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• I've been thinking of this bill, I don't know if there was a discussion about the minimum dollar amount
• It's just a matter of pushing that amount, though. Mr.
• The next proposal would address how supervision funds for tribal nations are distributed.
• process the doc proposes Distributing process the doc proposes Distributing These<00:50:02.160><
• <01:20:49.719> of high number uh to me for the amount of high number uh to me for the amount

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills and a Department of Corrections budget overview. On Senate File 9, Senator Rest explained a bipartisan campaign finance refund bill that had previously moved through the Elections Committee and the tax bill process. Members asked about the $10 minimum contribution threshold for reporting and refund eligibility, and Rest said it was a reasonable number suggested by Senator Karan to make the system more efficient. The bill also included data practices language classifying certain refund-related information as private data, with a separate nonpublic classification noted for receipt validation reports. The committee voted to recommend the bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. The committee then took up Senate File 11, a sales tax exemption for firearm safety devices such as trigger locks and gun safes. Rest described the bill as an extension of prior tax exemptions and clarified that it does not apply to the firearm itself. An A1 clarifying amendment defining “government entity” by reference to statute was adopted. Members discussed the bill’s scope and data privacy language, including a provision making purchase or transfer information private if collected by a government entity. The committee then voted to recommend the amended bill to pass and re-refer it to the Taxes Committee. Next, the committee heard Senate File 456, a bill to update Minnesota’s drug statutes to address fentanyl more directly. Anoka County Assistant County Attorney Sebastian Mesa and Senator Oumou Verbeten testified in support, arguing that fentanyl has become more dangerous than methamphetamine and that the law needs to be updated to give prosecutors a better tool. Members discussed overdose trends and whether more recent statistics were available; one member noted 2023 fentanyl deaths exceeded 1,000, while another said national fatal overdoses had declined since mid-2023. The bill was laid over, with the committee noting it would wait for fiscal analysis before further action. Finally, Commissioner Paul Schnell gave an overview of the Department of Corrections, describing its mission, staffing, prison population, community supervision responsibilities, and budget context. He emphasized rehabilitation, evidence-based practices, reentry support, and the public safety benefits of reducing recidivism. No vote was taken on the department presentation.

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• These consequences will affect Kentuckians like Cheryl, who showed up at a food distribution at Facing
• at Facing Hunger a food distribution at Facing Hunger Food<00:18:44.840> Bank<00:18:45.160>
• <00:20:53.080> last at an Eastern Kentucky distribution last at an Eastern Kentucky distribution
• So, families with a small amount of savings, with cars or family land would have that counted against
• <00:35:32.520> of you know, 6 to 12 times the amount of you know, 6 to 12 times the amount

Keywords: 958, all

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• We had the same amount of lightning.
• We had the same amount of Wyoming.
• work<00:20:28.640> that's Phenomenal the amount of work that's Phenomenal the amount of
• cities and towns out of the the amount cities and towns out of the the amount that<00:41:41.119>
• . distributed. distributed.

Bills: SF0052, SF0024

Keywords: wildlife management, environmental restoration, funding, invasive species, aquatic ecosystems, native fish, habitat conservation, lottery, debit card payments, gambling regulations, state revenue, financial transactions, 916, all

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• a resulting amount reach the headgates to be delivered to Texas.
• So it's not a huge shift, but even that amount was enough to throw the system out of balance.
• All of a sudden, say we delivered the right amount of water, the amount of reduction, and then it got
• Vice-Chair, they can make a call if we're not making the amount under the index for delivery.
• We've tried to identify not only the amount, but the agency. And the purpose.

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• Maybe have it's a usable amount for one person, even though it seemed like high numbers to us.
• into the state and then they distribute into the state and then they distribute it<01:59:47.199>
• <02:05:35.239> side who are engaged in the distribution side who are engaged in the distribution
• In fact, we've spent an exorbitant amount of money.
• In fact, we've spent an exorbitant amount of money.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• earlier to be offered by the distributed earlier to be offered by the member<00:09:11.760> from
• Subsection 166 6618 B11 caps the maximum amount of the implementation grants to the PRO by fiscal year
• Subsection 166 6618 B11 caps the maximum amount of the implementation grants to the PRO by fiscal year
• Subsection 166 6618 B11 caps the maximum amount of the implementation grants to the PRO by fiscal year
• Subsection 166 6618 B11 caps the maximum amount of the implementation grants to the PRO by fiscal year

