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• Space Force is subsidizing commercial launch at Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral.
• Taxpayer to subsidize something, because I'm just not sure...

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• And we heavily subsidize roads with property taxes.
• And we heavily subsidized roads with property taxes.

Bills: SB1331, SB1375, SB1443, SB1578, SB2251, SB2519, SB2553, SB2655, SB2764, SB2907, SB3030, SB3033, SB3035, SB3036, SB3037, SB3043, SB3047, SB3050, SB3051, SB3056, SB3057, SB3063, HB9, HB467, HB331, HB 1244, HB1399, HB2559, HB2730, HB3307, HJR1, HJR99, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SJR78, HB1327, HB2723

Keywords: civil service, firefighters, police officers, municipalities, local government, repeal, voter petition, health care, provider participation, continuation programs, population-based regulation, health care provider participation, Medicaid, hospital funding, voluntary compliance, mandatory payments, public health, healthcare program, county participation, nonpublic hospitals

Summary: The Committee on Local Government heard a series of local bills and public testimony focused on hospital districts, municipal management districts, local provider participation funds, manufactured housing, transit financing, development moratoriums, and property tax procedures. Early items included House Bill 467, which would help dissolve the defunct Maybank Kemp Hospital District and establish an Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Endowment, and Senate Bill 3063, creating the Bio Bell Municipal Management District in Liberty County; both drew no public opposition and were left pending subject to call. The committee also heard House Bill 1327, extending the Harris County local provider participation fund through 2027, and Senate Bill 1375, extending Collin County’s LPPF authority, both presented as mechanisms to draw federal Medicaid matching funds for hospitals. A major portion of the meeting centered on Senate Bill 2764, which would require earlier notice to buyers of manufactured homes about how to convert a home from personal property to real property. Senator Cook described the bill as a consumer-information measure tied to displacement concerns at a mobile home park in her district, and a resident testified in support, saying the notice would help families make informed decisions. The committee also discussed Senate Bill 2519, a bill by Senator Bettencourt aimed at preventing local governments from shifting maintenance-and-operations tax revenue into debt-like uses and from changing the purpose of tax rate elections after voters approve them. Supporters argued it would protect taxpayers and preserve the separation between M&O and debt service, while opponents tied the bill to Austin’s Project Connect transit financing and warned it would disrupt an approved project and invite litigation. The committee heard and left pending several other bills, including House Bill 1244 on agricultural land ownership changes without reapplying for an ag exemption, House Bill 2559 on development moratoriums, and Senate Bill 2063 on unequal appraisal protests. Testimony on House Bill 2559 came from developers and builders who said moratoriums in Conroe had delayed projects and harmed buyers, while supporters of the bill said it would impose clearer limits and notice requirements. On Senate Bill 2063, the sponsor explained a committee substitute narrowing how market value evidence may be used in unequal appraisal appeals. The committee also considered multiple local district bills, including new MUDs and management districts in Montgomery, Denton, Fannin, Travis, Hays, and Williamson counties. At the end of the meeting, the committee took up pending business and voted out several measures, including House Bill 1244, House Bill 2559, House Bill 467, House Bill 1327, House Bill 1399, House Bill 2723, House Bill 2730, House Bill 3307, House Joint Resolution 99, and multiple district bills such as Senate Bills 3037, 3043, 3047, 3048, 3050, 3052, 3053, 3056, 3057, 3063, and others. Most were reported favorably, often with committee substitutes, and many were recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. Several bills, including the transit-related SB 2519 and the manufactured housing bill SB 2764, remained pending subject to call after testimony closed.

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• not being actuararily funded, what you are saying is that all other members of that system are subsidizing
• that particular class, and unfortunately, it is fundamentally unfair for the educators of Texas to subsidize

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• I would like to point out that after 33 years of being self-employed, I know you cannot subsidize success
• You cannot subsidize handouts or loyalty; those things don't come back.

Bills: SB22, SB 22

Keywords: Texas, moving image industry, incentive program, film production, grant funding, job creation, economic development, youth camp, summer camp, camp safety, emergency operations plan, emergency preparedness, evacuation drill, camp staff training, volunteer training, camper safety, lost camper, natural disaster, fire safety, mass casualty

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• Not near enough work has been done on subsidence.
• available groundwater or exceeding the drawdown limits of the desired future conditions, or causing subsidence

Bills: HB29, HB685, HB1633, HB1689, HB1690, HB1918, HB2010, HB2500, HB2608, HB2626, HB29

Keywords: water audit, water loss, water loss mitigation plan, municipally owned utility, municipal utility, water conservation, Texas Water Development Board, TCEQ, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, water leakage, leak detection, billing data accuracy, utility validation, water audit validation, water scarcity, water management, infrastructure, public utility, conservation plan, administrative penalty

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• We might be able to subsidize a program for four or five or ten, you know, instead of... ...be able to
• subsidize a program for four or five or ten.

