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• that could save schools a considerable amount of money because they would not necessarily have to purchase
• <00:09:04.320> to they wouldn't necessarily have to they wouldn't necessarily have to purchase
• the<00:09:05.920> medication<00:09:06.839> themselves<00:09:07.279> to purchase
• the medication themselves to purchase the medication themselves to have<00:09:07.640> on<00:09
• in the correctional setting, as you may be aware, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections has purchased

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So, the bill adds an exception for spouses in situations like ours, allowing them to continue purchasing
• 00:27:12.960> them<00:27:13.200> to<00:27:13.720> continue<00:27:15.080> purchasing
• allowing them to continue purchasing allowing them to continue purchasing retirey<00:27:16.799><
• In 2023, the legislature created a new registration filing type called the structured settlement purchaser

Bills: HF1151, HF1239, HF1240, HF2020, HF2514, HF2515, HF2451

Keywords: Compensation Council, salaries, state officials, judicial compensation, legislative process, public funds, misuse, law enforcement, accountability, state government, legislative auditor, compliance, transparency, retirement benefits, health insurance, dependents, state employees, Medicare, legislative studies, government oversight

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• I am here to express my support for SB 599, which requires the appropriate department to purchase and
• :32.240> to requires the appropriate Department to requires the appropriate Department to purchase
• > provide<00:13:33.440> micro<00:13:33.800> chip<00:13:33.959> scanning purchase
• and provide micro chip scanning purchase and provide micro chip scanning equipment<00:13:35.279>
• :14.760> establishes Relating to taxation, which establishes an income tax credit for the purchase

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on a series of transportation-related bills. SB 21 on water carriers would create an inflationary cost index mechanism; DOT, Agriculture, DCCA, the PUC, and several harbor and logistics interests supported it, while Pacific Transfer opposed. SB 1478 would require vessel masters to follow harbor master evacuation orders during emergencies; DOT clarified it applies only to commercial ports, with support from Hima and the Harbor Users Group and opposition from the Hailongm Association. SB 108 would authorize DOT to regulate vessel noise near commercial harbors; the White Harbor Users Group opposed, while DOT said it supported the intent but warned the bill may be preempted by federal law. SB 1475 would raise the bond ceiling for harbor improvement projects from $100 million to $600 million, and SB 1473 would cap central services assessments on DOT funds at $5 million and tie them to CPI; DOT supported both, and Budget and Finance explained the central services fee is generally a 5% deduction from special funds with some statutory exceptions. The committee also heard SB 1402 on securing mooring lines in state commercial harbors, which drew support from the General Contractors Association of Hawaii and the Hawaii Longline Association. SB 1522 on vehicle title transfers was supported by the City and County of Honolulu’s Department of Customer Services. SB 599 would require DOT or counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips before disposal; DOT said it would provide scanners, the Hawaiian Humane Society and a private witness strongly supported the bill, and the committee discussed that the measure would not charge pet owners and that Oʻahu microchip rates are about 80% for dogs and 70% for cats. SB 1025 would allow service and non-service animals on mass transit under certain conditions; DHS offered comments, Maui and Honolulu opposed, while the Hawaiian Humane Society, the Environmental Caucus, and others supported it, and an opponent raised concerns about large pets, service animals, and the need for size and off-peak restrictions. Later, the committee heard SB 1096 on license plate-flipping devices, with DOT and Honolulu police supporting it. SB 384 would expand victim restitution in DUI-related negligent homicide cases to include child support for surviving minor children; DOT, MADD, and the Kiki Injury Prevention Coalition supported it, while the Public Defender opposed, arguing the restitution amounts would be unverified and better handled through civil remedies. SB 597 would extend the deadline for the administrative driver license revocation office to issue decisions, and the Attorney General, police, and Maui prosecutors supported it because of drug-testing delays, especially on neighbor islands. Finally, SB 1285 would create a lower-level impaired driving offense and authorize administrative action; the Attorney General and Public Defender both raised concerns about charging discretion and resource impacts, while county, public health, alcohol policy, and victim advocates strongly supported the bill as a life-saving measure. The transcript ends partway through testimony on SB 1285, with no final committee votes or actions recorded in the excerpt.

