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• what era is this is this as of sources what era is this is this as of 24<00:35:22.079> 23<00:
• and that included um an other sources and that included um an Actuarial<00:46:37.599> um<00:46
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• We're also a part of this food system that really separates people from their food source, and the list
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Keywords: 1183, house

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• The bill asks the Commission to compare waste across every generation source. What?
• The bill asked the Commission to compare waste across every generation source.
• Nuclear is the most contained and accountable waste stream of any energy source.
• Unfortunately, I think there is no energy source that is free of waste.
• And a comparison between all the sources and the impact of the different sources, I think, is an important

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Studies show that child support is a valuable income source, particularly for families in poverty, making
• That's important for the program being able to accept public and private dollars from multiple sources
• And I think there was one other source, but I forget it, so I'll follow up with you. Okay.
• And I think there was one other source, but I forget it, so I'll follow up with you. Okay.
• And I think there was one other source, but I forget it, so I'll follow up with you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House Committee on Children and Families held a hybrid hearing on a broad set of anti-hunger, family support, and basic-needs bills. Early testimony focused on SNAP and DTA operations: Rep. DeRosa and others urged passage of H. 196/S. 167 to require DTA to identify staffing, technology, funding, and operational needs to improve timeliness and customer service, warning that unanswered calls, delayed recertifications, and federal changes could sharply raise state costs through higher SNAP administrative burdens and payment-error penalties. Speakers from Massachusetts Law Reform Institute and Project Bread said DTA is under-resourced, caseloads have grown, and families are being denied or delayed due to phone and paperwork barriers. Another major SNAP-related bill, H. 254/S. 147, would require the Commonwealth to replace stolen EBT/SNAP benefits; testimony described more than $13 million stolen from about 27,000 households since June 2022 and argued families should not bear losses from organized theft rings. The committee also heard strong support for H. 207/S. 117, which would restore state-funded nutrition assistance for legally present immigrants excluded from federal SNAP under recent federal changes. Advocates from Project Bread, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, local immigrant services, and public health groups said the federal cuts would leave thousands of residents, including refugees, asylum seekers, trafficking survivors, and children, without food support, and argued Massachusetts has a history of filling this gap. Testimony also supported H. 222/S. 104 to make the Healthy Incentives Program permanent and year-round; supporters said HIP improves nutrition, boosts local farms and regional economies, and had already served more than 212,000 households in FY25. A related child-support bill, H. 201/S. 110, would increase the amount of child support passed through to TAFDC families and expand good-cause exemptions; witnesses said the change would put more money directly in families’ hands, reduce poverty, and better protect survivors of domestic violence and families with complicated co-parenting situations. A large portion of the hearing was devoted to deep-poverty and diaper-related legislation. Supporters of H. 214/S. 118 said cash assistance grants have lost value over time and should be raised annually until they reach half of the federal poverty level; advocates from Children’s HealthWatch, Hopewell, the Lift Our Kids Coalition, and parents described the links between deep poverty, poor child health, family stress, and child welfare involvement. They argued that higher grants would help families meet basic needs, reduce hospitalizations and neglect reports, and provide stability amid federal cuts. Finally, multiple witnesses backed diaper legislation, including H. 220/S. 151 and related bills, to create a diaper benefits pilot and/or diaper allowance commission. Testimony from the National Diaper Bank Network, MassCAP, Children’s HealthWatch, local diaper banks, and parents said diaper need is widespread, affects parental employment and mental health, and can cause health problems for infants; a federally funded pilot in Massachusetts was cited as showing improved employment, financial stability, reduced stress, and fewer diaper rashes. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing; the committee heard testimony and asked questions throughout.

