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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Human Committee Meeting - 2026-04-16

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We changed it to a limit of up to 182 hours per month instead of calculating how many days in the month
  • And so, this is just an easier way of calculating it.
  • <00:04:48.800> how per month instead of calculating how per month instead of calculating how
  • And so, this is just an easier way<00:04:57.000> of<00:04:57.200> calculating<00:04:57.919
  • This works better way of calculating it.
Bills: HF4338
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House State Government Finance and Policy Committee 3/24/26

State Government Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • But he still has some reservations about how they calculate benefit based on a dollar amount that he
  • But he still has some reservations about how they calculate benefit based on a dollar amount that he
  • But he still has some reservations about how they calculate benefit based on a dollar amount that he
  • He said he still has some reservations about how they calculate benefit based on a dollar amount that
  • He said there are dollar ways to calculate that because the state is spending a ton of money having to
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • state and federal regulations, and utilize data statistics to estimate the financial uncertainty and calculate
  • And so it's just a simple calculation of claims divided by premiums.
  • And so it's just<00:29:26.920> a just a just a simple<00:29:28.160> calculation<00:29:28.680
  • of<00:29:28.800> claims<00:29:29.320> divided<00:29:29.680> by simple calculation
  • of claims divided by simple calculation of claims divided by premiums. premiums. premiums.
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Mar 4, 2026 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Goes on to say the number of parking spaces required to be accessible is to be calculated separately
  • It requires every parking facility on a site to be calculated on its own.
  • <01:36:13.280> separately<01:36:13.800> for<01:36:14.000> each be calculated
  • separately for each be calculated separately for each parking<01:36:14.520> facility.
  • <01:36:39.640> Uh site to be calculated on its own. Uh site to be calculated on its own.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing either support or comments rather than opposition. HB 2395, relating to taking marine deposits for research, education, management, or propagation, received support from the University of Hawaii and DLNR. HB 2585, relating to agricultural tourism, drew broad support for its intent to keep agritourism secondary to farming, but agencies and farm groups raised concerns about enforcement, county authority, and the rebuttable presumption language. Testifiers included OPSD, the Agribusiness Development Corporation, Hawaii Farm Bureau, a small farm operator, and others, with some urging clearer definitions, simpler registration, and protections for bona fide farms and hosted farm stays. HB 1728, on rainwater catchment systems, was supported in principle by DLNR, which cited drought conditions and said it deferred to counties and the Department of Health on safety and regulation. HB 1881, which would prohibit passenger ropeways on mountain lands, drew strong support from community testifiers who said it would help prevent development disguised as agritourism and protect forests and country lands. HB 1990, establishing penalties and possible foreclosure for unresolved zoning violations, received comments from the Attorney General recommending removal of AG references and more county-centered enforcement, while the Hawaii Association of Realtors warned the 30-day timeline could create problems for absent or unaware homeowners. The committee also heard HB 1712, which would expand and make permanent certain seats on the State Building Code Council. The Plumbers and Fitters union supported the bill, but BIA Hawaii requested amendments to add “licensed contractor” language, and architects and other professionals opposed the measure, arguing that increasing the council from 12 to 15 voting members would make it less efficient and harder to reach quorum. Finally, HB 2151, relating to hempcrete, was supported by a Kauai workforce development advocate and the Hawaii Farm Bureau, who said hempcrete could support agriculture, manufacturing, and affordable housing while reducing carbon and reliance on imported materials. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/26

