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• increased need to be in assisted And their increased need to be in assisted care or skilled care impact finances
• One of the—so there are A lot of consultants involved in CCRC operations and financing.
• kind of agnostic as to whether they have a long-term care insurance policy or some other means to finance
• But I do want to circle back around to, again, our discussion of finances and CCRCs, if anybody has anything

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met at Brookhaven at Lexington to continue discussing continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), with a focus on financial viability, entrance fees, refund policies, and how the industry is evolving. Speakers explained that nonprofit CCRCs have shifted away from building entirely new campuses since the 2008 financial crisis, and now more often grow through expansions, affiliations, mergers, or added home- and community-based services. They also noted that many newer CCRCs, especially nationwide, are being built without on-campus skilled nursing, relying instead on assisted living, memory care, or off-site arrangements, and that zoning and local approval can affect expansion plans. A substantial portion of the discussion centered on financial health and consumer protection. Panelists said the most important indicators of a strong CCRC are high occupancy, strong liquidity, and reinvestment in the property, with low occupancy and declining days cash on hand cited as warning signs. They described how actuarial reviews are used to estimate health care utilization and set pricing, and said staffing shortages are often a bigger financial pressure than resident care utilization itself. On refunds, speakers said entrance-fee refunds are generally paid when a unit is resold and the new entrance fee is received, and that resident refunds are usually protected even in bankruptcy, though residents are unsecured creditors. Massachusetts examples such as Reed’s Landing and the Groves were cited as cases where residents remained in place and refunds were ultimately protected. The group also discussed a pending disclosure bill on Beacon Hill related to entrance fees and refund transparency. LeadingAge Massachusetts said it supports clearer disclosure so residents understand refund provisions, and reported that among surveyed member CCRCs, the average time to provide an entrance-fee refund over the past two years was about 117 days. Participants emphasized the need to balance consumer protection with preserving the financial stability of the communities. The commission also reviewed upcoming dates: a virtual public hearing/listening session on June 16, the next commission meeting on June 23, and a later discussion planned on consumer rights, protections, and advertising practices. The meeting concluded with introductions of commission members and an invitation for attendees to tour the Brookhaven campus.

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• HB 2999, Infrastructure Finance Districts.
• It would then be put into a petition that the Arizona Finance Authority would approve or deny, and then
• all of this finance district would be put together to build homes for those folks that live in the district
• It changes the fees that the finance authority can charge to process and consider these petitions.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills that had returned from the Senate with amendments, with members repeatedly noting that sponsors intended to concur on most items. Topics included public health and vaccination rules (HB 2086, HB 2248), state investment in gold and silver (HB 2140), property records and voter-registration privacy (HB 2327), municipal and county regulation of business property and development fees (HB 2460, HB 2946, HB 2999), legislative subpoenas (HB 2745), cold plunge regulation (HB 2439), nursing-facility complaint timelines and licensed health aide rules (HB 2195, HB 2189), court-ordered treatment review (HB 2923), Access/Medicaid reimbursement and prior authorization for diagnostic services (HB 2932), inmate mental health study committee language (HB 2673), prenatal development instruction in schools (HB 2830), public records requests by legislators (HB 4056), parents’ rights and social transitioning in schools (HB 2249), school district financial compliance and facilities contracting (HB 2481, HB 2482), Native American language proficiency for graduation (HB 2895), advanced math auto-enrollment (HB 2423), special education and military-family procedures (HB 2621), AI rules for state agencies (HB 2592), eviction record sealing (HB 2244), tax filing penalties (HB 2016), shade structures in HOAs (HB 2342), homelessness-related community restitution (HB 2028), medical records timelines (HB 2557), PFAS firefighting foam restrictions (HB 2641), family-court expert testimony and prisoner transition services (HB 2662, HB 2440), address confidentiality protections (HB 2594), guardianship notice attestation (HB 2661), utilities for high-load customers (HB 2756), and nuclear-ready community planning (HB 2456). The committee also briefly moved to Caucus Calendar 19 for additional bills on mobile food vendors, school board training, out-of-state travel and meeting transparency, and a medical-intervention nondiscrimination bill. Several bills drew substantive discussion or criticism. Members debated HB 2932 at length, with staff explaining that Access said the bill would have a high fiscal impact because it would require reimbursement for non-contracted lab services and eliminate prior authorization for a broad range of diagnostic services, potentially increasing costs substantially. HB 2249 also prompted concern from members who argued it could force teachers to out students and create civil liability for using preferred pronouns or failing to notify parents about social transitioning. HB 2830 was criticized as requiring prenatal-development instruction while barring discussion of sexual activity or reproduction. HB 2028, which allows community restitution instead of a $20 probation assessment for people who are indigent and experiencing homelessness, was questioned as potentially punitive. HB 2481 was discussed as a way to help, rather than punish, small rural school districts struggling with financial-record compliance. The caucus also noted that several of the measures were sponsored by Democrats, which was highlighted as notable during the meeting. No formal votes were taken in the transcript. The caucus chair repeatedly asked for questions, and in most cases there were none, after which the sponsor was understood to intend concurrence with the Senate amendments. The meeting ended with adjournment after the caucus moved through the remaining calendar items.

