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• And three, it does not create a fiscal obligation in the absence of a subsequent legislative or budgetary
• absence of a subsequent<00:03:08.560><c> legislative</c><00:03:09.000><c> or</c><00:03:09.040><c> budgetary
• </c> subsequent legislative or budgetary subsequent legislative or budgetary action. action. action.
• just because there's some frustration or disagreement with the federal level on the health side.
• just because there's some frustration or disagreement with the federal level on the health side.

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• those services to get the best care for seniors at the lowest possible cost because, as you know, budgetary

Summary: The committee met to hear several House bills related to aging services, child care, and transparency in human services. At the start, the chair announced House Bill 2949 would be laid over until the following Monday and said the committee should expect one additional meeting before deadline. The committee also adopted PCS versions of the bills presented. House Bill 3390, by Rep. Clinton, would require the Oklahoma Department of Human Services to maintain a more detailed provider search website for home and community-based services, including ratings, inspection reports, substantiated complaints, and administrator information. Clinton said the goal was greater transparency and consumer protection, but noted a fiscal impact estimate of about $244,000, with roughly $126,000 affecting the state budget. After a question about whether a rating system already exists, he said he was not aware of one and suggested scaling back the proposal if needed. The bill passed 4-0. House Bill 4199, by Rep. Schreiber, proposed a limited pilot program to help employers and the state share child care costs for workers in a specific income band, with the state matching up to one-third of employer contributions. Schreiber described it as a public-private approach to rising child care costs. The committee passed the bill 4-0. House Bill 4407, by Rep. Blancett, aimed to prevent a future senior services waiting list by encouraging better use of home and community-based services and PACE instead of more expensive long-term care, and House Bill 4412 would create a revolving fund tied to those senior service programs. Blancett argued both bills could improve care and save state money; both measures passed 4-0. The chair then announced the committee had finished its agenda and adjourned, with one more meeting scheduled for the following Monday at 10 a.m.

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• The LCSW is the highest level of clinical licensure in Delaware.
• I think the intent to commit the crime therein is a little, kind of take it to the next level.
• I think at their lowest level, at their most common, it's a misdemeanor. Justice.
• I think at their lowest level, at their most common, it's a Class A misdemeanor.
• Here, we're actually both the people who, you know... ...rising to a different level.

Bills: SB231

Committee: House Administration

Summary: The House Administration Committee met and first considered Senate Bill 231, which would extend the existing 6% salary supplement for school-based mental health professionals with advanced credentials to school social workers who hold licensed clinical social worker credentials and have passed the national exam. The bill sponsor and multiple witnesses described school social workers as essential to student mental health, crisis response, attendance, and family support, and argued the measure corrects an oversight and inequity in the current salary supplement structure. Public testimony was uniformly supportive, and the committee voted to release the bill. The committee then heard Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 212, a constitutional amendment to protect the rights to hunt, fish, and trap. Supporters, including sportsmen’s groups and individual residents, said the amendment would preserve longstanding traditions, support wildlife management, and guard against future threats to hunting and trapping. An opposing witness argued there was no current threat in Delaware and said the Constitution should not be used to protect trapping or elevate hunting and trapping over other wildlife management approaches. Despite the opposition, the committee voted to release the substitute bill. Finally, the committee took up Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 284, the First State Emergency Response Act, which would create a 25-foot buffer around first responders at emergency scenes after warning, with misdemeanor penalties for knowingly entering or remaining in the zone to interfere with duties. Supporters said the bill would protect police, firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics from interference, while opponents from the ACLU and the Office of Defense Services raised concerns about vague terms, potential First Amendment impacts, enforcement clarity, and jurisdictional issues. Committee members also questioned how the buffer would be marked and enforced. The sponsor and staff said they would continue working on the language, and the committee voted to release the bill.

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• I do not believe that this level of engagement has yet occurred.
• That challenge reflects existing agency-level accounting weaknesses.
• Consolidation would risk masking these agency-level issues rather than fixing them.
• The federal dollars will be audited at this agency level, and then that information will be sent to DFA
• , only at the DFA level.

Bills: SB145 , SB143

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: auditing, financial reporting, state auditor, public agencies, capital outlay, compliance, federal audits, agriculture, New Mexico Department of Agriculture, fee update, regulatory fees, egg inspection, egg grading, egg dealer, pesticide control, pesticide registration, pesticide applicator, pest management consultant, plant protection, nursery license

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• Nursing facility level of care, meaning without this community benefit, they would be eligible to go
• Also, even though this is at the federal level with Medicare, I feel like it's really important for y'all
• Is that decision made at the state level of how to distribute the funds? Madam Chair...
• . premiums by decreasing the level of health care coverage.
• The impact of not funding that expansion increase will keep those 2019 provider rates at 2019 levels.

