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• The first cohort funded two tribes and started in July 2019, and the second cohort funded nine tribes
• Funds, it is much needed for us.
• Diversion program funding.
• The funding was then not allocated for a resubmittal of programs. We lost that funding.
• Diverting funds to us means funding for every agency involved.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• , and the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
• Right now, the tax credit is transferable, but by making it refundable, landowners get 100% of the value
• Right now, the tax credit is transferable, but by making it refundable, landowners get 100% of the value
• I mean, the brokers do provide a great service when these credits are transferable, but there's kind
• I mean, the brokers do provide a great service when these credits are transferable, but there's kind

Bills: HB186 , HB92 , HJM1

Committee: House House Commerce & Economic Development Committee

Keywords: tax credit, land conservation, biodiversity, agricultural preservation, historic preservation, natural resources, open space, tax exemption, Social Security, income, retirement, financial relief, Taiwan, trade, technology, education, international relations, economic partnership, New Mexico, United States

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• CIS provides nearly $5 in services. to advocate for additional state funding to meet the unprecedented
• The unlawful transfer of a semi-automatic rifle referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, Public
• Secure firearm storage device and certain information will transfer of a firearm or for the Committee
• prohibited uses the public money by certain municipalities and counties that reduce or reallocate funding
• each fiscal year to the state highway fund referred the subcommittee on transportation funding hdr 64

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Development Corporation to continue working with the City and County of Honolulu to efficiently transfer
• Working with the City and County of Honolulu to efficiently transfer the roads within the Villages of
• </c> homelands execution of funds homelands execution of funds appropriated<00:23:46.600><c> by</c><00
• Development Corporation to continue working with the City and County of Honolulu to efficiently transfer
• it resolved section to include that the comprehensive strategy includes reinstating and adequately funding

Committee: House Housing

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Housing met on March 21, 2025, first taking testimony on several resolutions related to housing policy and building codes. HCR 1/HR 1 urged HHFDC to continue working with the City and County of Honolulu to transfer roads in the Villages of Kapolei; the committee noted one supportive testimony from HHFDC. HCR 66/HR 60 sought action by the State Building Code Council to authorize point access block, or single-stair, residential construction up to six stories; testimony included support from Housing Hawaiʻi Future and the Grassroots Institute of Hawaiʻi, and opposition from the AIA Hawaiʻi State Council. HCR 67 asked state and county officials to develop a comprehensive strategy for updated building codes; Grassroots Institute testimony was in support and AIA Hawaiʻi State Council was in opposition. HCR 78 addressed housing credits under Act 31, clarifying that qualifying projects approved before July 1, 2031, would remain eligible after repeal; HHFDC and Na Uho testified in support. HR 147 proposed a legislative working group to oversee DHHL’s use of Act 279 funds; DHHL supported the measure, along with one individual supporter who was not present. No public testimony was offered beyond those submissions, and the committee moved to decision-making after a short recess. In decision-making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass HCR 1/HR 1 as is, with several members excused. HCR 66/HR 60 was also passed as is after discussion emphasizing the potential for lower construction costs, more design flexibility, and better ventilation from single-stair buildings. HCR 67 was passed with amendments, including removing the housing committee chairs from the recipient list and adding language calling for reinstating and adequately funding the State Building Code Council so it can carry out its mandate. HCR 78 was passed as is, and HR 147 was passed as is after brief supportive comments about DHHL accountability. The meeting then adjourned.

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• by public-private partnerships that this body has funded. ...many of which are funded by public-private
• partnerships that this body has funded.
• , establishing the equine welfare trust fund, making a transfer from the general fund to the equine welfare
• trust fund, making an appropriation.
• the equine welfare trust fund, making a transfer from the general fund to the equine welfare trust fund

Bills: HM3 , HM11 , HM14 , HM15 , HM21

Keywords: nurses, health care workers, healthcare workers, frontline workers, hospital staff, clinicians, allied health professionals, support staff, public health, workforce shortage, nursing shortage, safe staffing, patient safety, rural health care, frontier communities, behavioral health, mental health, substance use disorder, substance abuse, health care memorial

