductions or to pay for existing services.
  • The reduction in retroactive eligibility is sort of a hard reduction from three months to two months.
  • So we have this backlog reduction strategy that is well underway, and we're excited about that.
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 15th, 2026 at 01:36 pm

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you have any questions about the Crime Reduction Grants, she's the go-to person on those.
  • We've given over the course of the Crime Reduction Grant Act's history. It was passed in 2019.
  • Last year we had 8.5 million in Requests for crime reduction grants.
  • As we've mentioned several times, you award crime reduction grants.
  • A 57% reduction in suspensions.
Keywords: 996, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I do want to acknowledge there's a reduction, and let's help us to keep it simple: a reduction of four
  • How many reductions are we seeing?
  • A reduction of 1.5 positions is what you're telling me? Yes. Okay.
  • So the reduction equivalent is equal to half the positions.
  • So the positions are 1.5, but the reduction is equivalent to half that.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Education Finance - 04/02/25

Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • A reduction in participant fees.
  • A reduction in participant fees.
  • , and program reductions.
  • <01:25:36.960> We reductions, and program reductions.
  • We reductions, and program reductions.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 2/10/25

Agriculture Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:30:39.840> the neutral 100% carbon reduction the neutral 100% carbon reduction the Minnesota
  • <00:41:32.359> in score uh but carbon reductions in score uh but carbon reductions in feedstock
  • might provide the largest uh reduction might provide the largest uh reduction but<00:45:26.720><
  • We will not get to the volumes that we need to do the carbon reduction.
  • credit through the inflation reduction credit through the inflation reduction act<01:02:16.799> known
Keywords: 1183, house
Summary: The House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee held an introductory meeting that began with housekeeping, a correction to the committee rules (the room number should be G3, not G35), and member and staff introductions. Members described their districts, agricultural ties, and priorities for the session, including consumer food costs, urban agriculture, farm economics, livestock disease preparedness, and support for Minnesota’s agricultural sectors. No votes were taken during the introductory portion. The committee then turned to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Deputy Commissioner Andrea Veble of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture said the Walz administration strongly supports SAF because of its potential for agriculture, forestry, and clean energy, and reviewed Minnesota’s 2023 SAF tax credit and related sales tax exemption. She said the state has feedstocks and should continue investing so Minnesota can attract SAF production and support rural jobs. Jeff Davidman of Delta Airlines testified that aviation is difficult to decarbonize and that SAF is the airline industry’s main path to net zero by 2050; he cited current use of SAF, the need to scale production, and Minnesota’s role in supplying feedstocks and hosting future production. Peter Frost of Greater MSP described the Minnesota SAF Hub as a public-private partnership aimed at building the full SAF value chain in Minnesota. He emphasized that Greater MSP is coordinating investors and partners to grow the regional economy and said the SAF effort is intended to create jobs and economic development. Committee members did not ask questions during the portion captured, and no formal action or vote was recorded on the SAF presentations in this transcript excerpt.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
  • that is largely due to um the reduction that is largely due to um the reduction in<00:26:38.640>
  • But the budget reductions removing that.
  • Services, you'll see uh two reductions. Services, you'll see uh two reductions.
  • branch some corresponding reductions branch some corresponding reductions that<01:38:43.440>
  • <02:00:46.239> you that matches up with the reduction you that matches up with the reduction
Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 was called to order, and Legislative Budget Assistant Michael Kaine reviewed the working documents before the committee. He explained the compare report, the detailed change sheet, the HB 1 index, the HB 2 side-by-side, the surplus statement, and a revenue handout, noting that the committee would vote up or down on all detail-change items and that unresolved items on hold would be removed from the final bills. He also identified staff available to answer technical questions and noted that the committee would track the dollar impact of decisions as it proceeded. Members then turned to the revenue outlook, with discussion focused on the gap between the House and Senate budget positions. House members said their budget guidance was based on revenue estimates that were significantly below the governor’s proposal, and they discussed whether additional revenue could close part of the gap. Department of Revenue Administration Commissioner Lindsey Stepp presented updated revenue estimates based on May data, explaining the methodology and the ranges for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027. She said business taxes were the largest source of uncertainty, with estimates reflecting current economic conditions, recent revenue performance, and a range of possible growth rates. Committee members questioned the assumptions behind the business-tax ranges, including why the low and high scenarios were set at 2% and 8% growth. Stepp said the range was based on historical performance and current economic factors such as inflation, tariffs, and business behavior, and she noted that June is a major estimate-payment month for business taxes. Members also discussed recent revenue trends, including the effect of tariffs and the possibility of federal tax policy changes affecting repatriated profits. The commissioner and House members also discussed other revenue sources, including rooms and meals and real estate transfer taxes, with the House side arguing that lower mortgage rates and home prices could increase real estate transfer revenue. No votes were taken in the portion provided, but the committee discussed possible upward adjustments to House revenue assumptions, including increases of roughly $70 million in total based on the updated outlook and additional insurance-related revenue.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary (02/11/2025)

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • Natural organic reduction is a really neat idea.
  • organic reduction a respectful environmentally<00:39:51.760> friendly<00:39:52.240> death<
  • <00:40:30.560> is Choice natural organic reduction is Choice natural organic reduction is
  • We addressed a similar proposal last year on natural organic reduction.
  • They're a funeral home and provider of natural organic reduction.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all