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MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Health and Human Services - 04/10/25
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:03:25.119><c> a</c><01:03:25.280><c> trillion</c> $36 trillion in debt, paying a trillion $36
- </c><01:15:19.600><c> for</c> you're handin Ramsey um to pay for you're handin Ramsey um to pay for services
- Um, and so, uh, paying for their own.
- The answer given is that health plans are paying it.
- When we buy a policy on the market, we as consumers are paying the bill.
Committee:
Senate Health and Human Services
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs (01/21/2026)
Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:07:05.599><c> There's</c> enough cash paying patients. There's enough cash paying patients.
- </c> patient to pay out of pocket. patient to pay out of pocket.
- half what we our country while paying half what we pay pay pay for<02:03:30.320><c> health</c><02:03
- Who pays for that?
- Who pays for >> by an uninsured motorist? Who pays for that?
Committee:
House Commerce and Consumer Affairs
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety (04/11/2025)
Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Transcript Highlights:
- Retail gift card paying for the theft.
- They don't want to pay sales tax on the stuff they're redeeming.
- And by the way, we also don't want to pay taxes or adhere to any regulations whatsoever.
- And by the way, we paying any attention.
- </c><04:39:05.840><c> me</c> hold on to them, then you can pay me hold on to them, then you can pay me
Committee:
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, February 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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- If he took out a $2,000 loan, he would pay $1,100 in interest.
- </c> he would pay he would pay $1,100<00:32:31.279><c> in</c> $1,100 in $1,100 in interest<00:32:33.679
- </c><00:50:16.400><c> for</c> really hard choices between paying for really hard choices between paying
- </c> government was going to pay government was going to pay significantly<08:40:34.638><c> more</c><
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Resources, Recreation and Development (01/14/2026)
Resources, Recreation and Development
Transcript Highlights:
- We have to pay that as individuals to work for any company. We have to pay that.
- </c> level out to to ensure that we could pay level out to to ensure that we could pay for<03:49:08.239
- </c> these are land owners that pay taxes. these are land owners that pay taxes.
- someone didn't pay the $50 fine?
- So thanks for letting me pay for it.
Committee:
House Resources, Recreation and Development
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- to move the Office of Aircraft Services in the Division of Administration, and adds $16,155 to fund pay
- It adds $16,155 to fund pay increases for correction officers working for prison enterprises.
- Management, $304 million for 43 T.O. positions; Louisiana Property Agency, $203.3 million. dollars to fund pay
- The amendment removes adjustments to the staff pay plan and salary increases for justices of the Supreme
Committee:
Senate Finance
Summary:
Senate Finance met on May 21, 2026, with nine members present. The committee first recognized Mother Pearl Porter during a personal privilege presentation by Senator Boudreaux. It then took up the major budget measures for fiscal year 2026-27, beginning with HB 1, the general appropriation bill. The committee heard that the state budget was about $46.6 billion and that recent Revenue Estimating Conference revisions required reductions in recurring spending. Amendments removed new funding for GATOR and increased MFP amounts, while also directing Revenue Stabilization Fund dollars toward infrastructure, economic development, and local government needs. The committee adopted amendment set 4238 and reported HB 1 as amended, with authority for technical changes.
The committee next considered HB 312, the supplemental appropriations bill for the current fiscal year. Members were told the amendments balanced the budget to the May REC forecast through a net reduction in state general fund spending, including savings in Medicaid and other agencies, while covering updated costs such as medical vendor administration, DCFS operations, DOC offender medical expenses, and disaster-related costs. Amendment set 4239 was adopted, and HB 312 was reported favorably as amended. HB 2, the capital outlay/infrastructure bill, was then amended with set 4230 and reported as amended. HB 3, the omnibus bond act authorizing bond usage for HB 2, had no amendments and was reported favorably.
