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• > coffers lapse back to the general fund coffers lapse back to the general fund coffers given<
• <02:41:31.520> funds net reduction in the total General funds net reduction in the total General
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• I had already distributed the exact line items and amounts that HHS was referencing, sort of generally

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds. Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts. The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.

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• <00:29:30.799> 911 Transition to the next generation 911 Transition to the next generation
• of bills on general file. of bills on general file.
• That's generally the way it is.
• paycheck distribution. paycheck distribution.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Light-duty AVs generally must test 50,000 autonomous miles, while heavy-duty ADVs must test at least
• But generally, I think the DMV...
• Waymo's been operating with the general public for about five years in California, correct?
• He said other states are generating operational experience, while California is generating regulatory
• He said that while other states are generating operational experience, California is generating regulatory

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard testimony on the DMV’s finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with a focus on how the rules update California’s oversight of testing, deployment, reporting, and enforcement. DMV and CHP officials said the new framework expands data collection beyond crashes to include immobilizations, hard-braking events, system failures, and notices of noncompliance, while also creating clearer requirements for first responder interaction, remote operations, and heavy-duty AV testing and deployment. Members raised concerns about safety, emergency response delays, freeway and work-zone operations, and whether the state has enough data to compare AVs with human drivers. Witnesses from consumer and labor-related groups emphasized transparency and accountability, arguing that the prior rules were outdated and that public access to the collected data is important for regulators, researchers, and injured parties. Industry representatives said California now has the nation’s most comprehensive AV permitting and reporting system, with phased permits, mileage thresholds, and broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. They supported the regulations as a path to safer, more transparent deployment, while noting that the rules stay within state operational authority and do not replace federal standards for vehicle design and performance. A second panel focused on first responder interactions and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described AVs blocking emergency scenes and generating “sleeper calls” when passengers fall asleep, consuming significant fire and EMS resources. Waymo said it maintains 24/7 emergency contacts, first responder plans, geofencing protocols, and remote support that can help move vehicles or allow first responders to override them. Members asked about license requirements for remote personnel, redundancy during communication outages, and how companies handle sleeping passengers before calling 911. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational.

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• amendment that can be distributed. amendment that can be distributed.
• Um, my understanding is it's really just foster care kids in general.
• collecting, analyzing, and distributing collecting, analyzing, and distributing crime<01:03:11.080
• So, based on the balance of the general So, based on the balance of the general fund<01:12:14.920
• <02:13:05.040> real in here and just make it a general real in here and just make it a general

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Is it the world in general?
• Is it to >> the<00:56:26.640> world<00:56:26.880> in<00:56:27.040> general?
• >> the world in general? >> the world in general? >> Okay. >> Okay.
• <01:36:00.480> of relative the formula for distribution of relative the formula for distribution
• It's relative to the formula for distribution of aid to school districts.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <00:09:33.440> FTEEs and a decrease of model generated FTEEs and a decrease of model generated
• Additionally, if a grade band is below that 50 ADM, it won't generate that minimum, but it will generate
• <00:27:12.480> that that 50 ADM, it won't generate that that 50 ADM, it won't generate that
• <00:27:13.760> a minimum, but it will generate a minimum, but it will generate a proportional
• Um another uh of model generated FTE.

Keywords: 916, all

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• And may your glory be revealed in our generation. In the name of your Son, we pray.
• General McGoffin. Move adoption. >> That objection. So ordered.
• General McGoffin. Move adoption. >> That objection. So ordered.
• House Bill 183, an act related to the taxation of retirement distributions.
• House Bill 183, an act related to the taxation of retirement distributions.

Keywords: Video Starts 00:00 Convene 01:02 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 07:51 Stand at Ease 11:46 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 26:33 Adjournment 46:41, 958, all

Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 98 members present. The chamber approved the journal from January 6, excused absent members, and suspended the rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications. No committee reports, second readings, or orders of the day were needed. During announcements, a member invited colleagues to a Welcome Back to Frankfurt reception and the House adopted a citation honoring Michael Dean Hilton, with remarks noting his long career in Kentucky politics and lobbying. The House also adopted a citation recognizing Hank Parker. The clerk reported a large number of new filings, including House Bills 35 through 230 and several resolutions and constitutional amendments covering topics such as education, taxes, health care, firearms, housing, labor, elections, agriculture, public safety, and retirement systems. Among the measures introduced were bills on scholarship eligibility, respiratory care, retirement benefits, alcohol licensure, public notices, school curriculum, privacy protection, medical billing, housing, firearms-related issues, Medicaid expansion, cannabis, wage transparency, and healthcare price transparency. Resolutions included one recognizing election principles in Kentucky, one honoring victims of UPS Airlines Flight 2976 and responders, and others on political violence, memorial highways, law enforcement support, and ALS awareness. No substantive votes on legislation occurred beyond the citation adoptions and routine procedural approvals, and the House adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2026.

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• So it's really formed and shaped my life of how we can help people change their lives, create generational
• The 14.6 million dollars deals with what we call a general release, benefiting traditional apprenticeship
• So not only in the general education dual enrollment for transfer articulation, but also in career dual
• Our architecture and construction, which has a 14% increase in enrollment, and transportation, distribution
• provide you with the funding models that we have for that, that show exactly how those funds are distributed

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• These include certain medical procedures, patient room cleanings, and medication distribution.
• We think that health inequities are going to be propagated from uneven AI distribution or even unfair
• The Rural Health Distribution Fund will be, and now there's a slide at the back of your slides talking
• “Just as a reminder, the metal levels: bronze generally has the lower premiums, but they have really
• And so just as a reminder, two, of the metal levels, bronze generally has the lower premiums, but they

Summary: The committee heard a JLARC presentation on the Department of Health’s oversight of hospital inspections, complaints, and reporting. JLARC said DOH was late on 72% of acute care hospital inspections as of December 2024, had not verified that third-party accrediting standards were substantially equivalent to state standards, did not consistently require proof of those inspections, did not review adverse health event corrective plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. JLARC also raised a possible language-access barrier in the complaint system. Members asked about complaint filing by staff, the meaning of adverse health events, inspection outcomes, and whether the audit compared DOH to other agencies. JLARC said it had not reviewed inspection results or cross-agency comparisons, but noted inspectors were dedicated and working long hours. DOH later said it concurred with the recommendations and outlined a strategic plan with target dates for improving timeliness, verifying accreditation standards, expanding language access, reviewing adverse event laws, and improving public data access, with annual reporting to the Legislature expected. The committee then heard a Department of Health presentation on certificate of need modernization. DOH described the current certificate of need process, which reviews need, financial feasibility, quality, and cost containment for certain facility changes and new services, and said the program has not been modernized since the 1980s. DOH proposed 10 statutory modernization recommendations, including clarifying the program’s purpose, creating a planning entity, adding flexibility, reducing legal costs, updating access-to-care standards, expanding oversight to freestanding emergency departments and urgent care, addressing equity, improving cost control coordination, strengthening long-term funding, and using better data systems. Members asked about oversight of freestanding urgent care and EDs, funding sources, and whether the process could be streamlined or made more responsive to complaints or other triggers. A third panel discussed artificial intelligence in health care. Lucy O’Rourke of the Coalition for Health AI described CHAI’s work on responsible AI principles, technical standards, model cards or “nutrition labels,” testing and governance tools, and educational resources for providers. She said the group is focused on trust, transparency, fairness, safety, security, and privacy, and noted Washington’s AI-related policy work as among the more progressive in the country. No questions were asked. The final portion focused on the financial impact of federal and state health care policy changes. The Washington State Hospital Association said hospitals are facing low or negative operating margins, service reductions, layoffs, and closures, and that state cuts and taxes enacted in 2025, combined with federal HR1 changes, will significantly worsen finances. Providence Swedish leaders described staffing reductions, service cuts, delayed capital investments, and pressure from denials, tariffs, and reimbursement changes, while emphasizing that frontline staffing cuts are tied to service reductions rather than nurse-to-patient ratio changes. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange then began a presentation on expiring federal ACA premium tax credits, state Cascade Care Savings assistance, and eligibility changes affecting lawfully present non-citizens, with examples showing large premium increases for customers if federal subsidies expire.

