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• There's a tremendous amount of cooperation among states on these and other issues.
• There is a tremendous amount of cooperation among states on these and other issues.
• Could I also ask, I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.
• Could I also ask, I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.
• Could I also ask, I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• We have a provision under Medicaid where we can direct them to pay a specific amount.
• /c> where we can direct them to pay a where we can direct them to pay a specific<01:05:34.960> amount
• That way we know that specific amount.
• of our providers, patient distribution of our providers, patient access<01:43:54.080> indicators<
• I will distribute you. Wow. You know, you have broken the string.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first handled roll call and approved the prior meeting minutes. Members discussed attendance and substitutions, then moved to the DHS commissioner’s update, which focused on New Hampshire’s Medicaid 1115 waiver and the new community re-entry initiative for people leaving correctional facilities. The presenter explained that the waiver lets the state cover certain services not normally covered under Medicaid, including substance use disorder treatment, serious mental illness services, adult dental benefits, and the new community re-entry component. She also noted that a separate youth re-entry component is federally required, with youth defined up to age 21 and foster-care-related coverage extending to age 26. The update described how the adult re-entry program works for incarcerated individuals with behavioral health needs, providing up to 45 days of pre-release services, care coordination with managed care organizations and DOC staff, telemedicine assessments, discharge prescriptions, insurance cards, and connections to community mental health, primary care, and substance use providers. For youth, the program includes more intensive case management, 30 days of pre-release services, and 30 days of post-release care coordination, with a stronger emphasis on screening, diagnosis, and holistic assessment. The presenter said New Hampshire received the adult waiver in July 2024, has implemented the program in state correctional facilities, and is beginning work at the youth center. Members and the presenter discussed why the program is structured as a waiver rather than a standard Medicaid benefit, with the explanation that CMS is allowing this as a newer policy area and that states generally pursue waivers for certain services. The chair and others emphasized the need for real cost and outcome data, and the presenter said an independent evaluator and evaluation plan are required under the 1115 waiver. Early results cited included 30 adults enrolled so far, 10 released, five youth enrolled with one released, and anecdotal early successes such as housing, employment, and better continuity of medication and treatment. The committee did not take any additional votes or formal actions beyond approving the minutes.

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• unclear], and fiscal year 2026-2027, [amount unclear]. following sums.
• You made a sentence and then you gave an amount?
• Those vouchers are distributed based on a very fixed process by HUD.
• Like, who were they distributed from?
• This session, there is one fiscal note with a monetary amount from PEBP.

Bills: AB6, AB102, AB131, AB212, AB213, AB220, AB259, AB282, AB376, AB396, AB479, AB503, AB570, AB572, AB574, AB576, AB593, SB185, SB207, SB507, AB6

Keywords: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD, prenatal alcohol exposure, children's health, developmental disability, early intervention, treatment assistance, Aging and Disability Services Division, Department of Health and Human Services, Autism Treatment Assistance Program, public health, parent education, evidence-based treatment, Nevada NRS 427A, disability services, behavioral health, emergency medical services, ambulance, licensing, health district

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• We should also be scaling up virtual or distributed power plants to stabilize our grid during times of
• We should also be scaling up virtual or distributed power plants to stabilize our grid during times of
• be scaling up virtual or distributed be scaling up virtual or distributed power<00:29:01.720>
• <01:21:15.440> of<01:21:15.560> wind Excel to build a certain amount of wind Excel
• to build a certain amount of wind and<01:21:16.600> of<01:21:16.719> course<01:21:16.960

Keywords: 1183, house

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• These franchise tax credits amount to $500 million in a fiscal year.
• States that a product or claim based on the manufacturing, distribution, selling, labeling, or marketing
• The marketing, the marketing, distribution, selling, labeling. ... or you prohibit those claims under
• Would you agree that opioids and the distribution of opioids would be prohibited for someone filing a
• Pleading a common nuisance is specifically if it's like an opioid distribution issue, would it not?