Summary: The Careers and Workforce Subcommittee met to discuss apprenticeship education and workforce development, with panelists from Santa Fe College, the Florida Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, ABC East Coast/ABC Institute, and Piper Fire Protection. Members heard that apprenticeships are growing in Florida, with panelists emphasizing that these programs offer paid, tuition-free training, progressive wage increases, and strong job placement in high-demand fields such as HVAC, electrical, fire protection, and construction. Panelists also described efforts to expand into new areas like accounting, cybersecurity, network infrastructure, and surgical technology, while stressing the importance of aligning programs with employer demand. A major topic was funding and reimbursement. Panelists said the current model is complicated and often leaves providers with only a portion of the funds appropriated for apprentices, with one provider saying reimbursement can be as low as 44% and others describing caps, contract delays, and inconsistent CareerSource support. They argued that more of the money should reach training providers, that small businesses need more support to participate, and that transparency and contract reform could help expand enrollment and improve program quality. Several also raised barriers such as instructor approval rules, paperwork, and facility costs. Members asked about admission criteria, program costs, employer incentives, outreach to high school students, and whether apprenticeships should have greater access to other funding sources. Panelists said the main requirements are being employed and willing to work and learn, and that outreach through schools, career fairs, community partnerships, and public awareness campaigns is essential. They also discussed articulation agreements that can provide college credit for apprenticeship training and suggested statewide credit recognition and possible direct funding to providers as policy improvements. No votes were taken, and the meeting ended with the subcommittee adjourning.

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• government's role is to protect life, liberty, and property, not to engineer social outcomes or subsidize
• This represents a direct transfer from Colorado families to subsidize procedures that many oppose.
• frequently fall on insurance, often including public insurance, public programs, or university plans subsidized
• In Colorado, taxpayers, including pro-life families, are forced to subsidize an ideological agenda.
• It expands the reach of government into our wallets while subsidizing favored industry, mostly green

Keywords: 981, all

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• in their being able to stay financially stable, we don't want them to not accept people who need subsidized
• in their being able to stay financially stable, we don't want them to not accept people who need subsidized
• 01:40:54.520> people<01:40:54.840> who<01:40:55.120> need<01:40:55.560> subsidized
• <01:40:56.120> child accept people who need subsidized child accept people who need subsidized

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• There are some people, unfortunately, in the state who need subsidized housing.
• our economy, for example, in the service industry, that cannot afford to live if they do not have subsidized
• But a vast majority of our constituents have no idea that they are subsidized...
• But a vast majority of our constituents have no idea that they are subsidizing their neighbor's solar
• Our utility bills do not have a line item for how much goes toward subsidizing solar.

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call and first dealt with a procedural dispute over four amendments to AB 1240. The Speaker ruled the amendments out of order as not germane, and the Assembly sustained that ruling on a 49-16 vote. Members then added co-authors to several consent-calendar resolutions, including measures on the National Conference of State Legislators, Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, ALS Awareness Month, and Men’s Mental Health Month, before adopting the consent calendar. The chamber also heard guest introductions, including a welcome for Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, and took up a motion to bring AB 41 up out of file, which failed 19-48. The bulk of the meeting was floor action on a long series of bills and resolutions, many of which passed with broad bipartisan support. Measures approved included ACR 40 supporting immigrant students and FAFSA privacy; AB 917 on permanent status for certain school employees; AB 985 on anesthesia access; AB 7 and AB 42 on higher education and student services; AB 245 providing property tax relief for wildfire victims; AB 255 allowing funding for drug-free recovery housing; AB 279 updating K-12 library standards; AB 289 creating a pilot for automated speed enforcement in highway construction zones; AB 291 on an educator apprentice program; AB 327 addressing swatting; AB 340 on confidential union communications; AB 341 creating an oral health technical assistance center for people with disabilities; AB 356 on San Diego health care infrastructure; AB 410 on bot disclosure; AB 476 on copper theft enforcement; AB 477 on educator pay targets; AB 485 on stolen wages and business licensing; AB 487, the insurance committee’s technical omnibus bill; AB 573 on tobacco retail license fees; AB 598 on school mapping technology; AB 635 on mobile home law enforcement referrals; AB 651 on remote participation for incarcerated parents in dependency hearings; AB 654 on homelessness hotline assistance in Los Angeles County; AB 662 creating a South County higher education task force; AB 667 on language access in professional licensing; AB 669 limiting early denial of addiction treatment; AB 670 on naturally occurring affordable housing; AB 695 on online continuation of community college for deported students; AB 723 on disclosure for digitally altered real estate images; AB 727 placing Trevor Project information on student IDs; and AB 736, a $10 billion affordable housing bond for the June 2026 ballot, which passed on a 61-11 urgency vote after extensive debate. Debate on AB 736 was the most extensive of the day, with supporters arguing the bond would help address California’s housing crisis and give voters a chance to weigh in, while opponents criticized the state’s bond debt and past spending results. The Assembly then recessed for caucus meetings and later returned to continue the daily file, where additional measures were taken up, including AB 798 adding diapers and wipes to the emergency food bank reserve program, which passed 56-0, and AB 821 on career technical education, which was presented as bipartisan-supported as the transcript continued.

