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• So the passing of House File 630, along with the removal of the $200 minimum, I believe, is an innovative
• So the passing of House File 630, along with the removal of the $200 minimum, I believe, is an innovative
• So the passing of House File 630, along with the removal of the $200 minimum, I believe, is an innovative
• So the passing of House File 630, along with the removal of the $200 minimum, I believe, is an innovative
• invested in educator pay, including our neighboring states, where Iowa and South Dakota now have a minimum

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Minnesota currently lacks minimum educational requirements for spoken-language interpreters in health
• <01:26:55.920> educational<01:26:56.719> requirements<01:26:57.320> for minimum
• educational requirements for minimum educational requirements for spoken<01:26:57.960> language
• Other states have successfully established minimum educational requirements for interpreters, ensuring
• educational requirements for for minimum educational requirements for interpreters<01:28:39.480>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ranging from the idea of putting staffing in the funding model, kind of with or without some funding minimums
• looking at per-pupil funding or staffing component, there was broad agreement that at least having minimum
• Then you could also think about providing district minimums or tiering by school size.
• don't have that data, I don't think, but at the smaller district size, so obviously there's sort of a minimum
• going to have to do something for small schools, just like we had to do something for small school minimum

Keywords: 916, all

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• so-called Olympic wage, this bill continues down that path, even though the host city has realized that a minimum
• A full-time worker earning California's minimum wage may qualify simply by having a child or working
• A full-time worker earning California's minimum wage may qualify simply by having a child or working
• A full-time worker earning California's minimum wage may qualify simply by having a child or working
• illicit staffing agencies that don't have licenses, they don't provide workers' comp, they don't pay minimum

Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on labor standards, worker safety, and public transparency. SB 954 by Senator Blakespear would revise last year’s CEQA exemption for advanced manufacturing by adding worker protections such as prevailing wage, a skilled and trained workforce, high-road employment standards, and environmental guardrails. Supporters from labor, environmental justice, and conservation groups said the bill restores promised safeguards after SB 131, while business groups argued the added requirements would undermine the exemption and discourage investment. The committee voted 5-0 to do pass and re-refer SB 954 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open for absent members. The committee then considered SB 966 by Senator Gonzalez, which would codify refinery worker participation and safety protections adopted in 2017 after the 2012 Chevron Richmond fire. Supporters, including United Steelworkers and a former refinery worker, said the bill would preserve workers’ ability to report hazards, select representatives, and stop unsafe work, preventing future disasters. The Western States Petroleum Association opposed the bill, arguing it could be preempted by federal labor law and would add regulatory uncertainty. The committee passed SB 966 3-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations, with the roll left open. Next, SB 1203 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas sought to modernize private security guard training, expand de-escalation instruction, strengthen accountability, and create a clearer professional pathway for the industry. The author and many security workers testified that guards are often first responders in volatile situations and need more practical training and better standards; opponents from industry and business groups warned the bill would raise costs, worsen staffing shortages, and create implementation problems, especially around third-party training and a new wage order. The committee voted 4-1 to do pass and re-refer SB 1203 to Public Safety, with one no vote and the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 1284 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas, a transparency bill requiring DHCS to publish the names of large employers with workers enrolled in Medi-Cal and the estimated taxpayer cost. Supporters said the measure would show how low wages and unaffordable coverage shift health costs to the public, while opponents argued Medi-Cal enrollment depends on many factors and that naming employers would be misleading and amount to public shaming. After discussion, the committee voted 4-2 to do pass and re-refer SB 1284 to Appropriations, leaving the roll open. The transcript then began discussion of SB 1054 by Senator Cabaldon, which would improve workforce data collection and sharing to better evaluate job-training pathways, but the excerpt cuts off before testimony or action on that bill.

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• Your predecessors have ensured that with mandatory minimums prior to the age of the Internet.
• It is your time to... ...that with mandatory minimums prior to the age of the Internet.
• But there are people who click on a link and look at a picture that are given a minimum mandatory of
• That's 10 to, excuse me, a minimum of 10 years, with a presumptive of 17 and a maximum of 24 years, flat
• It requires neutrality, consistency, and, at a minimum, a reason that survives a straight face.

