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• Are permitted and entitled projects moving forward to construction?
• We found that roughly 5,800 new homes have been either proposed, entitled, or permitted using AB 2011
• Its impact has primarily thus far been on entitlement, not on delivery of real projects.
• It took us four years to entitle.
• Doesn't matter how quickly it gets entitled. They're just, the project's underwater.

Committee: House Housing and Community Development

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• So, unfortunately, he is not going to receive his retirement benefits, and he is also not entitled to
• </c><00:08:45.920><c> to</c> futures and and they are not entitled to futures and and they are not entitled
• </c><00:09:14.160><c> to</c> home and now he is not entitled to home and now he is not entitled to receive
• </c><00:13:46.800><c> to</c> those people would not be entitled to those people would not be entitled
• But they would only be entitled to the minimal benefits directed through the bill. >> Yeah.

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tackett Laferty on a bill to extend minimum line-of-duty hazardous duty retirement benefits to certain CERS and KERS non-hazardous members who are injured in the line of duty and cannot return to that work. She used a video and examples from Eastern Kentucky first responders, including a deputy who lost a leg and an emergency management director who lost an eye, to argue that some injured officers and responders fall through the cracks because their employers did not elect hazardous-duty coverage. She said the proposal would provide 25% of pay to the disabled officer, plus 10% for dependent children and minimal health benefits, and noted estimated actuarial costs of about $2.9 million for CERS and $0.542 million for KERS, funded through small employer-rate increases. Members asked how far back the bill would reach, how many people might qualify, and whether the benefit would apply only to active employees or also to past injuries. Laferty said the bill would include a five-year window for recent situations and could potentially cover a total of 3,333 positions statewide that could be certified as hazardous, though benefits would only apply if the person was injured in the line of duty and disabled from returning to that work. Questions also focused on whether a non-hazardous employee could qualify if injured in a hazardous situation; Laferty said yes, if the position could be certified as hazardous, but only for the bill’s minimum benefits. Rep. Josh Calloway and others noted that local governments choose whether to pay the higher hazardous-duty contribution rates, which they said often drives the coverage decision. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gberg present a separate bill revising school leave rules so teachers and school employees may use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not on the school calendar, with a required personal statement and advance notice. He said the change would address a longstanding inconsistency for teachers who observe non-Christian holidays and currently may have to choose between unpaid leave or improperly using sick days, and he said prior concerns about retirement service credit and maternity leave were reduced by other policy changes. The discussion ended without a vote, with members indicating they had the relevant materials and that the bill would be revisited later.

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• This is true for many other entitlement programs outside of Medicaid as well.
• This is true for many other entitlement programs outside of Medicaid as well.
• This is true for many other entitlement programs outside of Medicaid as well.
• This is true for many other entitlement programs outside of Medicaid as well.
• </c><00:35:48.440><c> programs</c> for many other entitlement programs for many other entitlement programs

Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget presented the February 2025 budget and economic forecast, with Commissioner Aon Campbell, State Economist Anthony Becker, and Budget Director Anam Mingi outlining updated revenue, spending, and long-term balance projections. The state’s FY 2026-27 general fund outlook remains positive but weaker than in November, with an ending balance of $456 million, down $160 million from the prior forecast. Looking ahead, the planning years FY 2028-29 show a projected deficit of just under $6 billion, driven largely by spending growth outpacing revenues. Officials emphasized that discretionary inflation is a major factor in the forecast, but also noted that those amounts are not automatically appropriated and would require legislative action. Becker said the national outlook has changed since November, with higher expected inflation, higher interest rates for longer, and slower growth in later years. He highlighted uncertainty around tariffs, trade policy, immigration policy, federal spending, and possible changes to tax and debt-ceiling policy, all of which could affect Minnesota’s economy and revenues. Minnesota’s labor market remains tight, with low unemployment and rising wages, and the revenue forecast was revised upward overall for FY 2026-27, including higher income and sales tax receipts, though corporate tax revenue was slightly lower than previously projected. Mingi said projected general fund spending is up $79 million in FY 2026-27 and $960 million in FY 2028-29 compared with November. The largest increases are in education and health and human services, especially due to inflation, higher pupil counts, special education costs, long-term care, and higher Medical Assistance spending. She noted that higher utilization of weight-loss drugs also raises Medicaid costs, and that a smaller assumed bonding bill helps offset some debt service costs. The commissioner and staff repeatedly warned that federal policy changes, especially possible Medicaid reductions, pose a major risk; they said Minnesota could face billions in lost federal funding, including a potential $2.4 billion hit if the enhanced Medicaid match for adults without children were eliminated. No votes or legislative actions were taken in the presentation.

