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• Members, the bill changes the distribution of documentary stamp taxes by redirecting a portion of the
• That is projected to distribute $158.3 million to the local government housing trust fund and $67.5 million
• which outlines those supplemental funds that are spent, and this bill eliminates the dock stamp distribution
• comments specifically to lines 97 through 116 of the proposed committee bill, dealing with the distribution
• comments specifically to lines 97 through 116 of the proposed committee bill, dealing with the distribution

Summary: The Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee met to consider its recommended fiscal year 2025-2026 budget and a conforming committee bill. Chair Shove presented an $18.5 billion TED budget, describing it as about 8.5% below the prior year’s TED budget and emphasizing recurring savings, reductions to vacant positions over 90 days old, and a focus on core agency needs. He highlighted funding for economic development, Visit Florida, Space Florida, affordable housing programs, military affairs, libraries, cultural and historic preservation grants, emergency management, and a $14.1 billion transportation work program. The committee then took up PCB TED 2501, which changes documentary stamp tax distributions by redirecting certain revenues to general revenue. The bill would reinstate the general revenue service charge on the supplemental housing-related dock stamp revenue, eliminating a recurring $150 million source for the State Housing Trust Fund, and would also redirect about $466 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund to general revenue. Chair Shove said the measure has no net zero fiscal impact on state revenues and does not alter the longstanding standard dock stamp funding for affordable housing or eliminate FDOT programs, arguing the bill preserves flexibility for future legislatures. Public testimony was split. Representatives from the Florida Transportation Builders Association and the Florida Public Transportation Association warned that the transportation trust fund reduction would significantly affect FDOT’s five-year work program, especially the Strategic Intermodal System, and could reduce planned capacity improvements and transit funding. Several members also raised concerns about the housing-related changes, arguing the bill undercuts commitments made through the Live Local framework and could weaken affordable housing efforts. In closing, Chair Shove defended the bill as a necessary tightening of recurring spending and said existing affordable housing and transportation programs would still be funded through other appropriations. The committee approved PCB TED 2501 on a 10-2 vote and reported it favorably before adjourning.

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• While we've seen a decrease at our pantries, our weekly drive-through distribution at Oxnard College
• Our clients consider this drive-through distribution a safe space where they can wait in their car with
• Today, as we plan how many truckloads of food we need to deliver for this distribution, we've also had
• , and $2.9 million... $8.5 million of financial aid was distributed and $2.9 million in goods, totaling
• Funds that actively collect and distribute monies to survivors and nonprofits in the fires.

Summary: The joint Senate and Assembly select committee hearing focused on the challenges facing California nonprofits in 2025 and possible state responses. Opening remarks emphasized the sector’s size and importance, the impact of federal funding disruptions and tax policy changes, and the need for stronger public-private partnerships, especially in disaster response and recovery. Witnesses from community foundations, food banks, Cal OES, long-term recovery groups, CalNonprofits, and nonprofit finance organizations described funding uncertainty, delayed reimbursements, reduced indirect cost coverage, staffing strain, and the effects of climate disasters and immigration-related fear on service delivery. Testimony highlighted several policy ideas, including advance payments for state grants and contracts, prompt payment standards, sustainable indirect cost rates, contract flexibility in emergencies, streamlined registration and reporting, and a possible new Office of Nonprofit Empowerment to serve as a central point of contact and coordination within state government. Speakers also described how nonprofits and VOAD networks support wildfire response and long-term recovery, but noted that recovery groups often lack stable operating funding even when they are recognized as best practice. A food bank leader described federal food aid cuts and disruptions to deliveries, while other witnesses stressed that nonprofits are increasingly forced to use reserves, loans, or service reductions to manage cash flow gaps. Committee members generally expressed support for the sector and asked how the state could better partner with nonprofits during both disasters and budget crises. Several members raised the possibility of incremental steps if full legislative changes are not immediately feasible, and witnesses suggested pilots, better sharing of best practices, and stronger state leadership on payment timelines. Public commenters echoed the need for better contracting practices, support for community-based organizations, and attention to nonprofit worker compensation and protections. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the hearing, which concluded with adjournment.

