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• The other piece for fiscal year 27 is just stabilization and reliability of our campaign finance filing
• We didn't want a negative name in terms of campaign finance.
• That's when we Were providing campaign finance records to everyone and ensuring that of the data that
• All of our auditors are required to have degrees in accounting, finance, or business.
• Host Oklahoma Public Finance Alliance event, that's a project that we're looking at through the debt

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• the industry for 19 years, and when I first started out there wasn't such a thing as a third-party financed
• Solutions like loan guarantees, state-backed financing, like that from the I-Bank Small Business Finance
• Our mission is to close the racial wealth gap.
• important bill and a really great step in the right direction to change, really, the fabric of public finance
• and private finance, really, as we know, in California.

Summary: The committee heard several labor-related bills, with AB 1424, AB 1340, AB 288, and AB 746 all advancing on due-pass motions to Appropriations after testimony and roll calls. AB 1424 would require climate resiliency and extreme-heat protections in CDCR facilities; supporters described dangerous heat conditions for incarcerated workers and staff, while no opposition testified. AB 1340 would allow rideshare drivers to unionize and collectively bargain; drivers, labor groups, and researchers testified that app-based work is low-paid and unstable, while TechNet, Uber, Lyft, and other business groups argued the bill conflicts with Proposition 22 and could raise costs. AB 288 would let PERB step in when federal labor remedies are unavailable; supporters said it is needed because of NLRB dysfunction, while the Chamber of Commerce raised preemption and enforcement concerns. AB 746 would create an inmate cooperative program and a green reentry reserve; supporters framed it as a recidivism-reduction and reentry strategy, and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard AB 858, which would extend hotel and hospitality worker recall rights after declared emergencies and extend existing COVID-era protections. Hospitality workers and unions supported the bill as a way to protect jobs after pandemics, wildfires, and other disasters, while hotel, chamber, retail, restaurant, trucking, travel, and attractions groups opposed it, saying the current recall rules were meant to sunset and that the bill would create broad liabilities and hiring complications. The bill was moved to Appropriations but remained on call after the roll. AB 291, creating a credentialed educator apprenticeship program to address teacher shortages and improve diversity, drew support from education groups and stakeholders who said apprenticeships could lower preparation costs and provide better support; it was also moved to Appropriations and placed on call. Later, the committee took up AB 1104, a solar-energy bill intended to clarify that private solar customers are not “awarding bodies” and to ease certain business-to-business solar transactions while preserving prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for contractors. Supporters said the current interpretation has chilled commercial solar adoption and harmed jobs, while opponents from electrical workers, PG&E, and others warned about expanded “over-the-fence” power sales and the need for clearer limits. Members questioned the lack of a definition of “small,” and the bill was held without a second. The committee also heard AB 338, which seeks $50 million for Los Angeles and Ventura wildfire workforce recovery; the author and county officials described major job loss and business destruction and said the funds would support displaced workers and rebuilding, with the testimony continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

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• And so this handles all of those constituents to make sure that if there are gaps, they're bridged. >
• And we're there to help them bridge that gap when they need different coverage.
• , make sure that if there are gaps, make sure that if there are gaps, they're<00:13:34.720> bridged
• <00:49:03.680> in Uh these efforts help minimize gaps in Uh these efforts help minimize gaps
• However, if there is a gap or um um it However, if there is a gap or um um it you<01:26:39.040> know

Keywords: 1. Call to Order and Roll Call – 00:00:00 2. Approval of Minutes – 00:02:10 3. Discussion of State-Based Marketplaces and the Federally-Facilitated Marketplace – 00:02:31 4. Discussion of the Role of Kynectors and Navigators – 00:27:29 5. Discussion of Presumptive Eligibility – 01:11:57 6. Discussion of Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Redeterminations – 01:20:09 7. Update on Rural Health Transformation Program Application Process – 01:47:35 8. Public Comment – 01:59:57 9. Adjournment – 02:06:10, 958, all

