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• We are still owed an undisputed amount of $847,183. To some, that may sound like a small amount.
• We are still owed an undisputed amount of $847,183. To some, that may sound like a small amount.
• We are still owed an undisputed amount of $847,183. To some, that may sound like a small amount.
• We are still owed an undisputed amount of $847,183. To some, that may sound like a small amount.
• c><00:21:22.640> profit<00:21:22.919> if amount amount this is our profit if amount amount

Bills: HF1234, HF1956, HF1025, HF1172, HF791

Keywords: payment transparency, public contracts, contractor rights, government accountability, construction payments, municipal finance, liquor store, audit requirements, state auditor, local government, historic flag, state flag, display standards, ceremonial, Minnesota Statutes, Ursa Minor, state symbol, Minnesota state laws, constellation, official state designation

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• amount of stupid in the person.
• When it says no amount, I mean whether we're talking about trace or no amount.
• When you have retail locations double the amount of McDonald's and Starbucks, distribution and access
• And pharmaceutical distribution.
• I'm the President of Innovate Distribution.

Bills: HB5

Keywords: hemp, cannabinoids, regulation, occupational licenses, consumable products, marketing, criminal offenses, labeling requirements, health and safety, 997, house, all

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• Members, we have a historic amount of fraud taking place in our state.
• <00:20:55.440> of Members, we have a historic amount of Members, we have a historic amount
• Millions have been stolen from the people and distributed to those pursuing unjust activities.
• to those pursuing people and distributed to those pursuing unjust<00:34:04.880> activities.
• <00:41:54.440> of<00:41:54.560> fraud amount of fraud amount of fraud in<00:41:56.000><

Keywords: 1183, house

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• of money for the rural distribution of money for the rural transformation<00:17:22.360> forms.
• And what's missing for me is we pay a significant amount of money for actuarial studies, but I don't
• <00:20:48.680> of<00:20:48.840> money significant amount of money significant amount
• And again, we cannot direct the MCOs to pay a specific amount because that gets to the state-directed
• the MCOs to pay a specific amount the MCOs to pay a specific amount because<00:47:07.480> that

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on January 12, 2026, to approve the December 10, 2025 minutes and continue finalizing its findings and recommendations. Members reviewed findings on administrative inefficiencies, Medicaid and workforce participation under HR 1, Medicaid budget growth, rural health transformation fund development, and provider tax/state-directed payment changes. The board approved a motion to change “pilot” to “partnership” in the workforce-related recommendation, and also adopted a technical amendment clarifying overlapping HCBS services by removing reference to adult daycare waiver services and revising the language to focus on reducing duplication, simplifying provider contracting, and standardizing processes across programs. A separate technical correction was noted to change “DMS” to “DPH” in the rural health transformation finding, to be handled in the final edits. Several findings drew discussion but no final substantive vote during the meeting. On the rural health transformation fund, Dr. Berg said Kentucky had done well in federal funding and noted limits on what could be shared publicly, while Commissioner Lee said a public website had been created and recommended the department reference be changed to the Department for Public Health. Finding five prompted extended discussion about provider taxes, state-directed payment reductions under HR 1, and whether the board should address the relationship between actuarial studies, MCO payments, and actual provider reimbursement more directly. Senator Meredith and others argued for a broader, more transparent baseline review of rates across provider groups, while Commissioner Lee said CMS will require certain fee schedule comparisons to Medicare beginning July 1, 2026, and that quarterly expenditure reports already go to LRC. The board did not finish resolving finding five during the meeting and agreed to return to it after staff prepared more explicit language. Members also discussed the possibility of an all-payers claims database as a better way to understand what is being paid across payers and services. No final vote on the full findings package was taken in the portion of the meeting provided, but the board did adopt the noted amendments and continued working through the remaining language.

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• Dollar amount, you can see the dollar amount is higher for the new construction projects.
• And those are biennial dollar amounts.
• And those are biannial dollar amounts.
• How much was that amount?
• So you're pretty comfortable with that amount, that dollar amount?

