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• bill is looking for your support to modify the language that would allow eggs to be donated and distributed
• <00:01:31.439> by<00:01:31.759> hunger<00:01:32.079> relief distributed by hunger
• relief distributed by hunger relief organizations<00:01:33.280> past<00:01:33.520> their
• More than 30% of the food that we distribute at Open Cupboard comes from retailers in our communities
• at Open Cupboard uh comes distribute at Open Cupboard uh comes from<00:04:16.479> retailers<00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Just to to to distribute the resources.
• <00:41:38.120> among<00:41:38.440> the is being distributed among the is being distributed
• > on<00:41:59.840> what<00:42:00.040> the distributed uh based on what the distributed
• funding distribution. funding distribution.
• <01:01:02.280> between performance fund distributions between performance fund distributions

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House Postsecondary Education Committee held its first-ever meeting and first meeting of the session, with Chairman Tipton outlining committee procedures, attendance rules, and the process for submitting committee substitutes. After a roll call confirmed full attendance, the committee heard a presentation from Senator David Givens on the history and purpose of Kentucky’s performance-based funding model for postsecondary education. Givens said the model was created to replace an older “shares” approach that distributed funds based largely on prior-year allocations, and argued the new system better aligns funding with student success and the state’s long-term educational attainment goals. Council for Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson and CPE staff then explained the model in more detail. They said the system was designed to address long-standing funding disparities among institutions, reward outcomes such as degrees, credit-hour progression, and completion in high-demand fields, and support the state’s “60 by 30” goal of having 60% of Kentuckians hold a postsecondary credential by 2030. Thompson said Kentucky is now at 56.2% attainment, above the national average, and highlighted gains in graduation and retention rates, lower student borrowing, and improved completion outcomes. He also emphasized that the model is part of a broader strategy that includes affordability, adult learners, low-income students, and wrap-around support services. CPE staff described the work group process that developed and periodically revises the model, noting that the General Assembly created the framework in House Bill 303 and later enacted Senate Bill 153 and Senate Bill 191 to codify changes. They explained that in 2016 the legislature carved out about 5% of institutional budgets, roughly $43 million, to be redistributed through the new model, and that the model has been reviewed every three years with changes made each time. Recent revisions included increasing the student-success weight, adding a premium for low-income students, creating a premium for adult learners, and redefining underrepresented students as first-generation college students. No votes were taken at this meeting, and the committee adjourned after the informational presentation and discussion.

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• I appreciate how we distribute the funds.
• And as I said, we use the same factors to distribute our state funds.
• for developing in order to distribute for developing in order to distribute our<00:02:09.879>
• our state funds it needs to distribute our state funds it needs to be<00:02:17.280> distributed
• That's the reason we couldn't distribute it to our people, right? Okay.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services held an informational briefing on Kupuna Care funding, distribution, utilization, and the status of program rules. The Office of Aging explained that state Kupuna Care funds are distributed using the same federally approved interstate funding formula used for Older Americans Act funds, with eight weighted factors tailored to Hawaii’s conditions: older adults, greatest economic need, low-income minority status, disability, language barriers, geographic isolation, inverse population density, and older adults living alone in poverty. The department said the formula is based on census and American Community Survey data, with current county shares listed as Kauai 7.45%, Honolulu 69.61%, Maui 11.7%, and Hawaii County 17.88%. Officials said the formula is being reviewed with current data and will need federal approval and then public hearing before final adoption. Members questioned how the program works in practice, noting that the statute and eligibility language can sound like direct individual benefits even though services are delivered through area agencies on aging, ADRCs, and contracted providers such as meal and adult day care programs. The Office of Aging said ADRCs determine eligibility and then refer clients to authorized providers, who must meet service standards in their contracts. The chair pressed repeatedly for long-delayed rules, saying the Legislature had expected them years earlier and that clear rules are needed to ensure funds are spent properly and to avoid conflicts of interest. The department acknowledged the delay, said draft rules were written in 2023 after earlier commitments to finish sooner, and said it paused while federal Older Americans Act rules were being updated; it now expects to send the rules to the Deputy Attorney General, then out for public hearing, with a goal of completion in 2025. The department also reported utilization data for the last two fiscal years. In 2023, it expended about 93% of its allocation and served 5,473 older adults at an average annual cost of $1,358; in 2024, it expended about 97% and served 5,520 older adults, with the average cost down by about $200, which officials said may indicate fewer services per person. Eligibility was described as age 60 or older, U.S. citizen or qualified alien, with cognitive impairment or disability and functional deficits, and the statewide profile showed many participants were homebound, living alone, or below poverty. The most-used services were transportation, case management, and home-delivered meals. The chair also asked about the former Kupuna caregiver program; officials said the programs are now combined under Kupuna Care, with most funding going to adult day care to provide respite for working caregivers. County representatives then described local conditions, especially on Hawaii Island. Hawaii County officials said the county covers about 5,000 square miles, has about 208,000 residents, and roughly 24% are age 65 or older. They identified three main challenges: staffing shortages and retention problems among providers, shortages within the county department itself, and the loss of adult day care capacity, with only one center remaining on the island and none on the west side. They said these constraints limit service delivery even as demand grows. At the same time, they highlighted successes such as serving people in the community before they need higher levels of care, providing caregiver counseling and training through adult day care, serving 467 individuals locally, and ensuring the Resource Center answers calls from caregivers seeking help.

