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• He finally got his 100% disability rating just a couple months ago.
• The values have gone up, but not at the same rate as here in the metro.
• The next bill is House File 3684, that's my bill.
• The next bill is House file. 36 84, that's my Bill.
• House File 3467 is referred to the General Register.

Bills: HF3727, HF3684, HF3467

Keywords: veterans property tax, homestead exclusion, disabled veteran, totally and permanently disabled, service-connected disability, property tax relief, market value exclusion, surviving spouse, family caregiver, county veterans service officer, Minnesota property tax, assessment year 2027, homestead tax benefit, veterans tax exemption, DD214, VA disability rating, veterans, veterans affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, grant standards

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• So people are filing companies, filing LLCs in the state and using those as essentially shells to conduct
• > LLC's are filing ing companies, filing LLC's are filing ing companies, filing LLC's in<00:02
• 830,000 filings in fiscal year 2025. 830,000 filings in fiscal year 2025.
• filings for for that year. filings for for that year.
• to the past rate case and maybe the rate to the past rate case and maybe the rate case<00:40:31.440

Bills: SF0082

Keywords: registered agents, corporate governance, entity ownership, business regulations, transparency, 916, all

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• reimbursement rate at 325% of Medicare. reimbursement rate at 325% of Medicare.
• Representative Hunt's rates are Maine. Representative Hunt's rates are Maine.
• , um it would have to be in the rates, um it would have to be in the rates, right?
• files could be would be free to do so. files could be would be free to do so.
• Our published files cover rates by network, facility, physician, code, place of service, and location

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• We are focusing on compliance rates, repeat violations, and filing accuracy, looking for factors that
• Is this filed in Oklahoma district court? Where's it filed at?
• Comparing the average billing rate of several external firms to our billing rate in the light blue, you
• This is the highest hourly billing rate, or this is our highest hourly billing rate. $111.
• Certainly, the credit rating helps our bond rating for the state of Oklahoma and that gets us cheaper

Keywords: 914, all

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• <00:12:16.040> 1346<00:12:17.040> Senator to house file 1346 Senator to house file
• House File 129. and house file 1346 is passed and placed and house file 1346 is passed and placed and
• rate or higher.
• Thank you, and next we'll move to Senate File 595. And next we'll move to Senate File 595.
• Senate File 595 will be laid over for possible inclusion next week. We have Senate File 2037.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• rate for everyone, lowering the combined rate down from 6.875% to 6.75%.
• rate for everyone, lowering the combined rate down from 6.875% to 6.75%.
• the rate and expanding the base. the rate and expanding the base.
• File 4343? File 4343? Um<01:37:03.080> Chair<01:37:03.240> Davids.
• House File 495 West, House File 4321 is a Lesnar car, an Igo bill, House File 3902, a Duran bill, 4161

Bills: HF4561, HF4343

Keywords: homeless prevention aid, homelessness, housing stability, rental assistance, family homelessness, unaccompanied youth, housing navigation, legal representation, family outreach, county aid, Tribal governments, local government aid, general fund appropriation, unspent funds, aid redistribution, sunset repeal, Minnesota property tax aid, services for persons experiencing homelessness, sales tax, use tax

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• filings.
• filings and the form filings that we get from the health and life and property and auto insurers that
• And so we saw, in that instance, rates go up.
• That will be rate cases, rate setting, earnings review for electric and gas.
• That will be rate cases, rate setting, earnings review for electric and gas and wastewater utilities.

Summary: The State Administration Budget Subcommittee met for an introductory overview of the agencies under its jurisdiction and their current-year budgets. Chair Vicki Lopez welcomed members and staff, and each member briefly introduced themselves and identified areas of interest, with recurring themes including fiscal restraint, insurance regulation, revenue administration, condominium issues, and government efficiency. The chair then outlined the subcommittee’s overall budget, about $3.1 billion, and noted major recent policy areas affecting the budget such as condominium legislation and emergency communications funding. Agency heads then presented high-level summaries of their missions and budgets. The Department of Revenue described property tax oversight, tax administration, and child support enforcement; the Department of Management Services reviewed state purchasing, telecommunications, fleet, state insurance, retirement, and digital services; DBPR highlighted licensing, enforcement, condominiums, and building code work; DFS covered insurance consumer services, risk management, unclaimed property, fire marshal functions, and criminal investigations; the Gaming Control Commission discussed pari-mutuel and tribal gaming oversight and enforcement; OIR explained insurer solvency and rate review; the Lottery emphasized education funding and record sales; OFR described regulation of banking, securities, lending, and money services; DOAH outlined administrative and workers’ compensation adjudication; PSC covered utility rate regulation and consumer complaints; PERC described labor relations and career service appeals; and FCHR summarized discrimination complaint investigations and outreach. Several members asked questions about utility returns, insurance regulation staffing, DMS’s state employee health plan deficit and prescription drug formulary management, agency recommendations for reducing regulatory burden, and state facilities usage. Responses generally emphasized that utility rates and insurer filings are determined through evidentiary and actuarial processes, that OIR has reduced vacancies but still seeks specialized staff and a Tampa office expansion, and that DMS acknowledged rising health plan costs and said the issue likely requires broader budget-level discussion. The chair also pressed multiple presenters to stay focused on agency operations and budgets rather than broader policy issues. No votes or formal actions were taken in the meeting.