Keywords: 926, house, all

Summary: The House took up several Senate proposals of amendment and, by voice vote, concurred in each. On House Bill 928, technical corrections to fish and wildlife statutes, the House suspended the rules, heard a section-by-section explanation of changes to hunting violation points, license expiration dates, license fees, and Champion Lands reporting, and then concurred after both the committee and Ways and Means reported favorable straw polls of 11-0. On House Bill 915, the extended producer responsibility program for beverage containers, the House also suspended the rules and heard a detailed summary of Senate changes affecting handling fees, redemption requirements, PRO administration, collection-site standards, reporting, and effective dates; Environment reported a favorable straw poll and Ways and Means noted a modest fiscal impact from higher liquor bottle handling fees, after which the House concurred. The House then took up Senate Bill 328 on housing and common interest communities. The General and Housing Committee explained the Senate’s further amendments, including changes to the treasurer’s housing credit facility, consultation requirements, VHIP funding provisions, municipal housing planning, duplex and accessory dwelling unit rules, temporary multi-unit provisions, downtown and village center benefits, and common-interest-community reporting on vegetable gardens. Appropriations and Environment both reported no additional fiscal concerns and favorable straw polls, and the House concurred in the Senate proposal of amendment. Finally, the House considered House Bill 542 on PCB testing in Vermont schools. The Senate strike-all amendment would extend the testing deadline to 2035, create a future special fund for testing and remediation, require PCB testing before major renovation projects using state construction dollars, and direct ANR to report on remaining costs and funding options. After questions about how the amendment would affect schools that had already tested or completed remediation, Education explained that existing remediation reimbursements would continue and that the amendment mainly delays the mandate and sets up a future funding mechanism. The House concurred, then recessed until 5:20 p.m. to prepare for additional Senate bills.

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• So TPF funding on page 11, you see where it's been distributed.
• These are smaller amounts. The Counties County Arterial Program, there's three million.
• There are small amounts; they're usually for improvements with maybe access or dry our parking lots.
• It's not a big amount; it's...
• The Local Government Road Fund program, established in statute, receives distributions, right, from,

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• workforce program, its location in the budget, guiding statutes in policy and current year budget amounts
• Are colleges also received Perkins federal funding which are distributed based on workforce enrollment
• The department prorated the awards to ensure equitable distribution across all districts in preparation
• But just to hear your briefing today, wonderful amount information.
• I would doubt that you only been here for 30 days based on the amount of information you provided but

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• And so I think hiring somebody to distribute that, and it's not a big lift.
• And so I think hiring somebody to distribute that, and it's not a big lift.
• And so I think hiring somebody to distribute that, and it's not a big lift.
• And so I think hiring somebody to distribute that, and it's not a big lift.
• And so I think hiring somebody to distribute that, and it's not a big lift.

Bills: HB2436, HB2438, HB2532, HB2566

Keywords: arts integration, fine arts education, public schools, cultural education, student engagement, school coordinators, Hawaii education, Hawaii Cultural Trust, income tax credit, arts funding, cultural preservation, charitable contributions, HB2532, Hawaiian flag, Ka Hae Hawaiʻi, flag display, condominium, condo association, planned community association, cooperative housing corporation

Summary: The committee on Culture and the Arts heard several measures related to arts funding, administration, and access. Testimony was largely supportive across the agenda. For HB 2218 and HB 1815, the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts supported the bills, and members discussed transition timing and administrative support, including the need for an additional year in one measure and a temporary administrative position to help with the transfer. HB 1764, the music accessibility pilot program, drew broad support from the Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Hawaii Public Library System, Hawaii Youth Symphony, and others, with testimony emphasizing library-based music programming, community access, and economic benefits. HB 2117, which would create an arts data mapping task force, also received extensive support, though witnesses suggested narrowing the initial scope, adding representatives from independent and charter schools and neighbor island arts programs, and ensuring adequate funding and a realistic timeline for the work. The committee also heard HB 2436 on arts integration in public schools, HB 2438 on the Hawaii Cultural Trust, and HB 2532 on the Hawaiian flag. HB 2436 and HB 2438 received support from SFCA, while the Cultural Trust bill prompted a lengthy explanation from the chair about how the proposed tax credit would work and amendments to clarify that donations to the trust and to qualifying cultural nonprofits must be made in tandem, with eligible organizations listed and updated annually by SFCA and OHA. HB 2532 drew testimony from Dr. Adam Jansen in support of protecting the Hawaiian flag as a historical and cultural symbol; he said the flag should continue to be used for solidarity, protest, inclusion, and identity. At the decision-making portion, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on the measures considered. HB 2118, HB 764, HB 1815, and HB 2117 were passed with amendments, including date deferrals and technical changes; HB 764 also had its appropriation blanked out. HB 2436 was passed with amendments, and HB 2438 was advanced with substantial clarifying amendments to the cultural trust structure. The chair indicated that HB 2117 would include an interim report due in 2027 focused on music and dance, with a final report due in 2029 on arts education more broadly.