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• There is a committee substitute that has been distributed.
• I believe right before 5:00 we were able to get that distributed, right? Latanya.
• and because it's been distributed 24 hours, it is my intention.
• So that amendment is something that I will distribute to you.
• So that amendment is something that I will distribute to you all sometime early tomorrow morning, or

Summary: The House Legislative Rules Committee met in executive session and first took up four measures. It voted do pass on Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1553, concerning incentives for production of certain critical materials, by 10-0; Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1002, relating to elections submitted to voters by a school board, by 8-2; Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 1135, dealing with child maintenance orders for certain persons, by 10-0; and House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1572, addressing public employee retirement system fixes, by 10-0. The chair also explained that the committee was working through procedural questions about when it may hold public hearings on bills referred directly to the committee, especially Senate bills referred to the House Rules Committee. After recess, the committee reconvened and focused on Senate Bill 999, described as the “born-alive” bill. The chair said this would be the only item acted on that evening and that the previously posted morning hearing would be canceled. He announced a public hearing would be held the next evening on Senate Bill 999 and a committee substitute that had been distributed in advance, with the intent to vote on the House Committee Substitute after the hearing. He also noted an amendment would be offered to House Bill 2243, sponsored by Representative Wolfen, to address an unintended effect on the telecommunications sector, and said the amendment would be distributed the next morning. The committee then returned to executive session and voted do pass on Senate Bill 999 by 8-2. The meeting adjourned after that vote, with the chair indicating the committee would meet again the following evening.

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• impressive um that that's distributed impressive um that that's distributed out<02:39:41.359>
• So is it $90 being distributed, or are we distributing $100 and having the general fund compensate for
• :37.040> we<03:04:37.200> distributing $90 being distributed or we distributing $90 being
• revenue distribution revenue distribution which which which leads<03:29:13.200> the<03:29
• collection and distribution of revenue. collection and distribution of revenue.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Not at where the product was manufactured or distributed. That's actually incorrect. Is that right?
• That's a compelling reason why you want to have centralized distribution.
• I have built out 30 years worth of distribution facilities by switching the distribution of sales tax
• adds further sprawl of the distribution.
• of the world and other folks that have a high e-commerce distribution business?

Bills: HB134, HB135, HB 1109, HB 1243, HB1392, HB1399, HJR99, HB134, HB135

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, local tax, municipal tax, county tax, tax sourcing, place of business, principal business location, small business, retailer, marketplace seller, economic development agreement, Chapter 321, Chapter 323, Tax Code, Texas Comptroller, local sales and use tax, tax jurisdiction, order consummation, ship-to location

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• So it will be a function of them that would, I think, be in accordance with the purpose of distributed
• um this you'll see the distributed um this you'll see the distributed energy<00:45:10.480> resources
• Lo connected to the entire distribution Lo connected to the entire distribution for<00:45:25.720
• minimizing transmission distribution minimizing transmission distribution costs<00:45:38.319>
• <00:46:02.359> energy the purpose of distributive energy the purpose of distributive energy

