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• to the complaint may be represented by counsel of their choosing, but the Senate will not provide payment
• <00:15:19.399> will<00:15:19.519> not<00:15:19.800> provide<00:15:20.440> payment
• <00:15:20.880> or<00:15:21.720> um Senate will not provide payment or um Senate will
• not provide payment or um otherwise<00:15:23.040> pay<00:15:23.199> for<00:15:23.360><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:00:58.799> because coming in through ACP payments because coming in through ACP payments
• paying alternative compliance payments paying alternative compliance payments because<01:03:03.280
• and they're paying the ACP payments and they're paying the ACP payments because<01:04:55.760>
• Essential Consumer Goods, Cash Payments. Essential Consumer Goods, Cash Payments.
• after the date of the last payment. after the date of the last payment.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate reconvened with a quorum and first honored Nancy Crawford with a resolution recognizing her 46 years of state service, including 20 years as Senator Pam Beidle’s chief of staff. Senator Beidle then spoke at length about her own retirement plans and public service, reflecting on her career in the House and Senate, her work on the Finance Committee, and thanking her staff and colleagues. The chamber unanimously journalized the remarks. The Senate then moved into business on House and Senate messages, including House Bill 139 and Senate Bill 311, and adopted a conference committee report on House Bill 1532, the Utility Relief/Reducing Energy Load for Inflation measure. The report was described as a broad energy and utility package that had already passed the Senate 38-4 and was said to address short-, medium-, and long-term issues, including rate relief, in-state generation, data center policy, consumer transparency, and low-income utility assistance. During debate on the conference report, the majority leader explained several changes from prior versions: no legislative ban on forecast test years, instead deferring to the Public Service Commission; removal of gas programs from Empower to avoid inequities across service territories; modest opening of the retail supply market with guardrails; and rejection of some floor amendments, including a gas line extension provision and a study amendment. The minority leader argued the bill offered only limited relief, focused too much on talking points and short-term savings, and said many bipartisan amendments were not retained. The majority leader responded that the bill would save ratepayers real dollars through provisions on utility adders, executive bonuses, FERC-related returns, and new generation, and urged adoption of the conference report.

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• And so, when you ask for a certain top dollar, you're looking at invoice reimbursement payment for services
• To answer your question, this is truly a mechanism to be able to make that payment to the Home of the
• It's truly so we have a way to be able to issue that 30-million dollar payment to them.
• <01:17:53.280> to<01:17:53.360> make<01:17:53.560> that<01:17:53.760> payment
• that 30-million dollar payment to them. that 30-million dollar payment to them.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the September 19 meeting minutes and then took up a deferred University of Kentucky personal services contract amendment for guardianship services. UK officials explained that the contract covers court-appointed guardians for patients who cannot make medical decisions and are not eligible for state guardianship, with the work funded by UK Medical Center agency dollars rather than the general fund. Members questioned the large increase in the not-to-exceed amount, the number of cases, the hourly billing structure, and whether there are safeguards to prevent unnecessary costs or reimbursement issues if a patient later has resources. UK said the increase reflects shifting work from a prior firm, anticipated new cases, a move from a monthly fee to hourly billing, and the need for a second firm because one prior attorney died and another firm has had difficulty appearing in court promptly. The committee ultimately approved the contract, while Senator Thomas said he would vote aye but urged future review of attorney fee limits and broader guardianship statutes, which he described as outdated and inconsistent. The committee then deferred three Office of Energy Policy memorandum of agreement items to the November 2025 meeting without objection. After that, it approved the remaining agenda items, including the contract lists and deferred items not separately selected for review. The final major item was a University of Kentucky personal services contract related to fundraising and philanthropic outreach. UK representatives said the contract supports marketing and donor engagement efforts to grow the university’s endowment pipeline and philanthropic support. The transcript cuts off before the committee finished its questions or took final action on that item.

