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• Members, I'm pleased to present my bill, AB 801, which seeks to create a state-level Community Reinvestment
• AB 801 closes crucial gaps in the federal CRA and helps level the playing field to ensure that covered
• It levels the playing field and acknowledges that these institutions from California's economy and should
• I don't represent the credit unions on the federal level, but they have brought bills forward in recent
• or congressional level. ...and mortgage banks.

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• closed<01:53:54.480> their When that level hospital closed their When that level hospital
• I think it has at the federal level.
• and um you know I think middle class and um you know I think middle class families<02:08:59.119>
• accounts as a great way for middle class accounts as a great way for middle class working<02:09:
• goal is level ground. The goal is zero. goal is level ground. The goal is zero.

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• The Odyssey School of Denver, which is their fourth-grade class, which is my oldest daughter's class,
• c> educational individual courses at every educational individual courses at every educational level
• that will help along with lived level that will help along with lived experience<00:58:46.720> to
• 58:48.880> candidates<00:58:49.440> for<00:58:49.760> entry-<00:58:50.079> level
• job candidates for entry- level job candidates for entry- level positions<00:58:50.960> within

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• provisions that are only from one body or only from the other or are different, and give more high-level
• So again, as I indicated, I will be slightly high level here.
• Um starting on page R six um level here.
• Um which is a division two level.
• <01:03:18.720> that are other academic classes that are other academic classes that sometimes

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the House and Senate side-by-side for higher education-related legislation, with staff identifying Senate-only, House-only, identical, and technical-difference provisions. Topics included paid blood donation leave for Minnesota State employees, a revised higher education attainment goal, athletic fee restrictions, developmental course disclosures, American Indian Scholars Program eligibility, protections and definitions for pregnant and parenting students, online program management contracts, student aid reporting, work-study and dual training grants, private and out-of-state postsecondary education regulation, private career school licensing and data privacy, college savings plan changes, and several University of Minnesota-related provisions. House-only items also included an unemployment insurance aid adjustment, a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and $5,000 for Bemidji State University reforestation; Senate-only items included Board of Regents appointment language, limits on for-profit control of medical school curriculum, and reporting on for-profit funding in medical education. After the walkthrough, the committee moved to adopt the same and similar provisions and direct staff to make technical corrections. A senator asked about proposed adjustments to the pregnant and parenting student language, and the chair said amendments would be considered after adopting the same and similar provisions. The motion to adopt prevailed. During public testimony, Sydney Spre of the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees supported the Senate’s paid blood donation leave language, saying it would create parity for Minnesota State employees and encourage blood and plasma donation. Commissioner Dennis Olsen of the Office of Higher Education thanked the committee for adopting most of the agency’s proposed language and said he was available to help clarify remaining differences. In response to questions, he explained the Senate’s higher education attainment goal proposal, saying it would extend and broaden the existing goal, raise the target from 70% to 75%, expand the age range, and use additional metrics and partner agencies; he also said the overall attainment rate had been 63.5 under the prior goal. The transcript ends as the commissioner was being asked whether the proposal would require additional appropriations.

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• You said something about a sugar level?
• No, but does it say at what level of the added sodium the icon or QR warning kicks in?
• <00:39:20.800> of but does it does it say at what level of but does it does it say at what
• House Bill 991, Harford County, alcoholic beverages class HC, health club license hours of sale.
• class HC, health club<01:55:54.000> license<01:55:54.560> hours<01:55:54.880> of

