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• I believe he's 21, 22 years of age right now.
• I believe he's 21, 22 years of age right now.
• We raised that age to 65. It's still 35 years of service.
• So they can do 35 years of service or they can work to age 65.
• Kansas City wanted to raise their mandatory age to 65 from 60, so people could work longer.

Summary: The House first established a quorum, then heard a presentation from Debbie Huang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Denver. Huang thanked Missouri lawmakers for their annual Taiwan resolutions and described Taiwan as a democratic and economic partner of the United States, emphasizing cooperation with Missouri in agriculture, manufacturing, logistics, semiconductors, and AI, while also warning about pressure from China and the need for stronger Taiwan-U.S. ties. The chamber then took up House Bill 311, which would move oversight of bail bondsmen under the existing board for private investigators and fire investigators, add bail bondsmen to that board, and increase training and oversight. Members said the bill was industry-requested, had unanimous committee support, and carried no fiscal note. The House adopted the committee substitute and perfected and printed the bill. Lawmakers also debated and adopted a committee substitute for House Bill 3009, a pharmacy bill aimed at clarifying rules for pharmacies serving low-income and underserved patients, emergency medication dispensing, and out-of-state pharmacy accreditation. Amendments were adopted to update the title and align Missouri law with national pharmacy board accreditation standards. The bill was described as a response to access problems during the 2025 St. Louis tornado and was said to have no state cost. A large block of floor action followed on a combined package of bills and amendments covering public safety, criminal law, health, and licensing. Measures discussed and adopted included changes to the sex offender registry and related corrections, an offense for impeding first responders, Mason’s Law to flag drivers with disabilities in law enforcement databases, a hands-free cell phone law update, Highway Patrol equipment purchasing authority, psilocybin language for first responders and veterans, AI-generated explicit material and child pornography provisions, gift card fraud penalties, stronger fentanyl trafficking penalties, Melanie’s Law on ignition interlock/DUI penalties, a domestic violence registry, boiler inspection and Missouri fire/life safety standards, Kansas City police retirement age corrections, and a commercial driver English proficiency bill with stronger penalties for drivers and carriers. One amendment on the sex offender registry was withdrawn after debate, and the House ultimately adopted the remaining amendments and referred the combined House Bills 368 and 3049 substitute to the Committee on Legislative Review.

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• So, let me go back up and talk about age category. an age and talk about age category. an age and talk
• of age. age. age.
• . age. age.
• of age but less than 16 years of age, three age but less than 16 years of age, three age but less than
• Two, age category years of age. Two, age category years of age.

Keywords: 920, all

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• ...IOU facilities that exist in those states being decommissioned because they're not able to let them
• that would only be true if you're talking about a company that came in and built one generation facility
• going to be a whole, you know, future projected plan and different plants or different production facilities
• assets or, eventually, when the market hopefully levels out, maybe convert them to natural gas facilities
• you the sad news that Jonathan, the oldest living land animal, a tortoise, passed away today at the age

Committee: House General Laws

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• in my experience, working with counties and social work in coordinating care for many people of any age
• An enrollee must consume the psilocybin at a licensed facility with a licensed facilitator present during
• to be more than 1,000 patients approved, 50 registered facilitators approved, and three testing facilities
• of Health, but also include and that includes licensure process for both the facilitator and the facility
• going to be more than 1000 patients approved, 50 registered facilitators approved and 3 testing facilities

Bills: HF3454 , HF3917 , HF2906 , HF3832 , HF3769

Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: social work, licensure, employment titles, health occupations, professional standards, medication repository, drug donation, healthcare, Minnesota Statutes, pharmacy, public health, controlled substances, psilocybin, psilocin, psychedelic, psychedelic medicine, hallucinogen, mushrooms, magic mushrooms, therapeutic use

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• facility should be, be, be, they<01:04:05.440><c> chose</c><01:04:05.720><c> New</c><01:04:05.800><c
• and do this research anywhere facility and do this research anywhere on<01:04:40.040><c> the</c><01:
• They're looking for another facility that they can scale up immediately on a rapid time frame, and we
• And they're looking at Indiana, Ohio, Florida to build this facility.
• I'm here representing the young people of New Hampshire, ages 18 to 40.

