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• So just a little bit about the assessment on our producers.
• And then just a few highlights over on the other side of the screen.
• So you can see of the, you know, 10 to 12 billion invested over the screen.

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• funds for fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Juvenile Corrections on behalf of the Idaho Safety Assessment
• So the budgeted programs are the four blocks on this screen: administration, occupational licenses, building
• Looking at the screen that's in front of everybody right now, you have the request for the desktops,

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and first heard the Joint Millennium Fund Committee’s report. The co-chairs recommended one-time or ongoing funding for several programs: $692,200 for the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund, $1 million for juvenile safety assessment centers, $3 million for child advocacy centers, $150,000 ongoing for the Upper River Youth Leadership Council Recovery Center, $5 million for a statewide drug awareness media campaign, and $25 million one-time for Medicaid claim payments in fiscal year 2027. Members asked about the Medicaid recommendation, noting prior language against using Millennium Fund dollars to offset Medicaid; the co-chairs said the current recommendation was tied to the governor’s request and intended as one-time funding, with any unused money returned to the fund. The report was accepted by unanimous consent. The committee then reviewed the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses budget. Legislative staff outlined the division’s structure, growth, fund balances, and fee-setting framework, including the requirement to keep board balances within a range tied to a five-year rolling average of expenditures. Administrator Russ Barron said the division has reduced costs, consolidated boards, and used fee increases, fee reductions, and fee holidays to bring boards into range; he also said the division had improved retention after inspector pay increases. Members questioned rising personnel costs, the use of opioid settlement funds for DEA license reimbursements, the request to remove a 10% transfer limitation, and whether cash balances should be redistributed among boards. Barron said the transfer exemption was largely a holdover and that cross-subsidizing boards would be possible but unpopular. He also explained that complaints drive enforcement, that a universal discipline bill could improve consistency, and that vehicle replacements were still needed because the fleet is aging despite possible future legislation. Finally, the committee heard the State Lottery budget. Staff reported that the lottery continues to generate dividends for schools and public buildings, with most expenditures tied to prizes and commissions. Director Andrew Arulenandum said the lottery has reduced management layers, renegotiated major contracts, and expects significant savings beginning in fiscal year 2027. Members asked about the role of lottery detectives, advertising spending, and the need for MacBooks and iMacs; the director said detectives investigate theft and other crimes involving lottery inventory, advertising effectiveness depends heavily on jackpot size, and the Apple equipment is needed for in-house design and artwork. The meeting ended with adjournment and a reminder about upcoming budget-setting work groups and future hearings.

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• funds for fiscal year 2027 to the Department of Juvenile Corrections on behalf of the Idaho Safety Assessment
• So the budgeted programs are the four blocks on this screen: administration, occupational licenses, building
• Looking at the screen that's in front of everybody right now, you have the request for the desktops,

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first heard a report from the Joint Millennium Fund co-chairs on recommended uses of Millennium Fund dollars. The recommendations included one-time funding for juvenile safety assessment centers and child advocacy centers, ongoing funding for the Upper River Youth Leadership Council Recovery Center, $5 million for a statewide drug awareness media campaign, and $25 million one-time for Medicaid claim payments to reduce the general fund impact in fiscal year 2027. Members asked about the Medicaid recommendation because the fund had previously been directed away from Medicaid; the co-chairs said the request was made in light of a revenue downturn and was intended as one-time funding, with any unused balance returned. The report was accepted by unanimous consent. The committee then reviewed the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses. Legislative staff summarized the division’s consolidation of licensing boards, staffing, fee-balance management requirements, and the governor’s and committee’s budget recommendations, including vehicle replacement and IT hardware requests. Administrator Russ Barron said the division has reduced overall expenditures since consolidation, improved licensing and inspection timeliness, and used fee changes, fee holidays, and board mergers to keep board balances within the target range. Members questioned rising personnel costs, the use of opioid settlement funds for prescriber DEA fees, the continued need for a 10% transfer exemption, vehicle replacement timing, and how complaints and discipline are handled; Barron said complaints drive investigations, boards set fees subject to legislative approval, and a universal discipline bill could improve consistency. Finally, the committee heard the state lottery budget. Staff described lottery revenues, prize payouts, dividend distributions to schools and state buildings, and a small one-time request for replacement computers. Director Andrew Arulenandum said the lottery has reduced management layers, renegotiated major contracts for significant future savings, and is trying to improve performance without relying heavily on paid advertising. Members asked about the role of lottery detectives, the return on advertising spending, and the need for MacBooks and iMacs; he said detectives investigate theft and other lottery-related crimes, advertising results are hard to isolate from jackpot size, and the Apple equipment is needed for in-house design work. The committee concluded its business and adjourned, with a reminder about upcoming budget-setting work sessions.

