Transcript Highlights:

• We calculate that on average it costs us about $3,500 to help resolve a crisis in a household.
• We calculate that on average it costs us about $3,500 to help resolve a crisis in a household.
• We<00:04:36.800> calculate<00:04:37.199> that<00:04:37.520> on<00:04:37.840>
• average<00:04:38.720> it<00:04:38.960> costs<00:04:39.280> us We calculate that
• on average it costs us We calculate that on average it costs us about<00:04:40.199> $3,500<00

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Representative Huldah Momanyi-Hiltsley held a press event ahead of the House floor debate on the housing budget bill, focusing on funding for the Family Homelessness Prevention and Assistance Program (FHPAP). She described FHPAP as emergency rental, mortgage, and utility assistance that helps families avoid homelessness, and said the bill reflects a community effort to keep families stably housed across Minnesota, including in rural areas. Jenny Larson, executive director of Three Rivers Community Action, testified that her organization administers FHPAP in a 20-county region and uses it to help renters and homeowners remain housed, maintain employment, and stay in school and community. She said the program is fiscally responsible, estimating it costs about $3,500 to resolve a household crisis versus as much as $45,000 to help a family recover after homelessness. Community members Mierra Allen, Ebony McMillan, and a written statement from Tamita Gaines described how FHPAP helped them avoid or recover from homelessness and maintain stability for their children. The speakers also said the House housing bill includes broader housing investments, including funding for new housing units, housing infrastructure bonds, a challenge fund, and affordable/workforce homeownership initiatives, with attention to greater Minnesota. In response to questions, they said homelessness is not partisan, that current FHPAP funds are depleted, and that local providers use quarterly allocations and advisory committees to prioritize urgent cases. Momanyi-Hiltsley urged support for House File 2298 and said the program was a top priority because of limited funding and the need to prevent families from falling into homelessness.

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, in the interest of time. All right, Senator Hill, you're recognized for a question.
• I have not done that calculation. I have not. No, sir. Thank you. That's kind of a loaded question.
• So yes, we all want success, and I appreciate all the comments and all the interest in the University
• So if you will take that question and answer it, I think, in the interest of time and expediency, if
• you will send that to staff, they can send it back to me, and I'll send it out to anyone who's interested

Summary: The committee first adopted revised JBC rules, which staff said were updated to reflect legislation passed in the 2025 session. It then heard a presentation from DFA Secretary Jim Hudson on the governor’s proposed balanced budget for FY27, with no action taken. Hudson said the budget reflects three priorities: limiting state-government growth, continuing investments in education, and advancing income-tax cuts. He highlighted increases for education funding through EFAs, pay-plan costs for Corrections, DPS, and the Attorney General, higher education productivity funding, drug task forces, a Corrections medical contract, the governor’s 1033 initiative, SNAP error-rate reduction efforts, and an additional $100 million set aside for Medicaid sustainability. Committee members questioned the size of the tax cuts, the balance requirement, public education funding, Medicaid trust-fund levels, EFA funding, and the expected impact of new SNAP cost-sharing rules. The Division of Higher Education then presented its productivity-based funding recommendations. Officials said institutions were 2.61% more productive overall, with funding changes driven by a statutory formula that rewards degree production, underserved populations, and high-demand fields. Members asked about declines at UA Little Rock, the formula’s multipliers, the role of the Arkansas Access Act and a new return-on-investment metric, and how two-year colleges are adjusted for size. The committee also reviewed special items and approved two letters: one authorizing 17 net personnel changes across nine institutions, and another adding special language for North Arkansas College’s entry into the University of Arkansas system. The committee then adopted the Higher Education Coordinating Board’s recommendations for all institutions. A lengthy portion of the meeting focused on the University of Arkansas system, especially Fayetteville’s athletics funding and the broader impact of the House/NIL settlement. Chancellor Charles Robinson and system officials explained that the board had waived a longstanding campus transfer and directed the university to provide an additional $6 million to athletics, with some costs likely to be passed through to students but partially offset by existing budget growth. Members debated whether the university should prioritize academics or athletics, how the transfer originated, and whether the athletic changes would affect affordability. The committee also discussed the 1890 extension program at UAPB and the Division of Agriculture’s land-grant funding. UAPB officials said the state match is intended to be one-to-one, that the current recommendation aligns appropriation with actual spending, and that a $2 million set-aside remains available if needed. The Division of Agriculture later clarified that its Smith-Lever extension and Hatch research funds are part of the UA system’s separate budget and that the state matched about $6.2 million in federal extension funding last year. The committee then moved to the Department of Corrections. It approved G1, transferring 51 positions to the secretary’s office to activate a recidivism program, with an estimated cost of about $4 million. Staff then began walking through the department’s FY27 budget, noting an increase of about $8 million for administration and shared services, including a $170,000 sex-offender assessment appropriation moved under Act 723 of 2025 and roughly $6 million more for medical contracts. Questions on the Corrections budget had just begun when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• So you mentioned something very interesting, which is that under good cause a landlord, for economic
• So you mentioned something very interesting, which is that under good cause a landlord, for economic
• So you mentioned something very interesting, which is that under good cause a landlord, for economic
• Representative Daxton: This was interesting.
• this was interesting this was interesting so<02:35:23.560> you<02:35:24.399> and<02

