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• And the continued enrollment of clients.
• to continue to do. to continue to do.
• us<00:29:58.800> at continuing continuing would put us at continuing continuing would put
• <00:35:42.160> under residential service that operate under residential service that operate
• continue and I will continue to<00:59:31.359> say to say to say that<00:59:33.066> [snorts

Bills: HF4491, HF4338, HF4288, HF4566

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, prepayment review, claims review, fee-for-service, provider integrity, high-risk provider, high-risk service, fraud prevention, program integrity, Department of Human Services, CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, health care billing, medical claims, provider enrollment, Indian Health Service, Minnesota Statutes chapter 256B, human services, medical assistance

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• The relevant part, you may continue, counsel.
• Sorephy Dudley says the operative date for the election is in January.
• But that exception is not in the order, and the operative document is the order.
• You may continue. Not pass a special law. Well, general law can be applicable.
• You may continue.

Keywords: 914, all

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• leadership and avoid operational gaps.
• In fact, the rationale for continued improvement is even stronger right now because the Texas Supreme
• Well, since you guys are philosophically aligned, you can continue the discussion.
• This change will reduce cost burdens and increase operational efficiency.
• The food truck operators responded positively. It saved time and money.

Bills: HB103

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• They continue to explore for and produce the very products that we're talking about today.
• I'm so excited to continue to be in partnership with and at the table with our remarkable oil and gas
• behind the wheel of an operating autonomous motor vehicle prior to 2036, providing requirements for
• motor vehicle requirements, limiting the operation of autonomous commercial motor vehicles on public
• Operated by the State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department.

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• <00:16:18.199> that's unrestrained uh demand continues that's unrestrained uh demand continues
• They’ll just need to continue showing their work.
• Despite the critical role that early childhood education plays, we continue to operate on razor-thin
• Martin. education pays plays we continue to education pays plays we continue to operate<00:56:15.720>
• <01:27:25.600> and when the centers are operational and when the centers are operational and

Bills: HF1277, HF1006

Keywords: data centers, tax exemption, Minnesota statutes, economic development, employment growth, property tax, abatement, land bank, redevelopment, political subdivision, 1183, house

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• And, you know, we patted ourselves on the back and then continued with session.
• I promised to continue to work.
• Tier 1 is the operational and admin expenses.
• I'm just on Tier 1 about operations, I'm assuming staff is under operations, or is that partly also Tier
• They're reported to us historically through operational charge object, OCA's.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Department of Children and Families on HB 7089, which revises how Florida’s community-based care (CBC) lead agencies for child welfare are funded. Representative McFarland described the bill’s background, arguing that the prior formula relied too heavily on outdated, static factors and produced inequities among CBCs. She emphasized that the new approach is intended to provide a more stable, transparent, and statute-based funding method that better supports prevention, case management, and family services while reducing year-to-year political uncertainty. DCF Chief of Staff Casey Penn explained that HB 7089 required an actuarially sound, reimbursement-based formula developed with CBC and provider input. The new model uses a cost-based structure with three tiers: Tier 1 for operational and administrative costs, Tier 2 for per-child/per-month service costs, and a possible Tier 3 incentive component for performance measures if the Legislature chooses to fund it. The model includes regional growth factors, inflation adjustments, a 2% risk corridor for Tier 2, a hold-harmless provision for agencies that would otherwise receive less than prior funding, and the ability for CBCs to retain some state general revenue savings. DCF said the model produced a total budget need of about $1.392 billion, roughly $28.6 million above the prior year after offsets, and that the department is also updating its child welfare case management system to improve data quality and future modeling. Members asked about whether prevention spending is captured, how Tier 3 incentives would work and how much they might cost, how the formula accounts for insurance, hurricanes, child acuity, and staffing costs, and whether CBC executives’ compensation is capped. DCF said prevention is included in the model but is not yet separately broken out due to data limitations, Tier 3 is optional and not yet costed, and the formula can incorporate additional growth factors if needed. On executive pay, DCF explained that compensation is limited by statute for CBC contracts, but multiple contracts and non-state funding sources can affect total compensation; staff later clarified that CBC CEOs with multiple contracts had been reviewed for compliance. The meeting ended after questions, and Representative Miller moved to adjourn; the subcommittee adjourned without any vote on the bill.

