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• , those collection months, the period that we looked at, are when companies are making estimated payments
• And if estimated payments are indicative of...
• And if estimated payments are indicative of their final payments, which happen in the second half of
• So the final payment is due for calendar year filers in May. So May is a big collection month.
• And the first and second estimated payments for the fiscal year Years are due in June.

Bills: S0110, S0434, S0856

Keywords: property assessment, wind damage, home improvements, real estate, tax exemption, Florida statutes, ad valorem taxes, property listings, tax estimation, disclosure, Florida, residential property

Summary: The committee heard and passed three bills before moving to a staff presentation on the state revenue forecast and the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act. SB 856, by Senator DeSantis? [sic], would require online real estate listing platforms to display estimated property taxes for residential properties using prescribed methods and DOR-developed formulas rather than the current owner’s tax bill. Supporters from county, city, and property appraiser groups said the bill would improve transparency and help homebuyers avoid surprise tax and escrow increases. The bill was reported favorably after debate about making sure the estimate appears on realtor and platform sites for first-time buyers. SB 110, by Senator Arrington, was amended and then reported favorably. The bill clarifies that people holding 98-year-or-longer residential leases remain eligible for the homestead tax exemption even if the lease ends upon the tenant’s death, aligning those leaseholds with life estates for estate-planning purposes. The amendment, supported by the Florida Bar’s real property, probate and trust law section, clarified that lease provisions terminating at death are valid under current law. SB 434, by Senator Leak, was also reported favorably; it would prevent property tax assessments from reflecting increased just value attributable to wind-hardening improvements such as stronger roof attachments, shutters, and roof-to-wall reinforcements. The committee then received an update from staff director Azar Khan on the new general revenue forecast. He said collections had been running slightly above estimate overall, but the Revenue Estimating Conference reduced corporate income tax projections because of weaker recent collections and uncertainty around tariffs, while increasing some other revenue sources. Members then discussed the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which staff said would significantly reduce Florida corporate income tax revenue, with a large first-year impact driven by retroactive provisions such as bonus depreciation, research expensing, and business interest deductions. Senators and the appropriations chair said the forecast and federal changes would affect budget planning, and the committee adjourned after noting the bills had been favorably reported and the meeting was complete.

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• So when Service Credit Union approached me, the practical effect being you can drop a down payment if
• increase the amount of housing being built in short order because it reduces the equity and down payment
• ><00:10:45.279> equity<00:10:45.600> and<00:10:45.800> down<00:10:46.120> payment
• <00:10:46.440> you reduces the equity and down payment you reduces the equity and down payment
• <00:11:30.880> and will reduce those down payments and will reduce those down payments and

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Looking at basic care, we have a few driving factors in the increased payments here.
• transition from declining payments during the pandemic.
• Now we're in a post-pandemic era, and we're seeing a slight uptick in fee-for-service payments.
• So we're having to go back and retroactively adjust the payment source.
• <00:14:58.160> source retroactively adjust the payment source retroactively adjust the payment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• She said she made cash payments. I tried to get proof from her that the payments were made.
• Respondent filed an answer recommending payment in that amount.
• So DHS is approving the payment of unpaid bills that they don't have appropriation for.
• Was a warrant issued for payment to them? Was a warrant issued for payment to them?
• And I have the ledger here that shows that they made payments, each payment. No further questions.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• 2005 and 2006 for this because of this data for the next slide and this is on so-called onbehalf payments
• As many of you probably know, or maybe perhaps all of you know, the on-behalf payments are payments made
• um uh total so-called on behalf payments um per<00:07:33.360> teacher.
• So part of that money is effectively paying back payments.
• <00:20:57.039> have um if you're the on behalf payments have um if you're the on behalf payments