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• And so my first question is relative to the sources, and I believe there's a very limited number of sources
• The primary source of this funding for this bill is the so-called surplus fair share revenues, the fair
• That being said, the gentleman did mention two principal sources of funding for the bill that now opens
• For a while we started to see increases in so-called own-source resources.
• For a while, we started to see increases in so-called own-source revenue.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up Senate House No. 4010, a fiscal year 2025 supplemental appropriations bill funded largely by surplus Fair Share revenues. The Ways and Means chair described the bill as a $1.28 billion package, with major investments in education and transportation, including special education circuit breaker aid, higher education deferred maintenance, career technical education capital grants, school construction relief, high-dosage tutoring, English language learning grants, MBTA reserve replenishment and safety training, commuter rail maintenance, Chapter 90 local road aid, regional transit authority support, ferry and micro-transit funding, and a small World Cup transportation appropriation. Members from both parties generally praised the bill’s one-time, regionally balanced approach while emphasizing fiscal discipline and the limited, surplus-based funding source. The minority leader and others questioned the fund balances and the use of the education and transportation innovation and capital fund, the Student Opportunity Act trust fund, and the transitional escrow account; the chair said the bill would zero out the innovation and capital fund, leave about $430 million in the SOA trust, and about $200 million in the escrow account. Several members highlighted specific priorities. Senator Cronin and Senator Feeney strongly supported the $100 million career technical education investment, arguing it would expand vocational opportunities in comprehensive high schools and help meet workforce needs. Senator Feeney also emphasized MBTA funding, special education, local road repairs, English language learning tied to workforce needs, and World Cup preparations in Foxborough. Senator Comerford praised the bill’s regional equity, higher education maintenance funding, special education support, and transportation investments, while also noting the need for broader future work on Chapter 70 and school finance. Senator Tarr supported the bill but repeatedly stressed that the spending was a unique one-time opportunity and that the Commonwealth should preserve fiscal reserves and continue to address school funding inequities and MBTA finances more broadly. The chamber then considered numerous amendments. Amendment 1 on tariff pricing transparency was withdrawn after brief remarks, and Amendment 14, proposing a DESE study on educational outcomes for young men and boys, was rejected. Amendment 182, funding Worcester Regional Transit Authority capital expenses, was adopted. Amendment 228, adding $500,000 for Free Period to expand access to menstrual products in schools, was adopted. Amendment 257, funding Springfield Public Schools communication and safety systems, was also adopted. Other amendments, including Tarr amendments on supplemental district aid, MBTA reporting, and the Foundation Budget Review Commission, were rejected. Amendment 308 concerning MBTA Communities and Milton was withdrawn, after which Senator Driscoll began a presentation arguing Milton was being misclassified under the MBTA Communities Act and should be treated fairly under the law.

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• Every dollar of state money we put in brings in $5 of other private or public sources.
• They found 35 different funding sources to get to 85% of the funding for their projects.
• Many of these projects will collapse because their funding sources depend on the last dollars coming
• So mobile homes are the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country.
• They provide, really, ...largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the country.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• uh, you know, if in fact an RFP isn't going to work out, it provides for just a direct uh uh sole sourcing
• uh uh uh integrated resource planning process, at which time that we might consider, you know, one source
• ,<00:01:35.120> if<00:01:35.240> you a direct uh uh sole sourcing, if you a direct
• uh uh sole sourcing, if you will,<00:01:35.560> hiring<00:01:35.960> a<00:01:36.400>
• of generation over you know, one source of generation over another.<00:02:19.400> That's<00:02

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It's not just domestically the source, it's internationally from the source.
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• > internationally<00:10:53.120> from<00:10:53.320> the<00:10:53.400> source.
• it's internationally from the source. it's internationally from the source. So. So. So.

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• The funding sources for that are $25 million from the Federal Highway Administration and $114 million
• And has there been any concern raised about the use of our scarce water source and other resources for
• attracting a lot of development, there is the concern that renewable energies should be the viable source
• Renewable energies should be the viable source of energy for the future because of the eventual low cost
• So, we're looking at where these other sources are coming from.

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• After a year of going through and procuring data, we currently only have three data sources that we're
• This was at the recommendation of multiple stakeholders as they are a reputable source that has worked
• We built everything from scratch, so it's owned by the state because we use open source libraries.
• On most of our KPIs, we've included that, and if you hover over, there's also sources for that for the
• Part of New Mexico Tech allows us to do IGAs and MOUs a lot easier than kind of outside sources.

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• The trailer bill language states that the career passport will leverage data from two existing sources
• These sources are…” “…the electronic transcript information from e-Transcript California and information
• We are working to braid together four different funding sources.
• We are working to braid together four different funding sources.
• Other local funding sources.

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance held a hearing focused on California Community College budget proposals. Chair Alvarez opened by emphasizing the system’s role in access, transfer, workforce training, and serving more than 2 million students, while also noting persistent challenges in enrollment, persistence, transfer, and graduation. Public commenters and system representatives broadly supported COLA, enrollment growth funding, deferred maintenance, student support block grants, and additional flexibility for districts facing uncertainty. The first major panel covered the student-centered funding formula, COLA, and enrollment growth. The Department of Finance said the Governor proposes a 2.43% COLA ($230.4 million) and 0.5% enrollment growth funding ($30.4 million). The LAO said the COLA was reasonable and recommended funding at least the proposed growth amount, citing uneven enrollment recovery and regional differences. The Chancellor’s Office supported both proposals and asked for additional changes, including using the greater of current-year or three-year average for apportionments and lifting the 10% local enrollment cap, arguing these would better fund growing districts. Members questioned how the formula works, whether SCFF is improving outcomes, and how much additional funding would be needed under different growth scenarios. The committee then reviewed categorical program COLAs, Rising Scholars, career education proposals, IT proposals, and student housing. The Governor proposed a 2.43% COLA for selected categorical programs ($31.9 million). For Rising Scholars, the Governor proposed $30 million ongoing and removal of the cap on participating colleges; the LAO urged waiting for outcome data before doubling funding, while the Chancellor’s Office said the program is serving more students and supports equity for justice-impacted students. On career education, the Governor proposed $50 million for credit for prior learning and $50 million for a career passport; the LAO supported more reporting on credit for prior learning but recommended rejecting the career passport as too undefined, while the Chancellor’s Office supported both. On technology, the Governor proposed $162.5 million for a common cloud data platform and $168 million for a common ERP system; the LAO said both were premature or lacked sufficient planning and recommended rejection, while the Chancellor’s Office argued they would improve real-time data, security, and systemwide efficiency. The committee also heard an update on student housing: the administration said the 2024 shift to a lease-revenue bond model remains in progress for 13 approved projects, with 11 still active, and members asked about withdrawn projects and possible use of any returned funds. No votes were taken, and several items were held open for further discussion and May Revision updates.