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Chair, members, HB 2999, Infrastructure Finance Districts.
• It would then be put into a petition that the Arizona Finance Authority would approve or deny, and then
• all of this finance district would be put together to build homes for those folks that live in the district
• It changes the fees that the finance authority can charge to process and consider these petitions.

Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of House bills with Senate amendments, with members generally indicating the sponsors intended to concur on most measures. Topics included public health and medical regulation (HB 2086 on face coverings/vaccinations, HB 2140 on gold and silver bullion investments, HB 2195 on nursing facility complaint timelines, HB 2189 on licensed health aides, HB 2932 on Access reimbursement and prior authorization, HB 2557 on medical records timing, and HB 2641 on PFAS firefighting foam), criminal justice and courts (HB 2673 creating an inmate mental health study committee, HB 2028 on community restitution for indigent homeless defendants, HB 2662 on expert testimony in parenting-time cases, HB 2440 on prisoner transition services, and HB 2594 on address confidentiality in family court), and education-related bills (HB 2830 on prenatal development instruction, HB 2249 on parents’ rights and social transitioning, HB 2481 on school district financial record compliance, HB 2482 on school construction job-order caps, HB 2895 on Native American language proficiency, HB 2423 on automatic advanced math enrollment, HB 2621 on special education and certificates of educational convenience, HB 2592 on AI rules, HB 2379 on school board training, and HB 2380 on out-of-state travel and public meeting materials). Other bills addressed transportation, development, housing, and local government issues, including HB 2909 on distracted driving, HB 2369 on photo enforcement citations, HB 2745 on legislative subpoenas, HB 2946 on development fees, HB 2999 on infrastructure finance districts, HB 2244 on eviction record sealing, HB 2342 on HOA shade structures, and HB 2752 on Commerce Authority trade offices. Several members raised concerns or asked questions on bills such as HB 2932, HB 2249, HB 2830, and HB 2028, but no formal votes were taken in the transcript; the meeting ended with adjournment after brief discussion of the final bills on Caucus Calendar 19, including HB 2248 on medical intervention requirements for businesses and schools.

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• is coming up, her motion is going to be that House File 3483 be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance
• House File 3483 be re-referred to the Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee.
• Representative Feist is renewing the motion that House File 3483B be re-referred to Public Safety Finance
• <00:11:39.560> to<00:11:39.640> Public<00:11:40.040> Safety<00:11:40.520> Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We don't handle the finance side. We handle the vehicle for purchasing.
• Item B are the methods of finance presented for your review this month.
• up to $142.2 million dollars, and they also have added that they will use bond proceeds as their financing
• This is the Freeboro Hall planetarium equipment method of finance.

