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• So we invite our Republican colleagues to adjust their gaze. Let's look forward.
• our Republican enjoy uh invite our Republican colleagues<00:04:30.039><c> to</c><00:04:30.199><c> adjust
• /c><00:04:30.479><c> their</c><00:04:30.639><c> gaze</c><00:04:31.039><c> let's</c> colleagues to adjust
• their gaze let's colleagues to adjust their gaze let's look<00:04:31.400><c> forward</c><00:04:31.880

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

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• You talk about how there may have been adjustments in the schedule as you're going along.
• You talk about how there may have been adjustments in the schedule as you're going along.
• You talk about how there may have been adjustments in the schedule as you're going along.
• You talk about how there may have been adjustments in the schedule as you're going along.
• Amendment adjustments. Yeah, I'm having a hard time imagining why that would be.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• One, it provides a cost-of-living adjustment for our teachers, but it also...
• One, it provides a cost-of-living adjustment for our teachers, but it also...
• So it both provides a cost-of-living adjustment for our retired teachers.
• Members, this is the same cost-of-living adjustment of 0, 3, and 6%.
• This cost-of-living adjustment is the same as the other ones.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of appropriations and budget bills, with most of the early action focused on retirement cost-of-living adjustments. Senate Bills 1144, 1145, 1146, 1148, and 1149 all advanced, covering COLAs for retired teachers, public employees, police, judges, and a special “tweener” group of police and fire retirees. Members questioned the actuarial impacts, funded ratios, and timing of the apportionment changes, and the author explained that the retirement bills were based on TRS or system actuarial estimates and that the 2036 apportionment cutoff could be revisited by future legislatures. SB 1149 was described as a one-time $25,000 payment for a limited group of older retirees, with estimated costs of $3.5 million for police and $5.8 million for fire. Most of these retirement measures passed on votes of 23-24 ayes with one nay. The committee also considered House Bill 4071, creating the Oklahoma Dream Accounts Investment Program to match the federal “Trump accounts” with up to $250 per eligible child, capped at $12.5 million. Democrats criticized it as a poor use of funds and objected to the federal program’s uncertainty and the emergency clause; the bill passed 17-8. House Bill 4072 created a taxpayer endowment trust fund by moving $200 million from the Revenue Stabilization Fund and redirecting a portion of future gross production tax overages into the new fund until it reaches $1 billion, after which it would generate future revenue streams. Members raised concerns about investment risk, oversight, and whether the fund was a “shell game,” but it passed 18-6. Several agency budget and limit bills were also approved, including HB 4057 for $25 million to expand the Bureau of Narcotics headquarters, SB 1158 for $252,000 to fund medication for minors in custody, SB 1164 for the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse with $1.2 million in new appropriations plus $5.97 million for the 988 revolving fund, and HB 4040 for the Department of Health rural health transformation cash-flow needs tied to federal reimbursement. The committee also passed HB 4051 on FMAP preservation, SB 1161 for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, SB 1162 for the State Department of Health, and SB 1163 for DHS, where the largest discussion centered on avoiding an Advantage waiver waitlist, SNAP administrative costs, and child abuse multidisciplinary care centers. Most of these bills passed with little or no debate, though some drew questions about federal matching dollars and reporting requirements. Education-related items were also approved, including HB 4030, the State Department of Education budget limits bill, which maintained prior-year funding for textbooks, early intervention, literacy coaching, school security, and other line items; HB 4044 for OEQA’s growth-based teacher compensation and NBCT stipends; HB 4065 for school security funding at the School of Science and Math; HB 4067 for the School for the Blind and School for the Deaf; and HB 4038 directing $5 million of ODOT FY27 appropriations to the eight-year work plan. The committee also advanced HB 4046, which directs funding to the Military Readiness, Innovation, Education, Aviation Revolving Fund for projects including McAlester, Fort Sill, Altus, and Enid, with members questioning why additional money was needed so soon after prior appropriations. Throughout the meeting, most measures were reported as passed by wide margins, with a few dissenting votes on bills viewed as controversial or as reallocating funds away from other priorities.