Keywords: 908, all

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• information, being able to have transparency and accountability, especially in light of this significant amount
• of investment, ...and accountability, especially in light of this significant amount of investment that
• I don't know if a million on the appropriation piece of it is the right amount or not.
• But I do really appreciate the amount of effort and the changes we're seeing around e-bikes right now
• But I do really appreciate the amount of effort and the changes we're seeing around e-bikes right now

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• energy generation and distributed energy storage resources.
• the workload for the judges and the caseload in determining whether or not there is a sufficient amount
• Or do they take the same amount of work? That's what I'm...”
• “Same offenses or they take the same amount of work.
• Taylor, you asked about the amount of trials that are heard in courts.

Bills: HR265, HR266, HR267, HR268, HR269, HR270, HR271, HR272, HR273, HCR107, HCR108, HCR109, HCR110, HCR111, HR257, HR258, HR259, HR260, HR261, HR262, HR263, HCR105, HCR106, SCR30, SB57, SB157, SB202, SB237, SB276, SB450, SB465, SB501, SB525, HR3, HR80, HR197, HR243, SCR5, SCR35, HB4, HB623, HB944, HB986, HB1098, HB1222, SB34, SB164, SB172, SB198, SB208, SB232, SB281, SB286, SB317, SB322, SB334, SB380, SB385, SB409, SB417, SB421, SB430, SB439, SB447, SB458, SB510, SB398, HB646, HR84, HR188, HR205, SCR19, SCR3, SCR6, SCR18, SCR11, SCR22, SCR2, SCR20, SCR24, HCR6, HB301, HB359, HB657, HB675, HB680, HB727, HB302, HB819, HB1257, HB1258, SB8, SB10, SB11, SB12, SB13, SB14, SB16, SB17, SB18, SB20, SB21, SB22, SB40, SB48, SB55, SB69, SB75, SB77, SB78, SB85, SB102, SB115, SB133, SB140, SB148, SB151, SB165, SB169, SB170, SB185, SB197, SB200, SB217, SB235, SB278, SB280, SB291, SB300, SB303, SB315, SB324, SB330, SB411, SB416, SB420, SB436, SB438, SB449, SB455, SB456, SB477, SB489, SB521, SB45, SB58, SB71, SB81, SB92, SB100, SB109, SB141, SB156, SB181, SB203, SB204, SB205, SB207, SB213, SB214, SB216, SB229, SB257, SB274, SB290, SB304, SB374, SB379, SB396, SB410, SB425, SB427, SB429, SB479, SB522, HCR72, HB633, HB603, HB940, HB251, HB775, HB998, HB1191, HB625, HB1255, HB901, HR20, HR74, HCR65, HCR71, HB284, HB306, HB341, HB366, HB393, HB458, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB733, HB752, HB773, HB798, HB911, HB955, HB996, HB1035, HB1069, HB1113, HB1140, HB1180, HB1240, SB82, SB89, HB258, HB842, SB149, SB382, SB441

Keywords: Pineville High School, Lady Rebels, softball, LHSAA, Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Class 5A, state championship, high school sports, student athletes, commendation, resolution, athletics, girls softball, championship team, Pineville, school recognition, sportsmanship, coach Allison Frye, Louisiana legislature, House Resolution

