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• a person who finishes their jail term and has a year after they finish to make their restitution payments
• Our Supreme Court's already said that restitution or non-payment of restitution is not something that
• and I think their restitution payments and I think the<00:18:23.000> same<00:18:23.360> is
• <00:18:46.720> of said that restitution or non-payment of said that restitution or non-payment
• of support they're obviously not payment of support they're obviously not going<00:20:20.559> to<

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on several bills. SB 335 would route objections by political party officers to candidate nomination papers through the Office of Elections. The State Election Director testified that his office was not the right venue for party-membership challenges because it could create conflicts and force the Attorney General to represent the chief election officer in court; members discussed whether all objections should instead go directly to Circuit Court, but no action was taken. SB 280 would expand first-degree negligent injury to cover injuries negligently caused by intoxicated drivers. The Public Defender opposed the bill as too harsh and urged either a lower penalty or clearer statutory definitions of “under the influence,” while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it as a needed increase in accountability for drunk drivers who actually injure someone. Committee members raised concerns about overlap with existing offenses, proportionality, and whether the change would increase jury-trial volume; the prosecutor responded that the bill would apply to a smaller subset of cases involving actual injury and would help ensure more serious treatment of those cases. The committee also heard SB 292, establishing Safe Harbor protections for survivors of sexual exploitation who seek medical or law enforcement assistance, with testimony in support from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, HPD, U Alliance, and others, and no opposition. SB 31, concerning an additional penalty for dog owners whose dogs destroy property on agricultural land, drew only supportive testimony. SB 356 would require restitution in the form of financial support to the minor children of victims killed or disabled by an intoxicated driver; the Public Defender opposed it as better suited to civil court and questioned enforcement after probation, while the Prosecuting Attorney supported it and said courts can issue enforceable restitution orders. Testimony also strongly supported SB 1284, a proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination based on ethnicity, age, disability, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, and pregnancy outcomes, with supporters arguing it would strengthen protections in response to current political conditions. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.

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• Medicaid coverage of certain medications, including FDA-approved weight loss medications, qualifying payments
• of Louisiana, creation and participation of a phased retirement plan, benefits, contributions, and payment
• The next bill is House Bill 291 by Representative Berault, concerning health insurance payment of claims
• This is the bill that said health plans could not deduct payments from hospitals if a provider, if the
• The Senate amendment adds a payment of per diem spending for the conduct of the business of members'

Bills: HR310, HR314, HR316, HR317, HR321, HR275, HR276, HR279, HR282, HR286, HR289, HR292, HR295, HR302, HR319, HCR112, HR307, SCR59, SCR61, SCR62, SCR68, SCR69, SCR70, SCR54, SCR55, SCR64, SCR75, HCR3, HCR49, HCR66, HCR67, HB1, HB2, HB42, HB45, HB66, HB71, HB79, HB126, HB133, HB145, HB159, HB167, HB213, HB218, HB222, HB289, HB291, HB312, HB313, HB316, HB324, HB352, HB383, HB398, HB403, HB429, HB457, HB459, HB511, HB549, HB571, HB579, HB591, HB608, HB616, HB624, HB766, HB769, HB783, HB799, HB804, HB864, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB971, HB983, HB1005, HB1017, HB1051, HB1056, HB1095, HB1126, HB1129, HB1186, HB1193, HB1223, HB1224, HB1230, HB1235, HB1249, HB723, HB36, HB140, HB181, HB198, HB205, HB211, HB226, HB259, HB271, HB302, HB335, HB342, HB487, HB513, HB623, HB682, HB730, HB740, HB761, HB775, HB797, HB812, HB816, HB940, HB968, HB979, HB1028, HB1029, HB1038, HB1049, HB1084, HB1161, HB1194, HB1199, HB1201, HB1203, HB1247, HB1256, SB25, SB132, SB155, SB157, SB202, SB228, SB237, SB250, SB405, SB406, SB414, SB433, SB480, SB513, SB149, HB359, SB29, SB43, SB78, HB210, HB258, HB468, HB784, HB134, HB1117, SB42, SB274, SB382, SB449, SB300, HR74, HB463, HB715, HB998, SB80, SB268, SB444, SB479, HB901, HR20, HCR65, HCR71, HCR98, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB603, HB605, HB614, HB625, HB646, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1191, HB1240, HB1255, SB82, SB89, SB97, SB123, HB74, HB119, HB368, HB414, HB552, HB732, HB776, HB848, HB870, HB953, HB956, HB1236, SB208, SB217, SB283, SB387, SB389, SB401, SB408, SB469

Keywords: oil and gas, orphan wells, inactive wells, shut-in wells, marginal wells, plugging and abandonment, well decommissioning, site remediation, site restoration, Oilfield Site Restoration, OSR program, financial security, bonding, taxpayer liability, public liability, offshore wells, onshore wells, coastal erosion, Department of Conservation and Energy, natural resources

