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• their vacation week because of a $35 ad their vacation week because of a $35 ad to<00:52:45.520>
• > around<01:32:13.520> the added some more language around the added some more language
• <02:08:45.360> in liability for schools here um adding in liability for schools here um adding
• > somebody<02:41:59.680> who adding a license for somebody who adding a license for somebody
• added infinite wisdom added language<05:03:58.878> that<05:03:59.200> is<05:03:59.360>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first adopted amendment 2026-2021S to correct a drafting issue in the budget language so that the $2.5 million appropriation for Medicaid per diem rate stabilization at county nursing homes can be spent during the biennium rather than lapsing at the end of the fiscal year. Senator Lang explained that the funds are matched with federal dollars for a total of $5 million and are intended to prevent rate reductions that could shift costs to county property taxpayers. The amendment was adopted unanimously by both chambers, and the committee proceeded on the bill as amended by the Senate. The main discussion then focused on HB 155 and a proposed amendment to the business enterprise tax. The House proposal would lower the BET rate in stages when combined business tax revenues exceed certain thresholds, while the Senate opposed an immediate rate reduction and argued that tax changes should be handled in a budget year. Senators emphasized that raising the filing threshold to $375,000 had already removed about 3,500 small businesses from filing requirements, and they preferred further relief through threshold changes rather than rate cuts. House members argued that the trigger-based reduction was a reasonable, tested mechanism and would provide future tax relief without taking effect unless revenues rose enough. Members debated whether the trigger could be distorted by one-time revenue spikes, such as the recent tax amnesty receipts and prior federal repatriation-related revenue, and Representative Sweeney said he was willing to adjust the effective date or carve out amnesty revenue. The committee did not reach agreement on the BET reduction, and the chair called a break and then continued the meeting later with a new proposal to delay the trigger’s effective date to January 1, 2028. Senator Lang rejected that version but offered a counterproposal to raise the filing threshold to $400,000, and the parties ultimately agreed to continue discussions and reconvene later. The meeting also took up HB 1102, concerning the research and development tax credit and state park fees. The House position was to support the R&D tax credit but remove the park-fee provisions, citing testimony from the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources that it did not need the increase and concerns about discouraging tourism, especially at border parks. Supporters of the park-fee language argued that the department had not raised rates in years, could set its own rates, and should be able to charge nonresidents more while keeping New Hampshire residents’ fees lower. The discussion remained unresolved, with members debating the likely effect on tourism and fairness to residents versus the need for additional revenue.

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• So, uh it's clearly just adding a 2026.
• <00:29:47.360> the striking no citations and adding the striking no citations and adding the
• <00:30:11.520> the site change on line 21 and adding the site change on line 21 and adding
• are striking the site once again, adding are striking the site once again, adding the<00:32:16.080
• significant where we may be adding significant where we may be adding people<04:42:36.000> to

Keywords: 916, all

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• REVENUE COLLECTION BY AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS THERE IS A LOT MORE MONEY ADDED
• SEEN BEFORE THE TWO BARS AT THE END FOR THE DATA FOR DECEMBER AND JANUARY IS THE NEW DATA THAT WE ADDED
• THE STORY FROM THE LAST, FROM THIS SLIDE IS THE WE ADDED BASED ON WHAT YOU SAW BEFORE.
• OVER $500 MILLION IN 24-25 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR BUT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE ADDED
• SO THAT WE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE FORECAST SO THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY THERE'S LESS MONEY ADDED IN THE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• is added to the determination.
• what the bill becomes is is the adding what the bill becomes is is the adding of<00:29:58.679>
• <00:30:05.440> to department of energy MH um is added to department of energy MH um is added
• line uh 10 to 11 that the added line uh 10 to 11 that the added duty<00:49:04.040> to<00:
• right okay yeah that's what we is added right okay yeah that's what we added<00:51:35.480> in

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Uh, and want to clarify: when we added those two individuals, we forgot that there was one member of
• the chairperson of the and so we added the chairperson of the Senate<00:05:06.960> Standing<00
• clarify and want to clarify So<00:05:20.440> when<00:05:20.600> we<00:05:20.720> added
• ><00:05:21.000> those<00:05:21.240> two<00:05:21.360> individuals, So when we added
• those two individuals, So when we added those two individuals, we<00:05:22.080> forgot<00:05:

Bills: HCR43, HCR154, HCR165, HCR186, HCR200, HCR202, HCR206

Keywords: pedestrian safety, raised crosswalks, Honolulu, traffic infrastructure, school zone, HCR154, Hele-On, Hele-On Shared Ride Program, County of Hawaii, Hawaii County, Mass Transit Agency, shared ride, paratransit, accessible transportation, ADA, mobility devices, wheelchair accessible, kupuna, seniors, elderly

