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• for a substantial increase, not to for a substantial increase, not to mention<00:53:21.280><c> you're
• </c> the requested increase. the requested increase.
• </c><01:26:38.560><c> in</c> participate reflecting the increase in participate reflecting the increase
• Thanks to your support, better wages.
• </c> capacity to support increasing needs. capacity to support increasing needs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• With minimum wage going up, workforce costs going up, it’s extremely difficult.
• And just the Mercer study in 2023 said that if we’re to pay minimum wage, we really need about a $30
• “We’re to pay minimum wage, we really need about $30 million more from the State General Fund, which
• I hope that we can all agree that caregiving should not be a minimum wage job.
• Four years without increase is not sustainable. We must care for those who are caring for others.

Bills: HB2048, HB2189, HB2248, HB2403, HB2728, HB2729, HB2730, HB2731, HB2906, HCR2058

Keywords: orders of protection, domestic violence, court procedures, legal guardian, enforcement, healthcare, licensed health aides, scope of practice, ventilator care, training standards, medical freedom, healthcare mandates, employment requirements, public health, government regulation, elderly, physical disabilities, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, home and community based services, funding increase

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• number increased to 123.
• You would see that between 2024 and 2025 that increase reflects 59.74% increase in the overall number
• And from 2023 to 2025, the increase from 24 to 123, that's a five-fold increase or 412.5% increase in
• that number increased reporting period that number increased to<00:57:07.119><c> 123.
• um reflects 59.74% that increase um reflects 59.74% increase<00:57:19.280><c> in</c><00:57:19.520><c>

Bills: HF3707, HF3732, HF2581, HF3731

Keywords: unemployment insurance, judicial officials, paid leave, economic development, worker protections, workforce development, unemployment benefits, youth training, grants, job creation, grant funding, revolving loan, underserved communities, disadvantaged groups, electrical licensing, installation, Class A installer, regulations, labor and industry, 1183

Summary: The committee first adopted the minutes from February 26 and then heard House File 2581, authored by Representative Frazier, which sought $1 million for Fortis Capital, a nonprofit economic development lender. Frazier and Fortis CEO Brian Smith described Fortis as a gap-financing lender that helps underserved entrepreneurs who cannot meet traditional bank underwriting standards. They said the organization has made 37 loans totaling more than $4 million since 2021, leveraged another $29.5 million, and created 314 jobs. Smith said Fortis typically charges around 6.5% interest, has had two defaults, and uses a revolving loan fund model that recycles repayments; members discussed how the proposal fits with other state economic development programs and whether Fortis should instead be part of a competitive grant process. The chair laid HF 2581 over for possible inclusion in a budget bill. The committee then heard House File 3707, brought by Representative Berg, which would extend confidentiality protections to unemployment insurance and paid leave judges and related staff by adding them to the definition of judges for purposes of protecting personal information. Berg and testifiers from the Department of Economic Development and MAPE said the bill responds to harassment and safety concerns, including threats, doxxing, and an attack near an office, and is intended to protect people making sensitive determinations. MAPE supported the bill as an update to existing protections for similar workers. Members raised concerns that the bill’s language was too broad, especially the reference to the paid leave division, and questioned whether it should cover only judges or also call-center and other staff. Department and committee members agreed the language likely needed narrowing and discussed possible amendments and whether to move the bill to Judiciary and then revisit it. No final vote was taken on HF 3707 during the discussion, and the bill remained under consideration for further language work.

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• </c><00:10:14.480><c> in</c> year 26 and is a permanent increase in year 26 and is a permanent increase
• So this is an ongoing aid increase.
• They did receive 1.03 programs increase.
• </c><00:58:00.319><c> to</c> legislation asking for an increase to legislation asking for an increase
• We heard someone say living wage, right?