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• We must assess interagency coordination as it relates to finding appropriate care settings for high acuity
• enforcement and federal child welfare performance standards, licensing requirements, background screenings
• DCF investigators are trained to screen for trafficking indicators such as abuse, Rep.

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• The department is assessing gaps in all home and community-based services (HCBS).
• DHCS provides that level of care assessment.
• In terms of essentially looking at a process that the LAO suggested where we assess.
• Our second trailer bill is the Cognitive Health Assessment Training Program.
• It's vital that we continue conducting these cognitive health assessments as a screening tool for early

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And whereas addressing disparities in sleep apnea awareness, screening, and treatment is essential to
• HB 2720, prostitution, assessment, answering human trafficking fund. Judiciary and Elections.
• It requires attorneys to consult with the child's family, even parents accused of abuse, to assess the
• It requires attorneys to consult with the child's family, even parents accused of abuse, to assess the

Keywords: 1182, all

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• certain policies; and to require the State Department of Education to develop certain standards, assessments
• Revenue and Taxation Committee, an act relating to taxation, to revise provisions regarding the assessment
• House Bill 722, to revise provisions regarding the assessment of operating property, to revise a provision
• Senators, this is a bill that deals with hearing screenings for infants, and in consulting with the midwives

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and approved the prior journal. Committee and message reports were received, including enrollment of several bills and resolutions, gubernatorial appointments to the Idaho State Racing Commission and State Building Authority, and multiple House bills referred to standing committees. The chamber also advanced a large slate of bills through first and second reading, with several measures sent to the third-reading calendar. The Committee of the Whole considered and amended several bills. Amendments were adopted on House Bill 494 (temporary caregiver background checks), Senate Bill 1294 (hearing screening timelines for infants and midwives), Senate Bill 1299 (digital ID enforcement and police-requested deletions), House Bill 728 (definitions cleanup), House Bill 703 (restoring an individual fine provision for surveyors and engineers), Senate Bill 1335 (veterinary medicine clarification), Senate Bill 1330 (small claims court attorney fees), Senate Bill 1359 (virtual currency kiosk consumer protection), and Senate Bill 1348 (clarifying the location of a North Idaho gun club). The committee reported all of those measures back as amended without recommendation, while several other bills remained on the 14th-order calendar. A major floor action involved House Bill 745, which had been held in the Commerce and Human Resources Committee. Under Rule 14E, a motion was made to excuse the committee from reporting the bill forthwith. After extended debate over committee prerogatives and the Senate’s ability to force consideration of held bills, a roll call vote was taken. The motion to excuse the committee passed 25-1 with one abstention, meaning House Bill 745 would remain in committee for the rest of the session. The Senate then reordered the third-reading calendar, received announcements, and adjourned until 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2026.

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• campuses to ensure safety when it comes to buildings and locking buildings, campus security, and assessing
• Campus security, when it comes to assessing threats that come into campus, and how those are assessed
• Sorry, the screen keeps going in and out, but I'm on slide 28.

