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• Face unexpected funding gaps.
• And so simply say that you just want to bring the gaps, uh, together for the local government, uh, you
• of serving the state of Texas as the governor's appointee for the Commission on Community College Finance
• on the commission representing over 400 trustees serving on that commission for Community College finance
• exemption, but we got to make sure that cities are, are made whole or close to whole by the, by the gap

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• skills gap or shortage that they have. skills gap or shortage that they have.
• And this there was nobody that filled that gap.
• And this there was nobody that filled that gap.
• And this there was nobody that filled that gap.
• There was nobody that filled that gap.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• pulling in the same direction to lower the tax burden on Vermonters this year, to help bridge that gap
• to<00:17:56.080> help<00:17:56.240> bridge<00:17:57.280> that<00:17:57.679> gap
• c><00:17:58.240> in<00:17:58.480> the<00:17:58.640> future to help bridge that gap
• in the future to help bridge that gap in the future and<00:17:59.840> prove<00:18:00.080>
• We all know health care delivery, administration, finance, and policy are complex.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• doing amazing work with Bob and everyone there, and I'm so grateful to you all for helping us plug the gaps
• The workgroup will be made up of child welfare professionals to identify current gaps in child welfare
• policy and provide suggestions on how we can close those gaps.
• The bill requires DCF to contract for a bed capacity study for residential treatment and a gap analysis
• bill increases the minimum publication Senator Simon: and provides funding for the Florida Housing Finance

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• And I'll give you an example in our finance and accounting shop.
• You know, you have gaps to kind of advanced the bar with the courts.
• next for special Programs, Peas, there's these are initiatives that are statewide and it addresses gaps
• So we reallocated investigative resources to meet that gap.
• And the bill came forth and it was to families would have to make a request that that gap had been over

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Before that, I clerked for a federal judge, and my background is in finance and accounting.
• Before that, I clerked for a federal judge, and my underground is in finance and accounting.
• And so the offer in compromise fills that gap.
• And so the offering compromise fills that gap.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Revenue held a hybrid hearing on several property and local tax bills. The main focus was H.56, the Municipal Empowerment Act, which the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Massachusetts Municipal Association, MAPC, and Salem Mayor Dominick Pangallo supported as a package of local options and administrative reforms. Supporters said municipalities need more tools to relieve pressure on property taxes and fund services, citing proposed increases to local meals and lodging taxes, a new local vehicle excise surcharge, senior property tax relief, one-year override flexibility for emergencies, and central valuation of telecom and utility property by DOR. The administration said the bill was based on municipal listening sessions and was intended to give cities and towns optional, not mandatory, revenue tools. Opponents, including the National Federation of Independent Businesses, argued the tax increases would hurt restaurants, hotels, tourism, and small businesses and add to affordability concerns. The committee also heard testimony on H.3211, dealing with deeds excise receipts, from Norfolk County Commissioner Richard Staidi. He said Norfolk County is financially stable but needs additional revenue for major capital needs at its agricultural school, especially a new cafeteria and other aging facilities, and also to support county programs such as veteran transportation services. On S.2020, a bill to allow settlements of tax liability, Greater Boston Legal Services, the Asian American Civic Association, and several individual taxpayers urged creation of a more workable offer-in-compromise process at DOR. They said the current system is too subjective, requires an unaffordable $5,000 threshold, lacks clear standards and appeal rights, and leaves low-income taxpayers stuck with unmanageable debt, license suspensions, or business closures. Supporters said the bill would give both taxpayers and DOR a practical way to resolve liabilities and bring people back into compliance. The committee also took testimony on S.1966, which would require nonprofits selling property to disclose any back-tax obligations to buyers. Senator Peter Durant said the bill was prompted by a personal experience in which a tax bill arrived after a nonprofit property purchase was already completed, and he argued the disclosure would prevent buyers from being surprised by retroactive tax liability. No votes were taken during the hearing, and the chair closed the session after hearing from all scheduled witnesses.