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Education met without a quorum, so the minutes were not approved. The main presentation was from retired economics professors John Garren and Dr. Kums, who discussed their Bluegrass Institute research on teacher compensation in Kentucky since the Kentucky Education Reform Act era. They said teacher base salaries, adjusted for inflation, have declined over the last decade, while state-paid “on-behalf” benefits such as pension and health insurance contributions have risen sharply; they argued total teacher compensation has increased modestly overall, but less than per-pupil funding. They also presented broader context on staffing growth, declining average daily attendance, Kentucky’s low share of teachers among total school staff, and flat or weak NAEP and ACT performance trends, including widening white-Black score gaps on NAEP. Members questioned the methodology and interpretation of the compensation figures. Representative Bojanowski argued the on-behalf calculations may overstate teacher compensation because they include insurance and pension costs that also benefit classified employees and retirees, and he asked for clarification on the denominator used to derive the per-teacher amount. Representative Truit said the presentation could be misleading if it implies teachers earn $94,000 in salary, and he objected to framing pension stabilization payments as teacher pay. The presenters responded that they were using total compensation, not salary alone, said they had divided total personnel-related on-behalf payments by the relevant staff count, and promised to review and send a technical explanation. Representative Truit and Chairman Typton both emphasized that compensation should be viewed as salary plus benefits, not salary alone, and noted that pension contributions are part of the cost of employing teachers. The presenters said their intent was to show the full compensation package and its relevance to labor supply and teacher shortages, not to claim that individual teachers earn the total compensation figure as salary. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond the decision to revisit the minutes at a later meeting due to the lack of quorum.

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• And it's actually half of that total amount because the other half goes towards debt payments.
• I think you might have used the word clarified, but just around debt payments in general, what is ACA
• 20 doing as it relates to debt payments, if anything?
• And it had a list of debt payments that were eligible as of that time in 2014.
• options for debt payments, would be something that is beneficial to you and would line up with your

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And if not, maybe next session we'll have to do a deficiency payment.
• Section 7, infant and toddler care provider support direct payment, $13.5 million.
• But it does allow anybody to appeal the denial, revocation, or reduction of services and payments.
• Section 37, basic care payment rates. That just extended what the House perceived to be a sunset.
• And Section 48 had to do with the payment withhold for long-term care.

Bills: SB2015

Keywords: corrections, rehabilitation, prison budget, department of corrections, adult services, youth services, correctional facilities, Heart River correctional center, Missouri River correctional center, James River correctional center, minimum security facility, county jails, regional jails, deferred maintenance, capital construction, strategic investment and improvements fund, Bank of North Dakota, line of credit, tasers, body cameras

Summary: The Senate Appropriations Human Resources Division met with all members present and took up several bills, focusing most of the discussion on SB 1577 and SB 1619, along with a detailed review of the HHS budget bill draft. On SB 1577, Senator Magrum explained that the bill was being revised to focus on wastewater rather than raw water, possibly shifting the Washburn project to the Department of Water Resources so it could access matching funds, and potentially converting the bill into a line of credit if federal money is restored later. Members discussed whether to keep an emergency clause or instead use a date-based approach, and agreed the bill would likely be handled through the full committee and possibly reconsidered later. On SB 1619, Senator Davison said amendments were still being worked on, including changes requested by the Bank of North Dakota, and the committee planned to hold it for possible amendment before full committee consideration. The bulk of the meeting was a section-by-section review of the HHS appropriations bill draft. Members discussed one-time funding items such as technology projects, child care programs, housing programs, behavioral health facility grants, infant and toddler care provider support, juvenile justice diversion, medical housing, and other public health and human services projects. Several adjustments were noted, including reductions or changes to IMD-related funding, incarcerated-person treatment funding, the child welfare technology project, and the provider rate increase. The committee also discussed the FTE block grant structure at length, with staff explaining that the apparent increase in positions reflected budgeting mechanics, zero-dollar “phantom” positions, and positions approved previously but not counted in the FTE total. Members raised concerns about transparency and whether the bill should list FTE numbers, but staff said the block grant was intended to give the department flexibility while quarterly reporting would provide oversight. Other topics included Medicaid expansion funding and provider reimbursement rules, the move toward certifying human service centers as certified community behavioral health clinics, a moratorium on new ICF beds, and studies or reports on Medicaid, obesity, disability services, truancy, and behavioral health facility grants. The committee also discussed removing or revising broad intent language in Section 31 so the department would report findings rather than implement changes without further legislative action. No final votes were taken in the transcript; instead, members agreed to make a few technical adjustments, continue reviewing the bill, and likely revisit it the next day before moving it to conference committee.

