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• This is not equitable, the way we distribute building aid today.
• This is not equitable the way we distribute<02:18:52.479> building<02:18:52.800> A<02:18
• <02:18:53.439> If<02:18:53.599> you<02:18:53.679> go distribute building A today
• If you go distribute building A today.
• just where's the money being distributed just where's the money being distributed to<02:42:00.720

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session began with HB 656, as amended, which would treat federal funds received by school districts as unanticipated money unless already listed in the annual report, and would require notices and school board minutes to identify the grant and summarize any obligations attached to accepting it. Supporters said the bill was aimed at transparency so voters would understand the “strings attached” to grants, while opponents raised concerns that the amendment was new, potentially vague, and could require districts to publish lengthy or redundant information, increasing costs and administrative burden. Several members suggested alternative approaches, such as a state-level list of common grant obligations or posting grant documents online. No vote was taken, and some members argued the bill was not ready for action. The committee then moved to HB 665, which would expand eligibility for free school meals to households at up to 300% of federal poverty guidelines and use education trust fund money to cover the added cost. Representative Damon strongly supported the bill, citing food insecurity and arguing the fiscal note likely overstated costs because the bill requires at least one free meal, not necessarily both breakfast and lunch. The discussion was just beginning when the transcript ended, and no vote or final action on HB 665 was recorded in the excerpt.

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• the state dollars appropriated through the Board of Aging, and this is an ongoing process that distributes
• and this is an on ongoing<00:12:14.720> process<00:12:15.200> that<00:12:15.600> distributes
• <00:12:16.160> both ongoing process that distributes both ongoing process that distributes
• I wish we would consider more proposals like the one from Chair Gomez and be honest about the distribution
• <02:00:37.840> of and be honest about the distribution of and be honest about the distribution

Keywords: 1183, house

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• :32:42.880> by<00:32:43.080> each<00:32:43.360> electric<00:32:43.799> distribution
• generators by each electric distribution generators by each electric distribution utility<00:32:
• the tariff to which the customer generator will otherwise take default supply service from the distribution
• /c><00:35:29.040> utility<00:35:30.119> um<00:35:31.119> there's from the distribution
• utility um there's from the distribution utility um there's no<00:35:32.119> reason<00:35:32.599

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And those are: the first is that it alters the distribution of VLT proceeds to the small, minority, and
• :33:09.840> the are the first is that it alters the are the first is that it alters the distribution
• of VLT proceeds to the distribution of VLT proceeds to the small,<00:33:12.640> minority,<00:
• Uh, pages will collect and distribute the senator's amendment. >> Give us just one moment.
• distribute the senator's amendment. distribute the senator's amendment.

Keywords: Senate streaming session for Monday, April 13, 2026, 960, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened on the final day of session, heard an invocation, recognized guests and pages, and outlined a tentative plan for multiple sessions and breaks through the day. The chamber then took up several messages between the Senate and House, including a refusal to concur in House amendments to Senate Bill 311 on the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the appointment of conferees, as well as a House message on House Bill 9007 establishing a conference committee on third-degree assault. The Senate also considered a series of second-reader bills. House Bill 6, requiring MHEC to collect data on pregnant and parenting students, was amended to exempt Maryland Global Campus and limit certain provisions to public senior higher education institutions and community colleges before being ordered to third reading. House Bill 182, concerning replacement of faithless electors, was amended to conform with Senate Bill 237 and then passed. House Bill 575, creating excused absences for student civic engagement, drew the most discussion; senators asked about the definition of civic engagement, county discretion, and whether students could use the bill for repeated protests. The floor leader explained that county boards would retain discretion and that the bill would not require weekly absences. The bill’s two amendments were adopted and it was sent to third reading. Additional measures passed with little or no opposition. House Bill 640 revised boards, commissions, and reporting requirements; House Bill 1335 required an independent study of IT and cybersecurity staffing and pay; House Bill 587 created a work group to review transportation procurement procedures; House Bill 854 established a nonpublic special education school renovation program; and House Bill 898 adjusted economic development provisions, including VLT proceeds and film tax credit language, after questions about the general fund impact. The Senate also advanced House Bill 1247 on Prince George’s County tax increment financing for an immersive entertainment venue, with amendments making it an emergency bill and addressing zoning and outdoor advertising issues.