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• It helps release time programs operate constitutionally and safely by specifying the requirements a program
• Chair Gress continued that he understood Representative Simacek may not agree, and that it was her time
• He said they just wanted the clarification so they could continue to receive the information.
• On the other hand, you're talking about charter schools, which operate under a contract with a...
• And you're talking about charter schools, which operate under a contract with the state to perform a

Keywords: 1182, all

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• A typical ranch operation was a single entity. They owned their cows.
• They were cow-calf operations. Uh, we've seen a lot of change in our industry in recent years.
• And part of it is more people have gone from cow-calf operations to yearling operations, and they own
• That made no real sense to any operation. Didn't provide any stability.
• <00:09:50.560> to and and we hope the bill can continue to and and we hope the bill can continue

Bills: HJ0002, SF0118, SF0016

Keywords: mineral royalties, federal lands, Wyoming, revenue, education funding, transportation funding, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, eminent domain, water projects, legislative approval, state funding, land acquisition, grazing lands, subleasing, non-owned livestock, state lands, rental fees, agricultural policy, land management, 916

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• So we did another one in 2019, and that's the one that they're operating under now.
• the 2019 law that was passed under which they're currently operating.
• the 2019 that was passed and uh continue the 2019 that was passed under<00:07:50.000> which<00
• :07:50.400> they're<00:07:50.720> currently<00:07:51.280> operating.
• under which they're currently operating. under which they're currently operating.

Bills: HB277, SB89, HB135, HB277, SB89, HB135

Keywords: HB277, 2A Sales Tax Holiday, firearms tax exemption, ammunition, hunting supplies, sales tax holiday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Second Amendment, gun tax holiday, gun rights, outdoor gear, hunting equipment, state sales tax, use tax, local option tax exemption, county opt-in, municipal opt-in, Department of Revenue, Alabama

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• A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social
• A nation that continues<00:07:06.160> year<00:07:06.560> after<00:07:07.039> year
• <00:23:36.480> There's Government Operations Committee.
• There's Government Operations Committee.
• Government Operations will meet at 2:00. Government Operations will meet at 2:00.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• If our agencies are operating sufficiently at current vacancy, it is up to us members to determine how
• Suzanne Pridgen, Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Finance and Operations.
• Again, continuously turning around, interviewing quickly, making determinations in regards to who we
• But we continue over the years, and I can't tell you the exact number, but oftentimes if we don't ask
• And we're hoping to continue to see that uptick. You're recognized. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee met for two workshops. The first focused on vacant positions in the Division of Early Learning and the Department of Education. Committee members reviewed vacancy reports, including long-vacant positions and positions that had received discretionary pay adjustments. Division and department officials said many vacancies were being filled, advertised, or under review, but acknowledged persistent recruitment and retention problems, especially for engineering, legal, finance, IT, and other specialized roles. Members questioned whether some long-vacant positions were still necessary, whether overtime and workload were being affected, and whether outside contracting, cross-training, combining positions, or eliminating some vacancies could help. Officials said they were considering those options and noted that hiring has become slower and more difficult since the pandemic, with lower applicant volume and more competition from other agencies and private employers. The second workshop addressed draft legislation related to school choice scholarships and the FEFP. The chair said the committee’s prior hearings raised concerns about student identification numbers, cross-checking between districts and scholarship organizations, duplicated FTE reporting, delayed district payments, scholarship payment timing, and inconsistent data sources. She said the proposed language is intended to standardize scholarship processing and improve accuracy and efficiency while preserving the long-standing FEFP principle that funds follow the student. She also said funding scholarship students below the line would not solve the identified problems and could create disparities. The draft would align processing for the Family Empowerment Scholarship and Florida Tax Credit Scholarship programs and would reduce add-on weights by 50% while keeping the current policy structure. No votes were taken. The chair invited further comments and said the draft budget and legislation would continue to be refined before rollout. The meeting adjourned without objection.

