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• Taxpayers contribute over $147 million per cohort of transfer students for courses that they are forced
• The third issue relates to local contributions.
• Although the scoring system does provide priority points to projects that have higher local contributions
• Students in the state can enhance financial contributions made into higher education, and the state can
• Students in the state can enhance financial contributions made into higher education, and the state can

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• this state, made illegally in this state, where<00:45:21.680> nobody's<00:45:22.200> contributing
• <00:45:22.880> to<00:45:23.120> anything where nobody's contributing to anything where
• nobody's contributing to anything as<00:45:24.240> far<00:45:24.480> as<00:45:24.640><
• If you recall, this prevents school districts from decreasing ...decreasing their local contribution.
• So, they're going to get their retirement and the district has spent it to pay for the contributions

Keywords: MS Senate Floor - 1 April, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• someone from New Hampshire Hunger Solutions is here, and I don't know if they have anything to contribute
• Anything to contribute? Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay.
• the other thing that brings to mind is the fiscal committee put a couple of million dollars in contributions
• million committee put a couple of million dollars<01:11:12.159> in dollars in dollars in contributions
• to the food bank to make contributions to the food bank to make up<01:11:16.800> for<01:11:17.040

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The work session was limited to House Bill 1750, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Health and Human Services’ SNAP administration. Before testimony, Representative Terski distributed a written statement from Representative Priest for the record. Department officials Karen Heert and Nathan White then walked the committee through a chart showing SNAP participation, federal benefit dollars, and state administrative costs, emphasizing that the benefits themselves do not flow through the state budget. They explained that the reported administrative cost includes overhead and cost-allocation methods used to maximize federal reimbursement, and that the current participant count is about 75,000 with the trend steady in recent years. Members questioned whether the reported costs were stable, how much of the administrative expense was directly tied to SNAP, and whether reducing overhead would lower the need for the appropriation. The department said the cost per participant and per dollar distributed would be lower if SNAP were isolated, but that the broader allocation system also supports federal claiming across multiple programs. Officials said SNAP eligibility is redetermined every six months, that the department processes nearly 50 eligibility programs with about 250 field staff, roughly 70 unfunded positions, and a vacancy rate around 25%. They also said most errors in the program are unintentional and can come from either staff or participant mistakes, and that the department reviews errors to identify systemic fixes. The committee discussed the fiscal impact of the bill and related budget issues. DHHS said the current adjusted authorization for 2026 is about $31 million, but actual spending is expected to be closer to $25–26 million because of vacancies and unfilled positions. Members asked whether the $4.4 million shortfall identified in the fiscal note would come from the rainy day fund; staff said it would not be taken directly from that fund, but would reduce the amount available to flow into it at the end of the biennium. The committee also reviewed Senate Bill 603 FN, which was described as an alternative approach that would require DHHS to transfer funds within its existing budget rather than provide new money; officials said it would simply codify an option the department already has. No vote or final action on House Bill 1750 was taken during the portion of the meeting provided.

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• Other folks like the Minnesota State Historical Society, PBS stations, and all are contributing content
• think of the right term, but he said that he had, like, a maybe a unique uniform that he could contribute
• could share that I could, you know, share with other folks and the public where, if they wanted to contribute
• <00:46:29.440> they<00:46:29.599> wanted<00:46:29.839> to<00:46:30.079> contribute
• <00:46:30.560> some where if they wanted to contribute some where if they wanted to contribute

Keywords: 1183, house

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• distributions from a pension or retirement account for taxpayers aged 60 or older; a $6,000 deduction for contributions
• If they can deduct their contributions to the Roth IRAs, that would mean their contributions in and their
• And if they increase those contributions as they get older, it's a huge benefit to have.
• start investing on a hundred dollars a month... of a million dollars and if they increase those contributions
• So, I mean, do you think that the reduction in the workforce over there is contributing to your need?