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• House File 1903.
• in opposition to house file in opposition to house file 499<00:19:52.679> Minnesota<00:19
• bill today um I'm bringing house file bill today um I'm bringing house file 794<00:37:51.560>
• file file 837<00:47:07.040> so<00:47:07.680> as<00:47:08.040> the 837 so as the
• <00:57:12.839> and account for this in their rates and account for this in their rates and

Bills: HF837, HF1903, HF499, HF794

Keywords: health insurance, premium security plan, federal funding, state innovation waiver, Minnesota, newborn safety, anonymity, healthcare provider, safe place, child welfare, HF499, nursing, nurse licensure, temporary permit, temporary nursing permit, Board of Nursing, endorsement licensure, reregistration, refresher course, health occupations

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• File 113 does do just that. Mr. File 113 does do just that. Mr.
• Um Senate file 127 I believe. Um, time. Um Senate file 127 I believe.
• determined by the timing of the filing." determined by the timing of the filing."
• filed by our office on a date certain. filed by our office on a date certain.
• quick 15-day statutory filing deadline. quick 15-day statutory filing deadline.

Bills: SF0028, SF0030, SF0031, SF0032

Keywords: voting, elections, electronic voting systems, transparency, public testing, voter registration, qualified elector, residency requirements, voting rights, mortgage modification, priority, electronic signatures, real property, financial covenants, 911 services, emergency response, grant funding, next generation technology, government accountability, public safety

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• the daily rate.
• . rates. rates.
• via market rates.
• methodologies and recommend new rate methods for market-based rates.
• methodologies and recommend new rate methods for market-based rates.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• File items 5, 6, 9, 11, and 13 are up for consent today.
• The liens could be filed.
• Okay, we are going to move down to file. Okay, we are going to move down to file item number 10.
• Contractors are required to perform that work at an outdated wage rate, even though higher rates have
• We will start at the top of our file items. File item 1, AB 1048.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee heard and advanced several bills covering workers’ compensation, public pensions, workplace training, public works wages, and disability/paid family leave benefits. AB 1048 would require greater transparency when medical provider payments in workers’ compensation are reduced through network or administrator arrangements; supporters said providers need the underlying contract to verify reductions, while opponents argued the problem is overstated and existing dispute remedies are available. AB 1601 would give Sonoma County flexibility to provide targeted cost-of-living adjustments to retirees; supporters emphasized retirees have gone without a COLA since 2008 and that the retirement system is well funded, with no opposition testimony heard. AB 1439 would request a UC Berkeley study on labor standards in real estate and infrastructure projects funded through CalPERS and CalSTRS portfolios; labor groups supported it, while local governments, housing, and industry groups opposed it as unnecessary and potentially burdensome. AB 1697 would delay implementation of last year’s AB 692 on stay-or-pay and related employment contract provisions to 2027, with some support from the NFL and a support-if-amended request from the financial services industry for a 2028 date. AB 1803 would add anti-hate speech content to existing workplace harassment training; supporters framed it as a response to rising antisemitism and workplace hate, while opponents raised First Amendment concerns and argued current law already addresses harassment. AB 2120 would extend Los Angeles Unified’s selective certification hiring authority and allow retention of such employees in layoffs, and AB 2292 would bar providers from charging administrative fees for completing disability insurance and paid family leave certification forms; both drew support and no opposition testimony in the hearing. AB 1198, the Fair Pay for Construction Workers Act, would tie prevailing wage to the time work is performed rather than bid advertisement, with supporters calling it a fairness fix and opponents warning of uncertainty and higher costs on public projects. The committee later reconvened and voted all of the heard bills out, with most passing on unanimous or near-unanimous votes; AB 1439 was the only measure with recorded dissent, passing 4-1 on the final committee vote. Several items were also placed on call before final passage.