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• And as you've just noted, the pivotal role energy efficiency continues to play.
• Businesses of every size face pressure from high operating costs.
• Businesses continue to improve efficiency, and... ...lead to lower utility bills.
• and avoids approximately 328 tons of operational carbon emissions annually.
• and avoids approximately 328 tons of operational carbon emissions annually.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee held a hearing on the value of Mass Save, with opening remarks emphasizing that despite past criticisms the program has delivered major energy, cost, climate, and equity benefits. The chair cited large avoided system costs, strong benefit-cost ratios, and recent legislative changes that set emissions goals, restricted fossil-fuel equipment incentives, and increased focus on low- and moderate-income households. Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney testified that Mass Save has weatherized hundreds of thousands of homes, reduced bills, avoided emissions, and that the current plan includes budget controls after the DPU ordered $500 million removed from the approved budget. She said the governor’s proposal to have only electric utilities administer the program was intended to reduce administrative costs and align with current implementation trends. Members questioned Mahoney about what counts as marketing and administration, and she said the category includes traditional advertising as well as community-based outreach, customer resource centers, and other customer engagement work, much of it in low- and moderate-income communities. She said administrative and marketing costs are under 5% of the budget, while more than 80% goes to incentives and direct program delivery. Several witnesses then focused on workforce and contractor impacts. Dave Betcher of Abode Energy Management and Rick Taglienti of Rogers Insulation said Mass Save sustains small businesses, creates careers, and supports thousands of jobs; both warned that budget cuts would reduce hiring, training, and work in homes and businesses. They also described a broad ecosystem of suppliers, trainers, and service providers that depends on stable program funding. Other witnesses addressed cost-effectiveness, affordability, and emissions. Anna Johnson of ACEEE said Massachusetts remains a national leader, with Mass Save returning about $2.80 per dollar invested, reducing peak demand, and lowering bills for participants, especially through weatherization and heat pumps. Kyle Murray of Acadia Center said the program is statutorily required to be cost-effective and has avoided billions in supply and infrastructure costs for all ratepayers, including nonparticipants, by lowering overall demand and peak prices. Amy Boyd-Rabin of the Environmental League of Massachusetts argued that efficiency is the cheapest way to meet climate targets and that cutting the budget would force more expensive power generation. The hearing also featured testimony on equity and housing: Mary Wampo described historic under-service to renter-heavy and lower-income communities and said recent reforms, including designated equity communities and performance incentives tied to equity, are helping correct that imbalance; Brian Biot and James Collins of LEAN/ABCD described low-income delivery systems and wraparound services; Barney Heath and John Nannari said Mass Save incentives are essential to affordable housing, passive house construction, and keeping projects on time and on budget. The final witnesses highlighted Connected Solutions and electrification: Sunrun’s Bronte Payne said the virtual power plant program saved more than it cost and helps avoid peaker plants and grid upgrades, and Highland Electric Fleets’ Ben Sondaga said electric school buses can provide similar grid benefits while lowering transportation costs for districts.

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• We'll now continue with the order of business. Other reports of committees? None on the desk, Mr.
• He will require continued medical and full-time home care.
• Operation. But the very first subsection, the plain reading of the statute, says preparation.
• I think that we must continue to provide emergency relief.
• This museum allows us to continue to tell that story.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• District operated or or operated through District operated or or operated through Contract<00:42
• Okay, Miss Bea would like to continue. Thank you, Mr. Chair and members. I'll continue on line 22.
• okay Miss Bea would like to continue okay Miss Bea would like to continue thank<00:52:31.400>
• <01:18:58.840> budget part of the base operating budget part of the base operating budget
• Another quite large levy is the operating capital levy.

