Bills: HB472, HB542

Keywords: state employees, meal allowance, per diem, travel expenses, Alabama law, HB542, district attorney, prosecutor, supernumerary district attorney, Employees' Retirement System, ERS, Alabama retirement, public employee retirement, pension, retirement benefits, post-retirement employment, salary cap, dual participation, double dipping, District Attorneys' Plan

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• , to use the H-2B program.
• In this, it states that this will...”
• Perhaps the chairman of finance can help us.
• We recommit the bill to Finance.
• I know USDA has had a program.

Bills: HCR77, HB81, HB512, HB663, HB717, HB1194

Keywords: crawfish, agricultural labor, H-2B program, H-2A program, labor shortage, temporary workers, Louisiana economy, HCR77, crawfish industry, H-2B visa, seasonal labor, agriculture, immigration, arborist, property disputes, tree trimming, neighborhood, landowner rights, Delta Economic Research and Sustainability District, board of commissioners

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• <00:05:10.880> financing<00:05:11.440> arrangements, state financing arrangements, state
• States can also focus on employment support programs.
• So states like Montana support programs.
• Program review occurs at both the federal and the state level, as well as through federal and state audits
• It varies by state the Medicaid program.

Bills: HF3439, HF3763

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MNsure, MinnesotaCare, disability determination, expedited eligibility, state medical review team, compassionate allowance, rare disease, home and community-based services, long-term care, managed care, county-based purchasing, eligibility redetermination, periodic data matching, death master file, Social Security Administration, program integrity, income eligibility, asset test

Summary: The House Health Finance and Policy Committee met on March 4, 2026, approved the minutes from its February 25 and March 2 meetings, and then heard a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid eligibility changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OB3). The presentation focused on provisions affecting Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 to 64, including new work and community engagement requirements, changes to retroactive eligibility, quarterly death master file checks, address verification requirements, six-month redeterminations for expansion enrollees, and new limits on some lawful permanent residents and other immigrant groups. Castanza also discussed state implementation issues, including the need for new data-sharing systems, system modernization, outreach, and options for helping people transition to other coverage if they lose eligibility. She said the work and community engagement rules take effect January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility on look-back periods, consecutive versus nonconsecutive months, and optional hardship exemptions, and noted that CMS guidance is not expected until June 2026. She also described federal support for implementation, including $200 million in grants and a 90% federal match for eligibility system work, while warning that the fast timeline could lead to coverage losses, churn, and challenges for special populations such as caregivers, people with behavioral health conditions, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. She further explained that an erroneous payment provision could expose states to federal recoupment later if eligibility errors increase. During member questions, Representative Beerman asked about the overall size of the Medicaid cuts and the cumulative national impact; Castanza said estimates vary by state and cited KFF analysis suggesting states could lose 4% to 19% of federal Medicaid revenue, with a newer RAND analysis recently released. Beerman also asked about the history and effectiveness of state work requirements, but that discussion was not completed in the excerpt. Representative Elkins noted the presentation was not initially posted on the committee website, and the chair said it had since been posted.

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• He's now the state finance director and...
• He's now the state finance director and he had Wit with him.
• So they spread throughout the state, and their students come from all over the state of Alabama.
• So, if you come into Alabama from another state and you do any work in the state, technically you owe
• state.

Bills: HB46, HB379, SB22, HB487, HB273, HB525

Keywords: rural physician, tax credit, healthcare access, physician recruitment, Alabama, HB379, Alabama income tax, nonresident exemption, remote workers, traveling employees, mobile workforce, withholding tax, state tax reciprocity, multistate employees, temporary work, work location tracking, time and attendance system, remote work taxation, professional athlete, professional entertainer

Bills: HB117, HB228, HB250, HB260, HB393, HB400, HB446, HB534, HB551, HB576, HB842

Keywords: Department of State, statutory entities, re-creation, termination, Louisiana laws, Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana legislation, government re-creation, authority termination, financial disclosure, public servants, ethics, immediate family, transparency, legislators, transportation, foreign travel, cultural exchange, public service, HB393