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• government is being given administrative cost, neither are any entity that is responsible for distributing
• these funds, and that distributing these funds, and that includes<00:25:08.040> the<00:25:08.120
• Time is needed to get this money into the pipeline, to get the money distributed for the counties to
• money into the pipeline, to get the money into the pipeline, to get the money<00:50:25.000> distributed
• for the counties uh to money distributed for the counties uh to uh<00:50:28.280> implement<00

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But once it's in the coffers of the agency that will be distributing these funds, it won't be available
• But once it's in the coffers of the agency that will be distributing these funds, it won't be available
• Amending the distribution<02:40:06.080> of<02:40:06.240> funds<02:40:06.560> within<
• /c><02:40:06.800> the<02:40:06.880> Wyoming distribution of funds within the Wyoming distribution
• <02:47:04.080> through<02:47:04.319> the<02:47:04.479> school distributed through

Keywords: 916, all

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• Liberty itself will find in such a government, with powers properly distributed and adjusted, its surest
• The necessity of reciprocal checks in the exercise of political power, by dividing and distributing it
• [clears throat] If in the opinion of the people the distribution or modification of the constitutional
• Well, if there's a permitting problem that's blocking our ability to produce and distribute oil and gas
• <03:39:54.720> oil ability to produce and distribute oil ability to produce and distribute

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I represent the people who distribute lucky seven tickets, bingo surprise paper.
• Thank you. distribute uh lucky seven tickets, bingo distribute uh lucky seven tickets, bingo surprise
• So again, the way that revenue flows, the lottery collects it then distributes it.
• the lottery collects it then distributes the lottery collects it then distributes it.<01:22:28.880
• It's the way the money comes into the lottery and how that's distributed is the gray area.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on SB 60, which would expressly authorize advanced deposit wagering for horse racing in New Hampshire and set the online tax rate at 1.25%, matching the existing rate for in-person horse betting at Seabrook and Belmont. Senator Tim Lang said the bill is intended to clarify that online horse betting is permitted, regulate the activity, and create a revenue stream while keeping the tax rate consistent with brick-and-mortar wagering. Members asked about the rate compared with other states, whether the bill was really about casino front money, and whether geofencing would apply; Lang and later witnesses said the bill is narrowly limited to parimutuel horse racing and would use geofencing to keep wagering within New Hampshire. Peter Bragdon, speaking for Churchill Downs, supported the bill and described advanced deposit wagering as remote betting on horse races under the Interstate Horse Racing Act of 1978. He said Churchill Downs and other operators have long been active in New Hampshire, but the state’s lack of a specific statute has created a gray area. Bragdon said Churchill Downs stopped its own New Hampshire online operations in 2022 after discussions with the Lottery Commission and attorney general, while competitors continued operating, and he framed the bill as a fairness and consumer-protection measure that would clarify the law going forward. He also said the bill would not affect historic horse racing machines and would not create cannibalization of charitable gaming. Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre said the Lottery Commission and attorney general had identified the issue as similar to the earlier fantasy sports situation, where legislation was used to regulate an activity rather than pursue enforcement. He said the commission requested the bill, would serve as the regulator, and would address violations through rulemaking and penalties. McIntyre said operators would maintain customer and transaction records, with the commission reviewing them as needed, and he noted that three operators are currently active in the state and not paying the proposed 1.25% rate. No vote was taken during the hearing.

