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• Among other adjustments, this bill authorizes supplemental pension payments to the Public Employees’
• These are the We are literally not paying our mortgage payment for OPEB.
• And then if you have the money for the down payment, affording the mortgage, which is insane, and then
• process and realizing the Herculean effort to be able to put down a down payment in this world that we
• And then if you have the money for the down payment, affording the mortgage, which is insane, and then

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then moved through a long floor session focused heavily on budget trailer bills, labor agreements, housing, environmental review, and several resolutions. Members also introduced visiting guests, including family members, district staff, Mandela Washington Fellows, and UC Berkeley public policy students. Procedural motions were taken up early, including a successful roll-call vote to suspend rules so certain budget-related bills could be heard without reference to file. The chamber approved several major budget measures. SB 129, the labor trailer bill, passed 56-4 after supporters said it made technical budget adjustments, funded collective bargaining, supported In-Home Supportive Services, and addressed pension and project-related issues. SB 131, the public resources and housing trailer bill, passed 50-3 after extensive debate over homelessness funding, CEQA exemptions, advanced manufacturing, high-speed rail, rural access to funds, tribal consultation, and environmental protections; multiple members voiced support while also urging follow-up changes. The Assembly also adopted SB 139, implementing agreements for professional and operating engineers, by 69-1, and SB 140, implementing the correctional officers’ agreement, by 71-0. Later, AB 130, the housing trailer bill, was taken up on concurrence in Senate amendments after a successful rule suspension; members discussed tribal consultation protections, CEQA reform, prevailing wage, and vehicle miles traveled provisions, with debate continuing as the transcript ended. The Assembly also concurred in Senate amendments to AB 927, extending the Williams inspection window for certain school districts, which passed 70-0. In addition, ACR 16 naming the 10th Street Bridge the POW/MIA Bridge passed 70-0. AJR 9, urging full and consistent federal funding for the National Park Service, drew broad bipartisan support and passed 66-0 after members highlighted California parks’ economic and cultural importance. HR 47, recognizing the Fourth of July and the Declaration of Independence, prompted extended remarks on democracy, civics, immigration, military service, and community celebrations before being adopted by voice vote with 64 co-authors added. The consent calendar was also adopted 64-0.

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• So to increase the participation rate, the bill reduces As barriers by not requiring payment of a significant
• license reinstatement fee before interlock, though the payment is still required before one completes
• It will include request requirements and removal procedures for the signage, payment of signage costs
• We're able to withhold payments from programs when it's determined there's a credible allegation of fraud
• It specifies the circumstances under which payments may be reinstated and gives recipients the right

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• As I understand, there's a shifting in order of the payment of the fee.
• Unless you have demonstrably qualified for a basically public defender level exemption and a payment
• going to be required to use interlock if they get valid driving privileges, they could delay that payment
• And even when we did the splitting the payments in half provision over the course of a two-year period
• in half provision um over the payments in half provision um over the course<00:31:16.880> of<

