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• The Minnesota Family Investment Program is a forecasted program that provides cash assistance to about
• The Minnesota Family Investment Program is a forecasted program that provides cash assistance to about
• This also is a forecasted program which is paid for with a combination of state and federal funds.
• This also is a forecasted program which is paid for with a combination of state and federal funds.
• This also is a forecasted program which is paid for with a combination of state and federal funds.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That would be predictability: do you forecast revenues and expenditures in a way that is informative,
• We think as revenues decelerate, that really could be difficult to forecast, so we're watching that.
• We think as revenues decelerate, that really could be difficult to forecast, so we're watching that.
• We think as revenues decelerate, that really could be difficult to forecast, so we're watching that.
• then as our uh projected budget forecast then as our uh projected budget forecast comes<01:37:34.320

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• target for fiscal years 28 and 29 was an additional $16,000 over the base established in the February forecast
• a Um, what I will say is that it is a lights-on budget that is based off of the February forecast
• Finance Committee received a target of $25 million over the base that was established in the February forecast
• February forecast for fiscal years 26 February forecast for fiscal years 26 and<00:29:12.120> 27.

Bills: SF1959, HF2444, SF2298, HF2445, SF2216, HF2443, HF2130, HF1943, HF2436, HF2442

Keywords: veterans, military affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Military Affairs, omnibus veterans bill, appropriations, National Guard, state active service, armory, State Armory Building Commission, veterans homes, veterans cemeteries, county veterans service office, Minnesota GI Bill, Gold Star families, Blue Star families, Secret War in Laos, Hmong veterans, Laos veterans, special guerrilla units

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• We are all well aware of our current financial forecast as a state, and this proposal requires significant
• We are all well aware of our current financial forecast as a state, and this proposal requires significant
• assistants we are all well aware of our current<00:09:05.640> Financial<00:09:06.200> forecast
• <00:09:06.839> as<00:09:06.959> a<00:09:07.160> state current Financial forecast
• as a state current Financial forecast as a state and<00:09:07.640> this<00:09:08.320> proposal

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 105 was presented by Representatives Beerman and Baker and then laid over for possible inclusion in a future omnibus bill. The bill would implement the remaining mental health and physician service recommendations from DHS’s rate study, including raising certain Medicaid reimbursement rates to at least 100% of Medicare where a Medicare equivalent exists, increasing community-based children’s and adult mental health rates and behavioral health home rates, and phasing in additional increases over three years. The authors said the proposal also addresses master’s-level clinician reimbursement and fee-for-service hospital inpatient mental health services, and they emphasized that the changes are intended to improve access, transparency, and provider stability. Both authors argued that low MA reimbursement rates are driving access problems across Minnesota, especially for children, families, and rural communities. They said providers are struggling to hire and retain staff, clinics are closing or shrinking, and patients are facing long waits, boarding in hospitals, or delayed care. Representative Baker said the issue is personal and described the bill as a phased, long-term approach because of state budget limits and the size of the cost, which he said is in the hundreds of millions but still awaiting a fiscal note. Public testimony was strongly supportive overall. A family physician said higher rates would improve access, keep clinics open, and help patients avoid emergency care, while a Children’s Minnesota mental health leader described more than 1,200 pediatric boarding episodes in 2024 and said outpatient investment is needed to reduce pressure on emergency and inpatient services. A rural provider said her organization had to close an in-home children’s mental health program because of insufficient reimbursement, harming access in underserved counties. A psychologist testifying for the Minnesota Psychological Association supported the bill’s general direction but objected to repealing the pay differential for doctoral-level psychologists, arguing that doctoral training is more extensive and that eliminating the differential could worsen workforce shortages. After testimony and member questions about the bill’s scope and cost, public testimony was closed and the bill was laid over.