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• People have long experience and interest in this from the groups that you'll see listed there.
• People have long experience and interest People have long experience and interest in<00:50:57.839
• We did see the code that I think you were interested in doing.
• And so to adjust for all the other rate codes, I believe the annual number we calculated this morning
• <01:39:47.440> in that I think you were interested in that I think you were interested in

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm assuming this is the part you're interested in, and want to thank our friend, uh, Denise Speck, for
• <01:06:44.039> of<01:06:44.200> our closely aligned with the interest of our closely
• aligned with the interest of our members<01:06:45.680> um<01:06:45.839> because<01:06:
• Interest has been very good.
• has been very good uh last year interest has been very good uh last year was<01:19:21.600> the

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Friends, if you are interested in architecture, particularly Victorian architecture, you have to walk
• Her interests are in policy development and constituent services; that's what I like to hear on both
• I am looking at also where it talks about interest earned on investments.
• I don't see anything about interest earned on that page.
• About interest earned, Mr. President.

Bills: HB3257, HB3176, HB3544, HB3619, HB3546, HB1782, HB2293, HB4358, HB3081, HB3983, HB3790, HJR1023, HB4139, HB3297, HB3041, HB3673, HB4105, HB3338, HB3048, SR33, SCR21, SCR20, HB4030, HB4031, HB4032, HB4034, HB4036, HB4037, HB4038, HB4040, HB4041, HB4042, HB4043, HB4045, HB4046, HB4047, HB4048, HB4044, HB4050, HB4051, HB4052, HB4053, HB4054, HB4056, HB4057, HB4071, HB4065, HB4067, HB4072, HB2992, HB4338, HB4170

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, Oklahoma, Gas Hub, artificial intelligence, national laboratory, public-private partnerships, aerospace, high-performance computing, economic development, social AI companions, minors, emotional attachment, safety protocols, civil penalties, parental controls, geographic information

Transcript Highlights:

• I had Kerry at Minot State run this for me, because I was more just interested in seeing it.
• And, but just thought it was interesting to point out.
• Don't know, but I think it's interesting to point out.
• To see if he was still interested in August.
• And then I don't, I really don't want to say that— to see if he was still interested in August.

Summary: The committee met at Dakota College at Bottineau, approved the January 15, 2026 minutes, and heard an extensive campus update from Dean Corey Gorder and other DCB leaders. Gorder described the college’s affiliation with Minot State and its growing use of shared services, including business office functions, HR, institutional research, Title IX, printing, financial aid support through UND, and payroll support through NDSU. He said the arrangement lets DCB focus on its core mission while relying on system partners for specialized administrative work, and noted that accreditation concerns were not believed to limit those shared-service arrangements. He also highlighted DCB’s mission, enrollment growth, dual-credit reach across rural schools, and the college’s emphasis on nursing, dental, paramedic, farm management, and other workforce-oriented programs. Committee members asked detailed questions about dual credit, program delivery, and whether DCB’s partnerships were exclusive. Gorder said the relationships are generally collaborative rather than exclusive, that schools can choose other providers, and that many partnerships began through personal outreach and ongoing relationships with rural schools. Lisa Johnson of the university system added that transfer complaints are rare and that dual credit generally transfers well within North Dakota, though highly selective out-of-state institutions may treat credits differently. Members also asked about stipends for high school instructors, the share of K-12 versus DCB instructors, and the capacity limits in dental hygiene and other programs. Gorder said dental hygiene is capped by space and staffing, that there were more applicants than seats, and that expansion is being considered; he also said he would provide follow-up information on the paramedic program and instructor breakdowns. Gorder closed by identifying long-term challenges, including aging residence halls, recruiting faculty and staff, and the need to review low-enrollment programs. He said DCB should consider expanding into more high-demand trades such as welding, HVAC, and electrical work, and should streamline dual credit and strengthen its Minot programming. The committee then heard from the North Dakota Student Association, whose leaders outlined student priorities from the last session and the interim. Their main concerns included campus housing quality and affordability, food insecurity and food pantries, mental and physical health resources, student-led research funding, academic and career readiness, internships, and campus collaboration. They also discussed dual credit, saying it is valuable but uneven across the state, and raised questions about how to better retain students in North Dakota through the system. Members asked follow-up questions about housing, transferability of dual credit, and whether incentives could be used to encourage students to stay in-state for higher education.