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• We'd love to ask some high-level questions of somebody in the room if you will allow it.
• Some high-level questions of somebody in the room, if you will allow it.
• Those are budgetary decisions.
• Those are budgetary decisions.
• It takes us back to about 2019 levels, and again, I think that's well thought of.

Committee: House Budget

Summary: The committee heard extended discussion of the chair’s House budget substitute, especially House Bill 2 for elementary and secondary education and House Bill 3 for higher education. The chair said the operating budget leaves roughly $300 million in reserve, explained several cuts and restorations, and described proposed changes to child care, including cutting enhancement payments and keeping attendance-based rather than enrollment-based subsidy payments. Representative Fogle objected to the child care cuts and the proposed language limiting the department’s move to prospective payment and enrollment-based reimbursement; State Budget Director Dan Hogg testified that the governor’s office still intended to move to payment on enrollment in May if the budget language did not block it, while prospective payment remained under review because of federal funding concerns. The chair also explained a restriction on Parents as Teachers services for children already in public pre-K, and members debated whether that would reduce duplication or improperly limit services. The chair further proposed a new competitive Title I innovation grant program funded by a reallocation of some Title I dollars, with questions raised about what services would be reduced to offset it. The bulk of the meeting focused on a major higher education funding overhaul in House Bill 3. The chair and vice chair proposed replacing the current base-plus model with an FTE-based formula that would distribute the same overall state funding according to student credit hours, with community colleges funded on a 12-hour FTE, four-year undergraduate students on a 15-hour FTE, and graduate enrollment discussed as a separate issue. They said the goal was to make funding follow students rather than institutions and to reduce long-standing disparities between schools. Several members supported the idea as overdue and more transparent, while others warned it was being done too quickly and could harm institutions with high-cost programs, research missions, or smaller enrollments. Concerns were raised about possible closures, accreditation problems, and unintended effects on workforce programs such as nursing, engineering, and technical training. The chair and vice chair said there was no intent to force consolidation, but acknowledged that some institutions would gain and others would lose under the new model. Members also questioned how the formula would treat research and doctoral funding, especially at the University of Missouri, and whether graduate programs were properly counted. The chair said some special-purpose lines were retained, but a large portion of MU’s research and doctoral funding was folded into the broader pool and redistributed through the FTE model. Several members asked for clarification on whether graduate hours were counted at nine credits, and the chair said he was not certain and would seek follow-up from staff or the department. Community college representatives were discussed as having unanimously opposed the recommendation, and the chair noted that the institutions were briefed only shortly before the hearing. No votes were taken during the exchange, and the committee appeared to be gathering testimony and concerns ahead of markup and future action on the budget bills.

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• Hammer demonstrated the professionalism and readiness of Missouri Guardsmen operating at the highest level
• So can you just, I guess, high-level explain what happened with the federal repayment?
• There are different pay levels based on the nature of the institution.
• It’s only been at the circuit level.
• Yes, at the circuit and appellate level, but I don’t believe the United States Supreme Court.

Committee: House Budget

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• be held at pre-Medicaid direct certification implementation levels.
• There would be no impact on the levels.
• </c><01:09:02.159><c> and</c> two-year program at current levels and two-year program at current levels
• And that comes with a budgetary savings of $24,000 over the biennium.

Summary: The committee first revisited HB 781, the cell phone bill, after previously retaining it. On reconsideration, members moved to OTP the bill, and it passed unanimously. The committee then moved into the budget tracking packet and adopted an amendment to HB 2 to add the same cell phone policy language, also unanimously, and separately reduced HB 1 by $1 million to match the policy change. Members noted the cell phone language had already been stripped of grant funding language in the House version and that the policy and funding pieces were being aligned across the budget bills. The committee then took up a Department of Education technical amendment to HB 2 on charter school grants, which made timing and administrative changes without altering grant amounts, and adopted it unanimously. Members also discussed but held other education-related items, including adequacy grants, pending broader decisions on overall education funding. Another HB 2 item concerning E-911/state police radio communications prompted a longer discussion about whether E-911 surcharge funds were being used for purposes that should instead be general-funded. After debate over whether to leave the current practice in place or split the funding 50/50 between E-911 and general funds, the committee adopted a joint HB 1/HB 2 change to shift the funding source to a 50/50 split and delete the HB 2 language authorizing the prior use; the motion passed 7-0. The committee also discussed but did not act on several lottery-related provisions, including the video lottery terminal amendment, the increase in maximum ticket price from $30 to $50, and related tax split changes, with members planning to hear from the Lottery Commission on Monday. The meeting ended with the committee beginning review of new amendments in the tracking packet, including a Department of Education request related to Public School Infrastructure Commission grant administration, but no action was taken on that item in the portion provided.

