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• I'm Stephan Clark, the Secretary of the Taxation and Revenue Department, and this bill would be partially
• It will reduce revenue in the state by far.
• Revenue flows completely out of New Mexico. There is little to no reinvestment.
• Revenue flows completely out of New Mexico. There is little to no reinvestment.
• I'm Stephanie Shard and Clark, the Secretary of the Taxation and Revenue Department.

Bills: SB22, SB310

Keywords: motor vehicle manufacturers, licensing, dealers, franchise agreements, consumer protection, water supply, sewage improvements, environment, funding, Mora County, 996, all

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• The Committee on Revenue and Taxation will come to order. Good morning.
• Today, the solar industry is ready to start paying taxes, and the counties will start receiving revenue
• Our 2020 Our 2022 estimates predicted billions of dollars in property tax revenues, and those would be
• A loss of revenue would be a problem, and so we're open to working.
• I understand the opposition has its concerns, but these are new revenues.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• special Revenue special Revenue fund<00:12:49.000> um<00:12:49.399> one<00:12:49.519
• This includes things like the A fund, the special revenue fund, the remediation fund, gift fund, etc.
• Revenue fund um remediation<00:14:48.639> fund<00:14:48.920> gift<00:14:49.120> fund
• Section 5 is for transfers to MDA accounts in the A fund and the special revenue fund, specifically for
• fund specifically for the Revenue fund specifically for the pollinator<00:21:17.960> research

Bills: HF1704

Keywords: Minnesota agriculture budget, Department of Agriculture appropriation, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, farm bill, rural development, agricultural grants, soil health, livestock compensation, crop damage, meat inspection, poultry inspection, county agricultural inspectors, biofertilizer, nitrogen management, commercial nitrogen fertilizer, water quality, farm down payment assistance, beginning farmers

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• with today's discussion, I just want to let you know that we remain Senator Wiklund and I remain committed
• <00:02:24.480> to<00:02:24.720> listening<00:02:25.120> and remain committed
• The rest is state government special revenue fund expenses. Moving next to line 170.
• Uh moving next to revenue fund expenses. Uh moving next to line<00:09:04.000> 170.
• <01:35:40.880> that file, um I just need the commitment that file, um I just need the commitment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Fortunately, the Type of cost overrun insurance before they can commit to new projects.
• It is the federal government committing to pay 30 to 50 cents at every overrun dollar.
• of capital, and there's no penalty for undrawn loan commitments.
• I do not want to commit death by PowerPoint immediately after lunch.
• And we've got a commitment to long-term safety here.

Summary: The Advanced Nuclear Energy Committee met to hear a series of presentations on the economics, financing, workforce, and community impacts of advanced nuclear deployment in North Dakota. William Bridge of Nucleon Energy presented the committee’s economic impacts and private-sector financing report, estimating construction and operating job impacts, local spending, and state/local tax effects for hypothetical SMR projects. He said the report assumes first-of-a-kind costs are still high, used a $6 million per megawatt nth-of-a-kind proxy, and estimated peak construction workforces of about 500 for a 200-MW plant and 1,000 for a larger facility, with roughly 100 operating jobs for a 200-MW plant. Committee members questioned security costs, capital cost assumptions, water and transmission siting constraints, and whether the model included fuel and waste; Bridge said the report included initial fuel in capital cost and that waste disposal is funded through existing federal mechanisms. Lori Brady of the Nuclear Energy Institute then outlined national nuclear workforce needs and NEI’s strategic workforce planning efforts. She described declining labor-force participation, retirements, and the need for a much larger future workforce, and said NEI has organized recommendations around career awareness, pipelines, training and qualification, policy support, retention, and nontraditional recruitment. She highlighted tools such as the Nuclear Works career website, the Nuclear Energy Academic Roadmap, the new federal Energy and Natural Resources career cluster, and the Nuclear Uniform Curriculum Program for community colleges. Members asked about AI, timing for training relative to plant development, and whether advanced manufacturing would reduce staffing needs; Brady said AI is not expected to replace workers and that training timelines depend on the specific project and staffing plan. The committee also heard from Gary Yaco, mayor of Red Wing, Minnesota, who described Prairie Island’s role in his community. He said the plant provides a large share of local property tax revenue, supports well-paid jobs, contributes to emergency preparedness funding and training, and is broadly supported by the city despite periodic protests and public concerns. He emphasized the plant’s security, regular drills with local and federal responders, and the absence of problems with dry cask storage. Later, Benton Arnett of NEI discussed the current financing landscape for advanced nuclear, explaining how tax credits, federal loan support, off-take agreements, and new business models are helping projects move forward. He said early projects face high upfront costs and long lead-time procurement, but that investor confidence is improving as federal policy and regulatory streamlining continue. The committee asked about waste funding, comparisons with natural gas, the effect of political shifts on investor confidence, and whether the market will narrow to a few winning technologies; Arnett said the industry is still sorting that out, but expects clearer winners in the late 2020s and early 2030s. The meeting concluded with an introductory presentation from Julie Kazeraki of DOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing, who said the office is focused on accelerating nuclear deployment through financing support.