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• </c> funds to do that, but this this funding funds to do that, but this this funding would<01:11:01.920
• </c><01:16:18.480><c> is</c> maintenance fund now is that fund is maintenance fund now is that fund is
• Generally, the federal funding stays in its own accounting unit, and so we don't actually transfer it
• Generally, the federal funding stays in its own accounting unit, and so we don't actually transfer it
• </c> fund and then trying to transfer it out. fund and then trying to transfer it out.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard testimony from State Treasurer Monica Misipelli on House Bill 1042, which would increase the contingent credit limit for the BFA. She explained that under RSA 66 the state’s debt capacity is capped at 10% of unrestricted revenue, and that guaranteed debt counts in the calculation even though it is not direct debt. She said the state currently has about 65% of its capacity used, roughly $120 million of remaining room, and that raising the BFA contingent credit limit from $200 million to $450 million would reduce that capacity. She noted the state’s debt-to-revenue ratio is about 4.2%, that the state’s credit rating is not immediately affected by the guarantee program unless the state actually has to assume the liability, and suggested unused guarantee authorizations, such as one for the Peace Development Authority, could be reviewed in the future. Members asked whether a credit guarantee affects bonding ability like actual debt, what the usual debt level is relative to the statutory cap, and whether the increase would crowd out future capital borrowing. Misipelli answered that guarantees are included in the formula and do affect available capacity, though the current ratio remains manageable. She also said she had been using a $120 million benchmark for capital budget planning and was now modeling $130 million in future state debt. When asked whether the full $250 million increase was necessary, she deferred to the BFA, saying the question should be answered by the agency. James Key Wallace, executive director of the New Hampshire BFA and interim commissioner of Business and Economic Affairs, then testified in support of the bill. He said the request was driven by larger project costs over the last several decades, with construction inflation causing guarantees to be used up in bigger chunks, and by the fact that the BFA has been close to its current cap. He said the agency does not use taxpayer funds, has never had a payout on a guarantee in nearly 35 years, and requires collateral, reserves, and an 80% loan-to-value buffer. He told members the Senate had a similar bill to raise the limit to $400 million and that the BFA considered that range acceptable. In response to questions, he said a smaller increase such as $150 million would cover known transactions but might not provide enough runway for future opportunities, and he confirmed the bill was brought at the BFA’s request. He also said businesses consider housing availability when deciding whether to locate in New Hampshire, since housing and workforce are key location factors. At the end of the work session, the chair closed House Bill 1042 and opened House Bill 241, a bill on health insurance coverage of pain management services for chronic pain. Representative Nagel began introducing the bill and asked for copies of the treasurer’s debt-capacity report, but the transcript cuts off before any further action on HB 241.

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• So we were able to transfer another $25 million. The fund had $25 million in it.
• So we were able to transfer another $25 million into the school facilities fund, for a total of $50 million
• cooperative fund.
• You asked another question, follow up: How is that fund continuously funded beyond what's in the fund
• Is that out of general funds or some other funding source?

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 989, all

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• What fund was it?
• With regards to the money about funding state land, I'd be open to amending this bill so that we fund
• So it would be a new elected position from the general fund, the state general fund?
• funds for the division.
• that can fund that?

Bills: HB2150 , HB2262 , HB2267 , HB2268 , HB2351 , HB2425 , HB2426 , HB2427 , HB2755 , HB2781 , HB2913 , HB2943 , HB2956 , HB2975 , HB2985 , HB4009

Committee: House Natural Resources, Energy & Water

Keywords: state land department, mineral lease, renewals, indexed royalties, land use planning, auditor general, five-year plans, geospatial data, Arizona Geological Survey, resource analysis, geographic information systems, wildlife protection, public nuisance, renewable energy, wind farm, solar farm, residential property, public health, local regulations, state land

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• The circuit court ordered that he be transferred to the House of Corrections because he was 18 years
• During the interim of that transfer.
• to the House of Corrections transferred to the House of Corrections because<00:19:15.360><c> he</c><
• </c><00:29:54.640><c> Lines</c><00:29:55.120><c> 1</c><00:29:55.360><c> through</c> federal funding of
• Lines 1 through federal funding of 4E.