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• SB 599, Caballero, atmospheric river forecast, do pass out on an A roll call.
• SB 224, Hurtado, water supply forecasting, do pass as amended to strike the public meetings requirement

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee held its August 29, 2025 suspense hearing on Senate bills, with the chair emphasizing the state’s ongoing budget constraints and the need to make difficult choices among 261 bills on the suspense file. After establishing a quorum, the committee began taking action bill by bill, with many measures receiving do pass or do pass with amendments recommendations, while others were held in committee or designated as two-year bills. The chair noted the agenda was organized alphabetically by author and that results would be posted later on the committee website. The hearing covered a wide range of topics, including insurance and claims data, wildfire relief and prevention, water planning, energy and utility regulation, housing and land use, health care, labor and employment, criminal justice, education, environmental policy, and election-related measures. Several bills were amended before passage, often to narrow scope, remove sections, adjust definitions, delay implementation, or clarify funding and enforcement provisions. Some notable actions included moving bills on AI regulation, transit-oriented housing, paid family leave, wildfire mapping, chemical hair relaxers, and pharmacy benefit managers, while other bills on subjects such as controlled substances, high-speed rail, and certain education or housing proposals were held. The committee also took formal roll-call votes on selected bills, with some passing on A roll calls and others on B roll calls; a number of measures were advanced with Republicans not voting. One highlighted vote was SB 79 by Senator Wiener, which passed after amendments and a recorded roll call. At the end of the hearing, the committee reported that 190 bills were moved to the Assembly Floor, either as do pass or do pass with amendments, concluding the suspense hearing for the session.

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• two and three billion dollars as German money because as of right now, and based on the current forecast
• The forecast for quite a while now has indicated this, so that's going to start to impact things in where

Bills: SJR4, SJR 4

Keywords: economic stabilization fund, state finance, constitutional amendment, budget management, financial security, term limits, state offices, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform, 1184, house, all

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• member project request or is forecasted member project request or is forecasted to<02:10:06.880>
• Southwest Wyoming is forecasting growth.
• Southwest Wyoming is forecasting growth. Southwest Wyoming is forecasting<03:17:38.960> growth.
• That does not appear forecasting growth.
• in their integrated resource forecasting in their integrated resource plan.

Keywords: 916, all

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• So what we're talking about with the FIRO, the forecast informed reservoir operations, it means we'll
• So what we're talking about with the FIRO, the forecast informed reservoir operations, it means we'll
• So what we're talking about with the FIRO, the forecast informed reservoir operations, it means we'll
• So what we're talking about with the FIRO, the forecast informed reservoir operations, it means we'll
• So what we're talking about with the FIRO, the forecast informed reservoir operations, it means we'll

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• You also have forecasts of what your equipment cost that you might build and what fuel cost in each of
• You also have forecasts of what your equipment cost that you might build and what fuel cost in each of
• on the load that day, plus a fraction of the wind and solar in case you missed your forecast on the
• , reference fuel price forecast, or a high fuel price forecast.
• The price of solar to date has been so much lower than what we forecast for the next available option

Bills: SCR48, SCR28, SCR74, SCR62, SCR60, SCR89, SCR147, SCR179, SCR182, SCR59, SCR54, SCR180

Keywords: affordable housing, housing credits, perpetual credits, development, Hawaii Housing Finance, Vietnam veterans, commemorative medal, recognition, working group, Hawaii, no-bid contracts, emergency procurement, audit, state agencies, public funds, accountability, emergency response, disability access, 911 systems, life-saving measures

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• . >> Uh, the February forecast is using data from the end of fall of 26.
• Um, and then we use that as baseline for forecasting for future years. >> Senator Clark, what is end
• > that<00:59:59.839> your is the February forecast that your is the February forecast that
• uh is using >> Uh the February forecast uh is using data<01:00:12.720> uh<01:00:12.880>
• forecasting for future years. forecasting for future years.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I think that until we get the February forecast, we won’t know the true hold harmless, but it would
• <01:42:23.639> adjustments passage of the forecast adjustments passage of the forecast adjustments
• El um in the TU Bania uh has<01:42:42.520> this<01:42:42.960> uh<01:42:43.119> forecast
• has this uh forecast adjustment article and<01:42:45.119> it's<01:42:45.400> very<01:42
• article is extremely important forecast article is extremely important it's<01:43:17.320> critical

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• If the Legislative Council staff's March economic revenue forecast in any given year projects revenue
• , and the forecast next year is saying that we're going to be somehow magically in the black.
• , and the forecast next year is saying that we're going to be somehow magically in the black.
• , and the forecast next year is saying that we're going to be somehow magically in the black.
• What happens next year when the forecasts say we have to cut a billion dollars again?

