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• Yes, sir, in the board of adjustments.
• It is not a simple sunset bill in this particular scenario because we had to do some adjusting and some
• realigning of... ...some adjusting and some realigning of the statutory rules for the board itself.
• If there needs to be adjustments made, like we've heard, adjustments made, like we've heard several say
• Then we can make those adjustments and just keep tweaking the bill to make it better.

Bills: HB191, HB35, HB29, HB123, HB35, HB29, HB191, HB123

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, sales and use tax, local tax exemption, county tax, municipal tax, county commission, municipality, Alabama Department of Revenue, tax exemption, ordinance, resolution, fiscal year, September 1 effective date, notice requirement, local government, tax administration, revenue law, state and local taxation, volunteer firefighters

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• You know, 18 years since it was last adjusted. This isn't the first time before you either.
• You know, 18 years since it was last adjusted. This isn't the first time before you either.
• I look forward to walking forward on the path with you for future adjustments to help modernize the bill
• It has been 18 years since the Minnesota Legislature last adjusted the property value threshold for the
• <00:15:45.440> the Minnesota legislature last adjusted the Minnesota legislature last adjusted

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Charter schools saw an increase of 1% in inflation-adjusted dollars.
• It is not adjusted for differences in the cost of living.
• So this map does show cost-adjusted teacher salaries.
• It is not adjusted for differences in the cost of living.
• So this map does show cost-adjusted teacher salaries.

Summary: The committee first approved the May 18 meeting minutes and then received a presentation from Legislative Audit on Arkansas Department of Education grant distributions. Auditors explained that the fiscal year 2025 report summarizes $4.6 billion in grants from state, federal, and miscellaneous sources, across school districts, charter schools, education cooperatives, and other entities, and that the report only shows amounts distributed, not how recipients ultimately used the money. Members asked about specific recipients and programs, including ClassWallet, Economics Arkansas, and CDC surveillance funding; department staff clarified that the Economics Arkansas grant is written into special language and that the CDC-related funding supports student surveys used by state agencies. Questions also focused on bonus and incentive programs such as master principal and National Board Certified teacher bonuses, with department staff saying the bonuses are generally tied to completion of the program or certification rather than classroom performance, though they would follow up on details. The committee then heard a Bureau of Legislative Research update on Consumer Price Index projections from Moody’s Analytics and S&P Global. Dr. Carlos Silva explained the difference between CPI-U and core CPI and said the estimates show inflation slowing over the forecast period, with some near-term variation between the two data providers. Members asked about the historical accuracy of prior projections, and he said the forecasts generally tend to move toward about 2 percent over time, though recent shocks have caused earlier estimates to understate actual inflation. The bulk of the meeting was devoted to the final adequacy report on teacher recruitment, retention, and salaries. BLR staff reviewed Arkansas teacher demographics, shortage areas, educator preparation pipelines, licensure exceptions, survey results from teachers and principals, and teacher support programs. They reported that Arkansas had about 32,800 teachers and 473,000 students in 2025, with an average of 11.9 years of experience and a slight increase in National Board Certified teachers. The report found shortages in multiple subject areas, especially special education, math, science, foreign language, and social studies, and identified 65 districts as high-need geographically. Survey results showed school leadership as the strongest positive factor in recruitment and retention, while workload and salary were the biggest negatives; 30 percent of responding teachers said they were considering leaving the profession. The committee also reviewed teacher salary data showing a statewide average salary of $60,254 in 2025, Arkansas ranking 45th nationally by NEA methodology, and a long-term inflation-adjusted decline in district salaries, though LEARNS Act increases improved the trend. Members asked for additional follow-up information on survey methodology, alternative licensure costs, coursework, incentives for ESL and special education endorsements, exit data, and how salary comparisons are calculated.

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• The next two slides will demonstrate the requested pay adjustments.
• The next two slides will demonstrate the requested pay adjustments.
• requested pay adjustments. requested pay adjustments.
• <00:04:46.600> in<00:04:46.760> concert and will continue to adjust in concert and
• With that, we welcome your adjustments. With that, we welcome your questions. questions. questions.