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• The reality is that our court systems have big gaps and loopholes in them.
• Our court systems, our systems throughout Arizona, leave these big gaps and these loopholes.
• amending Sections 116, 1, 1201, 3, 1204, 12, and 23, A.R.S., relating to the Water Infrastructure Finance
• House Bill 296, relating to the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Members, we have with us Anish Padillard, president and founder of ABC; Sharon Arvetti, the finance manager
• , or Sharon Avetti, finance manager; Isha Pande, outreach manager; and Rushita Padi, People and Engagement
• This will widen the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
• recorded in 2005, and 25% of individuals diagnosed with autism live in poverty, creating a critical gap

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, guest introductions, and a proclamation recognizing April 1, 2026, as NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four in Arizona Day. Members also highlighted visitors from the Arizona Psychiatric Society, Tucson International Airport, and Autism Bringing Change, along with remarks tied to World Autism Day and Passover. The chamber then considered several Senate bills in Committee of the Whole. SB 1024, SB 1078, SB 1123, SB 1164, SB 1232, SB 1293, SB 1493 as amended, SB 1520, and SB 1572 all received do-pass recommendations, while SB 1665 was retained on the calendar. SB 1142 drew the most debate, with supporters describing it as conformity with a federal scholarship tax credit that would help Arizona students, and opponents arguing it would further divert public dollars to private education and expand voucher-like programs without accountability. Despite the opposition, the bill received a do-pass recommendation. Members also debated SB 1293, which would limit how GPLET property tax abatements can affect school district taxes; supporters said it would prevent unequal treatment and protect statewide taxpayers, while opponents warned it could hinder housing and economic development. SB 1572, requiring Celebrate Freedom Week civics instruction, was supported as a civics and civic-health measure and opposed as an unfunded mandate that bypasses the State Board of Education. SB 1160, as amended, addressing drone restrictions near venues, was defended as a public safety measure and criticized as overbroad and potentially criminalizing innocent conduct. On third reading, the House passed SB 1097 unanimously, SB 1166 and SB 1216 by wide margins, and SB 1787 by a narrower 31-24 vote. The House then adopted the Committee of the Whole reports, placed several bills on third reading or engrossing, and adjourned until April 2, 2026.

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• This office leverages pre-grant software to identify gaps in agency capacity and even flags grants that
• It still doesn't cover the gap.
• This actually comes through the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA).
• sense that you still have those focused eyes and ears because it's a lot deeper dive than the other finance

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• And that were great until we until Senator Simon changed our world today, the Florida Education finance
• number and that number will follow them so long as they're part of the the the Florida Education Finance
• It can't be this huge gap in the way that we look at schools and the way that we've been schools on what
• As we finally titled The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program seeks to address this gap.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• THIS LINGUISTIC MISUNDERSTANDING CREATES AT A DANGEROUS GAP THAT FRAUDSTERS EXPLOIT MISLEADING IMMIGRANTS
• THE ANSWER IS NOT FORCING KIDS TO FILL GAPS IT IS PAYING A FAIR WAGE AND MAKING SURE FAMILIES HAVE TOOLS
• FUNCTION AND DEVELOPING RESPONSIBILITIES AND SENSE OF SELF AND SELF DETERMINATION AND LEARNING PERSONAL FINANCE
• PLEASE INDULGE ME SENATOR INGOGLIA LET'S TAKE UP TAB 11 AND 12 APPOINTMENTS TO FINANCE CORPORATION.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:17:17.400> in gap in gap in perceived<00:17:19.160> gap<00:17:19.480> in<00:
• 17:19.640> regulatory perceived gap in regulatory perceived gap in regulatory perceived<00:17:
• :17:23.640> system perceived gap in our regulatory system perceived gap in our regulatory system
• Discussions on Senate File 4535. fair, responsible financing to rural and fair, responsible financing
• finance, we added a finance, we added a small<02:41:37.720> amendment<02:41:38.160> that

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Senate was called to order, a quorum was established, and remote voting was authorized for several members. The body adopted committee reports except those related to Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, gave Senate File 4067 a second reading, and referred newly introduced bills as listed on the agenda. It also adopted a motion to strike and re-refer House File 3379 to the Committee on Finance, and then moved into special orders and floor debate. The main floor action was on House File 2358, a public safety bill providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain coercion offenses. Senator Lang described it as creating a Minnesota crime targeting sexual extortion of children, including online extortion. Senator Maye Quade supported the bill and spoke about the tragic constituent story behind it. The Senate took a roll call and passed the bill 67-0, with its title agreed to. The Senate then began debate on Senate File 4511, which would clarify Minnesota gambling law to prohibit prediction-market style betting disguised as futures contracts. Senator Marty argued the bill was needed to stop companies such as Kalshi and Polymarket from using futures-contract language to evade state gambling restrictions and to protect existing regulated gambling businesses. Senator Johnson initially offered the A10 amendment to delay action until federal jurisdiction issues are resolved, but withdrew it after debate. He then offered the A8 amendment to preserve longer-term weather-related hedging contracts, which Senator Marty supported as a distinction from short-term, manipulable bets; the A8 amendment was adopted. Debate continued with questions about the bill’s scope, including whether it would reach election-related or financial contracts.