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• We probably it would be in the mill conti got it ok umm I will commit to trying to raise some private
• and for the discrepancies in revenue.
• And the lapse, that money goes back into the general revenue fund if it does.
• We said you've got to give us a long-term commitment if we're going to do this.
• And they did have them commit to us for a 10-year term.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Is it revenue neutral?
• I feel somewhat understanding of the neutrality, revenue neutrality of it.
• I'd hope that be written into the bill to ensure that we wouldn't lose revenue.
• If that offender has a firearm on them, it makes it a lot easier to commit that rape.
• It makes it a lot easier to commit that rape.

Bills: SB1003, SB1006, SB1029, SB1037, SB1038, SB1039, SB1040, SB1053, SB1057, SB1060, SB1061, SB1068, SB1069

Keywords: election, canvass, certification, ballot tabulation, write-in candidates, registration, voting procedures, campaign finance, contribution limits, reporting requirements, political action committees, elections, campaign contributions, candidate committees, posthumous provisions, termination process, Arizona Revised Statutes, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security

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• However, we are committed to continuity of operations and continuity of business, so we will take that
• We appreciate your time, your leadership, and your commitment to protecting Texas. Thank you, sir.
• This may result in less beef, which translates to a loss of revenue for the state.
• raise a lot of livestock or not; it is still an important source of revenue.
• This revenue helps sustain rural Texas.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• for the very first time, signifying our state's growing role on the national stage and our deep commitment
• for the very first time, signifying our state's growing role on the national stage and our deep commitment
• to uplifting and celebrating sports. and whereas deep commitment to uplifting and celebrating sports
• But we do know that tax credits do reduce tax revenue.
• In addition, the bill creates an unfunded mandate by requiring our districts to commit staff time and

Keywords: 1182, all

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• It's taken us that long to get their commitment, so they are here now.
• So if that plant and mine close in 2031, a third of their taxes and revenues are lost.
• I appreciate your grit, your commitment to the people.
• Every time the waters drop, so do our revenues.
• But I love your commitment to this. Twenty-six years later, I hope I'm like you.

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• ought to pass on HCR 7 uh a commitment ought to pass on HCR 7 uh a commitment and<03:39:56.800><
• <04:07:48.439> to are not aware of a firm commitment to are not aware of a firm commitment
• Abortion kills a human being; health care saves. is we are committed to the uh total is we are committed
• Any culture that does so is slowly committing suicide.
• Any culture that does so is slowly committing suicide.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <01:46:44.239> from you made 25% of your revenue from you made 25% of your revenue from selling
• <01:46:53.040> from more than 25% of your revenue from more than 25% of your revenue from
• Well, the way we had worded it before we did the committee sub was a commercial commits a person commits
• the commercial commits a person commits the commercial commits a person commits the crime<01:55:
• So we just rewarded it to commit theft.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• This bill honors commitments made to continue working with stakeholders on four technical points related
• This bill supports the fiscal interests of the state at a time when you see cannabis revenues in sharp
• Communities are safer when we are policed by people who are committed to protecting the public rather
• and the federal government is rolling back every dime they can, this program will generate enough revenue
• First, the bill creates a revenue-generating opportunity that absorbs the state's cost of implementation

