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• And if you turn to page 26, just to show you, rows 2 through 7, it's called Schedule 2, and it's rows
• And if you turn to page 26, just to show you, rows 2 through 7, it's called Schedule 2, and it's rows
• It's called Schedule 2, and it's rows 2 through 7 on page 26.
• </c><00:31:01.880><c> for</c> thank you I think we're scheduled for thank you I think we're scheduled
• Next week, I will be scheduling Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th, starting at 10 a.m.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee received an overview from Chris of the Legislative Budget Assistance Office on how it will estimate unrestricted revenues for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund, and Fish and Game Fund. He explained that the committee’s work is based on current law, not pending bills, and that the estimates will feed into a House resolution and an amendment to House Bill 1, the operating budget. He also described the broader budget process, including how House and Senate estimates are reconciled, how surplus statements account for revenue changes from enacted bills, and how a committee of conference could resolve differences later in the session. No votes were taken. Members then asked about why the Education Trust Fund was running below plan. Chris said the shortfall appeared to be driven largely by business taxes, including differences in the BET/BPT split and improved tax-processing systems that better track where business tax payments belong. Representative Orr also asked about tobacco tax collections and out-of-state sales; Chris said tobacco revenue was likely overestimated in 2023 based on COVID-era patterns, with more people smoking at home, and noted that e-cigarette tax revenue goes to the General Fund while cigarette taxes are split between the General Fund and Education Trust Fund. He said he did not have a specific estimate for cross-border sales. Commissioner Lindsay St. Pierre of the Department of Revenue then began a deeper dive into the department’s role and the taxes it administers. She reviewed the department’s mission, organizational structure, taxpayer services, and the tax policy and legislative analysis staff who prepare fiscal notes and testify on bills. She noted that the department administers about $2.9 billion in revenue across major taxes such as business taxes, meals and rooms, and utility property tax, and that the figures being discussed were preliminary because the annual report had not yet been issued. The discussion was informational only, with no formal action taken.

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• on the same state corresponding drug schedule with the same punishment as any other drug under that
• schedule.
• on the same state it'll be scheduled on the same state corresponding<02:55:17.240><c> drug</c><02:55
• :17.560><c> schedule</c><02:55:18.320><c> with</c><02:55:18.440><c> the</c> corresponding drug schedule
• </c> under that schedule. under that schedule.

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• power outage here in the building or a network failure and we need to reschedule the hearing or schedule
• power outage here in the building or a network failure and we need to reschedule the hearing or schedule
• </c><00:21:52.440><c> a</c><00:21:52.559><c> meeting</c><00:21:52.799><c> for</c> hearing uh or schedule
• a meeting for hearing uh or schedule a meeting for decision-<00:21:53.360><c> making</c><00:21:53.679
• Thank you for scheduling this bill.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committees on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs and Agriculture and Food Systems heard testimony and began decision-making on HB 1246, which would establish the Hawaii Cannabis and Hemp Office within DCCA to regulate cannabis. Chair Tarnas described the bill as divisive and noted the hearing had received 95 testimonies in support, 135 in opposition, and 11 comments. Members were told the office would be administratively attached to DCCA, and the department emphasized it would not direct day-to-day operations. DCCA also raised concerns about banking access due to federal law, while the Department of Agriculture supported a one-plant, one-agency approach and noted its current authority over cannabis plant importation and movement. Several agencies and advocates supported the bill with cautions or requested amendments. The Department of Health said it appreciated the bill’s public health protections but remained concerned about increased adult-use access, youth mental health, pregnancy-related risks, and effects on developing brains; it requested a 12-month delayed effective date. The Attorney General’s office said legalization should include safeguards, recommended a longer implementation timeline and seed funding, and flagged issues in the bill involving impaired driving, open-container language, and penalties for under-21 possession. The Office of the Public Defender supported the bill but objected to new driving and possession offenses, saying existing law already covers impaired driving. Doctors for Drug Policy Reform supported the measure, citing regulation of intoxicating cannabinoids, testing, childproof packaging, and public education as public-health benefits. Opponents focused on youth access, public safety, and the bill’s broader social effects. The Honolulu Police Department opposed the bill over access and diversion concerns, and the City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor strongly opposed legalization, citing higher-potency cannabis, youth harms, psychiatric risks, and increased poison-center calls. The Hawaiʻi Substance Abuse Coalition argued legalization should wait until prevention programs are in place and funded first, while the Hawaiʻi Family Forum and Hawaiian Republican Women also opposed the measure, citing concerns about youth exposure, added bureaucracy, and taxpayer costs. The Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi questioned the purpose of the proposed cannabis taxes, asking why cannabis should be taxed heavily if legalization is intended. The hearing continued with additional testimony after a brief audio issue for one testifier.