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• We are going to start the Finance Committee report over.
• President, your Finance Committee, to whom has been referred... Mr.
• So there is a $200 million gap in road funding in this state.
• Senate Finance will meet Monday morning at 9:00 a.m. in Room 22.
• This week in Senate Finance, we're going to start hearing budgets.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This fund aims to fill that gap, even though it is a very big gap.
• current disposition the state budget is in, so we submitted a conceptual amendment to the Senate Finance

Bills: AB58, AB275, SB46, SB457, SB465, AB320, AB344, AB381, AB541

Keywords: Nevada gaming, gaming regulation, sports pool, race book, interactive gaming, slot machines, restricted license, Gaming Control Board, Gaming Commission, game approval, administrative approval, service provider, cash access, wagering instruments, global risk management, information service, sports wagering, pari-mutuel wagering, casino regulation, gaming license

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• The credit cannot be assessed by the personal finance road up to his which case your garments require
• This bill is a natural expect extension of existing legislation and allows us to fill the current gap
• also have the aptitude to take care of those people around them for transition in identifying the gaps

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <01:27:23.199> is next three years when this stop gap is next three years when this stop gap
• on the finance committee report?
• finance committee report. finance committee report. >> Rep.<02:08:40.560> Hartzuk.
• So, in finance, we we heard this bill. So, in finance, we we heard this bill.
• To the finance committee report. To the finance committee report.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from April 30, 2026, and then moved through a series of announcements and introductions, including recognition of guests from Aurora Public Schools, remarks about International Workers Day and Law Day, and several social announcements about food events and a Cinco de Mayo potluck. The chamber also heard a brief recess and then proceeded to third reading business. The first major action was House Joint Resolution 10:30, sponsored by Representatives Gonzalez and Joseph, which designates a portion of Colorado Highway 14 in Weld County as Mono and Matt Road in memory of Eduardo Mono Hernandez and Matthew Garcia, two Greeley Central High School student-athletes killed in a 2014 crash. Sponsors and supporters described the resolution as a permanent tribute to the young men and to the Greeley community. The resolution passed overwhelmingly, 62-0, with three excused. The House then considered Senate Bill 143, updating the name of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee, and Senate Bill 124, concerning information related to the automated protection order notification system. Both measures passed on third reading, each by a vote of 43-19 with three excused. The chamber also laid over Senate Bill 43 until Monday. Finally, the House took up House Bill 1421, which would prohibit certain compensation arrangements in the legal profession and create the Colorado Legal Practice Integrity and Fee Sharing Prohibition Act. Supporters argued it would prevent private equity from influencing law firms and protect client-focused legal judgment, while opponents raised concerns about separation of powers, the judiciary’s role in regulating lawyers, and possible effects on rural legal services and consolidation. One member requested and received an excusal from the vote due to a potential conflict. The debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown for the bill in the excerpt.

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• I call this meeting of the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy to order.
• Thank you, Chair Fajkus and members of the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.
• When there is a gap in services, we figure out a way to fill it.
• When that happens, the gaps don't go away.
• But, I huge gap that you need to fill.

Bills: HF1082, HF2099, HF4177, HF2742

Keywords: public safety, law enforcement, mental health, domestic violence, appropriations, criminal justice, Minnesota corrections, victim services, task force, personal safety, emergency management, local government, funding, preparedness, Minnesota, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Independent Use of Force Investigations Unit, use of force, police accountability

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• e e e e e e e e e e All right, we'll call the Senate Finance Committee meeting to order, and our first
• the Senate position in favor of funding child advocacy centers in the budget and not to presume the Finance
• full in regards to the funding gap full in regards to the funding gap between<00:36:46.000> the
• record I'm Kyra Leonard I am the finance record I'm Kyra Leonard I am the finance director<01:03
• apologize but you are the finance apologize but you are the finance committee<01:13:46.760> so

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• This proposal would generate $71 million a year in projected revenue to help shore up spending gaps at
• <00:51:25.119> which<00:51:25.280> is<00:51:25.359> financed<00:51:25.760> by
• which is financed by a 1% tax on finance which is financed by a 1% tax on personal<00:51:27.359>
• Yeah, I just was going to finance after.
• Yeah, I just was going to finance >> Okay.