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• Next EDD program, but most importantly, we are clarifying that the program can accept private donations
• As a thing that has helped them in their programs to become educators in their education programs.
• Times when we got these new programs or new names for programs, it kind of lowered the buy-in from folks
• It talks about that the program.
• No, what I do know is that we have nonprofit partners all across the state who have, in similar programs

Bills: SB706, SB1262, SB1272, SB1546

Keywords: school funding, general fund carryover, State Aid, educational finance, budget penalties, emergency clause, tuition waiver, human trafficking, education, higher learning access, victims' rights, Oklahoma Tuition Equalization Grant, higher education, financial aid, income eligibility, student grants, scholarships, capital improvements, teacher incentives, Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship Act

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• The way I look at it, private businesses contract with state agencies.
• This bill does not eliminate tax incremental financing.
• I think the states that I've looked at have been mainly California.
• public in the state?
• And obviously not between state agencies, but between the public and state agencies.

Bills: HB3310, HB4311, HB3841, HB3024, HB3075

Keywords: purchasing, compliance, state employees, longevity pay, contract management, unclaimed property, service charges, property fund, accountability, government transparency, local development, economic impact, voter approval, tax increment financing, review committee, public finance, blight, salary increase, bonus limits, job performance

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• Both of those deal with rural health care transformation program.
• Both of those deal with rural health care transformation program.
• care transformation program. care transformation program.
• as you know the feds have a a program as you know the feds have a a program that<00:10:51.960>
• This is a bill that would give the state This is a bill that would give the state uh<00:11:08.240

Bills: HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614, HB224, HB591, HB609, HB614

Keywords: HB224, Alabama, obstructing governmental operations, first responder, emergency responder, police, firefighter, EMT, paramedic, public safety, harassment, interference with emergency personnel, crime, Class A misdemeanor, law enforcement, emergency scene, scene control, 100 feet, stay back order, public safety and homeland security

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• Chairman, members of the Senate Finance Committee.
• Chair, members of the Senate Finance Committee, is what this bill does. Thank you.
• Thank you, members of the Senate Finance Committee. Thank you. Senator Padilla.
• get to a point where we can really focus on centralization, I think it would be the best bet for the state
• Move a do not pass on Senate Bill 35 and a do pass on the Senate Finance Committee substitute for Senate

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• That's a piece of the Opportunity Enterprise Program at the New Mexico Finance Authority.
• Is it for state-owned infrastructure? Yes. To help state-owned enterprise? That's correct.
• Is it for state-owned infrastructure? Yes. To help state-owned enterprise? That's correct.
• The state engineer has indicated they can get started, and this will count toward our eventual state
• They're going to the MFA program at the NMFA, as well as a DFA-administered program for help working

Bills: SB193, SB132, SB35, SB145

Keywords: SB193, acequia, community ditch, irrigation works construction fund, water infrastructure, ditch infrastructure, irrigation, New Mexico water law, agricultural water, farmers, Rio Grande, acequia association, forest land protection revolving fund, state fund transfer, irrigation projects, SB132, DOIT, Department of Information Technology, software replacement, equipment replacement

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• I'm going to call this House of Representatives State Government Finance and Policy Committee to order
• I'm the finance director for the Office of the State Auditor.
• The federal agency that administers the Medicaid program does regular assessments of state Medicaid programs
• The Governor's Finance Bill, and it would allow state agencies to withhold payments to recipients of
• We appreciate the inclusion of the provision allowing state agencies to withhold payments to a program

Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

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• I'm going to call this House of Representatives State Government Finance and Policy Committee to order
• I'm the finance director for the Office of the State Auditor.
• The federal agency that sort of administers the Medicaid program does regular assessments of state Medicaid
• The federal agency that sort of administers the Medicaid program does regular assessments of state Medicaid
• We appreciate the inclusion of the provision allowing state agencies to withhold payments to a program

Bills: HF627, HF474, HF361, HF1837

Keywords: HF627, fiscal note, fiscal notes, Minnesota Legislature, state government, committee procedure, ranking minority member, minority party, standing committee, Ways and Means, Finance Committee, legislative process, budget analysis, fiscal impact, Minnesota Statutes 3.98, committee chair, legislative transparency, HF474, Hubert H. Humphrey, Henry Mower Rice