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• Can you kind of give us the distribution of those that you interviewed? Yes.
• I move that we adopt for distribution publication the final report. Thank you.
• It's been moved and seconded that we approve for distribution. Any discussion?
• The motion is adopted and the report is approved for distribution.
• The motion is adopted and the report is approved for distribution.

Summary: At the May 14, 2025 JLARC meeting, members approved the January 9 minutes and adopted the 2025–27 biennial work plan with a minor typo correction. Staff reviewed the new work plan studies, including a drug take-back program fee/expenditure review due in December 2025 and a state energy performance standard compliance review due in June 2027, and noted JLARC’s recent session activity, including several bills passed related to JLARC work and recommendations. The committee then heard a preliminary cannabis market study showing Washington businesses likely produced two to three times more cannabis than retailers sold in 2023. Staff and RAND said LCB’s data systems are incomplete and unreliable, limiting regulation, tax verification, and diversion tracking; they recommended that LCB submit a plan by year-end for collecting accurate data by the end of 2026. Members and LCB discussed the long timeline for a new traceability system, the causes of missing sales and weight data, overproduction, diversion, and the social equity program’s effect on producer licenses. JLARC also presented a preliminary hospital oversight report concluding that the Department of Health is late on many hospital inspections, does not verify third-party inspection standards, does not review adverse health event correction plans, and could make hospital data more accessible. The committee discussed fee funding, language access, and inspection timing, and DOH said it would work on a strategic plan and continue coordinating with JLARC. Members also heard a preliminary report on the public records survivor exemption, which found agencies are using it but need more guidance; JLARC recommended keeping the exemption and having the Attorney General provide additional training. Finally, the committee approved the DDA processes and staffing final report for distribution, which recommended performance metrics, stronger data quality controls, and workforce planning; DDA concurred. JLARC also introduced proposed study questions for a future DCYF juvenile rehabilitation review focused on safety, security, programs, staffing, education, and contraband, and the meeting adjourned after members asked about scope and facility conditions.

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• Our naloxone distribution includes both one-on-one distribution to clients and individuals as we encounter
• We also do a lot of distribution with community partners who are willing to accept naloxone and distribute
• So a lot of our work in that space is focused on naloxone distribution and education.
• So we've distributed...
• And we don't know if these are evenly distributed across the state.

Summary: The meeting focused on Missouri’s substance use prevention and treatment system, with repeated emphasis on recovery support services, peer support, recovery housing, transportation, and harm reduction. Dan Haniken of Into Action described his own recovery from addiction and incarceration and argued that treatment alone is not enough; he urged greater investment in recovery housing, peer support, employment, and community-based supports that help people stay sober and avoid relapse. Members asked about funding sources, program capacity, referrals, treatment court, transportation, and how Into Action supports people on medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Haniken said the organization is funded through a mix of federal, state, county, city, foundation, and private donations, and that housing and transportation remain major barriers, especially because support is often funded for too short a period compared with the longer time people need to stabilize. Matt Cushman of the Raytown Fire Protection District gave a strong endorsement of harm reduction, including naloxone distribution, syringe service programs, and broader decriminalization of harm reduction tools. He argued that stigma is a major barrier to care and that Missouri should expand access to clean needles, test strips, and other services, while also improving access to MAT in jails and communities. Committee members questioned the evidence base, the role of faith-based providers, and whether safe consumption sites should be pursued; Cushman said syringe exchange decriminalization should be the immediate priority, while safe consumption sites are a longer-term issue. He also described community paramedicine and mobile integrated health as valuable but funding-dependent, and said naloxone distribution is improving but still uneven, especially in rural and minority communities. Representatives from Central Ozarks Medical Center and Four Rivers Community Health Center highlighted the importance of peer support specialists, community health workers, care coordinators, and wraparound services in rural health centers. COMC’s Morgan McClure and Monet Lehman described a jail reentry program in Pulaski County, with Lehman sharing her trauma and recovery story and explaining how she helps incarcerated people prepare for release with housing, employment, benefits, transportation, and treatment connections. Four Rivers’ Devon Polarys and Cassandra Trout said their CEO would change Missouri policy to allow FQHCs to receive reimbursement for peer support and community health worker services similar to CCBHCs, arguing that these roles are essential for addressing barriers like transportation, housing, food insecurity, and insurance. Members discussed confusion over reimbursement rules, the differences between FQHCs and CCBHCs, and the need for better funding and clearer policy for peer and community health worker services. No votes were taken; the discussion ended with a suggestion to bring in a subject matter expert on community health workers for a future session.