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• And you will see that there was a decline in the amount of savings.
• You can use up to that amount. I would hope that that's a lot of money.
• Did you specify a dollar amount? Mr.
• We walk through each specific item, come up with that dollar amount.
• We walk through each specific item, come up with that dollar amount.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The Education Committee met as a committee of reference to complete required sunset reviews and hear a performance audit. Members and staff introduced themselves at the start of the session, and the chair outlined committee procedures, including limits on public testimony and the goal of adjournment by 5 p.m. The committee then heard the sunset review of the Credit Enhancement Eligibility Board. A governor’s office representative explained that the board was created in 2016 to help qualifying schools, mostly charter schools, lower borrowing costs through a credit enhancement fund. He said the board has approved 15 projects, has no dedicated staff or budget, and is now at its statutory leverage limit, so it is mainly monitoring existing obligations. Members voiced support, and the committee voted by voice vote to recommend continuation of the board for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The committee next reviewed the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE leadership described the interstate compact, its student exchange programs for undergraduate, graduate, and professional health care education, and related cost-savings and workforce benefits for Arizona. Testimony emphasized tuition savings for Arizona students, the return of many professional students to practice in Arizona, and the role of the compact in supporting higher education access and workforce needs. Commissioners from Arizona’s Board of Regents and Eastern Arizona College also spoke in support. The committee then voted by voice vote to recommend continuation of WICHE for 10 years, until July 1, 2036. The committee also received the Arizona Auditor General’s performance audit of the Arizona Department of Education school safety program. The audit found that while the program has grown substantially and now funds more than 1,000 school safety positions, ADE did not ensure many sampled schools complied with requirements such as operational plans, safety teams, annual training, activity logs, and expenditure documentation. The Auditor General said the department relied too heavily on written attestations and reduced monitoring as the program expanded, and recommended stronger oversight, written procedures, and better reimbursement controls. ADE’s school safety director responded that the department accepts the findings, has already begun improving monitoring, and is moving to require uploaded documentation and more risk-based reviews; he also said the department will seek additional staffing and will meet with the Auditor General and ASU to strengthen evaluation of the program. Finally, the committee took up House Bill 2142, which would establish a school safety center within ADE, assign it responsibility for administering the school safety program and providing technical assistance, and allow up to 10% of program appropriations for administration. Members discussed whether the bill should also require monitoring of emergency operations plan compliance, better address students with disabilities, and clarify coordination with other state agencies. The sponsor said he planned to offer a floor amendment to make monitoring expectations clearer. The bill was discussed but no final committee action was recorded in the portion provided.

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• She has conducted an incredible amount of cooperative research and has earned the trust of the fishing
• They're not over the top, but when you look at their distribution it looks like there's a lot of starfish
• also, because of these large aggregations of scallops, you can get situations where there's huge amounts
• To give you an idea of the distribution of the Gulf of Maine, I think this slide will be the one that
• wasn’t included because the scientists in charge felt that the dredge survey reflected the size distributions

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, with particular attention to Massachusetts ports, federal scallop management, the proposed reopening of the Northern Edge on Georges Bank, and permit stacking/consolidation. The chair opened by noting the hearing would take written and oral testimony, that time was limited, and that the discussion was intended to inform legislative engagement with federal regulators rather than decide the issue directly. Dan McCarron of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and Dr. Kate O’Keefe of the New England Fishery Management Council outlined the federal management structure under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the role of annual catch limits and rotational closures, and the economic importance of scallops to New Bedford, Gloucester, and other Massachusetts ports. O’Keefe said the council’s current scallop framework is based on annual management, research surveys, and public input, and that recent environmental changes and uncertainty are affecting catch advice and biomass. Dr. O’Keefe and later Dr. Kevin Stokesbury of UMass Dartmouth described the fishery’s recent condition: abundance has increased in some areas, but biomass has fallen because many scallops are still too small to harvest, and changing ocean conditions and natural mortality are affecting the stock. They said the Northern Edge action was considered as a joint scallop/habitat framework but was discontinued in 2024 because the council could not reconcile competing objectives involving scallop yield, habitat protection, and impacts on other species such as cod, lobster, and herring. Stokesbury emphasized the long-running collaborative survey work with industry, said the fishery remains highly productive, and argued that the science supports careful rotational management and that the Northern Edge could be highly productive for scallops, though he acknowledged habitat tradeoffs. Committee members pressed both witnesses on why the issue had remained unresolved for so long and whether the council could revisit it through a future framework. Representatives of the Sustainable Scalloping Fund, including attorney Drew Kavage, John Lees, Sam Blasley, and Tony Alvernes, urged support for reopening the Northern Edge and for permit stacking, which would allow more than one scallop permit on a vessel while keeping ownership caps in place. They argued the fishery is a major economic driver, that industry-funded research has supported sustainable management, and that stacking would help family-owned operators reduce costs, improve safety, and avoid financial distress. They also stressed the need to protect working waterfront infrastructure in New Bedford and other ports. The chair said he was not opposed to stacking in principle but wanted to avoid a slippery slope toward excessive consolidation or private equity control; he noted that any stacking change would require an amendment to the fishery management plan or federal action. No votes were taken, and the hearing concluded with an invitation for continued engagement and future updates on the council process.

