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• I agree there's a need there.
• Wyoming families need stability.
• We really need that ECA.
• We really need receive our services. We really need that<03:11:28.160> ECA.
• But we need a lot of Probably not.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So they run into a lot of need to do.
• We don't need it. It's not necessary.
• to be perpetrated and and they need to be perpetrated and there<01:53:15.679> needs<01:53:15.840
• The statutes need to be updated.
• need to be the same. need to be the same.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I strongly believe we need all the tools in the toolbox.
• But we need more time. Homeowners need time to continue their recovery, planning, and rebuilding.
• And I was reading the analysis.
• need to be met as we move forward.
• Yes, and we need a motion and a second on this.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So we need more.
• So, we need more. rate, just not enough. So, we need more.
• No longer need that.
• that we will need from the state, okay? that we will need from the state, okay?
• And in fact the No longer need that.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with a quorum call, the Pledge of Allegiance, a prayer, and approval of the prior meeting minutes. The first presentation was from Bo Craycraft of the Judicial Form Retirement System, who gave an update on investment performance, asset allocation, cash flow, and projected employer costs. He reported strong fiscal year 2025 investment results, with both the legislative and judicial retirement plans outperforming their actuarial assumed rates of return and benchmarks, driven largely by U.S. equity performance. He also noted the plans remained near their target asset allocation and continued to experience negative cash flow, though he said that was manageable in context of strong asset growth. Craycraft then discussed a recent experience study and actuarial assumption changes, especially a revised salary growth assumption and a higher cash balance interest credit rate. He said these changes increased projected employer costs, with contributions rising from about $700,000 to a projected $2 million in later years, though he expected the eventual 2025 valuation and investment gains to reduce that estimate. Members asked about mortality assumptions, the impact of the experience study on liabilities, and the sharp increase in the judicial plan’s projected employer cost. Craycraft explained that the increase was driven mainly by the updated assumptions and that no other major plan changes were involved. At the chair’s request, Craycraft also addressed the recent rise in Medicare Advantage premiums for the plan’s health coverage, saying the 2025 increase was largely tied to Part D changes and the Inflation Reduction Act and had been about 45%, but that future growth was expected to be under 5%. After his presentation, the committee moved to the Kentucky Public Pensions Authority update, where the next speaker began by saying the funds had exceeded actuarial assumed returns for the fiscal year.

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• We need a please call the roll. Senator Lee here, Arrington Senator Arrington here.
• We also need to focus on supporting existing businesses as they grow in transition based on the needs
• Are you aware of any I'm not aware of and really need this incentive?
• Getting back into focus is on those who need this.
• But we do need to make sure that did that. We prevent these types of things from happening.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The analysis must also calculate the payback period for any required products.
• This is what we need and stuff like that. It's, it's there to advise.
• This bill, though, we do not believe is needed.
• The need for measures like HB 2391 could not be more urgent.
• Sadly, there is no need for us to imagine.

Bills: HB 346, HB 1360, HB 1510, HB 1606, HB 1804, HB 1805, HB 2156, HB 2391, HB 2767, HB 3022, HB 3044, HB 3272, HB 3293, HB 3493, HB 3809, HB 3824, HJR 110, HB 2463

Keywords: expedited service, business records, veteran-owned businesses, franchise tax, fee schedule, Texas Ethics Commission, election reporting, campaign finance, violation categorization, penalties, public disclosure, Texas Utilities Code, electric utility, retail electric provider, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, vegetation management, tree trimming, line clearance, transmission line

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• AND IT WOULD SAY IT NEEDS TO BE RECYCLED. >> Chair: QUESTIONS ON THE AMENDMENT?
• BUT I DO THINK THIS IS THE REAL ISSUE WE NEED TO OVERCOME.
• THERE IS ALREADY A PROGRAM IN PLACE TO HELP FAMILIES THAT NEED IT.
• WE NEED TO LET KIDS BE KIDS.
• WE NEED TO WORK WITH MORE. THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• When I think about the supports really that teachers need, they're different.
• I can come conditions of what we need to set, right.
• And so first and foremost, I think the right thing is that our teachers need to continue to implement
• So they basically about 6 weeks to to provide that they don't need 6 weeks again.
• We're going to need us to take a step back.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We have also made a lot of two-year bills that we think need the conversations to keep happening.
• There needs to be more work on the bills for different reasons, and so a two-year bill allows those bills
• so that we can continue to flesh those bills out because they're worthwhile and those conversations need
• AB 650, Papan, regional housing needs allocation: do pass out on an A roll call.
• AB 472, Rogers, wind energy infrastructure needs: holding committee.