Bills: SB1092, SB1094, SB1139, SB1239, SB1240, SB1248, SB1326, SB1502, SB1512, SB1540, SB1616, SB1635, SB1669, SB1673

Keywords: probation, dangerous crimes, children, Arizona Revised Statutes, criminal justice, juvenile offenses, rehabilitation, gender reassignment, civil liability, minors, medical consent, detransition, family court, therapeutic intervention, expert testimony, parenting time, child development, sex offenders, statute of limitations, prosecution

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills dealing with criminal justice, victims’ rights, education funding, and public safety. SB 1094, which would create a civil cause of action for minors who received irreversible gender reassignment surgery in violation of Arizona law, drew extensive testimony. Supporters argued it would provide compensation for harmed minors and extend accountability similar to sexual abuse cases; opponents said it was discriminatory, targeted transgender people and providers, and interfered with informed consent and parental decision-making. The committee voted 6-3 to give SB 1094 a do pass recommendation. SB 1635, which creates the offense of unlawfully alerting someone to an imminent arrest, also passed 6-3 after strong debate. The sponsor said it was intended to stop people from warning specific targets of arrest, including in immigration enforcement and other criminal cases, while preserving First Amendment protections for general alerts. Opponents, including the ACLU and community members, argued the bill criminalized speech, was overbroad, and duplicated existing obstruction laws. SB 1673, appropriating money for the crime victim notification fund, passed unanimously after an amendment increasing the appropriation from $5 million to $8.2 million was adopted. The committee also approved SB 1092, which bars early termination of probation for dangerous crimes against children, after testimony from victims’ advocates and defense-side witnesses about probation, online evidence, and the risk of re-victimizing survivors. SB 1239, extending the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, passed 6-4 despite arguments that registration is already continuously monitored and that the bill could create redundant liability. SB 1139, a strike-everything bill requiring GPS monitoring for registered sex offenders without a permanent residence, failed after members noted existing monitoring systems already cover many offenders. Later, SB 1502, increasing penalties for unlawful flight when accompanied by aggravating danger, passed 5-1 amid concerns about over-criminalization and possible impacts on drivers trying to pull over safely. Additional measures included SB 1248, clarifying county use of accommodation schools for juvenile detention and jail education programs, which passed unanimously, and SB 1240, excluding dangerous-crime-against-children probationers from county probation incentive calculations, which passed 5-4 over objections that it would undermine rehabilitation incentives. SB 1669, changing rape-shield evidence rules to focus on physical injury, passed 6-3 after a dispute over whether the bill would narrow or clarify admissible evidence. The committee then began hearing SB 1540, a new offense targeting fuel dispenser theft and manipulation devices, with the petroleum industry describing organized gas theft schemes and the sponsor’s amendment removing mere possession of a device from the criminal statute.

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• a voluntary enhanced Reimbursement rate for providers that opt in and agree to meet required pay minimums
• So far, a third of licensed providers have opted Into the enhanced rate and attested to pay wage minimums
• to being open 10 hours a day, five days a week, and also to pay their entry-level staff a certain minimum
• Chairman, the other part is Is there a minimum number of hours that they have to stay at the center,
• Senator Gonzales, no, there are no minimum hours. Okay.

Keywords: 996, all

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• They are budget-friendly, offer high return on investment, and can be implemented quickly with minimum
• Doing a minimum pool in Elephant Butte because it is really the only lake that doesn't have a minimum
• Answer: Reservoirs don't typically have minimum pools.
• have a dead pool that's more there to protect any wildlife in the reservoir, and then there's also minimum

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• So long as you meet the minimum requirements, you get that rate.
• You have to have a minimum high school score of 660, which is still reasonable but, you know, many other
• , large down payment or just the minimum, large down payment or just the minimum, you<00:55:20.319
• So long as you meet the<00:55:30.160> minimum the minimum the minimum requirements,<00:55:32.559
• high school score of to have a minimum high school score of 660<00:56:31.119> which<00:56:31.359

Bills: HB1604, HB1713, HB1722, HB2270, HB2401, HB2515, HB1979, HB1593, HB1743, HB2122, HB1756, HB1837, HB1729

Keywords: agriculture, housing, workforce, land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, tax credit, school impact fees, impact fee exemption, school facilities authority, residential development, housing shortage, affordable housing, infill housing, land dedication, fee in lieu, school construction, developer exactions, fair share contributions, education contribution agreement