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• We then move on to the entitlement phase.
• During the entitlement process, we are carrying the cost of the original land loan.
• We are working through the entitlements on the large project.
• But how can we legislate to create a more predictable entitlement process?
• Two, three years for entitlements—that's what crushes all of it.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down. Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs. Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.

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• Currently, delays in post-entitlement permits both slow down housing production and drive up costs, making
• Law by establishing clear timelines and real accountability for local agencies to process post-entitlement
• closes gaps and improves existing laws regarding the timeline for local agencies to act on post-entitlement
• With me today to testify on the importance of this legislation, Entitlement permits.
• To be in the post-entitlement phase process.

Committee: House Local Government

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• That's their monetary entitlement at that point in time.
• :04.480><c> at</c> That's their monetary entitlement at That's their monetary entitlement at that<00:
• </c><01:02:35.440><c> determination</c> the monetary entitlement determination the monetary entitlement
• So my monetary entitlement says that you get this total amount.
• So my monetary entitlement &gt;&gt; So maximum.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

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• All persons not entitled to the privilege of the floor will please be seated in the gallery.
• All persons not entitled to the privilege of the floor will please be seated in the gallery.
• The Chair lays before the Senate the following Senate bills, entitled, numbered, and referred as follows
• The Chair lays before the Senate the following Senate resolutions, entitled, numbered, and referred as
• The Chair lays before the Senate the following House bills, entitled, numbered, and referred as follows

Summary: The Senate met in a non-voting session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and received routine communications from the President pro tempore, the Governor, and the House. The House transmitted Senate Bills 604, 971, 972, and 1259, and several Senate and House bills and resolutions were referred to committees, including Judiciary, Appropriations, Finance, Education, Transportation, Labor and Industry, and others. The Senate also noted reports from the Department of State and the Department of Environmental Protection, and announced a minority leader appointment of Boyes Butler to the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority. The chamber recessed briefly for committee meetings, including Judiciary and Appropriations in the Rules Room. When the Senate returned, Senator Pittman moved that all bills and resolutions on the day’s calendar go over in their order without prejudice, and the motion was adopted without objection. Committee reports were then received: Appropriations reported House Bills 2401, 2412, and 2413 as committed, and re-reported several other House bills as committed; Judiciary reported House Bill 1042 as amended. The Senate then agreed to proceed on the first-time committee reports for House Bills 1042, 2401, 2412, and 2413, and moved on without further action. Announcements indicated the Appropriations Committee would meet the next day to consider House Bills 1042, 1505, and 2400. The Senate finally adopted a motion to recess until Saturday, July 11, 2026, at 5 p.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• in every area, this legislature must uphold that Native nations are indeed sovereign nations that entitles
• in every area, this legislature must uphold that Native nations are indeed sovereign nations that entitles
• Sovereign native nations are indeed Sovereign Nations<00:10:04.160><c> that</c><00:10:04.440><c> entitles
• </c><00:10:05.440><c> them</c><00:10:05.640><c> to</c><00:10:06.120><c> every</c> Nations that entitles
• them to every Nations that entitles them to every other<00:10:07.079><c> protection</c><00:10:08.079

