Transcript Highlights:

• You can do the math. It's in the $40 million or so. >> Yeah.
• You can<00:44:05.119> do<00:44:05.200> the<00:44:05.359> math.
• c> in<00:44:06.000> the<00:44:06.720> 40<00:44:07.040> million can do the math
• It's in the 40 million can do the math. It's in the 40 million or<00:44:07.599> so.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So you're going to make me do the math.
• So you're going to make me do the math. I can do the math. About $42 million. Thank you.
• I can do the math. About $42 million. Thank you. I appreciate that.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• qualifier, doesn't that restrict us to just one year, to where we're not—we can't, I don't want to do math
• 00:39:45.040> do we're not we can't I don't want to do we're not we can't I don't want to do math
• :39:46.320> to<00:39:46.480> have<00:39:46.640> to<00:39:46.800> split math
• I don't want to have to split math kids.

Bills: HB0045

Keywords: property tax, exemption, homeowners, long-term, aged, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So if you do the math on that $5,000 a month that they're getting for that sick days and annual leave
• if<01:45:33.720> you<01:45:33.800> do<01:45:34.000> the<01:45:34.120> math
• So if you do the math So if you do the math on<01:45:36.360> that<01:45:36.680> on

Keywords: Meeting Start: 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call: 00:00:12 Approval of Minutes: 00:01:34 Actuarial Valuation Update – KPPA: 00:02:10 Actuarial Valuation Update – TRS: 00:25:32, 958, all

Summary: The meeting began with roll call, confirmation of a quorum, and approval of the prior minutes. The main presentation was from KPPA officials Ryan Barrow and Erin Saratt on the annual actuarial valuations for the retirement and insurance systems. They said the systems’ funding status improved overall, with three of five insurance funds fully funded, CERS hazardous dropping from over 100% funded to 90.9% because of premium changes, and KRS receiving $650 million in supplemental funding over the biennium. They also reported strong investment returns above assumed rates, higher payroll and membership counts, and resulting actuarial losses tied to higher salaries and premiums, especially on the insurance side. Members asked several questions about what drove the actuarial losses and whether legislation affected them. KPPA said the CERS insurance loss was driven by premium increases and Senate Bill 10, while the pension-side losses were largely due to higher payroll and benefits for Tier 1 and Tier 2 members. They explained that new Tier 3 employees are designed to add no additional unfunded liability, and that the state administers the systems but does not directly control all hiring. Questions also focused on retiree health premiums, which KPPA said rose about 15% for non-Medicare retirees and 38% for Medicare retirees, with the increase attributed to utilization, prescription costs, and the Inflation Reduction Act. The committee then heard from TRS Deputy Executive Secretary and General Counsel Beau Barnes on the 2025 TRS actuarial valuation. He reported that the Retirement Annuity Trust and Health Insurance Trust both received full funding, the retirement trust’s funded ratio improved to 61%, TRS 4 remains well funded with no liability, and the health insurance trust improved to 89.1%. Barnes said TRS is on track to fully fund legacy liabilities within the amortization period, with 2044 as the point when the system reflects 100% funding and 2046 as the last year needing additional dollars for the legacy liability. He also explained that lower assumed investment returns and updated mortality assumptions increased liabilities, but that TRS uses direct rate smoothing for budgeting purposes. At the end of the meeting, the chair circulated a proposed set of “do’s and don’ts of pensions,” emphasizing that future legislation should not create unfunded liabilities. Barnes also noted he would later discuss several legislative proposals for the 2026 session, but the transcript provided ends before that discussion or any votes on those proposals.

Transcript Highlights:

• And you say it's 5%. 5% is roughly what the math works out to under the statutory waterfall for the contingency
• ><00:06:34.319> roughly<00:06:34.720> what<00:06:34.960> the<00:06:36.000> math
• 00:06:36.319> works<00:06:36.639> out<00:06:36.800> to 5% is roughly what the math
• works out to 5% is roughly what the math works out to under<00:06:37.280> the<00:06:37.440>