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • We did a calculation that there's about $7 billion in tax That there's about $7 billion in tax credits
  • So I asked my team as a final slide to calculate how much solar we would need in Minnesota to meet the
  • How do you calculate what is an acceptable return on equity? system for solar interconnection.
  • How do you calculate what is an acceptable return on equity? >> Mr. Bull. >> Thank you, Mr. Chair.
  • How do you calculate key piece of that.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • [snorts] To gain a more accurate picture of funding and expenditures, LOIC staff independently calculated
  • LOIC staff calculated SERVS expenditures.
  • calculated the actual spending<00:08:15.199> and<00:08:15.520> the<00:08:15.680> percent
  • system, using the statewide accounting system, LOIC<00:08:20.800> staff<00:08:21.520> calculated
  • <00:08:22.080> serves LOIC staff calculated serves LOIC staff calculated serves expenditures
Summary: The committee heard a staff report on Kentucky’s statewide emergency responder voice system (SERVS), a multi-phase project intended to improve interoperable radio communications for first responders. Staff said Kentucky State Police did not appear to have violated statutes or regulations, but the project lacked an overall master plan, clear milestones, and consistent documentation, which contributed to delays, spending issues, and deployment problems. The report recommended updating the Kentucky Field Operations Guide to reflect SERVS and noted that the project has been funded in phases since 2018, with appropriations totaling roughly $216 million across 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024, while about $109 million had been spent by the end of fiscal year 2025. The report raised concerns about project sequencing and oversight. Staff said most spending was concentrated in special mobile equipment, with Motorola accounting for about two-thirds of all SERVS expenditures and the top four vendors making up 81 percent of spending. They also said a sample of Motorola payments suggested possible late payments, though they could not confirm whether interest was paid. Staff criticized the use of master agreements for a project of this size, the lack of a centralized ledger, and the absence of a documented timeline or risk mitigation plan. They recommended stronger procurement and planning requirements, including possible legislative changes requiring approved master plans for large capital projects and additional funding conditions tied to SERVS master agreements. Land acquisition and deployment progress were identified as major bottlenecks, especially in Eastern Kentucky. Staff said the project began in western Kentucky using existing tower sites, but the remaining work is concentrated in harder-to-acquire areas, with more than 95 percent of new towers still incomplete. They said the Division of Real Properties did not begin formal contract work on acquisition until October 2024, despite earlier coordination, and recommended earlier consultation on future projects. Staff also noted that the Kentucky Wireless Interoperability Executive Committee had not been active in oversight, and survey results showed limited awareness and involvement among first responders. Committee members agreed that the lack of an initial implementation plan and the continuing need for funding reflected broader planning problems, and they discussed the need for a clearer end-to-end game plan rather than continuing to fund the project without a defined completion path.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • The KTG award maximum is a statutory calculation, and it's tied to the full-time equivalent rates for
  • . calculation. calculation.
  • We also are looking to do a cost-of-living calculator for Kentucky.
  • There are lots of free cost-of-living calculators, but they are national averages.
  • We'd love to do a cost-of-living calculator that's very Kentucky-specific and specific to the region.
Summary: The committee met to review KHEAA’s student aid programs ahead of the upcoming biennial budget. KHEAA officials outlined the agency’s role administering state grants and scholarships, emphasizing that net lottery proceeds are statutorily dedicated to student financial aid after a literacy appropriation. They focused on the College Access Program (CAP), Kentucky Tuition Grant (KTG), and KEES, and explained that the FAFSA simplification changes significantly expanded eligibility for Pell and CAP recipients. KHEAA said the General Assembly’s additional funding this biennium allowed CAP to be fully funded, and that FY25 spending for CAP reached about $232 million for roughly 72,000 students, up from about 55,000 recipients the prior year. Officials said they are watching current-year application trends closely and expect a clearer funding picture by late fall as awards are actually disbursed and enrollment data comes in. Members asked about how CAP eligibility works, the difference between applicants and recipients, and whether KTG is tied to Pell eligibility. KHEAA explained that CAP is essentially aligned with Pell eligibility, while KTG uses a different need formula and is limited to private colleges in Kentucky. They also noted that schools verify final eligibility after KHEAA’s initial review of application data. Questions about the FAFSA simplification act and federal changes led KHEAA to say they do not expect major effects on state grant and scholarship programs, though federal student loan changes may affect students, especially at the graduate level. The committee also discussed KEES, which KHEAA said has been fully funded since its creation, and dual credit/work-ready scholarships. KHEAA reported that dual credit participation continues to grow and that FY25 spending for dual credit and Work Ready Kentucky totaled about $26.4 million, compared with a $13.1 million appropriation, with transfers from Work Ready used to keep dual credit fully funded. Officials said they will seek growth funding for dual credit in the next budget because the program has expanded and now includes the work-ready component under one statute. Members asked about transferability of dual credit courses and whether students actually use the credits toward degrees; KHEAA said it does not have hard data on every credit’s transfer, but it is seeing positive trends in bachelor’s completion and more high school graduates earning associate degrees. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the July 15, 2025 meeting minutes.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