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• are provided and make sure that's commensurate with the economy and with the market so that we can subsidize

Bills: HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB460, HB405, HB186, HB185, HB182, HB183, HB184, HB312, HB405

Keywords: Alabama budget, general fund appropriations, fiscal year 2026, state budget, appropriations act, HB186, executive branch funding, legislative branch funding, judicial branch funding, debt service, capital outlay, corrections, Medicaid, public health, mental health, transportation, education, law enforcement, tourism, veterans affairs

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• Public funds should be directed toward reducing harm, not subsidizing disposal methods that perpetuate
• Public funds should be directed toward reducing harm, not subsidizing disposal methods that perpetuate
• I do think that there when we are subsidizing certain technologies and certain ways of using waste, those
• I do think that there when<01:50:57.600> we<01:50:58.120> are<01:50:58.560> subsidizing
• <01:50:59.200> certain when we are subsidizing certain when we are subsidizing certain technologies

Keywords: 1183, house

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• It doesn't make sense to subsidize a company that you're actually taxing.
• It doesn't make sense to subsidize a company that you're actually taxing.
• It doesn't make sense to subsidize a company that you're actually taxing.
• c><01:09:13.040> make<01:09:13.200> sense<01:09:13.480> to<01:09:13.600> subsidize
• <01:09:14.040> a It doesn't make sense to subsidize a It doesn't make sense to subsidize a

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• component, I strongly believe that by having a pro take possession of the batteries will help to subsidize
• The state uses an attachment point model, meaning that the program only subsidizes 80% of enrollee claims
• The state uses an attachment point model, meaning that the program only subsidizes 80% of enrollee claims
• 01:17:31.520> the<01:17:31.600> program<01:17:32.000> only<01:17:32.240> subsidizes
• meaning that the program only subsidizes meaning that the program only subsidizes 80%<01:17:33.720

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• premium assistance programs and Connecticut leveraged both transitional medical assistance and subsidized
• marketplace<00:16:10.240> plans<00:16:10.639> during<00:16:11.199> um subsidized
• marketplace plans during um subsidized marketplace plans during um the<00:16:11.519> unwinding
• And by the way, we still have to subsidize that care, which means our taxpayers still have to pay for
• And by the way, we still have to subsidize that care, which means our taxpayers still have to pay for

Bills: HF3439, HF3763

Keywords: Medical Assistance, Medicaid, MNsure, MinnesotaCare, disability determination, expedited eligibility, state medical review team, compassionate allowance, rare disease, home and community-based services, long-term care, managed care, county-based purchasing, eligibility redetermination, periodic data matching, death master file, Social Security Administration, program integrity, income eligibility, asset test

Summary: The House Health Finance and Policy Committee met on March 4, 2026, approved the minutes from its February 25 and March 2 meetings, and then heard a presentation from Katherine Castanza of the National Conference of State Legislatures on Medicaid eligibility changes in the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR1/OB3). The presentation focused on provisions affecting Medicaid expansion adults ages 19 to 64, including new work and community engagement requirements, changes to retroactive eligibility, quarterly death master file checks, address verification requirements, six-month redeterminations for expansion enrollees, and new limits on some lawful permanent residents and other immigrant groups. Castanza also discussed state implementation issues, including the need for new data-sharing systems, system modernization, outreach, and options for helping people transition to other coverage if they lose eligibility. She said the work and community engagement rules take effect January 1, 2027, with states given flexibility on look-back periods, consecutive versus nonconsecutive months, and optional hardship exemptions, and noted that CMS guidance is not expected until June 2026. She also described federal support for implementation, including $200 million in grants and a 90% federal match for eligibility system work, while warning that the fast timeline could lead to coverage losses, churn, and challenges for special populations such as caregivers, people with behavioral health conditions, incarcerated individuals, and rural residents. She further explained that an erroneous payment provision could expose states to federal recoupment later if eligibility errors increase. During member questions, Representative Beerman asked about the overall size of the Medicaid cuts and the cumulative national impact; Castanza said estimates vary by state and cited KFF analysis suggesting states could lose 4% to 19% of federal Medicaid revenue, with a newer RAND analysis recently released. Beerman also asked about the history and effectiveness of state work requirements, but that discussion was not completed in the excerpt. Representative Elkins noted the presentation was not initially posted on the committee website, and the chair said it had since been posted.