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Finance Committee met on January 21, 2025, for its first hearing of the session and began with organizational business. Members and staff introduced themselves, described their districts and backgrounds, and the chair reviewed committee procedures, including how to request bill hearings, amendment deadlines, and handout deadlines. The committee also heard introductions from nonpartisan and partisan staff, including House Research and House Fiscal Analysis personnel who will support the committee’s work this session. The main substantive item was an overview presentation on the state budget and education finance process. Staff explained how Minnesota’s general fund is forecast twice a year, how the committee should read the budget documents and aid/levy tracking sheets, and how the current biennium compares with the upcoming budget window. They described the November forecast, noted that the committee will later receive the February forecast, and outlined the committee’s role in reviewing K-12 state aid spending, school district revenue, and property tax impacts. Staff walked through the aid appropriation summary spreadsheet and explained its columns, including end-of-session spending, fiscal year 2024-25 actuals and estimates, and the 2026-27 and 2028-29 planning horizons. They emphasized that many education programs are forecast-driven and can change with enrollment and other data. The presentation also summarized the state’s overall revenue mix and spending priorities, noting that K-12 education is the largest general fund category and that state aid makes up the majority of school revenue. No bills were heard and no votes or formal actions were taken.

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• c> Aloha for Maui County before I continue Aloha for Maui County before I continue I<00:04:25.479>
• <00:19:42.720> uh 15 um units that may be operating uh 15 um units that may be operating uh
• <00:21:11.279> to live and work in Kawaii we continue to live and work in Kawaii we continue
• <00:25:53.240> to and continue to and continue to administer<00:25:55.799> um<00:25
• Uh, we continue to do that.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• This is by no means an exhaustive list, as we continue to identify new issues as the rollout continues
• /c> operate three manufacturing facilities operate three manufacturing facilities in<00:53:36.880>
• manufacturing Minnesota may continue manufacturing Minnesota may continue without<00:58:03.520><
• updates as we continue to do and<01:23:26.159> continue<01:23:26.480> to<01:23:26.639>
• <01:23:27.600> Our and continue to move forward. Our and continue to move forward.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Further discussion continued.
• Further discussion continued.
• Thank you. track of the whole operation. track of the whole operation.
• Further discussion continues.
• radio operators who enjoy that hobby. radio operators who enjoy that hobby.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I'm not sure... oh, okay, next, I'm sorry. deliberation as we continue deliberation as we continue immediately
• on to say what draft two will continue on to say what draft two will be<00:02:36.760> and<00:
• . maintenance and operation it repeals maintenance and operation it repeals Provisions<00:54:05.880><
• <01:19:21.000> in major Municipal systems in operation in major Municipal systems in operation
• Coast Guard, for a lot of our marine operations.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 534, a measure concerning development in Kakaʻako Makai involving the Hawaii Community Development Authority and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. The chairs explained that the hearing was decision-making only and no testimony would be accepted, though members could ask clarifying questions. The chair outlined amendments to clarify HCDA’s approval process, require an environmental impact statement before residential development proposals are submitted, require Department of Health documentation on hazardous substances, and specify that only OHA-owned parcels would be eligible for certain residential development with a 400-foot height limit and maximum floor area ratio of 10.0. The amendments also addressed affordability, owner-occupancy, association fees, and a special fund, while noting Attorney General concerns that the fee could be construed as a tax and suggesting further review by Judiciary and Ways and Means. Members discussed the affordability threshold, with one senator suggesting 160% AMI instead of 140% due to high housing costs and concern that essential workers could be priced out. Others raised concerns about Native Hawaiian affordability, the long-term effect of perpetuity restrictions, and whether the process would protect OHA’s interests. An HCDA representative said 140% AMI was used in existing reserve housing rules and that lower thresholds could make development economically infeasible. OHA and other supporters said the proposal was still early in planning and emphasized the need for public hearings, community input, and compliance with environmental and remediation standards. The committees voted to pass SB 534 with amendments: Water and Land approved it 4-1, and Hawaiian Affairs also adopted the chair’s recommendation, with one member excused and one voting no. The meeting then moved to SB 3, relating to water resource management. The bill would authorize the Commission on Water Resource Management to retain independent legal counsel, create an executive director position, allow challenges to emergency orders under certain conditions, establish fines for water use offenses, and revise emergency and shortage declaration procedures; Red Hill-related provisions were noted as removed from this version. Testimony was largely supportive, including from DLNR, the Board of Water Supply, OHA, and Sierra Club, with OHA stressing the measure’s importance to Native Hawaiian water rights and past litigation. A Department of Hawaiian Home Lands representative supported the bill with amendments and recommended explicit language directing the commission chair or designee to advocate for water rights and reservations for homelands. The chair indicated the committees would use the prior Senate-passed version as the basis for further action, and the discussion then moved on to SB 130, a search-and-rescue reimbursement bill.