Summary: The Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs reconvened on April 21 and took up a series of House Concurrent Resolutions, with no public testimony. Members first approved HCR 43, urging raised crosswalks near Ala Wai Elementary at University Avenue, Malkiki Street, and Kamoku Street to improve student safety, and HCR 154, asking Hawaii County to expand the Heleon shared ride program islandwide, including rural and underserved areas. They also passed HCR 165, calling for permanent pickleball nets and court lighting at Kamilo Iki Community Park, and HCR 186, urging the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Health Agency to extend health care authorization renewals for people affected by the Red Hill water contamination crisis. The committee then approved HCR 200, which urges the Department of Defense to reassess prior CERCLA-related closure decisions in light of evolving PFAS science. Members said the measure was intended to help keep PFAS out of the water system. HCR 202, establishing a legislative task force on Hawaii’s future energy pathways, was amended before passage to expand the task force’s scope to include separation of generation from transmission and distribution, add Senate leadership representation, and include representatives from the Agricultural Development Corporation and the Farm Bureau. Several members supported the amended version with reservations, expressing concern about possible cost impacts from separating generation and distribution. Finally, the committee passed HCR 206 HD1, which requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a working group to study the impacts of large data centers on utilities, ratepayers, natural resources, and climate goals. All measures were adopted by the committee, with HCR 202 passing with amendments and the others passing unamended. The meeting then adjourned.

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• Senate Bill 1014, enacting Title 20, Chapter 2, Article 1 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, adding Section
• Senate Bill 1016, enacting Section 23-206 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section 23-207, relating
• Senate Bill 1050, amending Title 41, Chapter 3, Article 1 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section
• Senate Bill 1177, amending Title 35, Chapter 1, Article 5 of the Arizona Revised Statutes by adding Section
• Amending Title 36, Chapter 4.02, Article 1 of the Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding Section 36-420.06

Keywords: 1182, all

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• This is adding law enforcement officers, family service division frontline workers and mental health.
• This is adding law qualify for.
• We have over time added many grains of sand to what health insurance is required to cover.
• There's some reservation about adding There's some reservation about adding additional<00:41:32.280
• <00:42:50.560> it know, the estimated cost for adding it know, the estimated cost for adding

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Section two is adding a definition to terms that we are using in that statute, and also adding the private
• Because it seems like you're adding that now.
• Because it seems like you're adding that now.
• Because it seems like you're adding that now.
• Because it seems like you're adding that now.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• we've tried to get information out, and we get a response after the fact saying we overlooked your ad
• <00:19:35.600> we<00:19:35.760> overlooked<00:19:36.240> your<00:19:36.400> ad
• your ad we we weren't<00:19:37.679> able<00:19:37.880> to<00:19:37.960> get<00:
• year-long study on the cost<00:22:31.919> of<00:22:32.919> newspaper<00:22:33.679> ads
• <00:22:34.200> that<00:22:34.440> the<00:22:35.159> uh cost of newspaper ads

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and took up four bills. House Bill 131, sponsored by Representative Meredith, would give former second-class city fire departments more flexibility in firefighter scheduling. Meredith explained the committee substitute would allow a hybrid “1323” schedule while preserving existing collective bargaining agreements and affecting only 13 cities. There was no opposition or public testimony, and the committee adopted the substitute and passed the bill with a favorable expression. House Bill 256, sponsored by the chair, was presented by Representative Flry and Kentucky Land Title Association President Eric Case. The bill sets a 40-year statutory limit on certain dormant title interests to clear old encumbrances and make titles more marketable, while not specifically excluding coal and mineral interests. The committee adopted the substitute and then passed the bill with a favorable expression. House Bill 290, sponsored by Representative Wilson, would update county law library funding rules to allow local bar associations to use library funds for online legal services, addressing unused balances in some counties. The chair and others said the change would better use the resource for attorneys and the public. The committee approved the bill with a favorable expression. House Bill 368, sponsored by Representative Decker, would let smaller counties and local governments use the same alternative public notice methods already available in larger counties, such as posting notices on government websites after a brief newspaper notice. Supporters from county and city groups said the change would save money, improve efficiency, and help with transparency, while Kentucky Press Association Executive Director David Thompson said newspaper publication costs are relatively small and urged the legislature to set standards for government websites before expanding online notice options. The transcript cuts off during Thompson’s testimony, and no final committee action on HB 368 is shown.