Summary: The committee heard a presentation on the State University System’s new strategic plan, SUS 30, from Emily Sykes and later the system’s legislative budget request from Sarah Denagie. The strategic plan centers on five priorities: One SUS collaboration, elevating student success, operational excellence, world-class talent, and innovative research and economic development. Testimony highlighted Florida’s continued status as the nation’s top higher education system, record rankings, improved four-year graduation rates, higher median graduate wages, strong licensure pass rates, and expanded focus on research commercialization and workforce alignment. Senators asked about programs of strategic emphasis, mental health and teacher workforce needs, use of the My Florida Future wage data tool, support for first-generation and Pell students, and the role of liberal arts degrees. The system said it would provide follow-up information, including the full strategic-emphasis list and a report on campus safety best practices after a recent summit following the FSU shooting. The committee also received an update on line funding for nursing and health care partnerships. Officials said the $6 million appropriation was fully subscribed through 24 proposals from all 10 nursing programs, supporting scholarships, faculty recruitment, internships, simulation, and expanded nursing capacity. They reported more than 1,900 new nursing graduates, over 200 new student slots, more than 300 scholarships, and a 92% NCLEX pass rate. Senators asked about expanding eligibility for the program, and staff indicated that would be examined this year. For the legislative budget request, the Board of Governors asked for $634.5 million total, including $295 million to maintain the institutional performance-based funding base, $400 million for the state investment portion of performance-based funding, $125 million for preeminence funding, $100 million for faculty recruitment and retention, $6.4 million for UF/IFAS extension workload, and $3.1 million for state fire marshal inspections. The chair noted that resources are limited and that difficult budget decisions will be required. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentations and questions.

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• We have the $26,000 special fund authority for court assessments that were left over, that they have
• We have the $26,000 special fund authority for court assessments that were left over, that they have
• We'll entertain that. assessments that were left over um that assessments that were left over um that
• patient obesity management, remote patient monitoring,<00:32:24.640><c> cancer</c><00:32:25.039><c> screenings
• </c><00:32:25.519><c> for</c> monitoring, cancer screenings for monitoring, cancer screenings for individuals

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Keywords: Appropriations - Room 216, 12 March, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

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• Duran and Gonzalez, also Senators Michael Jane and Pelton B, concerning using a mandatory lethality assessment
• using a and Pelton B concerning using a mandatory<02:09:51.440><c> lethality</c><02:09:51.920><c> assessment
• </c><02:09:52.320><c> when</c> mandatory lethality assessment when mandatory lethality assessment when
• Bacon, also Senator Roberts, concerning mandatory healthcare coverage for preventive kidney function screening
• </c> for preventive kidney function screening for preventive kidney function screening services. services

Keywords: 981, all

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• Just a reminder, there's a timer on the screen, and please stay within one minute. Good morning.
• comprised of community-based members who live in those communities, speak the language, and are able to assess
• Again, one minute, and there should be a timer on your screen. Go ahead, Allie.
• Chesney Hatch was called to testify on Zoom, with a reminder that the countdown timer should be on screen

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Keywords: 996, all

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• IF YOU FOLLOW AROUND THE CIRCLE ON THE SCREEN YOU WILL SEE WE LICENSE COMPANIES, WE BRING THEM INTO THE
• PROJECTIONS BUT WE ASK WE CERTAINLY REVIEW THEM AS PART OF THE RATE FILINGS THAT ARE APPROVED AND ON THE SCREEN
• BARTLEMAN WAS SAYING AS YOU HAVE ON THE SCREEN 97% OF THE MARKET ENROLLEES ARE SUBSIDIZED MEANING ANY
• BE HAPPY TO CONSIDER ANY POLICIES THE LEGISLATURE HAS AND PROVIDE THOROUGH AND QUICK REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT

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• vaccines and when we looked up the data on this bill, we found that, uh, testing and early, early screening
• There is no early screening.
• So, we also have the Global Laboratory Energy Assessment Management and Manufacturing, that's a research
• Hold on my screen window.

Committee: House Higher Education

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• We've recently started screening.
• We've recently<00:46:07.839><c> started</c><00:46:08.160><c> screening.
• </c><00:46:08.880><c> We've</c> recently started screening. We've recently started screening.
• So I'm not necessarily here to talk about my screening, but I'm always happy to.
• So in those cases, because we can't screen, we need to be prepared.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So they want to make sure that there’s a good assessment of what their health care needs are as they
• They’re entitled to all these types of screenings, which is more extensive on the screening side and
• </c> of corrections looking at and assessing of corrections looking at and assessing the<00:31:30.640
• </c> know, an evaluation of and an assessment know, an evaluation of and an assessment um<00:43:29.440
• Um, as it says on the slide, assessment.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• It allows the state to assess the situation and gives granular details and to have to...
• I don't know if you want to hear me talk about the history, because one of the standards for assessing
• I don't know if you want to hear me talk about the history, because one of the standards for assessing
• They're also screened.
• They're screened on a variety of levels.