89th Legislative Session May 24th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • say, they had one dose, but they had it on a slice of an apple, then the offense level will be calculated
  • Each 10 milligram increment calculated by rounding the weight down to the nearest whole number is how
  • it should be calculated.
  • deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation
  • deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation
Summary: The House convened, established a quorum, heard an invocation and pledges, and approved several routine motions, including excuses for absent members, permission for committees to meet while the House was in session, and postponements of some bills. The chamber also received a Senate message listing measures passed by the Senate and adopted a memorial resolution honoring the 21 victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, with remarks entered into the House Journal after a moment of silence. The House then took up a long third-reading calendar and passed a series of Senate bills on topics including criminal justice and corrections sunset provisions (SB 2405, 2406, 2407), election equipment testing (SB 2166), electric grid reliability and attack-preparedness exercises (SB 2148), firefighter collective bargaining (SB 777), DFPS and foster care procedures (SB 1141 and SB 1398), Medicare durable medical equipment billing (SB 1330), property tax administration (SB 1453), probate cleanup and record transfers (SB 1448 and SB 1839), mental health filing procedures (SB 53), school residency for children in safety placements (SB 226), diabetes-related amputation study (SB 1677), rapid DNA analysis (SB 1723), utility rate transparency and capacity cost recovery (SB 1664 and SB 1856), community supervision eligibility (SB 552 postponed), and other measures. Several bills passed with broad support, while others drew notable opposition and narrower margins, including SB 777, SB 2137, SB 2111, SB 1677, SB 1936, SB 1453, and SB 38. Two bills drew especially extensive debate. SB 2148, dealing with electricity supply chain reliability and tabletop exercises for critical facilities, was discussed as a grid-security measure aimed at coordinating utilities, law enforcement, ERCOT, and the PUC in the event of physical attacks; it passed unanimously. SB 1936, changing how LSD is measured for criminal prosecution from dosage-based to weight-based calculations, prompted extended discussion about lab consistency, carrier mediums, and fairness in charging, with supporters saying it would help crime labs and law enforcement and opponents warning it could distort penalties depending on the medium used; it passed 108-26. The House also passed SB 36, creating a Homeland Security Division within DPS, after questions about overlap with TDEM and the cost of adding personnel. Late in the day, the House debated SB 38 on eviction procedures, with supporters saying it targeted squatters and streamlined removal of unauthorized occupants, and opponents arguing it would make evictions too easy and worsen homelessness; it passed 85-44. The chamber also began debate on SB 37, a major higher-education governance bill that would expand governing-board oversight of curriculum, hiring, and faculty senates; members raised concerns about academic freedom, faculty governance, and the impact on humanities programs, and debate was still underway at the end of the transcript.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Working Group on Omnibus Taxes Bill - Part 1 - 05/22/25

Minnesota Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, um, uh, so we took back, um, and left the AIS alone and added that into our calculation for the CPA
  • ><01:01:09.520> that<01:01:09.680> into<01:01:10.000> our<01:01:10.319> calculation
  • <01:01:11.280> for and added that into our calculation for and added that into our calculation
  • on<01:05:16.400> a which by the way is based on a which by the way is based on a calculation
  • <01:05:17.440> from<01:05:17.680> the calculation from the calculation from the 1980s<01
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Human Services Finance and Policy Committee 4/1/25

Human Services Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • agreement indirectly prevents benefits programs outside the SEIU bargaining agreement as well after DHS calculates
  • 31.639> DHS bargaining agreement as well after DHS bargaining agreement as well after DHS calculates
  • the<00:05:32.919> rate<00:05:33.199> increases<00:05:33.880> necessary calculates
  • the rate increases necessary calculates the rate increases necessary to<00:05:34.440> cover<00
  • that we already do which vbr calculation that we already do which is<00:59:46.720> already<00
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/25

