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• on the research that comes out depends on the research that comes out of<00:23:20.080><c> the</c><00
• We've been able to move our dependence on these other revenue sources from 48% of the total in 1990 to
• </c> The process actually is dependent on the input of many different people.
• How those departments are involved in the budget process depends upon the leader of that unit and how
• Some are much more dependent on tuition; you look at the College of Liberal Arts, the Duluth campus,

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Julia Hannigan, policy director with Dependency Legal Services, in support.
• So depending on what it was, you know, if there's, and it's based on what the current fear or safety
• and responsibilities so we can protect ourselves, the children in our care, and the families who depend
• And I refuse to let it fail the children who depend on us. So I urge you to support AB 1981.
• But we can no longer depend on federal funding and support to continue this work.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• I think your rights don't depend on your zip code.
• I think your rights don't depend on your zip code.
• This bill risks replacing that with a fragmented system where a child's services depend on their zip
• This bill risks replacing that with a fragmented system where a child's services depend on their zip
• But I think that vote would largely be dependent on the school district's ability to meet the needs of

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• These activities would happen across fiscal year 2026-27, with specific dates and times dependent on
• As I was earlier referencing in my testimony, it would be about 24 months, we estimate, depending on.
• .. ...was earlier referencing in my testimony, it would be about 24 months, we estimate, depending on
• , I don't think none of our rates are really the way we need them to be, but some are even worse depending
• I'm here on behalf of CCPU, our providers, and the families who depend on us.

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• if the taxpayer agrees to swap donations with another taxpayer to benefit either taxpayer's own dependent
• on the subtractions that taxpayers can take, depending on the action the legislature takes.
• Okay, but those forms could be changed depending on what the legislature and/or governor agreed to?
• The extent to which there will be amended returns and administrative costs depends on the same.
• The extent to which there will be amended returns and administrative costs depends on the scale of how

Bills: SB1042, SB1043, SB1044, SB1135, SB1136, SB1142, SB1180, SB1221, SB1252, SB1254, SCR1003

Keywords: public funds, virtual currency, bitcoin, investment, Arizona Strategic Digital Asset Reserve Act, state treasurer, retirement system, state payments, cryptocurrency, Arizona law, payment methods, government transactions, property tax, tax exemption, Arizona Revised Statutes, digital currency, workers' compensation, death benefits, burial costs, spousal compensation

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• But there are great federal programs at times of disaster that we depend heavily on, so we certainly
• Ten would put her in good position, depending on the vendor she picks, to move quickly.
• There's a perceived and then there's a real, depending on the product that you're buying.
• And we also have a lot of critical schools in the Acadiana area that depended on the voucher.
• And we also have a lot of critical schools in the Acadiana area that depended on the voucher.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up the fiscal status statement, certification of the state surplus, and the five-year baseline budget. Officials from the Office of Planning and Budget and the Division of Administration said the January fiscal status statement had no changes, and the commissioner certified a surplus of $577,073,871. They also reviewed the baseline outlook, noting projected imbalances in later years driven by declining revenue, including the redirection of motor vehicle sales tax, and rising costs such as inflation and Medicaid-related expenses. The fiscal status statement was approved without objection. The governor’s executive budget was then presented as a third consecutive standstill budget, with administration officials emphasizing efficiency savings, no reduction in services, and no reduction in state workforce. They said the budget relies on prior savings efforts and incorporates agency-level cuts and reorganization, while also addressing higher costs in corrections, DCFS, and health care. Major items highlighted included funding for LA GATOR, the high-impact jobs program, DCFS modernization, corrections population and overtime needs, nursing home and managed care adjustments at LDH, and additional support for the MJ Foster Scholarship Program. Members asked about the impact of inflation, the use of federal versus state funds, the future of voucher and GATOR funding, and whether more support should go to DCFS and the Hero Fund. The committee also received the calculation of the FY27 expenditure limit, set at $20.1 billion, and the annual comprehensive financial report for FY2025, which received a clean audit opinion. Members approved a BA-7 increasing federal funds for an executive office transportation grant, approved additions to the Act 751 higher education deferred maintenance project list and a Baton Rouge Community College project combination, and approved contract amendments for CPRA with Coastal Estuary Services and Access Sciences. The committee also corrected a legislative intent item naming the New Orleans Recreational Development Foundation. Finally, the judiciary presented a weighted caseload study for district and appellate courts, explaining it as an updated tool to assess judicial workload and potential judgeship needs; members discussed its limits, the role of specialty courts and commissioners, and the need for further legislative-judicial collaboration before any changes are made.