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• by Darby relating to the licensing and regulation of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and the payment
• to you in this budget is actually less than in the current biennium and we actually have advanced payments
• , payments beyond what we are scheduled to pay. that over the course of the life of that debt that we're
• pay through it directly to the hospitals, through Medicaid, and then we do supple- supplemental payments
• and the hospitals get about another 50 cents. $0.07 of cost afterwards through the supplemental payments

Bills: SB1, HB500, SB1, HB1400, HB 1094, HB365, HB 1109, HB647, HB500

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, state budget, mental health funding, education funding, infrastructure improvements, public safety, groundwater, water conservation, financial assistance, Texas Water Development Board, innovation fund, local conservation districts, transportation protection agreement, funeral services, insurance exemption

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• , the annual budgetary cost for debt service, pension liabilities, or pension repayment and OPEB payments
• liabilities or pension repayment and liabilities or pension repayment and oped<00:34:25.720> payments
• <00:34:26.119> as<00:34:26.280> well<00:34:26.919> so oped payments as well
• so oped payments as well so we<00:34:28.679> do<00:34:28.879> not<00:34:29.240> provide
• obviously check that the expenditures are in line with their budget and eligible before allowing the payment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It requires child support payments by persons convicted of vehicular homicide.
• HB 986 by Representative Kerner requires child support payments by persons convicted of vehicular homicide

Bills: HB375, HB986, HB1098, SCR35, SB97, SB123, SB466

Keywords: liability, regional transit, streetcars, trolley cars, motor vehicles, HB986, vehicular homicide, child support, surviving child, minor child, parent killed in crash, criminal restitution, family law, Louisiana child support schedule, R.S. 9:315.48, R.S. 14:32.1, victim compensation, traffic fatality, wrongful death, sentencing enhancement

Summary: The House Civil Law Committee met on May 11, 2026, and reported several measures favorably. Senate Bill 466 by Sen. Seabaugh was approved without objection; it bars foreign adversaries from using expropriation authority in Louisiana and creates a narrow expropriation category for very large aerospace/LED-related projects on at least 20,000 contiguous acres with no residential structures. House Bill 986 by Rep. Kerner was also reported favorably; it requires child support payments in cases where a parent is convicted of vehicular homicide, with the stated purpose of helping children who lose a parent in such cases. The committee then considered two constitutional amendments by Sen. Morris. Senate Bill 123 would require the governor to certify a legislative removal of certain judges for cause; an amendment changed the ballot language to refer to removal for malfeasance, gross misconduct, or incompetence, and the committee adopted the 6.8A report and reported the measure favorably after a roll-call vote of 8-1. Senate Bill 97 would require prosecutorial consent for a defendant to waive a jury trial, except in capital cases; after adopting an amendment clarifying that capital cases are excluded, the committee heard opposition from the Louisiana Citizens Advocacy Group, which argued that jury-trial waiver should remain a defendant’s right. The bill was reported favorably on a 5-1 vote. The committee also reported favorably Senate Concurrent Resolution 35, which asks the Louisiana State Law Institute to study remote online notarization for authentic acts, with support testimony from the Louisiana Bankers Association emphasizing rural access and modernization of notary services. Finally, House Bill 1098 by Chairman McFarland, a narrowly tailored limitation of liability for FAA-licensed aerospace entities, was reported favorably without objection. House Bill 375 by Rep. Freeman was voluntarily deferred, and the meeting adjourned.

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• Because now, a payment processor has to know the amount of the additional Donation and has to account
• but to let those people donate directly through the ODVA's website instead of having each of these payment

Bills: HB3257, HB3428, HB3043, HB3044, HB3078, HB3940, HB3432

Keywords: veterans, disability benefits, federal law, Oklahoma Statutes, military service, veterans benefits, workplace poster, human resources, employment law, mental health resources, educational resources, HB3043, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, ODVA, seasonal employees, project labor, pro rata jobs, unclassified service, state personnel law, state employee benefits

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• We're no longer making payments to the...
• We're no longer making payments to the ATF that we were doing not too long ago.

Bills: SB60, SB103, SB60, SB103

Keywords: prison modernization, corrections finance, bonding authority, state debt, capital improvement, Department of Corrections, Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority, prison construction, prison renovation, prison replacement, bed space, overcrowding, women's prison, men's prison, Escambia prison, Tutwiler, Kilby, Elmore, Staton, St. Clair Correctional Facility

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• There's a possibility where you can opt out to receive a payment and then go register for Medicaid.
• It fully funds our $7 billion pension payment, honoring commitments that previous administrations too
• , and many will see no payments at all.
• What happens if we don't get that payment?
• It doesn't even recognize the payment to be made.

