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• These adjustments are part of the ongoing efforts to improve service levels.
• And so from that standpoint, we've made those adjustments.
• And we need to make that adjustment to steer this back to what it should be.
• We need to make that adjustment to steer this back to what it should be.
• Turning to page 5, we will go into further details of these adjustments.

Bills: SB 1

Keywords: campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process
• In neighboring Webster County, their coroner requested a salary adjustment during the budget process

Keywords: 958, all

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• We reinstitute a retirement cost-of-living adjustment for our special risk employees that will ensure
• We reinstitute a retirement cost-living adjustment for our special risk employees that will ensure we
• Last year, the Legislature provided this adjustment to the public defenders in the 11th, 13th, and 20th
• It adjusts notification timing for tax exemption denials to improve protest options for property owners
• It allows county value adjustment boards to hear appeals relating to the timely filed or timely filing

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• When you adjust for inflation, that $7.25 has the same purchasing power as about $4.64 in today's dollars
• Starting in 2029, all counties would receive an annual CPI adjustment, the same as Vermont and Maine.
• ,<00:26:40.880> the receive an annual CPI adjustment, the receive an annual CPI adjustment
• <00:46:51.040> think<00:46:51.320> it<00:46:51.440> is<00:46:51.560> adjusted
• >> So, but I think it is adjusted. >> So, but I think it is adjusted.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• > living in their social security cost of living in their social security cost of living adjustments
• Uh we see this in adjustments.
• She shared that in 2022 the Social Security COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment, was 8.7%, which was fairly
• And yet now they're scared that with these rent increases far exceeding the cost-of-living adjustment
• <00:21:53.200> what simply clarifying or adjusting what simply clarifying or adjusting what

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The House took up House File 1141, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency supplemental budget bill. Representative Howard described it as a bipartisan housing package aimed at addressing Minnesota’s housing shortage by funding housing infrastructure bonds, Greater Minnesota workforce housing, homeowner education, a senior housing pilot, and family homelessness assistance and prevention. He said the bill is budget-neutral, using unspent interest earnings and other redirected funds, and includes transparency and accountability reforms for MHFA. Several members spoke in support, emphasizing housing supply, affordability, and the need for more homes across the state. The main floor debate centered on the Norris A6 amendment and the Igo A1 amendment to it. Norris proposed changing rent-increase limits in low-income housing tax credit properties from area median income to the lower of area median income or the consumer price index, arguing that seniors on fixed incomes were being priced out as rents rose faster than Social Security COLAs. Igo’s A1 amendment instead would have preempted cities, counties, and townships from adopting or renewing rent control ordinances statewide, with supporters arguing rent control harms development and affordability. Opponents said the proposal had not been fully vetted in committee and that public subsidies justify rent limits. Both the A1 amendment to the amendment and the underlying A6 amendment failed on tied 67-67 votes. After the amendments were defeated, the bill received its third reading and further discussion. Howard and other supporters reiterated that the bill would help produce an estimated 2,000 to 2,200 housing units, with HIB-funded projects historically spread across the metro and Greater Minnesota. Members also highlighted the bill’s support for first-time homebuyers, manufactured housing, senior housing, and homelessness prevention. No final passage vote is shown in the transcript excerpt.

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• So how do we adjust? Is it not more than you need, but just what you need?
• So how do we adjust to that? That's one of our challenges.
• And then adjust to whatever the poverty level reimbursement is, like child care, let's say.
• They figure out a way to start adjusting as we need adjustments being made.
• So as design enhancements or adjustments are made, they are locked into those adjustments, and then cross-checking