The committee also advanced HB 313, the funds bill, which includes the constitutionally required deposit of $144.3 million of FY 2025 surplus into the Budget Stabilization Fund and various transfers and fund adjustments. Amendments expanded or created several funds and mechanisms, including infrastructure and economic development-related funds, and HB 313 was reported favorably as amended. HB 314, the revenue sharing bill distributing the constitutionally mandated $90 million to local governments, was reported favorably without amendment. HB 383, the ancillary appropriations bill for fee-supported agencies, received amendment 3138 and was reported favorably as amended. HB 983, funding the judiciary, was amended to remove judicial pay adjustments and instead fund a possible transfer of the integrated criminal justice information system to the Supreme Court if SB 141 becomes law; it was reported favorably as amended. HB 1126, the legislative branch appropriations bill, was amended and reported favorably as amended. Finally, HCR 3, the hospital stabilization resolution used to support Medicaid hospital reimbursements, was amended to give LDH more flexibility on the timing of directed payments and preprint submissions, then reported as amended. The committee adjourned after a motion to do so.
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- I pay almost 12% in sales tax.
- I want to pay lower taxes.
- priorities as a state is to lead our peers, our region, or our country in quality of life and in good-paying
- priorities as a state is to lead our peers, our region, or our country, in quality of life, and in good-paying
Summary:
The Senate convened, took leave requests, heard prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved into the morning business agenda. Senator Irvin announced a Hunger Caucus fundraiser, Serving Up Solutions, and invited members to sign up to wait tables. The chamber then took up Senate Bill 1, which would reduce income tax rates for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, continuing a series of tax cuts begun in 2013.
Senator Dismang presented the bill, explaining that it would lower the top individual rate from 3.9% to 3.7% effective January 1, 2026, and reduce the corporate rate to 4.1% starting next year. In questions, senators discussed local sales tax limits, the impact of the cut on funding for Medicaid, education, and educational freedom accounts, and whether federal fiscal uncertainty should affect the state’s decision. Supporters argued Arkansas’s conservative budgeting and reserve set-asides made the cut sustainable and that returning money to taxpayers was the best use of surplus funds.
Senators Tucker and Leding spoke against the bill, saying the state should prioritize early childhood education, health care, maternal health, and public schools over tax cuts, and that the reduction would mainly provide small benefits to most taxpayers while reducing resources for other needs. Senator McKee spoke in favor, arguing the money should be returned to the people who earned it. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 1 by a vote of 29 yeas to 6 nays and transmitted it to the House.
After the vote, members were told the Revenue and Taxation Committee would meet after House adjournment if the House version of the tax bill was transmitted. The Senate then announced it would adjourn subject to clearing the desk and reading a House bill across, with the body set to reconvene the next day.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Common Education REVISED: SB1614 - Added Apr 8th, 2026
Common Education
Transcript Highlights:
- So I do, who pays for AP and is this you?
- So I do, who pays for AP and is this, you said it was physical, it doesn't have to do with the cost associated
- Sorry, I thought they could take AP test at the school and the school's not paying for everyone to take
- Take AP test at the school and the school's not paying for everyone to take AP tests.
Bills:
SB1734 , SB1630 , SB1894 , SB1975 , SB1432 , SB1437 , SB1812 , SB346 , SB1250 , SB710 , SB1489 , SB2045 , SB1614
Committee:
House Common Education
Keywords:
artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out
Summary:
The committee took up a series of education-related Senate bills, first accepting untimely filed PCS amendments for SB 1614 and SB 1250 without objection. SB 1734, the Oklahoma Responsible Tech in Schools Act, would prohibit AI tools from being used for instruction in public districts except for educator-directed uses, and it passed 12-0. SB 1630 would allow a school district up to one day or six hours of virtual instruction when students are completing statewide assessments, and it also passed 12-0. SB 1894, using PCS language, caps teacher professional development requirements at 200 hours over five years for teachers with fewer than five years of experience and 150 hours for those with more experience; it passed 11-0. SB 1975 would expand access to AP testing locations and the state’s Horizons online learning platform, and it passed 11-0. SB 1432 removes pilot-program and sunset language from an alternative certification program, and SB 1437 creates the President’s Physical Fitness Act and directs districts to use student fitness results to improve health outcomes; both passed 11-0. SB 1812 requires districts to make K-8 benchmark assessment results available to parents and guardians, and SB 346 modifies the background check process for certain teachers moving to a new district; both passed 11-0. SB 710 would expand the Teach Forward education preparation program to additional providers if funds are available, and SB 1489 concerns special-needs students; both passed 10-0. The committee also approved SB 1614, which creates a teacher induction program for new and emergency-certified teachers, by an 11-0 vote.
