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• amendment would suspend the following taxes for one year: the system benefit charge, the taxpayer state assessments
• , incremental state assessment charge, and portfolio standard charge.
• THE SYSTEM BENEFIT, THE TAXPAYER STATE ASSESSMENTS/INCREMENTAL STATE ASSESSMENT CHARGE AND PORTFOLIO
• The other piece worth debating That we do bring forward are the taxes, fees, surcharges and assessments
• DEBATEINGTHAT WE DO BRING FORWARD ARE THE TAXES, FEE, SURCHARGES AND ASSESSMENTS, GREEN ENERGY MONEY

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and then took up a series of utility and public service bills and resolutions. A resolution sponsored by Senator Scarcella-Spanton designating April 9, 2026, as Yellow Ribbon Day was adopted after remarks honoring veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. The chamber then moved through several Public Service Law measures focused on utility affordability, consumer protections, and PSC procedures, with some bills laid aside and others advanced. Among the bills passed were measures by Senators Mayer, Cleare, Hinchey, Comrie, and Parker. Debate on the Mayer bill centered on limiting utility expenses and fees recoverable in rate cases; supporters said it was part of a broader package to reform PSC practices, while opponents argued it would not lower current bills and had been softened from earlier versions. The Webb bill creating a residential utility usage monitoring program drew extended debate over whether it would meaningfully reduce costs, who would pay for the program, and whether it could lead to government monitoring of household usage; supporters said it would give consumers more control and transparency, while critics said it would not lower rates. The Gonzalez bill, which would add consumer protections during PSC investigations and delay shutoffs in certain circumstances, also passed after questions about whether it applied to rate cases, with the sponsor saying rate cases were explicitly excluded. Several members explained their votes, with supporters emphasizing affordability, transparency, and consumer protection, and opponents arguing the package would not address immediate rate relief and could burden ratepayers or encourage nonpayment. Senator Tedisco and others criticized PSC appointments and state energy policy, while Democratic sponsors argued the bills were part of a longer-term effort to reform utility regulation and address climate and affordability concerns. The chamber restored multiple bills to the non-controversial calendar before final votes, and the recorded results showed passage of the major utility bills by substantial margins, along with one amendment appeal being ruled nongermane and rejected.

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• including extensive economic analysis for major regulations through standardized regulatory impact assessments
• So moving forward, if you are to create this assessment, for which I'm assuming it probably will, If
• own or whether to directly implement a legislation, a law passed by this legislature, they have to assess
• First, every regulation, as your analysis correctly states, has to go through an economic impact assessment
• Every regulation, as your analysis correctly states, has to go through an economic impact assessment

Committee: Senate Governmental Organization

Summary: The Senate Government Organization Committee met without a quorum at first, then later established one and took up a series of bills, many focused on regulatory oversight, state symbols, food insecurity, immigration enforcement, and ethnic media funding. SB 885 by Senator Strickland proposed requiring legislative approval for major regulations with an estimated economic impact over $50 million; supporters argued it would restore accountability and help address affordability, while labor and environmental opponents warned it would delay important health and safety rules. After discussion of committee amendments and concerns about timing, the bill was moved out on a due-pass motion, with the roll held open for absent members. The committee also heard SB 986, a similar regulatory oversight bill by Senator Saryato, which accepted committee amendments and advanced after supporters emphasized separation of powers and opponents raised delay concerns. SB 1025 by Senator Hurtado created an Office of Food Security and Affordability to coordinate food programs across departments; members generally supported the goal but urged stronger reporting and oversight guardrails, and the bill was moved forward with the roll held open. The committee then heard several symbolic designation bills. SB 1214 by Senator Ochoa Bogh would designate the Western monarch as California’s state butterfly; supporters highlighted the species’ ecological importance and conservation value, and the bill advanced as amended. SB 1178 by Senator Reyes would designate the California yellow jacket as the state wasp; testimony emphasized its role in pest control and agriculture, and it also moved forward as amended. SB 1286 by Senator Richardson would designate the California sea lion as the official state pinniped; the author and Marine Mammal Care Center described sea lions as a conservation success story and a sentinel species, and the bill passed out of committee as amended. The committee also considered SB 1171 by Senator Caballero, which would make private entities that contract with ICE ineligible for state-funded loans or grants. Supporters framed it as a response to harmful ICE enforcement practices, while opponents warned it could sweep in providers of essential services such as food, medical care, and legal research for detainees and could invite retaliation against California funding. The bill was approved on a 7-3 vote, with the roll held open. Finally, SB 1358 by Senator Rubio, the Ethnic and Community Media Equity Act, would create a database and contracting framework to direct more state advertising and outreach funds to ethnic and community media; supporters said it would improve reach, trust, and effectiveness in underserved communities, and the bill advanced on a strong vote with the roll held open. The committee also took up the consent calendar after quorum was established, and several items were held open for absent members.