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• Because those can be a source of of fire as well. Well, let me touch on two points there.
• There's what's called an No man's land from the power source to the well.
• me that cutting the power so that If they can't get their product, that's cutting off the revenue source
• Forced service testified to about finding the ignition source. And then correct me if I'm wrong.
• It was they filed the report and they did their job, which is to investigate. the ignition source of

Bills: HB 13, HB143, HB144, HB145, HB366, HB470, HB805, HB912, HB13, HB143, HB144, HB145

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• So, you know, these are all potential sources.
• I think um are all potential sources.
• <01:34:36.080> for property tax as a revenue source for property tax as a revenue source for
• It could include other sources of revenue.
• on one revenue sources versus another. on one revenue sources versus another. Right?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• funding that we have at the agency is through the Healthcare Access Fund and a few other funding sources
• such as the opioid other funding sources such as the opioid epid<00:01:27.680> epidemic<00:01
• <00:13:18.240> for error uh in the funding source for error uh in the funding source for services
• So we're having to go back and retroactively adjust the payment source.
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• amount not to exceed 10 percent of certain general revenue deposited during the previous biennium, sourced
• Of state-generated revenues set aside, it's actually less than that because we're counting federal sources
• And then to go back to what I think I heard from Representative DeAyala, the source of revenue for this
• taken steps to diversify, if you will, not only their economy, but their wealth. when the current source

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• Teachers overwhelmingly support that cell phones are a major source of distraction, pulling their students
• questions that I said I would come back to, Representative Drummond, and that was this... citing the source
• Some of it is CDC stuff, so they were pulling data from sources that you would normally see being pulled
• There are several sources that would be very valid, including the CDC.

Bills: SB92, HB9, HB9

Keywords: K-12 education, wireless communication devices, digital safety, social media education, classroom distraction, three-cueing system, reading instruction, structured literacy, scientific strategies, 1136, house, all

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Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• to counties for the remediation, replacement, or closure of cesspools that present risk to water sources
• The Senate amended the bill by including compliance in ADEQ's non-point source management plan as an
• Additionally, the Senate amendment modifies the definition of non-point source project and defines the

Summary: The caucus reviewed several House bills with Senate amendments and conference committee changes. HB 282 would create the Childhood Cancer and Rare Childhood Disease Research Commission and direct DHS to award grants for pediatric cancer and rare disease research; the sponsor said the bill is intended to better use existing funds and federal or donated money, and the Senate amendment shifts grant-awarding authority to the DHS director and requires at least $5 million in funding. HB 2096 would let WIFA assist counties with cesspool remediation, replacement, or closure; the Senate added water-quality compliance language and definitions, and the sponsor said the bill helps smaller counties address illegal cesspools. HB 2749 would reclassify certain non-dangerous felonies as class 1 misdemeanors when criteria are met; the Senate added exclusions for some offenses and a delayed repeal date, and the sponsor’s concurrence was noted. HB 4001 would establish licensing for alternative nicotine product manufacturers and distributors, add enforcement and penalties for sales to minors, and the sponsor emphasized product tracking, stronger enforcement, and protections against youth-targeted marketing. The committee also discussed conference committee versions of HB 2010, HB 2874, HB 2133, and HB 2003. HB 2010 concerns advertising disclosures for digital goods and prorated refunds; the conference amendment limited refunds to digital goods purchased for $20 or more under specified license terms and increased the annual reduction rate. HB 2874 deals with campaign committee termination statements and penalties for late or missing reports; the conference amendment added public disclosure of committees owing penalties, capped penalties, required termination statements in some cases, and added an emergency clause. HB 2133 requires consent and age verification for publishing sexual material online, including AI-generated material; the conference amendment added exceptions for certain preexisting rated films and TV productions and adjusted definitions. HB 2003 lowers the age for an instruction permit to 15 and extends the permit-holding period for some teen drivers; the conference amendment grandfathered permit holders who are at least 15 and a half years old on November 30, 2026 so they are not subject to the longer waiting period. No votes were taken in the transcript, and the caucus ended after questions and brief explanations from staff and sponsors.