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1604, which would create an agricultural workforce housing group within the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity to address shortages of farmworker housing. The department said it supported the bill’s intent but emphasized that the group’s early work should focus on gathering data and surveying farm operators to assess actual demand, to avoid “mission creep.” Testimony from the City and County of Honolulu Office of Economic Revitalization, Hawaii Farmers Union, Hawaii Farm Bureau, Housing Hawaii’s Future, and the Maui Chamber of Commerce was in support, with one witness suggesting a housing advocacy nonprofit be added to the working group for balance. The committee then discussed HB 1713 on school impact fees, which would clarify exemptions for certain affordable housing projects and exempt new residential developments of fewer than 100 units. The Attorney General’s office said the bill should define “low to moderate income households” because that term is not defined in chapter 302A. HHFDC, the School Facilities Authority, Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, and others supported the measure, arguing it would reduce administrative burden and remove barriers to housing. Members questioned whether the bill should instead repeal the school impact fee entirely; supporters said they also favored full repeal but viewed this bill as a more feasible step. The School Facilities Authority also explained that about $28 million in school impact fees had been collected across four districts and none had yet been spent, and discussed how recent nexus requirements limit how the funds can be used. HB 1722, relating to residential condominiums, drew extensive testimony and questioning. HCDA supported the bill and explained that it amends the 99-year leasehold pilot program created by Act 97 of 2023 by reducing owner-occupancy restrictions from 100% of units to 60%, allowing some rental or subleasing flexibility for the owner-occupied units, and permitting up to 40% of units to be sold to qualified residents after being on the market for more than 60 days. HCDA said the original restrictions, combined with rising construction costs, higher interest rates, and competition from nearby projects, made the pilot project difficult to market and finance; it said the changes are needed to make the project feasible and competitive. Supporters including AP Hawaii, Kila LLC, and project representatives said the amendments would help make the demonstration project in Kakaʻako viable. Some members raised concerns that the changes could weaken long-term affordability and questioned why certain ownership language was being deleted if rentals would still be restricted. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• So it drops down to a minimum of $100. tied to or kind of mapped to how the tied to or kind of mapped
• amount that's specified and for minimum amount that's specified and for the<00:08:08.080> uh<
• And that's the minimum annual amount that is imposed.
• Of note, that date for when the drop in the minimum happens coincides with the imposition of the new
• <01:42:31.119> amount provide like what's the minimum amount provide like what's the minimum

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And if the tenant has to find two apartments in 12 months, that's easily $8,000 minimum between twice
• <01:48:30.639> lease<01:48:31.040> term will be changing the minimum lease term will
• $8,000 minimum between twice having<01:48:55.199> to<01:48:55.360> pay<01:48:55.600>
• <02:02:54.159> My<02:02:54.560> amendment<02:02:55.199> just minimum lot size
• My amendment just minimum lot size.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But when we verify the driver ed programs, we ensure that it has all the minimum requirements.
• We don’t have a prescription for anything additional to the minimum.
• But when we verify the driver ed programs, we ensure that it has all the minimum requirements.
• We don’t have a prescription for anything additional to the minimum.
• requirements um we don't have a minimum requirements um we don't have a prescription<00:54:26.119>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• here last session, you may remember a bill where we passed an amendment to allow the right to have a minimum
• <00:20:29.840> of have a designated to have a minimum of have a designated to have a minimum
• standards habitability and livability St standards and<01:30:24.480> ensure<01:30:25.199> minimum
• ><01:30:25.600> life<01:30:25.880> safety<01:30:26.239> standards and ensure minimum
• life safety standards and ensure minimum life safety standards while<01:30:26.840> also<01:30

Bills: HF1937, HF2407, HF1678, HF1477, HF2040, HF1840, HF257

Keywords: PACE, elderly, Medicaid, health services, long-term care, community-based services, support person, healthcare, patient rights, assisted living, community support, caregiver respite, financial eligibility, Minnesota Statutes, HF1477, residential program licensing, community residential setting, small group home, licensed capacity six or fewer, rental licensing

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• That's why I don't like mandatory minimums.
• That's why I don't like mandatory minimums. Senator Kreun, thank you, Mr. Chair.
• That's why I don't like mandatory minimums. Senator Kreun, thank you, Mr. Chair.
• That's why I don't like mandatory minimums. You understand what the words "up to" means.
• That's why I don't like mandatory minimums. Senator Oumou Verbeten, thank you, Mr. Chair.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it ensures that you have four people, a minimum of four people.
• You have four people, a minimum of four people. In Texas, we have a multidisciplinary team.
• It's a minimum. Right. So you take big schools and small schools together.
• So, at minimum, we need data, but I know that those numbers had been kind of shockingly low.
• Things that were once considered bare minimum are now luxuries that we can no longer afford. As Dr.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• privately owned animals, and establish dental chart requirements. 2011 KR16772 amends to include minimum
• <00:57:39.119> requirements amends to include minimum requirements amends to include minimum
• requirements for care and basic minimum requirements for care and operation.<01:02:10.160> Just
• I suggest probably not, maybe not at a minimum.
• So, the regulations need to minimum.

