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• The department supports this administration measure and basically it just adjusts the withholding limitations
• And Tax Foundation of Hawaii with comments on Zoom. basically it just adjusts the basically it just adjusts
• and instead find some way to identify uncontroversial aspects of costs that can be automatically adjusted
• c><02:02:30.000> automatic making mechanisms or automatic making mechanisms or automatic adjustment
• <02:02:30.880> mechanisms adjustment mechanisms adjustment mechanisms uh<02:02:32.480> on

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Then the next legislative session they came in and adjusted it to say we want general topography over
• There's going to be a haul road there, or they're moving and adjusting around over here and coming back
• There's going to be a haul road there, or they're moving and adjusting around over here and coming back
• And the headline was from KFRTV, "MDU electric rates to increase following renewable cost adjustment.
• We requested recovery through that renewable cost adjustment rider last year.

Summary: The committee met at the Coteau Freedom Mine in Mercer County, approved the June 2 minutes, and heard an overview of the mine from Coteau Properties president Andrew Hawbaker. He described the Freedom Mine as the largest lignite mine in the United States, supplying coal to Dakota Gasification, Antelope Valley Station, and Leland Olds Station. He emphasized the mine’s scale, safety record, reclamation work, workforce needs, community involvement, and economic impact, including payroll, taxes, royalties, scholarships, and local hiring. Members asked about how long land stays in production, how quickly it returns to agriculture after reclamation, labor shortages, and how mining affects groundwater and water wells. Hawbaker said most tracts are mined for about three to five years, reclamation is coordinated with landowners, and the company continues to struggle to find electricians, welders, mechanics, operators, and engineers. The committee then heard from Public Service Commission Chairman Randy Christman on coal mining reclamation and permitting. He reviewed North Dakota’s coal mining history, the state’s reclamation laws, federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act primacy, bonding, permit renewals and revisions, prohibited mining areas, inspection and enforcement, and contemporaneous reclamation requirements. Christman stressed that North Dakota’s program is professional and thorough, with frequent inspections, financial assurance, and a 10-year revegetation monitoring period before bond release. He also discussed federal coal ownership issues that can delay mine plans, the treatment of prime farmland, and how reclamation differs for wind and pipelines. In response to questions, he said one challenge is sometimes releasing land too soon before long-term compaction issues are fully understood, and he noted that data centers do not currently have a comparable reclamation model because they typically own the land. In the afternoon, the committee received an update from Lignite Energy Council president Jonathan Fortner on the lignite industry. He said North Dakota’s lignite sector supports five commercial power plants, four mines, about 12,000 direct and indirect jobs, and more than $5.5 billion in economic activity, while helping keep the state’s electricity rates among the lowest in the nation. Fortner reviewed coal severance and conversion tax revenues, the lignite research fund, federal regulatory rollbacks, carbon capture policy, and the industry’s legal costs fighting federal rules. He also highlighted a study on large-load development, saying new data centers and critical mineral processing facilities could create major local tax revenue and help justify new baseload generation. Members asked whether new gas pipelines would crowd out coal plant development and whether the economic study included jobs and broader local impacts; Fortner said the industry sees room for both and that the study did include construction, operations, jobs, and tax effects.

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• The department is committed to iterating and adjusting based on the early feedback we hear to accelerate
• I think we're taking it as a learning opportunity and seeing how we can adjust so that as we onboard
• The department is adjusting policy... ...are new to Medi-Cal.
• The department is adjusting policy based on feedback from implementation partners and from what we've
• The department issued a comprehensive action plan to remove administrative burden, adjust and streamline

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.

