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• to a section that's being repealed.<00:12:05.040> Section Section 43 is a new provision that
• Section 29 is a new section but relates to the previous section.
• Section 29 is a new section but relates to the previous section.
• Section 29 is a new section but relates to the previous section.
• Section 29 is a new section but relates to the previous section.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• . sections. sections.
• House sections 8 to 12 are House-only sections.
• House sections 8 to 12 are House-only sections.
• On page R5, House section 4, section.
• This section modifies the section 18.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Section 1 into Section 1, Section 6 under Section 6 into Section 6 of the bill.
• Section 1 into Section 1, section 6 under section 6 into section 6 and the bill.
• Are there any amendments to Section 1? Section 1, Section 2, end of Section 2, end of bill.
• , Section 2, end of Section 2, end of Section 3, end of bill.
• 1 into section 1 section 3 into section 3 into bill under any amendments to section 1 or the bills of

Keywords: 909, all

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• section are anticipated federal funds. section are anticipated federal funds.
• <04:46:21.520> section<04:46:21.920> 22-54-104 CRS and section 22-54-104 CRS and section
• Fee Fund created in section Fee Fund created in section 25.5-4-42.45.5.
• 4 fund created in section 25.5-5-2074. 4 fund created in section 25.5-5-2074.
• Section 2.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The committee and floor took up House Bill 1411, which concerned the Cover All Colorado program. Debate centered on whether removing the program’s cap would create an open-ended entitlement and add pressure to the state budget. Supporters and opponents argued over fiscal impacts, with several members saying the program had grown far beyond its original cost estimate and that the state needed to protect the budget and maintain a balanced plan. The bill was ultimately passed as amended. House Bill 1412 was then considered, authorizing the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing to use statistical sampling and extrapolation to recover Medicaid overpayments in certain provider audits, including ABA therapy and non-emergency medical transportation. Sponsors said the measure would help recapture millions in overpayments tied to fraud, waste, and abuse, and noted safeguards such as strict benchmarks, internal audit review, and a third-party audit firm. An amendment striking the word “alleged” from the bill was adopted, and the bill passed as amended. House Bill 1413, which changes leave provisions for certain public servants, was also approved. The bill removes a statutory cap on how much sick leave state employees may earn, while leaving actual leave policies to departments and bargaining agreements, and increases annual military leave to align with federal law. Members described it as a modest employee-benefit measure in a year without across-the-board pay raises. The House also laid over House Bill 1410 until later in the day and received the committee of the whole report on a large slate of other bills. Later, Representative Richardson sought to reverse the committee’s action on an amendment to House Bill 1389, which involved the comprehensive human sexuality education grant fund, arguing the grant program should be repealed if it is no longer funded.

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• Section 1, Section 41 into Section 41 end of bill.
• into Section 1, Section 28, and to Section 28 in the bill.
• Section 1 in Section 1, Section 14, end of Section 14 in a bill.
• Section 1 into Section 1, Section 23, into Section 23, end of bill.
• Do enact as follows Section 1 in Section 1, Section 2, into Section 2, into Section 2, under the bill

Keywords: 909, all

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• And then section section 13.
• for Senate section article 3 section 41. for Senate section article 3 section 41.
• Um, Senate section 48 and section 5.
• section 69 are related to section 67 as section 69 are related to section 67 as they<01:04:27.039>
• 22.400> the and section 70 uh uh section 60 of the and section 70 uh uh section 60 of the House

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• So that's section five, section six.
• So that's section five, programs. So that's section five, section<00:04:52.960> six.
• Section uh seven is section six.
• Section 10 on page 34 uh is the section Section 10 on page 34 uh is the section that<00:15:22.079
• The uh amendment to this section<00:16:20.000> is<00:16:20.160> at section is at section

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• that are in this section.
• Any other questions on this section, on Section 2 of the one-time spending section? Hearing none.
• Line 5 is the total for Section 3B. Line 5 is the total for Section 3B at $3,699,500.
• Section 3I is intended to reflect the percentage increase in the earlier Section 3A.
• There are no proposed changes to this section. Section 6, starting... for grant and aid.

Keywords: 1064, all

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• section 19.
• Um section 11 same for section 10.
• to Section 15 uh is uh a section related to Section 15 uh is uh a section related to the<01:07:37.359
• Section two is uh section changes.
• Section sections.

