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KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • And some of them were in pretty rough shape, too.
  • /c><00:47:18.480> were<00:47:18.720> in<00:47:18.880> pretty<00:47:19.119> rough
  • know, some of them were in pretty rough know, some of them were in pretty rough shape,<00:47:19.839
  • I don't think proportionately the utilization has shifted that much for in-person versus home delivered
Summary: The committee met on November 5, 2025, and first approved the minutes after a moment of silence for the UPS airport tragedy. The main presentation was from the Personnel Cabinet on the state health insurance plans and executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Officials said the health plan covers roughly 265,000 active members and up to about 300,000 across all benefit offerings, including school board employees, retirees, and other eligible groups. They described rising claims and expenditures, especially from high-cost claimants and pharmacy spending, and said recent premium and benefit changes were intended to balance costs while preserving recruitment and retention efforts. They also explained that employee premiums had not increased for several years, while employer contributions rose sharply in recent years, and projected a 10% employer increase and 3% employee increase going forward based on actuarial analysis. Committee members asked about deductibles, GLP-1 drug costs, claims validation, and the causes of cost growth; officials said the plan uses multiple payment-integrity vendors and that the increases reflect utilization, drug trends, and high-cost cases rather than a change in coverage. The committee also discussed executive branch salary schedule adjustments. Personnel and budget officials explained that when the legislature approves annual pay increases, the salary schedule is adjusted by the same percentage through executive order so the minimum and midpoint stay aligned with approved compensation levels. They said the 2025 adjustment was a 3% match effective September 16 and that the change was costless because salaries had already been increased. Members raised concerns about salary compression, noting that new hires can sometimes be paid near the level of long-serving employees. Officials said the adjustment helps prevent compression from worsening but does not solve it, and they acknowledged prior RFP efforts to address the issue were unsuccessful because no qualified bidder met the requirements. After the health plan and salary discussions, the committee began a presentation from the Cabinet for Health and Family Services on Kentucky’s senior meal program. Secretary Stack explained that the program is a federal-state-local partnership under the Older Americans Act, with area development districts helping deliver services. He outlined eligibility rules, noting that congregate meals at senior centers are available to people age 60 and older, with a spouse of any age allowed to join, and that home-delivered meals have additional homebound and assistance requirements. Members asked whether there was any means test for congregate meals, and the secretary said there is not; the only threshold is age for the center-based meals, while the home-delivered program has additional criteria.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Science, Technology and Energy (01/13/2026)

Science, Technology and Energy

Transcript Highlights:
  • If you were to do some rough calculations, it would be about $1 to $2 per month for a typical customer
  • If you were to do some<03:13:41.120> rough<03:13:41.439> calculations,<03:13:42.080>
  • it<03:13:42.319> would<03:13:42.399> be some rough calculations, it would be some
  • rough calculations, it would be about$1<03:13:43.200> to2<03:13:43.600> dollars<03:13:43.840
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Revenue Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am