The committee then considered SB 2045, a recess-related bill that would provide 30 minutes of recess and prohibit recess from being used as punishment. Members asked about possible compromise language with other PE/recess proposals, and the bill passed 11-0. Finally, the committee debated SB 1250, which was described as addressing school library materials and, through amendment, removing the definition of obscene in favor of sexually explicit language. Supporters said it would give districts and superintendents clearer guidance and require local library collection lists to be submitted to the Department of Education; opponents questioned whether the bill was necessary, whether it would require additional staff or create fiscal impacts, and whether stronger repeated-violations language was needed. After discussion, SB 1250 passed 8-2, and the chair noted it was the committee’s last meeting for the year.
AR
Arkansas 2026 Regular Session
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS Mar 12th, 2026
LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Transcript Highlights:
- Because I just don't see a business voluntarily saying, 'I'm going to pay you $204,000,' and I did not
- previously in a Title I position, got reassigned in the 2025 fiscal year, but the district continued to pay
- We're also trying to see what kind of controls they have with the bank on checks, kind of like positive pay
- or positive pay plus, or how often they're looking at their bank account online, obviously not just
Summary:
The Legislative Audit Education Institution Subcommittee met to review 57 education audit reports, including 52 with no findings and five with findings. The committee adopted the previous meeting’s minutes and then heard staff summaries of the findings, which focused largely on school district spending and internal control issues. Two reports, Camden-Fairview and Forest City, involved district use of operating funds for staff end-of-year celebrations that staff said conflicted with the Arkansas Constitution and AG opinions. Camden-Fairview’s questioned costs totaled $10,668, including meals, door prizes, and facility rental, and Forest City’s totaled $33,436, including decorations, catering, entertainment, and rental fees. Members discussed whether district officials should attend to answer questions, and both reports were deferred to the June meeting with requests for district attendance.
The committee also reviewed a referred finding at Nettleton School District involving a $1.9 million fraud scheme tied to emailed bank-account change requests; the district recovered $1.5 million from the bank and arranged for the vendor to reimburse the remaining $204,890 loss. Members questioned why the vendor would repay money it did not receive, and the report was also held over to the June meeting for further explanation. A separate referred case at Camden-Fairview noted unauthorized credit card charges of $2,140, with $262 remaining as a loss after bank reversals. Staff also presented non-referred findings at Cedar Ridge, including improper Title I payroll charges, salary overpayment and underpayment errors, and an unreconciled bank account variance, and at Green County Technical School District, where a $1,400 vendor check was fraudulently diverted but later recovered. Those reports were filed after no objections.
During discussion, staff explained that Legislative Audit is trying to reduce recurring fraud and control problems by advising schools on verifying banking changes in person or through other direct contact, using bank controls such as positive pay, and monitoring accounts more frequently. Members encouraged schools to take audit training seriously and noted that clean reports should be recognized as a positive result. The remaining 52 reports with no findings were filed as reviewed, and the meeting adjourned with no new business.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Legislative Ethics Commission (11-18-25) - part 4
Transcript Highlights:
- It's, uh, it's battle pay for $100.
- It's,<00:03:05.200><c> uh,</c><00:03:05.440><c> it's</c><00:03:06.159><c> battle</c><00:03:06.560><c> pay
- </c> It's, uh, it's battle pay for $100. It's, uh, it's battle pay for $100.
Summary:
The commission first approved a motion to award the enforcement counsel contract to the law firm of Casey Bailey Mains, with Robert Jenkins. It then approved a separate motion authorizing the executive director to hire general counsel at a salary of up to $108,000, with a 5% raise after six months and reimbursement of bar dues, at the director’s discretion. Both motions passed without discussion or opposition.