Bills: HF4615, HF3532, HF4492, HF4171

Keywords: military, pay, officers, enlisted members, state active service, Minnesota Statutes, veterans, burial eligibility, honor guard, state cemeteries, military service, burial fees, veterans affairs, Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, advisory task force, commanders task force, veterans service organizations, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW

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• We are making adjustments to the capitation payments in calendar year 2026 that are upward adjustments
• The rest of it, the remainder, has been adjusted.
• make some adjustments.
• And so, we have to make adjustments.
• And so, those are the adjustments that we're making in calendar year 26—those upward adjustments—because

Keywords: 996, all

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• Savory said line 34 is the operating adjustment for the department: $1.3 million and FY 2026-27, and
• $1.3 adjustment for the department of $1.3 million<00:12:07.120> and million and million and
• <00:14:46.160> for<00:14:46.320> the the operating adjustment for the the operating
• Line 261 is an operating adjustment for the Board of Animal Health.
• <00:16:59.360> for<00:16:59.680> the operating adjustment for the operating adjustment

Bills: HF2446, HF2563, HF2444

Keywords: agriculture finance, broadband development, Department of Agriculture, Board of Animal Health, Agricultural Utilization Research Institute, Office of Broadband Development, food safety, food handler license, cottage food, home processed food, livestock dealer, meat packing company, milk marketer, milk marketing license, grain buyer, grain storage, beginning farmer, emerging farmer, farm down payment assistance, livestock investment grant

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• Line six is a Senate-only provision and operating adjustment in fiscal year '26 of $250,000.
• in fiscal year '26 operating adjustment in fiscal year '26 of<00:05:11.800> $250,000.
• And then 19 is the District Court tails adjustment that I already went over. And that, Mr.
• adjustment Court tails adjustment that<00:07:01.400> I<00:07:01.600> already<00:07:01.919
• On the side-by-side page, R1 contains the judiciary-related adjustments.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The Safety and Security Conference Committee met on May 13, 2026, with a quorum present and no immediate vote taken. Chairs explained the committee was working ahead of a possible target so it could act quickly later if needed, then proceeded with member introductions and a reminder about committee decorum. Staff noted a microphone delay and said the meeting would include a side-by-side walk-through of the House and Senate policy language and a review of the fiscal spreadsheet. Fiscal staff summarized major differences in court, public safety, and legislative security funding. The House and Senate proposals differed on safety and security funding for the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and District Courts, as well as on courthouse grants, capital security enhancements, and a new legislative/protective services unit. Staff also reviewed Senate-only and House-only items, including a Senate proposal to require removal of insignia from public safety vehicles sold to the public, and House provisions for a security services task force and member security costs. Total general fund impacts were reviewed, with the House total corrected to include an open appropriation that had been omitted from the spreadsheet totals. Nonpartisan staff then walked through the policy differences. The Senate language focused on a Protective Services Unit and security for principal state officials, while the House language focused on a Legislative Services Unit and security for legislators. Both bills included provisions on Capitol Complex Security, reporting requirements, and reimbursement arrangements with local law enforcement, but differed on details such as whether elected officials must provide contact information to DPS and how requests for personal protective services are handled. The House-only amendment A8 was presented for discussion; it would revise emergency contact provisions, replace the House’s personal protective services request language with a more detailed threat assessment and mitigation framework, direct implementation of the new unit, and make related reimbursement and technical changes. Judge Richard Kyle, president of the Minnesota District Judges Association, testified in support of stronger judicial and court safety measures. He described rising threats against judges, citing survey results showing high rates of judges limiting personal information, receiving inappropriate communications, changing personal behavior, and experiencing threats to themselves and family members. He said the association supports legislative authorization and funding for home security and personal data protections for judicial officers, and emphasized that safety concerns for judges and court staff have become more serious in recent years.

