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• Just as with coerced debt, we are proposing not to count those payments as taxable income.
• <00:53:51.920> as to count that uh those payments as to count that uh those payments as taxable
• actions where the court orders payment actions where the court orders payment for<01:11:40.800><
• <01:32:19.280> from action with respect to a payment from action with respect to a payment
• Thank you, Senator Rest. would have received a payment under this would have received a payment under

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Which is with a really even split.
• It is with a really even split, about 50/50 between our metro and greater Minnesota, which is really
• on a house, it's it's a down payment on a house, it's it's a problem<00:56:48.559> for<00:56:
• We also need money for down payment assistance for residents.
• <01:04:17.359> We payment assistance for residents. We payment assistance for residents.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Historical inflation growth has created a significant cost versus payment gap, and we are very thankful
• You capture on the front end, that's part of your payment.
• Thank you so much for continuing the rural add-on payment for labor and delivery in those rural areas
• But they know how important it is, and so that add-on payment really helps them.
• There’s a 90-10 split on rate enhancement.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

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

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• Um, and that would be split up between $50,000 for this year and $50,000 for that year.
• <00:30:38.080> up<00:30:38.320> between and that would be split up between and that
• would be split up between $50,000<00:30:40.000> for<00:30:40.960> this<00:30:41.279>
• So, the MET payments are made, they're supposed to be due April 15.
• <01:54:28.560> supposed<01:54:28.800> to payments are made, they're supposed to payments

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• And then all of these costs are split between premiums and cost sharing, and the ratio of each depends
• And then all of these costs are split between premiums and cost sharing, and the ratio of each depends
• But payments from the federal government and state have not kept up with those obligations.
• capitated payments capitated payments on<00:52:53.920> on<00:52:54.280> members<00
• anymore and the capitated payments anymore and the capitated<00:53:13.560> payments<00:53:13.920

Bills: HF3766, HF3972, HF3437, HF4118

Keywords: travel insurance, regulation, insurance licensing, consumer protection, travel assistance, short-term rental, vacation rental, home sharing, rental marketplace, online platform, property damage guarantee, damage waiver, reimbursement insurance, insurance regulation, commerce department, platform user, Airbnb, Vrbo, host protection, rental home marketplace

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• The state auditor then transfers funds to the fund the amount claimed on the payment request from the
• request for the report with a payment request for the number<00:52:37.320> of<00:52:37.440>
• two ways, 85% for this account split two ways, 85% for access<01:33:15.880> and<01:33:16.360>
• So, this is not a— payment in lieu of taxes for all the payment in lieu of taxes for all the federal<
• that they can turn in for payment. that they can turn in for payment.

Keywords: 916, all

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• Gaming profits for operators and charities have skyrocketed. 21 profits are split between the casino
• 21 profits are split between the casino operator<03:08:48.200> in<03:08:48.920> Charities
• There should be a percentage split that was well defined in the statute, so maybe you're not reading
• commission, the I talked about last time we had the outside consultants verify that this was a fair split
• c> that<03:27:24.600> was<03:27:24.720> one<03:27:24.800> of a a fair bre split

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee held a public hearing on HB 530, a bill to increase funding for New Hampshire’s Affordable Housing Fund. Representative Jessica Lontine, the sponsor, described the state’s housing crisis, citing high rents, low vacancy, and the lack of affordable units. She said the bill would double the annual transfer-tax deposit into the fund from $5 million to $10 million, and she later presented an amendment to hold the Education Trust Fund harmless by directing the housing-fund deposit from remaining revenue after that trust fund is funded. She also explained a prospective appropriation idea tied to a possible future sale of the Laconia State School property, with the goal of supporting community housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Much of the testimony focused on the shortage of accessible and supportive housing for people with disabilities and aging family caregivers. Lontine, Ben Saul of Visions for Creative Housing Solutions, Lori McIntosh of Our Place NH, and Maddie Mandelbaum all described the difficulty families face in planning for adult children with disabilities as parents age or die. They emphasized that many people need not only affordable housing but accessible, supportive settings, and they argued that state investment would help nonprofit providers build such housing and prevent homelessness or inappropriate institutional placement. Several witnesses also noted that existing projects rely on capital funding and that operating revenues are limited because residents often depend on SSI and Medicaid. Committee members asked questions about the fiscal impact of the bill and amendment, including whether the proposal would shift money from the general fund or education trust fund and whether the Finance Committee should have final say over spending priorities. Lontine said she understood those concerns but argued that housing should be prioritized. Housing Action New Hampshire’s Tom Duroza also testified in support of the bill, saying the state’s housing shortage is driving record prices and vacancy rates below 1%, and that the Affordable Housing Fund has leveraged more than $500 million in private investment and helped build thousands of rental homes. He said his organization supported the underlying bill but had not yet reviewed the amendment. No vote or final action was taken at the hearing.