Summary: The committee first considered an $88,000 used tire program contract for District 4 with LTR Intermediate Holdings. Senators raised concerns that the tire district’s revised business plan had not yet been approved and that the contract could worsen cash flow before funding was confirmed. Questions were also raised about procurement language in the RFP that excluded bidders under corrective action plans. After discussion, a motion was made and approved to hold the contract until next month so the tire board could appear and answer questions. Members then reviewed a large slate of methods of finance, alternative delivery projects, and discretionary grants. These included capital projects at ASU Mid-South, Arkansas Tech, Ozarka, UA Fayetteville, UA Little Rock, UAMS, and UCA; a new UCA multi-purpose arena project estimated at $75.5 million; and DHS and Department of Health grants for aging services, substance abuse prevention, mental health, nutrition, hearing-loss follow-up, HIV services, and rural hospital quality improvement. All of these items were reviewed without objection. The committee also heard a ratification request from UAMS for a Family and Medical Leave Act outsourcing contract with FMLA Source. UAMS said an amendment had been prepared but never submitted for review, and payments continued after expiration; members expressed frustration and asked UAMS to review whether other contracts had similarly lapsed. The committee then reviewed numerous construction-related, intergovernmental, out-of-state, and in-state contracts, including airport economic impact study work, parking guidance technology at the University of Arkansas, veteran nursing services, and multiple DHS service contracts. Most items were reviewed without objection, and the meeting adjourned after reports of routine contract amendments and minor contracts were presented for information.

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• In your response to the findings, you state that finance is going to develop a standard operating procedure
• of reopening a position that hasn't been filled since '21, which is an associate vice president of finance
• We are really a talent, a workforce feeder for the region in many ways, even outside of finance.
• We are really a talent, a workforce feeder for the region in many ways, even outside of finance.

Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and approval of the January 8 minutes, then moved to review of education audit reports. The first report concerned Northwest Arkansas Community College, which had three findings, including repeat internal control deficiencies that caused financial statement misstatements and a tuition revenue loss tied to a new student information system. College officials said the issues were largely misclassification and process problems, not missing money, and described corrective steps such as monthly closing checklists, approval controls for journal entries, cross-training, and efforts to address staffing turnover and fill finance vacancies. Members asked about the tuition issue, whether students were notified or billed, and whether the software problem affected other institutions; audit staff said they were not aware of the same scenario elsewhere. The committee then filed the report as reviewed. The next report was Cedarville School District, which had one finding involving $794 in improper credit card charges by a resigned elementary teacher. The district was reimbursed, a police report was filed, and the matter was referred to the Professional Licensure Standards Board; members asked whether any further action or license-related consequences were known, but staff said they were not aware of additional action. The report was filed as reviewed. The final finding was for West Memphis School District, where auditors reported repeat capital asset issues, including failure to capitalize about $851,000 in construction costs for a baseball-softball complex and problems with inventory and asset inspection. The superintendent said the district had recently begun using Legislative Audit after prior private audits, and described new controls such as multi-level purchase approvals, separation of duties, tagging of equipment, and a cleanup of old inventory records. Members also discussed the relationship between private audits and Legislative Audit reviews, with staff explaining that private audit reports for public school districts still come before the committee and that the executive committee determines when Legislative Audit performs an audit. The committee filed the West Memphis report as reviewed and noted that 28 school districts had no findings before adjourning.

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• You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
• You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
• You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.
• You may know him as the finance chair, but my dog thinks he's a cuddly bear.

Bills: HB1601, HB1616, HB1603, HB1604, HB1605, HB1606, HB1802, HB1569, HB1619, HB1730, HB1749, HB644, HB1620

Keywords: biosecurity, invasive species, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Department of Land and Natural Resources, appropriation, agriculture, aquaculture, commercial activity, swine production, Korean natural farming, land leases, Hawaii, extension, Department of Agriculture, housing, workforce, land use, zoning, public-private partnerships, tax credit

Transcript Highlights:

• I have Lieutenant Terre White here with me and Jennifer Treadwell from our finance division.
• We want to welcome Jillian as the new finance. So nice to meet her. Start off with a little levity.
• And you obviously know Jennifer Treadwell my finance director, who I share services with OSBI, and to
• Well, that's why I have my finance director here. She's Going to explain that.

