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AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama House Feb 10th, 2026

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy, known as the Jewels, who recognized the need for a strong bond
  • Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy, known as the Jewels, who recognized the need for a strong bond
  • </c><00:12:53.920><c> of</c> recognized the need for a strong bond of recognized the need for a strong
  • This opens the opportunity for a magistrate to give bond.
  • This opens the opportunity for a magistrate to give bond.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Invited testimony will be limited to 10 minutes.
  • However, Code Red provides for limited coverage.
  • And lastly, we passed a bond proposition for $20 million. This bond is known as Prop A.
  • The bond initiative is a very unique one.
  • The bond initiative is a very unique one.
Summary: The joint Senate and House disaster preparedness and flooding hearing opened with quorum calls, prayer, testimony time limits, and remarks from legislative leaders emphasizing decorum, respect, and the goal of learning from the July 4 flood to prevent future loss of life. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows said the special session and hearings were intended to hear directly from local officials and residents, and that the state would pursue immediate and longer-term legislation and continue working beyond the current session. The committee then heard invited testimony from Kerr County, Kerrville, Kendall County, Real County, and the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, followed by member questions. Kerr County Judge Rob Kelly, Sheriff Larry Leitha, and emergency management coordinator William B. Thomas described the flood as a sudden, unprecedented event that overwhelmed local systems before many officials or residents understood the danger. They said the county received multiple National Weather Service and IPAWS alerts, but the rain fell in remote upstream areas with limited gauges, and the flood rose too quickly for normal response. They detailed the emergency response, including dispatchers handling heavy call volumes, deputies and volunteer firefighters conducting rescues, and state and federal partners assisting. County officials said 108 people died, including 37 children, and two remained missing. They called for better real-time flood detection, stronger rural emergency management resources, improved broadband and cell coverage, and more funding for swift-water rescue and warning systems. Kerrville Mayor Joe Herring and City Manager Dalton Rice said the city had floodplain rules, emergency plans, and prior preparedness efforts, but the event exposed gaps in communications and regional warning capacity. They urged the Legislature to fund a flood warning system, whether sirens, automated alerts, or a hybrid, and asked for support for predictive weather modeling, broadband expansion, a hazard mitigation fund, and disaster recovery resources. The Upper Guadalupe River Authority said it had long funded gauges and pursued flood-warning and mitigation projects, including a new software-based flood prediction system and possible retention dams, and planned to dedicate reserve funds to feasibility studies and infrastructure improvements. Kendall County Judge Shane Stolarczyk said his county’s emergency action plan and early alerts helped prevent deaths there, and he recommended easier access to alerting tools, a river-wide warning system, simpler grant applications, and regional coordination. Real County Judge Bella Rubio said rural counties face major challenges because of limited cell service, broadband, staffing, and funding, especially for camps and visitors along the Frio and Nueces rivers, and argued that reliable alert systems should be treated as a necessity, not a luxury. Members asked about the timeline of the flood, low-water crossings, communications failures, sirens, bridges, and funding, and several witnesses said the key lessons were better communications, better warning systems, and more investment in rural flood mitigation and emergency response.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Ways and Means (04/23/2025)

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • There's no limit to how many dollars can be printed.
  • Is you know very limited crypto options.
  • </c> limit the risk but allow it to occur. limit the risk but allow it to occur.
  • ,</c> have other established limits, have other established limits, percentage<01:16:08.000><c> limits
  • </c> limiting factor. limiting factor. Okay.<01:16:23.920><c> Question.
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 26th, 2026

Commerce and Human Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Testimony today, other than those presenting the bills, will be limited. Time is of the essence.
  • Testimony today, other than those presenting the bills, will be limited to one minute.
  • We're time limited today, sir, so we're going to have to move on, but I do appreciate you making the
  • You can have maximum occupancy limits. And you can have fire escape ladders on the second floor.
  • And so that really is limiting.
Keywords: 989, all
ID

Idaho 2026 Regular Session

Agenda Feb 17th, 2026

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • out-of-state influence, as I have studied it out, comes from independent expenditures, and you cannot limit
  • for the purposes of this amendment, ongoing revenue generation activities included, but were not limited
  • That fund currently sits at about $3.9 billion of financial assets, stocks, bonds, et cetera.
  • talks about priority shall be given first to the revenue-generating activities, including but not limited
  • talks about priority shall be given first to the revenue-generating activities, including but not limited
Committee: House State Affairs
Summary: The committee first considered a proposal to raise licensing and fee caps for the Denturity Board, which sponsors said was needed because testing costs about $1,000 while the current cap is $300 and the board is about $6,000 in the red. Members asked who controls fee increases and were told the legislature sets the cap; the motion to introduce the RS passed, though one member noted support for introduction but uncertainty about the bill’s future. The committee then took up RS 33380, which would prohibit out-of-state contributions and expenditures in Idaho elections. The sponsor argued out-of-state money has become a major influence in campaigns and should be barred to protect Idaho voters. Members raised concerns about constitutionality, possible conflicts with Idaho residency law, loopholes for corporations forming in Idaho, and whether the bill would be ineffective against independent expenditures; despite those concerns, the motion to introduce passed narrowly. Next, the committee considered RS 33385, which would lower the threshold for district-wide city council elections from cities over 100,000 population to those over 25,000. The sponsor said this would improve local accountability and reduce campaign costs in 10 cities. The motion to introduce passed without opposition. The committee then heard H.J.R. 8 and a revised RS 33415 concerning Idaho state and endowment lands, shifting the priority toward ongoing revenue generation while preserving public access and explicitly protecting timber, mining, grazing, and recreation. Testimony from outfitters and recreation operators supported the measure as beneficial to rural economies and public access. H.J.R. 8 was held in committee, and RS 33415 was introduced with an amendment and sent to the Second Reading Calendar with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee considered RS 33-377, a “shot clock” for initial plan reviews that would require cities, counties, or the state to complete initial review within 30 days for public works projects. The sponsor said the measure would speed permitting, and the motion to introduce passed. One member disclosed a Rule 80 conflict related to a public works license.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 12, 2025 - 10:15 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • It limits that for what they're doing beyond their municipal boundary, not within their municipal boundary
  • It removes permissions that limit transfers from municipal utility revenues based on rates of return
  • tailored, the bill, if a utility is operating in City A and supplying water to City B, City B has a limit
  • So that's why we're focused on limiting what they can and can't do beyond that municipal boundary and
  • Bring me where you have created these bond obligations and never received anything.
Summary: The Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee met with a quorum present and considered five bills. The first, PCS for HB 987, was an honorary transportation facility designation bill naming several roads and an overpass for fallen officers, a military service member, and first responders. An amendment added the Sheriff Gary S. Borders Memorial Highway designation in Lake County. Members offered supportive remarks, and the bill passed 17-0. The committee then heard HB 703, which would require authorities such as FDOT or local governments to pay the costs when they require telecom providers to relocate infrastructure from public rights-of-way. Support came from Charter Communications, Associated Industries of Florida, and Florida Internet and Television, with discussion focused on the communication services tax and the cost burden of relocations. The bill passed unanimously 18-0. HB 1523 followed, addressing municipal utilities serving customers outside their boundaries by requiring public meetings, annual reporting, limits on transfers to general revenue, and reduced or eliminated surcharges for outside-boundary customers. Municipal utility representatives opposed parts of the bill, citing rural impacts, debt obligations, and the need for a glide path, while supporters argued for transparency and fairness to ratepayers outside municipal boundaries. An amendment changed a reporting date to January 31, 2026, and the bill passed 14-4. HB 867 established a legal framework for commuter rail operations along Florida’s coastal corridor, including insurance and indemnification arrangements for Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties using the Florida East Coast Railway right-of-way. An amendment clarified that Florida East Coast Railway and Brightline are not state entities and do not have sovereign immunity unless expressly provided by law. The bill passed 18-0. Finally, HB 1137 clarified a prior energy preemption law by adding boards, agencies, commissions, and authorities of counties and municipal corporations to the entities covered, aimed at preventing discriminatory energy-source practices by an appointed board. Public testimony included support from the Florida Natural Gas Association and the Florida Home Builders Association and opposition from Florida Student Power. Members noted the bill was a cleanup measure, and it passed favorably.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Land & Resource Management Mar 6th, 2025

Land & Resource Management

Transcript Highlights:
  • building schools that matched the population that was coming, which meant we had to then pre-plan a bond
  • country to opt into greater density and to move towards more inclusive zoning. ...classifications, limitations
  • owners in the ETJ, to remove themselves from a city's ETJ, meaning they wouldn't be subject to the limited
  • subject to a development agreement, or in very close proximity to, perhaps even surrounded by the city limits
  • Then there would be limitations on the ability to remove themselves.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 2/20/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The clerk will read the bond initiatives and the committee assignment.
  • Introductory House Bond Initiatives number 46, February 20th, 2026. Referred to Appropriations.
  • Introductory House Bond Initiatives number 47, February 20th, 2026. Refer to Appropriations.
  • Bond Initiatives number 47, February Bond Initiatives number 47, February 20th,<00:04:20.959><c> 2026
  • House Bond initiatives Introductory House Bond initiatives number<00:04:24.400><c> 48,</c><00:04:24.880
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 1/16/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • The income eligibility standards for these various programs, um, in general, the income limit for the
  • The federal SSI asset limit is $22,000 for an individual and $3,000 for a couple, and the MSA asset limit
  • If a person is also receiving SSI, then they have to meet the SSI asset limit, and if not, then they
  • meet the general assistance asset limit. stocks and bonds that could be readily stocks and bonds that
  • This funding is typically limited to 36 months, I believe.
Keywords: 1183, house
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • We had a trifecta and we understand that there are some bills like a bonding bill here in Minnesota that
  • We had a trifecta and we understand that there are some bills like a bonding bill here in Minnesota that
  • </c><00:03:54.159><c> bills</c><00:03:54.480><c> like</c><00:03:54.640><c> a</c><00:03:54.879><c> bonding
  • </c><00:03:55.200><c> bill</c><00:03:55.440><c> here</c> are some bills like a bonding bill here are
  • some bills like a bonding bill here in<00:03:55.760><c> Minnesota</c><00:03:56.239><c> that</c><00:03
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Apr 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • All testimony comments are limited to the bill at hand.
  • Item 12, AB 2348 by Bond. our website.
  • All testimony comments are limited to the bill at hand.
  • Item 12, AB 2348 by bond. Remove a bill from the consent agenda.
  • Most people want to limit ultra-processed foods, but struggle to identify them.
Summary: The committee heard several health-related bills. AB 1825 by Krell would clarify California’s offenders with mental health disorders program by tightening the standard for determining “substantial danger of physical harm,” improving exit planning, and expanding Medi-Cal access for people released after a successful challenge. Supporters, including psychiatrists, prosecutors, and medical groups, said the bill would close gaps in care and protect public safety; county behavioral health directors and Disability Rights California registered concerns. AB 1696 by Stephanie would state that nurse midwives do not need physician supervision when providing care within their existing scope, including EMTALA-related evaluation in labor and delivery settings. Nurse midwives and nursing groups supported the bill, while emergency physicians opposed it unless amended, arguing emergency department screening should remain under physician supervision; the author said she would keep working on the issue. AB 1949 by Lee would make acupuncture a separate Medi-Cal benefit and allow up to 24 visits per year. The author and supporters from acupuncture, health access, and integrative medicine groups said the current monthly cap is too restrictive and that acupuncture is an effective, cost-saving alternative for pain management and other conditions. There was no opposition. AB 2330 by Patterson would create a distinct regulatory category for cold spas, with standards for construction, operation, and disinfection. Fitness and wellness groups supported the bill, environmental health administrators had no formal position but thanked the author for amendments, and a committee member raised concerns about local officials interpreting the bill to require separate enclosures from saunas; the author said she would continue working on the language. AB 2000 by Aguirre-Curry would limit mid-year changes to prescription drug formularies and add notice, exceptions, reporting, and enforcement provisions. Family physicians, chronic care advocates, nurses, pharmacists, and patient groups supported the bill, citing non-medical switching and treatment disruptions; health plans and insurers opposed it, warning of higher costs, reduced flexibility, and premium increases. AB 1929 by Ortega would require health plans to disclose investments, including in private prisons and immigrant detention centers. Supporters framed it as a transparency measure tied to patient premiums and public values, while opponents argued the bill was duplicative, burdensome, and potentially harmful to investment confidentiality. AB 2746 by Schiavo would classify medical credit card debt as medical debt so it would not appear on credit reports. Consumer advocates and legal aid groups supported the bill, describing abusive marketing and housing harms; banks, debt collectors, and industry groups opposed it as unworkable and privacy-invasive. The committee took roll on AB 2746 and passed it on a due pass motion to Banking and Finance, with several members voting aye and a few no votes recorded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session - 05/15/26

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • access to our to prohibit and limit access to our children's<02:05:38.719><c> data.
  • </c> and social bonds. and social bonds.
  • </c> aren't limited to just young people. aren't limited to just young people.
  • The current age limits, parental controls, and screen time limits that social media companies hold out
  • The current age limits, parental controls, and screen time limits that social media companies hold out
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Human Services - 04/02/25

Health and Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:04:58.759><c> access</c> due to isolation and and limited access due to isolation and and limited
  • Article 2, Section 25 imposing proximity limits on small assisted living homes. And as Mr.
  • </c><01:19:50.800><c> limitation</c><01:19:51.360><c> to</c><01:19:51.560><c> that</c> we're limitating
  • limitation to that we're limitating limitation to that correct<01:19:53.120><c> in</c><01:19:53.280>
  • So if we're talking about limitations, I think there needs to be restrictions.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • And I think that helps them use their limited time and resources to focus on those that are low-performing
  • It also aggregates it and puts it in summative form. And this has been available.
  • Campuses are employing things like research sharing, workforce alignment, accreditation limits, stackable
  • And is that limiting other campuses from offering those programs themselves?
  • There aren't limitations on, I think, what administrators, departmental, or even at the highest level
Summary: The Higher Ed Funding Committee met to review how North Dakota might identify and address low-producing academic programs and to discuss draft funding formulas for the university system. Lisa Johnson of the NDUS explained that the State Board of Higher Education is already developing a system-wide policy, using models from other states such as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Kentucky, Ohio, and Connecticut. She described how low-producing programs are typically flagged by multi-year enrollment or completion thresholds, then reviewed for workforce demand, mission fit, cost, accreditation, and regional need before any action is taken. Committee members asked about what counts as a program, how costs are analyzed, whether certificates are included, how exemptions work for mission-critical or high-demand fields, and whether the board or legislature should set the rules. Johnson said the board is the appropriate body to lead the process, but legislators could use funding leverage if they wanted to encourage action; the chair asked the board to bring a detailed proposal to the June meeting. The committee then heard a Legislative Council presentation on a draft formula for UND and NDSU. The proposal uses fall census FTE enrollment, with a placeholder undergraduate rate of $7,000 per FTE and a graduate/professional rate of $10,500, plus incentives for completions in in-demand fields and research productivity. Alex from Legislative Council walked through the projected funding effects, noting that the model would increase funding for NDSU and reduce it for UND in the current biennium, with different results in the next biennium as enrollment changes are recognized. Members questioned the use of the placeholder rates, the definition of in-demand programs, the treatment of research funding, and the exclusion of state-appropriated dollars from the external grants calculation. The chair emphasized that the numbers were illustrative and that appropriators would set the actual dollar amounts later. A second draft formula for the other nine institutions was also reviewed. That model uses fall census FTE without a weighted economic factor, applies a higher undergraduate rate, and adds completion incentives for in-demand credentials and all other completions. Members noted that the formula would benefit some institutions, such as Bismarck State College, while reducing funding for others, such as Mayville State, and discussed whether the nine institutions should be treated more uniformly or split into smaller groups because of their different missions and sizes. Committee members and staff repeatedly stressed that the formulas are still being refined and that some institutions would likely need hold-harmless adjustments or other transition measures. The meeting ended with the chair directing the committee to continue the discussion later and to expect further work on both the low-producing program policy and the funding formulas.
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

House in Session Mar 9th, 2026

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • for students in a Department of Juvenile Justice educational program, assessment for identifying limited
  • But when we have emergencies, we can't limit it to one person.
  • I have spoken with some folk and this amendment is supposed to put more limitations, but I'm just not
  • So you may see, for example, a smaller deductible or better coverages in terms of limits and things of
  • Again, this is a very small number of policies in the aggregate, but the exposure is dramatic.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of FSU Police Officer Cody Popple for stopping the April campus shooter. The Speaker then outlined the final week of session, noting the House had passed 253 House bills and 149 Senate bills to date, but that the 2026-27 budget would not be completed this week. The chamber also adopted the Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for the day. The House took up several Senate bills on special order, largely technical or open-government measures, and passed them with little or no opposition. These included SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on the Florida Statutes and revisor’s changes; SB 7006, SB 7014, SB 7002, SB 7012, SB 7024, SB 7016, SB 7026, SB 7008, SB 7000, and SB 7004, which extended or preserved various public-records and meeting exemptions for matters such as Public Service Commission proprietary information, social media investigations, military affairs, highway safety records, cybersecurity, emergency shelter contact information, conviction integrity units, and trade secrets. Most passed overwhelmingly, though SB 7006 drew 99-8, SB 7022 on public records for exam integrity passed 101-8 after questions about testing materials and scoring rubrics, and SB 7026 on trade secrets passed 106-3. The most substantive floor debate centered on SB 7040, which recreates the emergency preparedness and response trust fund in the Executive Office of the Governor. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment to let the fund expire, arguing the money had become a “slush fund” and had been used for the Everglades detention facility rather than emergencies; several members supported her on fiscal and separation-of-powers grounds, while others said the fund is needed for rapid disaster response. The House rejected Eskamani’s amendment and then adopted a Griffiths strike-all amendment adding accountability measures, including spending limits, quarterly reporting, asset tracking, and a sunset/review provision. SB 7040 then passed 82-25. The chamber also passed CS/CS SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, CS SB 474 on military affairs, and SB 488 on Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, which prompted extended questions about vehicle registration requirements, license plate frames, and foreign passport/I-94 documentation; the bill was still under amendment and debate when the transcript ended.
ND
Transcript Highlights:
  • We also have a limited survivorship benefit for surviving spouses and dependent children for members
  • We do have limits for what we do.
  • But there is a minimum limit of attendees for cost.
  • So limited pay, limited benefits, especially for small district-owned agencies that might not be able
  • That really limits the amount of fee-for-service revenue that these agencies are able to collect.
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee was called to order, a quorum was established, and the minutes from the prior meeting were approved. The first major presentation came from Montana Public Employees Retirement System executive director William Hollahan, who gave an overview of Montana’s Volunteer Firefighters’ Compensation Act plan. He explained that the plan covers volunteer firefighters in unincorporated areas, is funded by 5% of state fire insurance premium taxes, and currently serves 228 departments with about 2,936 active members and 1,242 retirees. He described eligibility rules, annual training and reporting requirements, benefit levels for partial and full pensions, disability, death, medical, and funeral benefits, and said the plan is actuarially sound with roughly $60 million in assets and a funded ratio slightly above 100%. Committee members asked about prior-service credit, whether EMS personnel are included, the effect on recruitment and retention, and whether expanding coverage would require a funding analysis; Hollahan said prior service is not credited, EMS is not currently included, and any expansion would need financial review. Tim Walleen of Workforce Safety and Insurance then presented a draft North Dakota workers’ compensation solution for volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMS personnel. He explained that volunteer responders are already covered by workers’ comp for medical and wage-loss benefits, but the proposal would set a minimum annual wage of $30,000 for calculating wage-loss benefits for qualifying volunteers, with the benefit paid at two-thirds of that amount. Representative Porter suggested tying the volunteer definition to existing code rather than a fixed dollar amount, and Walleen agreed. Questions focused on whether search and rescue or other volunteer emergency services could be included, whether departments would face new paperwork, and whether volunteer organizations can already elect coverage; Walleen said there would be no additional paperwork and that volunteer coverage is already available. The committee also heard from volunteer fire service representatives and the state fire marshal. An Oakes-area firefighter, Mr. Olson, testified that small departments are struggling with retention, communication, and administrative burdens, especially around separate bookkeeping and funding rules for donated or fundraising money, and he said departments need clearer guidance from the state. State Fire Marshal Dr. Matthew Clark introduced himself and outlined a broader effort to improve education, support, and coordination for fire departments, including a planned 10% audit of certificates of existence beginning in 2027, more outreach through his office, and better assistance with training, reporting, and grant access. He said his office is authorized under current law to provide these services, but the role has been vague and underused. Finally, Arnagard Rural Fire District Chief Rick Schreiber testified in favor of new recruitment and retention ideas, including retirement-style benefits, health insurance, tax incentives, scholarships, grants, and more remote or regional training. He said volunteer departments are losing members, that local tax and donation funds are already stretched, and that any new retirement or incentive program should be sustainable and likely involve a mix of state and local support.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM Informational Briefing 01-28-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And not only is the bond market signaling higher inflation, but consumer expectations are as well.
  • And so what that means is for us we actually have an increase in the ten-year bond rate.
  • </c> this is this is this is the bond this is this is this is the bond Market's<01:32:05.239><c> prediction
  • </c><01:34:15.800><c> rate</c> increase in the tenure in uh bond rate increase in the tenure in uh bond
  • There's Steven Bond Smith released a report in July of last year.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct - Part 2 - 03/13/25

Rules and Administration - Subcommittee on Ethical Conduct

Transcript Highlights:
  • Some of them even have personal financial impacts, such as bonding projects that save money for the very
  • </c> financial impacts such as bonding financial impacts such as bonding projects<00:10:06.360><c> that
  • So I use the bonding request.
  • 00:25:41.799><c> the</c> we're voting for things so I use the we're voting for things so I use the bonding
  • request there are things I have bonding request there are things I have I<00:25:44.760><c> have</c><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • As an agency, we are really limited to be able to operate programs within the sustainable funding that
  • That was a COVID-era initiative that the agency had limited funds to Waiver members.
  • That was a COVID-era initiative that the agency had limited funds to utilize.
  • We did have our requests itemized by ranking, so, understanding that there are limited funds, we did
  • So for anyone to be asking for our testing results from our state-run lab, those are limited because
Summary: The subcommittee heard budget presentations and questions from several health and human services agencies, with members repeatedly emphasizing that agency numbers had been posted since October and that questioning should stay focused and brief. The Office of Juvenile Affairs said its $5.45 million request would support 162 employees receiving a pay adjustment, and members asked about juvenile care conditions and staffing. The Department of Human Services discussed major changes to child care subsidy funding, including a reduced subsidy request, a $11.5 million child care teacher recruitment/retention request, and planned eligibility and reimbursement changes; it also reviewed SNAP administrative cost shifts under federal law, the state’s SNAP error rate, and the risk of large future state costs if the error rate is not reduced. DHS also addressed TANF reserves, the DDS waiver wait list, the Greer Center buildout, the Advantage waiver supplemental, and meal service options for waiver members. OCCY described a largely personnel-driven budget, requests for more oversight staff, and workload pressures in juvenile competency evaluations. The Office of Disability Concerns reported a flat budget and said it relies mainly on mediation and informal resolution rather than enforcement. OSU Medical Authority said its Tulsa expansion, VA skybridge, and c-section suites remain on schedule, that psychiatric residency funding is being phased in over several years, and that it is working to reduce contract labor and evaluate service lines. J.D. McCarty Center reported its new ABA outpatient clinic is on time and on budget and is nearing full capacity. OMMA said its lab is following required standards, its FTE count is below budgeted levels because hiring depends on lab accreditation and other unknowns, and dispensary numbers continue to decline as the market matures. Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services said it needs about $1.4 million to avoid a maintenance-of-effort penalty and discussed aging campus capital needs and staffing vacancies. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority then outlined a very large budget requirement driven by utilization growth and the shift to value-based care, saying FY26 is currently stable but FY27 would likely require additional appropriations if the request is not fully funded.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 01/23/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • That was part of the governor's bonding rollout.
  • That was part of the governor's bonding rollout.
  • That was part of the governor's bonding rollout.
  • That was part of the governor's bonding rollout.
  • </c> now and I will tell you that our limit now and I will tell you that our limit the<00:24:45.320><
Keywords: 1187, senate, all