Transcript Highlights:

• I was really interested in listening to the brochures.
• This calculator was 395 million.
• This calculator was updated recently in 2025.
• than there would be if you were paying 3. interest.
• Interesting, Madam Chair.

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There's all kinds of interesting ones.
• There's all kinds of interesting ones.
• :31.119> in<00:55:31.280> the so, what's really interesting in the so, what's really interesting
• tell you what was new and interesting tell you what was new and interesting and<01:24:37.920>
• That could be a really interesting That could be a really interesting opportunity<01:38:43.760><

Bills: HB1952, HB1951, HB1929, HB2497, HB2208, HB2572, HB1953, HB2551, HB2549, HB1737, HB1628, HB1769, HB2493, HB2264, HB1997, HB2168, HB2427, HB1805, HB2180, HB2184, HB2219, HB2469, HB2233, HB2519, HB2141, HB1904, HB2201, HB2410, HB2007, HB2385, HB2444, HB2349, HB2235, HB1872, HB2416, HB2291, HB2292, HB2263, HB2359, HB2455, HB1509, HB1514, HB1515, HB1648, HB2164, HB2323, HB1825, HB2172, HB1888, HB2005, HB2387, HB2358, HB2119, HB2276, HB2472, HB1714, HB2325, HB1541, HB1960, HB2140, HB2315, HB2367, HB2388, HB1696, HB2333, HB2138, HB2332, HB2283, HB2059, HB2057, HB2589, HB2417, HB2337, HB1588, HB2217, HB2020, HB1915, HB1742, HB2026, HB1965, HB1546, HB2360, HB1563, HB1749, HB2614, HB1511, HB1753, HB1849, HB1641, HB2161, HB2194, HB1721, HB2284, HB2188, HB1897, HB1880, HB1573, HB1876, HB20, HB2137

Keywords: HB1952, Hawaii agriculture, University of Hawaii, CTAHR, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Kauai, agricultural research station, extension station, capital improvements, general obligation bonds, GO bonds, appropriation, ADA compliance, Americans with Disabilities Act, certified kitchen, greenhouse, laboratory, field research, cesspool decommissioning, invasive species

Transcript Highlights:

• These amounts are round, easy to remember numbers that track generally with inflation if calculated from
• Public interest in disclosure and the purpose of the registration also support a lower threshold.
• the rewrite and reorganization project we've conducted for Chapter 45, relating to conflicts of interest
• The opinion hits on what is, in my opinion, an interesting wrinkle.
• We would use it when considering a rule that had multiple stakeholders and competing interests.

Summary: The Texas Ethics Commission convened at 9:03 a.m. and held an executive session, reconvening at 10:18 a.m. During the meeting, the Commission approved a settlement agreement with Michael Quinn Sullivan, ending ongoing litigation. The agreement involved Sullivan dropping his legal challenges regarding a civil penalty previously imposed by the Commission. The Commission also announced personnel changes, including the departure of the director of enforcement, Marie Prim, and the appointment of Jordan Hun as interim director. The Commission discussed outside counsel contracts, approving the addition of Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado, Acosta LLP to their pool of qualified vendors. They scheduled their next meeting for September 23rd and approved minutes from previous meetings. The agenda included several rulemaking items, with three rules adopted and five proposed for publication in the Texas Register. Notably, amendments to Chapter 20 regarding reporting contributions and expenditures were approved, as well as changes to lobbyist registration thresholds in Chapter 34, which were proposed for publication. The Commission also addressed advisory opinions, adopting several, including one regarding political advertising by charter schools and another concerning the revolving door prohibition for former state employees. Appeals for administrative waivers and reductions of fines were considered, with several fines waived or reduced based on individual circumstances. Lastly, the Commission discussed policies related to alternative dispute resolution and clarified responsibilities between the Commission and staff, concluding the meeting at 11:15 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to have an interesting discussion on advanced air mobility in the state of Florida.
• interesting story that this is here to stay and it's going to happen.
• If we try to calculate the best we can based on users, these are shipping other modes.
• This is so interesting. I'm not being super familiar with the AM.
• In one case, there's there is one that we're interested in. That's fully electric.