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• All persons not entitled to the privilege of the floor will please be seated in the gallery.
• The chair lays before the Senate the following Senate bills, entitled, numbered, and referred as follows
• The chair lays before the Senate the following Senate resolutions, entitled, numbered, and referred as
• The chair lays before the Senate the following House bills, entitled, numbered, and referred as follows
• The gentlelady is entitled to be heard. The Senator may proceed. Thank you, Mr. President.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then received communications recalling it for voting session and referring gubernatorial nominations and a series of Senate and House bills and resolutions to standing committees. Leaves of absence were granted, and the chamber recessed briefly for committee meetings and party caucuses before reconvening. On the floor, the Senate unanimously agreed to House Bill 1102 and later passed Senate Bill 1133 and Senate Bill 1303 by 50-0 votes. Several measures were set aside to their proper place in the calendar or re-referred, including Senate Bill 1182 and House Bill 928 to Appropriations. The Senate also adopted multiple amendments to Senate Bill 1372, including a technical amendment from Senator Brooks, an amendment offered on behalf of Senator Loughlin, and Senator Fontana’s amendment requiring carbon monoxide detectors in child care facilities; after amendment, Senate Bill 1372 was held over. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 326 urging a posthumous Medal of Honor for Major Richard Winters. During petitions and remonstrances, Senator Tartaglione urged action to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, noting it has been 20 years since the last increase. Senator Dush honored Colonel James C. Harding on his birthday, highlighting his military service and decorations. Senator Street introduced a discharge resolution to force consideration of adult-use cannabis legalization, arguing the issue has bipartisan support and should receive a vote. Senator Dush also delivered extended remarks on the Founders, John Adams, religion, and the Constitution. Committee reports followed, including Appropriations reporting Senate Bills 1061, 1182, and 1303 as committed and House Bill 2400 as amended, and Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure reporting House Bill 2426 as committed. The Senate then considered supplemental calendars, adopting an amendment to Senate Bill 1182 and passing Senate Bill 1303 on final passage, both by 50-0 votes. The chamber was also notified of upcoming committee meetings, and it recessed until June 30, 2026, at 11 a.m., unless recalled sooner.

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• By Budget Committee and Representative McClure, House Bill 5701, a bill to be entitled An Act Making
• By Health Care Budget Subcommittee and Representative Andrade, House Bill 5301, a bill to be entitled
• By Health Care Budget Subcommittee and Representative Andrade, House Bill 5301, a bill to be entitled
• By Health Care Budget Subcommittee and Representative Andrade, House Bill 5301, a bill to be entitled
• A bill to be entitled an act relating to correctional facilities, financing, and capital improvements

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• </c> are entitlement are entitlement programs<00:35:02.880><c> and</c><00:35:03.079><c> those</c><00:
• </c> the entitlement of what they're entitled the entitlement of what they're entitled to<00:35:36.200
• <01:03:54.680><c> um</c><01:03:55.520><c> but</c> entitlement um but entitlement um but not<01:03:56.640
• <01:31:16.960><c> uh</c><01:31:17.679><c> times</c> entitlement uh times entitlement uh times 90%<01:
• So this is $991,567,000. entitlements and not entitlements and not Appropriations<01:31:39.800><c> um

Committee: House Education Finance

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• SENATE BILL 2B BY SENATOR GRUTERS, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
• HOUSE BILL 5001, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO APPROPRIATIONS.
• HOUSE BILL 5001, AN ACT TO BE ENTITLED, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS.
• HOUSE BILL 5001, A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
• WITHHOLD MY PROPORTIONS OF HOUSE BILL 5001 ENACTED DURING THE 120TH SUCCESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ENTITLED

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• Currently, delays in post-entitlement permits both slow down housing production and drive up costs, making
• Law by establishing clear timelines and real accountability for local agencies to process post-entitlement
• closes gaps and improves existing laws regarding the timeline for local agencies to act on post-entitlement
• With me today to testify on the importance of this legislation, Entitlement permits.
• permits, Timelines for local agencies when processing post-entitlement permits, serious barriers remain