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee first established a quorum, approved the minutes from the November 10 meeting, and then approved a large agenda of contracts and related items, with the total agenda amount stated as $359,638,393.88. Most items were approved without objection, but two contracts were pulled for discussion: attorney general panel counsel contingency fee contracts and a Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission personal services contract. For the attorney general’s office, Chris Lewis explained that the contracts were panel counsel contingency fee agreements, with 14 qualified awards from 16 applicants. He said the contracts were contingency-based, so no money would be paid unless cases were successful, and that the fee structure worked out to roughly 5% under the statutory waterfall. Senators asked about the size of the contracts, whether the terms were uniform, why no Kentucky firms were among the awardees, and how the public should understand the large dollar figures. Lewis said one Kentucky firm applied but was disqualified for a late submission, other Kentucky firms had inquired but did not apply, and local firms could still work with national firms on cases. The committee then approved the contracts. The Kentucky Legislative Ethics Commission contract drew more extensive questioning. Commission representatives said they had previously had a contract disapproved because the proper process was not followed, so they used an RFI process posted on the state and commission websites for at least three weeks. They received one applicant, a Kentucky firm, and set the rate at $125 per hour. Members questioned whether the commission was acting beyond its ethics mission, whether staff were helping draft complaints against legislators, and whether the commission was taking on a prosecutorial or human-resources role. The commission said its role is limited to enforcing the legislative code of ethics, providing advisory guidance, and following the formal complaint process; it does not pursue matters outside that code. Members also raised concerns about the earlier procurement misstep and the commission’s credibility, and the commission apologized, said it had corrected the process, and pledged to comply going forward. The committee then approved the contract.

Transcript Highlights:

• So you can do the math.
• you<00:22:08.799> can<00:22:08.960> do<00:22:09.120> the<00:22:09.280> math
• and<00:22:11.280> and<00:22:11.919> um<00:22:12.640> I'm So you can do the math
• and and um I'm So you can do the math and and um I'm from<00:22:13.120> the<00:22:13.280>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee held an informational briefing on the impact and legality of federal immigration enforcement efforts in Hawaii, with Chair Carl Rhodes framing it as the sixth and final interim briefing in a series on the rule of law and local effects of federal actions. He said the discussion would focus on due process concerns, questioning and detention of citizens and lawful immigrants, free speech issues, and pressure on state and local law enforcement, and noted the issues may be revisited in the 2026 regular session. There was no public testimony or committee vote; only invited speakers presented. Dr. Amy Agayani opened by arguing that immigrants are integral to Hawaii’s history, economy, and communities, and contrasted that with what she described as harmful narratives portraying immigrants as criminals. She cited figures that one in five Hawaii residents is foreign-born, that immigrants make up about 20% of the labor force and over 27% of entrepreneurs, and that roughly 40,000 people in Hawaii are undocumented, many of whom may have pathways to legal status but face language, information, and court barriers. She also said federal enforcement has expanded beyond undocumented immigrants to include citizens and lawful residents, and warned that attacks on birthright citizenship and visa categories could affect many families. Matina Mock of the legal clinic emphasized the complexity of immigration law and the severe lack of legal representation, noting a nationwide backlog of 11.3 million immigration-related applications and 3.4 million court cases, plus about 1,400 pending immigration cases in Honolulu with only two immigration judges. She said Hawaii has only six or seven nonprofit immigration legal service providers, and that represented clients are far more likely to obtain relief. Mock described a recent case involving a lawful student visa holder who was transferred among multiple federal facilities before being brought to Honolulu without clear notice, which she said illustrated due process violations. She also said ICE activity in Hawaii has sharply increased, with about 150 arrests from January to July 2025, a 380% increase over the same period in 2024, and that many detainees have no criminal record. Stephanie Haro Sevilla and another clinic fellow described 2025 enforcement as a major shift driven by a January executive order, the end of prior limits on arrests in sensitive locations, and arrest quotas they said require 3,000 arrests per day nationwide. They said this has led to arrests without warrants or probable cause, broader targeting of people with minor offenses or no criminal history, and the use of resources from other federal agencies and local law enforcement for civilian immigration enforcement. They also said the federal detention center in Honolulu is holding roughly 40 to 80 civilian detainees on any given day, often in conditions they characterized as prison-like, and warned that the current escalation could eventually affect lawful permanent residents and naturalized citizens. The speakers urged the public to support immigrant-rights advocates and local protective policies and funding measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• It's a little bit — there's quite a bit of math involved, and I went to law school because I can't do
• math, but I'm looking at what that number would be.
• It's a little bit — there's quite a bit of math involved, and I went to law school because I can't do
• math, but I'm looking at what that number would be.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with the pledge and prayer, a roll call established quorum, and members announced a Veterans Caucus meeting to follow the session. The committee also recognized distinguished veteran Joe Mash Masterson of Bardstown, who was praised for his Army service, long-time advocacy for veterans, and leadership in the American Legion and local veteran organizations. Masterson thanked his family, the American Legion Post 121, and the VA staff, and several members offered remarks honoring his service and the committee’s practice of recognizing veterans. The committee then briefly addressed a referred administrative regulation, 017 KAR 001 030, which leadership described as technical updates to existing policy; no vote was taken. After that, members heard testimony from KDVA and Finance and Administration officials on the ongoing HVAC replacement project at the Radcliffe Veteran Center. Officials said the system had been problematic for years, that design work began early to accelerate the project, and that the work was complicated by the need to replace the system in an operating nursing facility. They explained that the project was bid in March, awarded to Less Mechanical, and that protective measures, shop drawings, and equipment orders were underway. Committee members pressed officials on why the problem had taken so long to resolve, why the original system had been installed, whether the issue had been communicated regularly, and whether the state should be paying for a replacement in a relatively new facility. Officials said the original system’s components and warranties had failed, that they had tried to replace parts before moving to a full replacement, and that the system’s manufacturer and quality differed from a similar facility in Glasgow that had not had the same issues. They said the current phase one contract was about $6 million, with the remaining funds held for phase two to restore full occupancy; phase two design was nearly complete and could be bid later if funding is approved. Officials estimated phase one completion around January 2026 and full completion around March 2027, depending on funding and scheduling.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, I did all that math yesterday. I was trying to see if I needed to do that."
• just because there are, like I said, there are a lot of assumptions here, and I wish it was a quick math
• Next up is liquor." it was a quick math but there's a it was a quick math but there's a there's<00:06

