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• > suspension, These events include payment suspension, These events include payment suspension
• We need the payments to be resumed. Um, because of the uncertainty around housing is overwhelming.
• And<01:19:43.040> um And um And um since<01:19:44.960> the<01:19:45.199> payments
• need the payments to be resumed.<01:20:29.679> Um resumed.
• The payments are not resumed.

Bills: HF3174, HF3800

Keywords: background study, disqualification, set-aside, permanent disqualification, Office of Administrative Hearings, chief judge, human services licensing, substance use disorder treatment, SUD treatment, chemical dependency, recovery, rehabilitation, abstinence, foster care, child foster care, vulnerable adults, caregiver background check, license holder, direct contact, risk of harm

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• and Budget memo in January, misunderstandings on how to implement that memo brought problems with payments
• to states and what we're told were unrelated shutdowns of various payment portals.
• <00:09:02.320> and<00:09:02.560> that save plan of uh R payments and that save plan
• of uh R payments and that could<00:09:02.880> be<00:09:02.959> upwards<00:09:03.360>
• So, I I payment future years from now.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They are holding up payments.
• They are holding up payments.
• They are holding up payments.
• They are holding up payments.
• They are holding up payments.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 6, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The language left members of our committee questioning what incentive payments includes.
• compliance payments or acps to<00:34:59.520> the<00:34:59.839> RF<00:35:00.839> the
• in excess given the timing of payments in excess given the timing of payments over<00:37:12.160>
• Alternative compliance payments are the most expensive way to comply with the RPS program.
• <01:06:15.319> so mentioned here is incentive payments so mentioned here is incentive payments

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 224, which would redirect most money from New Hampshire’s renewable energy fund back to electric ratepayers. The bill sponsor argued the measure would lower energy costs, noting recent utility rate increases and estimating annual savings of roughly $2.5 million to $7.3 million for ratepayers. Supporters said the fund has accumulated money that should be returned to customers rather than used for subsidies, and they emphasized that the state has already rebated similar funds from RGGI for years. Opponents, including Rep. Kat McGee, argued the renewable energy fund is a successful, nonlapsing dedicated fund that supports local clean-energy projects, energy resilience, emissions reductions, and private investment. McGee said the fiscal note overstated the benefit of rebates and understated the loss of investment, claiming the average annual rebate would amount to less than $10 per customer while the program has helped leverage significant private dollars and nearly 10,000 projects. She urged the committee to reject the bill as a poor deal for the state and ratepayers. Committee members questioned the fiscal note, the size of the rebate, whether the bill would set a precedent for other dedicated funds, and whether the program’s incentives amount to picking winners and losers. The Department of Energy testified neutrally, explaining how the renewable energy fund works, including renewable energy credits, alternative compliance payments, and the fund’s use for renewable energy initiatives. No vote was taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

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• So they just have a different payment stream and the same standards then.
• Basic care is a prospective payment system that is based on cost reports that facilities submit.
• Following the review of basic care, adult residential payment structures were reviewed.
• The pros and cons of the payment system were also presented.
• We then discussed adult residential care and how the payment model is different.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The Human Services Committee met in interim session and first approved the previous meeting minutes before receiving a series of presentations on homelessness and housing stability. Jennifer Henderson of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency updated members on the new Interagency Council on Homelessness, describing its executive-order mandate to review resources, gather input from stakeholders, identify gaps, and develop recommendations. She said the council’s first work is building a statewide program matrix of existing homeless services and funding sources, with attention to youth, tribal communities, and other vulnerable populations. Members raised concerns about youth homelessness, homeless veterans, and how the council will stay focused on a practical framework rather than getting lost in details. The committee also discussed possible connections to the rural health transformation grant and agreed to continue the topic later in the spring. Beth Olson of Presentation Partners in Housing described the organization’s housing-first model in Cass County and Clay County, including homeless prevention/diversion, housing navigation, and Cooper House, a 42-unit permanent supportive housing building in Fargo. She said the organization focuses on people with long-term and chronic homelessness, many with mental health, addiction, health, domestic violence, and Indigenous identity-related barriers, and reported strong outcomes: 85 of 86 people housed in 2025, 91% still housed after one year, and major reductions in emergency room use, ambulance rides, jail stays, detox days, and shelter use. She also explained that state funding has grown from a small share of the budget to about $1.1 million in state-connected funding for fiscal 2026, largely through contracts tied to supportive services. Members asked about vouchers, rent contributions at Cooper House, length of stay, and whether similar projects could be expanded elsewhere. Andrea Olson of the Community Action Partnership of North Dakota outlined statewide homeless and housing-related services delivered through six community action agencies in all 53 counties. She explained the Community Services Block Grant structure, said housing was identified as the top need in the most recent statewide needs assessment, and described programs including Supportive Services for Veteran Families, North Dakota Homeless Grant services, and Home ARP supportive services. She emphasized that the end of North Dakota Rent Help has increased pressure on the system, that the current $2 million annual homeless grant is far smaller than prior rent-help assistance, and that community action is using case management and financial assistance to move households toward self-sufficiency. Members asked about funding formulas, rural service delivery, and coordination with Presentation Partners to avoid duplication. YouthWorks then began a presentation on youth homelessness, describing services for ages 12 to 24, the special needs of youth and former foster youth, and the organization’s use of federal and state funds to support transitional housing, emergency shelter, maternity housing, and diversion services.