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• ,</c><01:25:50.360><c> payroll</c><01:25:50.840><c> records,</c> daily schedules, payroll records, daily
• Examples of claim documentation may include daily schedules, payroll records, and invoices.
• ,</c> include and it lists daily schedules, include and it lists daily schedules, payroll<01:42:25.560
• ,</c><02:14:14.720><c> and</c> to 50% of fee schedule, and to 50% of fee schedule, and administrative
• We'll schedule something and we'll put Medicaid on the docket. So, any more?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The commission on the costing of special education met to review several documents and updates, including draft materials on residential placements, an LBA dispute resolution report, prior minutes, rate-setting rules, and a letter involving Senator Hassan. The minutes from March 16 were approved by motion, second, and one abstention. Members also received an update that the LBA special education performance audit is still pending; the report is expected to be very large, NHED and the Board of Education must review and comment before release, and it likely will not be available until late summer or early fall. The separate EFA audit was also noted as still unreleased, and members said they may return later to issues involving EFA costing and differentiated aid. A major focus was HB 1099, which would create a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities. The chair explained that the House version had passed unanimously and the bill was headed to a committee of conference. Members discussed a proposed amendment to add the phrase “including but not limited to” so the study would cover not only court-ordered or treatment-related placements but also other residential placements, including those tied to school district decisions. Some members said this was a substantial expansion, while others said it would simply give the committee broader latitude. Jason Stock of the Winnisquam Regional School Board described how the issue arose during budget work at Winnisquam, where the district was trying to determine who should pay for educational services for students living at Spaulding Youth Center in Northfield. He said the district had 10 students attending Winnisquam, including three foster students and seven students connected to Spaulding, and that Spaulding-specific invoicing for 2024-2025 totaled $141,417.05 for eight students. Members also discussed rising private placement tuition costs and the difficulty of determining residency and fiscal responsibility for students placed in residential settings. Department counsel explained that under RSA 193:27 and 193:28, children placed in a home for children may attend the local district school, and that special education cost responsibility depends on whether the student is identified as disabled and on the nature of the placement. Spaulding representatives had not yet presented by the end of the excerpt, and the committee was still working through the residency and funding questions.

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• over us or we wouldn't run into scheduling conflicts.
• c><00:07:04.560><c> over</c><00:07:04.800><c> us</c><00:07:05.039><c> or</c> wouldn't be able to schedule
• over us or wouldn't be able to schedule over us or we<00:07:05.360><c> wouldn't</c><00:07:06.000><c>
• </c> we wouldn't run into uh to scheduling we wouldn't run into uh to scheduling conflicts.<00:07:08.800
• I also want to thank you for accommodating my schedule by allowing me to testify via Zoom.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• . >> And so the way these things work is you have a schedule as of today, which is the table, and then
• </c><01:08:59.279><c> that</c> based on this amortization schedule that based on this amortization schedule
• They've seen retirement systems that are further along in the amortization schedule than TRS.
• </c><01:12:04.000><c> They've</c> amortization schedule than TRS.
• They've amortization schedule than TRS.

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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• I appreciate the hearing being scheduled, and I want to talk a little bit about the current bill and
• We were scheduled, as Ms.
• </c><01:37:51.800><c> as</c> number four we uh we were scheduled as number four we uh we were scheduled
• </c><02:06:58.960><c> um</c> by the Civil Service salary schedule um by the Civil Service salary schedule
• We really appreciate your scheduling this bill for hearing.

Committee: House Finance

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> would depend on what our work schedule would depend on what our work schedule is<00:03:44.560><c
• </c><00:03:59.319><c> yet</c><00:03:59.480><c> for</c><00:03:59.879><c> division</c> anything scheduled
• yet for division anything scheduled yet for division three<00:04:00.879><c> that's</c><00:04:01.079>
• And given your conversation you just had about scheduling, we have failed to tell you..."
• White have been working on scheduling, so let's just reschedule those two.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: House Finance Division III held an informational hearing with the Department of Health and Human Services focused on child and family services, children’s behavioral health, DCF, juvenile justice, and adult mental health. Before the presentation, members discussed scheduling a future site visit to Waypoint, including possible dates, mileage reimbursement logistics, and whether to reschedule the department’s developmental disabilities and healthy aging presentation because the associate commissioner was out sick. The department then outlined that it would concentrate on children’s behavioral health, DCF residential care and the Sununu Youth Services Center/YDC new build, and adult mental health, while noting the broader DHHS structure and the value of keeping related services under one leadership. The department emphasized an integrated “system of care” approach and said it was trying to shift resources toward earlier, lower-intensity interventions rather than relying mainly on high-cost residential and acute services. It cited youth risk data showing roughly four in ten New Hampshire high school students feeling sad or hopeless and about one in five considering suicide in the past year, and said these trends worsened during the pandemic, peaking in 2021 and easing somewhat by 2023. Members asked how New Hampshire compared with neighboring states and about pre-COVID trends; the department said it would follow up with more exact data. The presentation also described a long-term policy effort beginning with federal funding in 2012, the state’s 10-year mental health plan, and later legislation aimed at strengthening children’s behavioral health and transforming juvenile justice so that youth with behavioral health needs are not routed into punitive systems first. Members raised questions about out-of-state residential placement oversight and the statutory basis for inspections and follow-up. The department said the General Court had funded more “boots on the ground” oversight, in coordination with the Office of the Child Advocate, and agreed to provide a longer follow-up presentation on that topic after the governor’s budget is released. The department also described evidence-based prevention efforts, including home visiting programs such as Healthy Families America and a DCF-connected home visiting cohort for families already touching the child welfare system, as examples of trying to keep children out of deeper system involvement.