Joint Committee on Revenue

Transcript Highlights:
  • To the extent transportation finance maintains roads and highways, the benefits are, to a rough degree
  • classifications without a constitutional amendment violate the... ...state constitution's uniformity and proportionality
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The hearing opened with remarks from the co-chairs explaining committee procedures, testimony limits, submission instructions, and the new deadlines for acting on House and Senate bills. The committee then heard testimony on several bills related to agriculture, land use, environment, housing, transportation, and taxation, with legislators often taken out of turn. No votes were taken during the hearing. The first major topic was H. 3206, a bill to allow fossil fuel-free 529 college savings plans to qualify for the state tax deduction if MEFA does not offer a comparable option. Representative Steve Owens said the bill would not force MEFA or Fidelity to change existing plans, but would create a definition for fossil fuel-free funds and extend the deduction to qualifying out-of-state plans. The committee also heard strong local testimony on a Belmont home-rule petition, H. 3970, to change tax treatment for the Belmont Country Club under Chapter 61B. Belmont residents and officials argued the private golf course receives an unfair tax break that shifts costs to other taxpayers, while Senator Brownsberger and Representative Rogers supported the measure as a way to help the town recover revenue. Committee members asked about town meeting support, the club’s lack of payment in lieu of taxes, and the size of the tax savings. The committee next heard testimony on a vehicle miles traveled tax proposal, S. 1925, from Senator Barrett and economists Gilbert Metcalf and Christopher Knittel. They argued that declining gas-tax revenue and rising fuel efficiency, especially with electric vehicles, require a more stable transportation funding source; they also said a VMT tax could be designed to be revenue-neutral and mildly progressive, though members raised concerns about administration, fairness, EV disincentives, and the possibility of annual tax shocks. The largest block of testimony focused on the Ahead Act, H. 3194/S. 1973, which would double the deed excise fee and dedicate the new revenue to affordable housing and climate adaptation. Supporters from MACDC, MAPC, FICC, Boston Climate Action Network, CLF, 350 Mass, CHAPA, and a tenant advocate said the bill could generate about $300 million annually for housing production, vouchers, weatherization, resilience, and environmental justice communities, and that it links two urgent crises with a stable funding stream. The committee also heard testimony on the Conservation Land Tax Credit bills, H. 3147/S. 2083, which would raise the annual cap on the credit from $2 million to $5 million for three years and then sunset back down. Conservation groups and a landowner said the program has conserved thousands of acres and that the higher cap would reduce delays and help meet state conservation goals. Finally, the committee took testimony on the Fairness for Farm Workers bills, S. 2011/H. 3107 and S. 2012, which would extend overtime, minimum wage, breaks, and paid time off protections to farm workers and include a refundable tax credit to help farmers offset overtime costs. Senator Gomez and advocates described the bills as overdue civil rights and public health measures, citing low wages, long hours, dangerous conditions, and the racial history behind farm labor exclusions. The hearing also included testimony on H. 3240, a bill to give municipalities a local option vacancy tax on chronically vacant shopping malls, with the sponsor arguing it would help towns address blight, encourage redevelopment, and potentially create housing and tax revenue.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Transportation (02/18/2025)

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • Yeah, we want to proportionately register our vehicles in towns and municipalities where we do business
  • Yeah, we want to proportionately register our vehicles in towns and municipalities where we do business
  • Yeah, we want to proportionately register our vehicles in towns and municipalities where we do business
  • Yeah, we want to proportionately register our vehicles in towns and municipalities where we do business
  • Yeah, we want to proportionately register our vehicles in towns and municipalities where we do business
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Thu Feb 26, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • function as development exactions and must comply with constitutional requirements of essential nexus and rough
  • proportionality as clarified by the recent U.S.
  • This bill protects non-luxury housing from price-increasing mandates while still allowing proportionate
  • increasing mandates while<01:25:25.360> still<01:25:25.600> allowing<01:25:26.239> proportionate
  • while still allowing proportionate while still allowing proportionate requirements<01:25:27.440>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 2592, which would clarify the powers of the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority regarding land use on Mauna Akea and related property transfers. The Department of Land and Natural Resources supported the rural property transfer but objected to language transferring conservation district use permits, saying CDUPs normally run with the land rather than being assigned to specific telescopes or observatories. The University of Hawaiʻi and the observatories generally supported the bill but urged clearer language, especially on the transfer of real property assets, related obligations and liabilities, and the inclusion of milestones for the transition. Office of Hawaiian Affairs supported the bill’s overall intent but warned that some language could be overbroad and might improperly waive future beneficiary claims. Several testifiers opposed the measure, arguing it ignored DHHL lands and beneficiary rights, while others supported it as a way to clarify the authority’s role. Members questioned DLNR about the practical effects of transferring CDUP responsibility, and the committee emphasized that the bill was narrowly focused on specific land. The committee then took up House Bill 2593, which would authorize the Mauna Stewardship and Oversight Authority to extend existing leases and subleases for up to 10 years. The authority explained that the bill does not itself extend any lease, but instead gives the authority discretion to initiate a transparent public process if extensions are needed. The University of Hawaiʻi supported the concept but said the timing of any extension matters and noted possible legal requirements under state law. The observatories also supported the bill, describing it as a flexible tool during a broader transition process and noting that the authority has held many public planning workshops. Opponents, including Native Hawaiian and community testifiers, argued that the conservation lands should receive the highest protection, that the community had not consented, and that the observatories have had decades to plan ahead. One testifier urged the bill be deferred or killed for lack of clarity. In response to questions, the committee clarified that the bill only authorizes a process and does not itself extend leases, and that any extension would require public participation. The final measure discussed in the excerpt was House Bill 2047, relating to the AHAPU advisory committee. The discussion focused on the committee’s administrative relationship to the Department of Land and Natural Resources and whether DLNR should oversee basic legal compliance issues such as Sunshine Law and legislative reporting. DLNR explained that the committee is administratively attached to the department, which provides support on human resources, procurement, and legal questions, but that the committee itself generally handles its own operations. The department said it would route compliance questions to its attorneys and implement their advice. The hearing then moved on to House Bill 2231, which would transfer appointment authority for island burial council members from the governor and Senate to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs board of trustees. OHA said it generally supported the change for geographic moku representatives, since it already nominates candidates for those seats, but expressed concern about taking on appointment authority for the large landowner seats because that role is less directly tied to its statutory duties.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs (02/20/2026)