Keywords: House streaming session for Monday, March 23, 2026, 957, house, all

Summary: The House took up the Appropriations Committee’s report on the fiscal 2027 budget, including Senate Bill 282, the budget bill, and Senate Bill 284, the Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act. The floor leader described a balanced budget with a $282 million cash surplus, $2 billion in rainy day reserves, and no new fees or taxes, while highlighting funding for child care scholarships and credentials, behavioral health services in schools, Medicaid and SNAP-related outreach, DDA services, domestic violence and rape crisis services, energy assistance, local government disparity grants, and private-sector investment. Both budget measures were special ordered until Wednesday, March 25, and the House adopted the committee’s motion in each case without objection. The chamber also considered several committee reports from Economic Matters, Government, Labor, and Elections, and Health. Among the measures advanced were House Bill 1529 on a Baltimore County local commission on common ownership communities; House Bills 571, 892, 893, 994, 1120, 1166, 1351, 1362, and 883; and health-related bills including House Bills 446, 658, 698, 1015, and 1048. Most bills were amended and then given favorable reports, with the House adopting the amendments and ordering the bills printed for third reading. Several bills drew brief floor questions. House Bill 994 would create a $300 annual registration fee for travel services providers, but the sponsor said it would not add new penalties beyond existing consumer protection laws. House Bill 1166 on front license plate display clarified that a signed statement can shift responsibility to the driver when a front plate cannot be installed, while the existing $500 fine for noncompliance remained current law. House Bill 1351, dealing with disaster mitigation services and MHIC licensing, was explained as bringing those providers under home improvement licensing rules after a transition period, and was special ordered until the end of the session at a delegate’s request. House Bill 1048 on sodium and added sugar warning icons was amended to include a QR code and remove some reporting and education provisions; members also clarified that the bill still uses a 25-gram threshold and that restaurant groups did not support the bill, though it had been worked through with them.

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• These rates are similar to the peak pandemic levels of hunger we saw in 2022.
• I'll start off with just a couple, just to level set.
• So we might stay with the level of detail that we have now, as opposed to switching to a greater level
• options at the state level.
• applicants, as they tend to have to navigate between classes.

Summary: The joint informational hearing focused on CalFresh enrollment, food insecurity in California, the recent federal shutdown’s disruption of SNAP benefits, and the long-term effects of H.R. 1 on eligibility, benefits, and state and county costs. Opening remarks emphasized that millions of Californians rely on CalFresh, that the shutdown briefly delayed benefits for the first time in the program’s history, and that state and local governments, including Alameda County, stepped in with emergency food aid and funding. Members also framed the issue as both a hunger and affordability problem, with several noting that California’s agricultural abundance contrasts sharply with persistent food insecurity. The first panel presented research and advocacy perspectives on food hardship. PPIC’s Tess Thorman described food insecurity rates, disparities affecting households with children and Black and Latino households, and the role of nutrition programs in reducing poverty. Nourish California’s Betzabel Estudio argued that hunger is a policy choice and highlighted campaigns to expand state-funded food assistance for immigrants, support reentry populations, and continue the CalFresh fruit-and-vegetable incentive program. The California Association of Food Banks’ Josh Wright said food banks are seeing sustained high demand, lower federal food supplies, and cannot replace CalFresh, while urging more state support for food purchasing, school meals, and SunBucks. The second panel reviewed CalFresh operations and participation. The California Department of Social Services reported that CalFresh participation has risen over the past decade, with the state closing much of the participation gap through outreach, simplified applications, and demonstration projects such as the Elderly Simplified Application Project and a minimum nutrition benefit pilot. Alameda County Social Services described local caseloads, application trends, and emergency food distributions during the shutdown, while also warning that H.R. 1’s work requirements, immigrant eligibility restrictions, and possible cost-sharing could reduce enrollment. A student CalFresh ambassador testified about the burdensome application and recertification process and urged more funding for campus basic-needs centers and outreach to reduce stigma and administrative friction. In the final panel, county, food bank, and policy witnesses described the shutdown response and the expected impact of H.R. 1. Alameda County Community Food Bank and the County Welfare Directors Association said counties, food banks, and community partners mobilized emergency funds, pop-up pantries, and food purchasing to bridge the shutdown gap, but warned that hundreds of thousands of Californians could lose benefits under the new federal rules. The California Budget and Policy Center began outlining the scale of federal cuts, noting that H.R. 1 will significantly reduce SNAP funding and shift costs to states. No votes or formal committee actions were taken; the hearing was informational and concluded with discussion of possible state responses, including backfilling benefits, preserving outreach funding, and improving administrative systems to protect enrollment.

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• It's the child that's at gym class.
• It's it's the child that's at gym<00:48:00.800> class.
• It's the tuba player on the gym class.
• It saves those kids. primary school level. D1 athletes get primary school level.
• <01:23:59.440> I'll in this on the school level. Okay. I'll in this on the school level.

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• workpapers that did include that level workpapers that did include that level of<00:04:28.199>
• We scale the use of that to the level of the person.
• Our higher-level investigators get a higher amount of their pay being hard funded.
• > higher<01:24:30.000> level<01:24:30.880> uh the person uh our higher level uh
• <01:36:40.880> to to provide training and classes to to provide training and classes to unions

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• To determine the level of fine or restoration costs. How do you do that? Mr.
• Other than Class C waste.
• They're all trained for level 6 inspection.
• We talked about high level waste that was proposed.
• I know, a high class rat house committee. You're on your own.