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• And purchased inpatient capacity, including competency restoration beds.
• then I think at our high end we're paying some where I think around 850 maybe 900 for some of those purchased
• In addition to that, a lot of the work that was done last session is adding. additional sites for purchased
• It's an insurance purchase model. program to expand the TEP program, which is the Insurance Assistance
• the AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which is the ADAP program, which is the. program that directly purchases

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• If you purchase a warranty, it transfers with the house.

Bills: HB95, HB382

Keywords: HVAC, air conditioning, heating, ventilation, warranty transfer, manufacturer warranty, consumer protection, home sale, residential real property, real estate, homebuyer, homeowner, property transfer, fixture, condominium, cooperative, duplex, triplex, quadraplex, warrantor

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• Is this used for value-based purchasing, or is it intended to be in the future used for value-based purchasing
• <00:50:44.400> Is Is this information going to be used for value-based purchasing, or is it
• intended to be in the future used for value-based purchasing for services?
• <00:51:02.720> drive<00:51:03.119> their<00:51:03.680> uh<00:51:03.839> purchasing
• data to drive their uh purchasing data to drive their uh purchasing decisions<00:51:05.359> and

Keywords: During the committee meeting live stream, portion of the video was lost due to network issues. There were also some technical difficulties with content and the incorrect background image being used. The lost footage was recovered from backup, and the other issues corrected in post production editing. 1. 00:00:41 Call to Order 2. 00:01:02 Roll Call 3. 00:02:54 Approval of Minutes 4. 00:05:06 Statutory Reports and Data Requests 5. 00:35:14 2025 and 2026 Session Update 6. 01:03:10 Board Structure Updates and Subcommittees 7. 01:05:20 Public Comment 8. 02:23:14 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Board meeting opened with quorum, approval of the March 9 and March 16, 2026 minutes, and a welcome to new member Representative Willner. The board then heard a presentation from the Department of Medicaid Services on several statutory reports: the quarterly budget analysis (LRC) report, the quarterly MCO report, the provider tax and assessment report, the enrollee demographic report, the annual behavioral health/substance use disorder utilization report, and the Medicaid pharmaceutical rebate fund. Commissioner Lisa Lee and CFO Steve Bechal explained the reports and answered questions. On spending, DMS said the quarterly budget analysis report should be read using the summary tabs because the first tab reflects only traditional Medicaid and does not include all populations. Lee said the first three quarters of fiscal year 2026 showed about $191 million more in waiver spending than the same period last year, about $250 million more in other categories such as nursing facilities, CCBHCs, and FQHCs, and roughly $450 million more in total fee-for-service spending. She also noted that Medicare Part D premiums are 100% state funds and estimated the state-fund increase at about $140 million. For managed care, DMS said pharmacy, inpatient hospital, and outpatient hospital spending made up about 66% of MCO payments so far this fiscal year. Members asked about administrative costs, provider tax impacts, citizenship-status categories, medical loss ratio, and whether the reports could be expanded to show recoupments and citizenship-based spending. DMS clarified that the spending figures discussed were benefit costs only, not administrative costs, and said administrative match rates vary. On the provider tax and directed payments report, Lee said the new CMS proposed rule would allow separate payment terms to continue through the grandfathering period, but that the impact would be substantial for providers even if the administrative effect was minimal. She also said DMS was still reviewing unusual citizenship categories such as “other” and “unspecified,” and would provide more information on medical loss ratio and recoupments if available. Auditor Ball raised concerns about alleged waste, duplicate Social Security numbers, ineligible enrollees, and high error rates in other programs. Lee responded that Medicaid focuses on fraud, waste, and abuse, but said the cited $800 million figure was not factual because it did not account for people enrolled in more than one Medicaid program at the same time. She said DMS is reviewing eligibility systems, including changes tied to community engagement requirements, and is working with the cabinet’s eligibility staff and ombudsman division on error rates. No additional votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes.