Summary: The Local Government Committee met on March 25, 2026, hearing eight bills, with several measures focused on housing, water, and local government administration. AB 1621 by Assemblymember Wilson sought to speed post-entitlement housing permits by setting clearer timelines, limiting repeated plan checks, and restricting field changes that conflict with approved plans. Supporters from the building, apartment, business, and housing sectors said the bill would reduce delays and costs, while county and city representatives opposed it unless amended, warning it could limit local enforcement of building and environmental codes and create problems for incomplete applications. The bill passed after a roll call vote, with the committee noting it would continue working with local government groups on amendments. The committee also heard AB 1712, which would help Santa Fe Springs sell its small, financially strained water system to a larger regulated provider without requiring a municipal election, using a protest process instead. The author and city officials said the system faces contamination, major deferred maintenance, and rate increases that could otherwise triple; water industry representatives supported the bill and no opposition was heard. AB 2080, sponsored by county treasurers, would make county delegations of investment authority to treasurers ongoing until revoked rather than requiring annual renewal, with supporters saying it would reduce administrative burden and avoid technical lapses. AB 2640 would allow local governments to offset reductions in reimbursement for disallowed state mandate claims against other unpaid mandate reimbursements; Shasta County testified in support, describing a large audit disallowance and long-delayed state payments. Both bills passed. The committee also approved consent items AB 1622 and AB 1834. AB 2180, which would codify a framework for proportional water rates under Proposition 218 based on the Dreher decision, drew broad support from water agencies and local government groups, but opposition from the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association and the California Association of Realtors, who argued the bill was premature while the Supreme Court reviews related case law. Despite that opposition, the bill passed on a 6-2 vote, and the remaining bills were advanced with roll calls left open for additional votes before adjournment.

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• So, unfortunately, he is not going to receive his retirement benefits, and he is also not entitled to
• </c><00:08:49.440><c> to</c> futures and and they are not entitled to futures and and they are not entitled
• </c><00:09:17.600><c> to</c> home and now he is not entitled to home and now he is not entitled to receive
• </c><00:13:50.320><c> to</c> those people would not be entitled to those people would not be entitled
• But they would only be entitled to the minimal benefits directed through the bill.

Summary: The committee heard testimony from Rep. Ashley Tacket Laferty on a bill to expand minimum hazardous-duty retirement and health benefits for certain public safety workers injured in the line of duty. She used a video and examples from Floyd County to describe officers and an emergency management director who were catastrophically injured but did not qualify for existing hazardous-duty coverage because their employers had enrolled them in non-hazardous retirement plans. The bill would provide a minimum benefit of 25% of pay, plus 10% for dependent children and limited health coverage, for eligible workers who cannot return to hazardous work. Laferty said the proposal would apply retroactively through a five-year window, estimated to affect a limited number of workers statewide, and would be funded by small increases in employer contribution rates. Committee members questioned how many former employees might qualify, how the bill interacts with the pension system, and who would pay the added cost. Discussion also noted that local governments choose whether to place employees in hazardous or non-hazardous coverage, largely based on cost. The sheriff’s association was present online in support, and no vote was taken. The committee then heard Rep. Daniel Gber present a revised bill allowing teachers and school district employees to use accumulated sick leave to observe religious holidays not already on the school calendar, if they provide a personal statement and sufficient advance notice. He said the measure is intended to address the rigid school calendar and the difficulty teachers face in observing non-school holidays without losing service credit toward retirement. He noted that the earlier version of the bill had allowed make-up work time, but the current draft is shorter and focused on sick leave use. He also referenced a supporting letter from a constituent who could not attend because of weather. The bill was presented for discussion only, with no committee action reported.