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• We were thinking of 50,000 people or fewer as the level at which they would not have to participate,
• It has not produced the level of emission reductions that we had hoped for.
• It has improved things, but not at the level we anticipated.
• They actually do have classes, and they actually do question whether the training is sufficient.
• I think we have the Opportunity to build a world-class security workforce through this bill.

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• We are hoping that we can pursue grants actively at the federal level and that Coloradans all across
• <01:50:19.840> one and charge them with a class one and charge them with a class one misdemeanor
• You are not allowed to bring any case in a representative or class action capacity.
• And so what that means is that individual consumers cannot be class representatives.
• Not bound by contractual mandatory individual no-class arbitrations.

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• overwhelmingly for nonviolent low-level overwhelmingly for nonviolent low-level offenses.<00:15:
• Republicans have repeatedly failed to present any evidence that non-citizen voting at a federal level
• But despite his many professional level.
• I saw this personally in the Raleigh men's class of Bible study fellowship.
• In California, teachers are forced to use one name and one set of pronouns with a student in class.

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• <00:15:12.800> and the reduction in the tax level and the reduction in the tax level and directed
• And so they get to do that next level review.
• so they get to do that next level so they get to do that next level review. review. review.
• <00:47:07.640> security pretty much the highest level security pretty much the highest level
• <01:22:50.840> of completely different class of completely different class of medications<

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Summary: The committee met on May 29 and approved the draft minutes. DHHS Commissioner Weaver then opened the department update by asking Medicaid Director Henry Litman to brief members on federal and state Medicaid changes, and later turned to DHHS Chief Operating Officer David Weathers for an update on data governance. Members also asked that acronyms be spelled out in future materials and requested a follow-up on the federal Medicaid rule once it is published. Litman reviewed several federal Medicaid provisions tied to HR 1/"OBBA" and related state implementation issues. He said the first major change would be restrictions on certain non-citizens’ Medicaid coverage, affecting about 400 people in New Hampshire, with notices likely 30 to 60 days before the effective date. He also discussed new work requirements/community engagement rules, saying New Hampshire is on track to implement them and will likely need a state plan amendment rather than an 1115 waiver. Other changes included shorter retroactive coverage periods, a new state option for certain community-based services with an estimated $740,000 in implementation support, a freeze and phased-down reduction in the Medicaid enhancement tax beginning in state fiscal year 2029, and limits on directed payments to hospitals after a grandfathering period. He also noted that Medicaid enrollment has fallen from pandemic-era levels, with about 167,000 people covered as of May 1, and that the department is working with CMS on child premiums and other cost-sharing changes approved in HB 2. Committee members asked how the department could plan for the 2029 changes given the number of elections before then, and Litman said federal rules may be adjusted over time as states and stakeholders raise concerns. He emphasized planning for the worst while hoping for the best, and said rural health care transformation funding would help the state prepare. In the second presentation, Weathers explained that data governance is now embedded in DHHS operations to control access, manage reporting, and respond to risk. He defined it as managing what data is collected, how it is used, who can access it, and what laws apply, and said DHHS has moved from governance as a committee to governance as an operational process. He described privacy impact assessments for new systems going into production, monthly privacy and security training, and ongoing review of access controls and data-sharing rules.