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• We just had a facility condition assessment done on our facilities.
• One of the comments made by one of our members is that they had gotten an assessment on the value of
• Madam Chair and Representative Dow, we went ahead and did a real estate assessment of the hangar, and
• But OK, so why were you assessing the value of that building to consider Rent?
• Why were you assessing the value of the building versus the airspace, or our corridor, or our location

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

Keywords: 996, all

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• Assembly Bill 286, by Assembly Members Storey, Fawcett, etc., provides for a pilot program to assess
• the competency of applicants for a license to teach through alternative assessment methods; referred
• Assembly Bill 286 by Assembly Member Stores, Fawcett, etc., provides for a pilot program to assess the
• competency of applicants for a license to teach through alternative assessment methods, refer to education
• It requires various fees, assessments, and taxes collected pursuant to provisions governing captive insurers

Keywords: 909, all

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• Section six clarifies that the department has authority to assess and evaluate, not investigate, non-compliance
• <00:09:43.440><c> has</c><00:09:43.680><c> authority</c><00:09:44.080><c> to</c><00:09:44.320><c> assess
• </c><00:09:44.560><c> and</c> department has authority to assess and department has authority to assess
• Section 16 provides a one-year extension to implement the requirements of the kindergarten entry assessment
• comply with all the requirements under Chapter 12B, not only those relating to state standards and assessments

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• MOC was created by the American Board of Medical Specialties. and involves recurring assessments, ongoing
• to continue to represent that certification without the burdens of additional ongoing fees and assessments
• A physician who can't complete their skills assessments, if they're not answering the tests, if they
• NBPAS offers no psychometrically valid initial assessment themselves.
• You're paying for that product, you're paying for the assessment.

Bills: SB2024 , SB227 , SB268 , SB1467 , SB1580 , HB5537 , SB1313 , SB1677 , SB918 , SB331 , SB2207 , SB2721

Committee: House Public Health

Keywords: e-cigarettes, marketing prohibition, youth protection, criminal penalties, public health, school funding, education reform, state budget, property taxes, equity in education, health care, licensing, complaint procedure, disciplinary action, law enforcement, death records, vital statistics, healthcare, trauma facility, Medicaid

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• c><02:05:12.080><c> $80</c><02:05:12.400><c> million</c><02:05:13.040><c> to</c><02:05:13.360><c> assess
• </c><02:05:13.920><c> to</c> amount of $80 million to assess to amount of $80 million to assess to assist
• We are reconvening on HB 700, relating to cognitive assessments, on behalf of myself, Representatives
• And for the Senate, we have myself as chair, more... assessments on behalf of myself assessments on behalf

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This bill simply adds the PSAT test to the list of assessments students may use to show readiness for
• The amendment will add the pre-ACT to the list of acceptable assessments.
• Senate Bill 2788, relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative
• And so my last and fifth question would be an assessment of what you think happens.
• An assessment of what you think happens.