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• to justice and entitled to a knowledge of what occurs, the unfortunate nature of when you're dealing
• to justice and entitled to a knowledge of what occurs, the unfortunate nature of when you're dealing
• to justice and entitled to a knowledge of what occurs, the unfortunate nature of when you're dealing
• </c><00:26:39.640><c> to</c><00:26:40.080><c> Justice</c><00:26:40.480><c> and</c> of us are entitled
• to Justice and of us are entitled to Justice and entitled<00:26:41.159><c> to</c><00:26:41.279><c> a

Summary: The Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government considered three bills. House Bill 321, sponsored by Rep. DJ Johnson and supported by the Kentucky League of Cities and the Kentucky Realtor Association, was amended by committee substitute and adopted unanimously. As amended, it extends training deadlines for planning commission and board of adjustment members and adds required training on how planning and zoning policies affect housing supply and accessibility. The committee substitute also limits appeals of final board of adjustment actions to persons or entities claiming injury who own real estate in the same zone as the affected property. The bill passed 8-0, and a title amendment was adopted. House Bill 340, sponsored by Rep. Tony Hampton with support from law enforcement and federal security representatives, would create a new section of KRS Chapter 13 to require criminal justice agencies to provide criminal history records for federal suitability or fitness background checks and allow a $25 fee for records requests reimbursed by the federal government. It also conforms juvenile records law to the new process. The committee approved the bill 9-0 with no opposition. House Bill 520, sponsored by Rep. Chris Fugate and backed by the Kentucky Sheriff's Association, Kentucky Police Chiefs Association, and Kentucky League of Cities, generated the most debate. The bill and committee substitute would exempt certain open police investigation records from disclosure under the Open Records Act when an agency says release could harm an investigation or reveal informants or witnesses. Several senators raised concerns that the “could” standard was too broad and could weaken transparency, while supporters argued it was needed to protect ongoing investigations, witnesses, and officers. The committee initially failed the bill 6-4, then after additional vote changes and discussion, reconsidered it and advanced the amended bill with favorable expression 6-4 to the floor.

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• showing up was held to be a legal exercise of the penalties that a lesser number than a quorum is entitled
• exactly this question, and it said yes, a penalty means you're taking away something someone is entitled
• </c><00:02:24.840><c> a</c><00:02:24.880><c> quorum</c><00:02:25.320><c> is</c><00:02:25.440><c> entitled
• </c> lesser number than a quorum is entitled lesser number than a quorum is entitled to<00:02:25.920>
• to and so something someone is entitled to and so the<00:03:59.720><c> power</c><00:04:00.160><c> to

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• Rule 70, or the old Rule 71, changes the person's entitled to this floor.
• Rule 70, or the old Rule 71, changes the person's entitled to this floor.
• Rule 70, or the old Rule 71, changes the person's entitled to this floor.
• Rule 70, or the old Rule 71, changes the person's entitled to this floor.
• Rule 70, or the old Rule 71, changes the person's entitled to this floor.

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• Which would be entitled to look at and consider.
• This resolution in the Senate was in entitled the Jocelyn Nungeri Act.
• I think someone who's here illegally is entitled to...
• Isn't it true that each person is entitled to that analysis? As we stand here today.
• Take money out of Medicaid; it is an entitlement.

