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• We have a couple of things that we'll throw into our presentation, including compensated care.
• Compensated care. >> Yeah. Yep. So you also have a handout that we prepared.
• But how we allow for the compensation associated with that action to take place...
• conduct or commission studies...
• Could conduct or commission studies that were trusted, objective, and third party.

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• Minnesota is even tougher because it has a dollar threshold, and in many cases, employees who are compensated
• Or through commissions or receive other perquisites such as a company car, you don't know whether the
• Minnesota triggers that filing threshold until the end of the year, until you know what your full compensation
• By excluding compensation received by qualifying non-resident individuals from gross income, it reduces
• Williams, Chair Davids, Representative Lee, under current law, if you are compensated on an annual basis

Bills: HF2048, HF2360, HF2006, HF950, HF912, HF3140, HF2931

Keywords: individual income tax, retirement contributions, tax corrections, annuity contracts, tax year attribution, tax credit, economic development, community investment, data disclosure, Minnesota regulations, tax increment financing, municipal authority, job creation, transferred increment, public hearing, nonresident employees, income tax exemption, Minnesota taxation, employment duties, tax withholding

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• Since these are recent numbers, this last year I did the presentation from the commissions.
• Since these are recent numbers, this last year I did the presentation from the commissions.
• Uh we've had a 80% from the commissions.
• We should not have folks in harm's way that won't be compensated if this happens to them.
• <01:46:42.320> out certain should be some compensation out certain should be some compensation

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Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the September 24 minutes, and heard a briefing from representatives of three Kentucky drug task forces: Greater Hardin County, Bowling Green-Warren County, and Bluegrass Narcotics. The presenters described how multi-jurisdictional task forces operate, their partner agencies, and the kinds of drugs and trafficking patterns they are seeing, with fentanyl identified as the most dangerous and fastest-growing threat. They also described large seizures and investigations involving fentanyl pills, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana, tractor-trailer shipments, postal shipments, and a case tied to a pill press and undercover work with the DEA. Bluegrass Narcotics said it was formed in response to overdose deaths and has since seen major reductions in complaints and overdose deaths in Harrison and Bourbon counties. A major theme of the presentation was funding. The task forces said Byrne JAG funding has declined from about $2.1 million statewide in 2023-2024 to $1.4 million this year, while their costs for vehicles, fuel, technology, overtime, office space, and training have risen sharply. They said local support and asset forfeiture help, but the revenue is uneven and unpredictable, and they asked the legislature to consider adding about $1 million per year in state support, with oversight from the Justice Cabinet or Office of Drug Control Policy. They also emphasized that if meth labs return, many agencies would need new training and equipment because those capabilities have largely expired or been scaled back. Members asked about possible statutory barriers, coordination across counties and states, the source of drugs, and how seized cash is handled. The task forces said coordination with federal, state, and other local agencies is generally strong, but money remains the main obstacle to broader operations. They explained that seized cash is held as evidence and, after court proceedings, may be awarded back to task forces or split under statute, with 15% going to the Commonwealth’s attorney and 85% to law enforcement. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the briefing.

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• to study the history of state institutions that would be disability-led, the first commission of its
• to study the history of state institutions that would be disability-led, first commission of its type
• Representative Garberle said the commission was disability-led, the first commission of its type in the
• We are very proud of that commission, and they just released their work a few weeks ago.
• One of the prime recommendations of this commission is to report this bill out favorably and to have

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Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills. Representative David Linsky supported HB 3383, which would designate the song “Roadrunner” as the official rock song of Massachusetts, describing its Boston roots and cultural significance. Representative Sean Garberle supported HB 3335 on public access to historical records, arguing that records from state institutions should be released after 75 years and that families and researchers should be able to identify people buried in unmarked graves at former state institutions. Representative Rodney Elliott and Lowell officials supported HB 4138, authorizing easements for a Lowell sewer separation project; they said the project is needed for Clean Water Act compliance, will reduce combined sewer overflows into the Merrimack River, and must proceed quickly to meet SRF and consent-decree timelines. Committee members asked about Article 97, the location and scope of the easement, environmental justice impacts, and minority/small business participation in construction. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate 2183 and its House companion, which would elevate the Massachusetts National Guard to a cabinet-level position reporting directly to the Governor. Senators Mike Moore and John Velis, along with the National Guard Association’s Matthew McKenna, argued the change would reduce bureaucracy, improve communication and readiness, and reflect the Guard’s broad domestic and military missions. Velis cited the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home tragedy as an example of a breakdown in communication, while committee members said they wanted more information, including input from the Governor’s office and Guard leadership, before acting. The committee noted the distinction between state-controlled and federalized Guard missions and said it would continue reviewing the issue. Senator Liz Miranda and a large panel of survivors, advocates, and Northeastern law students testified in support of S. 2174 and S. 2177, which would create an office and task force on unsolved homicides, allow families to petition for case review after three years, require written responses, and establish a tip line, database, and dedicated funding. Witnesses described long-standing lack of communication, low clearance rates, and the disproportionate impact on Black and Brown communities. Senator Becca Rausch also testified on S. 2210, extending public records law to the governor and Legislature, and S. 2207, creating stronger information-governance and records-retention standards; she said both would improve transparency and reduce waste. The transcript does not reflect any votes taken during the hearing, though chairs repeatedly indicated support for moving some bills favorably and said the committee would continue reviewing the National Guard proposal.