Transcript Highlights:

• Here's what he said: 9% simple interest rate. What's the APR for that? That's a 45%, he explained.
• However, for transactions like those provided in revenue-based financing, the calculation is more involved
• It buys down the interest rate.
• The borrower sees, you know, a 2% interest rate, 3% interest rate, they think, "Wow, that's amazing!
• and didn't tell consumers that they had a much better savings account that generated high interest.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• People are already coming here to see the buffalo and what we're doing, and that's generating interest
• I thought that was rather interesting I thought that was rather interesting because<01:14:20.560
• I think in some situations the state has an interest in terms of tax revenues and other things.
• <02:43:24.800> in situations the state has an interest in situations the state has an interest
• So, 100% of our students are calculated in that table.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The bill also provides that a current owner's tax information may not be used in calculating estimated
• Estimated property taxes must be calculated using either the listing price of the property and current
• The bill also provides that a current owner's tax information may not be used in calculating estimated
• Estimated property taxes must be calculated using either the listing price of the property and current
• Estimated property taxes must be calculated using either the listing price of the property and current

Bills: S7040, S0110, S0434, S0856

Keywords: property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and took up three property-tax related bills before turning to a broader discussion of the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund. SB 434, which would prohibit counties from increasing a residential property’s assessed value because the owner installed wind mitigation measures, was presented by Senator Lee and reported favorably. CS for SB 110, which clarifies that holders of 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead exemption even if the lease ends at death, was also reported favorably. SB 856, requiring online residential listing platforms to display estimated property taxes using prescribed calculation methods and not the current owner’s tax bill, drew support from property appraisers, Zillow representatives, and others and was reported favorably after questions about transparency and realtor obligations. The committee then considered SPB 7040, which would recreate and extend the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund through December 31, 2027. Senator DiCeglie and Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie argued the fund is needed for hurricane response, other natural and man-made emergencies, and reimbursement-based spending; they said the extension preserves legislative oversight that would otherwise lapse. Several senators questioned the use of the fund for immigration-related operations, detention facilities, and other non-disaster activities, as well as the lack of additional guardrails, reimbursement timing, and transparency. Guthrie said the division has used the fund for hurricanes, flooding, civil unrest, security operations, and other incidents, and that some reimbursements are still pending from the federal government. Public testimony on SPB 7040 was largely opposed. Speakers from the Florida Center for Fiscal and Economic Policy, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida for All, and others argued the fund has been repurposed for immigration enforcement and detention-related spending rather than true emergencies, and raised concerns about deaths in detention and the absence of competitive bidding and oversight. Guthrie answered extensive questions about the South Florida and North Florida detention facilities, Operation Vigilant Sentry, State Guard support, reimbursement requests, equipment purchases, and legislative access to facilities. The committee did not take a final vote on SPB 7040 within the portion of the transcript provided.

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• enforcement over a protracted amount of time, we just now see people that are beginning to take an interest
• Take an interest in applying for those jobs.
• And so that funding is completely a totally different calculation than it is for the accommodation district
• to run that juvenile detention facility, and so that funding is completely, a totally different calculation
• In the interest of hearing from the people, the RTS system seems to be largely comments from people who

Bills: SB1001, SB1035, SB1056, SB1065, SB1138, SB1161, SB1204, SB1207, SB1248, SB1274, SB1284, SCM1002, SCM1006, SCR1020

Keywords: appropriation, economic security, blind individuals, older adults, state funding, Arizona Department of Corrections, ADC, corrections, prison, jail, correctional officers, prison guards, staffing, retention, salary increase, pay raise, wage increase, general fund, state budget, private prisons

Transcript Highlights:

• That's an interest-bearing account.
• we don't have enough data or insight in their operations to know one way or the other to begin to calculate
• we don't have enough data or insight in their operations to know one way or the other to begin to calculate
• leadership, to be able to have these conversations and work through a negotiation that meets the interests
• Meets the interests of both sides. But I think that we can do that in a way.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 heard updates from the Secretary of State, EDD, the State Controller’s Office, CalHR, and DGS on a range of budget proposals and federal policy impacts. Secretary of State Shirley Weber opened with remarks about California’s election system, emphasizing its safety, transparency, high voter registration and vote-by-mail participation, and the office’s response to bomb threats and other election threats. Her staff then presented funding requests for the Cal-Access Replacement System (CARS) and Help America Vote Act/VoteCal activities, describing them as needed to modernize campaign finance and lobbying disclosure systems and maintain election security and voter services. A major portion of the hearing focused on federal election policy, especially the potential effects of a presidential executive order and the SAVE Act. Secretary of State staff said California would face significant, potentially unquantifiable costs if forced to comply, including new burdens on county recorders, county election offices, and the Secretary of State’s office, and warned of voter disenfranchisement, especially for students, seniors, disabled voters, military and overseas voters, rural residents, and people with limited transportation. Members and public commenters strongly opposed the federal proposals and argued California’s current system is functioning well. The committee also heard that federal HAVA funds were not expected to be at risk because the state draws them down into an interest-bearing account. EDD reported on paid family leave, explaining that recent delays were tied to a system transition and increased claim volume, and said it was simplifying applications and adding staff and automation. Public testimony supported expanding paid family leave to chosen family. EDD also said it is prepared for possible unemployment spikes, citing a recession plan, a command center, and recent hiring. The State Controller’s Office requested funding to continue the Fiscal migration project, which would move the state’s accounting book of record to the new system by July 1, 2026; Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee expressed support for the project’s progress. CalHR presented a proposal for a statewide recruitment, outreach, and education paid media campaign under AB 1511, saying its current advertising budget is too small to reach diverse communities effectively. The final item addressed Governor Newsom’s executive order requiring a return to office on a four-day schedule. CalHR and DGS said they were working department-by-department to assess space, parking, transit, and other logistics, but had not completed a statewide cost analysis. Members and many public commenters criticized the order, arguing it was rushed, costly, harmful to telework benefits, and potentially disruptive to workers, especially those with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, or long commutes. No votes were taken during the hearing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Those days, that cost per day per individual, that's where we made those calculations.
• declined release because of this threat to public safety consideration that BPP must consider in its calculations
• What is interesting about Chapter 9 and how it's comprised is that most of the language in Chapter 9
• their department and following the directives of their lawful superiors, they acted in the best interests
• I do this in the interest of public safety. But the proposed bill is written as my opic.

Bills: SB552, SB1099, SB1124, SB1208, SB1372, SB1506, SB1667, SB1804, SB1806, SB1870, SB1936, SB1937, SB2180, SB2405, SB2569, SB2570, SB1646

Keywords: community supervision, criminal justice, illegal alien, deferred adjudication, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, SB 1099, undocumented immigrant, unauthorized immigrant, immigration status, felony sentencing enhancement, criminal penalty increase, Texas Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, affirmative finding, judgment finding, deportation, public safety, immigration enforcement, sentencing reform, felony offense

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• We have, as of today, 60 members representing over 10,000 likes, according to our calculations.
• We have, as of today, 60 members representing over 10,000 likes, according to our calculations.
• There's a provision in statute that, depending on the kind of conflict of interest that a member would
• So we only needed nine in this case because we had two people with a conflict of interest, and we received
• So, we only needed nine in this case because we had two people with a conflict of interest, and we received

Keywords: 1183, house

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• and the services and what the school district is providing to a student needs to be reasonably calculated
• :24:04.279> reasonably a student needs to be reasonably a student needs to be reasonably calculated
• for<00:24:06.120> that<00:24:06.440> individual<00:24:07.159> student calculated
• for that individual student calculated for that individual student to<00:24:08.080> make<00:24
• pupil special education funding than most other states, just based on how the formula has been calculated

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So how did the calculation come for the nine months?
• How did the calculation come for the nine months instead of just the period that there would be expenses
• Let me just say this: I don't do child support, but there is a child support calculation that is based
• That is current law about how that calculation is determined. So, I fully support your bill.

Bills: SB156, SB134, SB108, SB47, SB88, SB89, SB106, SB18, SB9, HB38, HB54

Keywords: habitual felony offender, resentencing, Alabama Department of Corrections, victim notification, criminal justice reform, life sentences, parole eligibility, pardon, parole, law enforcement, GPS monitoring, data sharing, mail theft, stolen mail, criminal penalties, personally identifying information, felony, misdemeanor, SB47, Alabama