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• ,</c> adjusted for inflation, adjusted for inflation, we<00:52:18.400><c> are</c><00:52:18.640><c> spending
• If you adjust this Let me repeat that.
• If you adjust this for<00:52:29.280><c> inflation,</c> for inflation, for inflation, we<00:52:31.040>
• </c> If<00:55:26.640><c> you</c><00:55:26.800><c> adjust</c><00:55:27.119><c> that</c><00:55:27.359><
• c> for</c><00:55:27.520><c> inflation,</c><00:55:28.559><c> that</c> If you adjust that for inflation

Keywords: 958, all

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• been working to amend statutes where needed or rules and policies so that we can always monitor and adjust
• Have you made some adjustments? since your last hearing. Oh, Mr.
• So That's part of the reason why we're always monitoring and adjusting to get more utilization by the
• And we just have to be making some adjustments to see how we can get more participation from them and
• Is there any adjustment Are we looking at anything for our budget other than what was earlier mentioned

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• After adjusting<00:18:46.320><c> for</c><00:18:46.640><c> carry</c><00:18:46.960><c> forward</c><00:18
• :47.360><c> and</c> adjusting for carry forward and adjusting for carry forward and discretionary<00:
• The table on the slide shows the impact of these adjustments.
• </c> of these adjustments. of these adjustments.
• </c><00:28:08.799><c> for</c> sort of mid-year rate adjustment for sort of mid-year rate adjustment for

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Aaron Campbell, State Economist Dr. Tony Becker, and State Budget Director Anna Mingi presented the November 2025 budget and economic forecast. Campbell said the state now projects a nearly $2.5 billion surplus at the end of the 2026-27 biennium, about $575 million better than the end-of-session estimate, but also a projected negative balance of about $2.9 billion in FY 2028-29, reflecting a worsening structural imbalance. He said the budget reserve stands at $3.4 billion, with cash flow and budget reserves totaling $3.8 billion after a $244 million addition, and emphasized that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy remain strengths even as future sessions will need to address the long-term gap. Becker said the national economic outlook has changed only modestly since February, but growth remains below trend through the forecast horizon. He cited slower consumer spending, weak private investment, continued tariff uncertainty, lower projected immigration, and modest inflation that stays near 3% through 2026 before easing. Revenue forecasts for the next biennium were revised up to $66.3 billion, driven mainly by higher individual income tax receipts and other revenue, partly offset by lower sales and corporate tax forecasts. He also noted risks from federal policy changes, the recent shutdown’s effect on data availability, and possible equity market volatility. Mingi said general fund spending is projected to rise sharply, with current biennium spending up $3.4 billion from end-of-session estimates and planning-year spending up $1.9 billion. She attributed much of the increase to carryforward from prior one-time appropriations, discretionary inflation, and especially Medical Assistance. MA costs are projected to be about $2.5 billion higher over 2025-29, largely because managed care rates rose more than expected due to higher utilization and higher-cost services, including pharmacy costs, while long-term care and disability waiver costs also increased. In response to questions, officials said the federal reconciliation bill had only a relatively small effect on the health care changes, and that the carryforward amounts reflect unspent prior appropriations that now show up in later years rather than new spending.

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• A11 amendment adds a new section in article two, starting on page 15, dealing with the all-payer claims
• She said they are selling personal claims data and health data to people, and that even though it is
• We're selling<00:21:27.920><c> personal</c><00:21:28.280><c> claims</c><00:21:28.720><c> data,</c><00
• :21:29.160><c> health</c> selling personal claims data, health selling personal claims data, health data
• this all payer claims database and the<00:29:52.560><c> use</c><00:29:52.840><c> of</c><00:29:52.960

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• included in the Family Foundation's logos used without our permission alongside the campaign's false claim
• It calls false claims, carries on even though David has endorsed somebody which we'll share.
• It<01:54:22.360><c> calls</c><01:54:22.680><c> false</c><01:54:22.960><c> claims,</c><01:54:23.520><c
• > carries</c><01:54:23.880><c> on</c><01:54:24.040><c> even</c> It calls false claims, carries on even
• It calls false claims, carries on even though<01:54:24.360><c> David</c><01:54:24.680><c> has</c><01

Keywords: In an effort to stave off issues that may occur with long format live streams, we have split this stream into two parts., 958, all