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation, messages from the House, and several recognitions, including county day delegations from Fayette, LaSalle, Jim Hogg, Austin, and others, as well as a recognition of Rob Keppel for his career with the Texas District and County Attorneys Association. The chamber also adopted several resolutions, including SR 429 designating October 2025 as RET Syndrome Awareness Month and SR 432 honoring Rob Keppel. A doctor-of-the-day introduction and a public announcement about free skin checks were also made. The Senate then took up and passed several bills. SB 1152, creating the offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, passed after suspension of the rules. SB 1868, regulating kratom and related substances, was amended to prohibit smokeable kratom products and kratom pills and to clarify THC variants such as Delta-8 and Delta-10, then passed. SB 1349, creating offenses for transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law, drew debate over a failed amendment that would have added election misinformation and foreign meddling; the bill ultimately passed unanimously. SB 2037, expediting review of LNG environmental permits, passed after amendments clarifying fees and deadlines, with opposition focused on its energy-policy implications. SB 1164, addressing emergency detention and court-ordered inpatient mental health treatment, passed after a drafting-error correction and discussion of the bill’s basis in recommendations from the Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health. The Senate also advanced SB 2743 on prosecution of certain election offenses, which would allow a court process to disqualify a local prosecutor who repeatedly refuses to prosecute election cases and appoint the Attorney General; it passed to engrossment amid questions about evidence and local discretion. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit members, supporters, volunteers, and donors from disclosure by public agencies, passed unanimously. SB 2349, exempting certain short-term leases and temporary tenancies from floodplain notice requirements, passed unanimously. SB 2788, adding PSAT and pre-ACT scores for Texas Success Initiative exemptions and clarifying dual-credit eligibility, passed unanimously after amendment. SB 843, creating a TEA database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects and adding charter schools, passed after amendments on funding and scope. Finally, SB 1832, allowing parents to transfer a student who was victimized by a public school employee to another campus, passed to engrossment after extended debate over whether the bill should also cover private schools and how it would interact with school choice and ESA policy. SB 39, revising the admission rule in commercial motor vehicle collision cases, was laid out and debated over its effect on negligent entrustment and related evidence, with the author emphasizing that the bill preserves the bifurcated trial structure and does not alter other admissibility rules.

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• was adequate support for law enforcement and police departments and others to go in and do the assessment
• And as soon as those assessments enforcement and police departments and others to go in and do the assessment
• And as soon as those assessments took place and there was no threat to anyone, our folks went right back
• trust fund would support maintenance and operations vendor, data analysis consultants, security assessment
• DGS's role in this is primarily to help those departments as they implement telework, to assess what

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 heard updates from the Secretary of State, EDD, the State Controller’s Office, CalHR, and DGS on a range of budget proposals and federal policy impacts. Secretary of State Shirley Weber opened with remarks about California’s election system, emphasizing its safety, transparency, high voter registration and vote-by-mail participation, and the office’s response to bomb threats and other election threats. Her staff then presented funding requests for the Cal-Access Replacement System (CARS) and Help America Vote Act/VoteCal activities, describing them as needed to modernize campaign finance and lobbying disclosure systems and maintain election security and voter services. A major portion of the hearing focused on federal election policy, especially the potential effects of a presidential executive order and the SAVE Act. Secretary of State staff said California would face significant, potentially unquantifiable costs if forced to comply, including new burdens on county recorders, county election offices, and the Secretary of State’s office, and warned of voter disenfranchisement, especially for students, seniors, disabled voters, military and overseas voters, rural residents, and people with limited transportation. Members and public commenters strongly opposed the federal proposals and argued California’s current system is functioning well. The committee also heard that federal HAVA funds were not expected to be at risk because the state draws them down into an interest-bearing account. EDD reported on paid family leave, explaining that recent delays were tied to a system transition and increased claim volume, and said it was simplifying applications and adding staff and automation. Public testimony supported expanding paid family leave to chosen family. EDD also said it is prepared for possible unemployment spikes, citing a recession plan, a command center, and recent hiring. The State Controller’s Office requested funding to continue the Fiscal migration project, which would move the state’s accounting book of record to the new system by July 1, 2026; Finance and LAO had no objections, and the committee expressed support for the project’s progress. CalHR presented a proposal for a statewide recruitment, outreach, and education paid media campaign under AB 1511, saying its current advertising budget is too small to reach diverse communities effectively. The final item addressed Governor Newsom’s executive order requiring a return to office on a four-day schedule. CalHR and DGS said they were working department-by-department to assess space, parking, transit, and other logistics, but had not completed a statewide cost analysis. Members and many public commenters criticized the order, arguing it was rushed, costly, harmful to telework benefits, and potentially disruptive to workers, especially those with disabilities, caregiving responsibilities, or long commutes. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Um, you really need to take an honest assessment, and if that happens, I think there is some probably
• Um, you really need to take an honest assessment, and if that happens, I think there is some probably
• Um, you really need to take an honest assessment, and if that happens, I think there is some probably
• Um, you really need to take an honest assessment, and if that happens, I think there is some probably
• Um, you really need to take an honest assessment, and if that happens, I think there is some probably