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• We support overdose harm prevention and harm reduction initiatives, including naloxone distribution.
• This new system will provide hot and cold water distribution, a loop connecting six existing buildings
• There has been an incredible amount of vertical integration of health plans, owning PBMs, and owning
• We have been in conversation with hospitals about possible distribution approaches. Ms.
• We've also had a very successful naloxone distribution project.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We're going to pay a flat amount. That's it.”
• amount of price increases.
• I am happy to distribute this to all of y’all.
• Let's say your benefit amount for an MRI is $300.
• So your benefit amounts are...

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Without objection, the minutes of March 18, 2026, are approved as distributed.
• It goes up to a felony for certain things if you're distributing or manufacturing without a license.
• Now distributors can distribute, you know, can go from a manufacturer to a distributor to the retail
• And what was that amount? I don't have the number in front of me. I'm sorry.
• Four in ten teens say social media hurts the amount of sleep they get and their productivity.

Bills: HB2072, HB2251, HB2279, HB2308, HB2323, HB2342, HB2400, HB2408, HB2456, HB2660, HB2697, HB2868, HB2873, HB2877, HB2910, HB2946, HB2955, HB2991, HB4001, HB4010

Keywords: Cesar Chavez, public holiday, state law, holiday repeal, Arizona Revised Statutes, midwifery, medication administration, healthcare, patient safety, advisory committee, licensed midwives, river trips, liability, outfitter, Grand Canyon, negligence, risk management, contractual waiver, dental practice, business registration

Summary: The committee first heard House Bill 2308, which would prohibit dental insurers and their holding companies from owning dental practices or other businesses regulated by the Arizona Board of Dental Examiners. The sponsor and Arizona Dental Association argued the bill is meant to prevent vertical integration and payer control over provider care, while Delta Dental of Arizona opposed it, saying the measure would block nonprofit insurers from investing in clinics for indigent care and create regulatory burdens. After discussion about private equity ownership in dentistry and whether nonprofit insurers should be exempted, the committee voted 7-0 to give HB 2308 a do pass recommendation. The committee then took up House Bill 4001, as amended, which creates a licensing and enforcement framework for alternative nicotine products beginning in 2028, restricts youth-targeted marketing, and increases penalties for selling to minors or manufacturing/distributing without a license. Supporters, including the sponsor, Border Security Alliance, and industry representatives, said the bill would improve supply-chain transparency, curb illegal products, and strengthen youth access enforcement. Opponents, including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, argued the bill should instead create a full tobacco retail licensing system and include broader nicotine definitions, while also warning that enforcement resources would be insufficient. The committee adopted the amendment and then approved the bill 6-1. House Bill 2873, as amended, was also approved unanimously. The bill allows a person or organization that files a city or town referendum petition to withdraw it before it qualifies for the ballot, with retroactive application to withdrawals filed beginning January 1, 2026. The committee then heard House Bill 2408, which revises Arizona Board of Nursing complaint procedures, confidentiality rules, investigation timelines, expungement authority, and board oversight of nursing education programs. The sponsor said the bill responds to long-standing audit findings and aims to improve fairness and timeliness, while nursing board officials opposed provisions affecting education oversight and warned about patient safety, costs, and liability. Nurses and other supporters described delayed investigations and the need for expungement relief. The committee adopted the amendment and passed HB 2408 on a 5-2 vote. Additional bills heard included House Bill 2342, which limits HOA restrictions on backyard shade structures and related installations; it passed 7-0 after supporters described a family hardship case and committee members criticized HOA overreach. House Bill 2323, which extends Arizona’s motor vehicle lemon law protections to lessees, also passed unanimously after testimony from the sponsor, attorneys, and a consumer describing repeated repair failures on a leased vehicle. The committee also began hearing House Bill 4010, which would establish a Board of Genetic Counselors under the Arizona Board of Osteopathic Examiners and set licensure and disciplinary rules, but the transcript ends before any final action on that bill.