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• It's known as an automatic building cost adjustment. It's an automatic adjustment to policyholders.
• Commissioner, you declined to allow the 10% adjustment.
• You can have your rates set early on and then never adjusted.
• It's known as an automatic building cost adjustment. It's an automatic adjustment to policyholders.
• And so we adjust.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• require OE to make that adjustment require OE to make that adjustment before<00:25:22.320> increasing
• the negative SAI um because adjusting the negative SAI um because that's<00:31:23.760> something<
• So, I think that they do have the ability to make some adjustments. Thank you, Chair Pate.
• So, I think that they do have the ability to make some adjustments. Thank you, Chair Pate.
• some adjustments. some adjustments.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And the third and largest category is the frozen levy adjustment.
• Will you adjust that on Chairman Buckley? Okay, have your permission to adjust that to on the bill?
• To keep pace with rising costs, an automatic cost-of-living adjustment should be included.
• Basic allotment and an inflation adjustment. State property values. So we were victims of that.
• It's through the small and medium-sized adjustments.

Bills: HB2, HB2

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace

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• let's go to um appropriation adjustments let's go to um appropriation adjustments on<00:30:04.399
• <01:45:50.239> uh the the MET estimate adjustments uh the the MET estimate adjustments uh
• PayPal or Venmo, um debt adjusters, car PayPal or Venmo, um debt adjusters, car dealerships<02:00:39.119
• Uh the prior adjusted authorized.
• adjustments were higher, revenue adjustments were higher, probably<02:58:56.720> about<02:58:

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• They can't get adjusted during that time.
• And I can follow up with ideas on how we adjust that in the supplemental. >> Chairman Salazar?
• So, again, we all feel that inflationary adjustment.
• And if we did an inflationary adjustment, the ask in the supplemental would be $655,000, just a little
• "The external cost adjustment appears on September 15th.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Right now I'm not sure this is adjusting a whole.
• So you need to now adjust to that and live with it.
• And make the adjustments.
• So you need to now adjust to that and live with it.
• If there's some adjustment there...

Summary: The Higher Education Funding Review Committee met to continue work on a draft higher education funding formula and related capital building fund changes. Lisa Johnson of the North Dakota University System updated the committee on the board’s developing policy for low-producing academic programs. She said the board is using a five-year rolling window, with thresholds of fewer than 10 undergraduate graduates or fewer than 5 graduate graduates, and that programs flagged in three consecutive review cycles would go to the board for review. Possible outcomes include continuation, continuation with modifications, inactivation, or termination. Members asked about how the policy would account for enrollment, program costs, workforce need, and programs that serve students outside their major. Johnson said the board would likely use an accompanying procedure to consider those factors. She also reported that about 200 programs could potentially be reviewed under current guidance, with 135 inactivated and 112 terminated, and said the process is intended to support quality and stewardship rather than simply cut programs. Jamie Wilkie then reported on the Capital Building Fund. He reviewed the fund’s history, matching requirements, and use for extraordinary repairs, deferred maintenance, and some legislatively authorized projects. He said about $334 million in state and matching dollars has been invested overall, with roughly 78.7% going to deferred maintenance and extraordinary repairs. Committee members pressed for updated information on how much deferred maintenance has actually been reduced, and several members said they wanted clearer reporting on the return on investment from new buildings versus repairs. NDSU representatives said the tier funding has helped significantly reduce deferred maintenance and allowed demolition and renovation work on campus. The committee also discussed the need for updated five-year facility plans and space-utilization information from the institutions. The committee then began a section-by-section review of a draft bill that would replace the current higher education funding formula with an FTE-based model and restructure the capital building fund. The draft would fund UND and NDSU differently from the other nine institutions, use fall enrollment rather than completed credits, add performance funding for completions in in-demand fields, create research incentives for UND and NDSU, and combine capital building fund tiers while changing matching requirements and eligible uses. Members raised concerns about the treatment of professional students, the use of CIP codes, incentives for waivers, and whether the formula should rely on more current data. The committee did not take final action on the draft during this meeting, but it continued detailed discussion and indicated more review would follow.

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• act relating to fiscal year 2026 is an act relating to fiscal year 2026 budget<00:11:53.839> adjustments
• <00:11:54.800> The<00:11:55.040> bill<00:11:55.279> was budget adjustments.
• The bill was budget adjustments.
• Madam Speaker, the Committee of Conference for the FY26 Budget Adjustment Act, also known as H790, met
• information after the budget adjustment left<00:13:52.160> the<00:13:52.320> house.