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• your employer, or whether you're buying it on the Connect marketplace, or whatever, um guaranteed payment
• than what most of those a better payment than what most of those other<00:23:57.320> insurance
• So, they go on payments for their deductible.
• So, they go<01:10:30.360> on<01:10:30.480> payments<01:10:30.880> for<01:10:30.960
• go on payments for their deductible. go on payments for their deductible.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:00:11 Discussion HB 527 00:02:29 Vote HB 527 00:08:02 Discussion HB 627 00:09:09 Vote HB 627 00:24:29 Discussion HB 355 00:25:59 Vote HB 355 00:34:28 Discussion HB 568 00:35:18 Vote HB 568 01:12:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 527, a cleanup bill related to insurance matters and the Strengthen Kentucky Homes program. The committee substitute removed language that would have repealed the workers’ compensation deductible range, added a one-time grant/reimbursement provision for contractor fortified-roofing certifications, and added an emergency clause. The Department of Insurance said the bill also updates licensing language, addresses issues with unlicensed pharmacy benefit managers, and supports contractor training tied to the roof grant program. The commissioner noted the program is set to go live March 1 and asked members to inform constituents about possible roof grants of up to $10,000. House Bill 527 received a favorable report after the committee adopted the substitute and title amendment by voice vote and then approved the bill on a roll call vote. The committee then heard House Bill 627, a PIP reform bill. The sponsor and State Farm’s legislative agent said the substitute clarified language so the Attorney General can prosecute insurance fraud and reflected negotiations with hospitals, the Kentucky Hospital Association, the Kentucky Justice Association, chiropractors, and physical therapists. The bill would apply the workers’ comp fee schedule to most PIP claims, require bills within 180 days, prohibit balance billing and credit impairment, raise funeral benefits to $5,000 and weekly wage benefits to $500, require an annual fraud report, and give the Attorney General concurrent jurisdiction over insurance fraud cases. A physician testifying in opposition argued the bill would cut reimbursement for non-hospital providers, shift costs to hospitals and other payers, reduce access to care, and create an uneven playing field that favors hospitals. Committee members asked about the lack of a PIP fee schedule and the effect of the workers’ comp schedule relative to Medicare and commercial insurance. After debate, the committee adopted the substitute and then passed House Bill 627 with favorable expression on a roll call vote, with one member voting no. The committee also considered House Bill 355 on real estate appraisers. The sponsor said the bill would restore an independent board, allow evaluations under federal guidelines, and move Kentucky from a voluntary to a mandatory appraisal state. Testimony from insurance and appraisal representatives said the bill would require licensure for real property damage appraisers, exempt insurance agents and claims adjusters licensed under the insurance code, and create clearer standards and oversight. Members asked about the cost of an executive director and whether the board could sustain itself through fees; the sponsor said the board had historically been self-sustaining. The committee adopted the substitute and then gave House Bill 355 a favorable report by roll call vote. Finally, the committee began House Bill 568, which would prohibit new public adjuster licenses while allowing current licensees to renew. The sponsor said the bill responds to ongoing complaints and investigations in the industry and noted that most licensed public adjusters in Kentucky are not residents of the state. The transcript cuts off as the bill’s presentation was beginning.

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• Senate File 24, lottery ticket acceptance of debit card payments, sponsor Travel.
• Senate File 24, Lottery Tickets, Acceptance of Debit Card Payments, sponsor Travel.
• Acceptance of debit card payments Acceptance of debit card payments sponsor<01:26:42.239> travel
• Just for a quick rundown card payments.
• Thank you, Senator. acceptance of debit card payments. Uh, acceptance of debit card payments.

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• We hand that information off to Bank of America and Bank of America issues the payment to the player.
• Then Then we stopped the payments and go back to recover those payments, but on average It should take
• And then if everything's okay, we start the payments.
• If not, we shouldn't have ever been getting the payments.
• In most cases, we identify the fraud and stop it before the first payment has gone out. a one payment

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So, um, line 154 adjusts nursing facility total care related payment rate limit.
• So, um, line 154 adjusts nursing facility total care related payment rate limit.
• So this proposal includes the payment-driven, uh, payment model casemix class systems classification
• It also repeals automatic annual alternative payment system property rate inflation.
• this in proposal includes um the payment driven<00:52:02.960> uh<00:52:03.119> payment

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• a temporary fund for the seven existing children's residential facilities, to be used as a bridge payment
• on the 1st of each month, and on several occasions I helped her call to try to understand why her payments
• on the 1st of each month, and on several occasions I helped her call to try to understand why her payments
• on the 1st of each month, and on several occasions I helped her call to try to understand why her payments
• on the 1st of each month, and on several occasions I helped her call to try to understand why her payments

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• the Division of Family Services for children, youth, and families, unless Family Court determines payments
• If they're reunited with the family, there are no child support payments.
• just very limited circumstances that in no way takes from those parents with their child support payments
• Senate Bill 19 is the Delaware Payment Stable Coin Act.
• It creates a licensing framework for payment stable coin issuers and digital asset service providers