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• possible to ensure good oversight amount possible to ensure good oversight of<00:21:39.640> the
• amount that was requested in the last competitive process as our starting point.
• of the need uh that is a great amount of the need uh that is a great question<00:24:01.559> and
• <00:24:05.320> that was saying we are using the amount that was saying we are using the amount
• How much of the grant process takes that into the amount of grants that are given?

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Most of our systems, modern systems, continually run through the distribution.
• GoSEP has done a substantial amount of work in this system.
• I heard Senator Jackson say that we need to change our distribution...
• I heard Senator Jackson say that we need to change our distribution.
• There's no reason to extend distribution lines, sir.

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on the City of Tallulah’s water system and a request to appoint a limited fiscal administrator for the water utility. Senator Jackson and state officials described a long-running water crisis, including repeated failing grades from LDH, a public health emergency declaration, joint receivership efforts, and the need to expand the project beyond plant repairs to include the distribution system. They said the total cost is now estimated at about $26 million, with funding expected from USDA loans and grants, water sector funds, possible Delta Regional Authority assistance, and an emergency subfund that becomes available through limited fiscal administration. Chris Province of the Legislative Auditor’s Office explained that the system had received F grades from 2022 through 2025, that the city entered joint receivership in 2024, and that the governor declared a public health emergency in February 2025. He said the city adopted a resolution in April 2026 to enter limited fiscal administration, which was the basis for the committee’s action. Governor’s office staff and the mayor supported the request, saying the state partnership had improved water quality and that the limited administrator would help secure additional funding and move the project toward completion over roughly 24 months. Two residents spoke in opposition. One argued that Tallulah had recently elected a new council and that the committee should wait for new local leadership. Another said the state had mismanaged the project, questioned the use of funds and contracts, and argued that the city should receive the full amount of promised state funding without deductions. Committee members said the legal standard was met by the system’s failing grade and the emergency conditions, and they emphasized that the limited fiscal administrator would control only the water system finances. A motion to appoint a limited fiscal administrator for the Tallulah water system was made, seconded, and passed, followed by adjournment.

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• of distribution from the permanent fund to the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, amending the amount
• that may be distributed to certain agencies from the Land of Enchantment Legacy Fund, providing that
• equal to the property taxes paid to that municipality or county by a property owner, up to the amount
• to enforce its public nuisance laws on the property owner's real property, but not to exceed the amount
• equal to the property taxes paid to that municipality or county by a property owner up to the amount

Bills: HM19

Keywords: New Mexico Aviation and Aerospace Day, aviation, aerospace, space industry, missile programs, Spaceport America, White Sands Missile Range, White Sands Test Facility, Kirtland Air Force Base, drone, unmanned aircraft systems, commercial space transportation, NASA, aircraft, STEM education, research laboratories, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, flight testing, medical evacuation

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• It sounds like six out of every 10 pills that have some amount of fentanyl in them have a lethal amount
• > fentanyl<00:54:25.520> in They have a lethal amount of fentanyl in them.
• , very, very small amounts, that we use therapeutically for pain management.
• <00:57:39.079> that<00:57:39.200> we amount very very small amounts that we amount
• Senate File 1374 will come before the committee, and we will have that already been distributed?