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Number one, we are an older community in terms of median age, second oldest next to Maine.
• Number one, we are an older community in terms of median age, second oldest next to Maine.
• <01:38:35.880><c> escros</c> facilities escros facilities escros fund<01:38:38.320><c> and</c><01:38:
• The facility in Conway was scheduled to open next week; it's open the following week.
• </c><05:17:27.798><c> of</c> Bas basically supporting the age of Bas basically supporting the age of

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The meeting featured presentations from the Department of Administrative Services and the Treasury Department on state revenue reporting and unclaimed property. State Comptroller Dana Call explained DAS’s role in compiling statewide revenue reports, including the annual revenue plan set through the budget process and the monthly revenue focus reports that track cash receipts. She noted that unrestricted general fund revenue is about $2 billion annually, while miscellaneous other revenue is a much smaller and less predictable category, averaging roughly $30 million to $32 million a year. She also described two more material internal revenue lines: statewide indirect cost recoveries and post-retirement benefit recoveries, which are billed to agencies and often tied to federal reimbursement rules. Members asked about the interest line in the revenue charts and about how the figures were presented, and Call clarified that the totals were in millions and that the interest item would be explained by the Treasurer. She also explained that the indirect cost and post-retirement recoveries are internal cost allocations that flow back into the unrestricted revenue pool and are reflected in agency budgets as interagency costs. Treasurer Monica Meissner then outlined Treasury Department functions, including bank deposits, statewide disbursements, banking relationships, investments, debt management, compliance, the FONA College Savings Program, the ABLE Plan, scholarship programs, and the abandoned property program. In discussing unclaimed property, she said holders report property after a five-year dormancy period, the state uses automated systems and outreach to locate owners, and claim activity has increased. In fiscal year 2024, the state returned about $12.2 million to citizens through roughly 12,000 claims; over the last 10 years, about $72.6 million has been returned. She also said the state escheated $19.9 million to the general fund and $1.8 million to counties last year, and explained that securities-related proceeds are harder to estimate because they depend on market conditions. No votes or formal actions were taken.

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• Article six is the facilities article. There's a couple of provisions in this article.
• Article six is the facilities article. There's a couple of provisions in this article.
• Down to facilities, the long-term facilities maintenance roof repair and replacement provision has a
• Down to facilities, the long-term facilities maintenance roof repair and replacement provision has a
• Down to facilities, the long-term facilities maintenance roof repair and replacement provision has a

Bills: HF1388

Committee: House Education Finance

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• </c> thing if one hospital at one facility thing if one hospital at one facility gets<02:05:19.760><c
• </c> it's whether a child at 14 years of age it's whether a child at 14 years of age or<02:14:41.119>
• So any book at any age.
• </c> can get their own account after the age can get their own account after the age of<02:42:34.640>
• </c><02:47:19.120><c> of</c> say no one under the age of say no one under the age of 18<02:47:21.279>

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• The different ages of the, yeah, Tier B is the group that this bill is designed to help the people who
• </c> advance a technology and a facility advance a technology and a facility that's<03:23:12.520><c>
• </c> later on when when they reach the age later on when when they reach the age that's<03:59:46.040>
• I will point out ICE in Manchester is two minutes away from the county correctional facility.
• Facility a lot of the times they will Facility a lot of the times they will say<04:08:41.119><c> no</

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 2 provisions affecting the New Hampshire Retirement System, focusing on Group 2/Tier B retirement changes in pages 25 through 39 of the bill. NHRS Executive Director Jan Goodwin and deputy chief counsel Mark Kavanaugh explained that the 2025 bill is largely similar to prior versions and to HB 727, with the main difference being that the 2025 version does not include the earlier increase in the maximum benefit. They also said the fiscal note for HB 2 is based on earlier actuarial work and that an updated valuation was expected later in the week. A major topic was whether the bill accidentally removed an anti-spiking or special-duty compensation limit. NHRS said the omission appears to be a scrivener’s error caused by moving language between Group 1 and Group 2 definitions, and they planned to flag it in the fiscal note. Members also reviewed the bill’s intent to restore Tier B members to pre-2011 benefit rules, including changes to earnable compensation, average final compensation, and the comp-over-base rule. Some members questioned whether restoring those older rules was appropriate, arguing the 2011 changes were meant to curb pension spiking and that undoing them could be problematic. The committee also discussed the bill’s cost and funding assumptions. NHRS said the 2025 bill would reduce unfunded actuarial liability by about $98.2 million and would have a more favorable effect than the 2023 version, while employer contribution impacts would remain relatively small. Members noted the bill assumes annual appropriations of $27.5 million for 10 years, but House Bill 1 currently provides only $5 million in the first year, and NHRS had not yet analyzed the effect of that shortfall. No votes were taken in the portion provided; the discussion was informational and focused on clarifying the bill’s language, intent, and fiscal impact.