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first approved the December 10 minutes and then received a DEQ base budget summary and agency overview. DEQ staff explained that the agency is largely federally and special funded, with major ongoing costs in salaries, operating expenses, grants, and continuing appropriations. Director Dave Glatt and accounting director Beth Jacobson highlighted core programs, the move to a new chemistry laboratory, the new state fuel inspection program, wastewater-related funding from HB 1577, and implementation of SB 2267 for on-site wastewater rules. They also noted the agency’s spending patterns, possible federal EPA cuts, and the likelihood of some fee adjustments or program changes if federal support declines. Members asked about DEQ’s travel, field offices, future staffing, and how the agency would respond to reduced federal regulation. DEQ said most staff are based in Bismarck, with field offices in Fargo, Sawyer, and Gwinner, and that travel is driven by inspections and spill response. Glatt said the agency would continue to rely on science and law, and that any future federal retrenchment could mean more state responsibility but likely not a wholesale increase in FTEs. The committee also discussed a feedlot enforcement case in the Minot area, with DEQ explaining its role in ensuring compliance, permitting, and animal-waste management standards. The Department of Health and Human Services then presented on FTE block grant reporting, TANF balances, child care transfers, and the Rural Health Transformation Program. Donna Ockland explained that no line-item transfers had occurred yet for the new rural health work, but about 33 positions were planned and some current staff time could be reimbursed through approved cost allocation. HHS also reviewed TANF’s frozen eligibility and block grant structure, the transfer of up to 30% of TANF funds to child care, and recent program changes that increased benefits and raised the income limit. Staff said the department is using TANF more strategically to support child care and other allowable uses, while still carrying over unused funds as many states do. Finally, Pat and HHS staff gave an update on the Rural Health Transformation Program, saying the first funding opportunity was being posted and that the state is on track to obligate the federal funds within the required timeline. They described priorities such as workforce retention, preceptor development, technical assistance for critical access hospitals, community wellness projects, and ambulance upgrades. Members asked about rural versus urban eligibility, immigrant recruitment, evaluation of year-two funding, and how the program would address varied local workforce needs. The meeting then shifted to an Office of Management and Budget update on the new State Hospital project, where Lindsay Ashley reported continued construction progress, updated cost information, and selected alternates, with photos and details showing work underway in multiple building sections.

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• an individual after being found guilty of a misconduct violation and issued a sanction by former adjusting
• :23:40.480> sanction<00:23:41.280> by<00:23:41.600> former<00:23:42.000> adjusting
• issued a sanction by former adjusting issued a sanction by former adjusting committee<00:23:42.880
• institutional conduct and adjustment institutional conduct and adjustment dictates<00:32:34.880>
• Then a committee looks at the person's record, speaks to the person, just like an adjustment committee

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• In so many words, you are, but there won't be any adjustment by this legislature until 2030.
• We are telling the Ethics Commission that every five years they shall adjust it, that they should do
• are some factors they can and may take into account, but it should be an equitable adjustment, as is
• To answer your question, Representative Cook, is will this ever be adjusted?
• To answer your question, Representative Cook, is will this ever be adjusted?

Summary: The House met on sine die and began with prayer, pledges, quorum verification, and a series of announcements and recognitions. The chamber received Senate messages reporting adoption of conference committee reports on SB 268 and SB 2972, and Senate concurrence in House amendments to SB 1637. Members also referred several resolutions and announced the signing of numerous House and Senate measures by the presence of the House. Technical correction resolutions were adopted: HCR 171, authorizing corrections to HB 46, passed 138-0, and SCR 55, making a wording correction in SB 1964, passed 126-12. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to memorials and recognitions. The House honored Pastor Dave Welch, with several members offering condolences and reflections on his work organizing pastors and engaging in civic life, followed by a moment of silence. Members also recognized the Ganado High School Maidens for winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division I softball state championship, Waco police K-9 Andor after being shot in the line of duty, Region 7 DPS for Capitol Complex security, and various restaurants, staff members, interns, caucus staff, and caucus freshmen of the year across Republican, Democratic, Black, Progressive, LGBTQ, IT, Energy and Climate, and Mexican American Legislative Caucuses. The chamber also heard a retirement-style address from Rep. Tony Tinderholt, who reflected on his six sessions in the House, his military service, and his decision to step aside to focus on family, while colleagues from both parties praised his service, discipline, and willingness to work across differences. The House then continued with additional staff and caucus recognitions, including committee staff, district office staff, and interns, with members repeatedly thanking their teams for their work during the session.