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• This is a fee that is collected, for instance, if you have a $575,000 home purchase, you would pay 5750
• This is a fee that is collected, for instance, if you have a $575,000 home purchase, you would pay 5750
• for instance, if you have a $575,000 for instance, if you have a $575,000 home<02:07:00.760> purchase
• , you would pay 5750 home purchase, you would pay 5750 for<02:07:04.040> this<02:07:04.240>
• Um whether it is the cost of purchasing Um whether it is the cost of purchasing asphalt<02:12:57.480

Keywords: 981, all

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• AI language in the nature of a continuing appropriation for administrative expenses and, frankly, purchases
• <00:38:35.599> and<00:38:36.079> uh removing those purchases and uh removing those
• purchases and uh expenditures<00:38:37.599> from<00:38:38.160> the<00:38:38.480> budget
• This was for the purchase of vehicles within DCI.
• It is appropriated to purchase and make available those ear tags for livestock producers.

Keywords: 916, all

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• We have to ask for approval for purchases that we want to make and salary schedules and those types of
• We have to ask for<01:58:14.719> approval<01:58:15.199> for<01:58:15.520> purchases<
• that we want for approval for purchases that we want to<01:58:16.639> make<01:58:16.800> and
• We have rank change their purchases.
• They all belong to what we call Purchase Pros, and that is the DBA of KEEDC.

Keywords: Call to Order and Roll Call – 0:00:04 Approval of Minutes – 0:03:57 United Way of Southern Kentucky –0:04:30 Preschool Education – 0:36:46 School Safety Updates – 1:01:41 Kentucky Association of School Superintendents – 1:41:47 Educational Cooperatives – 1:55:18 Adjournment – 2:07:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee opened its sixth meeting of the 2025 Interim Joint Committee on Education, confirmed a quorum, recorded attendance votes, and approved the minutes. Chair Lewis reminded presenters to keep remarks brief because of the full agenda and limited time. The first presentation was from United Way of Southern Kentucky, with Anne Puckett, Craig Browning, and Warren County Schools Superintendent Rob Clayton introducing a regional early childhood initiative. The presenters argued that kindergarten readiness and early childhood support are critical to later academic and life outcomes. They cited research and statistics about brain development in the first five years, the effects of unprepared kindergarten entry, and links between low literacy, school discipline, dropout rates, and incarceration. They said their region’s readiness scores fell during COVID and after a tornado, and that the most effective response was in-home parent education to help families support children from birth to age five. They described the model as voluntary, community-based, and not requiring new buildings, and said similar programs have been successful in Missouri. The group said it had already raised more than $1 million in private donations and committed three years of funding for four additional staff, expanding service in Allen, Logan, and Warren counties. They requested $600,000 per year for the next two-year budget cycle to add 12 more educators, serve about 360 families and 660 additional children, and build evidence for a possible statewide model. Members generally expressed support for the concept, with Representative Tipton and Representative Jackson discussing a prior home-based preschool pilot and the importance of starting early. Representative Calloway questioned whether increased family chaos and government involvement justified the approach; presenters responded that the program uses community educators, not a government-run organization, and is aimed at helping overwhelmed families. Representative Stalker asked about eligibility and early intervention, and presenters said the program serves children from birth to age five and can help identify needs early enough to connect families with services such as First Steps.

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• Again, that'll be based upon the actual product that'll be available for purchase.
• It's going to be packaged and shown to the people so that when they go in there and get ready to purchase
• , they'll be able to see what they're actually purchasing.
• , they'll be able to see what purchase, they'll be able to see what they're<01:47:35.840> actually
• <01:47:36.080> purchasing.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and then approved an agency amendment to a health and family services regulation. The amendment reversed a prior change so that neonatal ICU beds would remain subject to regular review rather than nonsubstantive review. The remaining administrative regulations were then reviewed without objection. The main presentation was from State Auditor Allison Ball on a report finding $836 million in concurrent Medicaid capitation payments from 2019 through 2022, involving individuals enrolled in Kentucky and at least one other state. Ball said Kentucky relied on the PARIS system, which has limitations because it is updated quarterly and depends on voluntary state participation, while a better federal data source, T-MSIS, was not fully available to the state. She said the audit found weak internal controls, siloed processes, outdated guidance, and a low-priority attitude toward residency checks, all of which contributed to missed alerts and improper payments. She also said the report identified additional problems, including payments made after beneficiaries died and cases involving multiple states paying for the same person. Ball recommended better access to federal data, stronger MCO contract provisions, and more active oversight by the Department for Medicaid Services and managed care organizations. She said the contracts reviewed did not provide a clear way to recoup the improper payments, though she and her counsel suggested possible equitable legal theories might be explored. Members expressed concern about the scale of the waste and the lack of contract enforcement, and asked whether any money could be recovered. Ball said the audit did not identify a clear contractual path to recoup the funds.