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House opened with the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a roll call establishing a quorum. Members then approved the journal of April 8, 2026, and heard several introductions and tributes, including recognition of Home Education Day in Colorado, a welcome to Sigma Lambda Gamma members, and a reminder about an education luncheon. The chamber then recessed briefly before moving into second reading and floor consideration of bills. The main substantive debate centered on House Bill 1357, which phases out the Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation (TREP) program. Supporters said the program serves a relatively small number of students, costs more per student than community college alternatives, and should be wound down so limited state education dollars can go to core services and the school finance formula. Opponents argued the state had promised the program to students who planned their education around it, including some who turned down scholarships, and said the change would harm future teachers and should have been treated as a pause rather than an end. The House adopted an appropriations amendment (L003), withdrew a proposed substitute amendment (L005), and then passed HB 1357 as amended. The House also passed House Bill 1358, which reduces the appropriation for the Colorado Academic Accelerator Grant Program by $5.2 million in general fund. The sponsor described it as a grant program supporting community learning centers and math/STEM enrichment, but said funding will end after the following fiscal year and the program must step down so families can seek other services. The bill was adopted without further opposition. Finally, the House considered House Bill 1359, which redirects certain revenue from public school land natural resource removals to the state public school fund rather than the permanent fund, with projected transfers of $25 million in FY 2025-26 and $45 million in FY 2026-27. Supporters said the measure is needed to help balance the budget. An opponent raised concerns about impacts on a constituent ranch lease tied to a proposed green energy project, but the sponsor clarified the bill applies only to royalties and leases on state-owned public school lands. The House then adopted HB 1359.

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• Finally, the forecast tool, which is really a tool to help foresters and our forest-based industries
• Finally, the forecast tool, which is really a tool to help foresters and our forest-based industries
• Finally, the forecast tool, which is really a tool to help foresters and our forest-based industries
• Finally, the forecast tool, which is really a tool to help foresters and our forest-based industries
• Finally, the forecast tool, which is really a tool to help foresters and our forest-based industries

Keywords: 1183, house

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• fees for wine or spirits bag-in-a-box beverage containers when the department determines that the forecasted
• fees for wine or spirits bag-in-a-box beverage containers when the department determines that the forecasted

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to energy, environmental regulation, recycling, and border pollution. SB 925 would direct the California Energy Commission to develop a statewide roadmap for fusion energy; the author and co-sponsor said it would help California retain fusion investment and jobs, while supporters emphasized the state’s leadership in fusion and the need for a future regulatory and permitting strategy. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, and testimony split between supporters who said it would support reliability, emissions reductions, and jobs, and opponents who warned about greenwashing, resource shuffling, and NOx emissions from combustion. SB 1145 would streamline CEQA and federal base-closure review for qualifying projects in the Concord Reuse Project Area; the author said it would advance a long-planned housing and mixed-use redevelopment with substantial prior environmental review, and the committee chair noted amendments limiting streamlining to projects consistent with existing plans. SB 1341 would let CalRecycle reduce processing fees for wine and spirits bag-in-a-box containers if collections exceed what is needed for recycling-center payments; supporters said the current fee increase was abrupt and excessive, while opponents argued the fee should remain tied to recycling costs and warned against giving CalRecycle too much discretion. SJR 13 urged the federal government to seek enforceable commitments to eliminate transboundary sewage pollution at the upcoming USMCA review, with strong support from border and farmworker advocates and no opposition heard. SB 1033 would require protein product manufacturers to test for and disclose heavy metals; supporters cited Consumer Reports findings of lead, cadmium, and arsenic in protein powders and shakes, while opponents sought narrower scope, QR-code labeling, and thresholds tied to health standards. SB 1010 would create a manufacturer-funded system for refrigerant recovery from discarded appliances; supporters said it would reduce greenhouse gases and shift costs away from local governments, while opponents argued existing federal and state rules already address the issue and that the bill could raise appliance costs and disrupt recycling markets. The committee took up votes after a quorum was established. SB 1010 was voted out 3-1 and kept on call, with the chair and several members supporting it and one member voting no. The consent calendar, including SB 899, SB 1313, SB 1253, and SB 1300, was approved and kept on call. SJR 13, SB 981, SB 1033, SB 925, SB 1350, SB 1145, and SB 1341 were each moved out on committee votes and kept on call. The chair repeatedly noted that several bills would be voted formally once the committee had a quorum, and the author of SB 1183 was heard after the voting sequence. SB 1183 would require the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation to study the environmental, land-use, and economic impacts of industrial solar in the Central Valley and make recommendations to ensure local communities benefit. The author and supporters, including the California Farm Bureau and American Farmland Trust, said the bill is meant to assess how large-scale solar development affects agricultural land, farmworker communities, and local economies. Opponents from the solar industry argued the bill duplicates existing work, understates the benefits of utility-scale solar, and should instead build on prior state studies; the author responded that the Valley is already seeing major solar siting pressure and that the study is needed to understand impacts as groundwater constraints and land-use changes accelerate.