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its May 23, 2025 suspense hearing and opened by emphasizing the difficult budget environment, rising costs for constituents, and the need to make tough choices. The chair said many bills would be held, amended to reduce costs, or made two-year bills because the state could not afford broad program expansions this year. The committee also noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later that day. The committee then acted on a large suspense file, taking up hundreds of Assembly bills across topics including housing, health care, education, labor, public safety, climate, water, transportation, elections, and technology. Many bills were held in committee, while many others were approved with cost-saving, clarifying, or author’s amendments. Examples included measures on CalABLE, Covered California enrollment, wildfire and insurance issues, reproductive health, school and college programs, prison and juvenile justice matters, AI and data privacy, and local government and utility regulation. Several bills were converted to two-year bills to continue discussion. Throughout the hearing, the committee repeatedly voted on bills by A roll call or B roll call, often with Republicans not voting on amended measures. Some bills were advanced with notable amendments, such as narrowing scope, removing appropriations, delaying implementation, or striking costly provisions. The committee also approved a number of committee bills and omnibus measures, including emergency management, judiciary, insurance, and water-related bills. At the end of the hearing, the chair stated that the committee had moved 435 bills to the Assembly floor, either as do pass or do pass as amended, and adjourned the meeting.

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• ><00:33:13.760> the<00:33:14.000> Supreme analysis now includes from the Supreme analysis
• So, the fiscal note needs to year. Okay.
• "You need a second on the amendment." "Second." "Thanks.
• >> you need need a second on the amendment.
• >> you need need a second on the amendment. Second. Second. Second.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Um, you know, how much energy do they need, and we don't want them to go above it, and we don't want
• Uh for capital committed and the need Uh for capital committed and the need for<00:29:32.760>
• We do in-depth financial analysis at this stage, including audited financials and other documentation
• We do in-depth financial analysis back?
• Senator Green, do you need more on that question? >> No. No, I think I'm good there.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• our goal is to address these needs our goal is to address these needs including<00:02:34.319>
• program administration. agencies need um things like a CFO um agencies need um things like a CFO um and
• just needs to be fixed and so they need just needs to be fixed and so they need some<00:58:25.559
• We do need to know the signs.
• We do need to know the signs.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is a time more than ever that many Floridians need our help.
• How do we know if we need to adjust the assumption again?
• Like how will we know if we need to do something different? You're recognized.
• How do we know if we need to adjust the assumption again?
• Like how will we know if we need to do something different? You're recognized.

Summary: The Government Operations Subcommittee met with a quorum and began with member introductions and remarks from the chair emphasizing the committee’s focus on government efficiency, accountability, and oversight of executive branch agencies. Members shared their districts and backgrounds, with several noting hurricane recovery in their communities and a shared interest in reducing bureaucracy and improving service to Floridians. The committee’s only presentation was from Chris Spencer, Executive Director of the State Board of Administration, who gave an overview of the SBA’s governance structure, investment responsibilities, and divestment policies. He explained the SBA’s management of more than $257 billion in assets, including the Florida Retirement System, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, and Florida PRIME, and reviewed the Protecting Florida’s Investments Act restrictions covering Northern Ireland, Cuba, Venezuela, Israel, Sudan, Iran, and China. He also described the implementation of HB 7071, including the required divestment from direct holdings in Chinese companies, and said the SBA had reduced its direct Chinese holdings from 33 companies totaling over $172 million to 13 companies totaling about $64 million, with completion expected ahead of the September 1, 2025 deadline. Members asked detailed questions about the Israel boycott list, Morningstar and MSCI, how the SBA gathers information, whether Cuba’s federal designation changes affect Florida law, how companies are removed from scrutinized lists, and whether divestment timing could affect returns. Spencer said the SBA uses public and paid research sources, gives companies a 90-day cure period in some cases, and brings list changes to the trustees for approval. He also explained that the China benchmark change is intended to reduce passive exposure while still allowing active investment decisions, and said the PFIA restrictions have had a modestly positive overall effect on pension performance. The chair also asked about the Florida Retirement System funded ratio and the CAT Fund’s capacity; Spencer said the pension fund is at 80.7% funded, that actuarial assumptions are reviewed regularly, and that the CAT Fund currently has more than $10.5 billion in liquid claims-paying capacity and is expected to remain well positioned for hurricane losses. No votes were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• Our second recommendation is to perform the required analysis to determine the reimbursement level needed
• to be in place and then also to be responsive to the needs that are occurring through a systematic analysis
• /c><01:24:36.760> proceed child's needs, and we need to proceed child's needs, and we need to
• and think about the need is real. and think about the need is real.
• unmet need. unmet need.