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• It still prohibits new purchases and imports after January 1, 2026, but ensures that our rural families
• It still prohibits new<00:43:59.200> purchases<00:44:00.000> and<00:44:00.240> imports
• <00:44:00.640> after<00:44:00.960> January new purchases and imports after January
• new purchases and imports after January 1st<00:44:01.839> of<00:44:02.280> 2026,<00:44:
• It's covered by HRS 134-11. next year that they purchase before next year that they purchase before then

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Nukem, who are with us today, purchased it and started to rehabilitate it.
• Nukem, who are with us today, purchased it and started to rehabilitate it.
• Nukem who are with us today purchased<00:08:46.720> it<00:08:47.200> and<00:08:47.519><
• c> started<00:08:47.760> to<00:08:48.000> rehabilitate purchased it and started to
• rehabilitate purchased it and started to rehabilitate it.<00:08:49.279> Uh<00:08:49.600> did

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on SB 27FN, which would change how improvements to dwellings over water are handled and align those projects more closely with the state building code. The bill was presented by Trisha Milo on behalf of Senator Lang, and attorney John Cronin explained that it arose from a specific New Hampshire Supreme Court case involving the Newcombs’ lakeside property, but that it could affect a small number of older waterfront homes statewide. He said the intent was to give the Department of Environmental Services (DES) limited waiver authority for improvements that do not harm water quality, plant life, or fish, while still requiring DES review and local permits. Committee members asked several questions about the scope of the bill, including whether it was tied to one case, how many properties might be affected, what counts as “living space,” and whether the language could allow larger decks or other expansions. Cronin said the bill was meant to be narrow, focused on access and egress and not on creating new living space, and that DES would still be able to deny unreasonable requests. He also described the Newcombs’ project as a rehabilitation of an older structure that had been approved locally and later challenged by DES, leading to the current dispute. Darlene Forst, the Wetlands Bureau administrator at DES, testified in opposition. She said the department was surprised the bill was being heard because it believed the Senate had sent it to interim study, and she argued the language was unclear and could have broader statewide effects than intended. Forst also said the underlying case was still active and should not be effectively re-litigated through this bill. No vote or final committee action was taken during the portion of the hearing provided.

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• from every health insurance company that does business in the state, and that is used to fund the purchase
• also gets administrative support from HHS, which, first of all, defines what vaccines are to be purchased
• next generation of Granite Staters deserve to have the costs we put upon them considered before purchases
• It slaps a rising carbon price on every state purchase, with a fiscal impact labeled indeterminable.
• It slaps a rising carbon price on every state purchase, with a fiscal impact labeled indeterminable.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• clarifying that certain prohibitions on insurance companies shall apply to policies or contracts purchased

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Insurance met with a quorum present and briefly recognized a departing legal fellow before taking up a six-bill agenda. The committee reported several insurance measures, including bills addressing uncovered mental health services, discrimination based on marital status after a spouse’s death, clarifying insurance prohibitions in New York City, standards for certain examination services, and limits on insurers refusing to renew policies related to volunteer social service transportation. Members noted that one bill had already passed the Assembly and was described as noncontroversial. One bill, relating to a reimbursement program for eligible local educational patients, was advanced but recorded with Senator Helming voting without recommendation and was referred to the Committee on Education. Another bill concerning insurance discrimination tied to marital status was discussed as having been worked out with industry. Most other bills were moved and reported without opposition, with several motions seconded by committee members and approved by voice vote.