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• So we are working on trying to get uptake higher, and that'll depend on Taxpayer activity.
• Chairman, And every $107 million equals about a 1% increase or decrease, depending on the way it goes
• So I guess one way to think about it is, because it's dependent on price.
• For that matter, other funds may or may not, depending, be available to you all, whether or not they
• Each program has a different completion timeline depending on family need and interest.

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• of that farm passed away tomorrow, the value of that estate would be $5 million to $6.5 million, depending
• > on</c><00:07:52.199><c> your</c><00:07:52.400><c> per</c><00:07:52.599><c> acre</c> million um depending
• on your per acre million um depending on your per acre price<00:07:54.520><c> uh</c><00:07:54.639><c
• I might have land that does equal money depending upon if I sell it, but that doesn't mean that I have
• upon if I sell equal money depending upon if I sell it<00:25:51.640><c> but</c><00:25:51.760><c> that

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We increased the existing child dependent tax credit, and this saved Hawaii families about $88 million
• We increased the existing child dependent tax credit, and this saved Hawaii families about $88 million
• It reduces taxes from between 10% to 71% for working families, depending on household income.
• tax credit and existing child dependent tax credit and this<00:19:01.000><c> saved</c><00:19:01.520>
• on household income Families depending on household income it<00:19:44.679><c> moves</c><00:19:44.919

Keywords: House Agenda:, 910, house, all

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• </c><00:14:13.960><c> on</c> we'll be like other people and depend on we'll be like other people and
• depend on the<00:14:14.160><c> state</c><00:14:14.640><c> Medicaid</c><00:14:15.200><c> to</c><00:14:
• </c><00:15:21.720><c> on</c><00:15:22.520><c> medical</c> end up becoming dependent on medical end up
• </c><00:18:17.880><c> Or</c> um dependent on medical assistance.
• Or um dependent on medical assistance.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> higher education Partners is dependent higher education Partners is dependent on<00:13:52.600><c
• </c><00:26:56.399><c> not</c> and your and your trajectory depend not and your and your trajectory depend
• So that is the differentials between dependent and independent, with dependent it also reverts the deadline
• </c> the differentials between dependent the differentials between dependent independent<01:20:22.920
• dependent dependent it<01:20:26.000><c> also</c><01:20:26.480><c> reverts</c><01:20:27.040><c> the</

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Um, so that happens, um, again, dozens of times every single week, and it just depends.
• Um, so that happens, um, again, dozens of times every single week, and it just depends.
• Um, so that happens, um, again, dozens of times every single week, and it just depends.
• I'm just thinking about, depending on the crop, since there's sometimes in agriculture, I feel like we
• I'm just thinking about, depending on the crop, since there's sometimes in agriculture, I feel like we

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• So it depends on the school, and you can, of course, add to this, Brandon, but I think that it depends
• So depending—like San Diego State actually has a third-party organization where, you know, if you want
• Would it be fair to say, too, I think it just depends on the school whether or not they even have a liaison
• It kind of depends on the school. Definitely depends on the school.
• couple of months, they would get a return that would equal around 400% of what the investment was, depending

Summary: The committee held an informational hearing on name, image, and likeness (NIL) and financial literacy for student athletes, with members framing California as a national leader on NIL but emphasizing the need for stronger protections and more consistent education. The chair and witnesses discussed how NIL opportunities now include both third-party endorsement deals and school revenue-sharing arrangements, and how the current landscape varies widely by institution, leaving athletes with a patchwork of rules and support. Several witnesses argued that student athletes, especially younger ones and those from low-income or first-generation backgrounds, are vulnerable to predatory contracts, tax problems, and pressure from family, agents, or lenders. The first panel featured Tyree Dillingham and Brandon Copeland, who called for standardized financial literacy, better guardrails against predatory NIL advances, and a player-led association or similar collective voice for athletes. They described examples of athletes not understanding paychecks, taxes, or contract terms, and warned that some schools and collectives blur the line between education and marketing. Copeland also argued that college athletics now functions like a professional business and that athletes need representation and a standard contract structure to protect them. The second panel focused on lived experience, including testimony from attorney Anthony Coronae and student athlete Mikey Williams. Coronae described reviewing a contract that he said functioned like a predatory loan disguised as marketing support, with the company taking exclusive rights to Williams’ NIL and requiring repayment far beyond the advance. Williams testified that he signed without a lawyer, later lost endorsements, scholarship, and housing stability, and only later learned the contract’s consequences. He said a required financial literacy course at Sacramento State helped him begin to understand budgeting, taxes, and contracts, and he urged the legislature to require legal review or stronger safeguards for athletes. The third panel, from San Diego State University, highlighted a more structured institutional model. Athletic director Brendan Hill described a mandatory four-year life-skills program that includes financial literacy, resume workshops, internships, and branding education, while student athlete Sloan Benchoff said the program helped her manage money and prepare for post-college life. Witnesses agreed that support is uneven across schools, that some agents and lenders are exploiting athletes, and that California should consider standardized financial education and agent regulation while also being careful not to create rules that unintentionally restrict athlete rights. No formal vote or bill action was taken at the hearing.