Keywords: 1146, all

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• So, we are going to be happy we pass a bonding bill today, but it's a down payment.
• There is today, but it's a down payment.
• <00:45:21.760> Um payments to nursing facility workers.
• Um payments to nursing facility workers.
• And we're paying their directed payment program. That's $100 million.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 719, the capital investment/bonding bill, and members spent much of the debate praising committee staff and describing the bill as a bipartisan product shaped by statewide bonding tours and negotiations. Supporters highlighted major infrastructure and public facility projects, including water and sewer work, transportation projects, housing, natural resources, and specific local needs such as Grand Marais, the Manomomen County hospital/nursing home, and airport tower funding. Several members emphasized that the bill was a “Team House” effort and argued that infrastructure funding should not be treated as partisan. During debate, members also focused on the bill’s water infrastructure investments and the need for broader, dedicated funding to address lead pipes, PFAS contamination, and rising wastewater costs. Representative Lee noted that more than $400 million in the package went to water infrastructure, while other speakers pointed to transportation funding and a one-time reduction in tab fees as important elements of the bill. Representative Franson and others urged support, saying the package reflected statewide needs and was a down payment on larger asset-preservation needs. The House adopted three technical amendments to House File 719, then gave the bill its third reading. After floor discussion, Representative Niska moved to lay House File 719 on the table, and the motion prevailed, tabling the bill. The chamber then moved on to House File 2484, the cash portion of the infrastructure package, where members again described the measure as a small but important funding bill and discussed a Lower Sioux Indian Community Dakota language item and the limited size of each caucus’s cash allocation.

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• , payments, payments, which<00:14:45.040> are<00:14:45.200> enhanced<00:14:45.720> Medicaid
• HR1 will phase out directed payments HR1 will phase out directed payments starting<00:14:51.400>
• The stabilization payments are important for HCMC's long-term solvency.
• The stabilization payments are important for HCMC's long-term solvency.
• The stabilization payments are important for HCMC's long-term solvency.

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• Then we make mitigation payments for those individuals who have been flooded and who've lost farmland
• We get no taxes from it except where they call the PILT or PIL payments.
• Even this last month, we got a bridge payment on those white acres, even though we don't hardly grow
• But then it might impact the croppable acres and the payment that goes to the farmer.
• Are you stating you mean about reparation, like some kind of a payment to the landowner who is...

Keywords: 908, all

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• we have adequate teachers in the classroom, we're going to require salary supplements, additional payments
• except with regard to acceptance of funds resulting from fines, penalties, forfeiture, taxes, or payment
• Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 314, a bill to be entitled an act relating to payment
• Substitute for Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 314, a bill to be entitled an act relating to payment
• Senate Bill 314 creates a comprehensive regulatory framework for payment stable coin issuers in Florida

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief introduction of the doctor of the day before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up several claims bills, including SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which was described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents; the House bill was substituted and passed 34-0. SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence, was also substituted with the House version and passed 35-0. SB 42/HB 47 on specific medical diagnoses and child protective investigations passed 34-0 after supporters said it would require child protection teams to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse. Later, SB 1002 on child welfare passed 37-0 after sponsors said it clarifies that parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow earlier court intervention and services, while not changing parental rights law. The Senate then considered education and health-related measures. SB 206/HB 851 on students with autism spectrum disorder was amended to the House bill and passed 35-0; the sponsor said it expands teacher preparation, requires autism-related training, creates a loan forgiveness program, and adds salary supplements for teachers with autism endorsements. SB 556/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 36-0 and would allow students with disabilities to use Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements, while also fixing a marching band credit issue. SB 688 on naturopathic medicine passed 33-3, reestablishing licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors. SB 878/HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel passed 37-0 to address staffing shortages by aligning Florida more closely with federal CLIA standards. SB 914/HB 867 on dry needling by occupational therapists passed 37-0, clarifying authority for that treatment. SB 530 on state lotteries passed 36-0 with updates to operations, security, and retailer rules. SB 964/HB 6011 on financial disclosures and gifts/honoraria passed 36-0 after an amendment restored a percentage-based reporting option. The chamber also approved several government-administration and public-records measures. SB 326/HB 131 on curators of estates passed 36-0, updating probate rules for temporary court-appointed curators. SB 758/HB 625 on the Justice Administrative Commission passed 37-0 after an amendment broadened the judicial member to a judge or senior judge rather than only a circuit judge. SB 830 on public records passed 31-5, creating exemptions for the personal information of county and city managers and certain family members. The Senate also passed SB 21/HB 218 on land use regulations, which preserves hurricane-recovery restrictions in affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties, and the sponsor thanked colleagues for helping address unintended consequences from prior law. SB 354 on Blue Ribbon Projects was debated extensively over concerns about local control, conservation protections, and vague standards; after a late amendment excluding data centers from commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than passed. Finally, SB 1632/HB 1471 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and domestic terrorist designations drew significant debate over references to Sharia law, religious freedom, notice, and due process; one amendment striking Sharia references failed, and a second amendment with broader revisions was under discussion when the transcript ended.