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• One of them is doing 830,000 pounds of gummy bears a day, so they're distributing all over the country
• We have automotive production and automotive distribution in Santa Teresa.
• We have a new distribution center, 100,000 square feet, going into West Park.
• We have a substantial amount of hangar occupation by El Pasoans.
• It takes 300 trucks to move the same amount of freight as one train, and we're also four times More fuel-efficient

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• The bill only exempts the amount of groundwater historically required to support small community water
• Any increase over that historical amount is subject to regulation by GSAs.
• It would help retail electricity providers better harness clean distributed energy resources to reduce
• AB 221 streamlines the existing Tribal Nations Grant Fund process to provide annual equal distribution
• process at the state level, we can provide living wages and benefits and ensure a more equitable distribution

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• <00:10:53.920> and standing orders for distribution and standing orders for distribution and
• A lot of people's arrhythmias happen over infrequent amounts of time and, I'm sorry, infrequently and
• A lot of people's arrhythmias happen over infrequent amounts of time and, I'm sorry, infrequently and
• of time and long I'm infrequent amounts of time and long I'm sorry,<00:16:36.000> infrequently
• Certainly, this is bipartisan legislation that will save the state a considerable amount of money.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• discussion of having this uh this amount discussion of having this uh this amount or<00:02:37.280
• > or future amounts contingent upon or future amounts contingent upon whether<00:02:40.080> or
• what amount is appropriate if any. what amount is appropriate if any.
• Okay, let's get the amount right first. Any further discussion?
• the reduced amount effective immediate? the reduced amount effective immediate?

Keywords: 916, all

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• amounts amounts um<00:16:29.040> to<00:16:29.360> match<00:16:29.759> the<00:16
• if it could be that is not distributed if it could be distributed,<00:23:48.080> the<00:23:48.320
• <01:03:36.000> of Sugar has got a whole endless amount of Sugar has got a whole endless amount
• they're doing it with the least amount they're doing it with the least amount of of of reimbursement
• Um to a certain amount of their income.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It was overused a certain amount.
• It was overused a certain amount. That was what...
• It was overused a certain amount. That was what...
• I can't rescue x amount of...
• know if if you take a look at the amount know if if you take a look at the amount of<01:39:37.679

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing began on SP 547, which would create incentives for graywater recycling systems and atmospheric water generators through an income tax credit, a Department of Health rebate program, and building code standards. The Department of Health and Department of Taxation offered written comments; Taxation said it had seven proposed amendments to improve administration. Testimony was largely supportive, with advocates and local users describing water-supply benefits, emergency use during the Maui fires, and potential help for drought conditions and Red Hill concerns. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii suggested only the rebate program should move forward for clearer cost transparency, and the Department of Health said it needed more time to study the bill. Members questioned the fiscal impact and whether combining a tax credit and rebate was typical, but staff did not have cost estimates. Decision-making on SP 547 was deferred to February 12, 2025. The committee then took up SP 242 on foreign ownership of agricultural lands. The chair recommended passage with amendments, including deleting a reference to the Attorney General in one section and changing the effective date to July 1, 2050. Supporters argued the bill was a first step to limit foreign ownership of farmland, citing other states with similar restrictions, while several members said they supported the intent but had reservations about possible unintended harm to farmers and agriculture investment. After discussion, the measure passed with amendments on a 5-0 vote, with some members voting with reservations. The committee also discussed SP 1633, which would create a green building tax credit for structures using at least 30% Hawaii-grown hemp material. The chair said the bill was close but needed more work, and decision-making was deferred to February 12, 2025. Later, the committee heard several environmental measures: SB 683, which would ban intentionally added PFAS in certain products starting in 2028; SB 1109, which would replace the “finding of no significant impact” with a “finding of completion of environmental disclosure process”; SB 391, which would expand recycling requirements to certain lithium-ion batteries; and SB 12, which would classify neonic pesticides as restricted-use pesticides and limit certain seed treatments. Testimony on these bills included support from environmental and advocacy groups, comments from state agencies, and requests for amendments or further study, but no final votes were taken on those measures in the portion of the transcript provided.