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• And if you have something written down, give it to our aides here and they will distribute it to us.
• And if you have something written down, give it to our aides here and they will distribute it to us.
• Um, I strongly think that this bill is a free-for-all bill that is distributed by special interest groups
• Um, I strongly think that this bill is a free-for-all bill that is distributed by special interest groups
• Um, I strongly think that this bill is a free-for-all bill that is distributed by special interest groups

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• 3, line 10, where dissolution of marriage would terminate the trust and require the trustee to distribute
• > half<02:34:36.800> of<02:34:36.960> the<02:34:37.080> trust shall distribute
• one half of the trust shall distribute one half of the trust assets<02:34:38.000> to<02:34:38.279
• an email, I think. y oh okay I will apparently I did not y oh okay I will apparently I did not distribute
• them so I will pass them distribute them so I will pass them out<03:21:12.720> well<03:21:12.840

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Judiciary Committee met in executive session and first took up HB 148, a bill allowing classification by biological sex in limited settings such as multiple-use bathrooms, certain sports, and involuntary commitment facilities. Supporters said it was needed to protect privacy and safety, especially for minors, and argued it was consistent with recent federal and state developments. Opponents said the bill was poorly defined, unnecessary, and could create discrimination or confusion, especially because it did not define “biological sex” in the text. The committee voted 10-8 ought to pass, and the chair said a minority report would be written. The committee then considered HB 254, a bill concerning medical aid in dying. The chair moved ought to pass and described the bill as a matter of liberty for terminally ill patients within six months of death, arguing it should not be treated as suicide. Opponents raised religious, ethical, and policy concerns, including worries about a slippery slope, misuse by vulnerable people, and the effect on death records and public health data. The committee voted 11-7 ought to pass, and the chair said a majority report would be written with a minority report by Representative Perez. Finally, the committee turned to HB 611 with Amendment 2025-0638, a replace-all amendment dealing with recoupment of costs for appointed counsel. The chair explained the amendment would restore the law to its pre-2020 form, allowing the Office of Cost Containment to seek repayment from some recipients of appointed counsel services, including those found not guilty, if they had the ability to pay. Supporters said the prior change had sharply reduced collections and that the state should not treat indigent defendants differently from people who hire private counsel. Opponents argued the policy unfairly bills innocent people and children who were entitled to counsel. The transcript cuts off during debate on the amendment, before a vote is shown.

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• fund statute and just to say that it does have as one of its compartments, subcompartments, to distribute
• School<00:15:56.519> building<00:15:57.000> Aid<00:15:57.319> to dis to distribute
• School building Aid to dis to distribute School building Aid to school<00:15:57.800> districts
• because it says that it's specific to special education state aid, and it's specific to grants distributed
• <00:53:13.960> to<00:53:14.200> M to Grants distributed to M to Grants distributed

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 295, which would make school building aid funds non-lapsing/non-APS. Representative Cahill said the bill was intended to keep any unused building aid money available for future projects, potentially helping move projects up the priority list or provide a little more funding for school construction. Members asked about how much money has lapsed in past years, whether the education trust fund and building aid are separate, and whether any lapsing dollars could be used to pay down debt. Department of Education official Jim Carney said about $29.1 million would be available if building aid is funded to the $50 million maximum in FY26, confirmed that the fund currently lapses, and said the department would gather historical lapse data. Committee members also discussed whether a dedicated fund structure could achieve the same goal, and the chair noted that the education trust fund statute includes school building aid as one of its uses. No vote was taken; the hearing was closed and the committee said it would later hold a work session after receiving more information. The committee then took up HB 237, introduced by Representative Dan McGuire, which would prohibit the use of special education state funds and differentiated aid for students not receiving special education services. The New Hampshire School Boards Association, through Becky Wilson, opposed the bill as written, saying it was unclear, potentially unnecessary, and difficult to implement because adequacy and differentiated aid are distributed as part of a districtwide lump sum rather than as student-specific dollars. She explained that special education costs are embedded across district budgets, including staffing, training, transportation, and instruction, and that some staff and services benefit both special education and general education students. Wilson also said differentiated aid is not tied to a specific pupil and is used at the district’s discretion, though it is intended to support students with greater needs. Committee members pressed on whether the bill would require districts to track money by individual student, whether it could conflict with federal special education law, and whether it would affect least restrictive environment requirements. Wilson said making the funds student-specific could create privacy and accounting problems and could make it difficult to staff inclusive classrooms, though she did not give a definitive legal opinion on federal compliance. She agreed that students who are not eligible for special education would not be included in the separate catastrophic/special education aid reimbursement program. The discussion continued into the second section of the bill, with members exploring how adequacy aid and differentiated aid are used in practice, but no action was taken during the portion provided.