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• additional between $20.03 billion dollars as your money because as of right now and based on the current forecast
• wanna say I'm a little worried, uh, when oil is at $56 a barrel and, uh, and that's, that's the forecast

Bills: SJR 4

Keywords: term limits, state offices, constitutional amendment, governor, lieutenant governor, election reform

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• So the May revision forecast that the Proposition 98 guarantee amount 425.26 will be $114.6 billion,
• which is $4.3 billion less than what was forecast at the Governor's budget.
• This is 95 million more than forecast at governor's budget.
• In 24-25, a projected increase of 42,000 more Cal Grant students above prior forecast with more students
• A projected increase of 40,000 more middle-class scholarship students above the prior forecast will be

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• my tax research and planning office if they have any further information if you're looking for a forecast
• further information if you're looking<00:46:16.000> for<00:46:16.160> a<00:46:16.280> forecast
• ><00:46:16.839> or<00:46:17.000> something<00:46:17.280> like looking for a forecast
• or something like looking for a forecast or something like that<00:46:18.160> well<00:46:18.319
• I say that we're going to $1 it, that is either the information we got doesn't line up with the forecast

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• Chairman, I'd like to explain my vote forecasted. Yes. I agree. We can always find ways to improve.
• Mr Chairman, I'd like to explain my vote<00:30:05.760> forecasted.
• vote forecasted. vote forecasted.

Keywords: Consideration of HB 139 -- 00:03:15 Consideration of HB 356 -- 00:08:48, 958, all

Summary: The committee first adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 139, which would allow a political party to replace a candidate who dies or withdraws after the filing deadline but before ballot certification. Representative Decker explained the substitute as a narrow election-related fix, and the bill was then passed by the committee on an 11-yes, 1-pass vote and sent to the full House. The committee then heard House Bill 356, which would move the Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) qualification test from a once-every-four-years, Frankfort-based format to administration through the Kentucky Community and Technical College System at multiple locations and times. Representative Bridges said the Department of Revenue would still write and control the exam, KCTCS would only administer it, the fiscal note was zero, and the change would improve access and convenience without weakening standards. KCTCS said it was prepared to help if directed. Members generally agreed PVAs should be tested, but some raised concerns about test integrity, whether a broader testing network could create uneven conditions, and whether the change should instead use a smaller number of regional test sites. Others supported the bill as a common-sense way to expand access and avoid forcing candidates to wait years after missing a single test date. The committee also discussed the lack of a study guide for the exam and whether that should be addressed separately. No final vote on House Bill 356 is reflected in the transcript excerpt.