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• Section 1 and Section 2... Are there any amendments? None. Section 2 and a bill...
• Section 3. represented in the Senate Assembly to enact as follows, Section 1 and to Section 1.
• Under Section 1, under Section 1, under Section 1, under Section 1, under Section 1, under Section 1,
• Section 1.
• one into section one are there any amendments there are none Section 1 into Section 1.

Keywords: 909, all

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• three section Senate pass section three section Senate pass section three assignment<04:08:20.479
• Senate sections 14, Senate sections 15 Senate sections 14, Senate sections 15 and<04:13:01.680> 16
• pass section 84, Senate pass section 55. pass section 84, Senate pass section 55.
• <04:23:53.439> 81 section 117 and Senate pass sections 81 section 117 and Senate pass sections
• :31:58.640> section<04:31:59.359> 199, sections 252, Senate pass section 199, sections

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Committee of Conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through the HB 1 detail change sheet. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre reported stronger-than-expected lottery performance, raising the current-year return estimate to $27 million and the next biennium estimate to $200 million, with the increase attributed to improved scratch ticket sales and sports betting not hurting revenue as much as expected. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher estimates, including the impact of $50 scratch tickets and whether the figures accounted for future conversion from historical horse racing (HHR) machines to video lottery terminals (VLTs). McIntyre and committee members discussed machine counts, per-day revenue assumptions, and the likelihood that VLT conversion would increase revenues over time, though the timing and pace of conversion remained an open question. The committee also discussed several gaming-related policy items in HB 2, including changes to kino hours and local option games of chance, and noted that the Senate and House differed on how gaming revenues would be allocated between charities, education, and general funds. Members emphasized that revenue projections should remain conservative because operators, not the state, would control the pace of machine conversion. Representative Sweeney noted that operators could earn more per machine under the VLT model, and McIntyre said the new facilities and expansions were largely concentrated near the Massachusetts border. The committee then moved to the HB 1 detail change sheet. It agreed to Senate position on the Department of Safety’s road toll bureau and international registration program changes, which were described as a zero-cost realignment of positions, and held the Department of Corrections section for later discussion. On the judicial side, members approved a technical footnote fix, but held a new contract counsel item for involuntary mental health admissions and deferred discussion of the public defender program increase. The committee also noted no change for the PE development authority, moved safety rest area funding from HB 2 into HB 1 with no additional cost, and flagged the tourism development fund and other judicial items as issues that may depend on overall available revenue.

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• The next section is Section 118.
• The next section is a replacement section for Section 121 on page 44.
• The next section is Section 118.
• The next section is a replacement section for Section 121 on page 44.
• The next section is a replacement section for Section 121 on page 44.

Summary: The committee met to finalize the FY27 bond bill, beginning with a roll call and a detailed review of updated appropriation amounts. The Comptroller General walked through major changes across agencies, including additions for OMB, the Department of State, DNREC, Agriculture, Education, and Transportation, and explained the funding sources that would cover the total $1.256 billion package. Members then debated several large items, especially the $110 million appropriation for the Diamond State Port Corporation, the $35 million Legislative Hall addition, the $20 million Community Reinvestment Fund, and the $30 million land and building acquisition line. Questions focused on the port project’s costs, expected jobs, return on investment, and whether the state would face future commitments; Secretary of State Charney Patitofunded Chances and other officials testified that the port expansion would create construction and permanent jobs and support long-term economic growth, while some members remained skeptical and objected to the process and spending priorities. The committee also discussed school construction funding, with officials explaining that additional money would forward-fund projects already in the pipeline and help districts that had been turned down for certificates of necessity. Other items reviewed included funding for park improvements, marina acquisition, the Plummer Center demolition and transfer, the Pyle Center sewer project, the Site Readiness Fund, affordable housing, the Arts Endowment Fund, an unclaimed property task force, and various transportation and community transportation projects. Several members raised concerns about county distribution, minority-party involvement in negotiations, and the scale of certain appropriations, but the majority defended the package as statewide investment and economic development. The committee then voted on the Section 1 addendum and a series of new and replacement epilogue sections, including provisions for the port project, Legislative Hall minor capital improvements, land acquisition, affordable housing, the Community Reinvestment Fund, downtown development districts, the Rite Aid demolition, the Site Readiness Fund, school construction formula review, and enhanced school capital funding. Most motions carried, with a few recorded no votes or abstentions on the main addendum. The meeting concluded with a motion authorizing technical corrections by the Comptroller General’s office, followed by closing remarks thanking staff and members for their work and noting that this was likely the final bond committee meeting for some participants before adjournment.

