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• I, like many of my peers, work diligently to cut costs and increase productivity to try and balance a
• </c><00:21:40.880><c> a</c> productivity to try and balance a productivity to try and balance a razor-thin
• The funds made available through the tax exemption will be invaluable to balancing those inflationary
• The funds made available through the tax exemption will be invaluable to balancing those inflationary
• The funds made available through the tax exemption will be invaluable to balancing those inflationary

Bills: HF1016, HF2800, HF156, HF3051, HF526, HF2658, HF2062, HF2801

Keywords: local government aid, Baldwin, taxation, base year formula, municipal funding, population aid, aid penalty forgiveness, Minnesota, city funding, appropriations, HF156, lawful gambling, veterans organizations, licensed veterans organization, Minnesota gambling law, gross profits, lawful purpose, real property repair, facility maintenance, capital assets

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• , I'm more of a deficit hawk than a tax hawk, and we have to do something at the federal level to balance
• the reason that we're doing all of that, we're, you know, doing all of these draconian cuts is to balance
• </c><01:00:30.200><c> the</c> These draconian cuts is to balance the national debt.
• the plan is at the federal government is to gut Medicaid, to gut SNAP, and to do so again not to balance
• the national debt again not to balance the national debt not<01:13:47.080><c> to</c><01:13:47.520><c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You win some, you lose some, and I just understand what I'm trying to balance here, Senator Latz, and
• ><c> sener</c><01:09:55.120><c> l</c><01:09:55.560><c> and</c><01:09:55.960><c> and</c> trying to balance
• here sener l and and trying to balance here sener l and and to<01:09:56.239><c> the</c> to the to the
• between</c><01:11:11.520><c> what</c><01:11:11.719><c> this</c><01:11:11.920><c> independent</c> balance
• between what this independent balance between what this independent review<01:11:12.920><c> would</c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So it's a balance, but I don't know what the number is, and yeah, then I would say, you know, I tend
• our farm's in conservation, so all keen on this, but yeah, I mean, we do have to find that right balance
• so</c><01:45:33.040><c> so</c><01:45:33.199><c> it's</c><01:45:33.320><c> a</c><01:45:33.480><c> balance
• but I don't that so so it's a balance but I don't know<01:45:34.440><c> what</c><01:45:34.560><c> the
• and that is hard to do all right balance and that is hard to do all right<01:45:51.719><c> senat</c>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Minnesota<00:05:29.400><c> law</c> Minnesota law provides necessary guardrails and critical checks and balances
• We want to find a balance between what's needed to sustain the association, what's needed to protect
• So we are trying really hard to strike a balance here between how do we protect homeowners from, you
• And so this is really an attempt to try to find a way to strike that balance of what's reasonable.
• </c><01:28:16.560><c> of</c><01:28:16.760><c> what's</c> that balance of what's that balance of what's

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So this is a common-sense bill that we need to do to restore the balance of power between the legislative
• of power between the the balance of power between the legislative<01:51:04.040><c> and</c><01:51:04.280
• House Republicans fought to restore balance by voting to end the governor's emergency powers so we could
• House File 21 restores the proper balance between the executive and legislative branches, ensuring that
• House Republicans fought to restore balance by voting to end the governor's emergency powers so we could

Keywords: 1183, house

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• :01.640><c> a</c> commissioner um serves really as a um a commissioner um serves really as a um a balance
• for uh any disputes between the balance for uh any disputes between the house<01:03:06.359><c> and</
• Ness, for the balance of the presentation. there were many other business tax there were many other business
• NES</c><01:24:26.920><c> for</c><01:24:27.520><c> for</c><01:24:27.679><c> the</c><01:24:27.800><c> balance
• </c><01:24:28.159><c> of</c> colleague Mr NES for for the balance of colleague Mr NES for for the balance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• other customers to use, and then when they use electricity, they take it back off the grid and we balance
• other customers to use, and then when they use electricity, they take it back off the grid and we balance
• out and be a zero use, it will balance out and be a zero cost.<00:29:03.279><c> This</c><00:29:03.520
• President, I saw this and I read this and I'm thinking this is a really balanced piece of language that
• </c> very good balanced energy portfolio. very good balanced energy portfolio.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• that phrase work life you've heard of that phrase work life you've heard of that phrase work life balance
• right and they're looking at balance right and they're looking at balance right and they're looking
• I think that's part of it life balance I think that's part of it life balance I think that's part of
• right right and balance called balance right right and balance called balance right right and balance
• amen thank you thank so on that balance amen thank you thank so on that balance amen thank you thank

Bills: HCR 21, HCR 22, HCR 23, HCR 24, HCR 25, HCR 26, HCR 27, HCR 31, HCR 41, HCR 42, HCR 43, HCR 44, HCR 45, HCR 52, HCR 53, HCR 66, HCR 67, HCR 73, HR 8, HR 10, HR 13, HR 20, HR 21, HR 50, HR 59, HR 61, HR 71, HR 74, HR 79, HR 84, HR 86, HR 90, HR 91, HR 102, HR 103, HR 107, HR 113, HR 125, HR 126, HR 132, HR 142, HR 145, HR 149, HR 150, HR 152, HR 167, HR 179, HR 181, HR 183, HR 186, HR 192, HR 196, HR 199, HR 207, HR 211, HR 212, HR 213, HR 216, HR 249, HR 256, HR 259, HR 261, HR 263, HR 272, HR 281, HR 285, HR 294, HR 295, HR 300, HR 305, HR 311, HR 313, HR 315, HR 316, HR 323, HR 331, HR 339, HR 340, HR 346, HR 349, HR 352, HR 357, HR 358, HR 360, HR 363, HR 374, HR 377, HCR 20, HCR 28, HCR 30, HCR 32, HCR 49, HR 14, HR 15, HR 19, HR 23, HR 24, HR 25, HR 26, HR 27, HR 29, HR 47, HR 48, HR 55, HR 56, HR 66, HR 85, HR 92, HR 93, HR 95, HR 96, HR 140, HR 155, HR 164, HR 204, HR 241, HR 242, HR 250, HR 253, HR 260, HR 262, HR 265, HR 279, HR 310, HR 312, HR 328, HR 332, HR 359, HR 362, HR 367

Keywords: recognition, award, petroleum industry, leadership, community service, HCR 22, House Concurrent Resolution, Texas Legislature, commendation, honorary resolution, Dr. James Olson, James Olson, University of Texas Permian Basin, UT Permian Basin, psychology professor, 50 years of service, faculty recognition, academic award, Piper Professor Award, Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award

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• budget so I know it can be balanced budget so I know it can be challenging<03:49:20.399><c> but</c><
• So it does have a very healthy balance here.
• So it does have a very healthy balance here. Yeah, okay, right.
• So, but in the meantime, right, there's a balance here if you look at the dedicated funds report.
• here if you look at there's a balance here if you look at the<04:06:37.920><c> um</c><04:06:38.399><

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard from the Personnel Appeals Board, which explained that it became an independent state agency after Senate Bill 487 and was presenting its first standalone operating budget. The board described its quasi-judicial role in hearing appeals from classified state employees over disciplinary actions such as warnings, suspensions, and terminations, and said it handles about 25 to 35 cases a year, with some cases lasting longer because of their complexity. Members also outlined the need for a chair and vice chair who are attorneys, the board’s current staffing and space needs, and its plan to move away from reliance on Administrative Services for office support and website functions. The board requested about $353,500 for fiscal year 2026, including startup costs, routine operating expenses, and two new part-time positions: a program director and a paralegal. Members said the budget reflects the new independent status, includes funding for only four board members rather than the authorized five, and is designed to avoid full-time staffing costs and benefits. Legislators asked about the cost per case, the board’s relationship to DAS, whether appeals must go through the board before court, and how often cases are appealed further. The board said appeals must first go through it, that court appeals are infrequent but have increased recently, and that the board’s process is intended to resolve disputes more quickly and less expensively than court litigation. Committee members also asked about the board’s caseload, outcomes, and staffing. The board said that in the prior year there were 22 cases, with four decisions overturned in favor of employees, nine dismissals, and nine settlements, and that many disputes are resolved before reaching the board through a multi-step internal process. A member noted the governor and council had recently approved a new board member and were expected to approve a fifth soon. The discussion ended with questions about the board’s website and records access, which members said would need to be moved from Administrative Services as part of the agency’s transition. The committee then moved to the New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities. The executive director explained that the council is 100 percent federally funded under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and develops a five-year plan to address the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She said the council works with state agencies and advocacy organizations on quality-of-life issues, accessibility, voter rights training, and plain-language or easy-to-read materials, and that 60 percent of its membership must be individuals with disabilities or family members/guardians. She also described the council’s funding structure, including reimbursement to the state for operating costs, and noted that it currently has three full-time and three part-time positions, with no new positions requested but one full-time position being eliminated and replaced after a pandemic-era staffing change did not work out as planned.

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• </c><00:47:51.720><c> but</c><00:47:51.920><c> we've</c> it has grown our cash balances but we've it
• has grown our cash balances but we've got<00:47:52.440><c> some</c><00:47:52.839><c> significant</c><
• Yeah, but every town has very large, you know, balance accounts, right?
• We've kept the cost down and, uh, we maintain a healthy balance in the fund.
• Then the balance of that fund, after we pay our expenses each year, goes back to the general fund.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with testimony from Charlotte Harding of the Conservation Land Stewardship Program, who explained that the office protects the state’s interests in conservation lands by monitoring conservation easements and related stewardship obligations. She described the program’s funding sources: a land conservation endowment held at the State Treasury and administered by the Council on Resources and Development, plus transfers from Fish and Game for easements not covered by the endowment. Members discussed how the endowment is funded when new easements are created, the program’s staffing, the loss of a state vehicle, and the need to increase in-state travel so staff can use personal vehicles for field monitoring. Harding said the office has two full-time positions and a seasonal employee, that the work is mostly monitoring rather than hands-on land management, and that enforcement issues are referred to the grantee agencies or, if needed, to the Council on Resources and Development. She also noted that the office works directly with landowners to resolve smaller issues and that stewardship has become a greater focus in the conservation community because ongoing oversight requires funding. Members asked about examples of properties under the program, including LCIP lands such as Musquash Headwaters, Hidden Valley Boy Scout Camp, and Nash Stream, and the committee did not take a motion before moving on. The committee then heard from Paul Breen and Susie Anzelone of the Pease Development Authority regarding the Division of Ports and Harbors operating budget. They explained that the authority provides finance, legal, environmental, and engineering support to the division, which operates New Hampshire’s only deep-water berth at Market Street, as well as facilities in Hampton, Rye, the Portsmouth Fish Pier, and navigational waters in the Piscataqua and Great Bay. They described the authority’s history after the closure of Pease Air Force Base, the transfer of roughly 2,400 acres, and the creation of a self-sustaining enterprise fund tied to airport and port operations. They emphasized that the division does not draw on the general fund because revenues from wharfage, dockage, parking, registration, and mooring fees cover operating costs, with any surplus retained for capital improvements and replacement. Members questioned several budget lines, including a sharp increase in overtime and workers’ compensation. Breen said overtime is driven largely by security needs at the deep-water port and fluctuates with vessel traffic, such as salt shipments, while workers’ comp is a DAS-set cost and not something the division controls. He said the budget is conservative and that if revenues fall short, capital projects would be the first items scaled back. The discussion also covered fee-setting, with Breen saying rates are reviewed against the local market and infrastructure constraints, and that some smaller facility fees had recently been increased after being stagnant for years.

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• It's like a perfect, perfect balance. Members, on the desk is the special order.

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• firefighter, none of them would have to follow this law, and we just didn't feel that that injected the balance
• Senate Amendment 1 ensures that any remaining balances owed solely for the cost of incarceration charges
• access to qualified nutrition professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances
• access to qualified nutrition professionals, modernizes standards to match best national practices, balances
• This resolution asks Delaware to explore a more balanced, modern approach that still maintains federal

Keywords: 1064, all

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• They provide balances and fiscal information regarding the major state funds used for water projects.
• And then the Water Project Stabilization Fund does have a cash balance, and there are $149.6 million,
• And if not, just because it's obligated means it's going to be a carryover balance again next biennium
• Have you projected what that carryover balance may be in the 2027 to 2029 biennium discussion?
• Then the balance of the funds would come during construction with the state.

Summary: The Water Topics Overview Committee met to receive interim status updates on several water-related studies and Department of Water Resources projects. The committee approved the March 26, 2026 minutes, observed a moment of silence for the late Representative Conmy, and then heard updates on the watershed management study and the stormwater/wastewater study. Staff reported that the committee had already received the testimony contemplated in the study plans, including input from state agencies, local governments, and out-of-state entities, and that any further action would be at the committee’s discretion. The Department of Water Resources then provided project and budget updates on NAWS and the Southwest Pipeline Project. Reese reported NAWS is expected to serve about 81,000 users, with a total projected cost of about $571 million and about $96 million remaining, while the Southwest Pipeline Project is estimated at $1.06 billion total with about $409 million remaining. Members asked about funding sources, capacity needs, and whether current and future construction is being designed for increased demand; department staff said current work is designed for ultimate capacity, but some future components may need redesign based on new requests. The committee also discussed local cost shares, Minot’s role in NAWS funding, and whether the system is adequate for peak demand. A major portion of the meeting focused on the department’s cash management, carryover, and long-term water funding outlook. The department said Resources Trust Fund revenues are tied to oil extraction taxes and are affected by stripper well exemptions and future oil price declines. Members expressed concern about large carryover balances and whether the state is obligating more money than can realistically be spent in a biennium. The department reported about $340.6 million in remaining carryover and said it is trying to reduce that through a two-tier pre-construction/construction process and closer project vetting. The department also summarized the Deloitte studies on regional governance and finance and on cost-share policy. Stakeholders generally favored keeping the current governance structures for NAWS and Southwest with improvements, while Red River stakeholders leaned toward a different option; the department said it will bring an implementation plan back in September. On cost share, Deloitte’s recommendations would reduce some percentages, prioritize projects differently, and use other measures to close a projected long-term funding gap. Members debated affordability, local burden, deferred maintenance, and whether statutory changes may be needed to allow the commission more flexibility in prioritizing and funding projects. No formal votes or final actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the updates.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, previously it just said balance sheets, revenue sources, but from the Senate bill it was this stuff
• So, previously it just said balance sheets, revenue sources, but from the Senate bill it was this stuff
• So, previously it just said balance sheets, revenue sources, but from the Senate bill it was this stuff
• So, previously it just said balance sheets, revenue sources, but from the Senate bill it was this stuff
• You know, saying you don't have the right checks and balances going on to make sure that only people

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Going on 9 months, trying to figure out a way to not only balance the existing and legacy needs of certain
• So, in the state of Oklahoma, we have a balanced budget.
• Would you share my concern that, you know, let's say they do drop it and obviously our job here is to balance
• , I don't know how to combat that, except to say that, you know, hopefully, the appointments will balance
• the appointments that we're adding will balance it out.

Bills: HB4420, HB3974, HB3016, HB3062, HB3021, HB3145, HB4128, HB3131, HB3015, HB3472, HB3453, HB1638, HB4126, HB2696, HB2710, HB3552, HB3031, HB3544, HB3521, HB4490, HB4488, HB1746, HJR1069, HB4428, HB4429, HB1170, HB3538, HB4124, HB3904, HB4106, HB2999, HB3982, HJR1077, HB3464, HB2588, HB3462, HB4440, HB3674, HB3345, HJR1067, HB4326, HB4331, HB4337, HB4338, HB4359, HB4392, HB3557, HJR1076, HB4003, HB3495, HB3497, HB3501, HB3505, HB3749, HB3011, HB4336, HB4346, HJR1087, HB3240, HB3647, HB3796, HB3969, HB3972, HB3983, HB3984, HB3989, HB3383, HB3130, HB4358, HB3327, HJR1055, HB3386, HJR1089, HB3087, HB2970, HB3314, HB4129, HB4199

Keywords: reading, intervention, literacy, education, third grade retention, teacher training, funding, Strong Readers Act, tort claims, inmate housing, government immunity, public trust, private prison, emergency legislation, vision screening, binocular vision, kindergarten, elementary education, health, firearm rights

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• They have an expectation of work-life balance. ...of work-life balance.
• It is a prudent, balanced reform.
• 35.640><c> is</c><00:49:35.800><c> a</c><00:49:35.880><c> prudent</c> It is a prudent It is a prudent balanced
• </c> balanced reform. balanced reform.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• That is how local control works and it is a balance to be sure.
• That is how local control works and it is a balance to be sure.
• That is how local control works and it is a balance to be sure.
• That is how local control works and it is a balance to be sure.
• That is how local control works and it is a balance to be sure.

Bills: HF3351

Keywords: firearms, guns, gun control, gun safety, local control, home rule, preemption, municipal regulation, county regulation, city ordinances, zoning, firearm dealers, gun dealers, ammunition, carry permits, permit to carry, pistols, Saturday night special, metal-penetrating bullets, public safety

Transcript Highlights:

• So it's, I'm all about balance, but we need to be strategic because, again, I'm just...
• ideological viewpoints, often on topics like race, gender, or social justice, in ways that go beyond balanced
• And that's the proper balance between what a teacher's supposed to do and what law enforcement is supposed
• I think you've got to balance, certainly inclusivity, but then there's the fairness piece that you cannot
• out, certainly doesn't balance out.

Summary: The committee first heard Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horn’s annual State of Education address, which focused on school safety, academic outcomes, school choice, teacher pay, and opposition to DEI/CRT in schools and teacher preparation. Horn said the department has expanded school police officers, promoted Project Momentum and tutoring, supported cell phone restrictions in classrooms, and pushed for more phonics-based reading instruction and stronger university teacher-prep programs. Members questioned him about DEI complaints, cell phone implementation, ESA oversight, school safety funding, reading proficiency, and teacher compensation; Horn said ESA spending is reviewed and recovered when inappropriate, and argued teacher raises should come directly to teachers, not through districts. No formal action was taken on his presentation. The committee then considered HB 2008, which would prohibit public school libraries from using public funds to pay dues to professional library associations. Sponsor Representative Cooper argued the bill would keep school libraries politically neutral and prevent taxpayer money from supporting ideological advocacy, while saying membership itself would still be allowed if paid privately. Opponents, including a former librarian, a school board member, and the ACLU of Arizona, said the bill would undermine professional development, local control, literacy support, and constitutional rights of association and petition. Supporters said associations promote ideological content and that free professional-development alternatives exist. After public testimony and debate, the committee voted to return HB 2008 with a do-pass recommendation.

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• We believe it's a balance of a fund and a liability cap.
• We believe it's a balance of a fund and a liability cap.
• We believe it's a balance<01:06:37.520><c> of</c><01:06:37.680><c> a</c><01:06:37.920><c> fund</c><01
• :38.640><c> and</c><01:06:39.280><c> um</c><01:06:39.440><c> a</c><01:06:39.680><c> liability</c> balance
• of a fund and um a liability balance of a fund and um a liability cap.<01:06:40.480><c> And</c><01:06

Keywords: 910, house, all