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The joint House Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees met to hear identical conformity bills, HB 2153 and SB 1106, which would align Arizona tax law with the federal Internal Revenue Code as of Jan. 1, 2026, including some retroactive provisions for tax year 2025. Staff explained that the bills would exclude three federal provisions: the higher federal SALT deduction, the new senior deduction as written in H.R. 1, and the deduction for interest on new car loans. They would instead include a $6,000 retirement-income deduction for taxpayers age 60 and older, a $6,000 Roth IRA contribution deduction, a higher dependent tax credit, and a deduction for child and dependent care expenses above the federal credit. JLBC estimated the package would reduce general fund income tax revenue by about $441.3 million in FY 2026. Members also discussed that the Department of Revenue’s forms had been issued assuming full conformity, and staff and supporters argued the bills were needed quickly to avoid confusion and amended returns during filing season. Committee members and sponsors largely framed the bills as tax relief and a way to provide certainty for taxpayers and preparers. Supporters said the package would help families, seniors, and workers, and noted that the Arizona version was negotiated to keep the overall tax relief roughly comparable to full conformity while shifting benefits away from the SALT deduction and toward child credits, retirement income, and child care. The sponsors also criticized the governor’s executive action and urged prompt passage so taxpayers would know how to file. Opponents argued the bills would reduce state revenue, worsen the budget outlook, and disproportionately benefit higher-income taxpayers and corporations. Several witnesses and members also raised concerns about the child care deduction, the retirement-income deduction, and the business expensing provisions, while supporters responded that the bill was designed to help working families and encourage saving and investment. Public testimony was mixed. The Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Arizona Free Enterprise Club supported the bills, emphasizing early conformity, filing certainty, and reduced confusion for taxpayers and software providers. Opponents included Save Our Schools Arizona, the Arizona Center for Economic Progress, Opportunity Arizona, and several individuals, who argued the package would deepen budget problems and favor the wealthy. One witness objected to a federal school-choice-related provision she said was being tied to the bill, though committee members said the measure before them was a tax conformity bill and not a school finance bill. The hearing included extended debate over the fiscal impact, the governor’s prior requests for some of the same tax changes, and whether taxpayers would need to file amended returns if the legislature later changed course. The transcript ends during testimony from NFIB, with no final committee vote or action shown in the excerpt.

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• Minnesota small businesses that followed the rules, invested in compliance, hired workers, and contributed
• Minnesota small businesses that followed the rules, invested in compliance, hired workers, and contributed
• > workers, invested in compliance, hired workers, invested in compliance, hired workers, contributed
• > to<00:14:59.279> their<00:14:59.920> communities,<00:15:01.040> they contributed
• to their communities, they contributed to their communities, they are<00:15:01.519> being<00:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• compensation, health care costs for active state employees, and retiree health care prefunding contributions
• And then it also provides, if I'm reading it correctly, some sort of deduction for health care contributions
• from the dais, when we talk about affordability in our communities, it ties into a huge web of contributions
• It ties into a huge web of contributions from different workers or different classes.
• We're very proud of the progress made in the budget this year and the contributions that workers' voices

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee held an informational hearing on the final three-party budget agreement and related trailer bills, with the Department of Finance outlining the major budget bill and omnibus measures. Finance described a package built around balancing the state budget amid economic uncertainty, preserving core health and safety-net programs, and making significant ongoing reductions in some state programs. The budget bill included major items such as shifting $1 billion from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for Cal Fire, funding universal transitional kindergarten, deferring some UC and CSU funding, supporting foster care and homelessness programs, providing Proposition 36 implementation funding, and achieving Medi-Cal savings through changes to benefits and eligibility. The committee also heard that votes on the budget bills were expected later in the week and the following Monday. Finance then walked through the trailer bills, including health, human services, early learning, education, resources, energy, transportation, labor, housing, tax, public safety, courts, general government, cannabis, and energy-related measures. Notable provisions included a Medi-Cal enrollment freeze for certain adults, new premiums and benefit changes for some immigrants, child care COLA changes, education funding for literacy, teacher support, universal meals, and community college student support, as well as resource and climate measures affecting Cal Fire staffing and energy permitting. The housing trailer bill drew the most discussion, with provisions on CEQA streamlining, a vehicle miles traveled mitigation banking program, a renters’ credit trigger, and a six-year moratorium on new residential building standards. Members also discussed a film tax credit expansion, cannabis enforcement funding, a tribal police pilot program, and changes to tax policy, including military retirement income exclusions and wildfire settlement payment exclusions. Committee members largely praised the staff and the budget process, but several raised concerns and asked detailed questions, especially about the housing trailer bill’s new wage standards, tribal consultation provisions, and possible effects on prevailing wage protections. Finance explained that the housing language was intended to set wage floors for market-rate projects receiving CEQA streamlining, with different county-based tiers and a notwithstanding clause preserving existing prevailing wage laws. Members also questioned the size and timing of funding for the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, Clean Cars for All, Proposition 36, and the film tax credit expansion. Other members highlighted support for public safety, veterans’ tax relief, child care providers, housing production, and higher education, while some expressed concern that the budget’s policy changes were being negotiated too quickly or without enough stakeholder input.