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• section.
• . section. section.
• /c> Section 6 on page 51 Section 6 on page 51 and<00:40:39.320> section<00:40:39.920> 7
• Section 12 on page 54 and section 13 on Section 12 on page 54 and section 13 on page<00:41:44.080
• <00:42:22.920> Section Section 16 on page 57 and section 18 on page 58 are both coming from

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• Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 3, this act shall take effect immediately.
• Read the last section. Section 2, this act shall take effect immediately. Read the last section.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior day’s journal, and then processed a large number of motions to discharge bills from committees and substitute identical Senate or Assembly versions for third reading. The chamber also adopted the resolution calendar with exceptions and took up several resolutions and ceremonial recognitions, including a resolution mourning Hudson Talbott, a Dairy Month resolution highlighting New York’s dairy industry, and introductions honoring Niskayuna academic teams, Gabriella Scheer for receiving the Liberty Medal, the Hartstein family’s civic engagement, and Diana Cochran’s advocacy for safe firearm storage. The Senate then moved through the calendar and passed many bills on topics including insurance, public health, education, labor, social services, banking, local government, veterans, public service, consumer protection, criminal procedure, cannabis, parks, taxation, election law, and highway matters. Several members explained votes on notable measures: support for acupuncture insurance coverage, consumer protections for doorbell-camera data sharing, expanded protections in debt collection cases, trauma-informed procedures for sexual assault survivors, a Legionnaires’ disease awareness program, changes to mandatory minimum sentencing, and universal safe storage of firearms. A number of home rule and local authorization bills were also approved, including parkland alienation measures and local tax exemption authorizations. Most measures passed with broad bipartisan support, though some drew recorded opposition. Notable roll calls included the consumer debt uniformity bill, the mandatory minimum sentencing bill, the safe storage/firearms bill, and the public housing and public health measures, each with more divided votes. The chamber also accepted a lengthy Rules Committee report sending many additional bills directly to third reading, and then began the supplemental calendar, passing at least the first items before the transcript ended.

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• Section 11 is from Senator sections.
• Section 17 is very similar to section 14.
• here in section 15. here in section 15.
• Uh section 17 is from to section 14.
• <01:37:16.800> 530 oppose section such as the section 530 oppose section such as the section

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• The next section is revenues bienium.
• Section two involves fair plan coverage and requires a disclosure regarding the fair plan section. section
• Section three appeared in both section.
• renewal notice under section renewal notice under section 88.59.<00:22:27.360> Section<00
• Sections 18 to 22 are services. Sections 18 to 22 are houseonly<00:24:01.280> provisions.

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• Section 1. Are there any amendments? There are none. Section 9. End of section 9. End of bill.
• Section 1. Are there any amendments? There are none. Section 9. End of section 9. End of bill.
• Section 1.
• Section 1.
• Section 1.

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• section found in Article 7, Section 1. section found in Article 7, Section 1.
• This section in Article 4, Section 3.
• Uh the next several sections Section 14.
• Article 7, Section 49. Article 7, Section 49.
• article by section. article by section.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee met to walk through nonpartisan side-by-side comparisons of House File 4188, focusing on differences between House and Senate language across consumer protection, insurance, financial services, health, and technical provisions. Staff highlighted numerous Senate-only items, including rules for financial providers communicating through trusted contacts, virtual currency requirements for banks and credit unions, a prohibition on virtual currency kiosks beginning in 2026, mortgage servicing and student loan servicing changes, the Rental Home Marketplace Guarantees Act, insurance and travel-related provisions, scrap metal licensing changes, protections related to minors accessing chatbots and AI companions, and several technical or conforming repealers. Staff also noted that some provisions were identical or substantially similar between the chambers, including mortgage originator standards, student loan borrower protections, securities-related changes, unclaimed property provisions, and technical updates in the bill’s miscellaneous articles. The Senate-only health-related articles were also summarized, including repeal of the prescription drug affordability advisory council, technical changes to the reinsurance program, and a series of health insurance provisions on enrollment-growth notices, limits on officer and director salary increases under certain capital conditions, guaranteed issue rights for certain Medicare supplement enrollees, data-sharing between Commerce and Health, restrictions on using artificial intelligence alone to deny claims, reimbursement for clinical trainees, home care nursing coverage, and PBM transparency. The Senate’s telecommunications article was described as largely technical and conforming, with repeals of obsolete statutes. Staff also noted that some standalone bills had already passed and would be removed from the comparison report. Public testimony followed. Thomas Elness of AARP Minnesota supported inclusion of the cryptocurrency kiosk bill, expressed support for guaranteed issue protections for a narrow group of consumers affected by discontinued plans, and urged adoption of changes to the consumer protection restitution account, including raising the cap to $10 million per fiscal year. Representative Lee testified that the restitution account proposal should be treated as policy rather than finance because it has a zero fiscal note, and said the House would accept the Senate’s $10 million cap. Robin Rowan, representing the Minnesota Insurance and Financial Services Council and the U.S. Travel Insurance Association, urged adoption of Senate travel insurance language, requested a House-style change to lead-generation recordkeeping language, and supported a Senate provision allowing employers and insurers to coordinate notice to employees when group policies are cancelled. The Department of Commerce then responded to questions, explaining that the prescription drug affordability council would be sunset because the board already has other avenues for public input, that the reinsurance changes were technical and did not alter the prior agreement, and that the abandoned cryptocurrency provisions rely on statutory definitions of inactivity and known examples such as keys stored in safes or deposit boxes.