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• just goes in the center. referenced as can be distributed um but referenced as can be distributed um
• You don't have copies for distribution; you just have copies. No, no, no, no, no.
• You don't have copies for distribution; you just have copies. No, no, no, no, no.
• It can be distributed. That's fine. Apologies.
• <05:01:12.000> of effective that's a ma massive amount of effective that's a ma massive amount

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There are direct appropriations; that's for a specific amount of money used during a specific period
• of money used during a spec amount of money used during a spec specific<00:21:30.960> period<
• <00:35:13.280> to sales basically and that amounted to sales basically and that amounted to
• <00:38:29.760> Mr these funds are actually distributed Mr these funds are actually distributed
• of money is the approximate amount of money is remaining<00:39:08.599> within<00:39:08.880>

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The committee met for an organizational hearing of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee. Members and staff introduced themselves, with several legislators noting their backgrounds in farming, mining, water management, and outdoor recreation, and the chair reviewed draft committee rules emphasizing decorum, quorum, timely starts, and submitting bill hearing requests to the committee administrator. The committee also heard from nonpartisan staff and caucus staff who will support the committee this session. House Research and House Fiscal staff then provided an overview of the committee’s jurisdiction and the major agencies and programs it oversees. The presentation covered the Department of Natural Resources, Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Metropolitan Council regional parks and water resources, Conservation Corps of Minnesota, Minnesota Zoological Board, Science Museum of Minnesota, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. Staff summarized the main statutory chapters and subject areas under each, including wildlife, state lands, mining, water use, air and water permitting, environmental review, wetlands, drainage, and natural resources funding. The finance portion explained the committee’s appropriation types and major funding sources, including direct, statutory, and open appropriations. Staff highlighted the general fund, bonding, the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, the Game and Fish Fund, and the Heritage Enhancement Account, along with how those dollars are typically used for parks and trails, habitat, land acquisition, flood and drainage projects, and agency operations. Members also discussed whether DNR and BWSR responsibilities in overlapping water statutes can conflict; staff said responsibilities are generally clear in statute, though conflicts can occur and are usually resolved.

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• of big game deer hunters we've lost because I believe it's gone down a decent amount?
• I believe it's gone down a decent I believe it's gone down a decent amount.<00:12:10.320> Whoever<
• <00:12:11.279> Thank amount. Whoever can answer that. Thank amount.
• He said those gaps influenced how the funds would be distributed.
• It is and and in would be distributed.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• This is a long-standing, nonpartisan national effort, with equal amounts of Democrats and Republicans
• This is a long-standing, nonpartisan national effort, with equal amounts of Democrats and Republicans
• This is a long-standing, nonpartisan national effort, with equal amounts of Democrats and Republicans
• Grant funds when work to distribute Grant funds when available<00:42:08.920> we<00:42:09.079>
• uh that help America vote distributed uh that help America vote act<00:42:16.960> funds<00:42