Bills: SB 410, SB 795, SB 2510, SB 728, SB 2689, HB 143

Keywords: Gulf Coast Protection District, navigation safety, special districts, state governance, Texas legislation, Gulf Coast, flood protection, storm risk management, coastal restoration, natural resources, prescribed burns, self-insurance, fire management, liability protection, rural land management, recycling, environment, sustainability, economic development, Texas Recycling Fund

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• > from<00:51:48.400> the<00:51:48.559> state without a grant program from the state
• without a grant program from the state because<00:51:49.680> we<00:51:50.000> don't<00
• MHCR program where the state doesn't have to continue to allocate funds to the MHCR program or that
• :52.240> program<00:57:52.720> where<00:57:52.960> the<00:57:53.200> state
• > type MHCR program where the state type MHCR program where the state doesn't<00:57:53.680> have

Bills: HF4234, HF484, HF483, HF2614

Keywords: HF4234, Minnesota private activity bonds, tax-exempt bonds, bond cap, aggregate bond limitation, residential rental projects, multifamily housing, affordable housing finance, housing bonds, public finance, bond allocation, private activity bond cap, Minnesota Statutes 474A.02, tax committee, natural gas, gas hookups, residential construction, energy policy, local control, state preemption

Bills: SF0069, SF0084, SF0050, SF0109, HB0069, HB0098

Keywords: wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls

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• We're involved with people in this state and other states who are trying to pursue a civil route right
• We're involved with people in this state and other states who are trying to pursue a civil route right
• We're involved with people in this state and other states who are trying to pursue a civil route right
• We're involved with people in this state and other states who are trying to pursue a civil route right
• We're involved with people in this state and other states who are trying to pursue a civil route right

Bills: SF0069, SF0084, SF0050, SF0109, HB0069, HB0098

Keywords: wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure, environmental quality, public data, data collection, funding, study, water conservation, Colorado River, drought, irrigation, water rights, voluntary program, interstate agreements, groundwater, water resource management, state engineer, aquifer study, corrective controls

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• But the battery went dead on her wheelchair, which was issued through the state, and the state would
• What would be the revenue that the state would forego as a consequence of that program? Mr.
• exist like this in the state.
• President, Senator, it's a normal program and process that housing finance authorities can do.
• In other words, when the state makes this loan, does the state take a mortgage?

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services

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• Local tools like bond financing assessments.
• The pilot program worked; food truck operators liked it.
• program, a revolving loan fund like this.
• Finance the workforce to be able to take those programs and then do their actual lab work on a Habitat
• several other states that are set to file for 2026.

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• We need something at a state level that allows us to be a small business in the state of Texas doing
• and programs.
• Current law states that applications receive positive points for state representative statements of support
• However, due to the highly competitive nature and scoring rules of the program, the state representative's
• Current law states that when a state representative provides no statement, the corresponding points will

Bills: HB386, HB1449, HB1701, HB2142, HB2675, HB2857, HB3063, HB3171, HB3641, HB3732, HB4045, HB4370, HB4491, HB4505, HB4626, HB5267, HB5356

Keywords: construction contracts, change orders, local government, budget limits, Texas legislation, HB 1449, mobile food vendors, food trucks, mobile food service establishments, permits, county health permit, municipal permitting, Health and Safety Code Chapter 437A, Chapter 437, inspection agreements, permit reciprocity, fee cap, preemption, large counties, population over one million

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• and charter schools in the state.
• I'm a native of the state of Virginia, not Virginia, Minnesota, state of Virginia.
• Virginia, Minnesota, state of Virginia. Virginia, Minnesota, state of Virginia.
• new states were coming into the union. new states were coming into the union.
• question to the state board. Go ahead. question to the state board. Go ahead.

Bills: HF3900

Keywords: permanent school fund, school endowment fund, Minnesota constitutional amendment, school aid, public school funding, State Board of Investment, investment income, distributable amount, school districts, property taxes, income taxes, voter approval, ballot question, constitutional amendment 2026, education finance, fund perpetuity, purchasing power, trust lands, swamp lands, internal improvement land fund