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• I think, in sum, billing quality is medical quality, and itemized billing contributes to superior medical
• I think in sum, billing quality is medical quality, and itemized billing contributes to superior medical
• Cliff Porter: Now these people can actually start practicing and contributing.
• like a brand new graduates of PA or an NP, now these people can actually start practicing and contributing
• Now these people can actually start practicing and contributing.

Bills: HB163, HB216, HB721, HB2035, HB2038, HB3057, HB3153, HB3233, HB3595, HB3801, HB3812, HB4076, HB4129, HB4377, HB4535, HB4666, HB4730, HB4743, HB4903, HB5149, HB5155, HB1534

Keywords: epinephrine, healthcare, emergency response, administration, medical policy, health care, itemized billing, patient rights, provider regulations, Texas Health and Safety Code, cost disclosure, insurance, benefit plan, administrators, chemical dependency, treatment facilities, minor admissions, parental notice, mental health, medical licensing

Summary: The committee met without a quorum at first, then established a quorum with five members present. Members heard and left pending several House bills, including HB 4743 on allowing hospitals to license mobile stroke units under a hospital license, HB 4129 on earlier DFPS enforcement tools for single-source continuum contractors in community-based foster care, HB 4903 creating a Quad Agency Child Care Initiative to coordinate child care regulations across state agencies, HB 3812 revising the gold card/prior authorization process for physicians, HB 4535 requiring written informed consent before COVID-19 vaccination and a standardized state information sheet, and HB 4666 reducing the frequency of some HHSC reports to the legislature. The chair also noted HB 35 would be voted on later after a subcommittee back was received, and that a large number of bills would be heard the next day. Most of the testimony focused on HB 4535 and HB 4730. On HB 4535, supporters argued the bill would strengthen informed consent for COVID vaccination by requiring written consent and clearer state-level information about risks, manufacturer liability protections, and adverse-event reporting; opponents, including a pediatrician and medical groups, said existing federal and state informed-consent materials already cover these topics and warned the bill could create duplicative paperwork and penalties. On HB 3812, the Texas Medical Association supported changes that would extend the gold-card evaluation period to one year, raise transparency, and make prior authorization exemptions easier to administer, while health plans said they were neutral and viewed the bill as a balance between reducing burden and preventing fraud or unsafe care. HB 4730 drew extensive testimony from adoption professionals, birth mothers, adoptive parents, and child welfare advocates. The bill would require DFPS to create a relinquishment form, train child-placing agency staff, and extend the minimum waiting period for voluntary relinquishment from 48 hours to seven days. Supporters of the current law argued the 48-hour period aligns with hospital discharge, allows informed decisions, and helps birth parents and adoptive families begin healing and bonding without pushing children into foster care or creating legal and Medicaid complications. The author said the bill would be revised and that the seven-day provision was a work in progress. No votes were taken on the bills during the meeting; each bill was left pending after public testimony closed.

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• And they've made such incredible contributions to our team this year, and to our success as Judiciary
• First, I'd like to thank the members of our House Republican Caucus for their significant contributions
• Republican Caucus for their our House Republican Caucus for their significant<01:23:21.760> contributions
• <01:23:22.480> this significant contributions this significant contributions this year.<01
• <01:29:00.920> class<01:29:01.920> for Mahalo to the freshman class for your contributions

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Members, today we celebrate the people of Wilson County and their many contributions to our great state
• We want to look at the tax contribution.
• And it was a very thoughtful study because it looked at not just contributions in the workforce and..
• I think you have a good amendment that looks at the entire picture of the contributions of our immigrant
• make to workforce impact, their tax contributions. and their consumer spending.