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• fund.
• fund.
• fund.
• fund.
• </c> the use of the funds the dir funds will the use of the funds the dir funds will be<01:47:49.719>

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• We have Greg Black representing Satoshi Action Fund, waving in support. We have Karen Civetale.
• I'm going to create the trust fund for the Florida Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve.
• It also updates one of those mechanisms, which is a transfer.
• As costs rise and life expectancies increase, NICA's funding has remained stagnant.
• Yet the funding structure has not changed.

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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• It’s also, those credits can also be transferred to a certification pathway as well.
• It is funded with the sports gaming revenues, so the availability might not be there.
• They evaluate military training to see which college classes those are transferable to.
• This year was funded through the new sports wagering money that has not come through yet.
• It was funded through the new sports wagering money that has not come through yet.

Committee: House Elementary and Secondary Education

Summary: The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education met in executive session and first took up House Concurrent Resolution 31. A committee substitute was adopted after the sponsor explained revisions to the proposed civics and patriotism work group, including clearer qualifications, DESE’s role in producing seals, recognition levels for gold/silver/bronze, and a special recognition letter for students entering military service. Ranking member Steinhoff supported the substitute, saying the changes improved implementation and likely reduced fiscal impact. The substitute was then passed do pass, and the committee later corrected the recorded vote on HCR 31 from 15-0 to 16-0. The committee then considered a combined substitute for House Bills 21, 26, and 2197, focused on building-level administrator evaluations and nonrenewal procedures. The substitute required administrators to be evaluated at least once per contract year, required written notice of renewal or nonrenewal by March 1, and gave nonrenewed administrators the right to request written reasons and a closed-door hearing before the school board. Members discussed the removal of earlier language that would have created automatic renewal if deadlines were missed and the decision not to create tenure for principals. Concerns were raised about whether the hearing right gave administrators more protection than other employees, but sponsors said the intent was to ensure annual evaluations and transparency without granting tenure. The committee adopted an amendment, rolled it into a new substitute, and passed the substitute do pass by a 17-0 vote. After leaving executive session, the committee heard House Bill 3489 from Representative Hurlbert. The bill, patterned after Arkansas legislation, would expand access to workforce development assessments such as WorkKeys and allow up to nine hours of college credit for demonstrated workplace skills as recommended by the American Council on Education. Testimony from ACT, the Missouri Chamber, and DESE supported the goal of elevating career readiness, noting employer demand for skilled workers, existing use of WorkKeys in Missouri, and its role in career and technical education and accountability systems. Members asked about the bill’s relationship to the governor’s workforce executive order, whether the language should be mandatory or permissive, and how the credits would transfer. The hearing on HB 3489 concluded without a vote, and the committee adjourned.

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• determinations for the behavioral health FR fund from counties to DHS.
• determinations for the behavioral health FR fund from counties to DHS.
• determinations for the behavioral health FR fund from counties to DHS.
• determinations for the behavioral health FR fund from counties to DHS.
• determinations for the behavioral health FR fund from counties to DHS.

Bills: HF1379 , HF1596 , HF2260 , HF1429

Committee: House Judiciary Finance and Civil Law

Keywords: nonopioid directive, opioid refusal, opioid-free care, pain management, health care directive, advance directive, patient autonomy, informed consent, substance use disorder, opioid epidemic, prescriber immunity, provider liability, emergency medical services, EMS, health record, Minnesota Department of Health, health care agent, medical power of attorney, Metropolitan Council, Minnesota government data practices

Transcript Highlights:

• the local control funding formula, student funded funding formula, attendance costs, COLA, adjust your
• and not funding.
• Our LEA is asking for the funding, using the funding, fully expending the funding.
• They're funded through Title III funding. So with Title III funding.
• Moving on to the transfer of funds.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Those would be transferred into the state general fund.
• This work is currently funded via a patchwork of funding sources.
• For state revenue impacts, there would be an estimated $510,000 in transfers from General Fund-State
• The General Fund-State transfers during the current biennium would be a total of $3.7 million, and the
• funds.