Keywords: 0:00 – Meeting start/roll call 0:10 - Roll call/approval of minutes 1:43 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Medicaid Services 27:40 - Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control 55:54 - Board of Veterinary Examiners 1:33:15 - Testimony in support of 804 KAR 13:010E, 020E, 030E and 040E. 1:49:04 - Education Professional Standards Board 1:49:58 - Attorney General, Office of Regulatory Relief 1:52:18 - Kentucky Public Pensions Authority (KPPA) 1:54:28 - Board of Nursing 1:56:44 - Board of Occupational Therapy 1:57:37 - Board of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy 1:58:58 - Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources 1:59:50 - Economic Development Finance Authority 2:01:34 - Department of Corrections 2:02:37 - Department of Juvenile Justice 2:04:02 - Department for Employment Services, Unemployment Insurance 2:04:57 - Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS), Department for Public Health, 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then took up Department for Medicaid Services regulations 907 KAR 23:010 and related rules. DMS explained that one regulation would establish a beneficiary advisory council and another would remove language barring coverage of GLP-1 drugs for obesity-related use. The department said coverage would still be limited by prior authorization and clinical criteria, with use tied to underlying chronic conditions such as diabetes or cardiovascular disease, and that the pharmacy and therapeutics committee would help set the detailed standards. Members discussed the potential health benefits, but several raised concerns about cost, timing, and whether the legislature and the Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board should review the policy first. DMS said the drugs are already on the formulary, that current Medicaid users with diabetes are already covered, and that the fiscal impact was estimated using current utilization, rebates, and expected savings; the department also said it would only cover the drugs if subject to rebates. The committee then voted 5-1 to find 907 KAR 23:010 deficient. The committee next considered several emergency regulations from the Public Protection Cabinet’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control implementing SB 100. The rules covered tobacco, nicotine, and vapor product licensing, including the application form, denial standards, and transitional licensing. ABC counsel said the department had received about 5,500 applications and issued nearly 5,000 licenses, with additional provisional licenses issued to avoid interruption in sales after the law’s effective date. He said some applications remained pending because inspections and photographs revealed possible unauthorized nicotine vapor products, and the department was seeking documentation before approval. A staff amendment was adopted without objection before the ABC presentation continued.

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• For taxpayers that are married filing jointly, the minimum married filing jointly, the minimum married
• It also changes the minimum standard It also changes the minimum standard It also changes the minimum
• Well, the the or maybe it's the minimum Well, the the or maybe it's the minimum the minimum deduction
• the minimum deduction the minimum deduction uh from $2,500 to $3,000. uh from $2,500 to $3,000. uh from
• of 50 to 100 out of six bare minimum of 50 to 100 out of six bare minimum of 50 to 100 out of six million