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• . distribution. distribution.
• <00:10:58.399> is "Little more about why distribution is costing more?
• <00:11:31.360> Distribution<00:11:32.000> systems transmission line.
• Distribution systems transmission line.
• system over more and the distribution system over more and more<00:15:32.160> people.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And it would, the distribution of that is not something that anybody ever envisioned.
• c><00:04:55.040> not<00:04:55.400> something distribution of that is not something distribution
• <00:49:53.440> out fund or never gets gets distributed out fund or never gets gets distributed
• We're still the distribution utility for the natural gas.
• :08:41.520> for<01:08:41.839> the still the distribution utility for the still the distribution

Keywords: 916, all

Summary: The Joint Revenue committee met with a quorum and heard a series of interim topic proposals focused on tax policy. Representative Brown raised two ideas: reinstating an exemption reporting requirement for corporations and entities receiving tax exemptions, with loss of the exemption for the current and prior year if they fail to report, and revising property tax treatment for wind turbines and related infrastructure by shifting the taxed footprint from agricultural to industrial classification. Senator Case and others then discussed energy taxation more broadly, including a possible generation tax for electricity, how to handle large data-center electricity loads, and whether sales tax revenue from very large electrical loads should be shared statewide rather than concentrated locally. The committee referenced prior bills and studies, including House Bill 300 and Senate File 76, and discussed using a mechanism that would keep local electricity bills net neutral while redirecting revenue distribution. The committee also took up problematic gaming and program funding. Senator Case described personal experiences with gambling addiction and the lack of available resources, while the presenter said the topic had been requested in multiple committees and that the biggest concern from House Bill 171 was protecting county and municipal funding. Members discussed whether the issue belonged in Revenue, Health, Labor, or Transportation, and several suggested it should stay with the standing committee handling gaming. Ideas raised included using gaming-related revenue for prevention and treatment, fully funding the 988 lifeline, and creating a broader trust fund for addiction-related services and law enforcement. The committee appeared to agree to continue the topic for educational purposes and to examine taxation of HHR and other gambling activity. Senator Case then proposed a severance tax on wind energy, arguing that wind development creates permanent landscape impacts and that the state should be compensated similarly to coal, oil, and gas extraction. Curt Meier, the state treasurer, supported reviewing lease agreements and said Wyoming should get more from wind resources, noting the state’s unique wind potential and the loss of viewshed. Finally, the committee heard a proposal to reform property tax relief by extending it to motor vehicle registration. Former Revenue director Dan Noble argued that vehicle taxes should be treated like other property taxes, using fair market value, depreciation, the residential assessment ratio, and local mill levies, which he said could provide broad relief but would be expensive, with an estimated fiscal impact of about $120 million. Representative Chestek followed with a related reform proposal based on Pennsylvania’s base-year assessment model, arguing that Wyoming’s current statewide relief measures treat symptoms rather than the underlying problem of rapidly rising local valuations.