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• <00:44:16.520> and<00:44:16.680> a become a pretty significant source and a become
• a pretty significant source and a growing<00:44:17.240> source<00:44:17.600> of<00:44:17.800
• growing source of revenue for the state. growing source of revenue for the state.
• Makes New Hampshire energy sources less reliable and efficient.
• <01:21:15.600> reliable<01:21:16.400> and energy sources less reliable and energy sources

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee began with brief remarks recognizing Representative Almquist’s service and noting that he would not seek reelection, along with comments about other members’ departures and replacements. The chair then opened a series of interim study work sessions, explaining that some bills would be handled now and school-funding-related bills later in the year. Members also discussed how interim study reports work, including that they are recommendations for future legislation and do not prevent anyone from filing similar bills again. On HB 224, dealing with rebates to taxpayers from the renewable energy fund, members noted that the bill was essentially the same as a prior House bill that passed the House but stalled in conference with the Senate. The committee discussed whether the measure would change current law; members were told it would not, and that the report would simply recommend future legislation. The chair indicated the committee would likely recommend the bill for future legislation, with no minority report, and that any roll call vote would be reflected in the final report. On HB 417, repealing the communication services tax, members raised concerns about revenue loss, possible 911-related issues, and conflicts over municipal taxation of telephone poles and related property. The Lottery Director and others explained that repeal could create legal uncertainty for municipalities and that the bill could reduce state revenue by millions of dollars. The committee concluded the bill should not be recommended for future legislation unless it were substantially revised to address revenue and municipal-taxation complications. On HB 635, concerning taxing nonprofit entities that settle illegal immigrants, members agreed it was primarily a federal issue and outside the state’s authority, so it was not recommended for future legislation. On HB 660, requiring historic horse racing facilities to compensate host communities, members said the concept of mitigating local impacts was reasonable but the bill was too broad in its current form. Testimony from the Lottery Director and others focused on how host communities and charities currently receive days and revenue, how operators are using shared days, and how the market may already be adjusting. Members also discussed whether neighboring communities, including out-of-state towns, should be considered and whether the state’s share of gaming revenue could be redirected. The discussion ended with interest in a narrower rewrite and possible future legislation, but no final vote was described in the excerpt.

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• we can bring the overall cost down to our energy system, and also get to that goal of carbon-free sources
• we can bring the overall cost down to our energy system, and also get to that goal of carbon-free sources
• we can bring the overall cost down to our energy system, and also get to that goal of carbon-free sources
• we can bring the overall cost down to our energy system, and also get to that goal of carbon-free sources
• um air source heat pumps geothermal<00:40:31.240> Which<00:40:31.359> is<00:40:31.480>

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• Property taxes are the primary funding source for local government, a load-bearing wall.
• Show me the funding source. Show me the guarantee.
• A trust fund with no dedicated revenue source.
• A constitutional amendment without a funding source is not tax reform. It's a question mark.
• It does not eliminate the revenue source. It disciplines growth.

Summary: The Senate took up Committee Substitute for Senate Joint Resolution 2F, a proposed constitutional amendment on property tax reform. The measure would increase the homestead exemption in stages, lower the assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and limit county and municipal ad valorem tax revenues to specified uses such as public safety, education, infrastructure, natural resources, debt service, employee benefits, and certain administrative costs. Supporters, led by Senator Avila, argued the proposal would provide meaningful property tax relief and push local governments to rein in spending, while opponents warned it would shift costs to fees, reduce local flexibility, and threaten funding for core services. Several amendments were offered and rejected. Senator Sharief proposed an income-based circuit breaker for property tax relief; Senator Smith offered a sunset clause; and Senator Berman proposed revising the ballot statement to better match the amended proposal and remove outdated references. Each amendment failed on recorded votes. During questioning and debate, senators pressed Avila on the ballot language, the effect on local services, whether the legislature could later restrict local spending by statute, and whether renters would benefit. Avila said the ballot language was not his and repeatedly stated he was presenting the governor’s proposal, while also saying local governments would need to prioritize budgets and that future legislatures could address implementation details. After the amendment votes, the joint resolution was read a third time and moved into final debate. Supporters said the proposal would give homeowners relief and force fiscal discipline at the local level. Opponents, including Senators Nathan, Bracey Davis, Smith, Polsky, and Errington, argued the measure was rushed, lacked a completed fiscal analysis or replacement revenue, and could harm police, fire, libraries, parks, housing, and other local services. They also criticized the ballot summary as misleading, especially regarding the staged homestead exemption increase. The transcript ends during debate, before any final vote on the joint resolution itself.