Members and staff then discussed the workload involved in the process and expressed appreciation for everyone’s cooperation. The chair noted that two additional commission appointees were hoped for soon, possibly in time for a later hearing. There was also a brief mention that the commission would continue meeting on December 2 and other dates.
The staff requested approval of the annual report included in the board book, and the commission approved it unanimously. The group then agreed to move remaining staff report and budget-related items to the December 2 meeting, which was described as a full meeting where additional approvals and previously discussed matters could be addressed. The meeting ended with a motion to adjourn, which passed unanimously.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 1, the Special Session General Appropriation Act, does the following: We pay for the expenses
- Compared to H.R. 1, Medicaid was not paying for abortion services except for a very narrow set of circumstances
- Medicaid was also paying for a variety of other health care services, and H.R. 1 has banned that.
- But I'm concerned that we're putting forward a lot of money towards potentially paying for non-New Mexican
Committee:
Senate Senate Finance
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Mar 26th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- OFFICE AND THE STATE ATTORNEYS OF HOW THEY CONTINUE TO LOSE ATTORNEYS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY
- >> Chair: YOU ARE RECOGNIZED. >> WE DO NOT ADDRESS PAY ISSUES AT THIS LEVEL.
- THERE MAY BE PAY ISSUES AT THE FULL COMMITTEE LEVEL BUT THOSE DECISIONS HAVE NOT BEEN FINALIZED IT TO
- SOME ARE PAYING LESS. BUT ALL ARE PRICELESS.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
- solely on claims that are made below the policyholder's deductible, claims made that the insurer didn't pay
- declared emergency for violations of insurance fair claims practices, requires insurance policies to pay
- declared emergency for violations of insurance fair claims practices, requires insurance policies to pay
- declared emergency for violations of insurance fair claims practices, requires insurance policies to pay
- Over a year later, many survivors are still struggling to access the benefits they pay for, reporting
Committee:
House Insurance
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Public Service
Transcript Highlights:
- I’ve never taken pay my whole life.
- volunteering my time at the University of Massachusetts coaching a club hockey team I've never taken pay
- And that's the amount of money to pay. When Mr.
- time of the shooting, my retirement benefits and income cap are based on a percentage of entry-level pay
- time of the shooting, my retirement benefits and income cap are based on a percentage of entry-level pay
Committee:
Joint Joint Committee on Public Service
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Public Service held its third hearing of the 194th General Court session, taking testimony on several individual bills and home rule petitions, mostly involving retirement and pension-related relief. The committee chair outlined hearing procedures, including three-minute limits for individuals, ten-minute limits for panels, livestreaming, and the deadline for written testimony. At the end of the hearing, the chair noted that House matters heard that day must be reported by Friday, July 11, 2025, subject to extensions, and the committee adjourned after testimony concluded.
Several witnesses supported bills seeking retirement credit or pension adjustments for public employees. These included H. 2917 for Dedham-Westwood Water District employees seeking pension buy-in credit; H. 2976 for Eileen Mullen to purchase creditable service for teaching in a criminal justice pilot program; H. 2996 for Virginia Cummings, a retired Department of Correction lieutenant seeking greater pension parity; H. 2977 for Wendy Lopieri to buy back part-time community college service; and H. 2989 for Wayne Taylor, who said he was mistakenly credited for fewer years of select board service than he expected. Testimony emphasized long public service, injuries, and what witnesses described as unfair denials or flawed interpretations of retirement law.
The committee also heard testimony on bills involving post-retirement earnings and disability-related relief. Kevin Blanchett testified in opposition to H. 2931, arguing it would improperly reduce money owed to a regional retirement system and its members, while the bill’s sponsor argued the retirement board was seeking an excessive recovery based on law firm gross earnings rather than the individual’s earnings. Jamie Magarian described severe injuries from a 2018 crash and urged favorable action on his bill, with support from the State Police Association. Michael Palmer testified in favor of S. 1841, seeking to extend prior violent-crime retirement income-cap relief to his case after being shot on duty and later finding that even part-time private-sector work exceeded his retirement earnings limit.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- Just as one example, and this is just because I'm an attorney, LDH pays the bar dues and disciplinary
- , they feel the gaps where our children don't get therapy, they don't get speech therapy, they help pay
- for caretaking, they help pay for food.