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• be more distributed equally throughout the<01:12:24.719> whole<01:12:24.880> state.
• There's pressure on scarce resources to be distributed for education in the state of New Hampshire, but
• But it also had the benefit of eliminating the cost of printing, the cost of distribution, and etc.
• <01:40:32.800> So,<01:40:33.920> we're cost of distribution and etc.
• So, we're cost of distribution and etc.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Additionally, if a speaker has written testimony, please indicate that so copies can be distributed to
• the representatives at either end of the table so that can be distributed to the committee.
• copies um to the distribute copies um to the representatives<00:07:32.000> at<00:07:32.400>
• So please refer to those committee handouts that were distributed last year.
• So please refer to those committee handouts that were distributed last year.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm distributing samples of the signage that we're asking about.
• I'm distributing samples of uh location.
• We're I'm distributing your about.
• We're I'm distributing your locations<00:18:39.679> that<00:18:39.919> are<00:18:40.080
• > support distributing also some uh support distributing also some uh support letters.<00:18:44.320

Keywords: 1183, house

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• That is going to be distributed, and I could explain that. We don't have the 51.
• It's not in the packet, so they're distributing it, but if it's good and explainable, you can explain
• Senator Jasinski, order, or I don't—A47 amendment is being distributed.
• Senator Jasinski, order, or I don't—A47 amendment, which is being distributed.
• Um uh there user tax distribution fund.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• State Treasury: we kept the distribution for rooms and meals to cities and towns flat at the fiscal year
• treasury, we uh kept the distribution treasury, we uh kept the distribution for<00:36:45.440>
• I would like to change the distribution of rooms and meals tax so that we target the most property-poor
• So, we are keeping the distribution method per head the same, but we're keeping the distribution amount
• We are keeping the distribution method per head the same, but we're keeping the distribution amount the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was a House budget briefing focused on the overall state budget and the first of three divisions. The presenter reviewed the size and structure of the budget, noting that the state had eliminated the interest and dividends tax and still balanced the budget. He explained the major spending categories in the general fund and total budget, emphasizing that health and human services and education remain the largest areas, while transportation is largely self-funded. He also walked through the revenue picture, including business taxes, insurance taxes, court fees, communications taxes, and Medicaid recoveries, and said the remaining interest and dividends tax revenue reflected late payments from prior assessments. Members asked about the size of the tax cut from eliminating the interest and dividends tax, federal funding stability, and why Medicaid was being reduced if federal support was expected to remain steady. The response was that the lost revenue would have been about $200 million absent repeal, and that the budget gap was addressed through many small cuts across departments. On federal funds, the presenter said most aid is tied to multi-year grants and that core programs such as Medicare and Medicaid were expected to remain relatively stable, though some federal reductions could occur. He also said some agency reductions came from eliminating long-vacant, funded positions and from expected lapses. The discussion then moved into Division One, which covers smaller and miscellaneous agencies. The division made cuts to the governor’s office, eliminated a temporary position at the Governor’s Commission on Disability, reduced Department of Information Technology spending through a back-of-budget cut, and found savings in Administrative Services. It also delayed maintenance at the Sununu Youth Services Center, stopped advertising for paid family medical leave, changed retiree health insurance funding, and consolidated several personnel-related boards into one. The division eliminated the Commission on Aging and the Office of the Child Advocate, made a temporary special education advocate position permanent, reduced the Secretary of State’s budget, kept municipal rooms-and-meals distributions flat, and made changes to the retirement system, including $55 million to improve Group 2 retirement benefits and a new retirement structure for future state hires. The judicial branch was also asked to find savings and received two additional judges because of expected caseload increases from other eliminations.