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• peak power distribution. peak power distribution.
• They control the distribution.
• control the distribution. control the distribution.
• Are we talking about distribution?
• distribution side that would impact. distribution side that would impact.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Oh, tax distribution fund. Sorry. That's it. Uh, thank you. Questions, members, on the A39.
• Oh, tax distribution fund. Sorry. fund. Oh, tax distribution fund. Sorry.
• Identifying methods to distribute<00:51:52.480> project<00:51:52.880> information, distribute
• > uh procedures, um uh to to distribute uh procedures, um uh to to distribute uh notices,<00:51
• <00:58:18.000> fund the highway user tax distribution fund the highway user tax distribution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• beginning July 1, 2026, the allocation for the money received into the fund—new money after the distribution
• The bill imposes new requirements on the uses of the lottery funds distributed to that fund, mandating
• The first fund is named the County Emergency Medical Services Fund, and that money can be distributed
• The other fund is the All County Emergency Medical Services Fund, and that is distributed to every county
• For both funds, distributions are made in proportion to the county's population relative to the aggregate

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• <04:21:46.399> in they've got to distribute in they've got to distribute in scholarships.<
• That's a little bit greater than the amount being distributed this year.
• <04:24:53.199> So, amount being distributed this year.
• So, amount being distributed this year.
• <04:27:47.520> to money to be distributed to money to be distributed to municipalities<04:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee worked through a series of budget amendments, mostly to House Bill 2 and related House Bill 1 changes, with members discussing whether to reduce or preserve funding for various programs. Early actions included approving an amendment to House Bill 219 that delays implementation of renewable energy-related provisions to 2027, and approving an amendment that removes a $150,000 appropriation tied to a housing-related database while allowing use of housing fund money for the project. The committee also approved an amendment affecting magistrates so they could continue pretrial and other judicial support work, while noting they would not handle bail and that the change reflected separate legislation already signed by the governor. Members then approved a series of administrative savings items in the Department of Administrative Services, including eliminating a long-vacant computer analyst position and reducing overtime and recruiting/subscription-tool budgets. They also approved an amendment cutting marketing and administrative support for the paid family leave program, with members emphasizing that the program itself would continue. A proposed cut to the WorkInvest NH program was discussed at length, with some members arguing it benefits workers and employers and others noting the cost is borne by employers; the committee ultimately set that item aside without taking action. The committee also debated and then approved a modest reduction to a BEA regional planning grant, despite objections that regional planning commissions provide valuable municipal support. The most extended discussion centered on the State Library. Representative Sweeney said he did not want to pursue a full cut of the library and instead favored a more targeted approach, noting that some federal funding for library services such as interlibrary loans and the Libby system may be at risk. Members discussed alternatives, including unfilled positions and other partial reductions, but no final action on the full library cut was taken in the portion provided. The committee also paused on some other items to gather more information before voting.

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• The distribution is calculated on the basis of population and the number of homesteads throughout the
• The distributions for each parish for fiscal year 2027 can be found on pages 43 through 43.
• House Bill 314 provides for the distribution of the constitutionally mandated $90 million allocated to
• Section 26 of the Constitution requires a minimum of $90 million annually to be distributed to local
• Historically, the distribution has been calculated with an 80% weight on population and 20% weight on

Summary: Senate Finance met on May 21, 2026, with nine members present. The committee first recognized Mother Pearl Porter during a personal privilege presentation by Senator Boudreaux. It then took up the major budget measures for fiscal year 2026-27, beginning with HB 1, the general appropriation bill. The committee heard that the state budget was about $46.6 billion and that recent Revenue Estimating Conference revisions required reductions in recurring spending. Amendments removed new funding for GATOR and increased MFP amounts, while also directing Revenue Stabilization Fund dollars toward infrastructure, economic development, and local government needs. The committee adopted amendment set 4238 and reported HB 1 as amended, with authority for technical changes. The committee next considered HB 312, the supplemental appropriations bill for the current fiscal year. Members were told the amendments balanced the budget to the May REC forecast through a net reduction in state general fund spending, including savings in Medicaid and other agencies, while covering updated costs such as medical vendor administration, DCFS operations, DOC offender medical expenses, and disaster-related costs. Amendment set 4239 was adopted, and HB 312 was reported favorably as amended. HB 2, the capital outlay/infrastructure bill, was then amended with set 4230 and reported as amended. HB 3, the omnibus bond act authorizing bond usage for HB 2, had no amendments and was reported favorably. The committee also advanced HB 313, the funds bill, which includes the constitutionally required deposit of $144.3 million of FY 2025 surplus into the Budget Stabilization Fund and various transfers and fund adjustments. Amendments expanded or created several funds and mechanisms, including infrastructure and economic development-related funds, and HB 313 was reported favorably as amended. HB 314, the revenue sharing bill distributing the constitutionally mandated $90 million to local governments, was reported favorably without amendment. HB 383, the ancillary appropriations bill for fee-supported agencies, received amendment 3138 and was reported favorably as amended. HB 983, funding the judiciary, was amended to remove judicial pay adjustments and instead fund a possible transfer of the integrated criminal justice information system to the Supreme Court if SB 141 becomes law; it was reported favorably as amended. HB 1126, the legislative branch appropriations bill, was amended and reported favorably as amended. Finally, HCR 3, the hospital stabilization resolution used to support Medicaid hospital reimbursements, was amended to give LDH more flexibility on the timing of directed payments and preprint submissions, then reported as amended. The committee adjourned after a motion to do so.

