Transcript Highlights:

• Those districts are going to have more services that they're going to need to provide.
• You can have a fire and they'll be there in 10 minutes, so they do give us great service.
• Postal Service, you don't know when. The other problem is, right now, with the U.S.
• challenges we face to provide the services we do, we have to have them.
• We're cutting taxes and cutting services.

Committee: House Special Committee on Property Tax Reform

Summary: The committee heard extensive testimony on House Bill 2651, a broad property tax reform bill sponsored by Representative Burns. Burns said the bill is intended to close perceived loopholes in the Hancock Amendment, including moving tax-related elections to November, eliminating the new-construction exclusion, allowing multiple subclass rates, and preventing counties from opting out of multiple levies. Supporters argued the bill would better protect homeowners from large tax increases, while opponents and several members raised concerns about the loss of local control, the impact on growing communities, and whether the proposal was revenue neutral. No vote was taken; the bill remained in public testimony. The committee then heard House Bill 2944, which would change Missouri’s senior homestead property tax relief so eligible seniors would only have to apply once instead of annually. Representative Billington said the current yearly paperwork burdens older residents on fixed incomes and can contribute to them losing their homes. Some members supported simplifying the process, but others and the Missouri Association of Counties opposed the bill as written, arguing annual recertification helps ensure only eligible taxpayers receive the credit and that counties need a way to verify continued eligibility. Questions also focused on how to handle deaths, moves, and possible recapture of improperly granted credits. No action was taken. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1786/2060, a joint short-term rental property tax classification proposal from Representatives Brown and Vernetti. The sponsors argued that single-family homes used as short-term rentals should remain classified as residential, not commercial, and said some assessors have reclassified them in a way that sharply raises taxes. They cited case law and IRS treatment to support their position and said the bill would protect homeowners and local tourism economies. The Missouri Hotel Lodging Association opposed the measure, saying short-term rentals used as a business should be taxed accordingly, while the Missouri Realtors supported it. Testimony highlighted concerns about local control, the effect on housing availability, and whether short-term rentals should be treated differently based on frequency of use. No vote was taken on this bill either.

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• Stores must divert staff from customer service to safety and incident response.
• Stores must divert staff from customer service to safety and incident response.
• I'm the policy director of Columbia Legal Services.
• I am the Director of Legal Services with the Washington Defender Association.
• kind of services because she's going to need them.

Bills: HB1591 , HB2209 , HB2403 , HB2526

Committee: House Community Safety

Keywords: domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, survivor protections, legal remedies, defendants, theft, robbery, sentencing enhancements, criminal justice, property crimes, failure to register, registration requirements, public safety, law enforcement, prostitution, public health, criminal justice reform, community safety, 904

Transcript Highlights:

• It really comes in the critical services, the funding that government needs to make sure it's running
• Henderson, does this include funding for the private prisons that also provide services to the state?
• It's also worth noting that it's not just closing rural hospitals; it's also closing lines of service
• It'll say, 'We're not going to implement any sort of non-profitable lines of service,' and those are
• It's going to cost us money in reimbursements, but it's also going to cost us money in the services.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation, with the chair repeatedly asking members to keep questions brief and avoid speeches. The discussion focused first on the overall revenue and spending outlook, including concerns from members that the executive forecast was more optimistic than the JLBC baseline and that the budget appeared to front-load revenue and expenditure growth. The governor’s budget team said the forecast was close to JLBC’s, that the budget was structurally balanced, and that differences were roughly $100 million per year on ongoing revenue. Members asked for follow-up calculations in writing, including the total multi-year gap and the amount of revenue enhancements above base revenues. A major portion of the meeting centered on tax and fee proposals tied to data centers, water use, and sports betting. The governor’s team defended eliminating the existing data center tax incentive as the removal of a loophole rather than a new tax, arguing the incentive had already succeeded in attracting major investment. They also described a proposed Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority for data centers to support a new Colorado River Protection Fund, and said the proposal would apply to existing and future facilities without a grandfather clause. Members raised concerns about fairness, competitiveness, and whether the changes would require a supermajority vote. The team also discussed increased sports betting fees, saying the revenue forecast did not include dynamic behavioral effects. The committee then moved through major spending areas, including corrections, public safety, border security, cybersecurity, K-12 education, Medicaid, and developmental disabilities. The governor’s budget includes ongoing funding to prevent correctional officer pay cuts, money to comply with prison health care court orders, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl task forces, and cyber readiness grants. Members questioned the lack of funding for a prison oversight committee and asked for corrections spending totals over the administration. On border security, the executive said it was seeking about $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border-related costs and that the governor had met with federal officials, including Secretary Noem and Tom Homan, about the request. In education, the budget proposes renewing Prop. 123, adding K-12 base funding, and issuing $1.5 billion in school facilities bonds over three years; members debated whether the proposal was appropriate and whether Prop. 123 revenues could support the debt service. The meeting also covered AHCCCS cost growth and federal HR1 impacts, with the executive warning of major coverage losses and hospital funding reductions, and DDD funding, where the governor’s team said the budget fully funds services and includes about $120 million in supplemental needs. No votes were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session only.