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• are no corrections, without objection, the committee minutes of January 26, 2026, are approved as distributed
• Okay, we're going to start with— Distributed. Okay, we're going to start with Mr.
• The language generally includes that the fees have to be reasonable; they cannot be excessive.
• Chair, Senator Epstein, yes, generally when we're looking at these fees, while the agency or director
• , like, a federal regulation. ...is to sort of work toward that solution, where this is generally, like

Bills: SB1180, SB1215, SB1270, SB1290, SB1292, SB1294, SB1430, SCR1028

Keywords: income tax, conformity, Arizona Revised Statutes, taxpayer, federal regulations, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee approved the January 26, 2026 minutes and then heard several bills dealing with tax, retirement, and property assessment issues. SB 1215, as amended, was described as a technical “comma bill” that reorganizes the list of firefighter cancer conditions presumed work-related and removes mistakenly included peace officer language; it passed 6-1. SB 1180 would codify Arizona Department of Revenue’s practice of assuming federal conformity for above-the-line income tax items when preparing forms, with supplemental instructions if the legislature later acts differently; it passed 7-0 after discussion about whether it would affect executive-ordered changes. SCR 1028, a voter-referral measure to narrow the statutory exception allowing agencies to set certain fees and assessments without a two-thirds vote, drew sharp debate over majority rule versus limits on delegated fee authority and passed 4-3. The committee also advanced SB 1292, which clarifies that the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System’s 5% ownership cap applies only to publicly traded corporations; PSPRS said the change would avoid compliance problems and unnecessary costs, and it passed 7-0. SB 1294, restoring county assessors’ authority to prorate property values for property destroyed in any manner while preserving a five-year classification benefit only for property destroyed by verifiable accident, passed 6-1. SB 1430, the annual tax corrections act, passed unanimously after DOR said it mainly removes redundant language, fixes a cross-reference, and codifies current practice. The committee then considered SB 1270, which would let CORP employers make optional supplemental retirement contributions of up to $5,000 to Tier 3 correctional officers and related employees at specified service intervals. Supporters from the FOP said it is a flexible retention tool for hard-to-staff correctional jobs, while some members worried it could add costs for counties and not solve the underlying retention problem; it passed 6-1. Finally, SB 1290, which requires advance notice and inspection reports for certain property inspections and bars repeat agricultural inspections for three years, drew strong support from farm groups and strong opposition from county assessors, who argued it would create costs, limit their ability to verify new construction, and interfere with annual valuation duties. The bill passed 4-2 with one member not voting, and the committee adjourned.

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• Thank you, Madam Chair. 3 minutes is very generous.
• I have some slides, but you also should have distributed the LFC High Level for CYFD.
• One of the key takeaways from this chart is that the majority of the agency's funding is general fund
• General counsel, Shelly Strong.
• So our home visiting programs are using a multi-generational approach.

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• doesn't generate the money they 50 kids doesn't generate the money they would<00:32:12.320> get
• <00:42:29.359> to the proration percentage distributed to the proration percentage distributed
• typically students would be distributed typically students would be distributed in<01:27:35.440>
• So, well, that's generally speaking what we do most times.
• :18.800> what<02:42:19.040> we well that's generally speaking what we well that's generally

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I would general uh by restricting entry.
• <00:56:49.040> and generally speaking, um, economists and generally speaking, um, economists and
• is<00:58:47.040> that people's general intuition is that people's general intuition is that
• /c><01:02:29.119> but<01:02:29.359> rural general are facing headwinds but rural general