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• It includes subsidized child care. It includes guarantees about housing.
• It includes subsidized child care. It includes guarantees about housing.
• It includes subsidized child care. It includes guarantees about housing.
• It includes subsidized child care. It includes guarantees about housing.
• It includes subsidized child care. It includes guarantees about housing.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• was a proposed rule prohibiting mixed-status families from moving into public housing and other subsidized
• awarded more than $1 billion to private companies to help them upgrade apartment buildings for HUD-subsidized
• upgrade apartment buildings<01:27:16.199> for<01:27:16.480> HUD<01:27:16.880> subsidized
• <01:27:17.920> tenants<01:27:18.920> um buildings for HUD subsidized tenants um buildings
• for HUD subsidized tenants um making<01:27:19.360> them<01:27:19.520> more<01:27:19.719

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:32:53.919> So, Subsidized work-based learning.
• So, actually, when people do work-based learning on the job, the USDA will subsidize part of that income
• I won't go through all of these, but potential taxes on certain things like soft drinks, subsidizing
• :58:11.680> like<00:58:11.920> soft<00:58:12.240> drinks,<00:58:13.119> subsidizing
• things like soft drinks, subsidizing things like soft drinks, subsidizing minimally<00:58:14.480

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The meeting opened with roll call and housekeeping, including moving standing attendees to an overflow room and asking the audience to avoid interruptions. The task force then heard testimony from Allison Adams of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, who presented statewide health trend data showing Kentucky ranked 41st overall and 44th in health outcomes, with especially poor performance on premature death, chronic disease, diabetes, and vaccination rates. She emphasized that Kentucky has the highest rates of residents with multiple chronic conditions, that diabetes remains above the national average, and that childhood immunization rates have worsened. She also highlighted major provider shortages in rural areas, noting that 43 of 120 counties meet shortage criteria and that more than half of primary care providers are concentrated in Fayette and Jefferson counties. Adams urged the task force to focus on prevention, early intervention, access to care, physical activity, and healthier school and community environments, and said the foundation is prepared to share results from its demonstration projects. Task force members asked follow-up questions about the age range for chronic-condition data and whether the diabetes figure reflected type 1 or type 2 diabetes; Adams said the chronic-condition measure spans all ages and that the diabetes figure likely reflects type 2, though she offered to provide the full report. The task force then approved the minutes from the prior meeting. The committee next turned to SNAP benefits and heard from Lisa Dennis, commissioner of the Department for Community Based Services, and Roger McCann, director of the Division of Family Support. They explained that SNAP is not only a food assistance program but also a public health and family stability tool, arguing that poor diet contributes to chronic disease and that food insecurity is linked to family stress, child welfare involvement, and neglect-related CPS referrals. They cited research showing that more generous SNAP policies are associated with fewer CPS reports, fewer substantiated reports, and fewer foster care placements, and said SNAP helps reduce risk and promote stability across vulnerable populations including children, older adults, people with disabilities, and pregnant women. They also described SNAP-Ed as the nutrition education component that teaches healthy eating, cooking on a budget, and how to use fresh produce, but warned that recent federal legislation eliminates federal funding for SNAP-Ed beginning in federal fiscal year 2026. McCann outlined the remaining SNAP outreach and employment-and-training components, noting that outreach is typically run by nonprofits with a 50% match and that employment and training funds job-skills programs to help recipients move toward better jobs and self-sufficiency. The discussion emphasized that access to nutritious food, education, and job supports are all part of improving health outcomes and reducing food insecurity.

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• So it's, uh, I wouldn't worry about subsidizing anybody who, quote unquote, doesn't need to be subsidized
• c> anybody<00:22:52.799> who<00:22:53.039> quote<00:22:53.280> unquote subsidizing
• anybody who quote unquote subsidizing anybody who quote unquote doesn't<00:22:54.000> need<00
• :22:54.240> to<00:22:54.400> be<00:22:54.559> subsidized.
• <00:22:55.120> So doesn't need to be subsidized. So doesn't need to be subsidized.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• This results in local taxpayers subsidizing insurance companies for legitimate expenses.
• Local taxpayers already subsidize Medicare and Medicaid.
• The local taxpayers should not be subsidizing private insurance companies.
• in the local taxpayers subsidizing in the local taxpayers subsidizing insurance<00:38:58.079>
• The local taxpayers should not be subsidizing private insurance companies.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• have been able to avoid a strike, especially when you consider that the bill requires districts to subsidize
• have been able to avoid a strike, especially when you consider that the bill requires districts to subsidize
• bill requires consider that the bill requires districts<01:50:42.400> to<01:50:42.560> subsidize
• <01:50:43.240> the<01:50:43.360> premiums<01:50:43.840> of districts to subsidize
• the premiums of districts to subsidize the premiums of striking<01:50:44.440> employees.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all