Bills: HB2675 , HB2681 , HB2714 , HB2688 , HB2481 , HB2116 , HB1408

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: accounts, finance, business regulation, transparency, audits, cannabis, license fees, regulatory framework, revenue generation, legalization, HB 2714, caseload forecasting, food assistance, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, state food assistance, budget forecasting, caseload forecast council, caseload forecast supervisor, Washington State

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• ATI is 100% self-funded.
• The funding was released in 2022.
• The funding was released in 2022.
• That's a way of transferring some of the risk for the funding of the project from the state to the developer
• some of the the risk for transferring some of the the risk for the<01:03:11.559><c> funding</c><01:03

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• the travel and tourism appropriation being reduced by the proportional amount of the MUN fund transfer
• </c> proportional amount of the MUN fund proportional amount of the MUN fund transfer.<00:18:32.000><
• c><00:18:45.919><c> net</c><00:18:46.640><c> revenue</c><00:18:47.200><c> and</c> fund transfer to get
• to net revenue and fund transfer to get to net revenue and then<00:18:47.679><c> take</c> then take
• fund transfer had impacted the municipal fund transfer had impacted the<00:19:20.480><c> travel</c><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 63, which concerns funding for the division of travel and tourism and its relationship to the meals-and-rooms tax calculation. Members asked for confirmation that the bill would not affect municipal distributions under RSA 78-A:26. Jennifer Ramsey of the Department of Revenue Administration explained that the amendment does not change meals-and-rooms distributions, but instead corrects the calculation for the travel and tourism appropriation by adding back the municipal fund transfer before applying the 3.15% floor. Chris Shay of the Office of the Attorney General agreed with that explanation. The committee also discussed the complexity of the meals-and-rooms statutes and the possibility of a future cleanup effort. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 63 ought to pass; it will not go on consent because it has a fiscal note. The committee next considered SB 60, relative to advanced deposit account wagering. Rep. Murphy moved ought to pass, explaining that the bill would regulate advanced deposit wagering on horse racing and impose a 1.25% revenue share on wagers from New Hampshire residents, generating roughly a quarter-million dollars in new lottery revenue in the first year. The motion passed 19-0, and the bill will not go on consent because of its fiscal note. The committee then voted 19-0 to recommend SB 147 ITL, with members noting that live racing facilities are in decline and the market is shrinking. SB 160, which updates raffle ticket pricing and prize limits for bingo-related gaming, also passed ought to pass 19-0 and will not go on consent. The committee then took up SB 73, which revises coverall bingo rules and increases prize limits. An amendment, 2025-1470H, was offered to raise the total prize amount to $5,000; members supported it as a reasonable compromise, and the amendment was adopted unanimously. The bill as amended then passed ought to pass 19-0, again with a fiscal note preventing consent placement. After those votes, the committee moved into a work session on SB 83, where members began discussing the bill’s video lottery terminal provisions, including the meaning of “maximum wager,” the absence of a cumulative betting cap, and concerns that the bill combines several distinct policy changes—tax treatment, VLT rules, renaming, and a self-exclusion database—into one measure. No vote was taken on SB 83 during the work session, and members indicated they would continue discussion later after reviewing side-by-side materials.

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• Establishes the gun violence prevention special fund and appropriates funds into and out of the special
• fund and appropriates funds.
• Establishes the gun violence prevention special fund and appropriates funds into and out of the special
• fund and appropriates funds.
• funds into and out of the<00:27:14.400><c> special</c><00:27:14.640><c> fund</c><00:27:15.279><c> and

