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• The Fairbanks Police estimated that between 40 and 175 prostitutes were operating in the city during
• The Fairbanks Police estimated that between 40 and 175 prostitutes were operating in the city during
• And obviously, if the price is the same, and it may be lower under a pipeline, it may not, but if the
• Alaskans are expecting us to know, but we need to keep our eye on the price.
• Speaker, for me, that question of what is the price of natural gas going to be for my constituents is

Keywords: 905, all

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• Even if it was all conventional, you would have seen the same sort of consequence: a temporary price
• And that's all come at a higher price. It's more expensive to move it across.
• So if California still wants those barrels, it'll be at a higher competitive price.
• It never should have been done, and now we're the ones paying the price for it. Mr.
• McMillan Valley estimated 3 million acre-feet.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2031 , HB2078 , HB2102 , HB2103 , HB2117 , HB2261 , HB2262 , HB2264 , HB2278 , HB2428 , HB2494 , HB2756 , HB2758 , HB2762 , HB2782 , HB2932 , HB2933 , HB2986

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, water rights, groundwater, Willcox, active management area, certificate of grandfathered rights, Arizona legislature, aggregate mining, reclamation plans, environmental protection, public safety, land use, domestic water, improvement district, water delivery, water hauling

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• How do you make America healthy again if one out of four people in this country cannot afford the price
• that the administration was actually going to commit to lowering prices.
• Scientists have estimated that the COVID vaccine saved 3 million lives.
• Prescription drug prices in America, as you know.
• President Trump wants us to negotiate drug pricing. He wants to lower drug prices.

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

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• pricing.
• pricing.
• And when they are being price-gouged, they are unaware of it.
• And when they are being price-couched, they are unaware of it.
• Estimates show about 72% of short-term rentals in L.A.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 41 by Senator Wiener, which would regulate pharmacy benefit managers by increasing transparency, banning patient steering and spread pricing, and requiring full pass-through of rebates. Supporters, including independent pharmacists and health advocates, said PBM practices are driving up drug costs and closing neighborhood pharmacies. Opponents from PBM and health plan groups argued the bill overlaps with recently enacted licensing and reporting requirements, would not lower consumer prices, and may be preempted by ERISA. Members discussed confidentiality issues, consumer savings, and the relationship between SB 41 and the new budget trailer bill; the author asked for an aye vote. The committee then took up SB 378, also by Senator Wiener, aimed at online marketplaces that advertise illegal intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Supporters from labor, public health, and the licensed cannabis industry said online sales are undermining regulated businesses and exposing children to unsafe products. Opponents from tech and hemp industry groups warned the bill is overbroad, could sweep in general-purpose platforms and lawful hemp wellness products, and raises Dormant Commerce Clause and First Amendment concerns. The author said he would narrow the bill, remove industrial hemp references, and address strict liability and standing issues; members largely focused on how to target illegal products without capturing lawful marketplaces. SB 243 by Senator Padilla addressed AI companion chatbots, with supporters including Common Sense Media and transparency advocates warning that these systems can be addictive, manipulative, and dangerous for minors and vulnerable users, citing studies and the death of a Florida teenager. The bill would require disclosures, anti-addiction design limits, self-harm protocols, audits, reporting, and a private right of action. Tech and business groups opposed the measure as overly broad and said its definitions could sweep in general-purpose AI tools; several members supported the goal but questioned the breadth of the definitions and the private right of action. Finally, SB 522 by Senator Wahab would extend just-cause eviction protections to rental units that were previously covered by the Tenant Protection Act but were destroyed in disasters and later rebuilt. Supporters, including Los Angeles city officials and tenant advocates, said the bill would help keep displaced renters housed after wildfires and other disasters. Apartment and realtor groups opposed it, arguing it would remove a key exemption needed to finance rebuilding and could discourage post-disaster reconstruction. Members expressed support for tenant protections in disaster areas, and the author asked for an aye vote.