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• Committee Substitute for House Bill 32110, sponsored by Representative Hinman, having to do with compensation
• Committee Substitute for House Bill 32110, sponsored by Representative Hinman, having to do with compensation
• Resolution No. 52, sponsored by Representative Van Schoick, having to do with the Show Me America 250 Commission
• Sponsored by Representative Van Schoick, having to do with the Show Me America 250 Commission, be due
• ..encourages Missourians to participate in the patriotic celebrations hosted by the America 250 Commission

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The Missouri House Legislative Rules Committee met with a quorum and first voted to recommit Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 889 to the House committee of origin after the chair said language in the bill appeared to be aimed at banning corporal punishment in public schools and needed closer review. That motion passed 9-2. The committee then took up a long list of House bills and several committee substitutes, with members briefly discussing a few measures, including school discipline, emergency panic buttons in schools, unemployment administration, and initiative petition rules. Among the bills advanced were measures on tourism funding (HB 1671), county health officers (HB 1699), library boards (HBs 1728, 2161, and 1830), child maintenance related to DWI fatalities (HB 1910), foreign law/Sharia law (HBs 2139 and 2175), post-conviction relief (HB 2254), local taxation (HB 2431), licensed child care facilities (HB 2506), administrative rules and the Secretary of State (HB 2563), workforce training grants (HB 2585), water resources (HB 2693), water service line fees (HB 2732), hospital zones (HB 2753), prepaid wireless emergency telephone charges (HB 2767), military leave (HBs 3083 and 2940), health care provider networks (HB 388), mobile food vendor licensing (HB 3157), school emergency response devices (HB 3174), property owner compensation in larger cities (HB 32110), youth driving offenses (HB 3220), insurance regulations (HB 3314), obsolete tax credits (HB 3329), public water supply districts (HBs 3351 and 3371), downtown redevelopment incentives (HB 3395), workplace violence prevention in health care settings (HB 3401), pass-through entity taxation (HB 3405), county development disability resource board levies (HB 3467), county finances (HB 3496), the Seal of Civic Recognition Award (HCR 31), and the America 250 Commission resolution (HCR 52). The committee also advanced HB 3383 on nonprofit hiring practices and a Senate property tax measure combining Senate Bills 1066 and 1088. Not all measures passed: HB 1734 on the Soil Erosion Control Fund failed 5-6. Most other bills were reported do pass, often unanimously or by wide margins, though several had dissenting or present votes. The chair closed by thanking sponsors and noting the committee likely would meet again later in the week, probably Thursday, before adjourning.

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• getting a lot of support through national tax organizations that we belong to: the Multi-State Tax Commission
• more complex because you have to track those types of wages and salaries that meet the overtime compensation
• Commission, which we are a member of that compact commission.
• the entire nation doesn't know how to deal with it because we're the only state that doesn't get compensated

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• , and would force the commission to reinstate full revenue decoupling.
• The rate was approved by the commission.
• I mean, this does not require the commission to approve anything crazy.
• Oh, I never served on the commission. I was a staffer at the CPUC.
• That was, again, adopted unanimously by the commission.