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on May 6, 2026, with a quorum present and began by approving a large consent calendar of bills on two unanimous-support motions. The committee then heard a series of individual bills, with authors and sponsors generally describing low or absorbable state costs and asking for aye votes. Topics included AI/digital safety education for students (AB 1792), hepatitis C treatment access (AB 1843), rent-now-pay-later consumer protections (AB 2350), retirement information for community college faculty (AB 2417), cannabis regulation changes including tribal commerce, drive-through sales, and beverage labeling (AB 2506, AB 2697, AB 2532), emergency equipment training for law enforcement volunteers (AB 1913), cannery law modernization (AB 2706), child care planning in local governments (AB 1914), EV charger permitting fees (AB 1820), election-record notice requirements (AB 1664), nursing home discharge notices (AB 2135), a San Diego energization-delay pilot (AB 2518), mental health training for school coaches (AB 1665), and education governance and oversight changes (AB 2117). Several bills were described as committee or sponsor measures with technical or clarifying changes, including AB 2780, AB 2615, AB 2121, and AB 2771. Testimony was largely supportive, often from sponsor groups, industry representatives, labor, or advocacy organizations. Notable support included TechNet for AB 1792, the California State Sheriffs’ Association for AB 1913, California Dairies and food manufacturers for AB 2706, the Low Income Investment Fund for AB 1914, EV and environmental groups for AB 1820, the Attorney General’s Office for AB 1664, long-term care ombudsman advocates for AB 2135, and the California State Association of Psychiatrists for the cannabis and mental-health-related bills. Some bills drew limited opposition or “opposed unless amended” positions, including AB 2350, AB 1820, and AB 2506, while AB 2697 and AB 2532 were presented as efforts to support the legal cannabis market and consumer safety. The committee also heard a presentation-only item, AB 2541, creating a lowrider specialty license plate, which drew enthusiastic bipartisan comments and co-author requests from members. Most bills were reported out with due pass recommendations, many on roll call and several with specific members not voting or voting no. AB 1664 was reported out as due pass as amended and placed on call before later being moved out on a B roll call. AB 2350 and AB 1914 were also later reported out from call on B roll calls, with AB 1914 noted as passing despite some Republican no votes. The suspense calendar was then deemed approved without individual action, and the meeting concluded after a brief public comment period in which members of the public voiced positions on unrelated bills, including support for AB 2497, AB 1729, AB 2189, AB 1575, AB 2170, and opposition to AB 1603, AB 2447, AB 2411, AB 2492, and AB 1952.

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• It has no effect on your business or your revenue or your practice of what you do?
• It has no effect on your business or your revenue or your practice of what you do?
• It has no effect on your business or your revenue or your practice of what you do?
• If I were to commit any sort of fraud, right?
• I noticed Senator Burgess's financial disclosure, nothing about proceeds and revenue from income from

Bills: S0266, S0394, S0540, S0632, S0642, S0832, S0834, S1028

Keywords: public adjuster, contract cancellation, state of emergency, vulnerable adults, disciplinary actions, financial regulation, information security, financial exploitation, licensing, transportation, insurance, TNC, ride-sharing, automobile liability, bail bond, insurance regulation, foreign insurers, financial disclosure, premium reporting, residential property insurance

Summary: The Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum and took up several bills, beginning with SB 834 on insurance requirements for nonprofit religious organizations and health care sharing ministries. The bill repeals a recent restriction on licensed insurance agents marketing or selling faith-based health care sharing programs. Supporters argued the change restores free speech and consumer education while preserving existing fraud and disclosure protections; opponents said allowing agents and brokers could create consumer confusion and has been associated with bad actors. A title amendment was adopted, and after debate the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee also heard and passed SB 642, which extends reporting and duty requirements to foreign and alien bail bond insurers, and SB 394, a technical bill updating reinsurance intermediary manager law to match current DFS practice. SB 266, which lets vulnerable adults rescind public adjuster contracts without penalty, was reported favorably after testimony from supporters in the insurance and elder law communities and a public adjuster who said the intent was good but the bill may need refinement. SB 832, a residential property insurance transparency bill requiring rate breakdown reports and a consumer resource center, also passed after discussion about consumer clarity and whether the required cost categories can be compiled as written. Later, the committee approved SB 540, which creates cybersecurity requirements for mortgage and money service businesses, closes a regulatory gap for certain investment advisers, adjusts OFR examination-payment deadlines, changes de novo charter requirements, allows virtual credit union meetings, and makes other financial regulation updates. Several amendments were adopted, including a substitute amendment removing fintech sandbox provisions. Finally, SB 1028 on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation was reported favorably after debate over a commercial lines clearinghouse intended to reduce Citizens’ exposure and shift more business to the private market; members discussed taxpayer risk, market competition, and consumer protections. The meeting ended with adjournment.