Bills: HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB39, HB 102, HB 126, HB290, HB300, HB2143, HJR2, HB147, HJR6, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB 124, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB1587, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, SB1

Keywords: career readiness, education reform, workforce training, public schools, financial aid, applied sciences, career education, high school diploma, certificate program, work-based learning, job placement, high-growth jobs, technical training, cybersecurity, state command, information resources, data protection, incident response, mental health, telehealth

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• This expansion benefits not just individuals who work, pay taxes, and contribute to our economy, but
• The asset test elimination, federal success, and federal flexibilities have contributed to this.
• However, the bankruptcies have contributed to the decrease, but it wouldn't be the main contributing
• Pallad with Justice in Aging: We share the same goals as DHCS for ECM, but we see three factors contributing
• goals of the strategy and makes necessary technical changes to the state law to allow special funds contributed

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And over the life of this project, that fund will have contributed approximately $180 million to this
• We have the industry who's, who's, uh, basically contributing large, uh, dollars to this project.
• One of the things that I think is important is that because the industry has contributed significant
• the nation in petrochemical manufacturing, supporting over 500 direct and indirect jobs, um, and contributing
• have supplied you with lots of important numbers around the built infrastructure needs and our contribution

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• approximately six million dollars a year and over the life of this project that fund will have contributed
• We have the industry, who's basically contributing large dollars to this project.
• One of the things that I think is important is that because the industry has contributed significant
• leads the nation in petrochemical manufacturing supporting over 500 direct and indirect jobs and contributing
• and then also baselining. the ecological conditions of the Pecos in anticipation of significant contributions

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• In addition, the education tax credit scholarships are from private contributions, so for the partisan
• In addition, the education tax credit scholarships are from private contributions, so for the partisan
• In addition, the education tax credit scholarships are from private contributions, so for the partisan
• education tax credit scholarships are from<00:37:28.319> private from private from private contributions
• <00:37:30.400> so contributions so contributions so for<00:37:32.480> the<00:37:32.720>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• use our public roads and our infrastructure, profit off of it while paying nothing in taxes or contributing
• fact is that anywhere from 5% to 10% of the pollutants that we're mandated to clean up are being contributed
• the fact that anywhere from 5% to 10% of the pollutants that were mandated to clean up as being contributed
• These statistics are encouraging and remind us of the important contributions that self-driving technology
• repeatedly reaffirmed that human behavior is the cause of the overwhelming majority of crashes, contributing

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Transportation held a hybrid hearing on 46 bills covering bicycle and pedestrian safety, autonomous and specialty vehicles, street design, and related transportation issues. Chair Jim Arciero and Senate co-chair Brendan Crighton opened the hearing, noted that Senate Bill 2347 was postponed at the sponsor’s request, and explained the hearing procedures. No votes were taken during the hearing. A major portion of testimony focused on autonomous vehicles. Labor representatives from the AFL-CIO, Teamsters, Machinists, and app-based driver organizations opposed bills that would authorize fully autonomous vehicles, arguing they could displace workers, weaken bargaining power, increase congestion, and create safety and data-privacy risks. Waymo and Chamber of Progress supported legislation creating a framework for autonomous vehicles, saying the technology has strong safety results and could improve mobility and economic opportunity, but they opposed provisions requiring a human operator in the vehicle. Transportation and environmental advocates urged stronger oversight, local control, crash-data reporting, and privacy protections before deployment. Several bills on pedestrian and bicycle safety drew support from advocates and affected residents. Testimony backed measures to improve crosswalk timing for slower pedestrians, raise penalties for crosswalk violations, expand truck sideguard and safety-device requirements, and improve roadway marking reflectivity. AARP, MassBike, and other advocates emphasized the need to protect older adults, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users, while some speakers opposed bills expanding e-bike access to sidewalks and natural-surface trails, citing safety concerns. The committee also heard strong support for the Blue Envelope program for drivers with autism and developmental disabilities, with testimony from the Arc of Massachusetts, the Developmental Disabilities Council, families, and individuals describing how the program can reduce misunderstandings during traffic stops and crashes.