Summary: The Medicaid Oversight Advisory Board met for its third meeting and approved the July 30 minutes. The chair outlined a full agenda covering the state-based marketplace versus the federally facilitated marketplace, connectors and navigators, presumptive eligibility, eligibility/enrollment/redetermination, and a rural health transformation update. Commissioner Lisa Lee and Assistant Director David Barry presented first on Kentucky’s state-based exchange, Connect, explaining that it is an integrated eligibility and enrollment system for Medicaid, CHIP, SNAP, TANF, child care, and qualified health plans. They reviewed Kentucky’s move from a state-based exchange to healthcare.gov in 2017 and back to a state-based marketplace in 2021, and said the system helps route applicants to the correct program and allows families to move more easily between Medicaid and exchange coverage as circumstances change. The presenters said the exchange is funded by carrier assessments on qualified health plans rather than general fund dollars, with costs allocated across programs based on use. They said Kentucky’s exchange fees are lower than the federal platform’s and that the state-based system provides local assistance through DCBS offices, connectors, and licensed agents in every county. Members asked about startup and operating costs, fee-setting, and whether any general fund dollars are used; the department said it would follow up with the CFO on fee details and said it was not aware of general fund support for exchange operations. Members also raised concerns about Medicaid eligibility verification and improper enrollment, while the department emphasized that the state system uses different questions than healthcare.gov and is designed to identify the correct coverage based on monthly Medicaid income and annual tax-credit income. The board also discussed enrollment trends, including a COVID-era spike during the public health emergency when disenrollments were largely paused, and current qualified health plan enrollment of more than 97,000 people on Connect. Commissioner Lee explained presumptive eligibility as temporary Medicaid coverage, noting it applies to pregnant women and hospital-based cases, with hospitals able to grant it and certain providers able to grant it to pregnant women. She said full eligibility is still determined within 30 days and that presumptive eligibility ends when full Medicaid eligibility is determined or at the end of the following month. The meeting then shifted to connectors, with representatives from Community Action Kentucky and the Kentucky Primary Care Association describing their statewide outreach network, local offices, and role helping residents apply for Medicaid, renew coverage, report changes, and navigate benefits; they said connectors do not determine eligibility but assist with applications, recertifications, and outreach events across the Commonwealth.

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• <00:15:42.279> year who either uh chose to take a gap year who either uh chose to take a gap
• We have seen a narrowing of some of the racial gaps in economic well-being.
• We have seen a narrowing of some of the racial gaps in economic well-being.
• So while these gaps in unemployment remain today, they haven’t gone away.
• <01:21:18.080> so making sure we're closing the Gap so making sure we're closing the Gap so

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• [Music] Today, I'd like to call this meeting of the House State Government Finance and Policy Committee
• I would move House File 361 be held over for possible inclusion in the committee Finance SP.
• House File 2725 to be laid over for possible inclusion in our finance bill, and I'll just walk through
• :10.280> making<01:15:10.600> it<01:15:10.880> easier<01:15:11.639> to gaps
• in enforcement making it easier to gaps in enforcement making it easier to challenge<01:15:12.800>

Bills: HF1837, HF361, HF2725, HF2566, HF2744, HF1685, HF501, HF1889, HF1389

Keywords: state policy, employment, health insurance, fossil designation, public funds, community resources, Capitol Mall, grantmaking, community vitality, livability, funding, healthy aging, aging policy, older adults, seniors, elderly, gerontology, long-term care, assisted living, nursing homes

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• <00:17:25.400> and<00:17:25.600> policy agricultural finance and policy agricultural
• finance and policy committee<00:17:26.240> for<00:17:26.439> having<00:17:26.640> me
• So I appreciate that you're considering stepping in to fill that gap for the farmers out here who are
• in<00:46:59.000> to<00:46:59.160> fill<00:46:59.520> that<00:46:59.800> gap
• considering stepping in to fill that gap considering stepping in to fill that gap for<00:47:00.440

Bills: HF44, HF2102, HF2279, HF2280, HF2281

Keywords: HF44, Casey Jones State Trail, Pipestone Trailhead, Currie Loop, Minnesota bonding bill, capital investment, state bonds, bond proceeds fund, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, trail rehabilitation, trail reconstruction, recreational trail, bike trail, hiking trail, infrastructure, state trail, Pipestone, Currie, bonding authorization

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• The House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee will come to order.
• Good morning, Chair Schumacher and members of the Human Services Finance and Policy Committee.
• Our goal is to address these needs, including finding pathways to address the gaps in services faced
• > including finding Pathways to address including finding Pathways to address the<00:02:35.800> gaps
• and services faced by families the gaps and services faced by families in<00:02:38.120> all<00