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• Through January 2026, individual estimated tax payments for tax year 2025 are well above our November
• individual Through January 2026, individual estimated<00:37:02.720> tax<00:37:03.040> payments
• for<00:37:03.560> tax<00:37:03.880> year<00:37:04.000> 25 estimated tax payments
• for tax year 25 estimated tax payments for tax year 25 are<00:37:05.200> well<00:37:05.440>
• A balance of payments system, which goes back to fixed exchange rates, which we no longer have, and as

Bills: HF3425

Keywords: supportive housing, grants, housing assistance, funding, Minnesota Statutes, 1183, house

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• So, we can prosecute it, but we can't turn off payments on the front end or bar a certain provider from
• enrolling with Medicaid continuing to receive payments.
• We will file those taxes and collect those payments at that point.
• We will file those taxes and collect those payments at that point.
• We will file those taxes and collect those payments at that point.

Bills: HF1338

Keywords: Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, state oversight, government accountability, fraud, waste, abuse, audit, investigation, subpoena, whistleblower, public integrity, transparency, state agencies, executive branch, public funds, taxpayer funds, law enforcement oversight, public safety programs, advisory council

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• <00:05:24.240> arising payments arising payments arising uh<00:05:26.560> from<00:05:27.440
• It's a directed payment program, dividing the proceeds equally between the county and North Memorial
• It's a directed payment program, dividing the proceeds equally between the county and North Memorial
• It's a directed payment program, dividing the proceeds equally between the county and North Memorial
• It's a directed payment program, dividing the proceeds equally between the county and North Memorial

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• made in state receivership, Inglewood Unified School District continues to make annual interest payments
• The interest is they've paid about $8.3 million in interest payments.
• The interest is they've paid about $8.3 million in interest payments.
• It's nowhere that I can have a loan for 21 payments, and I paid it for 15 years, and I can't go in and
• Twenty-one payments, and I paid it for 15 years, and I can't go in and readjust those loans, especially

Summary: The Assembly Education Committee heard AB 84, a charter school accountability measure focused on non-classroom-based charter schools and fraud prevention. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to respond to the A3 charter fraud case and related scandals by strengthening audits, transparency, authorizer oversight, and funding determination rules, while ensuring public education dollars are used for public education. Supporters included FCMAT, CSEA, CTA, and CSBA, who argued the bill would improve oversight and protect taxpayers. Opponents, including the California Charter Schools Association, Green Dot, many charter parents, educators, and charter operators, said the bill was too broad, would impose major new costs and bureaucracy on all charter schools, and could reduce options for families, especially those using flexible, homeschool, or special-needs charter programs. After extensive testimony and committee discussion, the bill passed on a 5-1 vote and was sent to Appropriations, with the item left open for additional votes. The committee then approved a consent calendar of 11 education bills, including AB 542, AB 563, AB 731, AB 753, AB 784, AB 964, AB 988, AB 1034, AB 1233, AB 1255, and AB 1381, all moving to Appropriations. The consent calendar passed unanimously. Later, the committee heard AB 1454, a literacy and reading instruction bill authored by Assembly Members Rubio and Revis. The bill would require the state to create professional development resources for evidence-based literacy instruction, update English language arts and English language development instructional materials, and revise administrator preparation standards to include literacy training. The authors and a broad coalition of supporters, including CTA, EdVoice, Families in Schools, Decoding Dyslexia, school administrators, and parent advocates, described the measure as a compromise aimed at improving reading outcomes and addressing California’s literacy crisis. There was no opposition testimony at the hearing, and members voiced strong support for the bill and its collaborative approach.