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Without objection, all amendments which have previously been distributed will not be read in full.
• affiliated with or partner The monies from being distributed to a hospital or any entity affiliated
• With no objection, all amendments which have been distributed will not be read.
• Are coming into Arizona and buying a massive amount of homes and increasing housing prices.
• This bill offers ratepayers and taxpayers some relief from the government increasing the amount that

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a series of guest introductions and proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Eric Osowski as Doctor of the Day, Donate Life Day participants, State Farm Day guests, and proclamations honoring Ganado Unified School District and Chinle Unified School District for academic and cultural achievements. The chamber also handled routine business such as committee assignments, Senate messages, and motions to adjourn and to refer bills to additional Committee of the Whole consideration. The main floor action centered on several bills and a concurrent resolution. HB 2093 was amended to restore mental health instruction while removing social-emotional learning, and HB 2229 was amended after debate over abortion-related language and public funding restrictions; both received do-pass recommendations. HB 2429, HB 2950, and HB 4136 also received do-pass recommendations after floor amendments, with HB 2950 amended to make tourism improvement areas voluntary and add notice requirements. HB 4001 advanced after extensive debate over regulating alternative nicotine products, with supporters arguing it would help curb youth vaping and opponents urging taxation and stronger public-health provisions. HB 4030 and HCR 2052, both focused on limiting municipal tax and fee increases tied to affordability, inflation, and utility costs, were heavily amended and advanced after debate over local control, data centers, water costs, and the scope of the amendments. The House also took up procedural challenges, including a failed appeal of the chair’s ruling that a health-care claims amendment to HCR 2052 was out of order under the single-subject rule. On final adoption of the Committee of the Whole report, the House ordered HB 4001 and HB 4030 and HCR 2052, as amended, to engrossing and signing. In third reading, HB 2170 passed 36-16, HB 2380 passed 31-21, HB 2389 passed 31-21, HB 2784 passed 31-21, and HB 2902 passed 31-21, while HB 2388 failed 23-29. The transcript ends as the House was moving on to HB 294.

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• not be small in terms of dollar amount not be small in terms of dollar amount when<00:13:33.120>
• <00:17:48.480> formerly was eliminated and the amount formerly was eliminated and the amount
• The amount displayed for charter schools is the amount remaining after any charter school billing and
• of this as not not the amount of this as not not the amount of<00:47:13.880> Revenue<00:47
• previous deck the aid and Levy amounts previous deck the aid and Levy amounts those<01:15:53.480

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The amount here, let me find it exactly for you.
• Again, I said it will distribute 5.8. billion dollars.
• It also found that total inflation-adjusted state distribution... distributed funding for the entire
• What is the maximum amount of income a family?
• Okay. amount in the budget is for special education.

Bills: SB2, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117, SB503, SB2, HB 120, HB20, HB150, HB6, HB 100, HB210, HB215, HB1393, HB 1151, HB 1268, HB142, HB451, HB 124, HB2, HB2000, HB2196, HB213, HB222, HB645, HB1458, HB 1022, HB141, HB502, HB643, HB3093, HB1700, HB 117

Keywords: public education, teacher compensation, certification, funding, school finance, educator rights, education funding, charter schools, staff compensation, state aid, retention allotment, child grooming, sex offender registration, criminal justice, reportable conviction, law enforcement, virtual education, hybrid learning, school funding, average daily attendance

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• Limited self-distribution offers a lifeline.
• Now, we keep hearing this word big distribution.
• And so are you, because you can no longer do distribution in the state of Florida.
• Currently, 39 states allow some sort of self-distribution.
• business, so I understand how distribution works in the three-tier system.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met with a quorum and took up one bill, House Bill 499, which would allow malt beverage manufacturers producing less than 31,000 gallons annually to sell and deliver directly to vendors. The sponsor and several craft brewery owners and industry advocates testified in support, arguing the measure would help small breweries reach local restaurants, improve quality control, create jobs, and serve as a bridge into the three-tier system for businesses too small to attract distributors. Opponents, including the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, argued the bill would undermine the three-tier system, weaken accountability and tax collection, and create risks for consumer protection and market fairness. During debate, several members said they supported the bill as a small-business measure while noting they remained protective of the three-tier system. Some members raised concerns about tax tracking and long-term distributor contracts, but others said the bill appeared limited enough to preserve the existing system while giving small breweries a chance to grow. The committee then voted on the bill and it passed, with one recorded no vote. After the bill vote, the subcommittee revisited prior questions about Department of Lottery Secretary Davis’s travel reimbursements. Members reviewed updated documents showing more than $50,000 in travel reimbursements from January 2021 through November 2024, including about $27,840 tied to Orlando destinations, and expressed concern that some reimbursements may have covered commuting between Tallahassee and Orlando. The chair said the information would be sent to Secretary Davis for an explanation, and the meeting adjourned after no further business.