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• So you go in for a feeding tube adjustment, you know, in the late stages, you might not necessarily know
• of change over the past number of years regarding, you know, facilities being open and a lot of adjustment
• of change over the past number of years regarding, you know, facilities being open and a lot of adjustment
• This is an area where we could present the data somewhat differently, basically adjusting it for the
• it for um the age of the adjusting it for um the age of the population<01:03:36.119> um<01:03

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services Oversight Committee met on February 2 and first approved the draft minutes from the prior meeting, with minor corrections to the meeting date and attendance notation. DHHS Associate Commissioner Patricia Tilly then gave a department update, describing the current uncertainty around federal priorities and funding, and provided two substantive reports: progress on the new Hampstead Youth Development Center and an update on the department’s review of an ALS registry proposal. She said the YDC project is underway with tree clearing, fencing, stormwater and site-prep work, and remains on track for completion by June 30, 2026 and operation by August 30, 2026. The center currently has 12 youth, and the new design is intended to provide flexibility for fluctuating census levels. On ALS, Tilly explained that HB 576 had prompted the department to examine whether a registry could be built, but the estimated cost of a HIPAA-compliant system was about $750,000. She said DHHS is reviewing whether existing data sources, such as hospital discharge data and CHIS claims data, could provide useful information, but noted both are incomplete for registry purposes. Committee members discussed whether the Rare Disease Advisory Council, Dartmouth, or existing cancer registry infrastructure could help reduce costs. DHHS said it is neutral and willing to continue exploring alternatives, while members emphasized the value of a registry and the need to consider shared infrastructure and funding. The committee also heard from Jenny Horan of the Alzheimer’s Association, who presented the subcommittee’s report on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. She said the subcommittee spent the past year gathering information on dementia care, abuse and exploitation issues, caregiver strain, and available services, and is now moving into a second phase focused on identifying gaps and developing a state plan. Members asked about geriatric psychiatric capacity and long-term care availability; Horan said the state has limited capacity and that the plan will help clarify where needs are greatest. She offered to return for follow-up questions at a later meeting. Finally, Olivia May of DHHS presented the quarterly report on the 12-month postpartum Medicaid coverage extension. She said New Hampshire implemented the extension after federal and state action, and the first claims data are still emerging because of reporting lags. In the initial cohort studied, 95% received some medical services during the extended period, 52.4% received mental health or substance use disorder treatment, 26.7% received preventive visits, and 3.2% received heart or hypertension services. Members asked about return on investment and whether higher federal matching rates are being used appropriately; DHHS said it claims the highest possible match based on eligibility group and will return with more data over time. The committee then heard the annual therapeutic cannabis program report from Michael Holt, who said the program had 1,475 registered patients as of June 30, 2024 and that growth has slowed, with New Hampshire having the lowest per-capita medical cannabis enrollment nationally.

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• I see Director Salih there; we can try to explore that, adjusting that.
• Chair, and Representative [ID: member_13502], I don't believe this has to do with adjusting any amounts
• They gave adjustments accordingly, and then it was okay.
• When you come in and you ask for a budget adjustment or you come in and ask for something, then that's
• It looks like some people have stolen some chairs out of HAFC, so there may have to be some adjustments

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• the overall the adjusting existing fees. the overall the adjusting existing fees.
• <01:37:02.159> And<01:37:02.400> is years since it's been adjusted.
• And is years since it's been adjusted.
• <03:23:50.160> contract adjustment mechanism in our contract adjustment mechanism in our contract
• adjust her number by like 20 grand. adjust her number by like 20 grand.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee reviewed a handout comparing House Bill 2 to current retirement law and walked through the bill section by section with staff from the retirement system. The discussion focused on vesting, earnable compensation, average final compensation, compensation-over-base limits, special duty pay, normal retirement age, re-retirement, and maximum benefit rules for Group 2/Tier B members. Staff explained that some provisions would restore pre-2011 rules, including counting certain end-of-career payments such as unused sick and vacation time in earnable compensation and reducing the AFC averaging period from five years back to three. They also described how the bill would eliminate the current cap on compensation over base, which mainly affects overtime, and noted that the actuarial cost of the AFC-related changes is interrelated rather than easily broken out by feature. A separate discussion covered the special duty pay limitation, which currently applies to Tier A and would be removed under the governor’s bill for both Tier A and Tier B members after their vested buy date. Staff said the actuary estimated that removing the special duty limitation would increase costs by about $13.9 million. Members also asked about the practical difference between overtime and special duty, with staff explaining that special duty generally involves work for a private third party, often police detail work, while overtime depends more on staffing and scheduling. The committee also reviewed the normal retirement age changes for Tier B and the possibility that some members would need to work longer to reach the new vested buy date. Members raised concerns about an ambiguity in the bill that could allow already-retired Tier B members to return to work, then re-retire and claim the higher benefits, or allow vested deferred members to stop working and wait for the new vested buy date. Staff said the governor’s office did not intend to allow that result and requested clarifying language, noting that the bill as drafted does not expressly prohibit it. The committee also discussed part-time and seasonal work after retirement, with staff explaining that such work generally does not restore membership unless the person takes a full-time position requiring enrollment. Finally, the committee reviewed the maximum benefit provisions and noted that HB 2 in the current year does not change the maximum benefit date or include the 1.5% annual escalator that had been part of the 2023 proposal, making the current bill more costly than the earlier version.