Summary: The committee heard several energy and water affordability bills, with extensive testimony on SB 254 by Senator Becker, SB 541 by Senator Becker, SB 453 by Senator Stern, SB 292 by Senator Caballero, and SB 473 by Senator Padilla. SB 254 was presented as a broad utility affordability package addressing short-term climate credits, a Power Fund, tighter scrutiny of rate increases and utility profits, wildfire spending, securitization of future utility costs, and streamlining. Supporters, including TURN and several environmental and public power groups, said it could lower bills and reduce long-term costs; opponents from investor-owned utilities, labor, business, and local government raised concerns about market impacts, insufficient analysis, and the breadth of the bill. The committee approved SB 254 on a 6-3 vote and placed it on call. SB 541 focused on load flexibility and using existing grid capacity more efficiently. Senator Becker described it as a transparency and planning measure to identify cost-effective load shifting and reduce peak demand, while supporters said it could improve resiliency and save money. Several CCAs and utilities opposed the bill in print or unless amended, arguing that some language implied a mandate and that the concept needed more cost-effectiveness analysis; the author said amendments would remove language dividing the state goal among retail suppliers and clarify that the bill is not a procurement mandate. The committee passed SB 541 as amended to Appropriations on a 9-1 vote and left it on call. SB 453 by Senator Stern would return unspent ratepayer-funded microgrid program dollars and was described as a way to keep the lights on and redirect unused funds. It drew support from local government and environmental groups, with PG&E expressing concern about how the bill would affect its ability to spend awarded funds. The committee passed SB 453 as amended to Appropriations on a 12-0 vote. SB 292 by Senator Caballero would require more granular outage and reliability reporting, including census-tract-level data, to better inform resilience planning after PSPS events; utilities opposed unless amended, citing duplicative reporting and regulatory overlap, but the bill passed 12-0 to Appropriations. SB 473 by Senator Padilla would require or expand water utility decoupling to promote conservation and affordability. Supporters, including water utilities, labor, business, and local government groups, argued decoupling stabilizes revenue, supports conservation, and can keep rates lower for low-use customers. The Public Advocates Office opposed, saying prior pilot data showed no conservation benefit and about $1 billion in added costs, and that the CPUC had already rejected similar requests. Committee members questioned the conservation and capital-investment effects of the different rate structures; the author and supporters argued decoupling helps utilities fund infrastructure while allowing lower fixed charges for low-use customers. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on SB 473 is shown.

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• tax. act with a new Gross Receipts and Compensating Tax Act.
• So The recently reduced gross receipts and compensated tax rates were increased back up to 3.75.
• In SB1 that year, the grocery seating compensating taxes, the tax rates were yet again increased from
• The Blue Ribbon Commission was also created in that year.
• From that session, SB 10 increased the gross receipts tax rate by one-eighth and the compensating rate

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• HB 2082, Childhood Cancer Research Commission.
• HB 2156, lifestyle compensation fund appropriation. It should be 2136. HB 2143, PSPRS investments.
• HB 2156, lifestyle compensation fund appropriation.
• , but the overall outcome toward one party, when the intent is to have a commission that is nonpartisan
• When the intent is to have a commission that is nonpartisan.

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• So, after discussion with house leadership, to better compensate the staff, the clerk has increased the
• Just a couple of questions on the taxable board commission in state travel.
• I guess it's pretty significant between the in-state boards and commissions travel.
• Can you tell me the difference between a board and commission?
• In state travel, that's taxable, and a board and commission in state travel is not taxable.

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• This work is essential to the process, so after discussion with House leadership, to better compensate
• Just a couple of questions on the taxable board commission in state travel.
• I guess it's pretty significant between the in-state boards and commissions travel.
• Can you tell me the difference between a board and commission?
• In state travel, that's taxable, and a board and commission in state travel is not taxable.

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• governor's appointments not required to appear: item 2F, Christopher Ferguson to the Student Aid Commission
• Next, item 2G, Brian Haynes, Ph.D., to the Student Aid Commission. Thank you very much.
• appointments not required to appear: item 2H, Anna Marie de Mars, Ph.D., to the Student Athletic Commission
• for governor's appointments not required to appear: item 2I, Ronald Fiore to the Student Athletic Commission
• But for those farm workers who are still waiting for their compensation, what do you think is a disconnect

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• notice on here is you've not filed a statement of economic interest with the Mississippi Ethics Commission
• We're going to buy acreage off of the tax rolls in some of these counties and not compensate them for
• We're going to buy acreage off of the tax rolls in some of these counties and not compensate them for
• Uh, you need to file a statement of economic interest with the Mississippi Ethics Commission.
• so, uh, like I said, if you need any help with that, let us know, but uh the Mississippi Ethics Commission

Keywords: Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks - Room 210, 18 March, 2026; 1:30 PM, 925, all