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• necessary clothing, medical care, necessary shelter, and protection from ingestion or exposure of distribution
• It would be a needs-based program, and the fund would be distributed to the towns that need it the most
• through the office of are distributed through the office of Highway<03:42:49.560> Safety<03:42
• So I have distributed to the committee an amendment that I worked with the governor's office on, and
• <04:33:42.920> to end to this so so I have distributed to end to this so so I have distributed

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Additionally, this has increased the administrative workload needed to calculate and distribute benefits

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement heard three bills. SB 939 by Senator Laird, sponsored by CalPERS, would end new enrollment in the actuarial equivalent reduction option for service credit purchases starting in 2028 and require any unpaid balance at retirement to be paid within 90 days. The author said the change would reduce unintended consequences for members, employers, and CalPERS administration. There was no opposition, and the bill was approved on a unanimous vote and sent to Appropriations. SB 1038, also by Senator Laird and sponsored by CSEA, would expand CalPERS audit notification procedures so bargaining units receive notice when an employer is audited and receive relevant member information from final audit reports. Supporters said this would help unions protect members from benefit reductions or repayment demands caused by payroll or compensation errors, citing a Kern High School District audit example. Teamsters, the California Labor Federation, and AFSCME testified in support, with no opposition. The committee passed the bill unanimously and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1227 by Senator Drozdoff/Dorazo (as referenced in the transcript) would require the Department of Industrial Relations to work with unions on apprenticeship pathways into enforcement jobs, such as Cal/OSHA and Labor Commissioner classifications, to address staffing shortages and backlogs. The author and supporters from United Steelworkers, SEIU Local 1000, CSEA, the California Labor Federation, and others argued apprenticeship would create a pipeline of trained workers and improve labor law enforcement. The committee accepted amendments, voted the bill out on a unanimous vote, and re-referred it to the Committee on Labor and Employment.

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• An act in relation to imposing certain requirements for the distribution of road salt.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held its final meeting of the 2026 session, with Chair Jeremy Cooney noting quorum and thanking staff and members. The committee considered a large agenda of transportation-related bills, including measures on school construction notice from NYC DOT, inspection station disclosures, electronic signatures for vehicle registration forms, sex trafficking awareness and prevention, passenger notification after sexual assault incidents involving transportation network companies, hazardous materials rail notifications, ATV seasonal use, highway dedications, disabled-person license plates, a DMV study of inspection stations and fees, lighting requirements for e-bikes and e-scooters, school speed zone cameras in New Rochelle, work zone safety instruction for new drivers, removal of registration stickers in favor of electronic certificates, complete streets considerations, hands-free device rules for bus/taxi/livery drivers, bans on virtual reality headsets while driving, early registration renewal for deployed service members, and road salt distribution requirements. Most bills were reported from committee by voice vote, often with bipartisan support. Several members offered brief comments supporting bills aimed at public safety, worker protection, distracted driving prevention, and trafficking awareness. Senator Gallivan opposed the bill eliminating registration stickers, citing concerns that the stickers help law enforcement quickly identify registered vehicles; that bill was referred to Finance. The committee also referred the road salt bill and the supplemental rail-worker protection bill to Finance, while some other measures were referred onward to Codes or Consumer Protection. The meeting closed after the supplemental rail-worker protection bill was added at the end of the agenda and reported with bipartisan support. Overall, the session emphasized transportation safety, worker protections, and administrative updates to vehicle and highway law.

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• Members presented to the less distributed by the majority floor leader's office said measures are considered

Bills: HR1037, HR1043, SB1491, SB1451, SB1286, SB1581, SB1521, SB201, SB1290, SB169, SB1377, SB1991, SB1346, SB1509, SB1928, SB2028, SB2071, SB2110, SB2117, SB2127, SB2134, SB722, SB3

Keywords: National Poetry Month, poetry, education, cultural celebration, arts and humanities, child abuse, prevention, community support, family safety, child welfare, presidential electors, vacancies, oath of office, political party, elections, voter registration, election integrity, Secretary of State, cancellation of registration, gender neutrality