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• Changing the distribution of these funds. I'm not sure which fund we're talking about.
• So those adjustments in Section 5 are designed to keep the distributions to those County and Municipal
• If you look on line 17, you know, line 23, we're reducing distributions to local governments in this,
• Lowering the distributions to those other funds, not the road fund, means that they're held harmless.
• Gets distribution every year, and those go to the local governments, counties, municipalities, and school

Bills: SB2

Keywords: SB 2, State Highway Project Bonds, highway funding, transportation bonds, state road fund, motor vehicle fees, vehicle registration fees, electric vehicle fee, EV surcharge, plug-in hybrid fee, weight distance tax, road construction, infrastructure financing, Department of Transportation, State Transportation Commission, bonding authority, county road funds, municipal road funds, transportation improvement program, state highways

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• This registry of ammonia certificates produced by local distributed ammonia facilities will act in a
• This registry of ammonia certificates produced by local distributed ammonia facilities will act in a
• energy ammonia in Minnesota distributed energy ammonia in Minnesota to<00:38:31.920> my<00:38
• operate off the grid on distributed operate off the grid on distributed energy<00:45:49.079>
• <00:49:22.440> green Distributed green ammonia production offers many advantages.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Because there is a sort of formula distribution for that program, and because you all have Passed the
• Some of that has to do with the transportation formula and how money is distributed. Our committee.
• So, 90% of the transportation distribution is covering existing expenditures.
• Summit, and a capital distribution. LFC also has 51.2 million.
• The other problem with that is that the money was not distributed until late in the school term.

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• This is about distribution.
• That money still has to be distributed, and it must be distributed fairly.
• This is about distribution. Let's about. This is about distribution.
• and it must be be distributed and it must be distributed<04:51:17.120> fairly.
• revenues, the distribution is harder. revenues, the distribution is harder.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• that is why the committee prioritized healthcare, human services, education, the arts, and food distribution
• that is why the committee prioritized healthcare, human services, education, the arts, and food distribution
• that is why the committee prioritized healthcare, human services, education, the arts, and food distribution
• and<00:03:33.040> food education, the arts, and food education, the arts, and food distribution
• . distribution. distribution.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The hearing was an informational briefing on Act 310, which set aside $50 million for nonprofit and community organizations facing uncertainty, especially amid federal funding disruptions. Speakers thanked Aloha United Way for handling applications, as well as the governor, lieutenant governor, House and Senate leadership, and legislative staff for helping craft the measure and review more than 200 applications totaling over $150 million in requests. They noted the funding was intended as a safety net for organizations serving at-risk populations and those that had lost federal support, with priority given to healthcare, human services, education, the arts, and food distribution. The co-chair then presented the recommended award list, describing it as aimed at programs with broad reach and high impact. The list included a large number of nonprofits and community providers across the state, such as food banks, health centers, youth and family services, domestic violence and legal aid organizations, cultural and educational groups, and hospitals. Several of the larger awards mentioned included Hui Food Bank, Boys and Girls Club of the Big Island, West Hawaii Community Health Center, The Food Basket, and multiple Maui and Oahu service organizations. After the full list was read, the chair asked for discussion or objections. Hearing none, the committee adopted the list of nonprofit awards as read. The briefing then adjourned.

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• Our naloxone distribution includes both one-on-one distribution to clients and individuals as we encounter
• We do a lot of distribution with community partners who are willing to accept naloxone and distribute
• And we don't know if these are evenly distributed across the state.
• And we don't know if these are evenly distributed across the state.
• I think the Chief of Staff has the electronic copy to distribute.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• carpet to distributed ammonia companies who<00:03:48.959> are<00:03:49.720> building<00
• This registry for ammonia certificates produced by local distributed ammonia facilities will act in a
• This registry for ammonia certificates produced by local distributed ammonia facilities will act in a
• Last summer, energy think tank RMI published a report titled *Roadmap for Distributed Green Ammonia in
• projects, and Minnesota stands poised to spearhead the advancement of distributed ammonia projects,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We're also looking at increasing the formula distribution of funding, which may result in minimizing
• On slide three, just to carve out what the State road fund is comprised of specific tax distributions
• We currently have two funds that are funded with tax distributions that support local infrastructure,
• I have another question about the distribution. I know it wasn't too long ago.
• You'll see that our projects are distributed pretty evenly geographically throughout the district.

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• And then the bar graph component shows how much money has been distributed.
• So when we're looking at the distribution of or the return from the unused fund.
• I don't know the distribution of.
• Table 6 shows how various shares of the surtax impact the distribution to the HCAF.
• And so as it currently stands, roughly 55% of that surtax is distributed.