State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • surprising lack of proportionality surprising lack of proportionality in<00:47:24.800> response
  • Was that proportionate? That debate has gone on and will continue to go on.
  • very fair point about proportionate very fair point about proportionate response.<00:49:28.400><
  • Was that proportionate?
  • That debate uh is gone on proportionate?
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

ECD Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM HST

Economic Development & Technology

Transcript Highlights:
  • One is the fact that if you go over 20 million in our amendment, it would be allocated proportionally
  • <00:45:45.200> to<00:45:45.440> the<00:45:45.599> claimants it goes proportionally
  • to the claimants it goes proportionally to the claimants I<00:45:46.599> apologize<00:45:47.200
  • <00:45:57.200> to<00:45:57.359> the would be allocated proportionally to the would
  • be allocated proportionally to the parties<00:45:57.920> claiming<00:45:58.240> the<00:
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Economic Development and Technology heard testimony on HB 976, a measure related to incentives for renewable fuels, including renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. Supporters said the bill would help close the cost gap between renewable and conventional fuels, strengthen Hawaii’s energy security, support climate goals, and encourage local economic development. Testifiers from Pono Pacific, PAR Hawaii, Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Airlines/Alaska Airlines, the Hawaii Department of Transportation, Pacific Biodiesel, Aloha Carbon, and others described ongoing or planned projects, local feedstock development, and potential benefits for agriculture, waste diversion, and emissions reductions. Several testifiers also discussed proposed amendments. The Hawaii Renewable Fuels Coalition said it wanted to remove the import tax credit, eliminate the aggregate cap increase to avoid additional state funding, and revise local-production language to rely on a carbon-intensity threshold rather than location-based preferences. The Tax Foundation of Hawaii raised technical concerns about the bill’s administration, including prorating credits if the cap is exceeded and the feasibility of a 30-day filing window. Some supporters urged keeping solid waste, including construction and demolition debris, as eligible feedstock, while Energy Justice Network opposed that approach and also urged removing GMO-related language and waste-based feedstocks because of environmental and toxic emissions concerns. Opposition testimony focused on the bill’s cost and feasibility. Energy Justice Network and Ted Metros argued the measure could become a large subsidy for a refinery and questioned whether Hawaii has enough land and water to produce meaningful quantities of biofuel locally. Metros also criticized the refundable credit structure and said the state should not bear the cost for what he described as a benefit largely tied to tourism and imported fuel. No vote was taken during the portion of the hearing provided; the chair later noted the committee had received 13 testimonies in support, 18 in opposition, and seven comments, and then invited further discussion on cost allocation and lowering caps to broaden participation.
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • finds, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that the costs assigned to the ratepayers are proportionate
  • finds based upon a preponderance of the evidence that the costs assigned to the rate payers are proportionate
  • left to Based upon a preponderance of the evidence that the costs assigned to the ratepayers are proportionate
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee met, established a quorum, and approved the minutes from the March 9 and March 11 meetings. The committee then took up an engrossed committee substitute for House Bill 4012, which as explained by counsel would limit the Public Service Commission’s ability to approve rate increases and certain utility-related approvals unless the costs to ratepayers are shown to be proportionate to the benefits, with written justification required for approved increases. The bill also addressed PSC approval of certain electric transmission lines and related service commitments. The committee adopted a strike-and-insert amendment that removed most of the House bill’s provisions and inserted the contents of engrossed committee substitute for Senate Bill 669, which had previously passed the Senate, while retaining only the portion related to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission lines. After the amendment was adopted, the committee voted to report House Bill 4012, as amended, to the full Senate with a recommendation that it do pass. The committee also adopted a title amendment and then adjourned. No opposition votes were recorded on the motions described in the meeting.