- , they feel the gaps where our children don't get therapy, they don't get speech therapy, they help pay
- for caretaking, they help pay for food.
Committee:
House Health and Welfare
Summary:
The House Committee on Health and Welfare met on May 26 for what was described as the last meeting of the legislative session. H.R. 318 was voluntarily deferred without discussion. The committee first took up H.R. 298, which would have directed the Louisiana Department of Health, with the legislative auditor, to study LDH’s relationships with certain nonprofits, foundations, professional associations, and other nongovernmental entities. The author presented amendments narrowing the definitions, but LDH testified the language was still too broad, would still require substantial review of contracts, memberships, conferences, and related interactions, and would still carry a significant fiscal note. Members raised concerns that hospitals, provider associations, nonprofit care facilities, and other stakeholders could be swept in. The author then voluntarily deferred the resolution, and the committee agreed without objection.
The committee then heard Senate Bill 405, which establishes a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities, directs LDH to work with facilities on care standards and remediation for lower-rated homes, and requires reporting and transparency for families. The bill drew broad support from members and stakeholders, including nursing home and senior advocacy groups, and was reported favorably without objection. House Resolution 290, which asked LDH to study a possible correlation between gender-affirming hormone therapy medications and psychosis or related psychiatric conditions in people 26 and younger, prompted questions about the purpose of the study and concerns that it could affect broader policy debates. The author, a licensed clinical social worker, said the request was intended to examine whether medications were being used too quickly and what effects they might have on adolescent mental health; after discussion, the author voluntarily deferred the resolution, and the committee agreed.
Finally, the committee considered Senate Concurrent Resolution 61, urging LDH and commercial insurers to increase reimbursement rates for behavioral health crisis centers operating under a crisis receiving center license. Testimony focused on the Bridge Center for Hope, described as the state’s only Level 3 crisis receiving center, and the need to revisit Medicaid reimbursement for the first 23 hours of crisis care. With no questions or objections, the resolution was adopted. The meeting ended with members thanking the chair and staff, and the committee adjourned for the year.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Water, Parks, and Wildlife Committee Apr 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Joshua trees to address health and safety needs, including defensible space, can get a permit without paying
- commitment of stakeholders and beneficiaries of these efforts so that it’s not just the boaters who are paying
- If we pay for decontamination and a standard is developed, we need to have assurance we’ll be able to
- ongoing conversations about whether or not other recreational activities and users should also be paying
- ongoing conversations about whether or not other recreational activities and users should also be paying
Summary:
The committee heard three water- and environment-related bills. AB 1663, by Assembly Member Wallace, would provide relief for high desert homeowners by allowing permits without mitigation fees for removing or trimming up to 10 Western Joshua trees for health and safety needs, including defensible space. Support came from the California Association of Realtors and the Community Water Systems Alliance, and members discussed balancing conservation with property maintenance. The bill was moved out of committee on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations.
AB 1772, by Assembly Member Papin, sought to create a statewide framework to prevent the spread of golden mussels through watercraft decontamination standards, reciprocity for certifications, and long-term funding. Testimony in support highlighted Lake Tahoe’s invasive species prevention program as a model, while Recreational Boaters of California expressed caution about funding fairness, reciprocity, and how the system would work if infestations become widespread. After discussion about mandatory decontamination standards and funding, the bill was also passed as amended to Appropriations.
AB 2521, also by Assembly Member Papin, would use a watershed-wide water availability analysis from the California Council of Science and Technology to help streamline groundwater recharge permitting and reduce applicant costs. Members raised concerns about protecting existing water rights and ensuring stakeholder input, and the author emphasized the study would be informational rather than binding. The bill passed to Appropriations, and the committee later took add-on votes confirming passage of AB 1663, AB 1772, and AB 2521.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- And if you want an actual physical copy, then that's something that you can pay for.