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• I don't think anybody in this nation, in this state, can afford any higher drug prices.
• Delta, the money that is the difference between the wholesale price and the retail price, and you're
• The amendment does not address acquisition of drugs under the 340B drug pricing program.
• The Speaker therefore finds and rules that the amendment... 340B drug pricing program.
• This is about taking the difference between a wholesale drug price and a retail drug price, where pharma

Bills: HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SB5109 , SB5877 , SB6258 , HB2720 , HB2073 , HB2487 , SB5816 , SB5919 , SB5831 , SB6137 , SB6244 , SB5420 , SB5868 , SB6044 , SB6132 , SJM8002

Keywords: behavioral health, emergency services, health insurance, provider access, mental health funding, premium assistance, funding, healthcare, subsidies, insurance tax, state regulation, insurers, taxation, budget impact, juice grapes, agriculture, commerce, market access, fire safety, insurance incentives

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• This is called surveillance pricing.
• This is called surveillance pricing.
• I introduced the Stop Pricing Gouging and Grocery Act to ban personalized price gouging.
• I introduced the Stop Pricing Gouging and Grocery Act to ban personalized price gouging.
• Speaker, these guys are continuing to cover up the Epstein files. prices. Nope. prices. Nope.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The bill is estimated to increase local revenues by about $4 million for the 2027-29 biennium.
• I can attest personally to the fact that short-term rental use is price-sensitive while our expenses
• The industry investment can return an estimated $14.6 billion in visitor spending to Washington over
• Our estimates align with the recommendations of the tourism self-supported advisory group established
• And then you've got price increases, and you're depending on what the markets are doing at any given

Summary: House Finance heard testimony on several tax and local government bills. HB 2278 would remove the July 1, 2027 expiration on the additional $3-per-room-night tourism promotion area lodging charge; supporters from destination marketing organizations said the revenue has produced strong returns for tourism and events, while questions were raised about how the local ordinances would continue. HB 2583 would lower the population threshold for cities to impose a higher lodging tax and expand authority for public facilities districts; the sponsor and Vancouver supporters said it would help fund a proposed performing arts center and other tourism investments, while hospitality, short-term rental, and some local advocates raised concerns about stakeholder input, equity, and whether the bill was too broad. HB 2224 would change how a city forming a single-city fire protection district handles levy reductions and would exempt part of one levy from the local tax limit; city and firefighter groups supported it as a needed tool for fire and EMS funding, while hospital districts and tax opponents warned about prorationing, governance, and higher taxes. HB 2325 would create a statewide tourism self-supported assessment program funded by participating tourism businesses; supporters from tourism, hospitality, wine, and brewing groups said it would provide a competitive, industry-driven statewide marketing program, while members questioned impacts on specific communities and the need for broader local benefits. HB 2431 would expand from 15 to 50 days the amount of fundraising activity allowed in nonprofit public assembly halls and meeting places, and the Grange supported it as a practical way to keep community halls open. After public testimony, the committee moved into executive session and advanced three bills. HB 2584, a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm equipment sold to eligible farmers, passed 14-0 with one excused. HB 2610, which modifies the property tax exemption for nonprofit homeownership development, also passed 14-0 with one excused. HB 2615, which codifies the voluntary disclosure tax program and authorizes temporary tax amnesty, likewise passed 14-0 with one excused. The chair also announced a deadline for amendments on items to be acted on the following day.

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• The price of a two-bedroom apartment has skyrocketed, and it's not just housing.
• The price of a two-bedroom apartment has skyrocketed, and it's not just housing.
• The price of a two-bedroom apartment has skyrocketed, and it's not just housing.
• </c> governor's budget estimated governor's budget estimated 117<02:53:44.399><c> million</c><02:53:45.359
• </c> gaming study committee it was estimated gaming study committee it was estimated what<02:56:27.040

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• I mean, in my estimation, reading the bill, this is about consumer protection rights.
• But in your estimation, does this help, hurt, or is it indifferent to the standing of individuals to
• But in your estimation, does this help hurt or indifferent to the standing of individuals to enter into
• climate we've got today, as what Representative Wooden said, with gas prices, disposable income, credit
• And as long as electric prices, electricity prices go up, gas prices, yeah, it's critical.

Committee: All HOUSE RULES

Keywords: 1204, all

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• We have an estimated daily spending for visitors by category.
• The housing shortage in the U.S. is estimated at four to seven million homes, but if it's not in that
• But to have much smaller homes, these could be constructed at a much lower price point than apartments
• I also have a young adult that is paying really high rental prices.
• Price.