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• </c> ended um I think I think at a 2% level ended um I think I think at a 2% level in<01:34:26.080><c
• or the 50% claimed at the 65% level or the 50% level<01:43:53.400><c> um</c><01:43:54.400><c> we</c>
• </c> limit to which gets them into that level limit to which gets them into that level I<02:04:55.719
• </c><02:09:16.599><c> at</c> the fifth highest eligibility level at the fifth highest eligibility level

Summary: The House Finance Division 3 work session continued its review of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Medicaid budget and related policy issues, with CFO Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman presenting updated materials. The discussion focused on a crosswalk between the adjusted FY 2025 Medicaid budget and the governor’s FY 2026 recommendation, plus handouts showing service additions, eligibility changes, dental rates, and other Medicaid changes since 2019. The department also said it would provide a clearer breakdown of the pharmacy cost-sharing item by general, federal, and other funds. Members asked detailed questions about the Medicaid enhancement tax, the 80% plan, and how funds are allocated between hospital payments, directed payments, and DSH uncompensated care. The department explained that the MET is being used more toward rates and directed payments to better align with federal matching rules, while DSH remains important for uncompensated care. They also noted that a pending Senate Bill 249 would keep the 80% structure and move to Senate Finance. On the trigger law, the department identified the governing provision as Chapter 342:12, Laws of 2018, and explained that if the federal match for Medicaid expansion falls below 90%, the state must notify legislative leaders and participants and the program would sunset after 180 days unless the legislature acts. The committee also reviewed current Medicaid expansion enrollment and program trends. Officials said enrollment was just under 59,000 as of March 3, with about 87,000 people enrolled over the past year and more than a quarter-million residents having used the program over its lifetime. They said enrollment has fallen from a post-pandemic high of nearly 97,000 and may eventually settle in the low 50,000s. Finally, the department discussed federal DSH funding risk, saying New Hampshire could face a significant reduction if Congress does not extend current protections, which is part of why the state has shifted more funding toward payment rates and directed payments.

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• are under a lot of strain or on the rise or kind of out of control, this just ensures a little extra level
• level, of the common people who sent you down here to represent them.
• </c><01:29:05.679><c> of</c> the level of the level of it<01:29:07.440><c> was</c><01:29:07.520><c> done
• </c><02:40:25.280><c> of</c> Hampshire to an even greater level of Hampshire to an even greater level
• Uh, I was a school at the local level.

Committee: House Legislative Administration

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• IN THE SUM COUNTIES AND LOCATIONS WHERE WE REDUCE THE DEMAND ON PUBLIC FACILITIES AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
• IF YOU WILL WHEN IT FOR US TO GET SOME GROUND THROUGH AND ADDRESS NEEDS MORE PERSONAL LEVEL IF YOU WILL
• THEY ARE THE SURFACE LEVEL IMPACTS THAT WE SEE BUT IT IS THE UNDERNEATH. AT THE DOC ON THE POND.
• AND MAYBE THIS IS MORE OF A BUDGETARY CONVERSATION WHEN YOU PRESENT YOUR BUDGET BUT WHAT CAN WE DO.
• LEARNING THIS LENS AND HOW YOU SEE WHAT IS TANGIBLE VERSUS HARVESTED FRUIT AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

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• The bill would hold local funding units to their current levels of funding for this work.
• Oftentimes, on a shoestring budget and navigating budgetary challenges from year to year.
• The program has received support from every level of government — city, county, state, federal — as well
• coordinated statewide strategy that creates a robust, sustainable ecosystem that addresses risk at multiple levels
• That addresses risk at multiple levels and across different stages of life.