Summary: The Senate convened, established a quorum, offered an invocation, and handled several announcements and courtesy motions, including excusing some members and relaxing the dress code. The chamber then adopted committee reports on several bills, including Senate Bill 50, Senate Bill 30, and Senate Bill 43. It then moved to third reading of Senate Judiciary Committee substitute for Senate Bill 17, the “Stop Illegal Gun Trade and Extremely Dangerous Weapons Act.” SB 17 was read at length and explained by Senator O’Malley and co-sponsor Senator Bergman as a gun crime prevention measure aimed at dealer security, employee training, recordkeeping, reporting requirements, inspections, and a ban on future dealer sales or transfers of certain firearms and accessories, including high-capacity magazines, .50-caliber rifles and cartridges, gas-operated semi-automatic firearms with detachable magazines, and machine guns. Supporters argued the bill targets the retail-to-criminal pipeline, improves accountability, and would help reduce gun trafficking and violence. Opponents argued it infringes on constitutional rights, would not stop criminals from obtaining guns, and would burden law-abiding citizens and dealers. The chamber then debated Floor Amendment No. 1 by Senator Brantley, which would have struck Section 7, the portion banning certain weapons and devices. Supporters of the amendment said Section 7 was the most constitutionally vulnerable part of the bill and would likely be litigated, while opponents said the section was central to the bill’s purpose and consistent with Second Amendment case law. The amendment failed on a roll call vote, 15-22. A second amendment by Senator Block, which would have exempted certain under-21 employees from the bill’s age restriction if they were military members, veterans, or had completed hunter safety or 4-H programs, was then taken up and debated, with supporters emphasizing military training and youth firearms education as evidence of responsibility.

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• When a Vermonter disputes an error on their credit report, or when their bank screens a wire transfer
• Third, to assess how to improve the Third, to assess how to improve the energy<01:01:54.120><c> education
• </c><02:34:25.440><c> that</c> helpful for us in better assessing that helpful for us in better assessing
• </c><03:08:41.760><c> to</c> visits and develop risk assessments to visits and develop risk assessments
• This section relates to confidential records obtained during pre-trial risk assessments and needs screenings

Keywords: 926, house, all

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• I'm sorry the font is a little small for people looking on the screen, but we're on slide two.
• To be a very fair assessment of this thing.
• Is that a fair assessment when it comes to underground water?
• Is that a fair assessment when it comes to service water on the project?
• We'd pay an assessment just like any other user.

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• That's right, and there are some in the room, too, by the TV screen in the back.
• And to chief Berlant's point, the CWMP works to train locals so that they can do their own assessments
• a lot of the interest work has been done when you look at doing a whole home like same type of assessment
• Obviously, we have to complete the work and then continue to test and assess the success of our of our
• But just adding an additional layer of screening at the one-eighth inch mesh size makes a fundamental

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It comes from the fees that are assessed for the carriers who provide products on the exchange. >> So
• work and how they're those assessments work and how they're collected<00:24:13.039><c> and</c><00:24
• </c><00:24:32.799><c> are</c> &gt;&gt; the the fees that Kentucky assesses are &gt;&gt; the the fees
• that Kentucky assesses are are<00:24:33.360><c> lower</c><00:24:33.760><c> than</c><00:24:34.000><c>
• ,</c><00:47:40.480><c> and</c> education, eligibility screenings, and education, eligibility screenings

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00 2. Approval of Minutes – 00:02:10 3. Discussion of State-Based Marketplaces and the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace – 00:02:31 4. Discussion of the Role of Kynectors and Navigators – 00:27:29 5. Discussion of Presumptive Eligibility – 01:11:57 6. Discussion of Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Redeterminations – 01:20:09 7. Update on Rural Health Transformation Program Application Process – 01:47:35 8. Public Comment – 01:59:57 9. Adjournment – 02:06:10, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.