Keywords: 958, all

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• It's working, and we need to keep going. We need to take action now.
• It's working, and we need to keep going. We need to take action now.
• We need to change.
• We need to add and we need to preserve supportive housing.
• , the need for education the need for resources to prevent homelessness, the need for education, jobs

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Housing opened its second hearing of the session with remarks from Chairs Haggerty and Cyr emphasizing that the hearing was a broad look at Massachusetts’ housing crisis rather than a single bill. They highlighted topics including zoning, permitting, rental assistance, public housing, homelessness prevention, and housing production. The first witness, Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Augustus, reviewed implementation of the Affordable Homes Act and the state’s new housing plan, citing a 1.6% vacancy rate, a projected need for 222,000 new homes over 10 years, and ongoing efforts such as ADUs by right, fair housing enforcement, eviction record sealing, seasonal communities planning, and new funding for affordable housing, public housing, and the Momentum Fund. He also discussed infrastructure support for municipalities, technical assistance for ADUs, and concerns about possible federal funding cuts. Committee members questioned the secretary about ADU financing and technical assistance, the likely unit yield from the Affordable Homes Act, infrastructure barriers in suburban and rural communities, public housing waitlist management, supportive housing, and federal budget risks. MassNAHRO then testified that public housing authorities are facing rising operating and capital costs, a statewide waitlist nearing 300,000, and uncertainty over federal Section 8 and HUD funding. Witnesses described recent state support for operating subsidies, capital improvements, vacancy turnover teams, and resident service coordinators, while warning that proposed federal cuts could sharply affect voucher issuance and agency operations. CDAC’s executive director Roger Herzog described the agency’s role as a quasi-public source of early-stage financing and technical assistance for nonprofit housing developers, noting its loan capital, supportive housing bond programs, home modification loans, and preservation work under Chapter 40T. He said CDAC has helped produce or preserve more than 55,000 units and stressed the importance of patient capital and preservation tools. CHAPA CEO Rachel Heller urged the committee to focus on production, preservation, planning, and political will, supporting goals for affordability, supportive housing, and homeownership, and endorsing policy changes such as YIGBY, clearer site plan review rules, stronger fair housing funding, and more support for vouchers and public housing. MassHousing then outlined its financing role, including mortgage lending, down payment assistance, the Community Climate Bank, and the Momentum Fund, while noting that permitting delays, capital gaps, and possible federal changes could affect production. Members also asked about transparency, prevailing wage compliance, and a recent internal restructuring related to diversity and business engagement.

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• funding, but the need remains. funding, but the need remains.
• According to a recent analysis of water and wastewater needs by the Minnesota Department of Health and
• <00:17:41.200> wastewater<00:17:41.679> needs analysis of water and wastewater needs
• analysis of water and wastewater needs by<00:17:42.080> the<00:17:42.240> Minnesota<00
• billion in needs over the next 20 years. billion in needs over the next 20 years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Maybe we need them, but we don't need them around here. There's a lot of the NIMBY aspect to this.
• , it is why a batch process is needed, and it is why the PUC rulemakings are needed because we need help
• What do you need?
• And so we need you to lead.
• We might need some more. We might need some more. Thank you, Chairman. Chairman: Thank you, sir.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:44:16.119> to needs to needs to terminate<00:44:18.559> taxpayers<00:44:19.079>
• And so we need to recognize that.
• <01:27:31.159> to fine but I do think that we need to fine but I do think that we need to
• It's a loser line that we need to terminate, and we need to terminate this line.
• <01:45:55.800> to we need to terminate and we need to we need to terminate and we need to

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:32:18.880> to was a lot of oversight that needed to was a lot of oversight that needed
• need it to stay well.
• actually might need it to stay someone actually might need it to stay well
• They need to be in their head.
• <01:15:41.440> Um<01:15:42.000> and you need. Um and you need.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• A Minnesota housing analysis rent.
• of paying rent or covering basic needs of paying rent or covering basic needs like<00:09:19.279>
• If we need to address the housing crisis, we need to address that.
• , we need to address the housing crisis, we need to address<00:48:05.599> that.
• And then we hear 50 what we need.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 3403, authored by Vice Chair Rep. Kazowski, and first adopted an A1 amendment. The amendment made technical and implementation changes recommended by the Department of Revenue, allowed a small portion of funds for county and tribal administrative costs, and clarified timing and reporting for spent and unspent funds. After the amendment was adopted, the bill was moved to Ways and Means. Rep. Kazowski described HF 3403 as a $50 million emergency rental assistance measure to help stabilize households facing eviction, with $44 million directed to counties and $6 million reserved for tribal nations, administered through the Department of Revenue using the existing local homeless prevention aid formula. Supporters said the bill would provide immediate, targeted help to renters and landlords, prevent evictions, and reduce downstream costs to shelters, schools, employers, and health systems. Several testifiers, including representatives from Greater Twin Cities United Way, St. Louis County, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, social workers, a resident, and tribal housing leaders, said local resources were insufficient to meet rising need and emphasized the impact of federal immigration enforcement and related economic disruption on families, workers, and communities. Testimony highlighted sharp increases in rental assistance requests, rising eviction filings, depleted county funds, and the strain on nonprofit and mutual aid efforts. County and city officials said emergency rental assistance and related legal services had already prevented thousands of evictions, but current funding was not enough. Tribal testimony stressed disproportionate homelessness among Native Americans and supported the bill’s tribal allocation. During member discussion, Rep. Amani Hiltsley said the bill was an economic stabilization tool and requested a roll call vote, noting safeguards against fraud and the broader costs of inaction.