Committee: Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Summary: The Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety met with a quorum and adopted the June 4, 2026 minutes. The committee first took up Senate Bill 712, adopting the S-2 substitute, which expands residency requirements to include adjoining districts and removes a provision allowing a district to appoint someone employed by the district. The committee then reported SB 712 to the floor. It also considered House Bills 4025 and 4026, described as safe storage tax exemption bills; the committee heard one supportive written card and reported both bills to the floor, each on a 5-1 vote. The committee next heard testimony on Senate Bill 885, which would create a statewide Parent and Child Legal Representation Commission and Office within LARA to address child protective legal representation. Senator Singh and Alicia Moon of the Michigan Supreme Court described the current county-by-county system as uneven, with attorney shortages, inconsistent pay, and limited specialized training. They said the bill would set standards for training, caseloads, client contact, and compensation, while requiring public comment and future appropriations before implementation. Testimony and written cards from a broad range of organizations and judges supported the measure, and the committee reported SB 885 to the floor on a 6-0 vote. The committee then heard extensive testimony on Senate Bills 1015 and 1016, which would create an Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention within MDHHS and establish a grant program to support community violence intervention efforts statewide. Sponsors and witnesses from Force Detroit, D-Live, Seize the Smoke, Advance Peace, public health, law enforcement, and advocacy groups described CVI as a public health and public safety strategy that reduces shootings, supports survivors, and saves public costs. Several witnesses cited local data showing reductions in shootings and homicides in Detroit and Lansing, while one witness from the Michigan Sheriff's Association opposed the bills as written. The committee voted to report both SB 1015 and SB 1016 to the floor, each on a 5-0 vote with one pass, and then adjourned after additional testimony and reading of support cards.

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• In a time of budgetary constraints and funding not keeping up with the cost of services, it's imperative
• And two, when these individuals are moving between settings, how can we have at a statewide level a kind
• individual service records that are often inaccessible to the public or harder to track on a systemic level
• We end up with all these reporting requirements, and it's multiple levels for the purpose of supporting
• So how does this comport with streamlining when we're actually asking for another level of data that's

Bills: HB2185 , HB2200 , HB2230 , HB2319

Committee: House Early Learning & Human Services

Keywords: homelessness, youth programs, advisory committee, prevention, protection, developmental disabilities, residential settings, data access, safety, stability, community oversight, residential services, regulation, service providers, monitoring, HB 2319, residential habilitation center, state school renaming, Rainier School, Firecrest School

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• In a time of budgetary constraints and funding not keeping up with the cost of services, it's imperative
• And two, when these individuals are moving between settings, how can we have, at a statewide level, a
• individual service records that are often inaccessible to the public or harder to track on a systemic level
• We end up with all these reporting requirements, and it's multiple levels for the purpose of supporting
• So how does this comport with streamlining when we're actually asking for another level of data that's

Summary: The Early Learning and Human Services Committee opened its 2026 session with member and staff introductions, then took up four bills. HB 2185 would expand the Homeless Youth Advisory Committee to include more members with lived experience of homelessness or involvement in public systems, broaden youth representation up to age 25, and allow members who turn 25 to finish their terms. The prime sponsor and testifiers from homeless youth advocacy organizations supported the bill, saying it would improve representation and the quality of advice to the Office of Homeless Youth. The hearing on HB 2185 was then closed. The committee next heard HB 2319, which renames Washington’s residential habilitation centers by removing the word “school” from their titles and updating related statutory references. The sponsor said the change is meant to reflect current services and reduce confusion, and advocates from The Arc of Washington, Disability Rights Washington, and self-advocates supported the bill as a needed terminology update that would better describe the facilities and avoid misleading the public. No opposition was heard. HB 2230 would limit DSHS to one annual routine review in specified subject areas for community residential service providers and require more document-sharing across divisions to reduce duplicate oversight. The sponsor and provider witnesses said the bill is intended to cut redundant audits and site visits so staff can spend more time on client care, while still preserving investigations and required oversight. HB 2200 would direct JLARC to review safety and stability outcomes across developmental disability residential settings and require a public dashboard comparing data such as 911 calls, ER boarding, placement terminations, and staff retention. The sponsor and several witnesses supported greater transparency, while provider representatives raised concerns about raw data being misleading without per-client or percentage-based context and about possible fiscal impacts. The committee did not take final votes on the bills in the transcript and adjourned after public hearings and caucus time were announced.

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• The other challenge The uncertain future with Medicaid policy changes at the national level is one of
• The OSU Medical Authority endorsed the affiliation agreement with Saint Francis for level one trauma
• And then this last year, $8 million was provided for level one trauma funding.
• And then you saw FY25, $8 million for this year's FY26's level one trauma funded.
• We've embedded their training inside of that level one trauma center, and all this is going to.