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• Uh section nine establishes a sections.
• Uh and then section 16 section 15.
• Then section 32 goes along with section 33.
• this section. this section.
• Section 52 also relates to section.

Bills: HF2438

Keywords: transportation finance, transportation policy, MnDOT, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Department of Public Safety, Metropolitan Council, highway funding, trunk highway fund, county state-aid highway fund, municipal state-aid street fund, state aid roads, local roads, bridge funding, road construction, transit funding, passenger rail, freight rail, aviation, airport development, safe routes to school

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• three section Senate pass section three section Senate pass section three assignment<04:08:20.479
• > section<04:13:16.960> 14 those sections, Senate section 14 those sections, Senate section
• pass section 84, Senate pass section 55. pass section 84, Senate pass section 55.
• That's House-passed section 222. section 204, Senate pass section 167. section 204, Senate pass section
• :31:58.640> section<04:31:59.359> 199, sections 252, Senate pass section 199, sections

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Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 met to review revenue estimates and begin working through a side-by-side of the budget. New Hampshire Lottery Director Charlie McIntyre testified that lottery revenues are outperforming prior estimates, projecting a $27 million return to the state this year, up $7 million, and $200 million per year in the next biennium, up $6.5 million per year. He attributed the increase to stronger scratch ticket sales, no negative impact from Massachusetts sports betting, and overall better performance. Members questioned the assumptions behind the higher numbers, including the proposed $50 scratch tickets, the effect of inflation, and whether the projections were conservative enough. McIntyre said the $50 ticket could produce modest growth and that the estimates were intentionally cautious. The discussion also covered gaming revenue assumptions for historical horse racing and video lottery terminals, with McIntyre saying the state market is not yet saturated and that future conversions from HHR to VLTs should be net positive for the state. Members also discussed differences between House and Senate revenue numbers for gaming, including machine counts, daily revenue assumptions, and the tax split. The Senate version used higher machine counts and a 31.25% tax rate, with a quarter-point reserved for responsible gaming and the remainder split between charities and the state. The House had used a 30% rate with a different distribution. McIntyre and committee members also reviewed House Bill 2 items affecting Kino hours and local option games of chance, with McIntyre explaining that the bill would expand playing hours and shift towns to an opt-out model. No votes were taken during the lottery discussion, but the committee indicated it would continue refining the revenue model and circulate the spreadsheet used for the estimates. The committee then moved through the HB 1 detail change sheet, accepting several Senate positions and holding others for later. It agreed to a zero-cost realignment in the Department of Safety moving the international fuel tax agreement function from administration to motor vehicles, and it restored eight passenger motor vehicle inspection positions for later discussion in HB 2. The Department of Corrections reorganization was set aside for a later, more detailed discussion. The committee also accepted no-change positions for the Department of Employment Security and agreed to a technical footnote fix in the Judicial Council section. It discussed a new HB 2 item moving contract counsel for involuntary mental health admissions from the judicial branch to the Judicial Council, funded at $100,000 per year, and noted that the public defender funding issue would be revisited when the overall budget picture is clearer. The meeting ended with the committee continuing its review of the remaining pages of the detail change sheet.