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• We use today’s ridership, today’s forecast, what it would be if it had this, and so it gets a little
• We’re trying to forecast what things are going to be, but we’ll know it better as we go along and we
• Data collection is now complete, and some land use and population and employment forecasts are now complete
• commission partners, data collection is now complete, and some land use and population and employment forecasts

Summary: The committee met jointly with the Washington-Oregon Legislative Action Committee for an update on the Interstate 5 Bridge Replacement (IBR) program. Members first adopted the proposed committee rules, then received program updates from staff on environmental review, permitting, design, tribal consultation, and public engagement. Staff said the project remains in the supplemental EIS process, with a final supplemental EIS and amended record of decision expected in early 2026, which would allow construction to begin. They also described ongoing work on Coast Guard navigation clearance, Section 106 historic-property coordination, and architectural guidelines for the bridge and five-mile corridor, emphasizing that the visualizations shown were conceptual and that public and partner feedback has already influenced design considerations such as accessibility and shared-use path connections. Members raised concerns about schedule delays, rising costs, and whether the project is being designed to be functional, safe, and economical. Staff acknowledged that the timeline has slipped from earlier expectations and said the delay reflects the complexity of the environmental and federal review process, as well as the need to avoid redoing steps. They said the updated cost estimate is being prepared now that design has advanced to roughly 30 percent, and that it will account for inflation, risk factors, and both fixed-span and movable-span options. Staff estimated a movable span would add more than $400 million and said the first construction work after environmental approval would likely be preliminary freeway and retaining-wall work in late 2026, followed by the bridge procurement. The committee also received funding and tolling updates. Staff reported that major federal grants have been executed, including Mega and Bridge Investment Grant agreements, and that state STIP amendments are advancing to allow access to federal funds. The tolling team described Level 3 traffic-and-revenue work, a bi-state tolling subcommittee process, and possible toll scenarios aimed at supporting either about $1.24 billion or $1.6 billion in toll revenue. Members questioned low-income toll relief timing, truck toll rates, and the effect of tolls on freight users. Staff said low-income discounts are being analyzed for both revenue and operational feasibility, that tribal exemptions and other policy exemptions are under review, and that the commissions expect to move into public outreach on toll rates and policies in 2026, with tolling on the existing bridges currently projected to begin in spring 2027.

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• If you look at the project cost, the total forecasted cost is $151 million.
• If you look at the project cost, the If you look at the project cost, the total<00:22:45.760> forecasted
• <00:22:49.360> Of total forecasted cost is 151 million.
• Of total forecasted cost is 151 million.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee heard capital plan presentations from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, the Personnel Cabinet, and the School Facilities Construction Commission. The Justice Cabinet described its large portfolio of more than 900 facilities across the state and said decades of underfunded maintenance have created a backlog of repairs. Requested projects included a high-acuity mental health treatment facility for juvenile justice youth, two female detention centers to support the regional detention model, major corrections repairs and replacements, a new kitchen at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, a new dormitory at the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women, completion of a new Eastern Kentucky prison, DOCJT training facility upgrades in Richmond and Madisonville, State Police radio system replacement and post construction, a combined Frankfort headquarters/Post 12 facility, and expanded crime lab and storage capacity. When asked about the high cost of the EKCC kitchen project, staff said construction inside an operating facility raises costs and that building a new adjacent kitchen would be more economical in the long run. The panel also asked about Fish and Wildlife officers training at DOCJT; staff said they do and that the training is funded through the CLEFT fund. The Justice Cabinet also said the recently enacted Senate Bill 4’s AI inventory and registry requirements would be part of its enterprise application and AI inventory system work. The Personnel Cabinet requested funding to replace CHRIS, the state’s human resources and payroll system, which supports payroll and benefits for about 48,000 employees and the Kentucky Employee Health Plan for roughly 192,000 members. Staff said the current SAP-based system went live in 2011, is approaching end of support in 2030, and has not received functionality enhancements since 2016. They said the replacement is estimated at $151 million, with most of the cost tied to professional services and software, and that the project would begin in July 2026, go live by July 2030, and require a stabilization period through 2032. In response to questions about outsourcing payroll or reusing existing systems, staff said the complexity of state HR, payroll, tax updates, and integrations with other agencies makes outsourcing or partial reuse impractical. The School Facilities Construction Commission introduced its role in helping all 171 school districts address unmet facility needs, focusing on core school facilities such as roofs and elementary buildings rather than athletic projects. No votes or formal actions were taken during the excerpted discussion; the meeting consisted of presentations, explanations of requested projects, and member questions.