Summary: The House received a series of Senate communications and committee reports, then took up a long consent calendar and several individual measures. Early actions included passing consent calendar items, recognizing Freedom of Speech Week and Juneteenth, and hearing numerous introductions and tributes, including remarks honoring House fellows, Father’s Day, and Representative Mara Gorman. The chamber also adopted several procedural motions and recesses, with roll calls recorded throughout. Among the bills considered, the House passed House Bill 134 on animal cruelty, increasing penalties for repeat offenses; House Bill 131 with Senate Amendment 1 on pet stores and animal welfare; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 320 on technical corrections to the Delaware Constitution; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 407 on technical updates to the Hazardous Substance Control Act; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 on salary supplements for certain school employees; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 450, the Road Delaware Act, on land use and permitting reform; House Bill 459 on restricting energy drink sales in schools; House Substitute 1 for House Bill 439 on electric moped and motorcycle disclosures; and House Bill 444, the Delaware John Lewis Voting Rights Act, after amendment delaying its effective date to July 1, 2027. House Amendment 1 to House Bill 459 was adopted, and House Amendment 1 to House Bill 444 was adopted before final passage. The House also rejected House Amendment 1 to House Substitute 1 for House Bill 425 after debate over salary supplement policy for school-related certifications, then passed the substitute bill itself. House Bill 407 prompted questions about the increase in civil penalties, which DENREC said was intended to update outdated fines and align the penalty structure with other laws. House Bill 444 drew floor speeches emphasizing voting rights protections and concerns about voter suppression and dilution. The session ended with the House moving to recess after continuing consideration of House Bill 355, the Speaker Truth Act, which had just adopted an amendment changing damages language to attorney’s fees and costs.

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• I can tell you the report that I got last week had us at a 7.85% SNAP payment error rate.
• It's a payment error rate.
• It's a payment error rate, not a case error rate. All right, thank you.
• “FNS has measured us on payment accuracy. They have, I think, back to the beginning of time.
• I mean, we’ve always had payment accuracy rates monitored by FNS, reported to FNS, and it has always

Summary: The meeting focused on Arkansas’s proposed workforce system overhaul, including a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan and a package of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate workforce governance, reduce administrative costs, and redirect more funding to training and supportive services. Commerce officials said the plan would replace the current structure of 10 local workforce boards and more than 200 board members with a single statewide board and one administrative entity, while keeping local offices open and using regional business councils to preserve employer and local input. They said the state has already reduced Commerce headcount and operating costs, and that the changes would improve coordination with higher education, adult education, vocational rehabilitation, DHS, and Arkansas Industry Connect. Much of the discussion centered on the waiver package, especially the proposal to make the state board function as the local board, allow more flexible movement of funds across regions, eliminate the WIOA “last dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, create affiliate sites instead of requiring every area to maintain a comprehensive center, and relax the 14 youth program element requirement. Officials said the State Board of Workforce Development approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor, and that implementation would begin only after federal approval and a closeout process, likely taking up to a year. They also described plans to streamline referrals and data sharing, expand mobile and virtual services, and use a more centralized model to improve customer service and employer engagement. Members raised repeated concerns about rural representation, local control, board composition, and whether jobs and relationships would be lost if local boards were eliminated. Commerce officials responded that local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired by the state, and regional business councils would help ensure local employer voice. Several members also questioned how the funding was being used, citing audit findings that only about $1.8 million to $1.9 million of roughly $14 million to $15 million in federal workforce funds had gone to training and supportive services. Officials said the reorganization could increase annual training spending to roughly $6 million to $7 million by reducing overhead, one-stop operator contracts, and board administration. The committee also discussed how the changes might support workforce training facilities, apprenticeships, child care and transportation assistance, and employer-driven training in fields such as manufacturing, health care, technology, and welding. The Division of Higher Education also briefed members on Workforce Pell. Officials explained that the new federal program would extend Pell eligibility to short-term programs, but only within narrow limits, such as 150 to 599 clock hours and 8 to 15 weeks of instruction, with additional completion and employment benchmarks. They said Arkansas is working with colleges and universities to identify programs that fit the criteria and that the governor has designated the Division of Higher Education to lead implementation. No votes were taken by the committee during this portion of the meeting.

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• We will stop paying them their retirement payments, and that will cease their health insurance as well
• and<00:14:45.520> that<00:14:45.760> will<00:14:45.920> cease retirement payments
• , and that will cease retirement payments, and that will cease their<00:14:46.839> health<00:14
• mortgage >> So it just reduces your mortgage >> So it just reduces your mortgage payment
• payment, in essence. payment, in essence. >> Exactly.<00:23:50.520> Yes.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:54 Pension System Update 00:03:38, 958, all