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• Wages are health insurance.” Not everyone takes the insurance, but everyone takes the wages.
• The last renewal we had in my wages.
• ><c> our</c> expected costs plus more to increase our expected costs plus more to increase our reserve
• :10:01.600><c> with</c><00:10:01.760><c> the</c> increased bargaining power with the increased bargaining
• </c><00:19:04.000><c> in</c> increase the levy to cover increases in increase the levy to cover increases

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: HF2393, HF2052, HF2218, HF2307, HF2003, HF2366, HSB725, HF2078, HSB554, HSB676, HSB717, HF2270, HSB718, HF2306, HSB746, HF332, HF460, HSB680, HF2051, HSB677, HF2187, HSB719, HF2123, HF2451, HF621, HSB608, HSB683, HSB735

Keywords: education savings account, general fund, school districts, funding flexibility, teacher salary, professional development, preschool, education, community-based providers, instruction, school district agreements, special education, classroom cameras, video surveillance, school safety, student privacy, FERPA, Iowa school districts, charter schools, innovation zone schools

Summary: The provided text contains only brief expressions of thanks and does not include any legislative committee or floor meeting content. No bills, topics, testimony, motions, votes, or actions are mentioned. As a result, there is no substantive meeting transcript to summarize.

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• Thanks to QWOP, we launched a wage claim clinic last year that did not only help file wage complaints
• That's the increased tax? I thought the increased tax was $23, or is it...
• Total for... the total tax increase is what for the payroll? $63 per employee per year.
• And yet we sit here today with a tax increase more money.
• The employer assessment has increased approximately $800 million in the last 10 years.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• And what is their massive tax increase for? And what is their massive tax increase for?
• How do we meet those triggers, if not through increased sales tax and increased taxation on services?
• their living wages.
• their wages.
• their wages.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• At the same time, this bill was estimated to increase premiums by $28 million.
• And so I will consider what you're saying and how else we can reach that increase the 16%.
• Other union workers I talked to are making a minimum wage.
• And something that happens a lot: there's no stability with their wages and hours.
• Twenty-nine years, still making minimum wage, $16.90 in San Rafael.

Summary: The Assembly Health Committee heard several bills focused on mental health access, preventive care, health care costs, detention oversight, and daylight saving time. SB 989 would streamline Care Court referrals by allowing first responders to ask county behavioral health agencies to review and file petitions; supporters, especially firefighters and families, said the current process is too burdensome, while Disability Rights California and other opponents argued Care Court is coercive and unproven. SB 1089, as amended, would direct CalRx/HHS to help distribute GLP-1 medications more broadly and more affordably; the author described her own experience with the drugs, and the bill drew support from medical and life sciences groups with no opposition. SB 1309 would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for medically appropriate lung cancer screening follow-up care; cancer advocates and survivors strongly supported it, while health plans and insurers opposed it as costly and said the bigger problem is low initial screening rates. The committee also heard SB 1284, which would require DHCS to report large employers whose workers are enrolled in Medi-Cal and estimate taxpayer costs, framed by supporters as a transparency measure about corporate reliance on public coverage. SCR 7, urging permanent standard time for health reasons, passed with support from medical groups and no opposition. SB 995, the Masuma Khan Justice Act, would create statewide inspection and enforcement standards for large involuntary residential facilities, including private immigration detention centers and certain youth facilities; supporters cited unsafe and inhumane conditions, while county probation officials objected to duplicative oversight for secure youth treatment facilities. The committee took votes on each measure, and the bills and resolution advanced, with SB 1309 and SB 1284 moving on amended and the others also reported out; the consent calendar was approved as well.

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• </c> minimum wage? minimum wage?
• And this is like a huge wage theft if you ask me. We're supposedly against wage theft.
• And this is like a huge wage theft if you ask me. We're supposedly against wage theft.
• And this is like a huge wage theft if you ask me. We're supposedly against wage theft.
• against wage theft. Think about if you against wage theft.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Increase.
• This is an ongoing aid increase.
• Line 16 shows the Minnesota math program increase, so they are receiving an increase of $1 million in
• Increase.
• Because of her tenure, she's finally making a living wage.