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• for electric vehicle owners, and it will thus become the first mandatory RUC program for a certain class
• For electric vehicle owners, it will thus become the first mandatory RUC program for a certain class
• We should not oppose a second regressive tax on low-income and middle-class drivers who already pay a
• you know, might impose a local option sales tax that might help pay for transportation at the local level
• And then when it gets down to a certain level, it auto-renews and goes back up to that amount.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee first took up three highway naming resolutions on its consent calendar: ACR 109, SCR 78, and SCR 90. The committee approved the consent calendar with 11 aye votes and no no votes, then adjourned the bill-hearing portion. Members also recognized committee science fellow AJ Mendeola for his service, noting his contributions to bill analysis and staff support. The committee then held an informational hearing on alternatives to the gas tax, focused on the projected decline in fuel-tax revenue and the need for a more sustainable transportation funding model. The chair and invited experts described how inflation, improved fuel efficiency, and growth in electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles are eroding gas-tax revenues. Presenters from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the University of California discussed state options such as higher or indexed gas taxes, EV registration fees, road usage charges, delivery fees, public EV charging fees, transportation network company fees, and managed lanes, emphasizing tradeoffs among revenue adequacy, fairness, administrative cost, and public acceptance. Committee members raised concerns that mileage-based fees or EV fees could function as new taxes on commuters and lower-income drivers, especially if the gas tax is not repealed. Presenters responded that road usage charges are generally intended as replacements for the gas tax, not additions, and argued that mileage-based systems better preserve the user-pays principle while being less tied to vehicle fuel efficiency. They also noted that flat EV registration fees are easy to administer but can be less equitable because they are not linked to actual road use. Officials from Hawaii, Utah, and Oregon described their state programs and policy choices. Hawaii said its new road usage charge began July 1, 2025, for EVs, offers a choice between a per-mile charge and a flat annual fee through 2028, and will transition to mandatory EV participation before expanding to all light-duty vehicles by 2033. Utah described its voluntary EV road usage charge program, quarterly reporting, privacy protections, and legislative scenarios for removing the cap or making participation mandatory. Oregon outlined its constitutional cost-responsibility framework and broader transportation funding challenges, including reliance on user fees and limited use of general-fund support.

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• So this bill exempts two classes of groundwater extractors from GSA regulation and fees relied on by
• This legislation weakens GSAs by protecting two classes of groundwater pumpers from GSA regulation and
• This legislation weakens GSAs by protecting two classes of groundwater pumpers from GSA regulation and
• The interim project will cost roughly half a billion dollars to widen the roadway at the current level
• , which is projected... ...to be underwater due to sea level rise as soon as 2040.

Summary: The committee heard a long agenda of water, parks, transportation, species protection, and fisheries bills. AB 430 would require the State Water Resources Control Board to publish an economic and environmental impact study when emergency water regulations are extended over multiple years; the author and supporters from agricultural and water groups said it would add transparency without limiting emergency authority. AB 1139 would expand a CEQA exemption to let county park agencies open existing roads and trails for non-motorized recreation, with supporters emphasizing access to nature and opponents warning about impacts to sensitive habitat, tribal resources, and fire risk. AB 929 would temporarily exempt small community water systems and managed wetlands from certain SGMA pumping reductions and fines; supporters said it would protect vulnerable communities and wetlands, while farm and water coalition opponents argued it would undermine basin-wide groundwater management and shift burdens to other users. AB 1225, creating an Accessibility Advisory Committee for State Parks, drew broad support and passed unanimously. The committee also heard AB 514, which would encourage local water suppliers to develop emergency water supplies for drought and service interruptions; it passed with broad support, though one member cautioned against using scientific research as a loophole. AB 550 would let developers seek incidental take permits for species under consideration for listing, aimed at reducing delays for clean energy projects; environmental groups supported the goal but asked for clearer standards, limits on using research as mitigation, and a fee provision, and the bill passed as amended. AB 697 would authorize an incidental take permit for the State Route 37 interim project in Solano and Marin counties, balancing congestion relief and habitat restoration; supporters stressed long commutes and urgent restoration deadlines, while opponents raised climate, sea-level-rise, and tribal concerns. The bill passed, with some members noting they would continue to work on the measure. Other measures discussed included AB 975, which would give Sutter County a narrow, temporary exemption from streambed alteration agreements for certain damaged small bridges and culverts; county officials described repeated flood damage and long permitting delays, and the bill passed as amended. AB 1056 would phase out transferability of set gillnet permits after 2027, allowing only a final family transfer; supporters framed it as a gradual response to bycatch concerns, while fishing industry opponents said it would unfairly target an existing fishery and set a bad precedent. The committee also took up AB 1146, described by the author as a response to politically motivated water releases; supporters from conservation and water organizations backed the bill. Several bills were voted out to Appropriations, some were left open for later action or add-ons, and the committee repeatedly noted it was working through the agenda without a quorum early in the hearing.

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• In some classes, the use of AI is encouraged, while in others it's punished.
• We also see that at the community college level, the governance structure is a little bit different than
• So I've read a lot about what's happening at the elementary school level.
• And so, and I think... ...a lot about what's happening at the elementary school level.
• And for your prior work in this... lot about what's happening at the elementary school level.