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• Thank you. superintendent, campus operations and superintendent, campus operations and support<00:36:
• Uh, so a lot of them are in operations or logistics.
• At this time, it's continued to be provided by the federal side.
• So, we may be a little off on that one and we'll continue to work on that.
• But the continue to work on that.

Bills: SB3082, SB3110, SB3251

Keywords: military families, family leave, qualifying military exigency, Hawaii Revised Statutes, financial support, Hawaii National Guard, civil-military program, education, collective bargaining, exemption, SB3251, Hawaii public safety, ICE, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Border Patrol, law enforcement hiring, state employment ban, police powers, Department of Law Enforcement, DLNR

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• and bridges as part of our operating and bridges as part of our operating budget.<00:07:45.599><
• costs which are part of our operating costs which are part of our operating budget<00:20:36.559>
• So we’ll continue to work in that direction.
• So we’ll continue to work in that direction.
• We'll continue plans 26 to 28 bienium.

Keywords: 00:03 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:57 Capital Projects and Highway Plan 56:11 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The House Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met to hear the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s presentation on the governor’s 2026 capital projects budget and recommended highway plan. Secretary Gray and cabinet staff first thanked KYTC snow and ice crews, local road departments, first responders, utility workers, and others for their work during a major winter storm, then outlined the capital budget request. The cabinet said its facilities are aging, with about 35% at or beyond useful life, and that limited road fund revenues led it to focus mainly on maintenance, maintenance pools, aircraft maintenance, environmental compliance, AASHTOWare upgrades, state park road maintenance, truck parking, and reauthorization of several projects, including airport work and road projects. The cabinet said the governor’s budget includes about $22.8 million in state funds for the capital budget over the biennium, plus carry-forward language for maintenance pools and project reauthorizations to avoid losing federal funds. Members asked about repeated reauthorizations, cost increases, and whether projects should be restarted as new requests after carrying over for multiple budgets. The cabinet responded that budget office policy generally allows only one reauthorization before a project must be resubmitted, and said many delays are due to acquisition or other project issues. Members also questioned the basis for increased-cost line items and the $5 million request for commercial truck parking; cabinet staff said they could provide original project cost details and that many increases are inflationary, while the truck parking project is expected to use federal funds and is a cabinet priority. The committee also discussed the decline in road fund receipts, which the cabinet attributed largely to lower motor fuels tax revenue. The presentation then shifted to the 2026 recommended highway plan. Officials said the plan covers more than 1,300 projects over six years and anticipates about $9.5 billion in federal and state funding. They said the plan is intended to maintain existing assets, advance long-term priority projects, and honor prior commitments, including the Mountain Parkway, the Brent Spence Companion Bridge, and the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. About 40% of plan funds are dedicated to existing pavements, bridges, and guardrails, and officials cited a 61% rise in highway construction costs from 2020 to 2025 as a major challenge. To help offset those pressures, the cabinet is seeking $125 million from the budget reserve trust fund for the Brent Spence Bridge and release of a federal grant condition tied to the already appropriated $150 million for the I-69 crossing. No votes were taken at the meeting.