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• Local government budgets, even the state's Schedule C, can't compete with the salaries that TxDOT is
• Schedules, not the traditional nine-to-five workforce.
• So the contractors are scheduling the work, right?
• So they're in the best position to schedule when the officers need to be there for the work.
• Schedule when the officers need to be there for the work. It makes sense.

Committee: House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So the goal would be to schedule it like you schedule other rooms in the extension. >> But we can't make
• So the goal would<00:15:08.720><c> be</c><00:15:08.880><c> to</c><00:15:09.040><c> schedule</c><00:15
• would be to schedule it like you schedule<00:15:10.079><c> other</c><00:15:10.399><c> rooms</c><00:15
• But that exhibit is scheduled for August 2028 through March 2029.
• I guess you know— quick spin through their schedule and quick spin through their schedule and see<02:

Committee: Joint Capitol Interpretive Exhibits and Wayfinding Subcommittee

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><01:26:18.320><c> So</c><01:26:18.639><c> that's</c> construction wasn't scheduled.
• So that's construction wasn't scheduled.
• Uh, all these other agencies cranked construction, but unfortunately it wasn't scheduled.
• </c><01:30:22.400><c> Not</c> unfortunately it wasn't scheduled.
• Not unfortunately it wasn't scheduled. Not Keith's<01:30:23.120><c> fault.

Bills: HB1559 , HB2012 , HB2297 , HB2122 , HB2345 , HB2398 , HB2534 , HB2621

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: telecommunication devices, student use, public schools, student engagement, educational outcomes, confiscation policy, mental health, statewide policy, community literacy, education, Title I funding, reading proficiency, underserved communities, family engagement, tutoring, literacy support, adult education, community education, literacy programs, workforce development

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• Elmer, sent out a schedule for you to try to bring two students.
• Elmer, sent out a schedule for you to try to bring two students.
• Elmer, sent out a schedule for you to try to bring two students.
• Elmer, sent out a schedule for you to try to bring two students.
• Sent out a schedule for you to try to bring two students.

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• things moving here and we're happy to add those bills to our agenda today given our limited committee schedule
• And you can see there's quite scheduled.
• </c><01:10:12.000><c> That's</c> purposes of salary schedule. That's purposes of salary schedule.
• </c><01:20:11.280><c> Um,</c> schedule, and professional needs.
• Um, schedule, and professional needs.

Bills: HF3635 , HF3638

Committee: House Education Policy

Keywords: teacher mobility, interstate compact, licensure, military spouses, education, teacher regulation, teacher qualifications, state sovereignty, educator licensing, paraprofessional credentials, mental health, professional development, data sharing, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Olsen just before the meeting, she was saying now that some of the ones she's working to schedule right
• One of my challenges, I teach classes and I'm scheduled to teach a class on the last meeting, which we
• to teach a class on the last scheduled to teach a class on the last meeting<00:07:17.360><c> which</
• The last slide in that deck shows our current meeting schedule.
• Is there anything about the meeting schedule that we need to take note of?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• F of the most recent tax with schedule F of the most recent tax year<00:44:11.520><c> which</c><00:44
• So it would require the Schedule F showing gross income of at least $20,000 and then the most recent
• scheduled which currently expires<01:02:45.520><c> after</c><01:02:45.839><c> aids</c><01:02:46.160>
• Every time we work, we're not necessarily scheduled out for another two months.
• Every time we work, we're not necessarily scheduled out for another two months.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And the state's first SAF blending facility is scheduled to come online in late 2025 and will deliver
• to</c><00:17:41.120><c> come</c><00:17:41.240><c> online</c><00:17:41.559><c> in</c> facility is scheduled
• to come online in facility is scheduled to come online in late<00:17:42.000><c> 2025</c><00:17:43.000
• course, since 2003, which is quite substantial since we did update the fee structure or the fee schedule
• um so the current structure schedule um so the current structure that's<00:31:23.240><c> that's</c><

Committee: Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And so, when Chair Kosnick scheduled a, uh, memorial road, uh, then we scheduled the, uh, driver's license
• And so, when Chair Kosnick<01:15:10.560><c> scheduled</c><01:15:11.200><c> a,</c><01:15:11.960><c> uh
• </c><01:15:16.480><c> And</c> scheduled the, uh, driver's license.
• And scheduled the, uh, driver's license.
• I saw that you had this on the schedule agenda. We also were planning on doing this on Wednesday.