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• If, in fact, all these providers go out of network and you can reduce the hospital payment by 10 percent
• now direct hospital employees because they can no longer survive the low reimbursement rates and payment
• That's provided for payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement
• That's provided for payment of extraordinary medical and dental expenses of firemen and law enforcement
• So my question is, when it comes to this actual fund, the payments that go out are $250,000 and $25,000

Bills: HB12, HB145, HB222, HB291, HB430, HB821, HB874, HB909, HB951, HB979, HB1193

Keywords: survivor benefits, law enforcement, reserve officer, auxiliary officer, public safety, firefighters, medical expenses, dental expenses, disability benefits, Medicaid, dental coverage, healthcare access, medical necessity, Louisiana Department of Health, health insurance, provider agreements, contracting actions, participating facilities, network status, survivors benefits

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• So you went from high levels of performance guarantee payments to significantly... They're working.
• So you went from high levels of performance guarantee payments to significantly low levels.
• Contractually, I don't know legally where we would stand if we withheld a payment for services rendered
• , but we wouldn't be too excited to make that payment.
• Well, that last payment, of course. Did that last payment.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Drivers report that overall their pay and the percentage of revenue from customer payments that go on
• that go on to that go customer payments that go on to that go on<00:02:24.160> them<00:02:25.200
• I received payment only a few days ago because an SIU advocate acted on my behalf.
• I received payment only a few days ago because an SIU advocate acted on my behalf.
• I received payment only a few days ago because an SIU advocate acted on my behalf.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the beauty of availability payments is that we can set the magnitude of the payments at the start
• And the beauty of availability payments is that we can set the magnitude of the payments at the start
• And the beauty of availability payments is that we can set the magnitude of the payments at the start
• And the beauty of availability payments is that we can set the magnitude of the payments at the start
• Yeah, so the $250 million you might almost look at as like a down payment on a house, and then you're

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Senator Carlson, I have Senate File 2856, which is another agency bill, and it allows the payments to
• So, under this authority, payments must only resume if the agency later becomes satisfied that there
• :01.280> under<00:52:01.520> this<00:52:01.680> authority,<00:52:02.160> payments
• <00:52:02.640> must So, under this authority, payments must So, under this authority, payments
• , payments, payments, and<00:56:33.840> if<00:56:34.000> the<00:56:34.120> program

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Facility growth in Managed Care Nursing Facility growth in Managed Care Nursing Facility payments
• and just some portions of payments and just some portions of disability<00:32:36.360> waivers
• c><00:48:01.200> in<00:48:01.520> medical<00:48:02.400> assistance Facility payments
• in medical assistance Facility payments in medical assistance um<00:48:04.520> we um we um we
• um to nursing Incorporated our payments um to nursing facilities<00:48:41.240> so<00:48:41.520

Bills: HF3

Keywords: legislative auditor, reporting, accountability, state finance, executive agency oversight, 1183, house

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• Those MCOs, or managed care organizations, then receive a capitated payment from DHS for each MA enrollee
• from DHS for each ma en rolly um payment from DHS for each ma en rolly um and<00:15:52.519> then<
• Similar to MA, DHS contracts with health plans to become MCOs, and then they receive a capitated payment
• then they receive a capitated payment then they receive a capitated payment for<00:20:40.760>
• from um public coordination payments from um public programs<00:45:36.480> for<00:45:36.839><

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The meeting was an informational walkthrough for the Health Finance and Policy Working Group, focused on committee structure, budget basics, and major health-related accounts and programs. Staff explained the roles of House Research and House Fiscal, then reviewed key funds used by the committee, including the general fund, government special revenue fund, federal funds, the health care access fund, remediation account, and drinking water revolving fund. They also outlined the committee’s main budget areas, noting that medical assistance is the largest general fund item and that the Department of Health is a substantial agency funded by a mix of federal, general fund, and special revenue dollars. A major portion of the presentation covered subsidized health coverage programs. Staff described Medical Assistance (Minnesota’s Medicaid program) as an entitlement for eligible Minnesotans, with no premiums or cost sharing, and explained its managed care and fee-for-service delivery systems. MinnesotaCare was presented as a separate federal-state basic health program for people who are not eligible for MA, with income limits, premiums for adults age 21 and older, and cost-sharing requirements; staff noted that federal premium tax credit changes affect MinnesotaCare premium ranges. The presentation also summarized MNsure’s role in the individual market and in determining eligibility for premium tax credits, cost-sharing reductions, MinnesotaCare, and MA. The committee also received an overview of health-related licensing boards and occupational regulation. Staff said Minnesota has 16 health-related licensing boards, funded mainly through the state government special revenue fund and subject to legislative appropriation, and explained that health occupations may be regulated by the Department of Health, the Office of Emergency Medical Services, or the boards under chapter 214. Interstate licensure compacts were briefly noted as a way to ease practice across states. No bills were debated and no votes or formal actions were taken during the meeting.