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Select Subcommittee first took up adoption of three previously prepared nonpartisan committee summary reports dated October 15, November 13, and November 21. Senator Rasmusson objected to the lack of advance notice about the day’s testifiers and criticized the practice of having nonpartisan staff summarize what he described as a partisan agenda. The chair responded that the committee’s purpose is to gather information, not hear bills, and that the summaries were intended as neutral resources for the Senate. Senator Coopek moved adoption, the motion was opposed by Rasmusson and another member, and the motion passed. The committee then turned to the day’s hearing on federal impacts on Minnesota, with the chair focusing on federal funding threats and the effect of congressional budget actions on health care, especially in greater Minnesota. The first presentation came from the Minnesota Department of Health on the state’s rural health transformation work. Assistant Commissioner Carol Broom introduced the team and described the rural hospital transformation program as a major opportunity to invest in rural health, while acknowledging longstanding challenges such as demographics, transportation barriers, and the financing of care. Nitha Moibi outlined the state’s rural health chart book and data showing an aging population, workforce shortages, and many health professional shortage areas, and described proposed strategies including workforce pipelines, bridge payments for low-volume birth hospitals, telehealth access points, mental health urgent care, and chronic disease prevention. Acting Assistant Commissioner Anna Ashby of the Minnesota Management and Budget office explained the state’s application to CMS for the Rural Health Transformation Program, which was created in federal law and awarded Minnesota just over $193 million for federal fiscal year 2026. She said the application was shaped by public comments, stakeholder meetings, and legislative outreach, and included initiatives on preventive care, workforce, care access, behavioral health, and provider financial stability. She also reviewed implementation constraints, including a January 30 revised budget deadline, limits on administrative spending, restrictions on using funds to offset Medicaid losses, and the need to show measurable progress to remain eligible for future funding. The presentation noted that most year-one funding would go to rural hospitals, with additional support for federally qualified health centers, community mental health centers, tribal partners, and technical assistance.

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• AB 2392, Fong, generative AI training, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 2392, Fong, generative AI training, do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 1975, Schultz, distribution grid utilization metric, held in committee.
• AB 1975, Schultz, distribution grid utilization metric, held in committee.
• AB 2409, Valencia, meme coins, do pass as amended to authorize Attorney General enforcement.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held a suspense-file hearing on May 14, 2026, reviewing hundreds of Assembly bills and a few committee bills. The chair opened by explaining the committee’s budget constraints and the factors used in suspense decisions, including fiscal impact, return on investment, effects on constituents, and protection of the state’s social safety net. The agenda was organized alphabetically by author, and the committee noted that results would be posted later that day online. The committee then acted on a very large number of measures, sending many bills to the Assembly floor on do pass or do pass as amended motions, while holding many others in committee. Topics covered a broad range of policy areas, including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, wildfire mitigation, water, energy, transportation, cannabis, immigration, and state governance. Many bills were amended to narrow scope, make implementation contingent on appropriations or existing resources, remove provisions, or clarify agency responsibilities; several bills were held without further action. Among the notable actions, the committee advanced bills on items such as Medi-Cal services, child care, wildfire-related programs, housing financing, school and college issues, public safety and criminal justice, environmental and energy policy, and various consumer and business regulations. Some measures were sent out on A or B roll calls, with Republicans often not voting on amended bills. The hearing concluded after the committee reported that a large number of bills had been moved to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, and the committee adjourned.

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• there's um equitable distri distribution there's um equitable distri distribution of<00:24:48.960
• <01:58:34.320> huge multiple births, which generates huge multiple births, which generates
• It is distributed. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I appreciate it.
• It is distributed. Senator amendment. It is distributed. Senator Duckworth. Duckworth. Duckworth.
• affecting our generations tremendously. affecting our generations tremendously.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And then we'll move on to page 48, general government.
• Page 49, general government. This is RLD.
• Distribution and all that good stuff. Communications, page 61. This is work plan.
• So generally, we have done several different rate increases.
• We work very closely with the Office of Inspector General.

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• The attorney General and um. Water. Experts working on this in executive session.
• About the project generally, about the tax implications that we um changed, and generally what that project
• Orange is going to be federal funds, green, other transfers, and then red is the general fund.
• That would, that goes back to the general. OK, I get it.
• It's the next generation Water summit bringing together.

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• We also have $1,000,000 for the general fund.
• Do you or either of your testifiers know what that generally looks like?
• Like, you could potentially run that through another generator?
• How much potential capacity is left there with that portion of the generation?
• We generally don't make direct payments to households.

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• The rule is that the General Appropriations Act can only contain appropriations for the different departments
• There's a couple of Attorney General opinions from the 1980s that talk about how this presents a separation
• The feed bill also provides for public money to be distributed to various nonprofits and charities for
• medical research generally, on the places where you've seen it.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• For example, if there are other funds available, use those first Director Sali: before general fund as
• So either if it was a general fund appropriation, it would revert to the general fund.
• Send it to another fund, bring it back, general fund money, put it back in the general fund.
• A lot of studies have been done, but the millennial generation absorbs the lessons of our parents.
• So we were able to revert that money back to the general fund.