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• So it varies just depending on the school.
• So some of the issue here is that... ...varies just depending on the school.
• I'm assuming that it would depend on each individual school district and what they're receiving.
• It depends on what part of the challenge that they would be in, I'm assuming.
• I'm going to call it military-dependent school choice, because I don't know how else to describe it.

Bills: HB1937, HB2153, HB3674, HB2978, HB3885, HB3671, HB3261, HB3021, HB3029, HB4274, HB3701, HB3076

Keywords: HB1937, Oklahoma schools, student communications, electronic communication, digital communication, parent notification, legal guardian, school personnel, teachers, coaches, administrators, charter schools, public schools, administrative leave, corroborated report, investigation, employee file, discipline, termination, school board

Summary: The Senate Education Committee first considered a series of executive nominations, including Brian Bobeck to the State Board of Education, Jonathan Daniels to the Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools, Cody Swanee to OETA, Randy Squires to the Western Oklahoma State College Board of Regents, Dwight Spencer to the Carl Albert State College Board of Regents, V. Lee to the Oklahoma Arts Council, Adisha Chapman to the Murray State College Board of Regents, Trevor Pemberton to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, Jennifer Carlson and Melissa Yvonne to the Commission for Educational Quality and Accountability, Kevin Gross to the Tulsa Community College Board of Regents, and Barbara Myers to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Most nominees briefly described their backgrounds and reasons for serving, and the committee approved each nomination, with votes ranging from 8-1 to 10-0, sending them on to the full Senate or floor as applicable. The committee then took up several education bills. House Bill 1937, dealing with the Communications with Students Act, was amended to require corroborated evidence before immediate suspension and to narrow the definition of student; it passed 9-0. House Bill 2153, which would subject OSSAA meetings and hearings to the Open Meetings Act and repeal the statutory one-year sit-out rule for transfers, drew questions about recruitment and FERPA but passed 7-3. House Bill 3674, requiring school resource officer training on sexual assault and violence, annual continuing education, mandatory reporting, and closure of contractor loopholes, passed 9-0. House Bill 3885, setting a graduated discipline framework for third through fifth graders, prompted debate over classroom safety and student rights and passed 9-1. House Bill 3671, allowing a receiving district to accept a transferring teacher’s career status, passed 10-0. House Bill 3261, assigning employee numbers to school support staff such as coaches and bus drivers for tracking across districts, passed 10-0. Several other bills generated more extensive discussion. House Bill 2978, which would impose annual library audits, public online catalogs, a formal challenge process, and funding penalties for noncompliance, faced repeated questions about how it differed from existing policy and who could challenge materials; it failed 4-5. House Bill 3021, revising graduation requirements and preserving flexibility for applied math/science and local course approval while removing some language requirements, passed 8-2. House Bill 3029, requiring the Department of Education to develop a four-year plan, passed 9-1. House Bill 4274, expanding school choice options for military-dependent students living on base, passed 10-0. The committee also began consideration of House Bill 3076, which would clarify alternative teacher certification provider definitions and OEQA oversight, but the transcript cuts off before a final vote is shown.

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• Currently, right now, there are a certain amount of slots available depending on the age a provider can
• Importantly, implementation is entirely optional and dependent on local capacity.
• This bill ensures that when a juvenile court in a dependency case already orders a parent or guardian
• Dependency courts are tasked with making some of the most consequential determinations in our system:
• Dependency courts are being asked to make reunification decisions.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• on their disability and depending on their needs, those placement tests are just going to continue to
• </c><00:26:45.800><c> on</c><00:26:45.880><c> their</c> someone knows, depending on their someone knows
• , depending on their disability<00:26:46.760><c> and</c><00:26:46.880><c> depending</c><00:26:47.280>
• <c> on</c><00:26:47.360><c> their</c><00:26:47.520><c> needs,</c> disability and depending on their needs
• , disability and depending on their needs, those<00:26:48.360><c> placement</c><00:26:48.720><c> tests