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's easier to follow on the spreadsheet and how the math works.
• follow on the on the spreadsheet and how follow on the on the spreadsheet and how the<00:58:54.400> math
• :55.480> just<00:58:55.640> look<00:58:55.760> at<00:58:56.359> on the math
• works so if you just look at on the math works so if you just look at on the<00:58:56.760> first<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The math on supply and demand does not support this bill.
• The<01:15:09.280> math<01:15:09.520> on<01:15:09.679> supply<01:15:09.920> and
• <01:15:10.159> demand<01:15:10.480> does<01:15:10.640> not The math on supply
• and demand does not The math on supply and demand does not support<01:15:11.120> this<01:15:11.360

Bills: HF1545, HF2426, HF1615, HF2403

Keywords: medical cannabis, cultivation, cannabinoid products, plant canopy, Minnesota statutes, cannabis, hemp, lower-potency, edibles, regulations, licensing, local control, consumer safety, age restrictions, commerce policy, financial institutions, insurance regulation, limited long-term care insurance, Medicare supplement, health insurance

Transcript Highlights:

• The discount rate is simply the math that you use to reduce, say, 30 years of benefits from energy efficiency
• <00:30:09.360> is<00:30:09.600> simply<00:30:10.240> the<00:30:10.559> math
• <00:30:11.039> that discount rate is simply the math that discount rate is simply the math

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A Mathematica policy research study found that students taught by novice TNTP-trained math teachers outperform
• > that students taught by novice tntp that students taught by novice tntp trained<00:56:06.599> Math
• <00:56:06.880> teachers<00:56:07.480> outperform trained Math teachers outperform trained
• Math teachers outperform students<00:56:08.400> of<00:56:08.599> novice<00:56:09.000><

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• here was based on what we had under some previous program to offer some bonuses and just doing the math
• offer some bonuses and uh just<02:39:56.160> doing<02:39:56.439> the<02:39:56.560> math
• <02:39:56.800> and<02:39:57.000> number<02:39:57.200> of just doing the math
• and number of just doing the math and number of positions<02:39:57.760> and<02:39:57.920>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Do the math: 10 guys, $250 million. What's it mean to Kentucky?
• million<00:57:59.680> each<00:58:00.680> do<00:58:00.920> the<00:58:01.119> math
• <00:58:02.119> 10<00:58:02.559> guys is $25 million each do the math 10 guys is $25
• million each do the math 10 guys $250<00:58:04.119> million<00:58:05.119> what's<00:58