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House began with a devotional performance by the State House Singers in honor of John Gilmour, followed by the introduction and first reading of House Bill 917 on military affairs and House Bill 918 on school district board membership. HB 917 was referred to Ways and Means because it affected municipal revenue, HB 918 was referred to Education, and HB 549, already on the notice calendar, was also referred to Ways and Means because it affected state revenue. The chamber also received HB 841 from the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs and referred it to Ways and Means pending notice-calendar entry. The House took up Joint Senate Resolution 42 condemning the Russian Federation’s actions in Ukraine and their impact on Ukrainian children; it was read by title only and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs. During announcements, members welcomed AFT Vermont guests advocating for stronger workers’ rights, including lifting the ban on striking for higher education workers, and noted an upcoming caucus on Vermont’s economy with speakers from the Vermont Small Business Development Center and the State Sustainable Jobs Fund. On the action calendar, the House postponed action for two legislative days on HB 205, relating to agreements not to compete, and HB 635, relating to eliminating Department of Correction supervisory fees. It passed HB 566, which seals post-charge court diversion records upon successful completion. The House then adopted the conference committee report on HB 790, the fiscal year 2026 budget adjustments bill. The report’s changes included increasing funding for the Vermont Center for Independent Living, revising Section 8 housing-related language to address possible federal funding changes, updating developmental disabilities services payment reform language and deadlines, and expanding allowable uses of the $50 million set aside for federal funds changes to include municipal support. The House adjourned until Friday, February 27, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

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• It largely adjusts dates after there is an adjustment of the individual income tax rate, a change that
• to it before um something uh akin to it before um largely<00:02:19.920> uh<00:02:20.160> adjust
• dates<00:02:21.599> after<00:02:21.920> there<00:02:22.080> is largely uh adjust
• dates after there is largely uh adjust dates after there is an<00:02:22.360> adjustment<00:02
• of the individual income an adjustment of the individual income tax<00:02:25.200> rate<00:02:

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00 Roll Call 00:20 HB 1 Discussion 02:00 HB 1 Vote 13:10, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Appropriations and Revenue met on January 8, 2025, with a full roll call and a welcome to new members. The committee took up its only agenda item, House Bill 1, sponsored by Chair Jason Petrie, which would implement a further 0.5% reduction in the individual income tax rate, effective January 1, 2026, with conforming date changes tied to the state’s existing tax-cut framework under House Bill 8 and the budget director’s certification of reserve and revenue conditions. Jason Bailey of the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy testified against the bill, arguing that Kentucky’s recent permanent income tax cuts were enacted during an unusual period of temporary pandemic-era revenue surpluses and federal aid, and warning that another cut could worsen future budget pressures. He said the proposed reduction would cost about $718 million annually when fully phased in and would increase risk to state services, especially in poorer rural areas that rely heavily on state funding. In response to questions, the sponsor and other members described the bill as limited to the income tax rate and said any future reversal would require statutory change. Representative Gentry asked about the broader policy goal of moving toward a more consumption-based tax structure and whether the income tax cuts were intended to support growth and population retention. He said he had seen anecdotal signs of housing and population activity in Jefferson County and surrounding areas, though he acknowledged the difficulty of proving causation. He ultimately passed on the bill, saying he wanted more data and was concerned about benefits flowing more to higher-income taxpayers. The committee then voted 17-0 with 3 pass votes to report House Bill 1 favorably to the House floor.