Summary: The committee held its first official interim meeting after merging the General Government and Finance, Personnel, and Public Retirement committees, establishing a quorum and opening with the pledge and prayer. Members then received a briefing from KPPA representatives Ryan Barrow and Aaron Sarock on the state retirement systems, including KERS, CERS, and SPRS, and on the importance of fully funding the actuarially determined employer contribution, supplemental appropriations, and investment earnings in reducing unfunded liabilities. They said the systems have made progress toward a statutory closed amortization target of 2049 and emphasized that supplemental funding lowers current employer contribution rates but does not change that end date. A major topic was federal and state reemployment-after-retirement rules for retirees who return to work with participating employers. KPPA explained that retirees must have a bona fide separation from service, no prearranged agreement to return, and generally a one-calendar-month break in service for retirees on or after January 1, 2024. If a member fails to comply, retirement benefits can be voided, payments stopped, health coverage ended, and benefits repaid. The presenters also noted that rehired retirees do not earn a second retirement account, and employers rehiring them must pay employer contributions and, in non-exempt cases, reimburse health insurance costs. Members asked about the scale of rehired retirees and the difference between employer contribution and health insurance reimbursement amounts. KPPA said that in fiscal year 2025 there were over 3,500 rehired retirees in CERS and over 5,000 in SPRS, with substantial employer contributions and health reimbursement payments collected. They also explained that some positions are exempt from these chargebacks, including school resource officers and certain law enforcement positions that meet statutory criteria. The committee discussed House Bill 213, which allows cities, sheriffs’ departments, and post-secondary institutions to offer health insurance to rehired officers if authorized by the governing body, effective August 1, 2026, and clarifies the fiscal-year basis for certain exemption limits. No votes were taken.

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• to preserve affordable housing and to create new affordable housing through construction and down payment
• One of the things that we were originally created for was to provide down payment assistance, and we
• is an advantage for low to moderate income households, and we can also use funding to provide down payment
• So last year, we used $583 million to support home to provide down payment assistance and closing cost
• , excuse me, people That provides shelter and homeless support to lenders who administer our down payment

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• The treasurer would simply take what is owed out of your future adequacy payments when you're in default
• c> uh<00:17:45.919> when<00:17:46.160> you're<00:17:46.320> in adequacy payments
• uh when you're in adequacy payments uh when you're in default.<00:17:46.960> it<00:17:47.120>
• We could set it up such that the EFA funds, if any, are required, come out of those interest payments
• . payments. payments.

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• This included partnering with LA Alliance, Baby2Baby, and alternative payment programs for distribution
• Angeles Community Investment for Families Department, and county resource and referral and alternative payment
• I still had to pay my rent and my mortgage payment, as well as our living expenses.
• Payment policies must reflect that children's absences during these moments are not programmatic failures
• The state must protect data on child care, continue with subsidy payments when families take refuge in

Summary: The hearing focused first on how wildfires and other disasters affect child care providers, families, and early education infrastructure. State officials from the Department of Social Services and Department of Education described disaster response and preparedness efforts, including shelter coordination, licensing outreach, emergency waivers, distribution of supplies, and the statewide child care disaster plan. Testimony from providers and advocates emphasized major gaps in recovery funding, insurance coverage, rebuilding support, mental health services, and coordination with local rebuild plans. Several witnesses urged more dedicated disaster-recovery funding for child care facilities and suggested statutory changes, including allowing greater flexibility for rebuilding costs and requiring early childhood programs to be included in local disaster planning. The second panel addressed immigration enforcement and its impact on child care. Advocates from the Children's Partnership, Every Child California, and CHIRLA said enforcement activity is causing families to keep children home, disrupting continuity of care, reducing enrollment, and creating fear and trauma for children and providers. They argued that immigrant and mixed-status families need clearer protections, privacy safeguards, legal support, trauma-informed guidance, and safe-haven policies for child care settings. Speakers also stressed that the child care workforce is heavily immigrant and that recent state laws such as AB 49 and AB 495 will require funding, training, and technical assistance to implement effectively. Public commenters, including child care providers, described personal experiences with fire damage, displacement, permit delays, lost income, and the emotional toll of serving families during crises. Others described how immigration enforcement has made parents afraid to attend events, drop off children, or remain connected to providers. Committee members repeatedly noted that child care is often overlooked in emergencies and asked state officials how child care systems are being integrated into disaster planning and how local and state agencies can better coordinate. No formal votes were taken during the hearing.