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• <00:34:47.399> their<00:34:47.600> purchase, such homes, to finance their purchase,
• such homes, to finance their purchase, and<00:34:48.639> to<00:34:48.879> locate<00:34
• It refines the definition of mobile home to give financing entities more clarity.
• Manufactured homes financed as real property with a deed will be subject to the property transfer tax
• > personal Manufactured homes financed as personal Manufactured homes financed as personal property

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Summary: The House opened with a devotional reading for St. Patrick’s Day, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance and the reading of a resignation letter from Representative Hooper of Burlington. The letter said the House environment had changed significantly and that he was resigning before the next cycle, while thanking colleagues and urging bold leadership to address major problems facing Vermonters. Members then received first readings and referrals for a large slate of bills. House bills introduced included measures on tax administration, hunting license fees, emergency management, oath and affirmation language in statutes, judiciary procedures, a Vermont homelessness response continuum, paperwork reduction, public utility subjects, municipal regulation of agriculture, miscellaneous agricultural subjects, and municipal permitting of ground-mounted solar arrays. Senate bills referred to House committees included vocational rehabilitation, home improvement and land improvement fraud, advanced metering infrastructure devices, water quality, and fair employment practices. Several other bills on the notice calendar were also referred to Ways and Means or Appropriations because they affected state revenue or carried appropriations. The House adopted two concurrent resolutions on the consent calendar: HCR 214, honoring Irish-American patriots and their role in American independence, and HCR 220, welcoming the USS Vermont’s namesake visit and designating April 18, 2026 as USS Vermont Day. Members also offered announcements recognizing guests from the USS Vermont and related veterans’ groups, remembering former Representative Ken Harvey, and noting upcoming events such as March Madness pools, the Legislative Cabaret, a Rural Caucus meeting, and a NAMI Walks team. On the floor calendar, H. 723 on posting of land was taken up, amended as recommended by the Committee on Environment, and ordered to third reading on a 10-0-1 committee vote. The House then began second reading of H. 757 on manufactured homes and limited equity cooperatives; committee members described manufactured housing as a key affordable housing option in Vermont and said the bill would clarify how these homes are purchased, titled, taxed, and financed, while reducing costs and improving consistency for homeowners, lenders, and municipalities.

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• impacts and that transportation finance impacts and that came<00:02:56.000> to<00:02:57.440><
• One of them is the finance part, which I am leading. related to trans uh freight.
• One of them is the finance part, which I am leading. Wait, I need to interrupt you.
• So as part of the finance part, we are compiling the Minnesota...
• We are compiling the Minnesota Transportation Finance Database.

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• I call this meeting of the Health Finance and Policy Committee to order.
• <01:03:13.240> possible actually had the finances possible actually had the finances possible
• finances<01:03:14.520> to<01:03:15.200> to<01:03:15.440> address<01:03:15.799><
• c> this<01:03:15.960> issue<01:03:16.359> at finances to to address this issue at finances
• Joe Schindler, Vice President of Finance with the Minnesota Hospital Association, I'm here to provide

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• required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit in the public school finance
• Members, this bill seeks to study the gaps for unaccounted Medicaid. ...and ensure that Texas newborns
• for certain school districts at the cost of wind, storm, and hail insurance under the public school finance
• Senate Bill 2185 relates to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
• SB 1359 by Parker concerns the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional County Water