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• But we go and we come and we have access to provide them services, right?
• We're also big on community participation, integrating learning service opportunities.
• Spaces for services are not provided for. And the adequacy standards.
• Special ed classrooms, service students, pre-K through 12.
• more dollars for ancillary services.

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• Department of Health and Human Services.
• I want to say to NIH scientists, God bless you all, thank you for your public service.
• You said you were... you just said thank you for your service to our federal employees.
• Seventy-seven percent of American kids can't qualify for military service.
• Thank you for your public service. We're going to give, in fact..."

Committee: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Larry was an inspirational example of what public service is meant to be, working on an individual scale
• And he's our latest victim. massive financial challenges, as he took on all of this community service
• The love that he had for our community and the service, commitment, and camaraderie that he invested
• the Army National Guard, and that experience reflected his strong sense of duty and commitment to service
• David Sandell, who passed away in November of last year, as a fellow educator whose life embodied service

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the journals, referred AB 1457 to Rules, and moved SB 1241 and SB 1422 to the inactive file. The chamber then considered two gubernatorial appointments: Tanya Pacheco Werner to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Board and Dr. Paulette Brown-Hines to the California Transportation Commission. Both nominees were presented by Senator Grove, received unanimous support, and were confirmed by roll call votes of 34-0 and 36-0, respectively. The Senate also took up SR 104 by Senator Becker, a resolution recognizing healthy aging and longevity research as a public health and economic priority for California. Supporters argued that aging drives chronic disease, that California’s growing older population will increase health care needs, and that the state should lead in prevention, early intervention, and research partnerships. Senator Weber Pearson emphasized health equity concerns, including disparities affecting Black Californians and underrepresented communities in clinical research. SR 104 passed unanimously, 35-0. After adoption, Senator Becker introduced guests from USC, UC Berkeley, the Buck Institute, and other longevity and health organizations. Committee announcements followed, including upcoming meetings of Energy, Utilities and Communications; Military and Veterans Affairs; and Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection. The Senate then heard adjournment-in-memory tributes for Larry Vane, a Pacific Palisades community volunteer who helped with wildfire recovery, and David Sandell, an educator, coach, National Guard veteran, and school administrator. The session concluded after completion of the daily file, with the Senate set to reconvene on June 11, 2026.

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• Martin Luther King's words, one of his famous speeches centered around service.
• And he looked at and redefined service and greatness through the lens of community.
• uh words, one of his famous uh speeches uh centered<00:12:37.800><c> around</c><00:12:38.080><c> service
• </c> centered around service. centered around service.
• </c> And he looked at and redefined service And he looked at and redefined service and<00:12:48.600><

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• truly my honor today and my privilege to recognize the Junior League of Texarkana on its 100 years of service
• 100 years through projects such as the establishment of a pediatric dental clinic providing free services
• 100 years through projects such as the establishment of a pediatric dental clinic providing free services
• In the 1980s, establishing the children's dental clinic and providing free services to children in need
• In closing, I want to congratulate the Junior League of Texarkana on 100 years of wonderful service to

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is Apple Health expansion caseload shifting from managed care to fee-for-service.
• and a cost shift from State General Fund to Employment Security Department accounts for WorkFirst services
• in the amount of $38 million. ...to Employment Security Department accounts for WorkFirst services in
• I think this budget does a good job of protecting core services that have been impacted by the federal
• I think this budget does a good job of protecting core services that have been impacted by the federal