Keywords: 914, all

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• So any protection that we can put in place to protect our members and their finances, it goes a long
• license to allow a high school student who completes a half-credit elective in insurance and personal finance
• asset reserve under strict prudential standards, recognizing cryptocurrency's growing role in global finance
• This is a responsible step to better protect Floridians' finances in an increasingly digital economy,

Summary: The Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance met with a quorum present and took up a full agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1286 by Sen. Wright. That bill expanded the state recruitment bonus program to include newly employed firefighters, created a DFS grant review panel, and established a PTSD institute within DFS for first-responder behavioral health. Fire chiefs, the Florida League of Cities, and others supported the measure, and the committee reported it favorably. The committee then considered SB 198 on virtual currency kiosks by Sen. Rousan. A substitute amendment was adopted that clarified daily transaction limits, registration requirements, expiration rules, and OFR authority to deny registrations. Testimony focused on protecting seniors from crypto-ATM scams while giving the industry regulatory certainty. The committee also favorably reported CS/SB 198. Members next approved CS/SB 772, which allows portable electronics limited licensees to sell eyewear insurance, and CS/SB 1504, which updates insurance customer representative licensing pathways by allowing a high school insurance and personal finance course to count toward pre-licensure education. The committee also favorably reported Sen. Gruters’ CS/SB 1038 and CS/SB 1040, which together create the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve and its trust fund framework, and CS/SB 1440, which expands public records exemptions and cybersecurity-related protections for financial institutions, loan originators, money service businesses, and credit unions. Sen. Burton’s SB 1668 on the NICA program drew extensive testimony from a NICA board member and family advocate, who urged stronger funding to preserve lifelong care for catastrophically injured children; the bill was reported favorably despite concerns from the Florida Justice Association about benefit restrictions and retroactivity. Finally, the committee approved CS/SB 570, creating a DFS task force on payment scams, after an amendment reduced FDLE’s required representation. At the end of the meeting, Sen. Burton requested to be recorded in the affirmative on SB 1286, and Sen. Passidomo requested affirmative votes on tabs 3, 5, and 9; the committee then adjourned.

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• Recognize the chair of the Finance. >> Thank you, Mr. President.
• The Finance Committee will meet at 1 p.m. today for an organizational meeting, followed by two briefings
• Uh, recognize the senator from Anne Arundel. >> Oh, chair of Finance. Yes.
• I also encourage the members of Finance to bring your staff to the organizational meeting. >> Excellent

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Thursday, January 15, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Maryland Senate convened on January 15 with a prayer offered by Reverend Sheridan Almond of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington, introduced as a guest of the senator from the 18th district. Her remarks were journalized without objection. The chamber also welcomed several guests, including Carter Pry, a recent Crofton High School graduate interested in cybersecurity and AI, interns Isabelle War and Daniel Mora, and the Catonsville Middle School Student Council and adviser Katie Tucci. Members also recognized the day’s pages and thanked them for their service. The only bill read at the desk was Senate Bill 232, by Senator Salling, concerning state procurement preferences for historically underutilized business zone businesses; it was referred to the appropriate standing committee. Committee announcements followed, with Finance, Education, Energy, and the Environment, Judicial Proceedings, and Ethics all scheduling organizational meetings and related briefings later that day. Additional announcements noted Baltimore City and Baltimore County delegation meetings, a Fire EMS Coalition meeting, and Cecil Day events in Annapolis. A senator from Montgomery County highlighted an art exhibit, Art in Full Spectrum, on the fourth floor of the House office building, featuring artists with disabilities from many districts and a future reception. The Senate then confirmed a quorum of 45 members and, on motion of the majority leader, adjourned pro forma until Friday, January 16 at 11:00 a.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• One of the things we mirrored this over was the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority and the Oklahoma
• Industrial Finance Authority.
• look at from a cross-training perspective to make sure that the folks that we're doing the OSIDA finances
• could do the ODA finances and vice versa long-term.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Good morning, Ashley Leach, um, State Board of Finance here on behalf of Secretary Pro.
• So SB 48 established the Community Benefit Fund and it'll be administered by DFA, Department of Finance
• So HP 128 establishes the local solar Access Fund under the Mexico Finance Authority at MFA to, to provide
• It, I mean, this involves, let's say, Finance Committee, the SFA, the SCOC, all three of those.