Bills: HB2488, HB2456

Keywords: disability, communication access, deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind, healthcare, sign language interpreters, auxiliary aids, weight loss, GLP-1 drugs, obesity, Medicaid, healthcare costs, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HP 1972, which would create a nonrefundable family caregiver tax credit, and on a related tax measure to increase the existing dependent care tax credit. Supporters of HP 1972, including AARP, the Executive Office on Aging, the Hawaii Public Health Institute, Hawaii Children’s Action Network, and others, said unpaid caregivers are essential to keeping kūpuna and other loved ones at home and described significant out-of-pocket costs. The Department of Taxation and the Tax Foundation raised technical concerns, including the need to avoid overlap with existing credits and to prevent double-dipping. The department said taxpayers can claim credits to the extent allowed, but recommended explicit language barring the same costs from being claimed under more than one credit. No vote was taken in the excerpt, and the chair moved the bill along after questions. The committee then heard HP 1975, which would repeal the sunset on the state rent supplement program for kūpuna. AARP, Catholic Charities Hawaii, the Executive Office on Aging, and others supported making the program permanent, saying it helps low-income older adults avoid eviction and homelessness and allows them to remain in affordable housing. Catholic Charities described clients who were paying unsustainable shares of income for rent before receiving the supplement. Members also shared a constituent example of an elderly retiree who needed the subsidy to stay housed. Written support was noted from additional organizations and individuals. Next, the committee took up HB 1706, which would expand Medicaid prospective payment reimbursement to include mental health services furnished in federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics by mental health professionals under supervision. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill, and DHS said it appreciated the intent to address workforce shortages and expand training, but cautioned that unlicensed professionals cannot currently bill Medicaid and that a state plan amendment would be needed, with limited precedent for approval. Members asked about the likelihood and timing of federal approval and whether the bill could help rural areas; DHS said approval is uncertain and the process can take time, though it saw possible alignment with the state’s rural health transformation efforts. The committee also discussed HB 546, a three-year health coverage continuity pilot program for people losing Medicaid coverage. DHS, the Attorney General’s office, DCCA, Catholic Charities, the University of Hawaii, and others testified, with DHS warning that federal changes could increase uninsured rates and that the state may need to act quickly. Catholic Charities and others emphasized the risk to Medicaid recipients, including homeless and near-elderly residents, while DHS explained the state’s existing premium assistance program for certain immigrants and compared it to the proposed pilot. The excerpt ends during discussion of that comparison, with no vote shown.

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• This bill seeks to amend the gaps in Florida's child abuse investigation procedures that can fail to
• The goal of the gap... To consider infants and young children with pre-existing genetic conditions.
• A health facility must hold a hospital or similar license to purchase financing under this act.
• There is an OPPAGA study in the bill as to the potential use of mezzanine financing and tiny homes.
• There is an Opaga study in the bill as to the potential use of mezzanine financing and tiny homes.

Summary: The Committee on Rules took up a long agenda of bills and reported several measures favorably. Early action included CS for SB 678, allowing pawnbroker transaction forms to be printed or digital, and SB 466, which designates St. Johns County as the site for the Florida Museum of Black History and creates a board to work with the supporting foundation and county officials. Senators and public speakers largely supported the museum bill, though some members asked about feasibility studies and long-term planning. The committee also approved CS for SB 578 on wine containers, SB 582 on penalties for unlawful demolition of historic buildings, CS for SB 1168 creating an aggravated offense for unlawful tracking-device use in furtherance of crimes, CS for SB 806 clarifying that only the Florida Attorney General may represent beneficiaries of Florida charitable trusts as a public official, and SB 1228 to support spring restoration efforts for Ichetucknee and Santa Fe springs. The committee then heard and favorably reported CS for CS for SB 304, which addresses child protective investigations involving infants and young children with genetic or other pre-existing medical conditions. The bill requires a qualified medical opinion before permanent removal in cases where injuries may be explained by an underlying condition, and it drew strong support from the sponsor and several speakers. Members also approved SB 1286 clarifying that ordinary unsupervised childhood activities, such as biking or playing outside, do not by themselves constitute neglect unless reckless, and SB 1318, a hands-free driving bill that renames the texting-while-driving law, expands the handheld-device prohibition, and adds penalties for handheld use in work and school zones and for certain serious crashes. The hands-free bill prompted the most debate, with supporters citing crash and fatality data and families sharing personal losses, while opponents raised concerns about enforcement, civil liberties, and potential disparate impacts on lower-income and minority drivers; the bill was still reported favorably after amendments. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 14 and SB 20, two claims bills for injuries and deaths involving local governments, and CS for SB 68, which updates health facilities authority financing rules to reflect modern hospital structures. The committee also approved CS for SB 172 on health care practitioner specialty titles and designations after adopting an amendment protecting CRNA titles; the bill generated questions about whether licensed practitioners with doctoral degrees may still use the title doctor under their practice acts. Throughout the meeting, most bills were adopted without opposition, and the committee repeatedly voted to report them favorably.