Keywords: 904, all

Summary: The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 received a detailed briefing from House and Senate budget coordinators on the operating budget conference report. They walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency-level changes, revenue assumptions, transfers, and outlook impacts. The proposal uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the Budget Stabilization Account to the general fund, and reflects various revenue-related bills and prior-period adjustment assumptions. The coordinators highlighted major spending and policy changes across several areas, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, local government fiscal health funding, child care attendance policy changes, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care support for certain non-citizens affected by federal changes, health care and public health responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, and natural resources funding including wildfire response and low-income energy assistance. They said the conference report results in $80.2 billion in near general fund spending for 2025-27, with projected ending fund balances of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29, though fiscal year 2028 shows a negative near general fund ending balance. After the briefing, Senator Robinson moved to adopt the conference report and pass the bill, and the motion was seconded. Supporters said the budget reflected a compromise between House and Senate proposals and protected core services, while opponents criticized it as overly reliant on optimistic revenue assumptions, the rainy day fund transfer, and reductions in K-12 and other areas. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in support, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.

Transcript Highlights:

• This is Apple Health expansion caseload shifting from managed care to fee for service.
• This is Apple Health Expansion caseload shifting from managed care to fee for service.
• and a cost shift from State General Fund to Employment Security Department accounts for Work First Services
• in the amount of $38 million. ...to Employment Security Department accounts for Work First Services
• I think this budget does a good job of protecting core services that have been impacted by the federal

Summary: The conference committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5998 met to review the operating budget conference report. House and Senate budget coordinators walked through comparison documents showing the Senate-passed budget, House-passed budget, and the conference proposal, including statewide totals, agency detail, revenue assumptions, transfers, and the four-year outlook. They said the conference budget uses the February 2026 ERFC forecast, includes an $880 million transfer from the budget stabilization account to the general fund, and reflects a four-year net near-general-fund impact of about $800 million, with an ending fund balance of $231 million in 2025-27 and $563 million in 2027-29. They also noted that future collective bargaining agreements are not included in the outlook beyond those already settled. The briefing highlighted major policy items across the budget, including Working Families Tax Credit expansion, a proposed city and county fiscal health account, changes to Working Connections child care attendance payments, behavioral health facility and staffing adjustments, long-term care funding for certain non-citizen residents affected by federal changes, Apple Health and other health-related responses to H.R. 1, K-12 changes such as free school meals contingent on related legislation, Running Start and transportation depreciation adjustments, higher education administrative reductions, corrections staffing and bed changes, wildfire response funding, and state employee compensation agreements. Members also discussed the budget’s reliance on revenue measures and transfers, including legislation referenced as 2487, 6228, 6231, and 6346. After the presentation, Senator Robinson moved adoption of the conference report and passage of the bill as recommended by the committee. In discussion, supporters said the budget protected core services and responded to federal H.R. 1 impacts, while opponents criticized the size of the budget, the use of reserves, future outlook assumptions, and reductions in some K-12 and other programs. The committee then voted 4-2 to recommend the conference report and ESSB 5998 to the legislature, with Representatives Gregerson and Ormsby and Senators Robinson and Stanford in favor, and Representative Couture and Senator Gildon opposed.

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• the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Board by January 1, 2026, for members to bill Medicaid for their services
• It clarifies that the organizations billing for alcohol and drug services are only required to employ
• House Bill 613, Representative Hart, an act relating to revenues for the provision of emergency services
• to Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs, House Bill 551; to Health Services
• To Health Services, House Bills 543, 548, and 549.

Keywords: Convene 00:00 Senate Message 04:29 Report of Committees 05:19 Orders of the Day/HB 470 06:54 HB 49 13:46 Motions, Petitions, and Communications 16:47 Introduction of New Bills and Resolutions 28:04 Recess for ConC/Rules Meeting 29:37 ConC/Rules Report 33:49 Floor Amendments 35:16 Adjournment 37:07, 958, all

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• you know that we've been doing this for, this is going on our fourth year, that we have a church service
• the purpose of this was to start involving pastors throughout Idaho to come and give us a church service
• We do worship in the first floor rotunda at 6 o'clock, and then we do a church service at 7.
• And the reason why he's coming is Texas actually started doing a church service the very same year that
• And their purpose for that is to get church services in all 50 capitals on one of the nights during the