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• the Survivor Benefits Program under the Military Service Retirement and Surviving Spouse Benefits Payment
• I was not told that they wouldn't receive payments.
• AB 97 will ensure that those well-deserved settlement payments are received in their full amounts and
• I don't think that's the intent of these reimbursement payments.
• Students, including myself, I still have about $18,000 of student loan payments that I have to pay off

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation held its second regular hearing of the 2025-26 session and announced that, under reinstated suspense-file rules, every bill on the agenda would be referred to suspense rather than voted on immediately. The committee first heard AB 53, which would create a state income tax exemption of up to $20,000 for military retirees and certain survivor benefits. Supporters, including veterans’ groups, military retirees, and local officials, argued California is the only state taxing military retirement pay in full and that the exemption would help retain veterans and their families. Committee members voiced strong support, but the bill was sent to suspense. The committee then heard several wildfire-related tax relief bills. AB 429 would exempt certain wildfire settlement payments from gross income for victims of fires from 2020 through 2026; the author and a Greenville fire victim described the burden of taxing settlement funds, and rural county and forestry groups supported the measure. AB 97 proposed similar relief for Bobcat Fire settlement payments, and AB 389 would create a personal income tax credit for home-hardening expenses in high fire-risk areas, with Cal Fire and realtor representatives supporting the bill as a way to reduce future losses. Each of these measures drew no formal opposition in the hearing and was referred to suspense. AB 386 would create a tax credit for employers that help full-time employees repay student loans, up to $3,000 per employee per year. Supporters said it would help recruit and retain workers and reduce student debt burdens, while the California Tax Reform Association opposed the bill because it lacked allocation criteria and would reduce General Fund and education revenues. Committee members expressed interest but asked for clearer eligibility standards, and the bill was sent to suspense. AB 490 would allow a deduction for interest paid on qualified personal vehicle loans; the author framed it as relief for families dependent on cars, but opposition again came from the tax reform group, which argued the deduction would mainly benefit higher-income taxpayers. The bill also went to suspense. The committee also heard AB 547, which would create a tax credit of up to $5,000 for IVF and other fertility-treatment expenses. The author and a witness who described a long and costly IVF journey said the credit would help families afford treatment and support parenthood; members responded sympathetically and asked why the proposal was structured as a tax credit rather than a health coverage mandate. Finally, AB 330 would extend the prepaid mobile telephony services collection act through 2031, preserving an 80-cent surcharge that supports 911 and local government revenues; local government representatives and cities supported the extension, and it too was referred to suspense. The hearing ended with the committee adjourning after all measures were held for suspense-file consideration.