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• It increases the individual grant award amount in the Farm Down Payment Assistance Grant Program from
• amount in the farm down payment amount in the farm down payment assistance<00:40:45.359> grant
• <00:57:36.160> So, to be behind again in our payments.
• So, to be behind again in our payments.
• that would help us catch up on payments that would help us catch up on payments but<00:57:53.359

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Agriculture Conference Committee met for an initial organizational and comparison session on House File 2446, the agriculture broadband and rural development bill. Members introduced themselves, noted that no conference target had yet been set, and agreed to begin with a side-by-side review of House and Senate positions. No oral testimony was taken; instead, the chair listed written testimony submitted by a wide range of agricultural, environmental, local government, food bank, and industry groups. Nonpartisan fiscal staff walked through the major funding differences. Both bills included some shared items such as operating adjustments, wolf and elk damage compensation, and certain technical changes, but they differed on several major appropriations. The House generally proposed larger increases for meat inspection, local food purchasing, and the Board of Animal Health, and added items such as county inspector grants, biofertilizer innovation, a biosolids/PFAS-related study, a soil health study, broadband installation study funding, an Agri Works program, an Agri Support program, a milk grant program, and several House-only transfers and grants. The Senate included items such as a climate coordinator position, biofuel-related reductions and policy changes, livestock processing funding, farm-to-school and urban agriculture changes, MARL funding, cottage foods licensing updates, and several Senate-only pass-through grants and transfers. Staff also noted differences in the agriculture emergency account transfer approach and in how the two bodies handled the Second Harvest Heartland and related food distribution provisions. House Research then reviewed the policy language differences in the bill. The House language included provisions allowing more flexible use of grant administration funds, unpaid prior-year claims, county inspector grants, and updates tied to its own policy article, while the Senate language included the climate coordinator, PFAS-related commercialization language, cooperative development grant permissive language, and other Senate policy changes. The committee did not take any votes or final actions at this meeting; the session was informational and focused on identifying differences for later negotiation.

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• Department of Social Services provides to farmers markets across the state to help them process payments
• conversation in this room today with the foundation formula and the challenges in that funding model and method

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the previous day’s journal, and a series of special guest introductions recognizing family members, interns, students, public servants, and community advocates. Committee reports and Senate messages followed, including Senate refusals to concur on a large number of amendments to Senate Bill 1421 and the appointment of a conference committee on House Bill 2818. The main floor action centered on the state budget, especially House Bill 2 (public education). The budget chair explained the conference report’s funding mix for K-12 schools, including $8.4 billion for public education, changes to the foundation formula, use of blind pension funds, and possible ARPA dollars later in the process. Members debated whether the report underfunded schools by $45 million or more, with opponents arguing the state was not fully funding the formula and supporters saying total school funding remained at record levels and that the issue was the source of funds rather than the total amount. A substitute motion to send HB 2 back to conference failed 62-89, and the conference report was then adopted 83-68; the bill was third read and passed 83-68. The House then took up House Bill 2003 on higher education, where the conference report largely restored the governor’s recommendation and directed the department to develop a new funding formula by the end of the year. Members discussed performance-based funding, scholarships, apprenticeships, and the need for a slower transition to any new model. The conference report passed 119-28, and the bill was third read and passed 109-32. House Bill 2004, covering Revenue and Transportation, included about $20 million for rural roads and other transportation funding; members discussed constitutional concerns, MoDOT projects, and a small local safety fix. The conference report passed 128-21, and the bill was third read and passed 127-27.