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• To get $875,000 recurring revenue for ag students to get $25 more per year for materials and classroom
• So it started with budgeting for an actual facility.
• And you've seen both in our groundbreaking of the facility itself and the curriculum development, we
• So it's going to take a couple of years for these investments coming in to actually build the facility
• It's going to take a couple of years for these investments coming in to actually build the facilities

Summary: The House Ways and Means Committee met on March 10, 2026, for a series of informational presentations rather than bill hearings. House Fiscal Division staff reviewed the state’s tax structure, the 2024 third special session tax reform package, and the Revenue Estimating Conference process. They explained the move to a 3% flat individual income tax, a 5.5% flat corporate income tax, the higher standard deduction and retirement-income exclusion, the repeal of several deductions and credits, the repeal of the corporate franchise tax, and the expansion of the sales tax base to certain digital goods. Staff also walked through tax exemption data, showing the size of exemptions relative to collections, and discussed forecasted revenue gaps in the out years, including the effect of the scheduled sales tax rate reduction and the return of transportation-related revenues to their prior dedication. Members asked about declining mineral revenues, digital sales tax collections, corporate collections, and the impact of tax credits and exemptions. Division of Administration and Legislative Fiscal Office staff said lower oil and gas prices, long-term production declines, and the timing of corporate payments were major factors in revenue trends, and that it will take at least another year or two of tax returns to fully understand the reform’s effects. They emphasized that corporate collections are still below the $600 million threshold that affects the state general fund and Revenue Stabilization Fund, though the forecast remains $900 million. The committee also discussed surplus and excess revenues, the distinction between discretionary and non-discretionary spending, and how current-year and prior-year balances are allocated under the constitution. A significant portion of the meeting focused on the relationship between Ways and Means and Appropriations. Chairman McFarland stressed that new fiscal-note bills can force cuts elsewhere if revenue is not available, and urged members to coordinate early with fiscal staff before advancing costly legislation. Members also asked how pending constitutional amendments on teacher pay and inventory tax might affect the budget; staff said the teacher stipend proposal is not currently funded in the executive budget and that the inventory tax proposal would mainly affect local governments and any reimbursements from the Revenue Stabilization Fund if approved. The committee then heard from Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bouchoux, who reported strong results from recent reforms, including $92 billion in capital investment, 37,000 new jobs, a record year of announcements, a top-10 corporate tax climate ranking, and a pipeline of 189 active projects representing nearly 42,000 potential jobs and $280 billion in potential investment. Members praised LED’s work and discussed the need to pair economic development with workforce training, infrastructure, and predictable tax policy.

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• took me eight years just to get $875,000 recurring revenue. ...to get $875,000 recurring revenue for ag
• So it started with budgeting for an actual facility.
• And you've seen both in our groundbreaking of the facility itself, the curriculum development—we are
• So it's going to take a couple of years for these investments coming in to actually build the facility
• It's going to take a couple of years for these investments coming in to actually build the facilities

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: 965, house, all

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• capital expenditure costs for the construction of the Chips for America Design and Collaboration Facility
• When the Department of Commerce shut down Natcast in August of last year, plans for this facility were
• We also have no concerns with the reversion related to the Sunnyvale semiconductor facility.
• update the system performance measures of the continuums of care within each region, including race, age
• update the system performance measures of the continuums of care within each region, including race, age