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Chamber Meeting Oct 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • At times, particularly during the very rough period economically and within the oil and gas markets toward
  • Speaker, gentlelady, in that for the hospitals, yes, we're talking sort of rough numbers.
  • genuinely disadvantaged residents below that two hundred percent federal poverty level would receive proportionately
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 035 Feb 18th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This clarifies that each state agency is responsible for paying for its proportionate part of the cost
  • I mean, it was rough, but it really opened up the blood flow in my leg and my knee and helped me to walk
  • mean it<01:37:50.560> was<01:37:50.719> it<01:37:50.960> was<01:37:51.119> rough
  • <01:37:51.600> it<01:37:51.840> really<01:37:52.000> really it was it was rough
  • but it really really it was it was rough but it really really opened<01:37:52.639> up<01:37:52.800
Keywords: 981, all
Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from February 13, 2026, and heard several announcements and introductions, including recognition of student guests and notices about upcoming committee meetings. Members also shared informal remarks tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, a water policy breakfast, and other caucus or committee updates. The chamber then took up special orders for several bills, including House Bill 1013 and House Bill 1064. House Bill 1013, concerning ratio utility billing systems used by landlords to allocate utility charges to tenants, was presented as a technical cleanup to last year’s House Bill 1090. Supporters said it was intended to clarify that such billing practices remain allowable and to align the statute with legislative intent. Amendment L002, offered to state that the bill created no private right of action and to limit litigation, was debated at length but defeated. Opponents argued it would restrict existing rights under consumer protection law, while supporters said it would reduce unnecessary lawsuits. The bill then passed the committee. House Bill 1064, concerning modifications to the youthful offender system, was also heard. Supporters said the bill codifies existing Department of Corrections practices, updates language to promote effective communication, and reflects evidence-informed, trauma-informed rehabilitation aimed at reducing recidivism. Amendment L003, which adjusted language to be more inclusive of the YOS community, was adopted. Several members opposed the bill, arguing it codified practices already in place, lacked clarity on evaluators and costs, and did not sufficiently account for victims’ perspectives. Despite that opposition, the committee report was adopted and the bill advanced with the amendment.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - 01/29/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • within the system is consistent with racial proportionality outside the system, when what is needed
  • is a racial proportionality in the system that is consistent with the racial proportionality of who's
  • is a racial proportionality in the system that is consistent with the racial proportionality of who's
  • :08.680> racial<00:08:09.319> proportionality consistent with racial proportionality consistent
  • <00:08:20.240> of<00:08:20.400> who's racial proportionality of who's racial proportionality
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Elections - 03/05/26

Elections

Transcript Highlights:
  • And I'm just wondering how you arrived at the proportionality when compared to other crimes that may
  • how you arrived at the proportionality how you arrived at the proportionality when<01:06:42.760>
  • I'm just concerned about proportionality.<01:08:10.960> Sure. proportionality.
  • Sure. proportionality. Sure.
  • <01:08:59.440> discussion proportionality discussion proportionality discussion >> Sure.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ways and Means Committee 3/24/25

Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • But if one were to distribute a reduction of the size that we're talking about proportionally across
  • Um, and then so that's one of the things that is sort of a rough approximation, but it's really too early
  • that's<01:20:34.320> sort<01:20:34.560> of<01:20:34.560> a<01:20:34.800> rough
  • that is that's sort of a rough that is that's sort of a rough approximation,<01:20:35.840> but
  • Um, and then so that's one of the things that is sort of a rough approximation, but it's really too early
Keywords: 1183, house
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee Jun 10th, 2026

Housing and Community Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • charged for an ADU that has more than 750 square feet of interior livable space to be charged proportionally
  • ADUs that are 750 square feet or smaller, and requiring that fees for larger ADUs be charged proportionally
  • Yeah, so the existing proportionality standard under state law requires that the fees charged to the
  • When you hit 750 square feet under this bill, are you only paying for that proportionality of the...
  • I think calculating these impact fees fairly and proportionately makes sense and is aligned with the
Keywords: 988, house, all
Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills, with most of the discussion focused on streamlining housing production, preserving affordable housing, and reducing barriers to ADUs and EV charging in HOAs. SB 457 would direct HCD to develop statistical formulas based on historical development data to help cities complete housing element site inventories; supporters said it would replace costly parcel-by-parcel analysis with a more realistic, data-driven approach, while the California Building Industry Association raised concerns. SB 1091 would create a Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Program to help acquire and preserve unsubsidized affordable rental housing; it drew broad support from housing nonprofits, local governments, and committee members who emphasized prevention and preservation, and it was advanced with a motion and second. SB 1117 would clarify that ADU impact fees above 750 square feet are charged only on the portion above that threshold; supporters said current practice creates a fee cliff that discourages ADUs, while cities, counties, special districts, and fire groups opposed it over infrastructure and service funding concerns. The committee members were split, but the bill ultimately advanced on a 10-0 vote with two not voting. The committee also considered SB 904, which would codify and expand reporting and coordination practices used after wildfire disasters to speed rebuilding and identify permitting or code barriers. The author and supporters argued that future wildfire recoveries should not depend on ad hoc executive orders, while some members questioned whether the bill was duplicative of existing streamlining laws; it passed on a roll call after discussion. SB 1267 would require EV charger installers in HOAs to indemnify associations during installation and make homeowners liable for costs arising from use of a privately owned charger; HOA representatives and EV advocates supported it, the California Association of Realtors said it would remove opposition once amendments were in print, and the bill advanced unanimously. SB 1361 would prevent local governments from taking actions to avoid SB 79 transit-oriented housing requirements at existing or planned transit stops; L.A. Metro, labor groups, and housing advocates supported it as protecting transit investments and jobs, while the City of Burbank opposed it, and it was approved on a 9-0 vote. The committee also took up consent items SB 722 and SB 1426, which were approved without controversy.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Woo, it was rough.
  • Woo, it was rough.
  • Proportionally. I think 13%.
  • Proportionally. I think 13%. I think I chose that because it was District 13, House District 13.
Bills: SB1, SB 1
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Ethics Committee 5/1/26 - Part 2

Ethics

Transcript Highlights:
  • It emphasizes common sense, proportionality, and a ladder of response that begins with private interventions
  • , and a ladder of proportionality, and a ladder of response<00:03:46.800> that<00:03:46.959>
  • The non-partisan memo calls for common sense and proportionality.
  • <00:13:08.720> Our<00:13:08.880> conduct sense and proportionality.
  • Our conduct sense and proportionality.
Keywords: 1183, house
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Finance May 21st, 2026

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • the Constitution requires a minimum of $90 million annually to be distributed to local entities proportionally
  • Historically, the distribution has been calculated with an 80% weight on proportionate population and
  • 20% weight on proportionate homesteads.
NH

New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session

House Education Policy and Administration (01/28/2026)