Bills: SJR4, SJR40, SJR81, SCR37, SCR39, SB22, SB32, SB33, SB36, SB38, SB95, SB209, SB249, SB311, SB326, SB365, SB458, SB609, SB660, SB664, SB693, SB732, SB745, SB760, SB762, SB779, SB783, SB785, SB868, SB871, SB883, SB921, SB955, SB993, SB996, SB1008, SB1057, SB1067, SB1151, SB1171, SB1210, SB1255, SB1265, SB1267, SB1271, SB1307, SB1313, SB1316, SB1318, SB1321, SB1332, SB1365, SB1426, SB1470, SB1484, SB1494, SB1559, SB1592, SB1596, SB1598, SB1637, SB1677, SB1706, SB1758, SB1762, SB1786, SB1809, SB1818, SB1822, SB1841, SB1871, SB1967, SB2064, SB2077, SB2112, SB2148, SB2320, SB2406, SB2407, SJR36, SJR81, SJR50, SJR4, SJR40, SJR27, SCR22, SCR12, SCR39, SCR38, SCR37, SB921, SB609, SB660, SB765, SB62, SB666, SB888, SB687, SB847, SB1248, SB504, SB305, SB296, SB284, SB304, SB1023, SB204, SB670, SB850, SB854, SB413, SB1346, SB1033, SB1220, SB1073, SB810, SB1539, SB447, SB1119, SB1505, SB1215, SB1302, SB583, SB673, SB681, SB1172, SB955, SB957, SB541, SB266, SB1415, SB53, SB1352, SB785, SB1450, SB1502, SB1566, SB1062, SB711, SB746, SB1404, SB1448, SB507, SB1026, SB1349, SB1355, SB1433, SB1434, SB1596, SB1403, SB667, SB1059, SB1567, SB310, SB311, SB505, SB1210, SB1470, SB264, SB1358, SB1364, SB1569, SB1376, SB1228, SB519, SB1350, SB462, SB827, SB1585, SB1484, SB1273, SB927, SB1227, SB1229, SB1353, SB1464, SB1709, SB1729, SB1733, SB1744, SB1772, SB1841, SB1008, SB2016, SB1173, SB1163, SB996, SB1370, SB1321, SB1101, SB860, SB993, SB693, SB1537, SB1332, SB1307, SB963, SB493, SB984, SB619, SB1122, SB455, SB522, SB1057, SB1239, SB1254, SB1255, SB1259, SB1341, SB1877, SB1277, SB32, SB732, SB731, SB268, SB1822, SB1589, SB397, SB1058, SB1267, SB2112, SB1930, SB532, SB508, SB292, SB291, SB901, SB1333, SB1436, SB1494, SB964, SB779, SB1378, SB2312, SB1719, SB287, SB2143, SB1245, SB261, SB1247, SB2406, SB2407, SB1882, SB618, SB38, SB393, SB1371, SB1365, SB2243, SB2226, SB2039, SB1919, SB1895, SB1598, SB1493, SB1810, SB1791, SB1706, SB1644, SB1238, SB783, SB458, SB22, SB651, SB897, SB1809, SB1080, SB745, SB826, SB989, SB1320, SB1437, SB2320, SB2289, SB1171, SB664, SB1637, SB2064, SB868, SB1079, SB1243, SB1504, SB1851, SB1879, SB2237, SB1257, SB2034, SB1522, SB883, SB249, SB1318, SB1151, SB596, SB1191, SB226, SB570, SB870, SB991, SB60, SB365, SB1067, SB1786, SB326, SB1401, SB1592, SB1728, SB1265, SB586, SB529, SB217, SB209, SB1923, SB1559, SB1839, SB387, SB1874, SB1872, SB1873, SB1921, SB1883, SB1677, SB95, SB1620, SB1838, SB2024, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB2166, SB871, SB510, SB33, SB2420, SB1860, SB1541, SB1316, SB1314, SB1313, SB1426, SB1398, SB1869, SB1750, SB1871, SB36, SB855, SB1233, SB760, SB2425, SB2037, SB1758, SB1759, SB2365, SB1924, SB762, SB1271, SB1818, SB605, SB1405, SB1762, SB1968, SB1977, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB1967, SB1662, SB1663, SB2124, SB2204, SB1855, SB863, SB37, SJR39, SCR1, SCR27, SCR32, SCR42, SCR6, SB2232, SB819, SB2078, SB2252, SB1962, SB2253, SB825, SB1577, SB1184, SB2018, SB2206, SB1901, SB1030, SB2368, SB1963, SB1960, SB1643, SB1625, SB1299, SB841, SB668, SB584, SB231, SB2411, SB1085, SB2431, SB2231, SB1490, SB530, SB34, SB1261