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• Did estimated estimated payments?
• 03:50:15.359> because<03:50:15.600> that payments drop more than because that payments
• So estimated payments in sure. Sure.
• > were<03:50:30.560> 12% estimated payments in April were 12% estimated payments in April
• estimated payments um in April. estimated payments um in April.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 110, as amended by the Senate, which would establish fees for alteration-of-terrain applications and direct the Department of Environmental Services to adopt rules for a permit-by-notification process for certain projects. Trisha Milo introduced the bill for Senator Lang and noted that the department had worked on the amended language. Matt Mayberry of the New Hampshire Homebuilders Association said the industry strongly supported the bill, describing it as a public-private partnership that would speed review for developers without affecting local control, with builders paying the costs rather than taxpayers. Members focused heavily on how the bill’s fee structure and permit thresholds would work, especially for projects near shoreland, wetlands, and protected water bodies. Representative Opel raised concerns about whether the bill reduced review of habitat and shoreland impacts or shifted costs unfairly; Philip Trobridge of DES explained that the bill does not eliminate those reviews and that shoreland projects still receive greater scrutiny. He said the bill creates different tiers, with the permit-by-notification process applying to certain projects between 100,000 and 150,000 square feet that are not in protected shoreland, while larger or shoreland-affected projects remain under the standard review process. He also said the proposed fees were based on sustaining the program, covering added habitat and species review responsibilities, and keeping reviews efficient. Trobridge said the new fee structure would generate about $1.2 million in additional revenue and help fund additional staff and related program costs. He stated that the department had worked with the regulated community and believed the fees were fair and reasonable, though he acknowledged the bill’s wording was confusing and that the threshold could be revisited later if the new process works well. Members also discussed how the state process interacts with local approvals, and Trobridge said both state and local approvals are required before a project can begin. No vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

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• being to help with down payment being to help with down payment assistance.<00:30:38.120> And
• AURI, a deficiency payment.
• AURI<00:32:43.080> a<00:32:43.160> deficiency<00:32:43.800> payment.
• AURI a deficiency payment. AURI a deficiency payment.
• , without any other mechanism of payment, without any other mechanism of payment, they<00:51:43.320

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House first adopted a conference committee report on House File 3900, a constitutional amendment related to state government and school trust lands. Members from both parties praised the work on the bill and said the conference committee returned a clean version of the House-passed measure. The report was adopted without opposition, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a 134-0 roll call. The chamber then took up Senate File 4282, a forecast-adjustments bill covering K-12 education, human services, children and families, and transportation. Representative Youakim explained that the conference report restored all four forecast articles plus several no-cost education items, including school fund transfers, utility-payment authority, a paraprofessional licensing clarification, a grant extension, and school trust lands language. Representative Mueller moved to refuse adoption, arguing the report had become a catchall and omitted agreed-upon literacy language; that motion failed 62-72. The House then adopted the conference report, and the bill was repassed as amended by conference on a 94-37 vote. Next, the House concurred in Senate amendments to House File 4138, the social media bill aimed at restricting addictive social media harms for minors. The Senate had removed House “threat alert” language, and the author said that was the only substantive difference. Supporters said the bill would protect kids online and require parental permission for social media accounts for children 15 and under. The House concurred and repassed the bill as amended by the Senate on a 131-2 vote. The House then began consideration of Senate File 2373, a labor and industry bill exempting minor league baseball players from minimum wage and overtime requirements. Through a series of amendments, members added provisions on rural cancer research, disability services and employment access, unemployment insurance for certain laid-off Iron Range miners, and agricultural funding items such as depredation, local foods, down payment assistance, and meat processing grants. One proposed amendment to remove the double-fencing requirement for farmed cervidae was strongly opposed as a threat to deer health and was defeated 61-72. The transcript ends during debate on that amendment, before final disposition of the bill is shown.

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• things up while we can and while we have this opportunity, as we prepare for those reduced federal payments
• The phased down or the reduced payments to the hospitals don't start to phase down until FY 28.
• Chair, Senator Brandt, I'm typically talking about the hospital payment reductions that will go down
• We are going to have to reduce those provider payments down to 100% of Medicare, and it gives us a period
• of time by which we can phase those payments down.