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• Order every discussion, guide every decision, and let everything done here today contribute to the well-being
• everything and let everything done<00:03:41.360> here<00:03:41.600> today<00:03:42.320> contribute
• <00:03:42.880> to<00:03:43.000> the done here today contribute to the done here today
• contribute to the well-being, well-being, well-being, stability,<00:03:45.800> and<00:03:45.960
• into her advocacy for health professions, and she was quoted as saying, "I am most proud of my contribution

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, March 26, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened with 39 members present and a quorum. The session opened with an invocation by Bishop Antonio Palmer of Kingdom Celebration Center, whose remarks were journalized. The President and members also welcomed several guests to the chamber, including former Delegate Sean Terrence, students from Charles H. Flowers High School and Garrison Forest School, Dr. Lee Snyder as doctor of the day, and Dr. Barbara Ann Palmer in recognition of Women’s History Month. The President also noted that the next day would be pro forma and that some scheduled items would be moved to the following week. The Senate considered Executive Nominations Report No. 6, covering gubernatorial nominees for boards and commissions including the State Board of Education, MEDCO, and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. On motion of the committee chair, the report was special ordered to Tuesday, with members asked to review the list for recusals or related issues. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 890, which concerns an insurance premium receipts tax exemption for captive insurance procured by nonprofit hospitals and health care systems. On SB 890, the Senate adopted the committee amendments and then adopted a floor amendment offered by the bill sponsor. The amendment was described as replacing the bill’s earlier approach with a two-year moratorium on collection of any related liabilities, followed by a Maryland Insurance Administration report back on ongoing investigations. One senator raised concern that the amendment’s language could require the state to refund taxes already paid by hospitals and others, potentially costing millions, and asked for more time to review it; the motion to special order the bill was defeated. After discussion, the amendment was adopted and the bill was ordered printed for third reading. At the close of the floor session, committee and delegation announcements were made, including Finance, Triple E, Judicial Proceedings, Budget and Tax, Executive Nominations, and several county delegations. A senator from District 6 also spoke about the anniversary of the Key Bridge collapse and thanked colleagues for bipartisan work on related legislation and recovery efforts.

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• different political parties every year to be added to the Freedom of Speech Monument for their contributions
• preserving the freedom of speech in Arizona. ...be added to the Freedom of Speech Monument for their contributions
• They are not only contributing to our economy, they're notorious for starting small businesses.
• moment and helping the most vulnerable in our community and young people who have been here and are contributing
• to our economy, contributing to our intellectual vitality.

Bills: SB1246, SB1338, SB1428, SB1443, SB1501, SB1566, SB1571, SB1645, SB1646, SB1663, SB1688, SB1805, SB1808, SB1825, SCR1023, SCR1029, HB2079, HB2080, HB2130, HB2239, HB2324, HB2375, HB2610, HB2619, HB2620, HB2716, HB2745, HB2749, HB2837, HB2857, HB2968, HB4064, HB4066, HB4087, HB4130, HCR2048, HCR2058

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development

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• focusing in on tourism, with one of the benefits to the state of Arizona being that these businesses contribute
• Chairman, just for further clarification then, so the county is contributing something, the federal government
• is contributing something, and the tribal nation is contributing something to get this project done?
• And also, Senator Carroll, the county I don't believe is contributing, but the Navajo tribe and the federal

Bills: SB1041, SB1363, SB1418, SB1419, SB1445, SB1447, SB1488, SB1519, SB1523, SB1560, SB1580

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, marijuana, rural opportunity, dispensary, economic development, licensing, social equity, unserved communities, Arizona, small modular reactors, energy regulation, environmental compatibility, utility construction, agricultural use

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• And you Will also develop the LAC roadmap, which guided a lot of our recent work and contributed to some
• In Belen, required contributions now equal the cost of a full-time special education assistant.
• Is there anything in the program that you see contributing to that need? Yes, ma'am.
• Is there anybody else in the room that wishes to contribute? Please, sir. Welcome!
• actually chose to move to Albuquerque, and one of the things that brought us here and was a strong contributing

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• I know we've got some of our local and regional representatives and seniors here that contributed to
• I want to thank you all for contributing to that as well. I just want to share.
• food service managers, and staff across the state who welcomed us into their school kitchens and contributed
• with some of the strongest quality provisions in the country, New Mexico has a real opportunity to contribute
• This would contribute to future capital capacity generally by the legislature.