Summary: The Wildlife, Fisheries Committee met to consider several Senate nominations to the Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund board. The nominees included Richard Webster, Peyton Locky, Josh Ragio, and reappointee Van Ray. Each nominee briefly described his background and connection to the outdoors, conservation, or related business experience. Committee members repeatedly emphasized that the board should focus on projects that improve public access and advance conservation, while also considering projects across all regions of Mississippi, including north Mississippi. Members also raised concerns about the use of trust fund money for land purchases, noting that buying land can remove property from county tax rolls. Several senators urged the nominees to favor projects that maximize public benefit, avoid overemphasis on city parks or ball fields, and consider leasing land instead of purchasing it when possible. The nominees generally agreed that projects should be judged on merit, public access, and conservation value. One nominee, Webster, was reminded to file a statement of economic interest with the Mississippi Ethics Commission before floor consideration. The committee voted to advise and consent on Senate Nominations 2, 51 and 52, 53 and 54, and 89, moving all of them to the floor. The votes were taken by voice vote with no opposition recorded. Van Ray also discussed the committee’s earlier work creating procedures for the program and said the board had already supported many projects statewide, with a moratorium on land purchases currently in place.

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• So what's a commissioned officer?
• OK, so to get this straight, a commissioned officer can carry a gun?
• Want these commissioned officers to be able to carry a gun to go vote?
• Other non-commissioned officers that Don't have a commission, I guess, but aren't certified to carry
• One of them was fatal. from the commission.

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• cities without compensation. cities without compensation.
• members, it's not right for that one to hold hostage your county and your commission and your multiple
• So if you have a unanimous county<00:40:11.040> commission<00:40:12.000> and<00:40:12.320
• and you have four out county commission and you have four out of<00:40:13.440> five<00:40:13.680
• and your multiple cities commission and your multiple cities because<00:40:25.520> one<00:40:

Bills: SB298, SB91

Keywords: Florence, Lauderdale County, municipal boundaries, corporate limits, land annexation, military installations, tall structures, local government, construction approval, wind energy facilities, aeronautics, Department of Defense, 923, senate, all

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• House Bill 833, Commission to bill.
• > to<00:45:37.000> Advance reestablishes the Commission to Advance reestablishes the Commission
• <01:03:28.160> Procurement Sanitary Commission Procurement Sanitary Commission Procurement
• Sanitary Commission, also known as WSSC. Sanitary Commission, also known as WSSC.
• House Bill 878, workers compensation House Bill 878, workers compensation heart<01:37:36.000>

Keywords: House streaming session for Thursday, March 19, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House convened with 122 members present, opened with prayer, and approved the previous day’s journal. The chamber then took up two congratulatory resolutions: one honoring Layla Wishard of Hagerstown for winning gold with Team USA at the Junior Roller Derby Association World Cup in Australia, and another recognizing Delores Millhouse as the 2026 Maryland Mother of the Year. Both resolutions were read and adopted with applause. The House then considered a series of committee reports, primarily from the Committee on Economic Matters, and advanced multiple bills to third reading after adopting committee amendments and favorable reports. Measures included consumer contract protections in House Bill 103, workers’ compensation presumptions for hypertension in House Bill 347, broadband access and affordability in House Bill 382, housing and land-use changes in House Bills 548 and 894, data privacy in House Bill 711, franchise law changes in House Bill 730, a blockchain-based real property title pilot program in House Bill 810, bankruptcy exemptions in House Bill 1098, and telecommunications infrastructure protections in House Bill 1100. Several bills drew questions and were special ordered for further review. House Bill 711, the Data Privacy Act, prompted extended discussion about whether its geolocation provisions could affect stadium and venue security tracking; the sponsor said the bill was intended to close loopholes around cell phone and vehicle location data and would not change existing permission-based rules, but the bill was still special ordered until the next day. House Bill 894, the transit-oriented development bill, also drew questions about local government concerns and was special ordered, with the floor leader saying county and municipal groups were generally satisfied with the amendments. House Bill 1100 was also taken up after the amendments were adopted, and the title amendment process began as the transcript ended.

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• This is something that needs to be presented to the commission, and the commission still has to go through
• This is something that needs to be presented to the commission, and the commission still has to go through
• This is something that needs to be presented to the commission, and the commission still has to go through
• The commission is done to make changes.
• It's not all just the state water commission.

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• AB 1048 addresses a challenge in the California workers' compensation system, an authorized payment reductions
• Jason Schmelter here on behalf of the California Coalition on Workers' Compensation and Prism, which
• This is an issue that could be sent to the Commission on Health... ...and Safety and Workers' Compensation
• In any given year, there are roughly 11 million bills that process in the California workers' compensation
• Financial advisors are sophisticated, well-educated, and highly compensated professionals here in California

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• commission with members of the administration said the number was 60 in 2022.
• I'm also really excited to hear about the pilot commission forthcoming.
• Now to the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission.
• We audited the State Ethics Commission recently.
• The State Ethics Commission recently, not too many issues over there, as you can imagine.