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• at a high level overview in the Minnesota State Retirement System and the P... there's some COLA adjustments
• > that<00:03:18.480> we're<00:03:18.720> able<00:03:18.879> to uh COLA adjustments
• that we're able to uh COLA adjustments that we're able to do.<00:03:20.080> um<00:03:20.239><
• 39.040> living<00:10:39.360> allocation<00:10:39.760> and<00:10:40.279> adjustments
• of living allocation and adjustments. of living allocation and adjustments.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• I'm curious, given the number of old projects we've seen coming back to request adjustments to the award
• One of the tools that we have in our toolkit to adjust district readiness is the Memorandum of Understanding
• For an adjustment based on six students, is there anything substantive that happened or changed with

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• Like, to me, that's how we adjust truancy. It doesn't need to be around requiring more information.
• Like, to me, that's how we adjust truancy. It doesn't need to be around requiring more information.
• to absolutely no reference point and they're trying to adjust to that.
• Senator Bostar said the amendment made three adjustments to the underlying bill.
• This amendment makes three adjustments, the underlying bill.

Bills: LB815A, LB838A, LB912A, LB972A, LB1126A, LB962A, LB1114, LB921, LB937, LB803, LB803A, LB1032, LB1032A, LB1075, LB1075A, LB889, LB878, LB933, LB304, LB304A, LB1096, LB1096A, LB1165, LB1165A, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB743, LB745, LB749, LB778, LB787

Keywords: LB815A, LB815, appropriation, appropriations bill, Nebraska Department of Revenue, Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement and Collection Cash Fund, motor fuel tax, gas tax, fuel tax, tax enforcement, tax collection, cash fund, budget, state spending, per diem, salaries, fiscal year, enrollment and review, final reading, Nebraska

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• More flexibility in the calendar gives districts a buffer to adjust for snow days without extending the
• More flexibility in the calendar gives districts a buffer to adjust for snow days without extending the
• More flexibility in the calendar gives districts a buffer to adjust for snow days without extending the
• More flexibility in the calendar gives districts a buffer to adjust for snow days without extending the
• districts to make uh some adjustments districts to make uh some adjustments so<00:48:27.480>

Bills: HF1124, HF1457, HF1803

Keywords: school calendar, education, school year, Labor Day, state law, school construction, landfill, dump site, closed landfill, contaminated site, pollution control agency, school siting, public school, charter school, environmental health, student safety, brownfield, solid waste, waste disposal site, site contamination

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• The Senate adjustment here reflects their revenue estimates.
• The Senate adjustment here towns.
• four were 305,000 the adjusted four were 305,000 the adjusted authorized<00:56:12.960> in
• <00:56:46.319> yet spent the adjusted authorized yet spent the adjusted authorized yet though
• the leadership of Senator Lang adjusted the leadership of Senator Lang adjusted those<03:18:25.200

Keywords: 928, house, all

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

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• So if they adjust their underwriting guidelines such that they will no longer offer policies in a specific
• Amended the five-day time limit to provide a status report to the claimant when a new adjuster is assigned
• Ending adjuster roulette.
• SB 876 requires a status report within 15 days of an adjuster change so survivors don't have to start

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• So I believe that this scope adjustment is in the best interest of patient care and... also keeps the
• So I believe that<00:12:14.480> this<00:12:14.720> scope<00:12:15.279> adjustment
• is<00:12:16.240> the<00:12:16.399> in<00:12:16.639> the that this scope adjustment
• is the in the that this scope adjustment is the in the best<00:12:17.040> interest<00:12:17.279

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They will adjust with the fires. They will call you when there are fires.
• They will adjust with the fires. They will call you when there are fires.
• They can be adjusted as needed for increased needs.
• <00:40:12.000> as inflexible they can be adjusted as inflexible they can be adjusted as needed
• So we already adjust on a daily basis.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committees on Health and Labor heard testimony on HB 1244, a measure relating to labor standards at health care facilities and nursing staff ratios. Committee members opened by explaining hearing procedures, including a suggested two-minute testimony limit and Zoom rules. The bill drew extensive testimony from hospitals, nursing organizations, unions, and individual nurses, with the central debate focusing on whether staffing ratios should be set by statute or left to collective bargaining and unit-level staffing decisions. Opponents included the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, Straub Benioff Medical Center, Hawaii Pacific Health, Kapiolani Medical Center, and Queen’s Health Systems. They argued that fixed ratios are too rigid for the changing conditions of hospital care, could worsen workforce shortages, and should be handled through labor negotiations, staffing committees, and existing agreements. Several also pointed to investments in nursing education, loan repayment, and workforce development as better solutions. Queen’s said it had recently reached an agreement with nurses after more than 40 meetings that included a staffing framework, and Kapiolani and others emphasized the need for flexibility in emergencies and specialty care. Supporters, including the Hawaii State Center for Nursing, Pride at Work Hawaii, the Hawaii Nurses Association/American Nurses Association chapter, Hawaii Nurses Association Local 50, UNAC/UHCP, and individual nurses, said unsafe staffing levels contribute to burnout, turnover, errors, and patient harm. Testifiers described chronic short staffing, emotionally and physically exhausting workloads, and situations in which nurses were responsible for too many patients at once. Supporters argued that safe ratios are necessary to protect both patients and nurses, and that collective bargaining has not been enough to ensure safe conditions statewide, especially in facilities without unions. No vote or final committee action was announced in the portion provided.