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• yeah list of all of your defin payments yeah over<02:37:45.359> payment<02:37:45.720> I
• In general, we're limited to 5% payment on our revenues.
• payment payment program<03:11:42.920> for<03:11:43.120> the<03:11:43.479> 206<03
• <03:33:31.439> so received their incentive uh payment so received their incentive uh payment
• Are we getting the applications and then the payments? I will double-check.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• That's really scooped out that chunk about payments, reference the official bank regulators. >> Well,
• 00:07:27.680> that<00:07:27.919> chunk<00:07:28.319> about<00:07:29.759> payments
• scooped out that chunk about payments scooped out that chunk about payments reference the<00:07:

Bills: HB259, SB247, HB259, SB247

Keywords: income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax

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• allowable time contractors have to compensate their subcontractors or suppliers once they have received payment
• for a project from 15 business days. ...or suppliers once they have received payment for a project from
• Senator Trumbull, these questions are more specific to the contractor payments when you're dealing with
• What if a banker, just because we have that going on, what if a banker provides full payment to a contractor

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy heard and approved two bills. First, it took up CS for SB 290, an agriculture and consumer services bill, and adopted a strike-all amendment that covered a wide range of issues: density limits for certain small municipalities, a delay in biosolids rule changes from July 1, 2026 to July 1, 2028, higher insurance and penalty requirements for fumigation businesses, longer payment timeframes for contractors to pay subcontractors and suppliers, restrictions on county agritourism permitting ordinances, and renaming the Bonifay Forestry Station. Senators raised concerns about the contractor penalty increase, local government preemption, and the biosolids provisions. Audubon Florida testified in opposition to the state lands and biosolids sections, while several industry and agriculture groups waved in support. The committee then voted the bill favorably, with Senator Bracey Davis voting no. The committee next heard SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools. The bill would reduce district-level requirements in areas such as assessments, personnel, facilities, and budgeting; expand teacher apprenticeship and multi-year contracts; streamline salary supplements and testing calendars; give districts more flexibility with Title I and capital funds; update facility planning rules; and shift oversight of district-run VPK programs. Supporters from several school districts and education groups waved in favor. Senators generally supported the goal of reducing administrative burdens, though one question was raised about remedies if charter schools fail to respond directly to Department of Education inquiries. The sponsor said the bill is intended to create a more direct reporting path and reduce unnecessary layers of regulation. SB 320 was reported favorably, and the committee then adjourned.

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• By consolidating payments, the program aims to lower administrative costs.
• Bundle payment plans further encourage providers to work collaboratively, ensuring that all necessary
• To give more detail, the program ensures that a single payment covers all fees related to a surgical
• Under this program, our employees would not be required to pay deductibles, co-payments, co-insurance

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• Um, but I would appreciate you for putting some funding into the down payment assistance program especially
• funding<00:03:11.920> into<00:03:12.080> the<00:03:12.239> down<00:03:12.480> payment
• <00:03:12.720> assistance funding into the down payment assistance funding into the down payment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• , is the 20% now that as full payment, is the 20% now part<00:15:33.079> of<00:15:33.320> the
• and the remainder is directed payments and the remainder is due<00:59:33.080> to<00:59:33.240
• program cuz that's an important payments program cuz that's an important part<01:46:16.480> of
• I think I'd love to get an update on where we are in the directed payments program because that's an
• HCMC does get federal directed payments because they're government owned.

Bills: HF4343

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, advertising tax, taxable services, digital advertising, online marketing, marketing services, search engine marketing, lead generation, internet advertising, ad agency, media buying, campaign planning, Minnesota tax law, service tax, broadening tax base, web advertising, promotional services, 1183, house

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• . >> Yeah, we've only, but you know, with construction and development, it's usually progress payments
• 00:03:35.599> progress development it's usually progress development it's usually progress payments
• . payments. payments.
• and you can certainly longevity payments and you can certainly revisit<00:37:03.119> that<00:
• <01:39:26.880> as central services assessments payments as central services assessments payments