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Summary: The joint budget hearing opened the FY27 budget process with remarks from the Senate and House Ways and Means chairs, who described the fiscal outlook as challenging because of slow revenue growth, rising health care and other costs, and uncertainty from federal policy changes. Governor Healey and Secretary of Administration and Finance Matthew Gorzkowicz then presented House 2, a $62.8 billion budget that they said grows by about 1% and does not raise taxes or fees. They emphasized affordability, fiscal discipline, protection of core services, and continued investment in education, transportation, housing, child care, health care, and public safety. The administration also discussed a separate bill to delay and phase in certain federal tax-code changes from the so-called OB3 law, especially research and experimental expense provisions, to reduce immediate budget impacts and preserve competitiveness. A major portion of the hearing focused on education and municipal aid. The administration said House 2 provides about $7.6 billion for Chapter 70 aid, fully funds the final year of the Student Opportunity Act, increases special education circuit breaker funding, and raises rural school aid. Senators and representatives from both parties raised concerns that Chapter 70 and other aid formulas are not equitable for small, rural, and low-wealth communities and are not keeping pace with inflation, and several called for broader review of the formula and related funding streams. The governor and secretary said they are open to further discussion, pointed to additional support through rural aid, special education, transportation reimbursements, and minimum aid, and said total Student Opportunity Act investment would reach about $2.1 billion over the life of the law. Transportation, housing, and fair share spending were also central topics. The administration said fair share revenues are being used holistically, with education-heavy spending in the operating budget and transportation-heavy spending in the supplemental budget, and estimated the overall split to date at roughly 57% education and 43% transportation. They highlighted MBTA stabilization, regional transit authority support, microtransit, fare-free regional transit, and bridge and commuter rail investments, while noting the MBTA remains a major fiscal concern. On housing, the governor stressed production, permitting reform, ADUs, down-payment assistance, and support for public housing authorities, while lawmakers pressed for more funding for local housing authorities and for ways to address out-migration, energy costs, and affordability. The governor also said the administration will not withhold fire safety grants from communities over MBTA Communities Act noncompliance and will handle such issues case by case. No votes were taken at the hearing; it was an informational presentation and question-and-answer session.

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• The bill extends workers' compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers.
• Despite this, the Sacramento County park rangers are not given the same workers' compensation.
• Despite this, the Sacramento County Park Rangers are not given the same workers' compensation.
• Despite this, the Sacramento County Park Rangers are not given the same workers' compensation and disability
• With the representative serving on the California Insurance Commission Public Wildfire Advisory Committee

Summary: The Assembly Insurance Committee met to hear several bills related to insurance coverage, wildfire risk, workers’ compensation, and paid family leave. SB 8 by Senator Ashby would extend workers’ compensation and disability protections to Sacramento County park rangers, with testimony emphasizing that they perform law-enforcement-like duties and should receive the same protections as comparable officers. SB 429 by Senator Cortese would create a public wildfire catastrophe model and related wildfire safety program, with support from the Department of Insurance and consumer advocates who said public access to modeling data would improve transparency and help evaluate private insurance risk models. The committee also heard SB 525 by Senator Jones, which would require the FAIR Plan to offer coverage options for manufactured and mobile home owners, including replacement cost coverage. Supporters said the bill would help lower-income residents obtain meaningful insurance protection, while no opposition testified. SB 495 by Senator Allen, as amended, would require insurers to provide a larger contents-coverage advance after a total loss during a declared emergency without requiring an immediate itemized inventory, extend proof-of-loss deadlines, and require insurers to provide catastrophe modeling and reinsurance data to the Department of Insurance. Several insurers withdrew opposition after amendments, and the Department of Insurance and United Policyholders supported the measure. SB 590 by Senator Durazo would expand paid family leave to cover care for designated persons or chosen family members, with strong support from AARP, labor, civil rights, caregiving, and health organizations, and testimony from a parent describing the need to care for a non-legal family member during surgery recovery. The committee also took up consent items SB 230 and SB 854. After roll calls, SB 8, SB 429, SB 495, SB 525, and SB 590 all received do-pass votes, with SB 429 sent to the Committee on Emergency Management, SB 495 to Judiciary, and SB 525 and SB 590 to Appropriations. The consent calendar bills were also approved, and the committee adjourned.