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• Meanwhile, the Summerville Bears claimed the Division 6A state championship, defeating Monte Vista High
• AB 1071 makes several clarifying changes to the procedures for claims under the Racial Justice Act to
• denied incarcerated individuals access to counsel and the discovery materials needed to establish a claim
• , leading to blanket denials with only a few substantive claims being heard.
• thereby make the process much more efficient and reduce court costs by focusing on the underlying claims

Summary: The Assembly met after a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a long Daily File with several guest introductions and floor speeches. Members recognized visiting student leaders, championship football teams from Tuolumne County, Alpha Kappa Alpha members at their Capitol day, and later a descendant of Wong Kim Ark. The chamber also adopted a procedural motion allowing certain members to host guests in the rear of the chamber. Among the major policy items, AB 578 on food delivery platform refund practices passed 47-2, AB 344 on successor beer manufacturer definitions passed 61-0, AB 454 to make California’s migratory bird protections permanent passed 55-12 on the urgency clause, AB 482 updating the Table Grape Commission passed 64-1, AB 1237 to support transit access for 2026 FIFA World Cup ticket holders passed 56-15 on the urgency clause, AB 738 on wildfire rebuild solar exemptions passed 42-2, AB 1460 on 340B pharmacy access for clinics passed 41-5, AB 750 on homeless shelter oversight passed 49-1, AB 1061 on housing in historic districts passed 41-13, AB 1523 on expanding mandatory mediation thresholds passed 65-0, and AB 316 on AI-related civil liability passed 56-0. AB 761 authorizing the Monterey-Salinas Transit District to seek a sales tax ballot measure passed 47-12. The chamber also adopted several resolutions. AJR 3 urging protection of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid passed 53-2 after extensive debate that included criticism of federal cuts and counterarguments focused on state Medi-Cal policy and budget decisions. ACR 65 proclaiming California Tourism Month was adopted by voice vote after coauthors were added, and ACR 62 recognizing California Nonprofits Day was also adopted by voice vote with 65 coauthors. AJR 5 affirming birthright citizenship and opposing efforts to end it passed 58-1 after a lengthy, highly partisan debate centered on the 14th Amendment and the Wong Kim Ark precedent. The session also included passage of AB 571, a CEQA exemption for the Southern California Veterans Cemetery at Gypsum Canyon, which was presented as a long-running bipartisan effort to create a final resting place for Orange County veterans.

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• One reason for all of this is the large number of students who are claiming religious exemptions from
• More than 5% of our student population claim a religious exemption.
• One reason for all of this is the large number of students who are claiming religious exemptions from
• More than 5% of our student population claim a religious exemption.
• </c> number of students who are claiming number of students who are claiming religious<01:10:32.840><

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Lastly, the increase in personnel services is for standard statewide adjustments.
• Lastly, the increase in personnel services is for standard statewide adjustments, as well as the addition
• State general fund is also seeing a minor increase for standard statewide adjustments and additional
• This is largely due to the standard statewide adjustments, the reduction of 36 vacant positions, and
• The one-door system makes up the entire professional services adjustment and is also included in the

Committee: House Appropriations

Summary: The committee first heard the FY27 executive budget review for Louisiana Economic Development (LED). House Fiscal outlined a $59.4 million LED budget, with major funding from state general fund, self-generated revenue, federal funds, and a marketing dedication, and explained reductions tied largely to the removal of one-time funding and carryforwards. The Secretary highlighted recent economic development results, including major capital investment announcements, job creation, the high-impact jobs program, Louisiana Fast Sites, and efforts to support existing businesses and small business growth. Members repeatedly asked for clearer public-facing materials on the tax and economic benefits of incentives, the use of the entertainment development fund, the structure of the high-impact jobs and Fast Sites programs, and how LED competes with other states. LED also discussed its Storyteller Initiative, regional project distribution, and the role of major events and film-related incentives. The committee then reviewed Louisiana Works’ FY27 budget of $352.7 million. Staff explained that the budget is driven mainly by federal funds and statutory dedications, with changes largely attributable to the One Door to Work Act and the transfer of workforce functions and positions into the department. The Secretary noted a planned $5 million move for the Louisiana STEM Council and a small request for elevator repairs, and members discussed the unemployment insurance trust fund’s improved balance, which lowered employer tax rates and increased benefits. Questions focused on workforce shortages, coordination with LCTCS and other training partners, the new Louisiana Talent Accelerator and workforce modernization efforts, the need for marketing to attract workers back to Louisiana, and remaining gaps in funding for rehabilitation services and disability employment programs. Finally, the committee took up the Department of Conservation and Energy’s FY27 budget of $201.3 million. Staff described decreases tied to the end of the Solar for All grant, lower orphan well spending as prior balances were drawn down, and reductions in some one-time funding and interagency transfers. The Secretary said the department’s reorganization is now largely complete and emphasized a focus on eliminating duplicative functions, strengthening enforcement and permitting, and using available funds more efficiently. Members questioned the reduction in orphan well funding, the impact of the Solar for All repeal, the use of settlement dollars, and the department’s plans for AI-assisted permitting and modernization of the Sunrise database. They also discussed ongoing work on seismic activity in Red River Parish, commercial fishermen’s claims for gear damaged by energy infrastructure, and efforts to improve financial security requirements for operators so future orphan well liabilities are better covered.