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• LOCAL WORKFORCE BOARD BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO PROVIDE THESE FUNDS AND DISTRIBUTE
• JUST AS A HOLISTIC VIEW THIS IS WHERE THE FUNDING HAS BEEN DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
• REMINDER, THIS IS THE PROGRAM THAT HAS BEEN USED TO DISTRIBUTE DEVICES AND OR PROVIDE TRAINING OF THOSE
• THIS SLIDE IS A HOLISTIC VIEWPOINT OF THE $1.16 BILLION IN HOW WE PLAN TO DISTRIBUTE IT.
• ONCE IT IS APPROVED WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE TO ALL STATE AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES THAT ARE INTERESTED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• energy site that wants to distributed energy site that wants to transmit<00:43:59.599> power<
• <00:44:29.520> energy or other kinds of distributed energy or other kinds of distributed energy
• <00:47:31.599> energy transmission distributed energy transmission distributed energy resources
• Electric ratepayers on the distribution side.
• uh recommend distribution resilience uh recommend distribution resilience uh because<01:20:28.480

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• distribution systems, both systems<00:08:44.560> used<00:08:44.880> to<00:08:45.120>
• <00:08:48.240> systems farmers and of distribution systems farmers and of distribution systems
• The article modified the distribution formula for town aid to ensure that the full amount of the town
• <00:10:25.279> for modified the distribution formula for modified the distribution formula
• <00:25:58.559> lines cooperative distribution lines cooperative distribution lines exemption

Bills: HF9

Keywords: energy policy, renewable energy standard, carbon-free standard, solar standard, hydroelectric, hydropower, electric utility, Public Utilities Commission, PUC, renewable portfolio standard, carbon capture and sequestration, CCS, greenhouse gas emissions, climate policy, nuclear power plant, certificate of need, fossil fuel plant demolition, utility compliance delay, beneficial electrification, sales tax exemption

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• Each of these two units has distributed more than $500,000 annually over the past 5 years to its member
• One, self-distributed brew pub with a wine and beer retailer's permit. can create an invoice and sell
• This still faces the guest tap issue, but to a lesser extent since since once some distribution rights
• And only require them, it would count against their self-distribution cap.
• So, so a, so a brew pub can self-distribute to themselves, and they can cross the county line and they

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• , he found a sense of belonging by volunteering and tending to the garden, assisting with food distribution
• Those items were received by the County of Los Angeles, and then, in turn, they distributed those items
• They provide meals, food pantries, and food distribution.
• We will have to reduce meal production and pantry distribution.”
• If we cannot have an economy that fairly distributes our vast resources, then we must have a safety net