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• It has been over-distributed to us. So, that's what's going on with that.
• So, there's a distribution to the program fund that occurs each year.
• Distributions. Again, this will sound familiar.
• So the hold harmless distributions partially compensate counties and municipalities.
• The GRT applies at multiple stages of production and distribution, not just final consumption.

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• ,<00:39:20.800> and generation, distribution, and generation, distribution, and consumption
• Uh, the distributed to the general fund.
• ,<02:43:57.439> the way that the tax is distributed, the way that the tax is distributed,
• <03:13:03.359> of Let's move on to uh distribution of Let's move on to uh distribution of
• The numbers are funible distribution.

Keywords: 916, all

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• reimbursement claims and distributing reimbursement claims and distributing reimbursements<00:09
• to cacfp and sfsp nonprofit distributed to cacfp and sfsp nonprofit sponsors<00:12:52.959> in
• sites and um MD received distribution sites and um MD received complaints<00:19:35.960> that<
• better distribution better distribution method<00:38:02.599> um<00:38:02.760> I'd<
• <00:59:27.359> sites makes suspicious meal distribution sites makes suspicious meal distribution

Keywords: 1183, house

Summary: The Education Policy Committee met to hear a delayed presentation from the Office of the Legislative Auditor on MDE’s oversight of Feeding Our Future, a report released in June 2024. The chair framed the hearing as an oversight review of how the Minnesota Department of Education handled the nonprofit’s participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program, emphasizing that the hearing was not about criminal charges against agency staff. Legislative Auditor Judy Randall and Director of Special Reviews Katherine Tyson explained that their review focused on state oversight, not the underlying federal fraud case, which involved an alleged $250 million scheme and ongoing criminal proceedings. The auditors concluded that MDE’s oversight was inadequate and created opportunities for fraud. They said MDE failed to act on warning signs before the pandemic, did not effectively use its authority to hold Feeding Our Future accountable, and was ill prepared to respond to problems. Examples included approving applications despite concerns about internal controls and staffing, failing to follow up on earlier review findings, not adequately investigating at least 30 complaints, and in one case referring a complaint back to Feeding Our Future for resolution rather than conducting an independent investigation. They also said MDE deferred serious deficiencies without enough evidence that problems had been fully corrected and approved meal claims despite records showing major inconsistencies. Tyson said MDE had made progress on all eight recommendations in the report, though one recommendation to the legislature had not yet been addressed because the session had not convened since the report’s release. The auditors recommended that the legislature establish clearer statutory criteria or give MDE rulemaking authority for sponsor applications, and that MDE strengthen verification of sponsor information, focus more on high-risk sponsors, improve complaint procedures, and emphasize program integrity if waivers reduce oversight in the future. In response to member questions, the auditors said MDE’s reported progress was partial in some areas and that further review would be needed to fully confirm implementation. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the hearing.

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• Secondly, that public funds cannot be used to facilitate this distribution.
• Also a voter registration application, but this bill would criminalize DPS employees for distributing
• It just says distribution. Again, this is way too broad.
• As pointed out, this bill says distribution. It doesn't say mail, so it is very broad.
• Distribute it within 30 days of an election with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result

Bills: HB304, HB401, HB556, HB1475, HB1489, HB2259, HB2424, HB2773, HB2811, HB3323, HB304

Keywords: voter ID, citizenship proof, provisional ballot, election security, Texas, voting rights, deep fakes, misleading videos, election integrity, criminal offense, digital misinformation, deep fake, political manipulation, misinformation, artificial media, political influence, artificially generated media, election influence, Texas Election Code, healthcare reform

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• <00:21:52.679> in makes a change to the um distribution in makes a change to the um distribution
• Subdivision 5 covers distributions to eligible consumers, and following that paragraph, lines 318 to
• Senator Pratt, on that note, basically in the bill the Attorney General is to distribute the money in
• the Attorney General is to distribute the Attorney General is to distribute the<00:26:15.520>
• <00:28:32.519> to to determine whether um distribution to to determine whether um distribution

Keywords: 1187, senate, all