Committee: Senate Public Safety and Military Affairs

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs met on March 19, 2025, and heard testimony on several firearms-related bills. HB 125 would require firearm sellers or transferors to provide buyers notice about secure storage laws, expand secure-storage requirements, and clarify criminally negligent storage. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Department of Education supported the bill. The Office of the Public Defender raised constitutional concerns under District of Columbia v. Heller and suggested narrowing the bill so a firearm need not be made inoperable when the lawful owner is home. Supporters, including Brady, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action, veterans, and other advocates, said secure storage would reduce accidental shootings, youth access, theft, suicides, and school shootings. Opponents argued the bill was redundant, could criminalize victims of theft, and imposed strict liability. The committee noted 24 individuals in support and 103 in opposition. The committee also heard HB 137, which would impose a mandatory prison term for violent felons who violate firearm or ammunition possession prohibitions. DLE, the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, and the Hawaii County Prosecutor supported the measure, arguing it targets repeat offenders and strengthens public safety. The Office of the Public Defender opposed mandatory sentencing, saying judges already have discretion to impose lengthy sentences and that mandatory terms can be inappropriate in some cases. The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in a felony. DLE and the Honolulu Prosecutor supported it, while the Public Defender and several opponents said parts of the bill were redundant or could create definitional problems; the committee recorded five supporters and 70 opponents. HB 995 would amend deadlines for annual firearms carry reporting by the Attorney General and county police chiefs. The Attorney General’s office and HPD supported the bill, with the Attorney General asking for more time for police departments to submit complete data and for the April 1 deadline to be removed. The committee also heard HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Department of the Attorney General supported the concept but recommended consolidating the new office’s duties with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission to avoid duplication and possibly repealing the existing commission statute. DLE supported HB 664, while the Tax Foundation objected to the special fund. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• funding.
• I'm sorry, it's on page 1012, estimate a source of funding transfer from other agencies, and then you'll
• agencies</c><03:24:13.720><c> and</c> funding transfer from other agencies and funding transfer from
• </c><03:33:48.160><c> from</c> COC funds Continuum of Care funds from COC funds Continuum of Care funds
• > stretch</c> some funding that funding will stretch some funding that funding will stretch um<05:08:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Committee’s Division 3 held a public work session on the Behavioral Health budget on February 27, 2025. The chair opened by explaining the schedule, materials, and deadlines for the budget process, and noted there would be no motions or votes in the division that day. Division of Behavioral Health Director Ktia Fox and DHHS CFO Nathan White then walked the committee through the division’s mission, structure, and budget materials, describing the division’s four bureaus: Mental Health Services, Children’s Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol Services, and Homeless Services, along with the policy unit. They emphasized the division’s role in oversight, technical assistance, quality assurance, contracting, and the continuum of care from prevention and early intervention through crisis and residential services. Much of the discussion focused on major programs and funding lines, including the 988 Lifeline contract with Headrest, a technical assistance contract with UNH, Medicaid pass-through payments to New Hampshire Hospital and Glencliff, crisis response services, cold-weather homeless responses, housing supports, and the children’s system of care. Members asked about the UNH contract, the 988 program, crisis stabilization centers, and the peer certification program; Fox explained that the peer certification is a training-and-credentialing pathway for people with lived experience to enter community-based behavioral health work, not a volunteer program. The committee also discussed the “Choose Love” program, which Fox said was created after the Sandy Hook tragedy to build resilience and strength-based emotional regulation in schools and communities. On the children’s side, Fox described the system of care account as the place where many contracted services are budgeted, including community mental health centers, care management entities, rapid response services, and residential programs. Members asked about temporary staffing, and Fox said roughly $500,000 in temporary staff costs shown in the current year would not be spent next year because the money came from a nonlapsing appropriation in HB 1573 for oversight of children’s residential services. She also said provider rate increases were a prioritized need but were not funded in the governor’s current budget, and that the Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Center was not funded, resulting in about a $1 million reduction. The session ended while the division was still moving through the children’s behavioral health slides, including questions about the Fast Forward high-fidelity wraparound program and medication management.

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• It's a program across the state for the interstate compact unit that oversees the transfers of supervision
• It also updates the tribal supervision funding formula, and that was in collaboration with the tribes
• Fund the tribes for their role in community supervision logistically and financial technical changes.
• Okay, approval of internal transfers of appropriated funds between programs to align with recent internal
• This is writer language that Was in the bill initially, and when we pulled out the deficiency funding

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy