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• ,<00:34:56.720> tuition bonuses, wage increases, tuition bonuses, wage increases, tuition
• health centers see increased health centers see increased uncompensated<01:38:43.119> care
• We know Senator Innis last time tried mightily to increase the authority there.
• <01:59:10.719> I therefore you're increasing the taxes.
• I therefore you're increasing the taxes.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It'll chill market interest and decrease valuations and the commercial tax base in what is already a
• The bill would help to increase production and ease our housing crisis.
• that we and our members are really encouraged by, and I think these measures kind of further that increased

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Community Development and Small Business held its second hearing of the session, with Chairs Gómez and Vargas opening by emphasizing the committee’s focus on equity, small business growth, and support for communities that have historically been overlooked. Several members noted the historic nature of having two Latino chairs. The hearing covered a package of bills centered on access to capital, transparency in state assistance, commercial tenant protections, downtown revitalization, and business improvement district administration. Testimony was largely supportive of bills aimed at helping micro-businesses, small businesses, and disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Beckma, the Asian Business Empowerment Council, a minority- and woman-owned business owner, and a worker-owned Springfield business all backed measures including S. 179 and H. 312/S. 184, which would prioritize capital assistance and require reporting on where state business aid goes. Witnesses said transparency, upfront payments on state contracts, and better data collection could help businesses that struggle with delayed reimbursements, limited reserves, and difficulty accessing traditional financing. The Metropolitan Area Planning Council supported S. 173, which would dedicate a portion of sales tax revenue to a downtown vitality fund for district management, cultural districts, and downtown infrastructure, and said the bill could help sustain downtowns and prevent cultural displacement. There was also testimony on H. 306, a commercial tenant first right of refusal bill, with Beckma supporting it as a way to help small tenants stay in their locations, while the Greater Boston Real Estate Board opposed it, arguing it would add cost, delay, uncertainty, and could reduce property values and the commercial tax base. The board supported H. 305, a housing bill that would expand by-right multifamily and open-space residential development while preserving local zoning protections. Andre Leroux of MassINC also supported S. 173 and H. 299, the latter proposing longer BID renewal periods and audit requirements aligned with nonprofit standards. No votes were taken; the hearing concluded after public testimony and questions, with the chair closing testimony.

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• IN 2020 THE FLORIDA STATE BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION FUNDED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA AND ECONOMIC VALUATION
• SO AS PEOPLE DISCOVER THIS THEY DISCOVERED THAT THEY COULD INCREASE THE QUALITY BY HAVING.
• THE FIRST OFFENSE IS PUNISHABLE BY $1,000 UP TO $1,500 AND SUBSEQUENT ONES AND INCREASE TO 2000 TO $2,500

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I think that's the lowest spending increase we've had, I want to say, in 10 years.
• We're increasing the building renewal fund.
• And we're increasing the maximum eligible grant amount.
• In the federal government, H.R. 1 increased it from $10,000 to $40,000.
• We're going to see an increase of veterans in this state.

Summary: The meeting covered a series of fiscal year 2027 budget and budget-related bills, beginning with the general appropriations and tax package. Staff and the chair highlighted a budget built around about $1.4 billion in tax cuts, a one-time 2.5% agency reduction, major funding for state employee health insurance, corrections, flood and wildfire relief, and other supplemental appropriations. The chair repeatedly urged support for the package, emphasizing the size of the tax cut and noting that the committee’s joint vote had only three no votes out of 28 members. Members then reviewed several smaller budget implementation bills affecting racing and gambling, capital outlay, commerce and defense innovation, corrections, environment and water policy, higher education, human services, K-12 education, county finance, tax administration, state data governance, and state office rent rates. Key provisions included extending or modifying funds and fee structures, transferring surplus or unneeded monies, creating or revising oversight boards and pilot programs, increasing K-12 funding by 2% for inflation, adjusting university retention limits, expanding SNAP and housing-related requirements, and changing tax conformity and credits. Several members asked clarifying questions about specific items such as electric vehicle charging funds, mobile home relocation payments, university funding, and the new health insurance oversight board. The chair also explained the tax bill’s major changes, including conformity to federal tax law, a larger dependent tax credit, changes to deductions, repeal of certain tax credits, veteran property tax relief, limits on data center tax incentives, and provisions affecting manufacturing infrastructure and unemployment insurance administration. The committee discussed the Budget Stabilization Fund, debt repayment, and education rollover balances, with the chair arguing for using surpluses to pay down debt. The final item discussed was a behavioral health bill creating a home and community-based services program for adults determined to be seriously mentally ill, with a stated FY 2027 total fund appropriation of $7.8 million contingent on federal approval and matching funds. The meeting ended with a reminder that floor action would begin the next day at 10 a.m.

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• I think that's the lowest spending increase we've had, I want to say, in 10 years.
• Madam Whip, we're increasing the building renewal fund.
• It increases these amounts to $3 billion for counties with more than 800,000 residents.
• We're giving a 25% increase in this credit. This is a big deal for families.
• We're going to see an increase of veterans in this state.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• education contributes to increased education contributes to increased attendance<00:30:11.760>
• increasing awareness of whereas increasing awareness of caregiving<00:41:04.800> youth<00:41:
• <02:25:30.960> 24% increased 24% increased 24% since<02:25:33.120> 2015 since 2015 since
• compared to an 18% increase nationwide. compared to an 18% increase nationwide.
• Suicide increased by 17% since 2015. Suicide increased by 17% since 2015.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum present, approved the February 27, 2026 journal, and then moved out of order to consider resolutions. Senate Resolution 003, designating March as Arts Education Month in Colorado, was read at length and supported by Senators Snyder and Basley, who emphasized the educational, social, and economic value of arts instruction and noted concerns about unequal access across the state. Senator Coleman and Senator Danielson also spoke in support, highlighting personal experiences with the arts and the importance of preserving arts programs in schools. The resolution passed unanimously, 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The chamber then adopted House Joint Resolution 1019, recognizing Caregiving Youth Day. Senator Judah described caregiving youth as children and teens who provide substantial care for family members while balancing school and other responsibilities, citing statewide and national data on the prevalence of youth caregivers and the risks they face. Senator Gonzales also spoke in support, urging the legislature to recognize and support this often invisible work. The resolution passed 35-0, and the current roll call was added as co-sponsors. The Senate next took up third-reading consent calendar House Bill 1035, which enacts the 2025 Colorado Revised Statutes as positive and statutory law; it passed 32-3, with Senators Baisley, Lynda Zamora Wilson, and Long voting no. Senate Bill 53, expanding eligible borrowers for Colorado Housing and Finance Authority mortgages, then passed 29-6 after no-vote requests from Senators Zamora Wilson, Amabile, Sullivan, Hinrichsen, Baisley, and R. Pelton. House Bill 1064, concerning modifications to the youthful offender system, passed 23-12 after several no-vote requests, and Senate Bill 43, concerning regulation of firearm barrel transfers and related criminal penalties, was introduced for final passage with Senator Zamora Wilson delivering extended opposition focused on Second Amendment and fiscal concerns; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that bill.

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• To have some kind of an increase that we can use. So that is pretty much it.
• By increasing each rate by six percent.
• This really does concern us because it is a pretty substantial increase.
• What is the justifiable data behind why you're requesting a 6% increase?
• So, our interest rates, again, these increases are the Ceiling, not the floor.

Bills: HB886, HB1514, HB2434, HB2688, HB2802, HB3161, HB3221, HB4029, HB4339, HB4591, HB4774, HB4802, HB4853, HB5627, SB1737

Keywords: retirement, supplemental payment, benefits, Employees Retirement System, eligible annuitants, legislation, annuity, service credit, Employees Retirement System of Texas, employee benefits, pension reform, public retirement systems, municipality pensions, firefighters, police officers, retirement age, DROP program, actuarial studies, pension benefits, municipal retirement

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• increases to the jury podium.
• increases to the jury podium.
• Salary increases for both years or increases for our judges or increases to the jury podium.
• increased by 50%.
• the central question of valuation. the central question of valuation.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• It used to be 12%, so that's a pretty substantial increase in the weight that they get in the funding
• <00:16:55.040> in that's a pretty substantial increase in that's a pretty substantial increase
• Utah has also had a cap, but they recently increased it to $9 million.
• Utah has also had a cap, but they recently increased it to $9 million.
• That took equalized valuation per pupil and gave towns that have low equalized valuations much greater

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:18:20.000> to growth in 2025 but that will increase to growth in 2025 but that will increase
• government contracts awarded increase government contracts awarded increase significantly<00:25:
• Um, you know, we just had a minimum wage increase, and that minimum wage increase is great for people
• <01:26:52.880> and, just had a minimum wage increase and, just had a minimum wage increase
• modest increase. modest increase.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This proposal would strengthen the Rainy Day Fund by increasing reserves, capturing more revenue during
• I should observe that it would be politically difficult to lower taxes on the wealthy and increase them
• So how does it achieve the increase in reserves? There are two main facets.
• The other changes it makes to reserves is to increase the threshold on the Budget Stabilization Account
• So essentially requiring double the savings, but over time, because the measure is only increasing the

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Private equity-run hospitals are associated with a 27% increase in falls, a 37.7% increase in central
• with a 27% increase in falls, a a a 37.7%<00:31:39.760> increase<00:31:40.000> in<00:31
• :40.159> central<00:31:40.480> line 37.7% increase in central line 37.7% increase in central
• <00:33:00.960> and consolidation is rapidly increasing and consolidation is rapidly increasing
• <00:34:41.200> in output, resulting in an increase in output, resulting in an increase in

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, you know, we basically forecast our rates in the increase of the markets over time.
• of the markets over in the increase of the markets over time.<00:40:15.360> Um<00:40:15.520><
• Um, stay on the tax issue just for a second before we go to valuations and stuff.
• <00:57:15.880> Um before we go to valuations and stuff.
• Um before we go to valuations and stuff.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting began with introductions and approval of the previous minutes, including a small amendment clarifying a note about “leakage” in a prior presentation. The committee then heard a presentation from Sarah Hall of the American Forest Foundation on the Family Forest Carbon Program, which she described as a voluntary carbon and forest management program for smaller landowners. She said the program provides annual payments and technical assistance, requires a forest management plan within two years, and is designed to support improved forest management while still allowing compatible uses such as recreation, hunting, and some harvesting. Hall emphasized that the program is intended as one tool among many and is not a fit for every property. She said most enrolled landowners did not previously have a forest management plan or work with a forester, and that the program helps bring “unengaged” landowners into active management. She also said the program is compatible with current use and other commitments on a case-by-case basis, and that landowners retain ownership of their land and timber rights while AFF holds the carbon rights for the contract term. She highlighted examples of landowners using the program to support taxes, family ownership, wildlife habitat, timber stand improvement, and continued recreational or business uses. Committee members asked about registry compliance in New Hampshire and the relationship between carbon markets and the program. Hall responded that AFF handles registry administration for landowners and would follow up on the specific registry count raised by a member. She explained that the program is funded through a mix of carbon market revenue, philanthropy, and grants, and that carbon credits are generated through landscape-level methodology and monitored using randomly selected plots compared with FIA data. She also noted that consulting foresters are key partners in the program and that AFF has paid more than $3 million to consultants nationwide.

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• you know, 10 to 20 years, there's been a period of time where those individuals haven't had any increases
• I'm for it; I just don't see the $6 million, which is on the portal, as the increase in funding from
• This is a piece of legislation that rejects judicial salary increases. I yield to questions.
• Senate Bill 1156 proposes $65,333 for... to the pardon and parole board for compensation increases for
• So retirees have increasing expenditures just like everybody else.

Bills: SB1365, SB2139, SB1595, SB1303, SB2180, SB2072, SB1772, SB1209, SB137, SB1944, SB372, SB1636, SB1256, SB1827, SB2104, SB1226, SB1876, SB1966, SB80, SB1148, SB1147, SB1149, SB1161, SB1162, SB1164, SB1159, SB1165, SB1174, SB1156, SB1158, SB1163, SB1175, SB1176, SB1166, SB1167, SB1157, SB1146, SB1481, SB1144, SB1145, SCR20

Keywords: SB1365, Oklahoma Central Purchasing Act, procurement exemption, competitive bidding, state purchasing, Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, tourism department, merchandise for resale, gift shops, lodges, golf pro shops, state parks, restaurant contracting, retail outlets, public procurement, purchasing flexibility, Title 74, emergency clause, restrictive covenants, discriminatory covenants

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• Looking at as you decrease in household income, you increase in cost burden.
• It's going to increase cost quite a bit. And then five is also pretty high.
• One other source of funding that is increasing.
• One of the outcomes of that bill was this increase of 12% to our 9% tax credit program.
• in administering these dollars to increase the supply.

Summary: The Assembly Select Committee on Housing Finance and Affordability held its first hearing of 2025 to examine California’s housing finance system, with opening remarks emphasizing the state’s severe housing shortage, high costs, and the need for practical recommendations to the Legislature and Governor. Co-chairs described the committee as an educational and problem-solving forum focused on financing housing production, first-time homeownership, mixed-income developments, and affordability across the income spectrum. Witnesses from state agencies and the development sector were invited to explain how housing is financed and where the system is breaking down. Panelists from the California Housing Partnership, the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, the Tax Credit Allocation Committee/State Treasurer’s Office, CalHFA, and Related outlined the “capital stack” used to finance affordable housing, stressing that projects typically rely on multiple public and private sources, including federal and state low-income housing tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, state subsidies, local funds, and rental income. Speakers noted that affordable housing rents generally cannot support full project costs without public subsidy, and that recent federal changes—especially the expansion of the 4% and 9% tax credit programs and the reduction of the bond financing threshold for 4% credits—should allow California to finance substantially more units. CalHFA also described its homeownership programs, including My Home, Dream For All, and disaster-related mortgage assistance, as well as its multifamily lending and bond issuance programs. Several witnesses and committee members emphasized that the system remains too complex, too slow, and underfunded. They pointed to the need for more state funding, a housing bond, a permanent funding source, and better coordination among agencies, while also citing recent streamlining efforts such as AB 434’s SuperNOFA, AB 519’s one-stop-shop working group, and the planned California Housing and Homeless Agency reorganization. Members raised concerns about equity, access, missing-middle housing, gender and racial disparities, and whether current programs adequately serve extremely low-income households and those at risk of homelessness. No formal votes or actions were taken during the hearing; the discussion ended with committee members and witnesses agreeing that both funding and administrative reform are needed to increase production and improve affordability.

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• Exxon Mobil challenged the Department of Revenue’s interpretation of Wyoming tax statutes regarding valuation
• Representative Chestek, the difference allowed the department to apply a broader or more aggressive valuation
• :19:56.640> or<00:19:56.799> more<00:19:56.960> aggressive<00:19:57.440> valuation
• broader or more aggressive valuation broader or more aggressive valuation method.<00:19:58.480><
• the Exxon Mobil case, the Department of Revenue issued some kind of rule that resulted in higher valuation

Bills: HB0066, HJ0005, HB0010

Keywords: administrative law, judicial review, agency deference, Chevron deference, de novo review, state agencies, regulatory interpretation, statutory interpretation, separation of powers, individual liberty, administrative procedure, agency action, Wyoming Supreme Court, district court review, oil and gas inspector, regulatory challenge, anti-deference, law enforcement, memorial, Patrolman Rosa

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• Since that expansion, the HPIA board increased the dwelling limit, also referred to as coverage A.
• Subsequently, it was increased to 350,000 and currently is at 450,000.
• Subsequently, it was increased to 350,000 and currently is at 450,000.
• <00:30:44.159> so reinsurance had increased so reinsurance had increased so dramatically<00
• Even with these rate increases, HPIA has been unable to break even.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• We use valuation guides, comparable sales, and the like.
• That was an increase from $1.4 million.
• So we were asking for an increase the last time, and we got an increase.
• We've seen a 266% increase in members accessing residential SUD treatment services and a 56% increase
• by about 84%. 66% increase in members accessing residential SUD treatment services and a 56% increase

Keywords: 908, all

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• We use valuation guides. We use valuation guides, comparable sales, and the like.
• And that was an increase up from $1.4 million.
• So we were asking for an increase the last time; we got an increase.
• We've seen a 266% increase in members accessing residential SUD treatment services.
• We've seen a 266% increase in members accessing residential SUD treatment services and a 56% increase

Summary: The committee met at Spirit Lake Tribe and heard an extended discussion with Spirit Lake tribal leaders and program directors about government-to-government relations with the state. Chairwoman Street and others outlined a number of concerns and requests, including taxation of tribal and trust lands, state school support for non-beneficiary students, homelessness services, Indian-managed health care, gaming/e-tabs, the Feather Alert system, industrial farming near waterways, tourism and cultural issues, and the need for more consistent tribal consultation. Committee members responded that many of these issues had previously been passed along without direct action, and several members emphasized the committee’s role in education, communication, and preparing possible legislation or resolutions for the next session. Tribal representatives also offered to provide training on treaties, IHS 638, and compact services to help legislators better understand tribal jurisdiction and billing issues. A major portion of the meeting focused on Spirit Lake Fish and Wildlife concerns, especially jurisdictional “gray areas” around hunting and fishing on the reservation, recognition of tribal licenses, and the boundary of the reservation around Spirit Lake/Devils Lake. Tribal officials said they wanted a co-stewardship agreement or MOU with the state to clarify jurisdiction, improve cooperation, and address invasive species and aquatic nuisance species. Committee members discussed whether to draft legislation or a resolution directing the executive branch and state agencies to negotiate such an agreement, and they asked for further input from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department at a future meeting. The committee also discussed county involvement in land status changes and trust land issues, with Spirit Lake leaders describing a past Benson County resolution that tried to block fee-to-trust transfers and saying it was later rescinded. The committee then heard from Benson County tax equalization director Randy Thompson, who explained how the county values land and handles tax-exempt, inundated, and fee-to-trust parcels. Members asked about the impact of tax-exempt lands on county services and discussed prior legislation that helped counties with large tax-exempt bases. The committee also received a presentation from Dr. Steven Smith of Sisseton Wahpeton College, who described the college’s programs, economic impact, and funding needs, including support for non-beneficiary students and workforce training. Members asked about expanding tribal college education into correctional settings, and Smith said the idea was worth exploring through the tribal college system. Finally, HHS interim medical services director Christoph Framing presented remotely on 1115 Medicaid waivers and the IMD exclusion, explaining current state funding mechanisms for inpatient and residential behavioral health services and the bill draft directing HHS to pursue a waiver for IMD payments.

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• Increasing slightly in 2023.
• It increased in 2022.
• But increasing to 98% in individual plan rates in 2023. Ranged from 95% to 100%.
• And then in dental we have or low valuation, sealant receipt on permanent first orth topical fluoride
• The contract contains establish spent benchmarks that increase with the chair of the contract.