- You can still get it, but you can pay for it.
- And it got to be, well then we're having to pay everybody mileage to come here for a meeting where we
- But where we're not having people drive from all corners of the state, paying mileage, paying them to
Committee:
House Budget
AR
Transcript Highlights:
- all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs charged against the tax-delinquent land, and you have to pay
- The money that we pay in property taxes widely goes to schools.
- The money that we pay in property taxes widely goes to schools.
- .. ...what this subcommittee does is really we look at these with respect to setting aside money to pay
- everyone gets a real estate tax statement annually, and that is something that is sent to the taxpayer to pay
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Postsecondary Education Feb 10th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Postsecondary Education
Transcript Highlights:
- They have agreed to it when they applied for this and then enrolled and they're paying money to attend
- When I pay their tuition payment, when my children chose to go to the schools they went to, at no point
- things in hosting this event, they had to get tables and linens for the tables because they had to pay
- I mean, if they pay per officer because of what the security that is needed, yeah.
- Does your language in your bill then impede OSU from being able to pay for hours of police officers that
Committee:
House Postsecondary Education
Keywords:
education policy, grading system, student assessment, academic integrity, state funding, opinion conduct, higher education, bachelor's degree, feasibility study, Oklahoma State Regents, accreditation, credit hours, emergency declaration, gender, privacy, public schools, sleeping quarters, restrooms, criminal history, admissions process
ID
Idaho 2026 Regular Session
Agenda Feb 5th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This is the money going out on the roads for contract construction and paying for right-of-way acquisition
- bonds, the proceeds from those bonds go into the TECM capital projects fund, and the amount needed to pay
- Pry, so essentially we have zeroed out all general funds to pay for transportation infrastructure in
- But fortunately, with your support, we were able to give them a pay adjustment with last year's line
- So ultimately, all of our information ends up in Luma, but to pay our bills and to get reimbursements
Summary:
The Senate Finance and House Appropriations committees heard the Idaho Transportation Department budget presentation from Legislative Services Office analyst Brooke Dupree, who reviewed the department’s four divisions, staffing levels, major funds, and recent appropriation trends. She highlighted the department’s large reliance on reappropriation, the continuous appropriation of the Strategic Initiatives Program Fund, and several enhancement requests, including $15.5 million for deferred maintenance, funding for State Highway 16 operations and maintenance, $4.9 million for roadside tree removal, $4.7 million for new equipment, a $275 million general fund transfer for safety/capacity and road/bridge maintenance, and smaller requests for aeronautics improvements and replacement items. She also noted the governor’s recommendation differed from the request, especially by not recommending the $275 million transfer and by proposing cash transfers back from the Strategic Initiatives Fund.
Members questioned the analyst and then Director Scott Stokes about the impact of the proposed reductions, the continuous appropriation language, and whether general funds were being eliminated in the transportation budget. Stokes explained that the governor’s recommendation would pull back $45 million in FY 2026 and eliminate the FY 2027 transfer, and that the continuous appropriation language was a request to keep the fund continuously appropriated. He also said ITD would adjust project schedules if funding changed and would provide a list of affected safety and capacity projects to the committee.
During questions to the director, members asked about workforce retention, the State Street property/disaster cleanup project, ITD’s delayed full transition to Luma, the TechM/TECM bonding program, and the mix of in-house versus contracted work. Stokes said retention had improved after pay adjustments, the State Street project had spent only a few million so far with hazmat removal bid under $1 million instead of the earlier $8 million estimate, and the project’s total cost was now estimated at roughly $60 million to $70 million with about $41 million appropriated. He said ITD remains on its existing finance system for now because of federal reimbursement needs, that prior TECM projects were fully bonded and contracted and the next bonding decision would come in July, and that ITD contracts out larger projects while using its own crews for smaller maintenance tasks like tree removal. The meeting ended with general comments about the importance of transportation investment and notice that the committee would meet the next day on rescissions, cash transfers, and statewide decisions.