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I don't think that I have heard anything today that has changed my assessment of that.
• When you did that, you would examine the f- the function in the program and assess where changes could
• I plan on assessing everything we have and have it operate optimally in a manner that serves our beneficiaries
• Yeah, so I think it's assessing where we're meeting beneficiaries because job one is taking care of all
• There'll be a full tech assessment.

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

Keywords: Social Security, Medicaid, Frank Bisignano, Elon Musk, benefit processing, office closures, public testimony, administration policies, health care, vulnerable populations

Summary: The committee meeting focused heavily on the nomination of Frank Bisignano as the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, with intense discussions around the current state of Social Security and its management under the current administration. Members voiced significant concerns regarding potential changes to Social Security and Medicaid, specifically addressing issues such as office closures, delays in benefit processing, and the perceived policies from Elon Musk's association with the administration. Public testimonies highlighted fears that these changes would severely impact the accessibility of benefits for seniors and vulnerable individuals, resulting in a chaotic environment at the SSA. Members expressed a unified opposition to the notion of dismantling these critical programs, emphasizing the long-term implications on their constituents' well-being.

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• After these assessments are completed, the court must set the parameters of the treatment program, which
• to put people in there so there will be an additional kind of work they can think to go from the assessment
• If you could just remind me based upon your assessment of the governor's budget for the upcoming year
• It shows up on the assessment.
• dollars are accompanied by a spending transparency and outcome reporting framework so we can properly assess

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 19:50.360><c> best</c><00:19:50.600><c> way</c><00:19:50.720><c> to</c><00:19:50.919><c> fund</c> assessing
• is this the best way to fund assessing is this the best way to fund something<00:19:51.799><c> like<
• 22.880><c> that</c> cut more of those things and make that cut more of those things and make that assessment
• 24.320><c> do</c><00:20:24.559><c> think</c><00:20:24.799><c> that</c><00:20:24.960><c> the</c> assessment
• um but I do think that the assessment um but I do think that the family<00:20:26.600><c> child</c><00

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So if I were confirmed, I would expect To very quickly assess the results of that compliance review and
• Trade Representative to review that agreement to assess areas of noncompliance.
• At the moment, what's your assessment of how that has worked out?
• Well, we need to start by reviewing it and actually assessing whether or not the Chinese have complied
• So I think in the first instance, you have to have a very clear assessment, because we don't just want

Committee: Senate Finance Committee

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• to validate what scientific assessments to validate what we<00:37:57.680><c> have</c><00:37:58.079><
• They're trying to make assessments of the data that they have available to them, and they're only being
• Generally, our brains are not wired to assess things like probability correctly.
• uh things like probability assess uh things like probability correctly<01:37:48.960><c> like</c><01:
• </c><01:43:38.960><c> the</c> Hampshire can independently assess the Hampshire can independently assess