Bills: HF1388

Keywords: BARR Center, Building Assets, Reducing Risks, education finance, school funding, grant appropriation, evidence-based program, student achievement, social and emotional learning, school climate, teacher effectiveness, high school graduation, students in poverty, students of color, BIPOC, equity in education, Minnesota Department of Education, urban schools, suburban schools, rural schools, school coaching

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• We focus first and foremost on school safety, then also on increased student achievement and increased
• will be, has increased and will reach the $15 max next year?
• to prepare for the minimum wage going up.
• Okay, regarding the minimum wage question, would the increase in minimum wage reflect or lose those families
• So are we essentially, if we don't move with the times with the increase in minimum wage, will we see

Summary: The Pre-K through 12 Budget Subcommittee held its first interim meeting, took roll, and established a quorum. Members introduced themselves, many noting backgrounds in education, school boards, local government, or parenting, and Chair Jenna Persons-Mulicka outlined the committee’s goal of building the fiscal year 2025-26 Pre-K-12 budget. She also reviewed the fiscal year 2024-25 education budget, noting that the Pre-K-12 portion totals about $21 billion, with the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as the largest driver, along with major funding for VPK, school readiness, and school recognition. She explained that federal COVID relief funds have ended and that recent school choice legislation has affected budget structure. Commissioner Manny Diaz and department leaders then gave overviews of their divisions. Diaz highlighted Florida’s education rankings, record graduation rate, progress monitoring, expanded school choice participation, charter school growth, and teacher salary investments, while emphasizing a focus on literacy, math, and early learning. Carrie Miller described the Division of Early Learning’s school readiness and VPK programs, their funding, eligibility, accountability systems, and the importance of kindergarten readiness. Paul Burns outlined the Division of Public Schools’ work on educator quality, literacy, standards, certification, family outreach, federal programs, and school improvement. Suzanne Pridgen reviewed finance and operations functions, including budget management, FEFP calculations, grants, procurement, transportation, and emergency management. Adam Emerson described parental choice programs, including scholarships, charter schools, schools of hope, virtual education, and home education. Darren Norris detailed the Office of Safe Schools’ responsibilities for risk assessments, compliance inspections, threat management, grants, and training created after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas tragedy. Members asked questions about several issues, including whether the Safe Schools office recommends changes to the school safety grant distribution formula, whether early learning eligibility should shift from federal poverty level to state median income, how scholarship payments are verified to avoid funding students who return to public school, and whether daily attendance systems could improve funding accuracy. Other questions addressed hurricane-related survey disruptions, VPK provider reimbursement rates and instructional hours, teacher salary increases, school start time costs, and how voucher schools handle IEP accommodations. Department officials generally said some issues remain under review, supported moving school readiness eligibility to SMI, noted that scholarship and enrollment data are cross-checked and adjusted when needed, and said progress monitoring now helps schools support mobile students. On school safety, officials said exemptions are allowed in statute for some items but not for classroom doors, and that district-specific conditions matter. No votes were taken and no formal actions were reported beyond receiving presentations and discussion.