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• We're reducing their revenue by 30%.
• And as I understand, on average, most cities spend over 50% of other monies and revenue on police protection
• that's a really incredible 43% uncompounded, which would be about 47% compounded, increase in tax revenue
• The cities obviously get sales tax revenue too, and that's not covered by this.
• be produced. ...and title theft are so sophisticated that conveyance documents can be produced to commit

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and then handled several procedural matters, including a failed motion to excuse Senator Johnson’s absence after a roll-call vote. The chamber also postponed the reading and referral of bills until later in the calendar and adopted motions allowing the Education K-16 Committee to meet while the Senate was in session. The Senate then recessed until 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 6. The main floor action centered on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 9, which lowers the voter-approval tax rate for certain cities and counties from 3.5% to 2.5% for maintenance and operations. Senator Bettencourt argued the bill would slow local property tax growth and align city and county limits more closely with school district limits, while Senators Hinojosa and Menendez raised concerns about reduced local revenue, public safety funding, and the short time for cities to assess the impact. The Senate suspended the regular order, passed the bill to engrossment, suspended the constitutional three-day rule, and finally passed SB 9, with a clarification later entered that the final passage vote was 18-3. The Senate also took up Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 7, the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, which sets state policy for the use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex and creates enforcement mechanisms for state agencies and political subdivisions. Supporters said the bill was needed to protect women and children in restrooms, locker rooms, shelters, prisons, and schools, while opponents questioned the scope, enforcement, civil penalties, and possible conflicts with federal law and local control. After extensive questioning, the chamber adopted a clarifying amendment, suspended the three-day rule, and finally passed SB 7 by a vote of 19-2. Finally, the Senate passed Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 15, which addresses deed fraud and real property theft by tightening recording requirements for certain property documents and creating new criminal offenses for real property theft and fraud. Senator Hinojosa explained that the bill combined civil and criminal provisions, added photo ID requirements for in-person filings, and included restitution and enhanced penalties for certain victims and properties; a floor amendment made cleanup changes, removed a training mandate, and clarified that electronic and mail filings were not affected. The Senate adopted the amendment, suspended the three-day rule, and passed SB 15 unanimously, 21-0.

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• First, it establishes a special revenue fund.
• First, it establishes a special revenue fund.
• I'm absolutely committed to rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.
• I'm absolutely committed to rooting out fraud, waste, and abuse.
• <01:44:06.800> um to all of those who commit um to all of those who commit um contributed<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The Health and Human Services committee heard a presentation from Department of Children, Youth, and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on the department’s 2025 budget and transition plans. Brown said the governor’s budget pairs targeted reductions with modest investments, resulting in net general fund savings, while preserving core safety-net programs. Major proposals included funding for program integrity, modernization of the child welfare SSIS system, compliance changes for the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), operating adjustments, and a transition account reallocation as the new department continues moving programs from other agencies through July 1, 2025. A large portion of the discussion focused on CCAP fraud prevention and oversight. Brown and Assistant Commissioner Diane Hy explained that the proposed statewide electronic attendance recordkeeping system would replace retroactive paper-based attendance reporting with more timely data, making it harder to falsify attendance and claim payments improperly. Brown also said the department is working with the Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General and other partners on compliance and fraud controls. Senators pressed for more detail on current enforcement, whether payments can be withheld for violations, and whether recent media reports showed gaps in oversight; Brown said payments can be stopped for false attendance records, suspended or revoked licenses, or fraud allegations, but not for health and safety violations alone. The committee also reviewed other budget-neutral policy changes, including expanding permanency support services for relative foster care and tribal equivalents, strengthening tribal child welfare grants, updating TEACH scholarship rules for early childhood educators, and adjusting the Great Start Compensation Support Payment Program to create a special revenue fund and extend a 10% payment increase to tribally licensed programs and programs on tribal reservation land. Brown also described a $1.5 million annual reduction to restorative practices grants, leaving a smaller ongoing base. No votes or formal actions were taken during the hearing.