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• With the Senate Committee on Finance come to order.
• Thank you all for the opportunity, Chairwoman Huffman, to address the Finance Committee.
• Finance hearing. Yes, okay, Senator Hinojosa.
• Members of the Senate Finance Committee, my name is Jacob Hupp, and I'm with the Galveston Bay Foundation

Bills: HB104, HB2434, HB2529, HB2688, HB3161, HB3486, HB3487, HB3745, HB4044, HB4226, HB4945, HB104

Keywords: Texas Future Fund, investment review board, economic stabilization, innovative technology, national defense, retirement, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, salary supplement, county judges, judicial functions, state law, government compensation, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age

Transcript Highlights:

• The state government finance bill, for example, we've been working over the last 24 hours to get a military
• State government finance is a good example. Environment is getting really, really close.
• State government finance is a good State government finance is a good example.<00:01:51.600> Environment

Keywords: 1183, house

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• been brought up to my attention that the transfer of the social services fund to the human service finance
• been brought up to my attention that the transfer of the social services fund to the human service finance
• shall transfer the sum of $240 million from the Social Services Fund to the Human Services Fund, finance
• once that fills up, then we would have the authority to transfer that money into the Human Services Finance

Bills: SB2012

Keywords: transportation, funding, infrastructure, grants, municipal, 908, all

Summary: The Government Operations division met to consider House Bill 1015, the OMB budget, with several amendments already in hand. A major portion of the discussion centered on Senator Mathern’s concerns about the proposed new state hospital in Jamestown. He argued the project is outdated, too expensive, and should be delayed or reduced in favor of local behavioral health services and deferred maintenance at the existing LaHogue facility. Other members questioned him about staffing, capacity, constitutional issues, and the relationship between the hospital proposal and broader mental health investments in other bills. The committee also reviewed budget mechanics, including the transfer of up to $240 million from the Social Services Fund to the Human Services Finance Fund, a $40 million deferred maintenance fund, a $3 million deficiency appropriation for the new and vacant FTE pool, and other OMB-related items. Members discussed whether OMB should have managerial control over the Jamestown project and generally agreed that OMB oversight could help manage costs, though concerns about the hospital remained. The committee then considered two funding items that drew the most debate: guardianship grants and a pro-life education campaign. After testimony from a representative supporting the campaign, members agreed to reduce that item by $500,000 and add $1 million for guardianship grants, while leaving the overall bill to be finalized in conference. The committee adopted Amendment Version 2006 with those changes and then passed HB 1015 as amended on a roll call vote, with all members voting aye except Senator Burckhard on the amendment vote; he later voted aye on the bill itself. The chair indicated the bill would move to conference committee.

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• I call this committee on Housing Finance and Policy to order.
• also need to be reviewed and approved by the development's lender prior to closing on the project financing
• I move House File 1931 to the Committee on Judiciary, Finance, and Civil Law. So moved.
• Representative Mecklen renews his motion that House File 1931 be re-referred to the Committee on Judiciary, Finance

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• program helped create or preserve over 20,000 jobs and leveraged $158 million in public and private financing
• :03:13.200> public<00:03:13.440> and<00:03:13.760> private<00:03:14.200> financing
• million in public and private financing. million in public and private financing.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• CCRC'S LIKE FLEET LANDING ARE FINANCED BY PUBLICLY ISSUED DEBT, THE LOANS FROM BANKS AND WHEN MANAGEMENT
• BANKS WANT TO LOOK AT THE PROPOSED RUPTURE OF THE DEBT AND SEE CLEARLY THEY HAVE A FIRST LIEN ON THE FINANCES
• AND ADDRESSED THE INTEREST RATES APPROPRIATELY OR TELL US WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE FINANCING
• WHEN MY WIFE AND I MOVED TO FLEET LANDING WE WENT TO THE FINANCES WITH THE BENEFIT OF MY EXPERIENCE AND

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• also thank Katrina Austin, um, Madam Chair, your budget analyst, uh, and for Article 2 in Senate Finance
• Align appropriations among strategies and methods of finance between years into the appropriate bill
• general government agencies to the appropriate agency or functional grouping of agencies by method of financing
• Um, of the Senate Finance Committee chairman, make any necessary technical adjustments, right?

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards

Transcript Highlights:

• It’s broken into two columns: one, what’s being funded with the general fund, and the other, the finance
• 00:09:00.560> other<00:09:00.880> the fund and the other the fund and the other the finance
• 09:03.800> that<00:09:04.160> side<00:09:04.839> uh<00:09:05.040> and finance
• um on that side uh and finance um on that side uh and throughout<00:09:05.640> you<00:09:05.760

Keywords: 919, house, all