Summary: The committee opened with the State Controller’s Office May Revision requests, including funding for Fiscal book-of-record stabilization, a Broadcom IDMS licensing adjustment, the California State Payroll System, ACFR reporting automation, and $3 million for unclaimed property outreach. Testimony emphasized progress on Fiscal becoming the state’s accounting book of record in July, faster ACFR publication, and the move to electronic unclaimed property claims. Members asked about the size of the unclaimed property fund and how quickly money is transferred to the General Fund; the Controller’s office said about $15 billion is held, with most excess transferred regularly, and the LAO noted the fund is the General Fund’s fourth-largest revenue source. No concerns were raised by Finance or the LAO, and the item was closed after no public comment. The committee then heard the administration’s proposal to tax prewritten digital software and software-as-a-service, with Finance saying it would modernize sales tax treatment and raise an estimated $450 million General Fund and $560 million local revenue in 2026-27. The LAO supported modernizing the tax but suggested broader digital goods coverage and a business-use exemption; industry and taxpayer groups opposed the proposal, warning of higher costs for consumers and businesses. Members also heard CDTFA’s administrative request tied to the proposal, plus a separate CDTFA budget reduction reflecting lower operational needs; that reduction was presented as a savings item and drew positive reactions. Next, the committee considered federal conformity for “Trump accounts,” which would align California tax treatment with federal rules for tax-deferred children’s accounts and avoid tracking burdens for families. The LAO recommended approval, and the item drew no opposition. The committee also heard a proposal to cut the first-year $800 annual business tax to $400 for LLCs, LPs, and LLPs; Finance argued it would lower startup costs and encourage new business formation, while the LAO said the benefit was not well targeted and could subsidize entities that would form anyway. Members discussed the policy tradeoff, and public commenters split between support for small business relief and concern about revenue loss. The final major revenue item was a permanent business tax credit limitation, capping credits at the greater of $5 million per corporation or 50% of pre-credit liability, while excluding the low-income housing tax credit and personal income tax credits. Finance said it would raise significant revenue from large profitable corporations, and the LAO said it was a reasonable option but noted it would mainly affect the R&D credit and could have future implications for programs like California Competes. Public testimony was sharply divided, with business groups opposing the cap and anti-poverty advocates supporting it as a way to recapture revenue. The committee also heard FTB’s CalFile realignment request, which would return most of the direct-file-related resources to the General Fund while retaining a smaller staff to improve CalFile, and the California Arts Council’s request to reauthorize the Keep Arts in Schools voluntary contribution fund, which members and advocates supported despite relatively modest annual donations. The hearing continued with GoBiz proposals on civic media funding, CA RISE reappropriation, and a semiconductor facility reversion, with the LAO supporting the latter two and members raising questions about the civic media program’s scope, outreach, and inclusion of broadcast and ethnic media.

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• domestic abuse and sexual misconduct, and initiating funding for statewide juvenile correction facilities
• </c><00:04:07.200><c> She</c><00:04:07.439><c> chaired</c><00:04:07.840><c> the</c> correction facilities
• She chaired the correction facilities.
• </c><01:07:22.160><c> and</c> accessible to all motans of all ages and accessible to all motans of all
• ages and backgrounds<01:07:23.119><c> to</c><01:07:23.440><c> grow</c><01:07:23.680><c> knowledge</c

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Why is this facility needed?
• Why is this facility needed?
• Why is this facility needed?
• If we successfully facility needed?
• </c> kV line and and associated facilities. kV line and and associated facilities.

Committee: Senate Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Nature, climate education and research facilities grants.
• Efforts also prioritize wildfire management planning and align with the facilities ignition reduction
• They are present throughout the Delta, and we should assume that they are in every facility and every
• They can also get entrapped in conveyance facilities and live there for a while before they decide to
• So we have to have those facilities, then you have transport times.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection, and Energy opened its first hearing with remarks from the chair and members emphasizing climate change, resiliency, clean energy, natural resources, and the need to make careful budget choices in a constrained fiscal environment. The Legislative Analyst’s Office presented an overview of the natural resources and environmental protection budget, warning that although current revenues are strong, the state faces significant out-year deficits and should apply a high bar to new ongoing spending, use special funds and fees carefully, and focus on critical health and safety needs. The LAO said the Governor’s Proposition 4 spending plan was generally reasonable and consistent with bond requirements, but urged legislative oversight and reporting, especially where bond funds interact with General Fund proposals. Secretary Wade Crowfoot then described the Natural Resources Agency’s recent accomplishments and priorities, including wildfire resilience, water reliability, coastal protection, outdoor access, biodiversity, tribal partnerships, and streamlining project delivery. He highlighted major investments in climate and resilience, the role of Proposition 4 in continuing those efforts, and the need to modernize water infrastructure, including Delta conveyance and other regional conveyance projects. Members asked about Delta conveyance, invasive species, permitting delays, and the impact of federal staffing cuts; Crowfoot said the administration is pushing projects forward, supports a beneficiary-pays approach for conveyance, and is filling gaps left by federal reductions where necessary. The committee then heard from the Department of Parks and Recreation. Director Armando Quintero reviewed the state park system, outdoor access programs, tribal agreements, wildfire and forest resilience work, and deferred maintenance funded by the climate bond. The LAO recommended rejecting the proposed ongoing General Fund transfer for the California State Parks Library Pass program, saying it did not meet the high bar for new spending, while several members strongly supported the program as a low-cost, high-value access tool. Members also pressed Parks on reservation system problems and no-show vacancies; staff said new rules and enforcement will take effect July 1 and that vacancies are being opened up sooner. The department also presented low-cost accommodation projects, which the LAO supported. Finally, the Department of Fish and Wildlife introduced its new director, Megan Hurdle, who outlined the department’s mission, staffing, service-based budgeting, and Proposition 4 proposals for salmon tagging, hatchery improvements, and public access lands. She emphasized the department’s role in biodiversity conservation, permitting streamlining, law enforcement, and human-wildlife conflict outreach, and said the agency is working to close a service gap identified in its budgeting analysis. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• In 2024 alone, the YMCA employed over 2,895 youth ages 14 to 24 for the programmatic year of 2023–2024
• Ahmed and uh I go to Metro State facil Ahmed and uh I go to Metro State University<00:29:04.880><c>
• He was born in Minnesota, and at the age of five his mother moved him to Los Angeles.
• of five his Minnesota and at the age of five his mother<01:20:55.679><c> moved</c><01:20:56.120><c>
• In program year 23, VRS helped employ 1,898 Minnesotans between the ages of 15 and 65 plus.