Bills: HB2293, HB2694, HB2999, HB3694, HB3254, HB4662, HB5629, HB5632, HB5675, HB5664, HB5671, HB5680, HB5682, HB5693, HB4158, HB5695, HB4669, HB5696, HB5698, HB5677, HB5699, HB5694, HCR81, HCR83, HCR84, HCR89, HCR111, HCR142, HR868, SB682, SB1351, SB1895, SB1931, SB2141, SB3044, SCR1, SCR6, SCR37, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HB75, HB5354, HB4683, HB4847, HB1449, HB3833, HB265, HB1845, HB 108, HB1960, HB1955, HB2512, HB2581, HB2803, HB1738, HB636, HB2638, HB2655, HB871, HB 1107, HB1765, HB1822, HB3679, HB4099, HB3732, HB3171, HB3749, HB2814, HB3977, HB4204, HB4207, HB4449, HB1820, HB1876, HB1939, HB1347, HB2593, HB2136, HB2658, HB2757, HB2080, HB3063, HB3006, HB2844, HB3241, HB3680, HB3169, HB2078, HB2507, HB4559, HB3405, HB475, HB3463, HB3441, HB3520, HB3178, HB158, HB2060, HB4991, HB1991, HB5596, HB2014, HB2731, HB2417, HB2399, HB2301, HB3335, HB3234, HB3320, HB4848, HB4748, HB4769, HB4795, HB2086, HB2234, HB4916, HB5624, HB4505, HB5093, HB5302, HB5402, HB5606, HB4630, HB4924, HB3339, HB3793, HB3631, HB4882, HB5509, HB5499, HB5520, SB1177, SB1559, SB746, SB434, SB1383, SB1214, SB1079, SB3031, SB2141, SB2185, SB1895, SB1241, SB901, SB1883, SB552, HB 1249, HJR218, HB5623, SB687, SB1332, SB458, SB482, SB927, SB984, SB651, SB1620, SB2124, SB2448, SB841, SB843, SB402, SB2662, SB2053, SB2332, SB2112, SB745, SB1247, SB1789, HCR76, HCR127, HCR9, HCR40, HCR118, HR559, HCR59, HCR135, HCR141, HCR46, HCR109, HCR10, SB3037

Keywords: Sweeny Hospital District, board of directors, local governance, elections, healthcare administration, Brazoria Drainage District, commissioners, vacancies, resignation, hydrogen vehicles, weight limitations, transportation, environmental impact, clean energy, deep fake, intimate depictions, consent, digital media, criminal penalties, State Board of Education

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• Sometimes they talk to their teachers, and we help make those connections and fill the gaps so that we
• Sometimes they talk to their teachers, and we help make those connections and fill the gaps so that we
• This bill addresses a critical gap by extending educational opportunity to the children and dependents
• districts that they do not follow these, you know, the USFR's recommendations in regards to the finances
• Like, someone has to be responsible for the finances.

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• If gaps or challenges are identified, our responsibility is to address them and to work toward practical
• It seems like there has been a big push to increase the finance, but I'm wondering if that has helped
• But I look at this with the lens of the law, the lens of finance, and I didn't harp on this too much,
• This much better option in regards to finances, but also it's better for the kid.
• Their deaths were devastating, and they exposed serious gaps in how missing children in state custody

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• When we came up here, we had to stretch our finances like you wouldn't believe.
• Thank you so much, Chair and members of the Education Finance Committee, for your attention to my very
• and members of the education finance and members of the education finance committee<01:39:04.320
• Hawkins said he wanted to stick to the issues, since this is the Senate Education Finance Committee.
• When the House Education Finance Committee had their orientation, they were given a document from the

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• What they saw was a tiny gap in my spine: spina bifida.
• However, water systems are capital intensive, debt financed, and long range. Thank you.
• Water systems are capital intensive, debt financed, and long range.
• Ambiguity and financing constraints are especially dangerous in the water world.
• In many cases, revenue from utility rates is often pledged toward bonds to finance infrastructure.

Bills: HB2015, HB2060, HB2062, HB2100, HB2118, HB2165, HB2258, HB2327, HB2397, HB2445, HB2460, HB2641, HB2745, HB2876, HB2917, HB4011, HB4049, HB4056, HB4087, HCR2013, HCR2016, HCR2040, HCR2044, HCR2048, HCR2056

Keywords: budget procedures, late filing penalty, accounting standards, financial reporting, state appropriations, abortion, educational institutions, health education, state aid, public schools, Buffalo Soldiers, monument, commemoration, Arizona, public funding, Wesley Bolin Plaza, military history, historical memorial, small land subdivision, land use

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• I'm calling to order this meeting of the House Workforce Labor and Economic Development Finance and Policy
• That was something that I noticed was a gap.
• in our health critical workforce uh gaps in our health care<00:56:27.839> system.
• It has to be where there's pockets<00:58:56.000> of<00:58:56.160> gaps<00:58:56.480>
• that match what I was pockets of gaps that match what I was saying<00:58:57.839> previously<00