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• I will move House File 4074 >> Thank you.
• The A8 amendment to House File 4074 is approved.
• is affected by that, credit rating is affected by that, interest<00:19:03.040> rates<00:19:03.280
• >> Representative Youakim, next we have Senate File 4282.
• <00:21:37.680> 4282 File 4282 File 4282 as<00:21:39.440> amended<00:21:40.000> be

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• Uh, Representative Igo moves that House File 249 be placed on the General Register.
• Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of House File 249.
• and support of house file and support of house file 249<00:03:40.120> designated<00:03:40.760
• I urge your support of House File 249.
• host file host file 249<00:07:41.919> the<00:07:42.039> biomass<00:07:42.639> my

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: House File 249 was moved toward the General Register after Representative Igo offered and the committee adopted an author’s amendment that removed a 50% line and clarified the bill’s language. Igo described the bill as a change to Minnesota’s carbon-free definition to include woody biomass from timber harvesting residues and discarded wood products, arguing it would support an all-of-the-above energy strategy, reduce landfill use, and create markets for forest byproducts while avoiding clear-cutting or use of good cordwood for energy. Several industry witnesses testified in support. Ray Higgins of the Minnesota Timber Producers Association said the bill would help utilities convert coal plants to use forest residues and dead or dying timber, and argued Minnesota forests are significant carbon sinks with annual growth exceeding mortality. Tom McCabe, a logger and trucker from Duluth, said biomass markets are critical to his business, help reduce fire danger, and support rural economies, while Rod Enberg described past waste of low-value timber and said biomass markets have helped businesses and local economies, including a successful chip-burning system at American Peat Technology. Rick Horton of Minnesota Forest Industries said woody biomass can provide reliable baseload power, help manage dead and dying forests affected by spruce budworm, emerald ash borer, and eastern larch beetle, and keep industrial energy costs competitive. Opposition came from Sarah Meridian of CURE, who argued the bill conflicts with Minnesota’s 100% carbon-free law because burning biomass emits carbon dioxide and other pollutants, and said the bill’s broad reference to discarded wood products could allow combustion of treated or contaminated wood. In committee discussion, Representative Craft questioned whether biomass can truly be called carbon neutral on the time scales discussed, noting that decay and regrowth can take decades and warning against overstating the climate benefits. The bill was advanced despite those concerns, with supporters emphasizing forest management, rural jobs, and energy reliability.

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• Senate File 94, previously Senate File 19 in 2023, was authored by Senator Fateh and has been reviewed
• Senate File 446.
• Muhammad is on Zuma file Jim do you Muhammad is on Zuma file Jim do you want<00:26:31.919> to<
• aspects of the disability waiver rate aspects of the disability waiver rate system<00:47:13.359>
• MMIS, um, to process that rate.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Yes, because we did the House file, right? So, this is the Senate file.
• wanted to act on the House file instead because it's the House file we have for that.
• actually House File 1090. actually House File 1090.
• House file uh 1090. All in favor say I. House file uh 1090. All in favor say I.
• interest rate savings for the state. interest rate savings for the state.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Senate File 1986 and House File 1779.
• The board does oppose Senate File 1986, House File 1779.
• The board does oppose Senate File 1986, House File 1779.
• PAR's board opposes Senate File 1556, House File 708.
• We have Senate File 2379 and House File 2022.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Why adding this EPA and then an analyst aboard. >> Has. >> Cpa as an analyst going over the rate filings
• service commission can call people in whatever the commission wants them to make a rate filing or to
• What the bill does is to say that it ought to be the commission's determination when a rate filing is
• Come on ahead and please, your rate filing. >> Threw the chair.
• And now, as we all know, FPL has filed for historic 8.9 billion dollar rate increase over the next 4

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• <00:30:40.600> a<00:30:40.799> joint Case, the Nexa and HEO file a joint filing with
• And so we would then go look at kind of what that rate would be in the filing.
• And so we would then go look at kind of what that rate would be in the filing.
• I mean, why even do this if it's not going to be a higher rate, or even the same rate?
• A higher rate, or even the same rate, if it's going to be the same rate and the same gas coming through

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee met on March 19, 2025, and first heard SB 137 SD2 HD1 relating to electric utilities. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the Public Utilities Commission said they stood on their written comments, IBEW Local 1260 supported the bill, and Ulupono Initiative also supported it. Hawaiian Electric supported the intent but asked for an amendment, saying the bill’s definition of “acquiring entity” was too broad and could unintentionally cover purely local utility transactions. A later witness from Life of the Land supported the bill only if the merger/acquisition language were removed, arguing the PUC would not have a workable mechanism to let a cooperative intervene in a utility sale process. Committee members questioned whether the bill could still work without that section, and Ulupono said it was open to clarifying language but did not seek to remove the provision; the discussion ended without a vote in the excerpt provided. The committee then took up SB 1220 SD2 relating to a renewable gas tariff. The Division of Consumer Advocacy and the PUC again stood on written comments. HGas strongly supported the measure, saying it would create a faster, more cost-effective path for a voluntary renewable gas tariff without requiring a full rate case, while preserving PUC oversight and consumer protections. The Coalition for Renewable Natural Gas also supported the bill, emphasizing that it would expand consumer choice and help Hawaii’s clean energy goals while keeping the program voluntary and shielding non-participating customers from costs. Henry Curtis of Life of the Land opposed the bill, arguing that HGas already had an active rate case and could have raised the issue there, and that the proposal did not increase renewable gas supply or speed up acquisition; he called it a gimmick. In response, HGas said the bill was mainly a mechanism to speed filing and that the details would be worked out in a PUC docket. Committee members pressed HGas on whether the measure would actually add renewable gas, what source would be used, and whether customers would simply be paying more for the same gas; HGas said it had two projects in development, including banagrass and hydrogen-related work, and that the tariff would be a voluntary opt-in rate for customers seeking renewable natural gas to meet sustainability goals. No vote was taken in the excerpt provided.