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• All those payments you're making on these bonds that you've run up over the last 10 years don't count
• that are, you putting bond payments that are, you know,<00:10:57.839> integral<00:10:58.320><
• <00:11:50.079> All<00:11:50.240> those<00:11:50.480> payments<00:11:50.880><
• All those payments you're that's bonded.
• All those payments you're making<00:11:51.279> on<00:11:51.600> these<00:11:51.920>

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• . ...garnishments, the use of collection agencies, and late fees to motivate payments.
• struggling with their fines, CMPA has worked with the legislature, with Senator Lackey, who had a payment
• I'll just finish with saying that enrolling in one of these payment plans, simply enrolling and remaining
• far, because we're thinking of certain scenarios that I think are already addressed through this payment
• I'm thinking of certain scenarios that I think are already addressed through this payment plan, that

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard a series of bills focused on transportation safety, climate resilience, wildlife connectivity, parking enforcement, and EV charging reliability. AB 605 would create a pilot program allowing certain hydrogen internal combustion cargo-handling equipment at ports; supporters said it could help ports stay competitive while reducing emissions, while South Coast AQMD raised concerns about possible nitrogen oxide emissions and limits on future regulation. The bill passed on an 11-0 vote to the Natural Resources Committee. AB 1132 would require Caltrans to incorporate community resilience indicators, including socioeconomic factors, into climate vulnerability assessments; supporters from Greenlining, AARP, and others said it would better protect seniors, people with disabilities, and transit users during heat waves and disasters, while some members questioned the cost during a tight budget year. It passed 9-0 to Appropriations, with some members not voting. AB 382 would lower school-zone speed limits to 20 mph and give local agencies more flexibility in how the limit is posted and enforced; supporters cited child pedestrian deaths and safety research, and the bill passed 11-0 to Appropriations. AB 902, as amended, would require transportation projects in wildlife connectivity areas to include wildlife passage features where feasible; supporters emphasized reduced collisions and habitat fragmentation, while the California Building Industry Association and COGs moved from opposition to neutral after amendments. It passed 9-1 to Local Government. AB 1014 would give Caltrans more discretion to lower speed limits on state highways based on local conditions rather than the 85th percentile rule; supporters said it would improve safety in rural and tourist areas, and the bill passed 13-0 to Appropriations. AB 1022 would end towing or booting vehicles solely for unpaid parking tickets, with supporters describing the practice as punitive and harmful to low-income drivers, while cities and parking groups argued it would weaken enforcement and create problems for out-of-state vehicles. The bill passed 9-3 to Appropriations. AB 1423 would require publicly funded EV chargers to meet reliability standards and allow enforcement of uptime requirements; supporters said taxpayers need functioning chargers, while charging-industry opponents objected to retroactive standards and possible conflicts with existing agreements. The bill passed 14-0 to Utilities and Energy. The committee also approved a consent calendar of five bills by voice vote and held roll calls open for additional members to add on.

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• a clarifying change to make it clear that you need a proper application and you also need to have payment
• need<00:03:29.120> to<00:03:29.280> have<00:03:29.680> um<00:03:29.840> payment
• <00:03:30.159> of you also need to have um payment of you also need to have um payment of
• 16:12.959> stop<00:16:13.199> making<00:16:13.440> defrail<00:16:13.920> payments
• <00:16:14.480> uh would stop making defrail payments uh would stop making defrail payments

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• of Health to require enhanced reporting and legislative oversight of the Medicaid Care Incentive Payment
• Members, this is seeking some enhanced reporting concerning managed care incentive payment plans.
• of Health to require enhanced reporting and legislative oversight of the Medicaid Care Incentive Payment
• Members is seeking some enhanced reporting concerning managed care incentive payment plans.

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• House Bill 238 is a conference report relating to labor, employment, payment of wages, minimum wage and
• House Bill 238 is a conference report relating to labor, employment, payment of wages, minimum wage and
• Virginia Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, prohibited provisions, fees for maintenance, and periodic payments
• This legislation relates to labor and employment, payment of wages, minimum wage and overtime wages,

Keywords: March 14, 2026 - Regular Session Part 3, 976, house, all

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• facility whose operational costs are financially supported by one or more employers through direct payments
• first section directs the Department of Human Services to pay licensed child care program subsidy payments
• first section directs the Department of Human Services to pay licensed child care program subsidy payments
• The word payment has been changed to execution throughout the bill for consistency purposes.

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