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• One is making some adjustments to the regs to just make it easier, especially for some of our individuals
• $901 million in state appropriated support for fiscal 2027 and an increase of $27 million over our adjusted
• That adjusted base includes $41 million for the state's share of collective bargaining. you're able to
• That adjusted base includes $41 million for the state's chair of collective bargaining.
• fact, this past year, we just got back to the same point of funding from pre-Great Recession, not adjusting

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing was a Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget session held in Lawrence focused on the governor’s proposed FY27 education and local aid budget, with remarks from legislative co-chairs, local officials, and education agency leaders. Acting Mayor Giovanni Rodriguez and Superintendent Ralph Carrero emphasized Lawrence’s high-need student population, the importance of Chapter 70 and Student Opportunity Act funding, and the impact of state aid on schools serving many English learners and low-income families. Carrero highlighted Lawrence High School programs such as early college, dual degrees, career pathways, and early childhood classrooms embedded in the high school, while lawmakers introduced themselves and noted the importance of the hearing to their districts. Acting Secretary of Education Amy Kershaw, Commissioner of Higher Education Noi Ortega, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Pedro Martinez, and Commissioner of Early Education and Care Amy Kershaw outlined the administration’s FY27 priorities. They described investments in literacy initiatives, universal school meals, student mental health, early college and career pathways, higher education affordability, community college and university student-success supports, preschool expansion, child care subsidies, and workforce supports for early educators. The commissioners also discussed federal funding threats, equity gaps, and the administration’s efforts to improve outcomes for Black and brown students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities, and low-income students. Members questioned the panel about the local contribution formula study, the final year of Student Opportunity Act implementation, and the need to revisit Chapter 70 funding to better address rising costs such as special education, transportation, and health care. Officials said the local contribution study report is expected by the end of June, with a draft to be shared after data analysis and public comment. Commissioner Martinez said the Student Opportunity Act narrowed funding gaps but more work is needed, and he pointed to a proposed Accelerating Achievement Initiative to support the highest-need schools. Senator Oliveira also raised concerns about Chapter 70 disparities and asked about partnerships with libraries to support literacy, prompting discussion of broader early literacy collaboration.

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• It's always better to delay the authorization of a new project than to adjust the completion and payment
• the<00:09:51.360> completion<00:09:51.920> and<00:09:52.240> payment adjust
• the completion and payment adjust the completion and payment schedules<00:09:53.279> of<00:09
• and cities will receive less funding in August than they would traditionally receive, but we will adjust
• We will continue to have some discussions on that about some other opportunities on how to adjust that

Keywords: 958, all

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• They're not eligible for Medicaid, and our financing has appropriately adjusted for whether they are
• One is the plan closure rate adjustment program, and the other one is the performance-based incentive
• the plan closure rate adjustment the plan closure rate adjustment program,<00:41:54.200> and<
• And lastly, the next proposal would limit inflationary adjustments in DWRs and VBR by having a 2% per
• adjustments in DWRs and<00:50:18.520> VBR<00:50:19.200> by<00:50:20.200> um<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to them in terms of how they are contemplating whether plans, their model plans, may need to be adjusted
• to them in terms of how they are contemplating whether plans, their model plans, may need to be adjusted
• to them in terms of how they are contemplating whether plans, their model plans, may need to be adjusted
• to them in terms of how they are contemplating whether plans, their model plans, may need to be adjusted
• Just recently, they had a young student who was having a very difficult time adjusting to school after