Committee: House A&B Health Subcommittee

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• To which vendors will come to shop various products for us, and what do you think of the budgetary implications

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several education-related bills. Senate Bill 1360, expanding the state’s math proficiency efforts through a specialized Office of Math Instruction and related funding, drew questions about vendor involvement and budget implications. The author said the focus is on evidence-based teacher professional development, screening, and implementation support, and noted the bill’s funding increased from a $5 million request to $10 million. It passed 7-1. Senate Bill 1204, providing three days of paid bereavement leave for educators and support personnel, was presented as a way to support school employees during difficult times. The fiscal note was discussed, but the author said SDE could absorb the cost using carryover maternity leave funds, so no additional budget appropriation was needed. The bill passed 7-0. Senate Bill 1989, which adds digital peer-to-peer payment networks as an option for contributing to college savings accounts, also passed unanimously. The committee then approved Senate Bill 1189, continuing the $50 million school resource officer and school safety funding plan, with discussion noting it could support officers and other safety improvements. Senate Bill 1481, adding 20 minutes of recess for full-day kindergarten, prompted questions about flexibility for disruptive students, schedule impacts, half-day programs, and enforcement; the author said schools would retain some discretion and that compliance could be handled through accreditation. It also passed 7-0. The meeting ended with notice that the committee was likely to meet again on Wednesday afternoon.

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• or at the teacher level, it is very difficult to move that needle.
• And yes, I would like to have consistent leadership at all levels.
• It was an effort to improve school boards at the local level.
• And when we go to the secondary level, we have a different bunch of needs.
• Specifically for us in secondary level.

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• You all have heard about the budgetary issue that we're having.
• You all have heard about the budgetary issue that we're having.
• You all have heard about the budgetary issue that we're having.
• You all have heard about the budgetary issue that we're having.
• You all have heard about the budgetary issue that we're having.

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 119-FN, which would allow rental companies registering a rental fleet to choose New Hampshire as their base jurisdiction under the International Registration Plan. The DMV witness said the state already has this capability under the IRP and did not support the bill, adding that no additional staffing should be needed. Committee questions focused on whether the bill would change where registrations are done, what implementation would require, mileage tracking, decals, and inspection requirements. A representative of the Motor Transport Association also said the bill was unnecessary because the option already exists, while noting some related truck-registration and property-tax issues. The chair then closed the public hearing on HB 119-FN with no further speakers. The committee next heard House Bill 612, which would let youth operators renew up to 30 days before turning 21 and receive a temporary license so they can transition to a standard horizontal license without an extra DMV trip. The sponsor and DMV director strongly supported the bill, describing a long-standing problem where early online renewals can trigger another vertical youth license, forcing a duplicate transaction and fee after the birthday. The DMV said the change would reduce confusion and workload, and estimated a one-time system update cost of $48,000. Members asked about whether the proposal was effectively a 30-day extension, how law enforcement would view the temporary status, and whether the system could handle printing and mailing the new horizontal license; the director said the DMV could manage it and that the bill was the best approach. The chair closed the hearing after no one else testified. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 209, which would exempt new vehicles from inspection in the second year after purchase, effectively allowing two years before the next inspection. The sponsor argued the bill would save taxpayers money and reduce unnecessary trips for owners of new vehicles. Supporters said newer vehicles are already maintained through warranties and routine service. Opponents, including the New Hampshire Auto Dealers Association and a service manager from a dealership, argued the bill was not limited to truly new cars, would weaken safety by delaying inspections on vehicles that can still develop tire, brake, and other defects, and could raise costs for everyone else if inspection volume drops. The Motor Transport Association clarified that commercial motor vehicles remain subject to annual federal inspection requirements. No vote was taken in the transcript, and the hearing remained open with testimony continuing.

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• The increases are contingent on approval by the Louisiana Supreme Court and the Judicial Budgetary Control
• A substantial portion of arrests, jail bookings, probation violations, property crimes, and low-level
• This provides a much-needed structure and guidance, both at the state level and the local level, on how
• and law enforcement the ability to bring a person into this program, that they do so with a certain level
• You want to be able to know that you have the capacity to receive an opportunity that could level you

Bills: HB29 , HB39 , HB77 , HB153 , HB183 , HB211 , HB263 , HB299 , HB324 , HB519 , HB520 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB805 , HB823 , HB1004 , HB1011 , HB1018

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: insurance fund, retired employees, Ascension Parish, court clerks, premium costs, investment advisory board, HB 39, Act 283, peace officer, law enforcement officer, police certification, citizenship requirement, U.S. citizen, United States citizen, naturalization, lawful permanent resident, green card holder, immigration, public safety, law enforcement hiring

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• Why do we go from zero to 100 in the bill with the level of felony in the bill?
• </c><00:29:31.360><c> of</c><00:29:31.800><c> of</c><00:29:32.400><c> uh</c> with the level of of uh
• with the level of of uh of<00:29:34.120><c> of</c><00:29:34.679><c> uh</c><00:29:35.040><c> felony</c
• of penalties for other violations level of penalties for other violations of<00:29:47.920><c> our</c
• Additionally, our industry is regulated by the federal level by the FTC, the FCC, US Postal Service,

Committee: Senate State and Local Government