Bills: SB664 , SB40 , SB9 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB27 , SB207 , SB2938 , SB1901 , SB1227 , SB1248 , SB912 , SB1321 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB1497 , SB1239 , SB2180 , SB1388 , SB1762 , SB1662 , SB1951 , SB1537 , SB493 , SB378 , SB1020 , SB1018 , SB992 , SB958 , SB920 , SB1350 , SCR25 , SB687 , SB1332 , SB2185 , SB552 , SB664 , SB40 , SB9 , SJR1 , SJR5 , SB458 , SB482 , SB927 , SB984 , SB651 , SB1620 , SB2124 , SB2448 , SB841 , SB843 , SB402 , SB2662 , SB2053 , SB2332 , SB2112 , SB745 , SB1247 , SB1789 , SB27 , SB207 , SB2938 , SB1901 , SB1227 , SB1248 , SB912 , SB1321 , SB2143 , SB2145 , SB1497 , SB1239 , SB2180 , SB1388 , SB1762 , SB1662 , SB1951 , SB1537 , SB493 , SB378 , SB1020 , SB1018 , SB992 , SB958 , SB920 , SB1350 , HCR76 , HCR127 , HCR9 , HCR40 , HCR118 , HR559 , HCR59 , HCR135 , HCR141 , HCR46 , HCR109 , HCR10 , SCR25 , HB2525 , HB142 , HB140 , HB29 , HB451 , HB3809 , HB3307 , HB 1130 , HJR1 , HB9 , SB17 , SB260 , SB509 , SB1506 , SB1637 , SB2308

Keywords: Texas courts, judicial officers, associate judge, magistrate, master, referee, hearing officer, court administration, Government Code Chapter 54, Government Code Chapter 54A, bail training, Article 17.024, Article 15.17, local administrative judge, State Commission on Judicial Conduct, Office of Court Administration, county courts, criminal justice, criminal jurisprudence, judicial qualifications

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• holders, entitlement holders are who you and I think of as the owner of stock.
• As the owner of stock, and who does have a security entitlement with respect to a financial asset and
• The claim of the creditor has priority over the claim of the entitlement holder.
• In other words, the entitlement holder, who we think of as the owner of the stock, is at the bottom of
• And it says that the interest of the entitlement holder in the financial interests is guaranteed with

Committee: Senate Commerce and Human Resources

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• So I'm a little confused about optional versus entitlement.
• So a lot of these LTSS programs are entitlement programs, but is that not true?
• criteria and is on MassHealth, they are entitled to that support.
• But when you put it in the state plan, as you said, Charlie, it's an entitlement.
• The two, It's an entitlement. Sorry, Chris, go ahead. Oh, no apologies.

Summary: The subcommittee opened with roll call and approved the November 2025 minutes. Commissioner Charlie Carr then introduced Leslie Darcy, chief of LTSS at MassHealth, who provided an update on the PCA working group and on federal and state budget pressures affecting MassHealth and long-term services and supports. Darcy said the PCA working group had completed its work and submitted recommendations, including reinstating the 66-hour overtime cap, strengthening program integrity, and ending paid paperwork time for EVV users; she said those changes were implemented on 11/26 and were expected to save $7.4 million. She also described additional consensus recommendations to lower the overtime cap from 66 to 60 hours, create a seven-hour weekly meal-prep support limit, and continue exploring benchmarks, though the group could not reach consensus on a benchmark standard. Darcy warned that a federal bill enacted about six months earlier would significantly affect MassHealth, with an estimated $3.5 billion loss to the Commonwealth by 2028. She outlined upcoming changes including revised immigrant eligibility rules in October 2026, work requirements for certain non-disabled adults beginning in January 2027, six-month redeterminations for some adults, and shorter retroactive coverage periods. In response to questions, she said people with disabilities and Medicare beneficiaries would be exempt from the work and six-month redetermination requirements. She also explained that reduced federal ACA subsidies were being offset in Massachusetts by state spending, including $250 million in additional state support to keep premiums lower for middle-income families. Members raised concerns about community hospitals, the health safety net, and the impact of federal funding changes on provider rates and uncompensated care. Darcy said restrictions on provider taxes would limit MassHealth’s ability to use those revenues to support rates, and she noted a current $300 million shortfall in the health safety net. She said FY27 would likely include a rate freeze, targeted reductions, one-time budget measures, and further work groups to examine programs such as adult foster care, which she said had grown 40% in two years. Carr emphasized that the situation was serious but potentially fluid, and the meeting ended with no further business; the subcommittee agreed to adjourn before the next meeting and noted an upcoming February presentation from the Department of Public Health.