Energy Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • the as this would not been part of the project<00:09:45.680> Financial<00:09:46.120> calculations
  • <00:09:47.079> but<00:09:48.079> I project Financial calculations but I project Financial
  • calculations but I know<00:09:48.480> there<00:09:48.600> are<00:09:49.079> you
  • /c><00:32:29.880> and you know there's assumptions and you know there's assumptions and calculations
  • that go into the design and calculations that go into the design and it's<00:32:32.399> built
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/25/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:48:46.760> to<00:48:46.960> provide<00:48:47.319> a the Department to calculate
  • to provide a the Department to calculate to provide a stable<00:48:47.800> market<00:48:48.079
  • 49:26.720> Capital model laws governing group Capital model laws governing group Capital calculation
  • and<00:49:27.760> liquidity<00:49:28.280> stress<00:49:28.599> testing calculation
  • and liquidity stress testing calculation and liquidity stress testing requirements<00:49:30.240>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/13/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, for most retailers, when you calculate it out, it'd be less than 1% of their sales over the course
  • Again, for most retailers, when you calculate it out, it'd be less than 1% of their sales over the course
  • Again, for most retailers, when you calculate it out, it'd be less than 1% of their sales over the course
  • Again, for most retailers, when you calculate it out, it'd be less than 1% of their sales over the course
  • it out it'd retailers when you calculate it out it'd be<01:24:49.800> less<01:24:49.960> than
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • So two questions: how is the gap actually calculated, and then is there such a thing as a transit funding
  • For the calculation, again, the MIP does a pretty decent job of explaining the logic.
  • :20:58.159> the<00:20:58.360> gap is the gap is the gap actually<00:20:59.480> calculated
  • and then is there actually calculated and then is there such<00:21:01.559> a<00:21:01.720>
  • so great question for the calculation so great question for the calculation again<00:21:10.799><
Bills: HF1167, HF1242
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Municipal and County Government (03/10/2025)

Municipal and County Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • Calculations that may be inaccurate due to budgeting eight months in advance, changes in valuations,
  • 08:37.920> legislation be done without this legislation be done without this legislation calculations
  • that may be inaccurate due calculations that may be inaccurate due to<01:08:40.719> budgeting
  • Um, so picking back on Representative Colby, I believe default budget calculations need to be worked
  • need to be worked on yes I calculations need to be worked on yes I do<01:43:18.080> but<01:43
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • The state's contributions to CalSTRS are calculated using the creditable compensation amount provided
  • So the state's contribution for 2026-27 is calculated using the actual creditable compensation amount
  • We're calculating the contribution amount, so we presented.
  • on basic benchmarks, with the understanding that actual demand would only really be able to be calculated
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5 on State Administration held a May Revise hearing focused on state administration proposals, with the chair noting no actions would be taken and all items would remain open. The committee heard presentations on a range of budget proposals, including technical adjustments for the Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement and the California Workforce Development Board, security and election-related funding for the Secretary of State, modernization and loan-backfill requests for the Department of Consumer Affairs, and multiple Employment Development Department updates covering EDD Next, UI and DI/PFL benefit estimates, workforce funding, and an EMT training reappropriation. Several items drew discussion from the LAO and committee members. The LAO generally supported technical or modernization items such as PERB’s implementation requests, GoServe’s College Corps adjustment, the Secretary of State’s security and HAVA grant items, and the Board of Pharmacy modernization proposal, but raised concerns about the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education’s proposed $10 million General Fund backfill and interest-free loan language. For EDD, the LAO flagged the size of the DI/PFL benefit adjustment and the unusual structure of the document management system proposal within EDD Next, while EDD said the changes reflected higher participation and benefit levels after SB 951 and ongoing modernization needs. The Department of Industrial Relations drew the most extensive questioning. It proposed funding for legal unit reclassifications, EAMS and Cal/OSHA data modernization, a new Cal/OSHA emerging technologies unit, a COYA reappropriation, and trailer bill changes requiring electronic payment of employer assessments and adjusting the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board timeline. Members pressed DIR on high vacancy rates, long wage theft and workers’ compensation backlogs, low collection rates for fines, and the need for clearer workload and outcome measures. DIR said the requests were intended to improve efficiency, support audits and corrective action plans, and better address emerging workplace risks, while the LAO said the workload drivers behind delays remain unclear. The hearing also included support for CalHR’s employee assistance program consolidation and CDT’s proposal to expand “Poppy,” a statewide generative AI assistant for state employees.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