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• These structures are set to ensure DVMs earn enough to compensate them for their level of education and
• The last four semesters will include... in-person classes that will be taken side-by-side with the DVM
• continuation of that education with concepts and critical thinking that are required of a master's level
• little bit of a mistake to have put breakaway walls on a residential structure in a non-habitable level
• Make sure that we keep safety on top of things and that, you know, at the local level, we're able to

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• level would have the right tools and capacity to assess these things.
• I'm not sure what Xcel pays on a state level, but I'm certain that is very significant.
• AARs are required by statute to provide a level of urban impact analysis comparable to an EIS.
• AARs are important because they provide a level of urban impact analysis comparable to an EIS.
• These generators are highly regulated at the federal and state levels and sometimes at the local levels

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Then it comes to about eighth grade, and I'm sharing these opinions in class.
• Then it comes to about eighth grade, and I'm sharing these opinions in class.
• <00:24:54.160> And<00:24:54.280> we going to level things up.
• And we going to level things up.
• Over the years I've had the next level.

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Summary: Representative Schomacker delivered a lengthy farewell-style floor speech reflecting on his path into public service, from growing up around news and debate, to starting a teenage Republican group, serving as a page, and eventually being unexpectedly recruited to run for office. He described being elected despite early polling that had him far behind, and said the experience taught him to hold competing viewpoints at once and to focus on getting work done rather than ideological tests. He then reviewed major policy accomplishments from his legislative career, especially in health and human services. He highlighted work on the Lewis and Clark water project for Luverne, the competitive workforce factor in disability waiver rates, expansion of bed capacity at Regions Hospital, and, most prominently, the overhaul of long-term care nursing home funding to a value-based reimbursement system. He emphasized that these efforts required extensive research, negotiation, and input from stakeholders, and said they helped support local care, businesses, and communities. Schomacker also spoke about the importance of long-term care in his district, the aging population, and the role nursing homes play in emergencies. He thanked family, staff, colleagues, mentors, and friends for their support over 16 years in the Legislature, sharing several personal anecdotes and expressing gratitude for the relationships built across party and committee lines. The speech ended with applause and well-wishes; no formal vote or bill action occurred in the excerpt.

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• The Medicaid network was a second-class.
• at the local level, which we which<01:01:56.440> we<01:01:56.600> know<01:01:57.440>
• The one class we don't take is on medical billing.
• The<01:05:00.520> one<01:05:00.640> class<01:05:00.840> we<01:05:00.920>
• don't take is on The one class we don't take is on medical<01:05:01.680> billing.

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Summary: The committee first took up House File 3939, a bill to support a Helping Paws service-dog litter named in honor of Gilbert and the Hortman family. Testimony from Helping Paws and service-dog graduate Angie Foley described the organization’s work, the significance of the “Guided by Gilbert” litter, and how the funding would help train dogs that provide independence and support to people with disabilities, veterans, and others. Members from both parties spoke warmly about Speaker Hortman’s connection to the organization and Gilbert, and the bill was laid over for possible inclusion. The committee then considered House File 3769, the Department of Corrections’ technical omnibus bill, with an A1 amendment adopted to clarify tuberculosis testing language. The bill updates TB screening procedures in correctional facilities, including how refusals are handled, and adds Quantiferon Gold Plus testing as an option alongside existing methods. Members discussed whether the bill would create costs for counties and jails, with some noting added testing and segregation costs and others arguing the changes would improve accuracy and reduce time in restrictive housing. The bill, as amended, was recommended to the general register. House File 3978 was next, a technical cleanup bill for a provider wellness program created last year. The bill expands eligibility and confidentiality protections from physicians to all health care providers, while supporters said the program is meant to address burnout and mental health strain in the workforce and does not require new money. Some members questioned whether the change was redundant or would broaden the program without additional funding, but the Minnesota Medical Association testified that the program is separate from insurance and was intended to serve all providers. The bill was recommended to the general register. Finally, the committee began House File 3476, which Rep. Liebling described as a cleanup bill related to Minnesota’s Medicaid managed care system and public program oversight. She argued that the state spends billions through managed care organizations and that the system has never been proven better than direct payment, setting up a broader discussion of the bill’s purpose and the state’s oversight of public health care spending.