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The homeless prevention and rapid rehousing programs are actually the same program; it just depends on
• I don't have the exact numbers, but I could say, you know, comfortably anywhere, depending upon where
• I don't have the exact numbers, but I could say, you know, comfortably anywhere, depending upon where
• And so that project's success will depend on that project at this time.
• We'll be in this slide deck, and at a future time, depending upon the outcome, I'm happy to dig into

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met as the Regulatory Division of the budget section and received updates on several Industrial Commission-related agencies and programs. Legislative Council first reviewed base budget materials, then the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency reported on its current appropriation and staffing, noting that its new FTEs were being filled gradually and that it remained largely funded through special and federal funds. Agency leaders described homeownership lending, loan servicing, and housing incentive fund activity, including below-market mortgage rates, down payment assistance, and a growing servicing portfolio that has increased workload but not yet required additional FTEs. Housing Finance also detailed use of the Housing Incentive Fund and homeless grant dollars. Officials said the multifamily HIF round drew more than $73 million in requests and awarded $25 million, while the single-family program supported rural development and community land trusts. Homeless grant funding was split between emergency shelter, prevention, and rapid rehousing, with performance-based scoring used to renew or reallocate awards. Members discussed housing affordability, aging households, rental assistance, and the need to coordinate housing and site-preparation messaging with Commerce. The agency asked that HIF, single-family, and homeless funding be maintained or increased in the next session. The Department of Mineral Resources then presented its budget and operations update. Staff said the agency was on track financially, had filled most of its new reclamation FTEs, and was not expecting major litigation costs beyond normal late-biennium invoices. The director reviewed agency initiatives including Project North Star IT modernization, organizational restructuring, succession planning, rulemaking, and implementation of the development incentive well tax program and critical minerals rules. He also discussed oil and gas activity, explaining that longer laterals, especially three- and four-mile wells and the first five-mile spacing case, are helping keep production relatively flat even as rig counts ease. Members asked about gas capture, hedging, break-even prices, and the effects of Iran and Venezuela on oil markets. The committee also heard about enhanced oil recovery grants and the Pipeline Authority. The EOR program’s $25 million appropriation was fully allocated to six projects, with total awards reaching about $45.1 million when other fund balances were included, subject to a possible 5% reduction if federal DOE money does not materialize. Officials said the projects are public, reimbursement-based, and will produce results over the next several years. Finally, the Pipeline Authority outlined natural gas transmission projects, including the imminent Bakken Express line and the proposed Bakken East project, which WBI was selected to advance after an Industrial Commission RFI process. The project is moving through open season, survey permission, and regulatory work, with in-service dates projected for 2029 and 2030.

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• A successful season depends on avoiding frost, disease pressure, Was involved risk.
• A successful season depends on avoiding frost, disease pressure, extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and a
• I'm from Over the Hill, Sonoma, a wine grower dependent on a winery to purchase my grapes.
• California depends on them.
• That make this industry what it is, that California depends on them and they can depend on California

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on California’s wine industry held its first meeting at Napa Valley College, with opening remarks from Chair Senator Christopher Cabaldon and Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry emphasizing the wine industry’s importance to California’s economy, communities, and tourism. The chair said the hearing was intended to gather information and ideas, not to take legislative action that day, and to prepare for future work on legislation, budget, and oversight. The first panel focused on research and trends, with experts from Sonoma State, UC Davis, and Terrain describing a major structural downturn: falling wine production and sales, rising costs, labor shortages, housing pressures, changing consumer habits, tariffs, and the loss of younger consumers. They argued the industry needs to shift toward new-customer acquisition, more accessible products and messaging, evidence-based business decisions, and greater investment in research, education, and innovation, including work on disease, climate stress, and health-related consumer questions. Committee members pressed the panel on whether the industry’s future depends on adaptation by existing producers or market-driven consolidation, and on how California can reduce regulatory burdens while maintaining standards. Witnesses said the state’s universities are a “superpower” but are underfunded for wine research, especially on the business and regulatory side, and they urged review of outdated rules, better data collection, and more efficient compliance systems. They also discussed trade competitiveness, especially with imports and the collapse of exports to Canada after tariffs, and raised the need for transitional support for vineyard removals and replanting. The chair and majority leader emphasized that regulations should be evaluated for effectiveness and that California should use its research capacity to improve both industry practices and regulatory implementation. A second panel included representatives from growers, the Wine Institute, and family winemakers. Michael Miller of the California Association of Wine Grape Growers described a severe grower crisis: grapes left unpicked, vineyards abandoned or removed, falling vineyard values, and a need for relief on regulatory costs, trade barriers, water policy, and vineyard removal expenses. Honor Comfort of the Wine Institute focused on consumer outreach, especially younger drinkers, and described the Share Wine Co-Lab, an open-access marketing platform with research, webinars, case studies, and office hours to help wineries better reach Gen Z and millennials. Jane Lisa Tamayo of Family Winemakers of California was present but her remarks were largely garbled in the transcript. Committee members again stressed the need for education, better messaging, and caution about simplistic policy fixes, while also noting the importance of Canada as an export market and the risks of tariffs. The final panel addressed tourism, farmworker impacts, and water regulation. Visit Napa Valley CEO Lindsay Gallagher said Napa’s tourism economy remains relatively strong but is feeling the same international headwinds as the wine sector, including reduced Canadian visitation; she said Napa is broadening its message beyond wine to cuisine, wellness, and outdoor experiences. Sonia DeLuca of the Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation said declining sales and rising costs are reducing hours, wages, and training opportunities for farmworkers, and urged targeted relief, removal of barriers to sales, wage-loss support, and continued bilingual workforce training. She also said Napa’s workforce-development model is ready to support technology adoption if legal changes allow more automation. Finally, State Water Board official Annalisa Kihar gave an update on the Winery General Order, explaining that it was created in 2021 to streamline and standardize wastewater permitting, with tiered requirements and exemptions for very small wineries; she said 56 wineries have enrolled and 122 are under review, and that the board is working with industry and regional agencies to improve compliance support and flexibility.

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• And so because we are dependent on local planners to populate the APRs, they're... far less prevalent
• And so because we are dependent on local planners to populate the APRs, they're And so, because we are
• I'd also say, going back to the first panel, this education, it appears to me, depending on the city,
• the developer, the nonprofit, or even for-profit, that it really depends on how invested they are in
• It depends on who's at the check counter, all of these things that could either speed up a project or

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It can be different depending on the person's license history, for example.
• say that not to create a division, but because leadership requires attention to communities that depend
• I'm speaking as someone who was and still is a business owner, whose livelihood depends on safety and
• I think that it really does depend on the type of vehicle.
• It really does depend on geographically where you're located.

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session focused on ignition interlock device compliance and broader traffic safety data. Traffic Safety Commission staff described a Yakima County pilot that provides enhanced probation supervision and support for DUI offenders, reporting that compliance with ignition interlock installation rose from roughly 16%–20% before the pilot to 41% among medium- and high-risk offenders, with barriers including cost, confusion about requirements, transportation access, and communication gaps. JLARC staff presented a statewide preliminary audit finding an overall 41% installation rate, with higher installation rates among higher-income drivers and limited use of financial assistance; JLARC recommended clearer goals for the assistance program and a formal coordination agreement between the Department of Licensing and State Patrol. State Patrol also reported on a Snohomish County outreach pilot that used troopers and door hangers to contact noncompliant drivers, found many were unaware of financial aid, and identified some drivers as physically unable to drive, without vehicles, or on warrant status. The committee then received a broader traffic safety update showing that serious injuries and fatalities rose sharply in recent years before declining somewhat in 2024; impaired-driving fatalities fell 15% from 2023 to 2024, while pedestrian fatalities remained near record highs. The Traffic Safety Commission also highlighted telematics-based research showing that targeted enforcement and visible patrols can reduce speeding, and that anonymized telematics data is being used to analyze speeding and distracted driving patterns statewide and at the corridor level. Members asked about privacy, enforcement methods, and how the data are used, and staff emphasized that the data are aggregate and opt-in through insurance or similar programs. After waiving five-day notice, the committee held a public hearing on Senate Joint Memorial 8016, which asks Congress and federal agencies to treat the Fairfax Bridge closure and replacement as an emergency and to expedite federal review and remove historic-register barriers. Supporters from Wilkeson, Carbonado, recreation groups, and nearby communities testified that the bridge closure has harmed tourism, emergency response, recreation access, and daily travel. The committee then heard Senate Bill 6230, which would require cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents in light of the federal penny phaseout; staff said the Department of Licensing fiscal note showed a $186,000 technology cost, and retail and food industry representatives supported the bill but requested amendments for permissive language, safe harbors, consumer protections, and local preemption. In executive session, staff briefed members on several bills and substitutes, including snowmobile registration fee increases, gender designation record confidentiality, salvaged title transfer streamlining, fish-barrier/utility relocation changes, emergency highway work thresholds, a Traffic Safety Commission public-health-authority proposal, special parking privilege renewal changes, parked vehicle registration enforcement, and oil tanker tug-escort requirements. No final votes or bill actions were recorded in the excerpt beyond the motion to waive notice and the completion of the public hearings.