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• Uh it talks about withdrawal management services and updates to the claims adjustment process and that
• :08:45.640> claims services and updates to the claims services and updates to the claims adjustment
• 46.839> and<00:08:46.960> that<00:08:47.200> there<00:08:47.440> are adjustment
• process and that there are adjustment process and that there are testifiers<00:08:48.000> here
• I'm here today to support A10 amendment in reference to claim adjustment timeline in limiting insurance

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 729, an omnibus policy bill, and walked through a series of amendments before moving the bill forward. Early amendments addressed adult maltreatment accountability, senior nutrition flexibility, MA provider enrollment and fraud prevention, Direct Care and Treatment data and staffing provisions, disability and aging policy changes, technical corrections from DHS, behavioral health language, and MDH policy updates. Most amendments were adopted without public opposition, and several members and testifiers described them as clarifications or technical fixes to existing policy. Testimony focused on the practical effects of the bill’s provisions. Direct Care and Treatment representatives said the changes would help with data sharing, governance, staffing, patient care, and longer return stays for certain patients. Several witnesses from the substance use disorder and health care provider community supported changes to discharge summary deadlines and claims recoupment rules, arguing that business-day timelines and limits on late clawbacks would reduce administrative burden and financial uncertainty. A disability advocate also urged passage of the bill, saying services for people with disabilities were at risk if it did not advance. After public testimony and member discussion, the committee adopted the DE2 amendment as amended and then approved the bill as amended. Chair Noor renewed the motion to re-refer House File 729 to the Committee on Ways and Means, and that motion passed.

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• All cite the salary adjustments that came from implementation of the pay plan within the class and compact
• All cite the salary adjustments that came from implementation of the pay plan within the Class and Compact
• The state insurance adjuster calculated the cash value to be $1.82 million.
• I mean, the early amount, even from the insurance adjuster at that point was, I believe, lesser.
• “The adjuster at that point was, I believe, lesser.” Okay.

Keywords: 1204, all

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• This bill seeks to clarify in statutes when school districts adjust a common boundary.
• This process is called a minor boundary adjustment, which can only be used...
• When they made that move, A minor boundary adjustment, some of that land, even though it was minor and
• So it's very minor adjustments. Very good. Thank you, Senator Nichols.
• So by clarifying the Texas Education Code's minor boundary adjustment wording to specify that contracts

Bills: SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators

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• You get risk-adjusted capitated payment or a population-based payment with the risk adjustment from diagnosis
• where potential fraud could exist if that program is implemented in that particular way, and make adjustments
• discussion on MA, what would happen if I could get some of that coding profile so I know my risk adjustment
• Been working on your number two is trying to understand could we get actually the risk adjustment coding

Keywords: artificial intelligence, waste reduction, fraud prevention, government efficiency, improper payments, data reliability, oversight

Summary: The meeting was chaired by Chairman Schweikert and involved a comprehensive discussion on how to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) for reducing waste, fraud, and improper payments within federal programs. Key witnesses, including Mr. Andrew Canarsa from the Council of the Inspectors General, provided insights on the potential of AI in enhancing government efficiency. The committee emphasized the importance of reliable data and thorough examination of AI application to avoid unintended consequences while addressing the estimated $162 billion in improper payments reported by the federal government. Concerns were raised regarding the recent firing of inspectors general and the impacts that could have on oversight and accountability processes.