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• existing law, we do not require people's status on public programs to be verified when they are purchasing
• ><01:16:46.159> when<01:16:46.480> they<01:16:46.719> are<01:16:47.520> purchasing
• <01:16:48.320> on be verified when they are purchasing on be verified when they are purchasing
• in an HOA um to considering purchasing in an HOA um to their<02:32:28.000> entire<02:32:28.399
• <02:51:09.760> Yet, reviewed prior to purchase. Yet, reviewed prior to purchase.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The purchaser understands with confidence that what they're consuming is safe, and the producer is assured
• The purchaser understands with confidence that what they're consuming is safe, and the producer is assured
• The purchaser understands guarantees.
• The purchaser understands with<00:32:33.360> confidence<00:32:33.760> that<00:32:34.080

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• existing licensed premises or approved sales room to serve a capped amount of alcoholic beverages purchased
• serve a capped amount of alcoholic to serve a capped amount of alcoholic beverages<00:35:47.599> purchased
• <00:35:48.079> through<00:35:48.480> licensed beverages purchased through licensed
• beverages purchased through licensed wholesalers<00:35:50.480> and<00:35:50.720> only<00

Keywords: 981, all

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• but in this case, uh, my brother-in-law on the morning of his death discovered that his wife had purchased
• that his morning of his death discovered that his wife<00:47:53.680> had<00:47:53.920> purchased
• <00:47:54.480> home<00:47:54.720> several<00:47:55.119> months wife had purchased
• a home several months wife had purchased a home several months earlier<00:47:55.760> without<

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• programs, the enhanced state low-income housing tax credits, and $1 billion to help more Californians purchase
• We're dealing with hedge funds purchasing them, and they want a 17% return on their money, and they're
• And the other thing is, if there's a housing bond, mobile home parks need purchase needs to be part of
• the housing bond so they can either be purchased by cities or by the residents.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an extensive presentation on the administration’s housing reorganization proposal, which would centralize multifamily affordable housing finance under the new Housing Development and Finance Committee (HDFC) and align it with the Governor’s trailer bill language. Administration officials said the plan is intended to create a one-stop application and award process, reduce duplicative timelines and costs, and pair state subsidy with private activity bonds and federal tax credits more efficiently. They also described proposed changes to the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program, including shifting a larger share of funding toward housing-related awards while preserving a portion for sustainable communities investments. The Legislative Analyst’s Office generally supported the streamlining concept but recommended changes to the proposed bond set-aside timing and urged flexibility for integrated applications and future reporting on demand. Senators, especially Senator Cabaldon, raised concerns that the proposal could weaken the original climate-and-transportation purpose of the sustainable communities program and that the reorganization would be undercut by the lack of new housing production funding in the budget. The item was held open without a vote. The committee then received a report from the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee and the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee on federal and state housing tax credits. Staff explained that the federal H.R. 1 change lowering the bond-financing threshold from 50% to 25% greatly expanded the number of projects able to use the 4% federal tax credit, allowing California to fund many more projects and units. They also described the state low-income housing tax credit as an important gap-filling tool for projects that still need additional subsidy, and noted existing set-asides for rural, homeless, at-risk, and extremely low-income projects. Members discussed rehabilitation as well as new construction, and the item was informational only. Finally, the Civil Rights Department reported on the effects of federal civil rights policy changes and on three programs facing expiration: California vs. Hate, the Community Conflict Resolution Unit, and Investigations and Conciliation Enhancement. Director Kevin Kish said federal cuts and policy shifts have reduced support for fair housing and other civil rights functions, while CRD’s caseload has grown from about 8,700 open matters a year ago to more than 12,000, with a six-month wait for interviews despite overtime triage efforts. Senators expressed strong support for continuing the programs and concern about the broader federal rollback of civil rights enforcement. The department said it is using overtime, intake triage, and outreach partnerships to manage the workload and direct Californians to appropriate state, local, and nonprofit resources.

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• programs, the enhanced state low-income housing tax credits, and $1 billion to help more Californians purchase
• We're dealing with hedge funds purchasing them, and they want a 17% return on their money, and they're
• And the other thing is, if there's a housing bond, mobile home parks need purchase needs to be part of
• the housing bond so they can either be purchased by cities or by the residents.

Keywords: 987, senate, all