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• Our budget request is split into a one-time request for fiscal year 2026 and ongoing increase to our
• Our budget<00:26:53.760> request<00:26:54.159> is<00:26:54.320> split<00:26:54.720
• > into<00:26:55.600> a<00:26:55.840> one-time budget request is split into a one-time
• budget request is split into a one-time request<00:26:56.480> for<00:26:56.640> fiscal
• streamlines and expedites the state's contract negotiation process, allowing focus on the scope of work and payment

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:19:18.440> the you a proposal that tries to split the you a proposal that tries to split
• Literally, the payments that Jason and Anna are making to buy their home are going to the system, and
• to to support this but it will payments to to support this but it will be<01:29:50.719> nested
• Or was the Commerce Department only focused on insurance fraud because the payments were coming from
• were coming from the insurance payments were coming from the insurance agency<01:37:42.000> and

Bills: HF2335, HF2400, HF2401, HF2522

Keywords: Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183

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• Clarification related to the payment for nursing services provided by a household member of an injured
• Clarification related to the payment for nursing services provided by a household member of an injured
• Clarification related to the payment for nursing services provided by a household member of an injured
• Clarification related to the payment for nursing services provided by a household member of an injured
• or operating revenue um are it's split or operating revenue um are it's split between<01:07:44.319

Bills: HF3228, HF2441

Keywords: workers' compensation, insurance programs, employee protection, Minnesota statutes, safety regulations, prevailing wage, certified payroll, payroll reporting, construction contracts, public works, project registration, labor standards, contractor compliance, subcontractor reporting, state government, Department of Administration, Commissioner of Labor and Industry, Metropolitan Council, highway construction, public construction

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• Senate, in fact, believes that, and which is why now we have one committee education and we're not splitting
• Senate, in fact, believes that, and which is why now we have one committee education and we're not splitting
• Senate, in fact, believes that, and which is why now we have one committee education and we're not splitting
• So how—why would we even have them splitting their time?
• so they would like to make the payments so they would like to make the payments on<02:18:49.439>

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Looking at our statistics, pre-trial Hawaii's pre-trial population splits almost evenly: 54% felony,
• Looking at our statistics, pre-trial Hawaii's pre-trial population splits almost evenly: 54% felony,
• <00:36:16.000> almost pre-trial population splits almost pre-trial population splits almost
• Um they might have a hold for<01:08:54.640> non-payment<01:08:55.279> of<01:08:55.520><
• Uh release not for non-payment of fines.

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• This is the last of our interim meetings before we kind of split into our two chambers and start the
• Chairman, Representative Baka, they receive their SEG payments in monthly installments.

Keywords: 996, all

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• This is the last of our interim meetings before we kind of split into our two chambers and start the
• Chairman, Representative Baca, they receive their SEG payments in monthly installments.