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• when there are authority to stop payment when there are credible<00:15:07.360> allegations<00
• Abuse may involve paying for items or services where there is no legal entitlement to that payment.
• So any of those instances where they are not legally entitled to a payment, a lot of that is what is
• Abuse may involve paying for items or services where there is no legal entitlement to that payment.
• Abuse may involve paying for items or services where there is no legal entitlement to that payment.

Bills: HF23, HF1355

Keywords: whistleblower, whistleblower protections, public employees, state employees, retaliation, reporting fraud, misuse of authority, personal gain, state government, state services, state programs, legislative auditor, constitutional officer, public corruption, fraud reporting, government accountability, employee rights, labor law, Minnesota Statutes 181.931, Minnesota Statutes 181.932

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• house, knowing full well that the property taxes now are so high, it's basically like another house payment
• $2.6 million expended on financially disadvantaged and homeless students, but it says that these payments
• It could be immediately, or they might do a payment program.
• Payments will be made at milestones to promote long-term commitments.
• They may receive an additional incentive payment not to exceed $10,000 for each additional two-year period

Bills: SJR50, SJR51, SJR52, SJR53, SJR54, SJR39, SB1290, HB4028, HB4029, HB4073, HB4074, HB4075, HB4076, HB4077, HB4078, HB1250, HB2951, HB2961, HB3151, HB3581, HB3705, HB3970, HB3972, HB3980, HB3981

Keywords: Medicaid, federal funding, state law, healthcare, low-income adults, Oklahoma Constitution, healthcare regulations, Oklahoma Health Care Authority, permanent rules, joint resolution, OHCA, health care rules, administrative rules, major rule, Title 75, Title 317, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 317:30, health policy, state health programs

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• In terms of protecting our ratepayers, so what was added was the risk of non-payment of such costs may
• As I understood your answer, it is that if a data center doesn't pay its bill, if they have non-payment
• in here that gives me some reassurance is the language that is in here related to the risk of non-payment
• in here that gives me some reassurance is the language that is in here related to the risk of non-payment
• the local government the ability to pull something out of a rural boundary instead of making that payment

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest and staff introductions. The chamber then took up returning messages from the House and acted on multiple bills, with votes recorded on each. Senate Bill 628 on transportation facility designations was concurred in as amended and passed 31-4 after discussion about naming roads for deceased individuals and an exception for President Trump. The House amendment to the Live Local affordable housing package, CS/CS/HB 1389, was also concurred in and passed 35-0; Senator Claudio explained it as the fourth iteration of the Live Local Act, including new provisions allowing certain affordable housing on qualifying religious property, extending some timelines, and removing accessory dwelling unit language. CS/CS/HB 1451 on utility services was concurred in and passed 30-6 after questions about phasing out surcharges and reporting requirements. The chamber also substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 for SB 7038 and adopted an education amendment package before passing the bill 36-1, while several other measures were temporarily postponed. The Senate then considered CS/CS/SB 484 on data centers and concurred in the House amendment 383-957, passing the bill 31-6. Senator Avila said the amendment strengthened ratepayer protections, required a PSC tariff filing, and directed an OPAGA study on large-scale data centers. Several senators pressed concerns about the removal of the Senate’s nondisclosure agreement prohibition, the possibility of delayed public awareness of data center projects, and whether costs could be shifted to other ratepayers; Avila responded that the amendment preserved local land-use authority and that ratepayer costs could not be borne by the general body of ratepayers. Debate reflected a split between senators who supported the bill as a needed regulatory framework and those who objected to the transparency changes and the loss of the Senate’s original NDA language. Later, the Senate took up land use and development regulations, substituting CS/CS/CS/HB 399 for SB 208. An amendment by Senator Jones to remove language affecting a Fontainebleau Hotel water park project in Miami Beach failed 17-20 after debate over local control and preemption. Senator McLean’s amendments then added a sunset date and other changes, and Senator Claudio’s amendment preserved Miami-Dade’s urban development boundary supermajority protections and related planning provisions. The chamber then began extended debate on Senator Martin’s amendment creating a process for property owners to challenge rural boundary designations and seek compensation or removal from the designation without going to court; supporters framed it as a property-rights and due-process measure, while opponents argued it would undermine local planning, impose costs on taxpayers, and weaken voter-approved rural boundaries in Orange and Seminole counties. The transcript ends amid that debate, with no final vote shown on the rural boundary amendment in the excerpt provided.