Bills: HF4598, HF4884, HF3732

Keywords: workers' compensation, Minnesota workers' compensation, Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, reinsurance association, Workers' Compensation Reinsurance Association, WCRA, occupational disease, presumption, first responders, firefighter cancer, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, police officer, paramedic, emergency medical technician, correctional officer, security counselor, public safety dispatcher, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability

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• In February 2026, SOU projected that it could fail to meet financing obligations by spring of 2027.
• That it could fail to meet financing obligations by spring of 2027.
• The revenue for that is accounted in the updated cash flows and overall finances that we've been reporting
• appropriation of $2 million to carry out two projects in the Umatilla Basin addressing the groundwater data gaps

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Summary: The Emergency Board met on June 17, 2026, and approved a series of subcommittee recommendations, mostly on consent, related to federal grant applications, agency funding adjustments, and position authority. Early actions included approval of four federal grant applications from natural resources agencies, three public safety grant applications, a one-time increase for Judicial Department court security, retroactive approval for an AmeriCorps volunteer-generation grant, and a $7.5 million allocation to Southern Oregon University from a special appropriation for short-term financial stability. Members supporting the SOU item emphasized the university’s structural deficits, declining enrollment, and the need for a long-term higher education plan; several members voted no or raised concerns about sustainability, but the motion passed. The board also approved a federal apprenticeship expansion grant for the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, a school nutrition equipment grant for the Department of Education, and an Oregon Health Authority request tied to Medicaid community engagement requirements under H.R. 1. Public safety items included funding for Oregon Military Department readiness facilities, a report on the stalled juvenile justice information system modernization project with a follow-up viability report due in 2026, and a statewide evacuation planning tool for emergency management. The evacuation tool drew strong support as a wildfire preparedness measure, with members noting it could significantly reduce alert times and save lives. A major point of debate was the Department of Justice request to add 16 permanent positions and increase other funds limitation for antitrust enforcement. Supporters argued the federal government has pulled back and Oregon needs capacity to pursue active cases and protect consumers; opponents objected to the process, the size of the expansion, and the incentive structure tied to settlements and awards. Despite those concerns, the motion passed. The board also approved Water Resources Department requests for the Water Well Abandonment, Repair and Replacement program, an assistant water master position in Washington County, and federal funding for Lower Umatilla Basin groundwater data collection. The water master item prompted questions about county cost shifts, but staff said the position would remain externally funded and would not be filled without those resources.

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• And we are going to be routine opening of each of these doctors just to fix gaps because we don't have
• I have a lot Of confidence in the LFC, and actually the chair of the finance committee and our appropriations
• I'll just tell you that I've been speaking with the chair of finance, Senator Munoz, throughout the duration
• And the chair of finance believes strongly.

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• What this bill does is there's a There's a gap in current statute for local governments, counties, and
• Just to give you an example, school districts are authorized to use lease purchase agreements in financing
• Developers use these tax credits to finance the acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of affordable
• San Marcos is supportive of the legislation, which would provide more tools for the community to finance

Bills: HB164, HB164, HB411, HB627, HB 1226, HB1677, HB1865, HB1997, HB2985, HB3462, HB4188, HB4685, HB4840, HB5370, HB5424, HB5466, HB5509, HB5660, HB5673

Keywords: HB 164, HB164, Texas Flood Recovery, Reimbursement, and Reconstruction Program, Texas Division of Emergency Management, TDEM, Hill Country floods, July 2025 floods, flood recovery, disaster relief, flood reimbursement, reconstruction grants, resiliency standards, floodplain, base flood elevation, FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, insurance denial, property damage, tenant assistance, rental property

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• This bill addresses this gap by requiring medical insurance plans to cover general anesthesia for medically
• I know you have to go to Senate Finance. I'm not sure I'll make it down there today. Thank you.
• of individuals involved in Medicaid providers, including those with ownership interests. those who finance
• Thank you so much, Senator West, for making it over from Senate Finance and Transportation and every

Bills: SB227, SB269, SB407, SB463, SB527, SB547, SB1283, SB1380, SB1383, SB1511, SB1640, SB1784, SB2069

Keywords: school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, healthcare policy, vaccines, exemptions, religious beliefs, public health, workplace violence, healthcare facilities, definition expansion, safety regulations, health and safety code, health insurance, anesthesia, pediatric dental services, coverage, medical necessity