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• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment
• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment
• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment
• return or report, without the imposition of a penalty under KRS cited on that extended filing or payment

Keywords: Meeting start 00:00:00 Roll Call 00:00:10 HB 13 Discussion 00:01:05 HB 13 Vote 00:03:05, 958, all

Summary: The committee met in special session and took up House Bill 13, a brief measure related to flood relief and tax filing issues. Representative Bojanowski explained that the bill would align Kentucky’s Department of Revenue with the federal deadline for 2024 income tax returns, allowing affected taxpayers and businesses in the FEMA-declared disaster area to extend filing and payment deadlines without penalties, with emergency provisions waiving certain impositions and penalties. The committee adopted PHS 1 to House Bill 13, then voted on the bill as amended. After no further questions, the roll call resulted in 16 yes votes and 0 no votes, and the bill passed favorably. The committee also considered and adopted a title amendment by motion and second.

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• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• So it does include the payment-driven payment model case mix classification system changes.
• Um those payments um the payments.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• for through contracts where we're waiting for the companies to meet their requirements to receive payments
• And the third was the LCF payment for the veterinary teaching hospital in phase one.
• So the LCF payment that was in legislation was phase two, is not in legislation? Yes, yes.
• And so it was not—the LCF payment that we have to make appropriation and payback was not appropriated
• Thank you. us. thank you one more follow up thank you so the LcF payment that was in legislation was

Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce on its FY26 priorities, recent performance, and budget requests. Commerce said it had helped announce about 8,000 direct jobs and nearly $14 billion in investment year-to-date, while noting challenges such as tariffs, workforce recruitment, staffing/FTE management, and the condition of its 100-year-old office building. The agency highlighted projects and initiatives including a new Taiwan trade office, Route 66 Centennial planning, the National Main Street conference in Tulsa, Olympic-related coordination, census outreach, and continued improvements to its grants and CRM systems. Requested funding included $8.3 million for building repairs or relocation planning, census support, $300,000 for EDGE, $135,000 for IT/cybersecurity upgrades, $250,000 for the Taiwan office, and additional support for Head Start, senior nutrition, and the Strategic Air and Space Commission. Members asked about the meaning of the investment totals, the building condition, delays in senior nutrition distributions, and staffing vacancies; Commerce said the investment figures reflected formal company capital announcements, the building had significant facade and roof damage, delays were due to multiple contracting layers, and several open positions were expected to be filled soon. The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department then presented its FY26 budget and goals. New director Amy Blackburn and special advisor Sterling Zearley said the department oversees 38 state parks, six lodges, seven golf courses, and nine travel information centers, and emphasized tourism’s economic importance. They reported savings from bringing marketing and tracking functions in-house and from shared services, but said the department faces more than $271 million in deferred maintenance needs, staffing shortages, and connectivity problems at parks. Their goals include increasing park visitation to 10.2 million, raising occupancy to 36%, and growing travel to Oklahoma, with major marketing tied to the Route 66 Centennial, America 250, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympics, and other events. The department also discussed a request to raise its purchasing exemption cap from $25,000 to $75,000, a possible TravelOK.com redesign, and efforts to improve restaurant operations at lodges through a new RFP structure. Members questioned the apportionment cap, the size and timing of deferred maintenance requests, park revenue, and the use of parking pass funds; tourism said annual park-related revenue is about $32 million to $34 million and parking pass revenue is about $2.5 million. Finally, the OSU Veterinary Medicine Authority presented its budget request and program updates. The authority said it supports the veterinary teaching hospital and related student training, and that its FY26 budget is entirely state-appropriated. It requested continued support for hospital operations, the large animal scholarship program, and a new $12.5 million annual payment tied to the $250 million Legacy Capital Fund authorization for the veterinary teaching hospital, along with additional funding to expand in-state enrollment. Officials said in-state enrollment had increased from 58 to 69 students after prior funding, with a goal of reaching 90 of 106 total seats, and that there were 195 in-state applicants this year. Members asked whether standards would be lowered; the authority said academic standards would not change and noted strong board-pass rates and retention outcomes. It also said accreditation concerns tied to faculty shortages and off-site teaching had been addressed by bringing students back to the main campus and improving staffing. The committee ended by thanking the presenters and announcing its next meeting date.