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• <00:26:42.159> of 2.2 uh8 and on the the loan payment of 2.2 uh8 and on the the loan payment
• It says loan interest payments, so it appears as if there's loan payment of principal must be paid back
• It says loan interest payments, so it appears as if there's loan payment of principal must be paid back
• That is correct, and the fee could be spread out by monthly payments added on top of the monthly payment
• Spread out by monthly payments added on top of the monthly payment as well.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• He added that EMS providers face similar issues collecting payment for the actual cost of providing services
• We face in collecting payment for services rendered.
• He added that Medicaid and other insurance companies would be required to increase payments to non-public
• would require the insured to assign their benefits to the ambulance company in order to facilitate payment
• Pre-treatment estimates are not guarantees of payment.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Financial Services held a lengthy public hearing with more than 70 people signed up to testify, focusing mainly on health insurance and health care access bills. Early testimony centered on H.1257/S.712, which would require insurance coverage for medically necessary treatment of genetic craniofacial conditions. Supporters included legislators, dentists, and medical experts who said these conditions are not cosmetic, can severely affect eating, speech, pain, and social functioning, and often create major financial hardship because insurers deny coverage. A related dental bill, H.1262/S.676, drew technical testimony from the Life Insurance Association of Massachusetts about implementation issues with the 2022 dental loss-ratio law, while the Massachusetts Dental Society supported H.1306/S.696 on transparency in dental network leasing and opposed H.1262. Representative Gentile also testified for H.4013, which would ban for-profit acute care hospitals and for-profit health insurers in Massachusetts, arguing that profit incentives undermine patient care. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to H.1261/S.799, a bill to protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Municipal fire chiefs, Boston EMS, nonprofit ambulance providers, and the bill’s Senate sponsor said the measure would require insurers to pay ambulance providers directly and promptly, cap patient out-of-pocket costs, and reduce confusion caused by out-of-network billing. Witnesses described ambulance services as essential public health infrastructure and said current billing practices can discourage people from calling 911 or leave municipalities and nonprofits unable to recover costs. Committee members asked about unpaid debt, municipal billing burdens, and how the bill would affect rates and reimbursement. No votes were taken during the hearing. The committee also heard extensive testimony on H.1249/S.805, which would require screening for PANS/PANDAS in medical and clinical settings. Legislators, clinicians, parents, a teen with the condition, and educators described PANS/PANDAS as an infection-triggered inflammatory illness that can present as sudden psychiatric symptoms and is often misdiagnosed as a mental health disorder. Supporters said routine screening at well visits, emergency rooms, and other clinical settings would help identify children earlier, reduce unnecessary psychiatric treatment and hospitalizations, and improve outcomes. Testifiers repeatedly urged favorable action, emphasizing the personal and financial toll on families and the potential for early treatment to prevent long-term harm. The hearing concluded with continued testimony on these bills; no committee action or votes were announced.

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• We are against mandatory, non-changing, non-terminating payments.
• We are against mandatory, non-changing, non-terminating payments.
• That means that once I die, my payments stop.
• spouse passes away payments my former spouse passes away payments revert<03:51:37.920> back<03
• <04:44:47.638> on that they could put a down payment on that they could put a down payment

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with committee process reminders from the chair, including rules for questioning witnesses, time limits for testimony, and how motions and committee reports are handled. The chair also discussed the committee’s history, emphasized a cooperative approach with agencies and the Judiciary, and noted that a special committee on the Family Division of Circuit Court had previously done useful work; he said a new subcommittee could be appointed later to continue looking at judicial-system issues. He also mentioned that the Speaker’s office was expected to name members to the DHHS oversight committee by Friday at 1. The substantive presentation was from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Bureau of Child Support Services. Attorney John Williams introduced the bureau team, and Bureau Chief Lisa Dekowski described the program’s mission: encouraging responsible parenting, family self-sufficiency, and child well-being by locating parents, establishing paternity, setting or modifying support orders, and enforcing court-ordered child and medical support. She said the bureau operates statewide under Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, works with courts, employers, and other partners, and serves both in-state and out-of-state cases, with some international and tribal coordination. She also cited program scale, saying the bureau dispersed about $76 million to families in New Hampshire in fiscal year 2023 and that most collections go directly to families. Members asked about enforcement tools, especially passport denial. In response to a question about a case involving a very small shortfall, the bureau said the federal passport-denial threshold is $2,500 in arrears, not a few cents, and that denial remains in place until the balance is resolved or an arrangement is made with the agency, with hardship factors potentially considered. The bureau also explained that either parent can apply for services when a child support order exists and that the bureau can help initiate income withholding orders. No votes or formal actions were taken during this portion of the meeting.

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• Other compensation includes payments to a loan-out company by a production company only if the production
• Alabama income tax at the rate of 5% on all payments to the loan-out company for services performed in
• withheld and remitted to the Alabama Department of Revenue is considered to be an estimated income tax payment

Bills: SB90, SB255, SB268

Keywords: Green County, racing, pari-mutuel wagering, gaming regulations, commission appointments, historical horse racing, local tax, SB255, cannabinoid, hemp, hemp-derived THC, THCa, delta-8 THC, HHC, CBD, THC, novel cannabinoid products, hemp products, intoxicating hemp, delta-8