Keywords: 989, all

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• Thank you all for your service to the well-being of the state of Vermont, with deep gratitude for each
• of you and for everything that supports you in being of service.
• being here today, with gratitude for the influences in your life that inspired you towards public service
• to the state of Vermont, with gratitude for everything that supports you in your service.
• </c> supports you in your service. supports you in your service.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• names like Feeding Our Future, but the programmatic issues that have existed for Medicaid-funded services
• , waiver services, things like the housing stabilization program, which has been shut down in part because
• c><00:03:43.840><c> funded</c> have existed for Medicaid funded have existed for Medicaid funded services
• ,<00:03:44.640><c> wavered</c><00:03:45.120><c> services,</c><00:03:45.920><c> things</c><00:03:46.159
• ><c> like</c> services, wavered services, things like services, wavered services, things like the<00:

Keywords: 1183, house

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• this initially started with the Board of Pharmacy, then it moved to Department of Health and Human Services
• Then, in J, additional staffing, if any, or contracted evaluation services required to collect, analyze
• Medical Services Division, the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy, the North Dakota Insurance Department
• Medical Services Division, the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy, the North Dakota Insurance Department
• Medical Services Division, the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy, the North Dakota Insurance Department

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up the final bill on its agenda, Senate Bill 2370, which had been converted into a 340B drug transparency measure tied to insulin and broader prescription drug pricing issues. Representative Hendrix outlined the latest bill draft, explaining that it would require reporting by covered entities, contract pharmacies, federally qualified health centers, drug manufacturers, pharmacy benefit managers, and health insurers, with confidentiality protections, civil penalties, and staggered effective dates. He also noted unresolved questions about the scope of required reporting, possible overlap with federal reporting, and whether the Insurance Department would need a consultant to analyze the data. Representative Dobervich then proposed an alternative amendment that would replace the bill language with a Legislative Management study on 340B transparency reporting during the 2025-26 interim. Her proposal would remove the detailed reporting mandates and instead direct a study of what information should be collected, how it should be used, who should receive it, staffing or contracted support needs, and stakeholder input from hospitals, pharmacies, FQHCs, rural health, state agencies, insurers, and manufacturers. Members discussed germaneness, the late-stage nature of the changes, and whether the issue had been adequately heard, while the Insurance Department testified that it had not previously studied 340B-specific data but supported transparency and could see value in either a study or reporting approach. The committee first adopted the Hendrix amendment by a vote of 8-5, then voted on a do not pass motion on the amended bill, which passed 7-6. Representative Frelich was selected to carry the bill. The chair then adjourned the committee for the last time and reminded members about the committee dinner.

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• Poling, for not only your service to our country but also for your service in the medical field.
• It's an intervention substance use sober companion service.
• Those member privileges—services, there you go, is a better word—those services are not prohibited by
• Thank you for your service. Thank you. It's a big step. Yes.
• Still, you can maintain those services, whatever.

Bills: SB5 , SB11 , SB12 , SB 5 , SB 11 , SB 12

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes, election law enforcement, criminal prosecution, Election Code, Government Code Chapter 402, local prosecutors, county attorney, district attorney, grand jury, probable cause reports, state election offenses, voter fraud, election integrity

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• like schools infrastructure and Services like schools infrastructure and Healthcare<00:58:24.440><c>
• Health care and other essential government services.
• for their loved ones um we're services for their loved ones um we're also<01:15:57.800><c> very</c><
• </c><01:21:34.440><c> um</c><01:21:34.560><c> that</c> data center is placed in service um that data
• center is placed in service um that information<01:21:35.199><c> be</c><01:21:35.400><c> provided</c>

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• ,</c> Department of Administrative Services, Department of Administrative Services, but<00:17:16.600>
• for that service.
• . service. service.
• and are not funded for that service.
• ><c> service.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh section 3 also years of service.
• </c> years of service unreduced. years of service unreduced.
• </c> full year or comes back into service. full year or comes back into service.
• By this agent service, North year.
• </c><02:13:41.440><c> The</c> years of service um would have. The years of service um would have.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• They've cut the phone service.
• They've cut the phone service.
• </c><02:18:42.080><c> I</c> and lost in service to our nation. I and lost in service to our nation.
• </c> Fire Marshal Brett Lacy for his service Fire Marshal Brett Lacy for his service to<02:24:29.520>
• </c> thoughtlessly cutting critical services thoughtlessly cutting critical services in<02:46:57.279>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1012, house, all