Committee: House Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee

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• </c> record the CBO estimate on this bill. record the CBO estimate on this bill.
• </c> estimate for this bill. estimate for this bill. &gt;&gt; Without<05:28:17.440><c> objection.
• </c> include in the record the CBO estimate include in the record the CBO estimate for<05:38:49.680><
• </c><05:59:39.600><c> as</c> percentage of the IPO price as percentage of the IPO price as compensation
• </c> record the CBO estimate for this bill. record the CBO estimate for this bill.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 21, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They negotiate prices, discounts, and rebates.
• Or a provider, which we've learned is the same person that's negotiating the drug price.
• So how it works is the PBM negotiates that price with the manufacturers, the drug manufacturers.
• Drug manufacturers set the price of drugs.
• PBMs work to negotiate with those drug manufacturers to reduce the price of drugs that you pay.

Bills: AB93 , AB204 , AB414 , AB504 , AB598

Committee: Assembly Commerce and Labor

Keywords: public employees, police officers, benefits, appropriation, law enforcement, medical debt, collection agency, healthcare, consumer protection, financial assistance, occupational safety, air quality, greenhouse gases, employee monitoring, safety program, hemp, hemp products, cannabidiol, CBD, cannabis

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• Because we're kind of at this $120 million a year price, and it's clearly growing.
• So what the state estimates for that year it will be.
• Estimates, budget change proposals, and April finance letter requests.
• I'm going to hand it over to Chief of Hospital Services Brandon Price. Good evening.
• Brandon Price, Chief of Hospital Services.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• There's no predictive modeling or risk analytics that helps with the pricing.
• There's no predictive modeling or risk analytics that helps with the pricing.
• </c><00:24:12.600><c> and</c> the increases in reinsurance pricing and the increases in reinsurance pricing
• </c><00:58:09.599><c> through</c> any efficiency in pricing through any efficiency in pricing through
• </c> facing similar challenges in the pricing facing similar challenges in the pricing of<01:03:05.640

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• It's estimated at about $22.5 million, so we're requesting an additional $12.5 million to bridge that
• Because we are a market economy, we allow somebody to charge the price that the market will bear.
• And if that price is high, they make large profits.
• The price of mitigating or remediating the impacts is not priced in because that company is no longer
• The price of mitigating or remediating the impacts are not priced in because that company is no longer

Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee heard the administration’s spending plan for Proposition 4’s climate smart agriculture and biodiversity chapters, along with related trailer bill language. CDFA outlined proposed funding for existing programs such as SWEEP, Healthy Soils, Urban Agriculture, and invasive species work, plus new or phased-in programs including year-round and mobile farmers’ markets, tribal food sovereignty, and regional farm equipment sharing. The Department of Conservation described funding for the California Farmland Conservancy Program and Working Lands and Riparian Corridors Program, while the Department of Finance and LAO discussed pending allocations and generally found the overall approach reasonable, though LAO suggested the Legislature may want more statutory guidance and reporting, especially for new programs. Members focused on implementation details, equity, and accountability. Questions covered how programs would serve vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, whether new solicitations would be reopened for previously oversubscribed grants, how outcomes are tracked, and how to structure guidance for new programs such as farm equipment sharing. The chair emphasized that the Legislature wants clearer direction on program design and noted that AB 2313 should guide implementation of the regional farm equipment sharing allocation. The committee also discussed the administration’s request to directly appropriate bond funds to departments and to exempt bond program guidelines from the Administrative Procedures Act; LAO supported the APA exemption with possible legislative guardrails for public notice and comment. The committee then heard on the farm-to-school proposal, with CDFA requesting $24.9 million General Fund for incubator grants, technical assistance, and network support. CDFA said the program has reached nearly half of California schoolchildren and has shown strong demand and positive evaluation results. LAO supported the core program but recommended rejecting the $3 million technical assistance component as too broad and suggested the Legislature consider using Proposition 98 for some of the funding. Members debated that point, with some expressing concern about using General Fund dollars for a new discretionary request during a tight budget year. The biodiversity and nature-based solutions chapter included funding for the Wildlife Conservation Board, state conservancies, and tribal nature-based solutions. WCB described major recent investments and proposed projects tied to 30 by 30, habitat restoration, tribal partnerships, and public access. Members raised concerns about long-term stewardship, the size of the WCB allocation, and whether the Legislature should receive more detail on how funds will be distributed. The committee also heard requests for Bolsa Chica wetlands maintenance and Rincon Island decommissioning funding from the State Lands Commission, with members questioning long-term liability, remediation costs, and the role of private oil operators. No votes were taken, and the hearing ended with public comment from stakeholders largely supporting the APA exemption, farm-to-school funding, biodiversity investments, and related conservation programs.