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• , in doing that adjustment, we apparently adjusted it so that it reduces the fee income by 25 cents.
• </c><00:18:48.720><c> in</c><00:18:48.960><c> terms</c><00:18:49.120><c> of</c> was we made an adjustment
• in terms of was we made an adjustment in terms of where<00:18:49.520><c> the</c><00:18:49.679><c> money
• <00:18:54.400><c> we</c><00:18:55.360><c> apparently</c><00:18:55.840><c> adjusted</c><00:18:56.320><
• c> it</c><00:18:56.559><c> so</c> adjustment we apparently adjusted it so adjustment we apparently adjusted

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Texas was also claiming monetary damages.
• Texas, having only 43% of the farmland, was getting 57% of the water because they were claiming that
• We also needed Texas to get rid of its claim that New Mexico could have no groundwater pumping after
• This will allow all outstanding claims and all litigation between those parties and the United States
• Texas claims are BS. They've got no basis for their claims. They're wrong. We're right.'

Committee: House Water & Natural Resources Committee

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• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by
• An administrator within the DOC made claim back in September after my Alpha News interview that there
• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by
• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by
• The DOC also claims that decisions around facility placement undergo a robust and thorough review by

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And yet, the way the system works right now, the cost-of-living adjustment is perhaps, it's been regularly
• The cost-of-living adjustment is only on the first $13,000.
• 30-plus years, and my husband, employed in Avon, wore many hats as a guidance counselor, school adjustment
• What we did not know was that the cost... ...of living adjustment of 3% would be calculated on only the
• One of the adjustments this bill would do would be to increase the dollar base, as you know, to $18,000

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Public Service

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of bills affecting public employees, retirees, and public safety personnel. Early testimony focused on House Bill 2859, which would make Massachusetts Department of Correction industrial instructors permanent civil service employees after years of provisional status, and House Bill 2995, which would reduce the Boston Fire Cadet Program service requirement from two years to one year. Supporters of the Boston fire cadet bill argued it would improve equity, expand opportunities for Boston residents, and help diversify the Boston Fire Department; committee members asked about the current makeup of academy classes and the effect of a hybrid model, and the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association was described as neutral on a separate age-related police bill. The committee also heard several proposals related to post-retirement earnings and civil service rules for police and fire retirees. Testimony supported bills including H. 2903 and H. 2966, which would loosen earnings limits for retired public safety workers returning to work, and related measures affecting civil service exemptions and professional services for retirement boards. Speakers argued the current limits are confusing, discourage experienced workers from filling needed municipal jobs, and can create safety issues on public works and construction sites. One witness from Worcester Police supported raising the police academy age limit from 32 to 39 to improve recruitment, especially in BIPOC communities, while Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata supported a separate bill to raise the Boston Police Academy age cap from 39 to 45. A substantial portion of the hearing was devoted to H. 2812 and S. 1817, which would increase the pension COLA base from $13,000 to $18,000 and freeze certain retiree health insurance contribution rates, with additional testimony about capping out-of-pocket health costs for some retirees. Educators and union representatives said the current COLA structure has eroded pension value and leaves retirees struggling with rising costs, while one witness described long delays and confusion in navigating retiree health coverage. The committee took no substantive votes on the bills during the hearing and adjourned after hearing all testimony.