Summary: The Senate and Assembly Human Services Committees held a special oversight hearing on California’s 2026-27 Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) state plan, a federal anti-poverty funding stream. Committee members opened by citing statewide poverty and homelessness data and said the hearing was meant to review how CSBG dollars are used, how local agencies respond to community needs, and how the state is preparing for possible federal funding cuts. Jason Wimbley of the Department of Community Services and Development (CSD) explained that California’s CSBG network works through 60 organizations in 58 counties, serving about 1.5 million low-income Californians in 2023, and that the state received $68.4 million in federal CSBG funds in fiscal year 2025. He described the program as flexible funding used for housing, employment, education, food, health, transportation, and emergency response, and noted that the federal administration had proposed eliminating CSBG, though the Senate Appropriations Committee had voted to fully fund it for the coming year. Representatives from the California Community Action Partnership Association and several CSBG-funded agencies described how the program supports local anti-poverty work and leverages other funding. CalCAPA emphasized local flexibility, workforce development, partnerships, and data systems such as ROMA, while also warning that agencies are preparing for possible reductions by tightening budgets, planning staffing contingencies, and seeking private foundation support. Agency witnesses from Contra Costa County, Northern California Indian Development Council, Proteus, and Sacred Heart Community Service described services including housing assistance, food distribution, utility help, employment training, youth programs, and culturally specific services for Native communities and migrant farmworkers. They repeatedly said CSBG is essential because it funds staffing and infrastructure that allow them to braid other grants and serve people who do not qualify for standard safety-net programs. Members also asked about the impact of federal staffing changes and the Los Angeles fires. Wimbley said federal layoffs had affected some CSD programs but not CSBG administration, and that the department coordinated disaster response with state agencies and used CSBG-funded supply distribution, food, water, clothing, and documentation support during the fires. Witnesses said they were preparing for possible future cuts by diversifying funding, reducing expenses, and considering service changes, while county officials warned that state and federal reductions could not be backfilled locally. During public comment, one speaker urged stronger oversight of community action agencies and raised concerns about transparency and compliance with state law. The chair then thanked the witnesses, emphasized the importance of CSBG for low-income seniors, youth, and people with disabilities, and adjourned the hearing without any votes or formal action taken.

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• It notes uh energy efficiency. embracing um distributed energy embracing um distributed energy resources
• and<00:10:26.200> storage distributed energy sources and storage distributed energy sources
• And that's our distributed<00:10:31.680> energy.
• That's the way to distributed energy.
• c> for distributed an amendment for distributed an amendment for um<00:25:48.559> the<00:25

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Members, the bill changes the distribution of documentary stamp taxes by redirecting a portion of the
• That is projected to distribute $158.3 million to the local government housing trust fund and $67.5 million
• which outlines those supplemental funds that are spent, and this bill eliminates the dock stamp distribution
• comments specifically to lines 97 through 116 of the proposed committee bill, dealing with the distribution
• comments specifically to lines 97 through 116 of the proposed committee bill, dealing with the distribution

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met to consider its recommended fiscal year 2025-2026 budget and a conforming committee bill. Chair Shove presented an $18.5 billion TED budget, describing it as about 8.5% below the prior year’s TED budget and emphasizing recurring savings, reductions to vacant positions over 90 days old, and a focus on core agency needs. He highlighted funding for economic development, Visit Florida, Space Florida, affordable housing programs, military affairs, libraries, cultural and historic preservation grants, emergency management, and a $14.1 billion transportation work program. The committee then took up PCB TED 2501, which changes documentary stamp tax distributions by redirecting certain revenues to general revenue. The bill would reinstate the general revenue service charge on the supplemental housing-related dock stamp revenue, eliminating a recurring $150 million source for the State Housing Trust Fund, and would also redirect about $466 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund to general revenue. Chair Shove said the measure has no net zero fiscal impact on state revenues and does not alter the longstanding standard dock stamp funding for affordable housing or eliminate FDOT programs, arguing the bill preserves flexibility for future legislatures. Public testimony was split. Representatives from the Florida Transportation Builders Association and the Florida Public Transportation Association warned that the transportation trust fund reduction would significantly affect FDOT’s five-year work program, especially the Strategic Intermodal System, and could reduce planned capacity improvements and transit funding. Several members also raised concerns about the housing-related changes, arguing the bill undercuts commitments made through the Live Local framework and could weaken affordable housing efforts. In closing, Chair Shove defended the bill as a necessary tightening of recurring spending and said existing affordable housing and transportation programs would still be funded through other appropriations. The committee approved PCB TED 2501 on a 10-2 vote and reported it favorably before adjourning.

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• distributions sponsored by appropriations. appropriations. appropriations.
• It sets a hard floor that distributions.
• distributions. Think about that. distributions. Think about that.
• Distribute or facilitate access to sexually explicit material.
• distribute or facilitate. distribute or facilitate.

Keywords: 916, all