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• We'll give them an estimate of what that would cost.
• So the overall effort of the mainframe is still targeting about 2030, is what we're estimating.
• Chairman Bosch, Representative Worry, I would say, if I had to estimate, we do have numbers somewhere
• Estimated implementation costs, as shown in the schedule on page four, ranged from $13 million to $100
• As of September 2025, a standalone university system modernization was estimated to cost between $100

Summary: The committee approved the March 26 minutes and then received a quarterly update on major IT projects from NDIT. Staff reported the portfolio included 116 major projects totaling about $546 million, with the overall portfolio under budget but slightly behind schedule. They reviewed projects over the 20% variance threshold, including an Industrial Commission grants management system and DOT’s roadway pre-construction replacement, and then heard startup and closeout reports from HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT. Several previously troubled projects were closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning; some projects finished under budget and ahead of schedule, while others were significantly behind schedule or over budget but were now closed or being remediated. The committee also reviewed NDIT’s annual report, including service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how service-fund revenue and grant administrative charges are accounted for, how chargebacks work, and whether NDIT tracks customer satisfaction scores. NDIT said it does track CSAT-type measures in some service areas and has survey data, but it is not planning another customer survey this summer. Members encouraged more regular reporting of customer satisfaction, service-level metrics, and performance data to help guide future improvements. A major portion of the meeting focused on the state’s mainframe modernization effort. NDIT said the overall effort is still targeting about 2030, with multiple HHS and DOT projects underway and a $15 million tech-debt appropriation already removing some components. Staff described the main obstacles as data cleanup, complex integrations, limited staff capacity, retirements, and vendor constraints, and said they are seeking a vendor with modernization support in the next contract cycle. Members pressed for clearer accountability and faster progress, and NDIT and HHS emphasized that they are working jointly but need continued support and better tools. The committee then heard a cybersecurity update on NDIT’s statewide services and maturity assessments. NDIT explained that it provides vulnerability scanning, endpoint protection, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that these services are tied to a cybersecurity maturity assessment based on CIS controls. Members questioned the sharp drop in participation since 2020 and whether the self-assessment should be mandatory or tied more strongly to StageNet access or insurance incentives. NDIT said participation is voluntary, but Enderf is now requiring annual assessments to keep a 4% insurance discount, and members discussed whether stronger requirements or audit authority may be needed. The meeting ended as the committee began a follow-up discussion on BEAD broadband connection costs and why some locations are much more expensive to connect than others.

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• There are estimated distributions. There is local food and beverage tax.
• So we only have a staff estimate, and that's $8 billion.
• Why is that estimate not a prerequisite?
• No official state estimate of its impact on local revenue or local spending.
• Prices are up. We get it, and people are hurting. And relief would be right.

Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.

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• </c> revenue estimate revenue estimate um<00:24:03.600><c> it</c><00:24:03.840><c> costs</c><00:24:04.320
• </c> estimate in front of you? Um I do. estimate in front of you? Um I do.
• Um but I think we revenue estimate is.
• </c> last year's bill also had a big price last year's bill also had a big price tag.<00:37:46.560><c
• Total cost estimates for the modern R&D lab and customer experience center.

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And so, whatever the pricing is on that unclaimed property today, it's evaluated in real time and it's
• going to reflect today's inflated price.
• So my wonder is, it, since it's a percentage being rebated back to the company, to any estimate on how
• I have not seen any estimate on that, but I'd be more than happy to look that up.
• How much exactly are they going to estimate that they're going to receive the next year?

Bills: HB3044 , HB3465 , HB3625 , HB3704 , HB3759 , HB3920 , HB3972 , HB4191 , HB4311 , HB4426

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding

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• Kratom has been used in this country for at least the last 30-plus years, and today an estimated 24 million
• expired in fiscal year 2022, and some contracts were not renewed, largely as a result of high commodity prices
• expired in fiscal year 2022, and some contracts were not renewed, largely as a result of high commodity prices
• excellent commission staff which is supporting at a very economical level tons of engineering and estimates
• excellent commission staff which is supporting at a very economical level tons of engineering and estimates

Committee: Senate Agricultural Affairs

Keywords: 989, all