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• to do is make the school district whole by providing those funds over the next two years as they adjust
• Of adjusting it not being a 100% reimbursement, maybe more like a 50% reimbursement to the school districts
• So, would you consider some sort of very realistic adjustment here to 50%, 30%, whatever?
• now the the author of this bill has demonstrated his willingness to work with people on this and adjust
• So anytime we full taxes, there's going to be some adjustment somewhere.

Bills: HB3044 , HB3465 , HB3625 , HB3704 , HB3759 , HB3920 , HB3972 , HB4191 , HB4311 , HB4426

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding

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• There are, so we've adjusted the fiscal note to accommodate what the department feels is required to
• There are, so we've adjusted the fiscal note to a couple of.
• There are, so we've adjusted the fiscal note to accommodate what the department feels is required to
• So we've adjusted a new fiscal note, which I believe the Secretary hopefully is included in your packets
• Keep the data matching and the fraud precautions, adjust the certification verification sections to reflect

Committee: Senate Health and Welfare

Keywords: 989, all

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• Any increase in pay for this person is limited to standard COLA adjustments or other across-the-board
• cost-of-living adjustments for all city employees.
• The board cost of living adjustments for all city employees.
• individual that's related to a city elected official would have to be approved as a standard COLA adjustment
• or across-the-board cost-of-living adjustment, just as it would be for any other employee.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Does DPS have the mechanism or the ability to adjust the fee for out-of-state so that the... ...the mechanism
• or the ability to adjust the fee for out of state so that the 10% will wash out?
• concerns on this, we did have stakeholder meetings with DPS, and in the bill, it allows a director to adjust
• It allows a director to adjust cost to make sure that it is revenue neutral.
• And so that kind of adjusts to that.

Bills: SB1049 , SB1053 , SB1058 , SB1093 , SB1160 , SB1211

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: spousal maintenance, court guidelines, self-sufficiency, financial support, marriage dissolution, concealed carry, gun permits, firearms training, public safety, criminal history checks, local recognition, firearms, merchant codes, financial privacy, Second Amendment, data protection, riot, planning, racketeering, criminal conspiracy

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• And just a quick follow-up: Who actually processes and approves your closing and adjusting entries at
• Who actually processes and approves your closing and adjusting entries at the university or at the college
• is an associate vice president of finance, and we have job openings with our recent compensation adjustments
• At that time, we were just about to implement phase three of our compensation adjustments that we've
• I do not know if we went back and adjusted the financial aid or the scholarships. I can find out.

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Summary: The committee opened with prayer, approved the January 8 minutes, and then reviewed education audit reports. The first report concerned Northwest Arkansas Community College, which had two findings: repeat internal control deficiencies that caused material misstatements in the financial statements, and a tuition revenue loss tied to a Workday system issue that failed to charge some students after drop-add changes. College officials said the problems were misclassification and process issues rather than missing funds, described corrective steps including checklists, monthly closing procedures, and approval controls, and attributed some issues to staffing turnover and the Workday implementation. Members asked about accountability, staffing, and whether students should have been billed; the report was filed as reviewed. The next report was Cedarville School District, where auditors found improper personal credit card charges of $794 by a former elementary teacher. The employee reimbursed the district, and the matter was referred to law enforcement, the prosecuting attorney, the attorney general, and the Professional Licensure Standards Board. Members asked whether any licensing action would follow, but staff said they were only aware that no further action had been taken by the board. The final finding was for West Memphis School District, which had a repeat capital assets issue involving failure to capitalize $851,000 in construction expenditures for a baseball-softball complex, along with other asset-recording and inspection discrepancies. The superintendent said the district had recently begun using Arkansas Legislative Audit for the first time after previously using a private CPA firm, and described new controls such as multi-level purchase approval, tagging, separation of duties, and inventory cleanup. Members questioned why the district had not been audited publicly before and how private audits are handled; staff explained that private audits are still reviewed and findings come before the committee. The report was filed as reviewed. The meeting ended with notice that 28 school districts had no findings and then adjourned.