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• Okay, so was it a split decision? Do you know anything about how that...?
• of that last year, or affect any of the organizations that currently receive funding from those payments

Bills: HB30, HB263, HB357, HB359, SB60, SB102, HB30

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

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• Higher cost programs like welding technology, aviation airframe, and mechanic, we actually split high
• Is there going to be any discussion among the universities about our state colleges on the payment of

Summary: The Appropriations Committee for Higher Education met to review Florida’s workforce and Florida College System funding models as part of budget planning. Chair Harrell opened by emphasizing the state’s growing focus on technical education and workforce pathways, and the committee first heard from Tara Goodman of the Department of Education on district workforce education. Goodman explained the programs funded through district workforce dollars, including career certificates, applied technology diplomas, registered apprenticeship, and adult general education, and described the model’s reliance on lagged enrollment, program cost weights, local tuition offsets, and supplemental factors such as disability services, GED testing, and minimum funding for small rural districts. She also noted federal support through Perkins and WIOA and said the model is used to determine unmet need and guide appropriations. In response to questions, she said health care programs are generally among the higher-cost offerings and may be supplemented by pipeline funds. The committee then heard from Kathy Hebda, Chancellor of the Florida College System, on the college system’s funding model. Hebda described the main funding sources, including the program fund, student success incentive funds, pipeline funds, tuition and fees, and performance-based incentives, and explained that the current model was developed by the 28 college presidents under legislative direction. She said the model uses a three-year average FTE, weights workforce enrollment more heavily than non-workforce enrollment, gives significant weight to completions, includes a small-college factor and regional cost differentials, and also provides targeted funding to bring colleges up to a floor based on per-FTE funding. Senators asked about colleges below the target, cost differences among programs, faculty salaries, and health insurance costs; Hebda said the model is meant to provide flexible operating dollars that colleges can use for those expenses, but specific salary and benefit decisions are left to the institutions. Seminole State College President Georgia Lorenz also testified in support of the college funding model, saying it holds institutions accountable for enrollment and completions, can be adjusted to reflect state priorities like workforce, and addresses differences in size and regional costs. No bills were voted on, and the committee adjourned after brief closing remarks thanking Seminole State College and the presenters.

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• The amendment recognizes gold and silver coin as legal tender for payment of debts.
• It also recognizes... ...as legal tender for payment of debts.
• No one is required to accept gold as a form of payment. Additional questions to the amendment.
• We're not forcing anyone to take this, again, as a form of payment.
• I’ve known many kids who made a split-second decision and pulled a gun.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing interns, guests, and advocates. The Rules Chair added CS for CS for SB 622 to the special order calendar, and SB 80 on state land management was temporarily postponed. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills when the measures were identical or nearly identical. The Senate passed SB 200/HB 295 on a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan, requiring DEP to develop a recycling and waste diversion roadmap by 2026; SB 492 on land development and mitigation banking, after adopting amendments related to mitigation credit use and former phosphate mine lands; and SB 494/HB 255 on aggravated animal cruelty, which increases sentencing consequences and creates a searchable FDLE database of convicted animal abusers, with an amendment clarifying the database language. The Senate also passed SB 500/HB 711 establishing the Spectrum Alert for missing children with autism, SB 524/HB 1089 adding Duchenne muscular dystrophy to newborn screening, SB 592/HB 393 revising the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program, SB 742/HB 1145 on workforce education, SB 936/HB 827 on a statewide study of automation and workforce impact, SB 964/HB 181 on parole guidelines, SB 976/HB 901 on court-appointed psychologists, SB 1084/HB 1451 on sexual cyber harassment, and SB 1156 on a home health aid program for medically fragile children. Most of these bills were adopted after brief sponsor explanations, questions, and in some cases amendments or House-substitute motions. Debate centered on several policy issues. Senators raised concerns about the constitutional and environmental implications of mitigation banking credits in SB 492, the scope and privacy implications of the animal abuse database in SB 494, the funding and eligibility details of the condo resilience program in SB 592, and the public-school/charter-school balance in SB 822, which drew extensive questioning about enrollment, governance, discipline, accountability, and data sharing before being placed on the third-reading calendar after amendments. The Spectrum Alert bill drew support from members who compared it to the Purple Alert and emphasized the risks faced by children with ASD. The medically fragile children home health aid bill also drew strong support, with senators describing it as a long-needed fix to help families provide in-home care without losing Medicaid coverage. Votes on the measures reported in the transcript were overwhelmingly favorable, with bills passing by margins such as 38-0, 35-3, 37-0, 36-0, and 35-0.