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• of statutes governing<00:03:42.239> Nursing<00:03:42.680> Facility<00:03:43.200> payment
• governing Nursing Facility payment governing Nursing Facility payment rates<00:03:45.879> if<
• Section 37 from House File 973 from Representative Backer specifies that co-payments, co-insurance, and
• :14:57.160> specifies<00:14:57.680> that<00:14:57.839> co-<00:14:58.079> payments
• <00:14:58.600> Co backer specifies that co- payments Co backer specifies that co- payments

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So that means most of our seniors, about two-thirds of them, are making those lump sum payments.
• , they don't have a mortgage payment, but their insurance and their property taxes.
• The ones who are paying their lump sum payments, are they taking advantage of an early payment discount
• I don't know that we could do age, but we could get you some data on the timing of payment.
• You had made mention there about authorized payments from state forest timber sales.

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for an educational session focused on how Florida funds public schools and how property taxes are assessed and levied. Dr. Jim Zengali of the Department of Revenue explained the FEFP school funding formula, noting that it is built on weighted student counts, a base student allocation, and programmatic add-ons such as transportation, exceptional student education, school safety, and mental health. He said school funding is roughly split between state general revenue and local property taxes through required local effort, with additional discretionary and capital outlay millages contributing to total school funding. He also described the Department of Revenue’s role in certifying property rolls at fair market value and reviewing them for substantial compliance, including the so-called “nuclear option” if a roll is not approved. Members asked about trends in millage rates, county-by-county funding differences, the effect of growth and enrollment changes, and how property appraisals are reviewed. Zengali said aggregate millage for school funding has declined over the last decade while revenues have still increased, and he agreed to provide additional data on county trends, parcel strata, student growth, and enrollment impacts. He also clarified that school funding is equalized so students receive similar resources regardless of county wealth, and that federal funding plays only a small role in the FEFP. Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research then discussed existing homestead benefits. She said about half of Florida’s parcels are homestead properties, most fall in the $250,000 to $500,000 value range, and many seniors without mortgages pay property taxes in lump sums rather than through escrow. Baker explained that Florida’s homestead tax burden is middle-of-the-pack nationally and that the main benefits are Save Our Homes and portability on the differential side, plus the $25,000 homestead exemption and related exemptions on the exemption side. She said these benefits reduce taxable value substantially, with homestead properties receiving a large share of the reductions, and noted that the committee requested follow-up data on exemption usage, portability timing, senior exemptions, and county-level patterns. The final presentation, by Lizette Kelly of the Department of Revenue, covered millage rates and the TRIM process. She reviewed the history of truth-in-millage notices, required taxpayer mailings, public hearing notices, and later changes that tied local millage resets to rollback and majority-vote rates. Kelly explained the difference between proposed and adopted millage, the rollback rate, and the majority-vote rate, and described how taxing authorities include counties, cities, special districts, and MSTUs. She also outlined how county taxable value is calculated from just value through assessment differentials and exemptions, and how certain exemptions, such as the additional senior exemption, apply only to the taxing authority that adopted them. No votes were taken during the meeting, but members requested several follow-up data reports for later discussion.

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• Um, the education adequacy payment.
• So that's another 200 adequacy payment.
• So, it's next adequacy payment happens.
• how quickly payments could be made? how quickly payments could be made?
• . payment. payment.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• People making under $15,000 a year would get an average payment from this plan of 74 pennies.
• If you made a payment, you're the one that's qualified. ...of Wisconsin.
• If you made a payment, you're the one that's qualified for a rebate.
• We get to send direct aid payments to the taxpayers...
• We get to send direct aid payments to the taxpayers to help them with these inflationary times.

Keywords: 970, all

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• , impose require background studies, impose sanctions,<00:05:47.759> stop<00:05:48.080> payment
• /c><00:05:48.720> when<00:05:48.960> there's<00:05:49.199> a Sanctions, stop payment
• It says DHS must be able to recover improper payments.
• It says DHS must be able to recover improper payments.
• It says DHS must be able to recover improper payments.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Most athletes don't understand self-employment tax, quarterly payments, multi-state tax obligations,
• And unfortunately, all of that payment is being done in that manner simply to dodge employment and to
• They will not tax, from a state income tax standpoint, their NIL or their rev share payments.
• So I think, you know, ultimately the way our rev share works is usually there's some sort of payment
• It's not just football and basketball, but it's some sort of payment plan usually.