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• The second change, which was referenced earlier, is the payment error rate, which is a reflection of
• But if that payment error rate is above 6% to less than 8%, now for those direct benefits the state's
• And so, internally we're doing a lot to make sure, as much as we can, that that payment error rate is
• actual support of the program, you may be saving a couple bucks here, but there are delays in the payment
• but there are delays in the payment but there are delays in the payment error<00:21:10.800> rate

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• it on to the end of the loan or stretch it out over the loan, lower the interest rate, change the payments
• 00:10:52.720> rate,<00:10:53.200> change<00:10:53.519> the<00:10:53.760> payments
• , the interest rate, change the payments, the interest rate, change the payments, things<00:10:55.120
• So, we're changing your monthly payment, we're changing your interest rate, something like that.
• , we're changing your monthly payment, we're changing your monthly payment, we're<00:13:22.240>

Bills: SF0114, SF0102, SF0117

Keywords: elections, Wyoming House of Representatives, state representatives, multi-member districts, county-based districts, party list voting, list voting, proportional representation, Jefferson method, greatest divisors method, ranked choice voting, RCV, primary elections, party conventions, minor parties, major parties, ballot design, apportionment, redistricting, nomination procedures

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• that are being with program payments that are being with that<00:02:33.200> could<00:02:33.319
• This gives us an earlier intervention that we can use before payment withholds.
• This gives us an earlier intervention that we can use before payment withholds.
• use before payment use before payment withholds<00:12:49.079> challenge<00:12:49.839>
• <00:32:23.000> being 2370 which is the program payments being 2370 which is the program payments

Bills: HF1470, HF1310, HF1837

Keywords: opioids, substance use, addiction recovery, mental health, state cabinet, HF1310, Office of Cannabis Management, cannabis, marijuana, tribal consultation, government-to-government relationship, Minnesota tribes, Tribal governments, state government, consultation, rulemaking, Indian affairs, cannabis regulation, tribal sovereignty, state-tribal relations

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• <00:44:10.640> to has to do with the timing of payments to has to do with the timing of payments
• we have to account for those payment we have to account for those payment shifts<00:44:26.079>
• <00:46:02.160> um um increase in managed care payments um um increase in managed care payments
• and how much that receives a payment and how much that<01:10:42.560> payment<01:10:42.800>
• is, the frequency of that that payment is, the frequency of that payment<01:10:44.159> is<01:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Now, in general, for federal lands, the United States is doing payment.
• Now, in general, for federal lands, the United States is doing payment.
• Other services the individual might need do not have a payment source.
• We've increased payments for residential services by over 1,700% and payments for outpatient services
• We've increased payments for residential services by over 1,700% and payments for outpatient services

Keywords: 908, all

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• forecast published by MMB and DHS shows that the CADI waiver has is projected to have an average payment
• increase of 4.5% in fiscal years payment increase of 4.5% in fiscal years 24<00:16:00.000> and
• is projected to go up uh average payment is projected to go up uh in<00:16:18.160> both<00:16
• payment. It is an assumption on [CADI?]
• <00:38:25.280> processes<00:38:26.280> also methodologies and payment processes also

Keywords: 1183, house

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• by $6.1 million, bringing the total estimated payment in 2026-27 to $668.3 million.
• In 2026-27, EDD is requesting an increase of $12.3 million for the CEP benefit payments.
• The first is the assessment payment via electronic funds.
• With regards to the UI insurance loan, we're at $670 million interest payment.
• And then we have $220 million of interest payments that we don't have to make anymore.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• of things are put on automatic payment of things are put on automatic payment and<00:25:04.840><
• is where there's a higher concentration of payment.
• in that county, the average payment per provider within that county.
• <00:58:30.039> now a higher concentration of payment now a higher concentration of payment
• <00:59:07.839> in number of providers receiving payment in number of providers receiving payment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• HB 1873 by again relating to certain reimbursements and discounts allowed for the collection and payment
• HB 1962 by Bernal relating to disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from
• AP 2303 by Bell of Montgomery relating to the electric markets, payments and an exemption sales from
• HB 2369 by Patterson relating to the processes for and the adjudication and payment of certain claims
• For the Committee on State Affairs, HB 2392 by Martinez Fisher relating to the payment and installation