Bills: HF3373 , HF4449 , HF3486 , HF4180 , HF4227 , HF2505

Committee: House Transportation Finance and Policy

Keywords: transportation, interchange, funding, bonds, St. Paul Park, transit, Metropolitan Council, Twin Cities, metro area, high-frequency transit, bus rapid transit, busway, guideway, transportation policy plan, transit performance measures, regional transit benchmarks, transit-oriented development, TOD, zoning, land use

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• Chairman, how does one get on the schedule to testify today?
• Chairman, how does one get on the schedule<00:23:50.400><c> to</c><00:23:50.640><c> testify</c> schedule
• to testify schedule to testify &gt;&gt; today?
• comes in, gives Joe some food resources, and then I circle back at the very end and was able to schedule
• our follow-up and also able to schedule our follow-up and also do<01:26:34.639><c> a</c><01:26:34.719

Bills: HF362 , HF2590 , HF2760 , HF3444

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: massage therapy, Asian bodywork therapy, massage therapist, Asian bodywork therapist, licensure, professional licensing, health occupations, Department of Health, commissioner of health, advisory council, protected title, unlicensed practice, scope of practice, consumer protection, background check, professional liability insurance, continuing education, credentialing examination, state preemption, municipal regulation

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• forward and just shows the revenue that will be coming into the general fund based on changes to the schedule
• They cannot rearrange their work schedules.
• They cannot rearrange their work<00:57:58.480><c> schedules.
• c> They</c><00:57:59.200><c> can't</c><00:57:59.359><c> find</c><00:57:59.599><c> child</c> work schedules
• They can't find child work schedules.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 2312 and first adopted the DE1 amendment, after which the amended bill was discussed. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the spreadsheet and explained the bill’s higher education budget changes, including increases for state grants and tribal college assistance, unchanged funding for several existing programs, and reductions or eliminations for items such as state work study, summer academic enrichment, student loan counseling, concurrent enrollment, and the student parent support initiative. Staff also noted transfers to special revenue funds, the cancellation and reappropriation of ALS research funding, and a new licensing/registration revenue item. The committee was told the bill met the committee’s zero target overall, with a net general fund change of zero relative to the February forecast, while also adding some non-general fund expenditures for program licensing and registration. Members asked several questions about the transfers and specific line items, including whether any new special revenue accounts were being created, the foster care wraparound services line, and the treatment of the University of Minnesota and Centric Care partnership. Staff explained that the transfers generally did not create new accounts, that some items were not in the base, and that the U of M/Centric Care partnership was a one-time appropriation in the prior bill but was now being built into the base at a different amount. The University of Minnesota section also included new or continued funding for medical school development, health training restoration, emergency assistance grants, ALS research, and a weather resiliency program, while the Mayo Foundation section eliminated funding for Mayo Medical School and the Mayo family medicine residency program. The policy portion of the DE1 was then introduced. It included a maximum tuition and fee amount for state grants, direct appropriation of emergency assistance grants to Minnesota State, a juvenile justice appropriation for Metropolitan State University, and the ALS research reappropriation to the University of Minnesota. It also contained repealers for unfunded programs, including a delayed repealer for the student parent support initiative. In the higher education policy article, the bill would allow Minnesota State to offer applied doctoral degrees in cybersecurity, make technical changes to hunger-free campus and sexual misconduct procedures, extend pregnant and parenting student protections to private institutions, allow OHE to retain up to 10% of certain competitive grants for administration, consolidate reports, change the state grant formula so negative FAFSA contributions count as zero, and reduce the state grant lifetime credit cap from 180 to 120 credits. The Northstar Promise provisions would limit tuition and fees to resident rates and require MnState, and request the University of Minnesota, to ensure eligible students receive the benefit.

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• Businesses must compile a detailed schedule of qualifying purchases and provide supporting invoices.
• Businesses must compile a detailed schedule of qualifying purchases and provide supporting invoices.
• Thursday, we have nothing to schedule.
• Thursday, we have nothing to schedule.
• I want to talk have nothing to schedule I want to talk to<01:32:41.520><c> chair</c><01:32:41.800><c

Bills: HF1277 , HF1006

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house