Keywords: 00:00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:01:19 Discussion of 25RS HB 785 00:30:25 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 785 00:32:15 Discussion of 25RS HB 61 00:36:42 Roll Call Vote on 25RS HB 61 00:38:07 Discussion of 25RS HB 788 00:51:01 Discussion of 25RS SB 14 01:11:09 Discussion of 25RS HB 685 01:44:57 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Standing Committee on Health Services met with a quorum and took up House Bill 785, as amended by a committee substitute that combined language from HB 785 and HB 787. The bill was described as addressing Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) audits, provider contract notice and amendment procedures, mental health parity compliance, and related transparency requirements. Supporters said the measure would tighten notice to providers, limit repeated contract amendments and rate reductions, require more standardized audit procedures, and add reporting on Medicaid claims, appeals, and grievances. It also includes a provision requiring coverage of at least two evaluation-and-management billable services per physician per recipient per date of service, and a section addressing narcotic/opioid treatment program licensing and reimbursement language. Testimony in support came from Representative Kim Moore, John Inman of BrightView Health, Michelle Sandborne of the Children’s Alliance, and Kelly Cormic of RYSE. They argued that MCOs often use audits and recoupments in ways that are burdensome, opaque, and financially damaging to providers, especially smaller and rural ones. They cited examples of multiple audit requests in short timeframes, large record requests with short deadlines, delayed or absent feedback, and recoupments taken before appeals are resolved. They also said parity laws are not being consistently enforced and that the bill would give the Department of Insurance authority to suspend or revoke an MCO certificate of authority for willful or repeated parity violations. Committee members generally expressed support for provider protections and transparency, while asking for clarification on the narcotic treatment and E/M billing provisions. Tom Stevens of the Kentucky Association of Health Plans testified in opposition, saying the bill is complex to implement and should be handled through the broader Medicaid oversight work of House Bill 9, the MOAB. He said the issues raised were better suited for that bipartisan stakeholder process and noted the committee substitute had not yet been fully reviewed by his group. After discussion, the committee adopted the committee substitute and then moved to a vote on the bill; the roll call began, with several members recorded as voting yes, but the transcript cuts off before the final vote result is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair, Senator Green, I think that for FY 24 and 25 it totaled about $37 million, if I did my math correctly
• 37 million if I that it totaled about 37 million if I did<01:28:47.480> my<01:28:47.639> math
• correctly<01:28:48.560> a<01:28:48.639> little<01:28:48.920> earlier did my math
• correctly a little earlier did my math correctly a little earlier y<01:28:51.960> anything<01

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• She said she worked with students in reading, science, social studies, and even math, helping them develop
• in Reading science social studies and in Reading science social studies and even<01:16:11.120> math
• helping<01:16:12.199> them<01:16:12.480> develop<01:16:12.960> critical even math
• helping them develop critical even math helping them develop critical thinking<01:16:13.840> and<

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the second one would be on line seven, changing the first five years to the first four years, so the math
• first four years first five years to the first four years so<01:35:15.600> the<01:35:15.760> math
• 18.239> uh<01:35:18.400> well<01:35:18.560> the<01:35:18.719> first so the math
• Works sure uh well the first so the math Works sure uh well the first year<01:35:19.159> you're

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• If you're driving 65 and a 35, is my math going right there? I'm trying to talk fast.
• If you're driving 65 and a 35, is my math going right there? I'm trying to talk fast.
• If you're driving 65 and a 35, is my math going right there? I'm trying to talk fast.
• If you're driving 65 and a 35, is my math going right there? I'm trying to talk fast.