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Minnesota House Elections Finance and Government Operations Committee met to begin its session with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview from Secretary of State Steve Simon and elections director Paul Linnell on the state’s elections administration and budget needs. Simon said the office’s committee-jurisdiction budget request was for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) election security grant match: Minnesota received about $1 million in federal funds in 2024 and needs a $200,000 state match to unlock the money for election security navigator work. He also previewed the office’s broader presentation on the 2024 election, outreach efforts, and election security. Simon described the 2024 election cycle as successful, saying his administrative goals were high turnout and low drama. He reported that Minnesota had very high turnout in the November election, with more than 3.27 million ballots cast and about 76.4% turnout, and noted that more than 1.3 million voters cast ballots before Election Day. He also highlighted outreach and accessibility efforts, including the Students Voting Program, Youth Day at the Capitol, National Voter Registration Day activities, expanded online voter tools in additional languages, and work to inform eligible Minnesotans about the Restore the Vote law for people leaving prison. He emphasized that elections are a team effort carried out largely by counties, cities, townships, and election judges. Linnell then explained the state’s election administration structure and responsibilities, including the Statewide Voter Registration System, candidate filing and election reporting systems, voting equipment certification, and post-election performance reviews. He said counties are central to voter registration updates and ballot preparation, and noted that in 2024 there were a handful of counties with ballot errors that required court action, with a vendor process change identified as a contributing factor. Committee members asked for more detail on the number and identity of the affected counties. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

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• So that's not the entire state contribution, this supplemental amount.
• And dollar amounts for just fiscal 2026, that 0.6 represents how many dollars?
• And dollar amounts for just fiscal 26, that 0.6 represents how many dollars Dollar amounts for just fiscal
• We'll show you those amounts in a moment.
• We'll show you those amounts in a moment.

Bills: HB2053, HB2116, HB2148

Keywords: stormwater, recharge mapping, water resources, groundwater, appropriation, Arizona, HB2116, Colorado River, litigation fund, water rights, Arizona water law, general fund appropriation, state budget, interstate water compact, Colorado River Compact, water litigation, A.R.S. 45-119, natural resources, water policy, river management

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 2116, which would appropriate $1 million in fiscal year 2027 from the State General Fund to the Colorado River Litigation Fund. The sponsor said it was a repeat of last year’s request and was intended as a backup if the seven Colorado River basin states cannot reach a new agreement. Arizona Department of Water Resources staff testified in support, explaining the state’s role in ongoing Colorado River negotiations and distinguishing the litigation fund from the executive’s separate Colorado River Protection Fund. The bill received a due pass recommendation on a 17-1 vote. The committee then took up House Bill 2053, which appropriates $100,000 to ADWR for updated stormwater recharge mapping and expands the mapping effort beyond state trust lands to private lands. The committee adopted Chairman Livingston’s amendment, which extended the coordination timeline to one year, broadened the agencies involved, and revised language on site eligibility and the definition of stormwater. The sponsor said the bill would help identify more places to capture stormwater for recharge, while ADWR testified neutral, supporting the mapping work but raising a concern about language tied to appropriable surface water because that is a legal determination for the courts. The amended bill passed 11-7. House Bill 2148 was then heard, proposing to give the legislature authority to appropriate non-custodial federal monies, with requirements for specifying purposes and allowing agencies to spend such funds if the legislature does not act. An amendment excluded university and Board of Regents research grants from the bill’s scope, which the chair said was intended to avoid implementation problems. The sponsor framed the bill as a transparency measure, and members discussed the large amount of federal pass-through funding Arizona receives. The amended bill passed 11-7. After the bills, the committee received a lengthy JLBC presentation comparing the executive budget with the JLBC baseline. Discussion focused on revenue forecasts, the impact of federal tax conformity, state employee health insurance costs, SNAP administrative and error-rate costs under H.R. 1, developmental disabilities and AHCCCS growth, and K-12/ESA funding trends. Members repeatedly criticized the executive budget for funding some ongoing costs on a one-year basis and expressed concern about rising caseloads and supplemental needs. No formal action was taken on the presentation.