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Veis said they have no idea it is coming and that, philosophically, he tries to use minimum handling.
• Veis said he uses minimum handling.
• Um, that is one thing, maybe a minimum requirement for people to be on site.
• Just minimum standards to be able to do it, because she operates this kennel still.
• Just minimum standards to be able to do it, because she operates this kennel still.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 302, which would update New Hampshire’s solid waste facility background-check law so the state can continue to access federal FBI criminal databases for checks on key owners and officers. Senator Howard Pearl and DES Waste Management Director Mike Whimsatt said the bill is the third attempt to correct prior drafting problems that prevented the FBI from accepting the language. They explained that the existing statute has long required background checks for hazardous and solid waste facility applicants because of concerns about organized crime, but the current wording is too ambiguous for federal use. The bill also includes technical corrections, clarifies which company officers must be checked, specifies which DES officials receive the results, and removes the Department of Justice as an unnecessary middleman. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, whether family members are covered, who pays the cost, and whether permits have ever been denied; Whimsatt said the applicant still pays, the checks focus on key officers, and at least one permit had been denied in the past due to a felony conviction. The hearing then closed, with one person listed in favor on the blue sheet and no opposition noted online. The committee then opened Senate Bill 229, which would allow retailers to sell uninspected bison, red deer, and elk meat and remove the sunset on the existing program. Senator Pearl said the bill would expand market opportunities for farmers while keeping labeling and traceability requirements in place, including identifying the meat as uninspected and maintaining records of the source farms. Representative Bixby, who had worked on earlier legislation, explained the current framework in detail: the animals are raised on closed farms, must be fenced, cannot be newly imported, and are subject to annual veterinary herd inspections and recordkeeping. He said the prior bison inspection regime was too burdensome for farmers to maintain, and the current law was intended as a workable compromise. Questions from members focused on how many farms participate, how many animals have been sold, and whether the program posed disease risks; the witness said he did not know the exact numbers, and Bixby said the existing import and fencing rules help prevent chronic wasting disease from entering the state. No vote was taken during the hearing, and the bill was left before the committee for further consideration.

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• Amendment number two sets the minimum commission rate at 5% rather than eliminating the minimum entirely
• Amendment number two sets the minimum commission rate at 5% rather than eliminating the minimum entirely
• Amendment number two sets the minimum<00:42:11.280> commission<00:42:11.880> rate<00:42
• <00:42:15.160> minimum<00:42:16.040> entirely.
• than eliminating the minimum entirely. than eliminating the minimum entirely.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened on March 10, 2026, established a quorum, and began with an invocation by Reverend Damien Flowers, which was journalized without objection. The chamber then recognized several guests and honorees, including Dr. Courtney Glickman for being named 2025 Play Therapist of the Year, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Dr. Sonja B. Santelises for her leadership of Baltimore City Public Schools, students shadowing legislators, Navy Alliance representatives, the Maryland Alliance for Advocacy for Sickle Cell, and Ms. Kimberly Body for her lupus advocacy. The Senate also journalized prior remarks about the 6888 regiment. The Finance Committee report then moved several bills forward. Senate Bill 348 would allow hospitals and freestanding birthing centers to contact, rather than only call, patients after high-risk pregnancies; its amendments were adopted and the bill was ordered to third reading. Senate Bill 390 on Wicomico County liquor licenses was laid over under the rule. Senate Bill 492, addressing massage therapy advertising and prohibiting misleading sexual-service advertising, was amended and sent to third reading. Senate Bill 562, concerning pharmacist-prescriber agreements for opioid use disorder treatment, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 773 would let pharmacists order certain vaccines, including intranasal flu vaccines, for self-administration and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 53, on Maryland Port Administration land acquisition notice in Anne Arundel County, was amended and advanced. Senate Bill 428 would bar cost-sharing for collaborative care model services under Medicaid and private coverage and was advanced without amendment. Senate Bill 473 would require human trafficking awareness training for for-hire and transportation network drivers; its amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Senate Bill 585 would shift administration of the human relevant research fund from Health to Agriculture and was advanced. Senate Bill 606, the Easy Pass Commuter Fairness and Transparency Act, would require an MDTA report on commuter plans and unused trips; its amendment was moved as the transcript ended. During debate on Senate Bill 917, which would expand the definition of audiology practice to include certain screenings and non-radiographic imaging, a senator questioned whether the bill would make Maryland the only state restricting a health occupation from performing Medicare-required screenings. The floor leader said the committee had heard that claim in testimony but had not verified it, and the senator moved to special order the bill for amendment, which was granted without objection. Most other bills were reported favorably, with committee amendments adopted without objection and several bills ordered printed for third reading.

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• Violations where there are charges are already kept for a minimum of three years.
• So for an arrest, we would have a minimum of years for a call for service.
• So for an arrest, we would have a minimum of years for a call for service.
• So for an arrest, we would have a minimum of years for a call for service.
• they're they're held for a minimum they're they're held for a minimum amount<02:11:08.920> of

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• of $363 million every year um a minimum of $363 million every year we<02:18:59.840> do<02:19:
• We'll hear at 1:30 HB 83, increasing the minimum age for sports betting, and at 2:00 HB 163, relative
• The minimum age for sports betting is 21 in all but seven states.
• The minimum age for charity gaming remains at 18.
• <03:42:34.159> age gambling raising the age the minimum age gambling raising the age the minimum

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.