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I have four beautiful children ages 4 to 17 in public schools.
• Age of Education in Texas as we boldly step through this door.
• My name is Ray Pionzik, and I represent over 2,600 ag teachers in Texas.
• We need to fund our schools that serve over 90% of our school-aged children.
• And I would love to come and see the facility.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education K-16 convened with a quorum, adopted its committee rules, and heard opening remarks from members introducing staff and outlining priorities for the session. Members from both parties emphasized education as a major issue, while several Republicans framed the committee’s work around school choice and parent empowerment. Senator West and other Democrats stressed protecting public schools, listening to Texans, and considering the effects of vouchers or education savings accounts on school districts and communities. Chairman Creighton laid out Senate Bill 2, the Texas Education Freedom Act, describing it as a universal education savings account program modeled on similar programs in other states. He said the bill would provide about $200 million for a universal eligibility pool and additional funding for students with disabilities and lower-income families, with priority weighting for former public school students. He also highlighted anti-fraud measures, vendor pre-approval, criminal background checks, cybersecurity protections, annual testing requirements for participating students, and the use of the Comptroller rather than TEA to administer the program. Creighton repeatedly said the bill is not a voucher and argued it would not take money from public schools, which he said would receive separate historic funding increases. Members questioned Creighton about the 500% of federal poverty line definition, the adequacy of the $10,000 ESA amount, whether the program would favor students already in private school, how microschools and homeschool pods would fit, and whether the bill protects religious liberty and private-school autonomy. Democrats raised concerns about disability protections, 504 students, foster children, public-school funding, open records, and the historical context of vouchers. Republicans generally supported the bill as a way to expand options for parents and students, while also asking about administration, fraud prevention, and data security. After member questions, the committee began invited testimony, with EdChoice President Robert Inlow presenting in support of SB 2 and citing the growth and reported success of school choice programs nationwide.

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• They allow longer return stays for certain patients who need to come back to our facilities for follow-up
• This is the disability and aging article. It makes policy changes to that section."
• This is the disability and aging article. It makes policy changes to that section."
• As a result, counselors often work beyond their scheduled hours or outside of facility operating hours
• Clarifies responsibility when facilities change ownership. We heard it earlier this week.

Bills: HF729

Committee: House Human Services Finance and Policy

Keywords: human services, provider enrollment, medical assistance, healthcare, housing stabilization, substance use disorder, vulnerable adults, fraud prevention, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• They added one thing back we removed, which was $600,000 from an ag fee fund for the Department of Agriculture
• They added one thing back we removed, which was $600,000 from an ag fee fund for the Department of Agriculture
• Speaker, underneath this and how broad public entity is, you could use these facilities for detention
• You could use these facilities for ICE raids.
• school board approved plan is not executed within two years of the plan's approval, such unused facilities

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• </c><00:13:47.920><c> and</c><00:13:48.079><c> as</c><00:13:48.160><c> I</c> them to their new facilities
• and as I them to their new facilities and as I alluded<00:13:48.639><c> to</c><00:13:48.800><c> earlier
• It starts by saying that curriculum should be age appropriate and medically accurate.
• </c> the Social Security full retirement age the Social Security full retirement age and<05:37:43.760
• </c> much they receive for two years from age much they receive for two years from age 65<05:38:25.160

Keywords: 1189, house, all