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) and financial literacy for student athletes, with members framing California as a national leader on NIL but emphasizing the need for stronger protections and more consistent education. The chair and witnesses discussed how NIL opportunities now include both third-party endorsement deals and school revenue-sharing arrangements, and how the current landscape varies widely by institution, leaving athletes with a patchwork of rules and support. Several witnesses argued that student athletes, especially younger ones and those from low-income or first-generation backgrounds, are vulnerable to predatory contracts, tax problems, and pressure from family, agents, or lenders. The first panel featured Tyree Dillingham and Brandon Copeland, who called for standardized financial literacy, better guardrails against predatory NIL advances, and a player-led association or similar collective voice for athletes. They described examples of athletes not understanding paychecks, taxes, or contract terms, and warned that some schools and collectives blur the line between education and marketing. Copeland also argued that college athletics now functions like a professional business and that athletes need representation and a standard contract structure to protect them. The second panel focused on lived experience, including testimony from attorney Anthony Coronae and student athlete Mikey Williams. Coronae described reviewing a contract that he said functioned like a predatory loan disguised as marketing support, with the company taking exclusive rights to Williams’ NIL and requiring repayment far beyond the advance. Williams testified that he signed without a lawyer, later lost endorsements, scholarship, and housing stability, and only later learned the contract’s consequences. He said a required financial literacy course at Sacramento State helped him begin to understand budgeting, taxes, and contracts, and he urged the legislature to require legal review or stronger safeguards for athletes. The third panel, from San Diego State University, highlighted a more structured institutional model. Athletic director Brendan Hill described a mandatory four-year life-skills program that includes financial literacy, resume workshops, internships, and branding education, while student athlete Sloan Benchoff said the program helped her manage money and prepare for post-college life. Witnesses agreed that support is uneven across schools, that some agents and lenders are exploiting athletes, and that California should consider standardized financial education and agent regulation while also being careful not to create rules that unintentionally restrict athlete rights. No formal vote or bill action was taken at the hearing.

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• defined what pre-sequestration of timber is, and in 791 we've put in some language in 795 about payments
• defined what pre-sequestration of timber is, and in 791 we've put in some language in 795 about payments
• And the last thing the bill does is it repeals the sections on the commission and the payment in lieu
• bill does or the amendment. sections on the commission and the sections on the commission and the payment
• in le of taxes program when payment in le of taxes program when um<00:09:22.800> on<00:09:23.200

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Lines 42, 43, and 44 are high dollar amounts from the executive: $50 million for a housing down payment
• It's to the Teacher Loan Payment Fund.
• We got federal approval to do the first round of payments late last year.
• Payments late last year, so as long as things go alright, the first set of those payments will go up
• Payments can be made on an ongoing basis, which is necessary for running a state.

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• bringing the state in line with seven neighboring southern states that have already modernized their payment
• 20.319> already<00:02:20.800> modernized<00:02:21.440> their<00:02:21.760> payment
• have already modernized their payment have already modernized their payment structures. structures

Keywords: Medicaid - Room 216, 3 February, 2026; 10:30 AM, 925, all

Summary: The Senate Medicaid Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 2674, which would increase Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement for outpatient vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) procedures used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy. Dave Weinberger of LivaNova said current Medicaid rates are far below Medicare and most neighboring southern states, creating financial pressure on hospitals and causing some to stop offering the procedure. He argued the therapy provides durable clinical benefits and long-term savings for Medicaid, and said the bill would align Mississippi’s rates with Medicare’s 2026 outpatient rates and with other states. Weinberger said the bill would set reimbursement at $45,000 for CPT 64568 and $35,000 for CPT 61885, and framed the measure as improving access, hospital stability, and fairness for vulnerable patients. Committee members did not ask questions during this hearing, though the chair noted the bill had been double referred and would go to appropriations, with a more detailed hearing scheduled for the next day. After discussion, a motion was made that the title was sufficient and the bill do pass. The committee approved the motion, and the bill was reported out of committee.

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• There are also major security concerns with digital payments that don't exist with cash payments.
• Companies cannot misuse your data after a cash payment.
• > to<02:24:00.720> everybody, payments not accessible to everybody, payments not accessible
• <02:24:09.680> The<02:24:09.920> Payment The Payment Choice Act is rooted in fundamental
• That's not just ironic; it is a glaring contradiction in our payment systems.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, May 15, 2026, 1012, house, all