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, emergency powers, legislative authority, governor powers, disaster management, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, SCR 37, Senate Concurrent Resolution, Panama Canal, Texas ports, port infrastructure, maritime trade, shipping lanes

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• Like each municipality does work out their, you know, distribution of impact fees, and it would have
• There are tables of uses that are provided that talk about the amount of usage a wastewater treatment
• What would be a substantial amount?
• What would be a substantial >> amount?
• increased the amount as proposed in<06:26:03.440> the<06:26:03.600> bill.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > deployed<00:23:47.760> and amount of capacity deployed and amount of capacity deployed
• They'll just be helped less, not the full amount.
• <00:46:38.720> That's less, not the full amount. That's less, not the full amount.
• There is a limited amount of time left.
• There is a limited amount of with HHRF. There is a limited amount of time<01:16:56.640> left.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• economy. ...and distribute the energy that powers Louisiana's economy and our daily lives.
• insignificant amount of money.
• , it's a very insignificant amount of money.
• Now, it's a small amount of money to, it's a very insignificant amount of money.
• But the point I want to make is I spend an astronomical amount of money every year to hunt.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 804, the Louisiana Energy Protection Act, which was presented as a narrowly focused ban on climate-change damages lawsuits rather than a measure affecting emissions claims, pollution claims, or private property rights. The author and supporters said the bill was intended to stop speculative suits targeting energy producers, farmers, truckers, manufacturers, and other businesses for global climate impacts, while preserving claims for actual legal violations under state or federal environmental and safety laws. After a substitute amendment was adopted to clarify and streamline the bill, the committee heard extensive support from oil and gas, chemical, business, port, and legal reform groups, along with a few opposition speakers who argued the bill could still be read to shield industry too broadly or weaken climate accountability. HB 804 was reported favorably as amended. The committee then considered HB 802, as amended, which creates a watershed conservation fund tied to the Amite River Basin. The author explained that the bill was narrowed from a statewide proposal to a basin-specific program to reduce flood risk and restore watershed areas using existing severance revenue from sand mining, modeled in part on coastal restoration funding. Supporters from the concrete industry, landowners, levee boards, and conservation groups described it as a practical, low-cost, non-government solution to help remediate old sand and gravel pits and improve flood control. With no opposition cards and no objections, HB 802 was reported favorably as amended. Finally, the committee heard HB 934, as substituted, which would allow licensed wildlife rehabilitators to possess white-tailed deer fawns under specific conditions, including disease monitoring, release only within the same management zone, and other handling requirements. The author said the bill was meant to prevent the euthanizing of orphaned fawns that could be rehabilitated and to create a lawful pathway for licensed care. A supporter described her experience rescuing an orphaned fawn that was later confiscated and killed, while the Louisiana Wildlife Federation opposed the measure, warning it could effectively create a captive deer program, undermine wildlife conservation principles, and lead to dangerous or inhumane facilities. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 934, before final committee action is shown.

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• It limits the admissible evidence of health care expenses to the amount paid or the amounts that do not
• It limits the admissible evidence of health care expenses to the amount paid or the amounts that do not
• Yes, that's up to 300% of Medicare or the amount already paid are the two methodologies.
• Not end up with a reasonable amount that gets cut in half or a third taken off of it.
• This is just putting some sort of a reasonable amount tied to it.

Bills: SB1540, SB2225, SB2284, SB2382, SB2487, SB2514, SB2595, SB2876, SB2877, SB3031, SB2753, HB45

Keywords: election officials, confidentiality, personal information, government transparency, public safety, spirit beverages, alcoholic beverages, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, distribution, taxation, firearms, local regulation, archery equipment, weapons, voter registration, statewide list, county requirements, election integrity, computer services contracts, mental health

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• >> Yeah, you have to have a certain amount >> Yeah, you have to have a certain amount
• . if tickets are distributed.
• 50% distributed to behind the scenes?
• So you can amount of jeopardy attached.
• amount of money for a lot of people. amount of money for a lot of people.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• That is not at all trace amounts of THC.
• Uh I've distributed written can have.
• We have enormous amounts of money spent to prevent DWI. We have messaging constantly.
• We have enormous amounts of money spent to<04:53:27.840> prevent<04:53:28.718> DWI.
• 250 PBT units also to be distributed 250 PBT units also to be distributed throughout<05:31:53.520