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• And there is $184,000 in revenue, resulting in a total net expenditure of in revenue, resulting in a
• And um Senator special revenue fund.
• revenue revenue uh<02:14:52.240> that<02:14:52.480> I'll<02:14:52.920> briefly<
• uh reductions in corresponding revenue uh reductions in revenue<02:15:44.280> that<02:15:44.480
• revenue that I briefly mentioned. revenue that I briefly mentioned.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I absolutely have my commitment to work alongside Congress.
• Thank you for your commitment to public service. Ms.
• Can I get your commitment to do that? Absolutely, Senator.
• If that is the law, then I'm committed to it. All right, let's talk Leo.
• Will you commit to follow the law and not deorbit the space station before 2030?

Keywords: state policy, governance, legislative processes, public concerns, policy improvement

Summary: During the committee meeting, various issues surrounding state policy and governance were deliberated. Although the specifics of bills under discussion were not highlighted, comments from several committee members indicated a focus on improving legislative processes and addressing public concerns. The chairman facilitated discussions that included several points of critique as well as suggestions for enhancement of existing laws. The atmosphere remained constructive despite the complexity of the topics at hand.

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• If you have an individual who is no longer committed to that journey of sobriety and it's not working
• It aligns with California's values, our leadership in health care equity, and our growing commitment
• opposed. ...is committed to working with the author if the bill moves forward today.
• Yeah, so just to clarify whether or not 1 percent of revenue is modest or not. Yeah.
• They get, you know, sometimes, commitment to charity care because of their nonprofit status.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard a long agenda of health-related bills, with most items presented for later vote once quorum was reached. Early in the hearing, the committee adopted a consent calendar of multiple bills with motions for due pass to Appropriations, and it noted that AB 2029 had been pulled from the agenda. The committee also took up AB 1973, a bill by Aguiar-Curry to expand who may provide procedural abortion care. Supporters, including physicians and certified nurse midwives, argued the bill would align law with current training and improve access, while opponents said later-term abortion procedures require physician-level surgical training and raised safety concerns. The author emphasized hands-on training, consultation, and transfer protocols, and the bill was held pending quorum with a motion and second recorded. The committee then heard AB 1558 by Arambula, which would adopt the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act to speed the use of out-of-state licensed volunteers during declared disasters. Supporters from the Uniform Law Commission and the Red Cross said the bill would reduce delays and clarify legal authority for volunteer health workers; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2282 by Alanis, a temporary rural emergency stabilization center for Patterson while a permanent hospital is built, drew support from local emergency responders and a late opposition from the California chapter of ACEP. The chair praised the bill as a creative local solution and agreed to coauthor it; a motion and second were recorded, with the vote to occur later. Several public health access bills followed. AB 1843 by El-Hawari would limit prior authorization and align hepatitis C treatment coverage with medical guidelines; supporters said it would remove barriers to a curable disease, while health plans opposed it as a mandate, citing premium impacts and the recent SB 306 prior-authorization process. AB 2247 by El-Hawari would create the THRIVE program for mental health services for youth affected by gun violence; Youth Alive and other supporters described trauma-informed, community-based care, and the chair and another member asked to be added as coauthors. AB 2138 by Krell would expand access to certified peer support specialists in enhanced care management and remove automatic disqualifications based solely on criminal history; supporters said peers are essential to engagement and recovery, and the bill was held with a motion and second. Later, AB 1682 by Hart would require coverage of scalp cooling for chemotherapy patients, with emotional testimony from cancer survivors and clinicians; insurers opposed it as another mandate, but the author stressed the modest per-member cost and the bill was moved with a motion and second. AB 1879 by Dixon would standardize data reporting for alcohol and drug treatment facilities, including private providers, to improve statewide information on outcomes and access; the bill drew broad support from recovery organizations and the prior opposition was withdrawn after amendments. AB 1906 by Aguiar-Curry would require coverage of at-home cervical cancer screening kits without cost sharing; supporters cited improved access for rural and working Californians, insurers opposed it on affordability grounds, and the bill passed on a recorded roll call after quorum was established. Finally, AB 1556 by Haney would clarify and support drug-free recovery housing and return-to-use policies; supporters said it would expand sober housing options, while opponents warned it could allow evictions after relapse and conflict with Housing First principles. The hearing ended with the bill still under discussion and opposition-unless-amended concerns noted.

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• I look forward to continuing my commitment to public service in this new role, leading the effort to
• to public service in this my commitment to public service in this new<00:11:11.880> role<00:11
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• to the Department of Revenue to the Department of Revenue Administration<04:13:13.399> determines
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Keywords: 1189, house, all