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• taxable wages, local vendor spending, and broader ancillary economic activity.
• We’ve lost more than 4,400 jobs, more than $507 million in wages.
• We’ve lost more than 4,400 jobs, more than $507 million in wages.
• We've lost more than 4,400 jobs, more than $507 million in wages.
• We've lost more than 4,400 jobs, more than $507 million in wages.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Revenue and Taxation heard several bills, most of them referred to the suspense file because of their fiscal impact. AB 2465 and AB 1675 would deny state grants, loans, tax credits, or other benefits to companies doing business with ICE or related immigration-enforcement agencies; both drew strong support from immigrant-rights, labor, and community groups, and opposition from CalChamber and industry groups that argued the bills were overly broad and could affect unrelated federal contracts. AB 1633 would impose a 50% gross receipts tax on for-profit private immigration detention facilities, with supporters saying it would hold companies accountable for dangerous conditions and opponents warning it was punitive and could disrupt detention operations. The committee also heard AB 2089, which would streamline the welfare property tax exemption process for affordable housing, and AB 2250, a cleanup bill to clarify hemp enforcement laws; both were supported by affected industry and advocacy groups, while county assessors and tax collectors opposed AB 2089 unless amended over workload and implementation concerns. AB 2172, which would allow counties to use a single-member assessment appeals commissioner for complex property tax appeals, was the only bill taken up for a vote during the meeting. Supporters, including Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang, said the change would reduce a large backlog and speed resolution of appeals; the committee adopted amendments and passed the bill 4-0 to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 2319, creating a proposed post-production tax credit to keep film and television post-production work in California, with support from labor and industry representatives who said jobs and spending were leaving the state; the author said the bill still needed work on labor standards and the annual credit cap. Finally, AB 2403 was presented to create a commercial production tax credit to keep commercial shoots in California. The author and supporters said commercial production has declined sharply in the state and that other states are winning work through targeted incentives, while labor-backed witnesses argued the bill would protect middle-class jobs and local spending. The transcript ends during the presentation of AB 2403, before any vote or final action on that measure.

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• But the courts have the power to garnish wages.
• But the courts have the power to garnish wages.
• But the courts have the power to garnish wages.
• We're also facing increased costs for every... to utilize these credits to increase donations so that
• We’re also facing increased costs for everything.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 994, which would extend taxpayer protection from penalties and interest when a taxpayer claims a tax credit that has reached its cap and then receives a Department of Revenue notice for underpayment. Senator Henderson said the bill mirrors existing language for the Champion for Children tax credit, would require payment within 60 days to avoid penalties and interest, and includes technical fixes for the beginning farmer tax credit and school-district reporting. The bill drew support from Missouri Soybean, Feeding Missouri, Missouri Farm Bureau, and Missouri Corn Growers, while the State Public Advocate initially objected to tax credits generally but said he would support the bill once he understood it did not create a new credit. No vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 1743, which would bar courts from depriving individuals of property for failure to pay property taxes, with the sponsor arguing that tax sales disproportionately harm low-income and elderly homeowners. Members raised concerns about weakening tax collection and the impact on local taxing districts, while the sponsor said liens and wage garnishment would still be available and that the bill was aimed at protecting homeownership. The Missouri County Collector’s Association opposed the bill, saying tax sales are rare, payment plans are common, and redemption periods already provide protection. The bill was left at hearing with no action. House Bill 2461, presented with nearly identical companion language from another member, would extend and expand Missouri’s donated food tax credit through 2032, raise the cap for food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters, and create a separate bucket for food banks. Sponsors and Feeding Missouri said the credit is expiring, demand for food assistance is high, and food banks need access to the program to leverage corporate donations; they also discussed a possible amendment to preserve eligibility if the individual income tax is eliminated. The State Public Advocate opposed the bill as another tax credit cost, but the Department of Revenue said the bill would streamline administration and had no fiscal impact. The committee also heard House Bill 3405, which would reclassify the SALT parity pass-through entity provision as a deduction rather than a tax credit for reporting purposes; the sponsor and Department of Revenue said this would improve clarity and reduce administrative burden without changing revenue, and business groups supported it. No votes were taken on any of the bills.

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• The credit goes as earnings increase up to a maximum threshold, which encourages work and higher wages
• The credit goes as earnings increase up to a maximum threshold, The credit goes as earnings increase
• So a great increase. Absolutely. Thank you, Madam Chair. Representative Herndon.
• It's $138 million in FY27, and it increases obviously. It's quite large.
• It's $138 million in FY27, and it increases obviously based on participation.