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That amount went down slightly, not much, with the introduction of the amendment.
• That amount went down slightly, not much, with the introduction of the amendment.
• So they're asking us to still focus on that, but then also have an additional amount of resources to
• Mississippi actually funds individual students a much smaller amount than we do in Nebraska.
• Mississippi actually funds individual students a much smaller amount than we do in Nebraska.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

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• A plan to develop essential medicines and medications in the public sector and distribute them to all
• On a per-person basis, the national debt amounts to more than $113,000 for every person living in the
• So even if you get the record amount of revenue, this body is not going to make a concomitant amount
• > of<03:20:10.640> revenue, amount of revenue, amount of revenue, this<03:20:13.200>
• <03:21:10.479> of amounts of literally trillions of amounts of literally trillions of dollars<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• But like that, anytime you put this, you know, nonprofit in law of getting X amount of dollars, you would
• attention to the last time there was a DFL majority, which was 2023-24, and the handout that was distributed
• 30.159> was which was 2324, and the handout that was which was 2324, and the handout that was distributed
• 31.360> you<00:24:31.520> know,<00:24:31.760> exactly<00:24:32.240> how distributed
• Um, you know, exactly how distributed.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Can you give me a was the fee amount.
• of food to distribute to the public.<02:00:11.960> Okay.
• CBD products often have trace amounts of THC.
• Representative Gruber. because the amount of time between um because the amount of time between um the
• addition to amplifying the sheer amount addition to amplifying the sheer amount of<04:45:58.160>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And then the identical amount is in the tails as well.
• It remains at the base amount of $17 million.
• The $2.284 million per the base amount in the bill.
• are base amounts.
• the amount of funding.

Bills: HF2312

Keywords: higher education, college finance, student aid, financial aid, state grants, North Star Promise, scholarships, tuition relief, Minnesota State, University of Minnesota, Office of Higher Education, work-study, child care grants, Indian scholarships, tribal colleges, Hunger-Free Campus, student parents, pregnant students, parenting students, sexual misconduct

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• Line 15 shows a revenue amount for DEED.
• And again, this amount is showing what would have otherwise canceled, which is $396,000.
• Again, this amount is showing what would have otherwise canceled, which is $396,000.
• So, we will distribute that. Senator Pratt on the A25 amendment. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Uh, Mr.
• The A29 amendment was offered and distributed. Senator Dreheim said, “Thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Alternative approaches to rent increases could be a fixed percent or nominal dollar amount, and that
• The next concern is that the benefits will not be distributed to those who need it most, because this
• Several studies find that the benefits are not distributed to the people who need them most, which we
• "So maybe they say, okay, we're still going to invest the same amount of money in the Commonwealth, but
• Chairman, one thing I'd like to bring up is just the amount of red tape with zoning.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions held a public hearing on Initiative Petition 25-21, House Bill 508, an act to protect tenants by limiting rent increases. Committee leaders explained the Article 48 initiative process and said the hearing was intended to gather testimony for a report to the legislature. The measure would replace current state law that prohibits rent control, cap annual rent increases at the lower of CPI or 5%, exempt certain properties including owner-occupied buildings of four or fewer units, subsidized, university, nonprofit, and short-term rental housing, and exempt new construction for 10 years. It would also eliminate vacancy decontrol, so limits would continue when units turn over, and enforcement would rely largely on tenants and the Attorney General through the courts. The hearing began with expert testimony from Whitney Airgood-Obrien of Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, who described Massachusetts’ severe rental affordability problems and reviewed research on rent regulation, noting mixed evidence on supply and quality effects but clearer evidence that rent regulation can slow rent growth and improve tenant stability. Supporters of the petition, led by Carolyn Chow of Homes for All Massachusetts, argued that rent stabilization is needed now to curb displacement and runaway rent increases, especially for low- and moderate-income renters. Laura Frost described her Arlington building being bought by a large firm that sought steep rent hikes, and said rent control would help prevent “tenant flipping” and community displacement. Dave Foley of SEIU Local 509 said the issue affects workers’ ability to live near their jobs, while Dr. Mark Paul and Tram Huang argued that the evidence supports well-designed rent stabilization, that vacancy decontrol encourages displacement, and that the policy should be seen as a complement to new housing production rather than a substitute. Committee members questioned supporters about the 10-year new construction exemption, the lack of vacancy decontrol, and whether rent stabilization could discourage development; supporters responded that the measure targets corporate rent gouging, that small landlords are protected by exemptions, and that production and rent stabilization can coexist. Opponents, including representatives of small property owners, chambers of commerce, and labor/building trades, argued the proposal would hurt small landlords, reduce investment, and slow housing production. They said operating costs such as taxes, insurance, and maintenance are rising faster than the proposed cap, and warned that the measure would reduce property values and tax revenue and could push investment to other states. Several opponents emphasized that many Massachusetts housing providers are mom-and-pop owners rather than large corporations, and said the policy would make it harder to maintain and improve housing. Committee members pressed both sides on the need for a middle ground between affordability and preserving development incentives, but no vote was taken at the hearing.