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The New Hampshire House Special Committee on the COVID Response Efficacy met to continue its fact-finding review of the state’s pandemic response, with the chair restating the committee’s mission and focus on federal guidance, federal funding, emergency use authorization vaccination efforts, long COVID, patient rights, and vaccination policies. The chair said the committee had previously reviewed materials about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a COVID vaccine case and CDC internal emails about vaccine risks, and introduced additional research on CDC testing and communications failures. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to summarizing articles and a recent U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations report titled *Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals*. The chair argued that CDC testing and guidance were flawed, citing delayed data publication, confusing guidance, a faulty early COVID test, missed opportunities to study silent spread, and alleged suppression of safety information. The Senate report was described as alleging that FDA and CDC officials knew their surveillance systems could mask vaccine safety signals, that officials discouraged internal analysis from being shared externally, and that newer analytical methods identified multiple statistically significant adverse-event signals. The chair also discussed the V-safe system, VAERS, and claims that federal officials downplayed or concealed adverse-event data. Members and the chair connected these federal issues to New Hampshire, noting changes in the state’s health care landscape since the pandemic, including more urgent care facilities and satellite ERs. The chair suggested New Hampshire should develop independent scientific assessment resources to validate federal information in future emergencies. Representative Wheeler noted that the materials would be entered into the committee record and made available on the House website. No votes were taken; the committee discussed the materials, invited further questions, and indicated that a proposed committee communication would be revisited later after additional supporting information is gathered, with a goal of issuing a statement by the end of June.

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• </c><01:10:36.159><c> So,</c> subreient risk assessment process.
• So, subreient risk assessment process.
• </c><01:10:48.320><c> And</c> we conduct a risk assessment. And we conduct a risk assessment.
• We get their audited risk assessment.
• ,<01:11:24.239><c> we</c><01:11:24.560><c> actually</c><01:11:24.960><c> incorporate</c> assessment,

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee chair opened by explaining that the committee has expanded from a traditional audit-follow-up role into an oversight role focused on whether audit recommendations are implemented and whether controls are in place to detect fraud. He said the committee was concerned about fraud uncovered in social service programs in other states and wanted to understand New Hampshire’s safeguards, especially around major contracts and program performance. Charles Buchanan, director of the New Hampshire Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and investigator Tim Brackett described the unit’s structure and mission. Buchanan said the unit, housed in the Attorney General’s Criminal Justice Bureau, investigates and prosecutes fraud by health care providers serving Medicaid beneficiaries, as well as abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of residents in health care facilities. He outlined common Medicaid fraud schemes such as billing for services not rendered, upcoding, using unqualified staff, drug substitution, kickbacks, supplemental charges, and inflated customary charges. He also described resident abuse/neglect and drug diversion in hospitals, nursing homes, and assisted living settings. Brackett said his role is financial investigator/auditor and noted the unit is grant-funded and must include a prosecutor, investigator, and auditor. The witnesses then explained how cases reach the unit and how they are handled. Most referrals come from the state Department of Health and Human Services’ program integrity unit and from managed care organizations’ special investigations units, which look for fraud, waste, and abuse and refer credible allegations. Other sources include qui tam whistleblower actions, the national Medicaid Fraud Control Units association, citizen complaints, provider referrals, adult protective services law-enforcement referrals, local law enforcement, and federal agencies. Once a referral is received, the unit can accept or deny it; accepted matters may be investigated criminally or civilly, while nonviable matters can be referred back to HHS or other agencies for administrative action, including repayment demands and reimbursement offsets. No votes or formal committee actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• So the first thing is the state law: the tax rates will increase, the additional assessment goes up,
• So the first thing is the state law: the tax rates will increase, the additional assessment goes up,
• Um, currently, the base tax and additional assessment are both came on for 2025 and they're on again
• And the additional assessment ticked up to 14% again; that's 14% of the tax owed from where it was at
• And the additional assessment ticked up to 14% again; that's 14% of the tax owed from where it was at

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They would be doing that assessment with the parent or guardian to find out, okay, why are you here?
• With that, our ability to do things like assess the patient, determine what is going on, assess them
• for any adverse reactions or assess them for any health care issues.
• </c><00:32:44.399><c> adverse</c> going on assess them for any adverse going on assess them for any adverse
• reactions or assess them for any healthc care<00:32:48.159><c> issues.