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And if there is none, then we'll have to make adjustments to make sure that this happens.
• And if there is none, then we'll have to make adjustments to make sure that this happens.
• And if there is none, then we'll have to make adjustments to make sure that this happens.
• In section two, that sort of adjusts the CHIP language that we have currently.
• Um, in section two, that sort of adjusts Um, in section two, that sort of adjusts the<01:46:44.720

Bills: HF3919, HF1335, HF3864, HF3916, HF3728

Keywords: veterans benefits, Secret War, Laos veterans, eligibility process, burial fees, veteran designation, electronic license, driver's license, digital credential, transportation, data privacy, authentication, license plates, vehicle registration, validation stickers, Minnesota statutes, transportation policy, aeronautics, transponder, aircraft safety

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• I think the laws are just, but they could probably stand some adjustments.
• I think the laws are just, but they could probably stand some adjustments.
• I think the laws are just, but they could probably stand some adjustments.
• I think the laws are just, but they could probably stand some adjustments.
• Uh, why the adjustment to the capital reserve?

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• when cars and pedestrians were new to one another, and this law, however, has not recognized or adjusted
• when cars and pedestrians were new to one another, and this law, however, has not recognized or adjusted
• when cars and pedestrians were new to one another, and this law, however, has not recognized or adjusted
• Pedestrians were new to one another, and this law, however, has not recognized or adjusted to take into
• individuals based on their adjusted individuals based on their adjusted gross<00:26:53.640> income

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Let me briefly share with you a recent example of why this housing support rate adjustment is so important
• Let me briefly share with you a recent example of why this housing support rate adjustment is so important
• is so important to continuing adjustment is so important to continuing our<00:26:09.640> work
• <00:34:54.560> and opportunity to make adjustments and opportunity to make adjustments and
• We've made several adjustments to MinnChoices, and we've rolled out, you know, a new kind of reformed

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Finally, I want to acknowledge the inflation adjustment piece that is put in here.
• The speaker also acknowledged the inflation adjustment piece as a reflection of interim conversations
• Finally, the speaker acknowledged the inflation adjustment piece that is put in here as a reflection
• Finally, I want to acknowledge the inflation adjustment piece that is put in here.
• Finally, I want to acknowledge the inflation adjustment piece that is put in here.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So the first recommendation is our agency's operating adjustment.
• 09:52.920> to<00:09:53.079> retroactive<00:09:53.959> pay<00:09:54.200> adjustments
• related to retroactive pay adjustments related to retroactive pay adjustments that<00:09:55.279>
• funding still only constitutes 65% of what it was 30 years ago, in the 1994-1995 biennium, after adjusting
• and the funding is policy adjustments and the funding is located<01:26:47.560> there<01:26:48.560

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The average award is approximately $3,400 per student, and half of the recipients have a family adjusted
• The average award is approximately $3,400 per student, and half of the recipients have a family adjusted
• half of the recipients have<00:30:43.840> a<00:30:44.000> family<00:30:44.279> adjusted
• gross income of have a family adjusted gross income of less<00:30:45.679> than less than less
• gross income and all the other adjusted gross income and all the other criteria<00:37:43.480> of<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, we're kind of inserting ourselves in that insurance adjuster-client relationship, which I don't,
• So, we're kind of inserting ourselves in that insurance adjuster-client relationship, which I don't,
• So, we're kind of inserting ourselves in that insurance adjuster-client relationship, which I don't,
• So, we're kind of inserting ourselves in that insurance adjuster-client relationship, which I don't,
• You know, if it's a large claim and the bid is unreasonable, the adjuster will require a second bid.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The bill has a lot of technical adjustments to the cannabis program and licensing regime.
• adjusting this this is adjusting uh<00:56:03.680> the<00:56:04.640> components<00:56:05.280
• does is removes the operating adjustment does is removes the operating adjustment from<01:34:53.360
• We continue that progress in this bill as we make adjustments to go forward.
• We are making adjustment to make sure that we control how they do their service.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• In the Democratic spending plan, we didn’t have enough revenues to spend, so we adjust our revenues just
• So we adjust our revenues just a few weeks ago.

Keywords: June 22, 2026 - Special Session 1, 976, house, all