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• So the last two should take care of your issues, but you still have payments to do, right? >> Okay.
• So the last two should take care of your issues, but you still have payments to do, right?
• 01:15:21.280> make operate emergency vehicles, and make operate emergency vehicles, and make split
• sec<01:15:22.400> second<01:15:22.800> decisions<01:15:23.760> affecting split
• sec second decisions affecting split sec second decisions affecting life<01:15:24.480> and<01

Bills: SB3275, SB3105

Keywords: cannabis, low-dose, personal use, cultivation, cannabis accessories, Hawaii cannabis law, medical cannabis, physician assistant, licensure compact, medical services, interstate practice, healthcare portability, military families, licensing authority, 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection reconsidered two condominium bills and adopted recommendations to pass both with amendments. For SB 2433, members approved amendments clarifying that condominium unit owners’ interests are to be recognized and protected in educational and related programs by the Real Estate Commission and DCCA, while making technical changes and changing the effective date. For SB 2838, the committee replaced the bill’s broader substantive language with a narrower requirement that associations provide electronic copies of specified documents, including master leases, reserve studies, audited financial statements, contracts, leases, and other agreements, along with technical changes and an amended effective date. Both measures were adopted unanimously by the members present, with Senator McKelvey excused. The committee then heard SB 2710 on animal issues, which would define and regulate dog breeders, set care standards, create county licensing authority, require records, and establish an animal abuser registry and related penalties. Testimony was mixed: the Public Defender and the American Kennel Club opposed the bill, arguing for stronger enforcement of existing laws rather than harsher penalties and warning that the bill would burden responsible breeders; the Hawaiian Humane Society supported the bill’s breeder regulation and registry provisions but urged removal of the hoarding section; and the committee noted 26 written testimonies in support, 14 in opposition, and four comments. In decision-making, the committee passed SB 2710 with amendments that blanked the license fee, deleted the animal abuser registry and shelter/pet store/breeder compliance checks, struck the hoarding provisions and proposed criminal penalty changes, and made technical changes with a deferred effective date. The committee also heard SB 2209 on rental discrimination, which would allow attorney’s fees to a prevailing party in source-of-income discrimination cases, and SB 2884, which would create a nonrefundable income tax credit for wind-resistant retrofits or hurricane shelters. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission supported SB 2209, and the committee later passed it with a deferred effective date. SB 2884 drew support from DCCA’s Insurance Division, the Department of Taxation, HEMA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and a public witness who urged hurricane preparedness; it was passed with the Department of Taxation’s proposed amendments and a deferred effective date. Finally, the committee heard SB 2922 on cooperative associations, which would create a general cooperative associations framework. DCCA offered comments, while the Hawaii Co-op Hui, Purple Maya Foundation, Enliven Cooperative, and Hawaii Farmers Union supported the measure and argued that current law is too limited for worker, producer, and multi-stakeholder co-ops. After discussion about using the existing chapter 421C structure rather than creating a new regulatory scheme, the committee passed SB 2922 with amendments adopting changes proposed in testimony from the Hawaii Farmers Union and deferred the effective date.

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• This is the activity that actually provides the highest leverage, and this is down payment assistance
• High level as well, I think second only to the down payment assistance program leverages 12 to 1.
• You'll notice our flagship programs, if you will, with the down payment assistance and the rental development
• So, at an interest rate of 3%, a $260,000 home shows a significant reduction in the payment that they
• And then I split that revenue that was collected 80% to 90, 20% to the agency, and then 20% from the

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• President, I won't support it because it doesn't even meet the minimum payments of Otero County for a
• The payments on their bond are six million dollars a year.
• And I think the documents that I have sent you show that their bond payments are six million dollars
• Senator, House Bill 38 applies the same access and payment standards established for CRTs.
• And is there a measure within that, those guardrails, to make... sure that it's that money is split out

Bills: SB273, SB37, SB100

Keywords: SB273, appropriations, general fund, hold harmless, local government finance, municipal revenue, county revenue, correctional facility, jail contract, private prison, detention facility, immigration detention, revenue bonds, clawback, child welfare, juvenile justice, protective services, school improvement, New MexiCare, aging services