Bills: SF0122 , SJ0006 , SF0121 , SF0106

Committee: House Labor, Health & Social Services

Keywords: medical necessity, insurance, healthcare policy, independent review, claim processing, shared parenting, family law, joint custody, child well-being, parental rights, pharmacy, collaborative care, healthcare, prescriptions, patient safety, Wyoming Pharmacy Act, welfare, Medicaid, employment, eligibility verification

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• Are they able to, I mean, are county assessors then able to adjust assessments based off this, I mean
• So the gold standard is that put forth by the International Association of Assessing Officers.
• angle as I'm moving across, I can see there's a wall, and that would make a big difference in how I assess

Summary: The committee took up a long series of Senate bills, beginning with SB 44, which extends a sales tax exemption to contractors working for nonprofits. It was presented briefly and reported out 24-0. The committee then considered SB 237, with a PCS and a written amendment that delayed the effective date and phased out the manufacturing exemption for solar and battery energy storage systems; members discussed the impact on ongoing projects, the treatment of solar and storage like prior wind and data center exemptions, and concerns from the renewable industry before the bill was advanced. Several other measures were heard and passed, including SB 248 on reinvesting proceeds from any sale of tourism real property back into state park maintenance and capital improvements; SB 1360 on the Pro Tem’s numeracy bill for the Department of Education; SB 985 codifying the local food for schools program; SB 1204 requiring three days of paid bereavement leave for school district employees; SB 1239 extending the bridge funding formula and moving certain motorcycle and moped fees to Service Oklahoma; SB 1307 cleaning up statutory language related to the ARCS Council, J.M. Davis Arms Museum, and Historical Society; and SB 2143 allowing county assessors to use aerial imagery, but not drones, to identify property changes. The aerial imagery bill drew the most debate, with questions about privacy, assessors’ authority, and whether the measure would save counties money; it passed 13-11. The committee also advanced SB 1428 creating an Alzheimer’s and related dementia services coordinator in the Health Department; SB 1390 extending a gross production tax sunset for tourism and water-related entities; SB 1400 combining sales tax exemptions for aircraft maintenance facilities; SB 1405 renewing the wildlife diversity check-off; SB 1732 raising fees for the construction industries board; SB 1832 adding voluntary ODVA checkboxes to licenses and hunting forms; SB 1859 creating a revolving fund for the OSBI cybercrimes and fraud unit; SB 1989 allowing electronic payment methods such as Cash App and Venmo for 529 accounts; SB 2018 changing valuation rules for new multifamily housing; and SB 1427, a bipartisan diabetes prevention and health bill. Most bills were reported out with overwhelming support, with a few receiving one or two no votes, and the committee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• Through our progress assessment, we identified those projects with less than 50% of their funds spent
• Based upon our progress assessment, we did identify a few projects that, due to the new guidance from
• Given the results of our progress assessment and concerns with funds being expended by October 1st, we

Summary: The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding met for what leaders described as likely its final meeting, with a quorum present from both chambers. Chairs reviewed the ARPA/SLFRF process, noting the large volume of requests received, the need to meet Treasury’s December 31, 2026 paperwork deadline, and the committee’s role in reallocating excess or at-risk funds to projects that can be completed in time. Working groups reported on progress across education/economic development, transportation/rural development, government transformation, and health and human services, with most projects on track but some funds needing to be reclassified or redirected. The committee approved a series of motions, generally by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, to reclassify excess funds and appropriate interest earnings to existing obligated projects. Actions included reallocations from the Department of Commerce and the Office of Emergency Management, and interest-fund appropriations for wastewater and water infrastructure, Boys & Girls Clubs, the YWCA, the Office of Juvenile Affairs, and the Department of Human Services. Members also authorized the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Healthcare Workforce Training Commission to reallocate remaining funds to existing projects. In the health and human services portion, the committee approved funding for the Oklahoma Healthcare Workforce Training Commission, the OSU Medical Authority’s Human Performance Project and Pharmaceutical Expansion Program, the University Hospitals Trust Authority’s Child Behavioral Health Project, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Griffin Memorial bed replacement, and the State Department of Health for the Rural Hospital Rebuild Program. Members asked questions about whether funds were going to new or existing projects and about broadband progress, and staff explained that the reallocations were intended to fill gaps in already obligated projects. The meeting ended with closing remarks thanking members and staff for their work and noting the measures would continue through the appropriations process before final action by the full chambers.