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• also just preface in advance: I actually have to step out for, I don't know, hopefully a very brief amount
• These are numbers I can't even get my mind around—the amount of forest and farmland we are losing currently
• Snowmobilers do a huge amount of trail maintenance, especially in the Quabbin watershed, and they are
• We’re currently suffering a drought in Massachusetts, having received only three-quarters of the amount
• , there are about 250 tree nurseries in the state, in addition to 250 or so garden centers that distribute

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing covered several environment and natural resources bills focused on natural and working lands, forest protection, municipal reforestation, trail accessibility, and a park naming bill. Representative Moschino and Senator Comerford described the natural and working lands bill as part of the state’s climate roadmap, arguing that protecting these lands supports carbon sequestration, resilience, biodiversity, and helps prevent development pressure on the least expensive land. Senator Comerford also testified on a separate bill to expand access to trails for people of all abilities, saying it would build on the administration’s Trails for All initiative and create a permanent advisory structure and trust fund. Representative Consolvo and family members testified in support of H. 4259 to name the tennis courts at Wether Park in Roslindale after Kim O’Connell, describing her long community service and activism. A large portion of the hearing focused on H. 952 and H. 953, bills to protect watershed and state forest lands as parks or reserves. Supporters, including environmental advocates, scientists, and organizations such as Standing Trees, Sierra Club, The Nature Conservancy, and the Massachusetts Forest Alliance’s opponents, debated whether state forests and watershed lands should be permanently reserved from logging and other active management. Supporters said the bills would improve carbon storage, water quality, biodiversity, flood and drought resilience, and would protect large acreages of public land at no cost. Opponents, including the Massachusetts Forest Alliance, argued that sustainable forest management and a mix of reserves and managed forests are needed for climate, water quality, wildfire prevention, rural jobs, and carbon outcomes, and urged the committee to allow the administration’s existing reserve process to continue. The committee also heard extensive testimony on the municipal reforestation bill, H. 1013/S. 553, which would create a statewide program, advisory council, and trust fund to support urban tree planting and maintenance. Municipal officials and advocates from Wellesley, Cambridge, Boston, the Mystic River watershed, and other communities said urban trees are critical for cooling, stormwater control, air quality, public health, and equity, especially in environmental justice neighborhoods with low canopy cover and high heat. Several witnesses emphasized that consistent funding is needed because trees take years to mature and many municipalities lack staff or watering capacity. Some witnesses asked that the bill be funded at $100 million and tied to the Mass Ready Act or environmental bond funding. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• For-profit hospitals, or investor-owned hospitals, their net earnings are not distributed back into the
• They're distributed to shareholders and dividends.
• But certainly we do have, you know, we have higher amounts of medical malpractice cases, how we look
• The amount of litigation?
• We're not doing the bill tonight, so we've already spent a fair amount of time.

Bills: HB99, HB49, HB164, SB30, SB43, SB50, SB136

Keywords: medical malpractice, malpractice reform, patient's compensation fund, PCF, health care liability, tort reform, damage caps, punitive damages, hospital liability, physician liability, nurse practitioner, certified nurse-midwife, outpatient facility, ambulatory surgical center, urgent care, free-standing emergency room, insurance surcharge, superintendent of insurance, New Mexico hospitals, medical review process