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• Current law requires title insurers and underwritten title companies to file rate schedules with the
• Title insurers file title rates while underwritten title companies file escrow rates.
• Recently, confusion has arisen about whether underwritten title companies must also file title rates.
• AB 2198 codifies long-standing practice and clarifies ...who is responsible for filing which rates.
• We will pass and retain on file items 110 and 111. File item 112. File item 112.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly convened after a quorum call, prayer, and pledge, then handled a long consent and procedural agenda, including suspending rules to move AJR 31 forward without reference and approving a large Appropriations Committee hearing list. The chamber also heard several guest introductions, including recognition of Shannon Lee for work tied to AB 2455 establishing a Bruce Lee Day, and district staff and visitors from other members’ offices. The main floor debate centered on AJR 31, a resolution urging Congress to restore and strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Supporters argued that recent federal court decisions and state redistricting efforts are weakening protections against racial vote dilution and disenfranchisement, while opponents said the resolution promoted race-based districting and was inconsistent with equal protection principles. After extensive debate and repeated parliamentary reminders about decorum, the Assembly added 57 coauthors and passed AJR 31 on a 58-8 roll call vote. Justin Jones of Tennessee was later introduced as a guest. The Assembly then moved through a series of bills and resolutions, most of which passed with little or no opposition. These included AB 2341 clarifying emergency language translation rules for local agencies, AB 1816 extending court supervision for sex-offender rehabilitation completion, AB 2561 protecting users’ phone and digital privacy settings, ACR 167 recognizing World Agritourism Day, ACR 190 honoring California Day of the Teacher, AB 1581 improving identification of Native American students, AB 1586 requiring opioid overdose prevention training for school resource officers and school safety plans, AB 1665 adding mental health training for coaches, and AB 1693 streamlining retail tenant-improvement permitting. The Assembly also passed AB 1768, an urgency tax measure tied to federal Medicaid reimbursement cuts for Los Angeles and Contra Costa counties, and began consideration of AB 1712 regarding Santa Fe Springs’ water system sale, with debate starting but not completed in the excerpt.

Bills: HR46, HR47, HR48, HR49, HR50, HR51, HR52, HR53, HR54, HR55, HR56, HR57, HCR31, HB20, HB21, HB166, HB494, HB710, HB795, HB985, HB986, HB987, HB988, HB989, HB990, HB991, HB992, HB993, HB994, HB995, HB996, HB997, HB998, HR42, HR43, HR44, HR45, HCR22, HCR23, HCR24, HCR25, HCR26, HCR27, HCR28, HCR29, HCR30, SCR13, HB894, HB983, HB984, SB19, SB23, SB26, SB30, SB39, SB45, SB46, SB50, SB51, SB55, SB69, SB71, SB73, SB84, SB85, SB89, SB96, SB98, SB101, SB110, SB148, SB150, SB160, SB164, SB303, SB340, HB28, HB36, HB50, HB52, HB56, HB62, HB68, HB92, HB110, HB117, HB119, HB124, HB140, HB147, HB160, HB171, HB174, HB182, HB193, HB196, HB198, HB203, HB228, HB234, HB237, HB260, HB268, HB271, HB285, HB289, HB316, HB351, HB393, HB400, HB413, HB446, HB469, HB486, HB534, HB551, HB552, HB574, HB576, HB634, HB649, HB677, HB735, HB739, HB779, HB784, HB796, HB807, HB842, HB850, HB919, HB474, HB487, HB503, HB606, HB633, HB707, HB720, HB728, HB733, HB846, HB852, HB856, HB868, HB875, HB129, HB130, HB287, HB489, HB545, HB553, HB555, HB570, HB854, HB952, HB221, HB148, HB331, HB149, HB901

Keywords: HR 46, House Resolution 46, water well drillers, water wells, well drilling, driller licensure, licensing requirements, Department of Conservation and Energy, R.S. 38:3098.1, LAC 46.LXXXIX.507, professional references, two years drilling experience, workforce development, barriers to entry, water infrastructure, natural resources, groundwater, public health, state water resources, occupational licensing