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• all going to have to make an adjustment all going to have to make an adjustment to<00:36:19.040>
• Everything else on that page, I would suggest, is just minimal adjustments, you know, or no adjustment
• Everything else on that page, I would suggest, is just minimal adjustments, you know, or no adjustment
• , you know, um or no adjustments, you know, um or no adjustment<03:21:18.399> at<03:21:18.640>
• So that's why you adjustment downward.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 110, as amended by the Senate, which would establish fees for alteration-of-terrain applications and direct the Department of Environmental Services to adopt rules for a permit-by-notification process for certain projects. Trisha Milo introduced the bill for Senator Lang and noted that the department had worked on the amended language. Matt Mayberry of the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association said the industry strongly supported the bill, describing it as a public-private partnership that would speed review for developers without affecting local control, with builders paying the costs rather than taxpayers. Members focused heavily on how the bill’s fee structure and permit thresholds would work, especially for projects near shoreland, wetlands, and protected water bodies. Representative Opel raised concerns about whether the bill reduced review of habitat and shoreland impacts or shifted costs unfairly; Philip Trobridge of DES explained that the bill does not eliminate those reviews and that shoreland projects still receive greater scrutiny. He said the bill creates different tiers, with the permit-by-notification process applying to certain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet that are not in protected shoreland, while larger or shoreland-affected projects remain under the standard review process. He also said the proposed fees were based on sustaining the program, covering added habitat and species review responsibilities, and keeping reviews efficient. Trobridge said the new fee structure would generate about $1.2 million in additional revenue and help fund additional staff and related program costs. He stated that the department had worked with the regulated community and believed the fees were fair and reasonable, though he acknowledged the bill’s wording was confusing and that the threshold could be revisited later if the new process works well. Members also discussed how the state process interacts with local approvals, and Trobridge said both state and local approvals are required before a project can begin. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• I'm wondering how often risk assessment levels have been adjusted.
• Is there a policy for adjustment for inflation to that threshold?
• of that is set in statute, we don't then adjust ours.
• So those have not been adjusted anytime recently. Um, that would require a change in statute.
• are for making the adjustments necessary for GAAP.

Keywords: 916, all

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• lot of them are operating adjustments. lot of them are operating adjustments.
• Um adjustments from the general fund.
• Um line 18 is a governor's adjustments.
• <00:07:27.599> that and 31 are operating adjustments that and 31 are operating adjustments
• <00:09:04.880> from part of the operating adjustment from part of the operating adjustment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The Governor's budget proposes a cost of living adjustment at the rate of 2.43%, in the amount of $230.4
• That concludes my overview of the Proposition 98 cost of living adjustments and proposed growth funding
• I'll start by briefly commenting on the proposed apportionments cost of living adjustment, or COLA, and
• Through which their funding level is based on their previous year's funding adjusted for the Cost of
• Living Adjustment (COLA).

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And I would say just in general, I think all of our nonprofits are having to adjust because the federal
• This is the year-end adjustments appropriation request.
• This is a letter from the CFO requesting prior approval of year-end adjustments to close out the books
• This is the Year-in Adjustments Appropriation Request.
• This is a letter from the CFO requesting prior approval of year-end adjustments to close out books on

Summary: The committee reviewed a large slate of appropriation, transfer, and continuation requests across multiple sections. In Section B, members considered temporary FY27 appropriations for agencies including Health, DHS, Education, Treasury, Public Safety, State Police, Emergency Management, Aeronautics, Military, Economic Development, Game and Fish, and others, covering items such as maternal health outreach, LIHEAP overpayment returns, Wynne High School tornado rebuilding, senior food services, cybersecurity, crime victim claims, airport grants, conservation incentives, and emergency tower maintenance. Questions focused on the DHS senior services carry-forward and Treasury custodial banking fees tied to lower balances after COVID funds were spent down. All Section B items were approved. The committee then approved continuation requests, ARPA reallocations, and federal grant-related items in Sections B2, C1A, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3, F1A, G1, H1A, I1A, J1/J2, K1/K2/K3, L1/L2, M1/M2, N1/N2, O1A, and P1A. These included university nursing and workforce programs, environmental and recycling grants, highway safety and emergency management grants, a transfer to the Merit Teacher Incentive Program, restricted reserve transfers for military, agriculture, UAPB, Game and Fish, and AETN, and various cash-fund and budget classification transfers. Several members asked for more detail on the State Police highway safety grant, VOCA victim compensation funding, the NSGP nonprofit security grant, and the Office of State Technology’s E-Rate-related transfer; agency officials explained the uses and noted that some funding levels depend on federal awards and collections. A notable discussion occurred on the Department of Commerce reallocation, which shifts 68 positions and $3 million among divisions to support an organizational realignment and avoid shortfalls. The committee also reviewed a state central services deduction request to keep the rate at 2%, a DHS overtime request for child protection caseloads, and a year-end adjustments request authorizing up to $1 million in temporary actions to close FY26 books without disrupting payroll or vendor payments. Most items were approved or, in some sections, simply reviewed without objection. The meeting adjourned after completing the agenda.