Senate Legislative Session Day 49 (3-18-26)

Kentucky Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • We do fully fund the defined calculations as requested by the governor.
  • We do fully fund the defined calculations as requested by the governor.
  • In statewide mission, first of all, we fully fund the governor's request for defined calculation costs
  • Vert Truba Residential Academic Academies from the average daily attendance for the purpose of calculating
Keywords: 958, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Appropriations

Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:
  • saying it would amount to only a few thousand dollars per LEA, and that he had JLBC do work on that calculation
  • He noted that JLBC was being asked to do additional work on the calculation on an LEA basis, and reiterated
  • taken from the $91 million if they wanted to do it that way, but that he had simply done a pro rata calculation
  • could get it from the $91 million if they wanted to do it that way, but that he had used a pro rata calculation
Summary: The committee heard several appropriations and policy bills, with testimony often focused on public safety, education, and procurement. HB 263 would appropriate $1.5 million in FY2027 to the Independent Correctional Oversight Office; the sponsor and supportive testimony argued the office is needed to address serious problems in the corrections system, and the bill received a due pass recommendation, 17-1. HB 2993, as amended, would allow DPS to spend on legal services independent of the Attorney General and redirect $5 million from the Consumer Protection/Consumer Fraud Revolving Fund to the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission Fund; the Speaker framed it as supporting law enforcement and public safety, and it passed 17-0. HB 2271 dealt with firefighter cancer coverage and insurance rates. The bill would allow an insurer covering firefighters and fire investigators to file a uniform rate deviation only if it is not reimbursed by the municipal firefighter cancer reimbursement fund. Testimony described the measure as a temporary shell pending a broader consensus agreement to bring fire districts into the reimbursement system; members stressed that firefighters should not see changes in claim handling, but several said the bill still needed work. It received a due pass recommendation on a 16-1-1 vote. HB 2416 would appropriate $20 million to DPS for local border support, including law enforcement positions, prosecution and detention costs, and equipment; sheriffs and the Arizona Sheriffs Association supported it as a continuation of existing funding for drug interdiction and border-related crime, and it passed 11-6-1. The committee also advanced HB 2692, which revises public construction procurement rules and authorizes progressive design-build and one-step competition for certain federally funded projects. Construction and procurement stakeholders said the bill was the product of a long consensus process, while some members worried about taxpayer impacts and the move away from standard procurement; it passed 10-7-1. HB 2478, as amended, creates the Arizona Commission on Student Outcomes to study K-12 accountability, standards, graduation requirements, early childhood education, and a trade pathways diploma, funded by Classroom Site Fund dollars; members debated whether the work should instead be done by ADE or the State Board, and the bill passed 11-7. The committee also heard HB 4044, which would create a Public Safety Parity Fund to support DPS and corrections salaries using investment earnings from the Budget Stabilization Fund and proceeds from forfeited digital assets; the sponsor and a troopers association witness argued it would provide a stable long-term funding source to address chronic vacancies and pay gaps.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • My recommendation is that instead of using, instead of calculating the tax credit as a percentage of
  • instead<01:09:38.799> of instead of using uh instead of instead of using uh instead of calculating
  • 09:39.600> tax<01:09:39.839> credit<01:09:40.080> as<01:09:40.239> a calculating
  • the tax credit as a calculating the tax credit as a percentage<01:09:40.799> of<01:09:41.040>
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Budget Jan 14th, 2026 at 09:30 am

Budget

Transcript Highlights:
  • It'll take me a minute to go through and make sure that I'm seeing it and run my calculator a little
  • So it's just a calculation on that rate. But we'll get you last year's rate. This year's is 2.059.
  • So we'd have to go through and calculate all those. ...and the FY27 budget, so we'd have to go through
  • and calculate all those.
Keywords: 959, house, all