Bills: HF5

Keywords: tax modification, transportation funding, electric vehicle tax, Social Security subtraction, retail delivery fee, motor vehicle registration, state budget, transportation policy, 1183, house

Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview of the governor’s transportation budget recommendations from fiscal staff Andy Lee. He explained that the spreadsheet showed only proposed changes, not base spending, and highlighted General Fund and trunk highway adjustments for MnDOT and the Department of Public Safety, including operating changes, extensions of prior appropriations, increased state road construction and Blatnik Bridge authority tied to anticipated federal funds, State Patrol hiring and a metro headquarters item, aeronautics changes, and revenue adjustments in the Driver and Vehicle Services special revenue account. The main testimony came from Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle, who outlined three budget-related items: advancing funds to MnDOT to help coordinate a highway reconstruction with a transitway project, making Metro Mobility riders eligible for free fixed-route transit, and reducing the Metro Transit general fund appropriation by $32.454 million annually. He said the advance would speed delivery and reduce disruption, the free-fare pilot had been successful and could save money if even a small share of Metro Mobility trips shifted to fixed-route service, and the general fund reduction was manageable in the near term because of new revenue streams but could constrain future expansion and capital maintenance. Members questioned the long-term effects of the proposed reduction, possible impacts on safety, service expansion, and capital maintenance, and whether federal funding uncertainty could affect operations and bus procurement. Zelle said the cuts would not affect immediate operations but could limit future BRT, microtransit, and transitway expansion, while also noting that capital maintenance needs include platform rebuilds, track work, rolling stock, and station repairs. He also said the 2023 funding package had accelerated projects and that the council was opening three transit lines this year. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• back from the war, they produced the Baby Boomers, and I guess it would be the '70s if I just do the math
• I<00:54:17.680> just<00:54:17.760> do<00:54:17.960> the<00:54:18.079> math
• <00:54:18.760> roughly<00:54:19.760> that if I just do the math roughly that if I just
• do the math roughly that they'd<00:54:20.119> be<00:54:20.400> looking<00:54:20.640>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee on Housing and Homelessness Prevention heard presentations focused on public housing and related funding needs, with testimony from Minnesota NAHRO and several local housing authorities. Melissa Taphorn described the role of housing authorities statewide, including public housing, vouchers, CDBG/HOME funds, Bridges, and HEAT, and emphasized that public housing serves over 36,000 low-income Minnesotans, many of whom are seniors, people with disabilities, or children. She said federal operating and capital funds are insufficient, creating deferred maintenance backlogs, and noted that Minnesota’s public housing capital needs over a five-year period were about $500 million, with nearly $200 million unmet. She also discussed federal uncertainty, including a recent HUD funding freeze notice, possible changes to fair housing requirements, RAD repositioning options, and Build America, Buy America costs. Committee members asked about tenant rent calculations and the populations served. Testimony clarified that public housing residents generally pay 30% of monthly income, with utility allowances factored in, and that the average tenant rent in Minnesota is about $399. Members also heard that about 65% of public housing households are seniors or people with disabilities, while about 35% are families. The committee then heard examples of how state POP grants have been used to preserve public housing stock. Kurt Kina of the Red Wing HRA described multiple POP-funded projects that replaced windows, upgraded heating and cooling, and modernized electrical systems in a 100-resident high-rise, saying the work was essential to keep the building viable. Louise Siba of the St. Paul PHA testified that St. Paul’s authority serves nearly 22,000 people through more than 4,200 public housing units and over 5,200 vouchers, with most townhomes and high-rises serving elderly or disabled residents. She said St. Paul PHA has received nearly $16 million in POP funding since 2012, including about $8.5 million last year, and that those funds enabled major life-safety and modernization projects such as the Denan Terrace renovation and boiler, plumbing, and interior upgrades in high-rises. Jill Keers of the Duluth HRA described a broader set of housing programs, including vouchers, rehab loans, emergency repair funds, construction training, and development. She said Duluth HRA is adding 128 housing units between 2023 and 2025, including mixed-income rentals, senior housing, and family townhomes, and stressed that state investment through POP and other programs is necessary to keep housing affordable and safe.

Transcript Highlights:

• > got<01:01:26.039> to<01:01:26.119> do<01:01:26.240> my<01:01:26.400> math
• here<01:01:26.960> 20<01:01:27.559> n<01:01:27.880> acre 209 I got to do my math
• here 20 n acre 209 I got to do my math here 20 n acre lots<01:01:29.920> um<01:01:30.280>
• If we did the math, if your community has a 2-acre lot size minimum, you may be able to yield eight parcels

Keywords: 1191, senate, all