Education Policy and Administration

Transcript Highlights:
  • We have also valued proportionality, restraint, and accuracy in how we regulate professions.
  • , We have also valued proportionality, We have also valued proportionality, restraint,<00:29:24.159
  • It protects students while also restoring proportionality and balance to the system.
  • <00:41:56.480> and also restoring a proportionality and also restoring a proportionality and
  • It was in really rough shape.
Keywords: 1189, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPC Public Hearing - Thu Apr 16, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Consumer Protection & Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • price is higher, does StubHub profit from a greater transaction value or do the fees increase proportionally
  • price is higher, does StubHub profit from a greater transaction value or do the fees increase proportionally
  • 39:06.760> the<00:39:06.880> fees<00:39:07.200> increase<00:39:07.760> proportionally
  • or do the fees increase proportionally? or do the fees increase proportionally?
Bills: SCR118, SCR173
Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection heard two resolutions. SCR 118 SD1 would urge the Insurance Division and the Attorney General to convene a working group on climate change impacts on insurance availability and affordability. The Insurance Division deferred to written testimony, while the Attorney General opposed the measure because of an ongoing lawsuit, asking that references to legal recovery and the AG’s role in convening the group be removed. Members questioned how the resolution might relate to the state’s climate damages litigation and whether it could inform damages calculations. The committee later recommended passage with amendments, including removing the Attorney General as co-convener and changing certain membership references to board chairs; the motion passed unanimously with one excused member. The committee also heard SCR 173 SD1, which would create a task force on event ticket scalping. The Office of Consumer Protection supported the concept but asked to be added as a task force member and said the draft left its role unclear. Supporters, including the National Independent Venue Association and D-BAT, described high resale prices, fraudulent or speculative tickets, and harm to consumers and local businesses. StubHub and the Ticket Policy Forum supported the task force but urged broader scope to include the primary ticket market and ticket sellers, and StubHub also sought inclusion on the task force. Members discussed whether the task force should focus on the secondary market or the broader ticketing ecosystem, and whether the Office of Consumer Protection should be part of the task force or only consulted. The vice chair recommended passage with amendments adding the Office of Consumer Protection as a member and clarifying the consultation language, and the committee adopted that recommendation unanimously with one excused member.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • It was rough.
  • It was rough.
  • Like I said, you know, three times the amount of what the federal government is doing proportionally.
Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard budget presentations for the Texas Historical Commission, the Pension Review Board, the Employees Retirement System (ERS), Social Security and benefit replacement pay, the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System (TESSRS), and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The Legislative Budget Board outlined recommendations and major changes for each agency, including reductions tied to one-time projects at the Historical Commission, continued funding for courthouse grants, heritage trails, and Holocaust/genocide education, as well as new or modified riders and capital items. For the pension-related items, LBB described funding changes for PRB, ERS, Social Security, and TESSRS, including ERS health plan cost growth driven largely by pharmacy costs, the status of pension funding reforms, and TESSRS’s request for additional state support to address its unfunded liability and staffing needs. Members asked extensive questions about the Historical Commission’s one-time funding, unexpended balance authority, courthouse preservation, the Presidio La Bahia and National Museum of the Pacific War projects, and coordination of Texas history messaging across sites such as the Alamo, San Jacinto, Washington on the Brazos, and other heritage locations. The Historical Commission chair emphasized heritage tourism, economic development, and the need for continued investment in historic sites, staffing, IT modernization, and vehicles. On the pension items, senators discussed PRB oversight of local systems, including the Dallas police and fire pension situation, and ERS investment returns, benchmark comparisons, and rising health costs. ERS officials said the plan remains well funded overall, noted a 2021 cash balance reform and a planned supplemental legacy payment, and explained that GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro are a major driver of pharmacy spending; they also said the agency is working with the Texas Pharmacy Initiative and that rebates are contractually returned to ERS. For TESSRS, LBB and agency staff said the system serves volunteer and part-paid emergency personnel, is facing an infinite amortization period, and is requesting additional appropriations, staffing, and IT funding, along with a statutory change to allow an actuarially determined state contribution. The agency said it may otherwise need to cut benefits for volunteer firefighters. For CPRIT, LBB reported about $600 million in recommended funding for the biennium and a 10-FTE increase, while the agency described its $6 billion voter-approved program, $3.75 billion in grants awarded to date, and $10.4 million in revenue sharing since 2011. CPRIT’s only exceptional item was a request for a 10% salary increase for two exempt positions. No committee votes or formal actions were taken in the transcript.