Keywords: 996, all

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• We've reduced that from $19 an hour to the federal minimum wage, saving the state significant resources
• And we should depart from that and at least pay folks the federal minimum wage who are fighting to save
• Unfortunately it just provides federal minimum wage, a wage that hasn't been raised in well over a decade
• visiting the sites and seeing all the other men out there and women that there the rates would be Increased

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Recommendations include funding the agency at $673 million, which is an increase of $1.2 million, increased
• And some of the cost increases.
• However, while the transportation program has increased... increased by 300%, our FTE cap is down about
• So TxDOT has increased the annual project award.
• Our center... payroll has increased 35% post-COVID wages, I'm sorry, pre-COVID wages. changes. us to

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• All of these are assumed and make up most of the revenue increases.
• supplies, and increased resident acuity.
• Providers have already implemented 2026 wage increases, many through collective bargaining based on funding
• Thank you for the budget increase.
• So this would eliminate more access to substance use treatment, increase street medicine outreach, increase

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on the Senate operating budget proposal, beginning with a staff briefing from James Kettle. He described the budget as built on relatively flat revenue after multiple forecast updates, with substantial mandatory cost growth, especially in Health Care Authority, DSHS, and DCYF. He highlighted major policy-level additions and savings, including large tort liability costs, continued support for long-term services, reductions tied to child care and K-12 items, several assumed revenue bills, and major transfers from reserves and other accounts. Kettle also noted the four-year outlook remained positive overall, with about $1 billion ending fund balance in the final year and roughly $3 billion in total reserves. A committee member asked about a diagram showing the loss of federal funds, and staff said they would follow up. Public testimony then focused first on K-12 education, where school leaders, teachers, OSPI, PTA, and rural district representatives largely opposed the proposed cuts to local effort assistance, transition to kindergarten, bus depreciation, and related school funding items. Many argued the reductions would disproportionately harm rural and property-poor districts and weaken early learning access, while several students and educators spoke in favor of career and technical education and IT Academy funding. The committee also heard support for wildfire prevention funding from the Commissioner of Public Lands, who thanked the Senate for restoring those dollars but raised concerns about recreation program reductions. Higher education testimony was mixed but generally supportive of the Senate proposal compared with the governor’s budget. Community and technical college leaders warned that the budget still shifts compensation costs to tuition and reduces Running Start funding, while university representatives from Western, Eastern, Central, WSU, and UW thanked the committee for avoiding deeper cuts. Private vocational college students and administrators urged extension of Washington College Grant eligibility for students already enrolled, and others asked to preserve IT Academy and related certification funding. In early learning, child care and advocacy groups praised the decision not to cap Working Connections Child Care but warned that child care and transition to kindergarten still bear a disproportionate share of cuts; they also requested continued support for Dolly Parton Imagination Library and Pierce County early childhood programs, including Family Connects. The hearing continued with testimony on employee compensation, mental health, and human services. State employee and retiree groups supported the budget’s COLA and wildfire funding but objected to cuts in retiree health benefits. Behavioral health and public safety advocates supported mentoring, Trueblood-related funding, crisis stabilization, and the Recovery Navigator Program, while others opposed reductions to those programs and to community-based recovery services. In human services, witnesses thanked the committee for funding victim services, child welfare supports, health homes, adult day care, community health centers, energy assistance, and disability services, while urging the committee to avoid further reductions to skilled nursing, case management, and recovery navigation. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Members, we fully fund the nursing homes for the workforce standards increases for the wages.
• increases.
• We want to make sure that the money that's being spent in this area is actually going to wage increases
• So please, cut our wage.
• We've been making minimum wage forever and not today's minimum wage—a minimum wage from the '70s.

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• All of these are assumed and make up most of the revenue increases.
• supplies, and increased resident acuity.
• Providers have already implemented 2026 wage increases, many through collective bargaining based on funding
• Thank you for the budget increase.
• So this would eliminate more access to substance use, more increased street medicine outreach, increased

Bills: SB5998

Keywords: fiscal appropriations, budget, state funding, financial management, operating expenses, 904, all