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• We're just adding bill is unchanged.
• So I'm adding a house constituents.
• be taking up right now is solely adding be taking up right now is solely adding a<01:45:51.199><
• <01:45:59.760> a the subcommittee as well as adding a the subcommittee as well as adding a
• We're adding being amended.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Suicidal ideation, syncopacy, and isolation, including a crisis response protocol, added guardrails in
• SB 1013 addresses this issue by defining legitimate sources and reasons for license plates being added
• to a hot list. ...by defining legitimate sources and reasons for license plates being added to a hot
• To the extent that any ADS uses statistical models, generalizes from past data, like ADS that conducts
• He added that Google Ads help them reach customers interested in their product, and Google Analytics

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The other thing that I wanted to make sure we looked at, we had added a floor amendment in the House
• The other thing that I wanted to make sure we looked at, we had added a floor amendment in the House
• And then we have also added revisions.
• There's no percentage for local accountability added to the CSI calculation. Okay.
• talked about this this cannot be added talked about this this cannot be added on<00:51:27.840>

Keywords: 958, all

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• as well as New Hampshire ad as well as New Hampshire ad administrative administrative administrative
• <00:56:20.119> the repeat what you said about adding the repeat what you said about adding
• adding on to the is where we're adding on to the definition<01:16:14.320> so<01:16:14.440>
• a definition so we added this these a definition so we added this these a through<01:16:16.719
• <01:52:33.719> any more questions rather than adding any more questions rather than adding

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Education Policy and Administration Committee heard testimony on HB 222, which would repeal the requirement that a chartered public school and the resident school district sign a memorandum of understanding on how students with disabilities will receive special education services. The prime sponsor, Rep. Peggy Balboni, said the bill was requested by the New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators and the New Hampshire Alliance for Public Charter Schools. She argued that federal and state law already require districts to provide FAPE and that the MOU requirement has created extra work, legal costs, and delays without improving services. She said many MOUs remain unsigned, but students are still receiving services and complaint numbers have not changed. Rep. Mooney also supported repeal, calling the MOU duplicative and impractical because IEPs and 504 plans already govern services. Testimony from Jane B. Brulu of the special education administrators’ association and Beth McLure of the charter schools alliance echoed that view, saying the MOU has not helped students, has added hours of work and legal fees, and has mostly been a source of disputes over funding and service costs. McLure said her school has worked with more than 15 districts and has always been able to reach agreements, though the first year of the requirement took substantial time and money. Committee members asked about the original purpose of the law, unsigned MOUs, and whether disputes could be resolved without the requirement. A representative from the Department of Education said the MOU was originally proposed to address reports that some students were not getting services on time and to provide some oversight, but the department has no authority to order charter schools or districts to agree and no appeal process if they cannot. The department also said it does not currently audit charter school special education services because it lacks authority to monitor charter schools directly, and it urged the committee to consider some alternative oversight if the MOU requirement is repealed. The hearing on HB 222 was then closed, and the committee announced it would begin the hearing on HB 699 after a short break.

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• They've added accept.
• :15.440> to non-germane amendment was added to non-germane amendment was added to clarify<01:06
• Members take your seats. added language clarifying that if a added language clarifying that if a municipality
• the what they added the what they added also<03:37:27.640> is<03:37:28.040> is<03:
• <04:54:03.280> uncertainty And this added even greater uncertainty And this added even greater

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• <04:41:08.560> some the department's request added some the department's request added some
• The Senate added in 59 359 and 360.
• Have they added new things to this?
• added to this 600,000. added to this 600,000.
• We can get it added. On to page 31.

Keywords: 10am HB 1 & HB 2, 928, house, all

Summary: The committee of conference on HB 1 and HB 2 reviewed comparison documents and worked through a long list of House and Senate positions, agreeing on some technical or already-enacted items while setting aside others for later discussion. Early on, members agreed to delete a House Bill 2 section tied to a bill already passed into law, and a representative explained a technical amendment to the EFA provisions clarifying enrollment-cap repeal language and compulsory attendance rules for EFA students. That amendment was discussed but a vote was postponed because not all members were present. The committee also noted that the overall EFA budget numbers had already been settled separately. Several items were either agreed to or held for further negotiation. Members agreed to delete sections already covered by other enacted bills, including BTLA-related language, and to accept a technical amendment changing "municipalities" to "political subdivisions" in a section affecting funding eligibility. They also agreed on some items involving workers’ compensation second injuries, certain pilot-program language, and some sections related to state loan repayment and other technical corrections. In contrast, they set aside or disputed items involving site evaluation, lottery-related provisions, opioid abatement, the Commission on Aging, Granite Advantage premium costs, renewable energy/offshore wind funding, special education funding, and several education trust fund and unique-fund provisions. The committee spent substantial time on policy disputes. The House side argued against keeping money in dedicated Fish and Game funds rather than increasing the main Fish and Game fund, while the Senate side defended its approach and raised concerns about fee impacts, including one tied to the fishing license. The members also discussed a housing appeals board proposal, with one member suggesting a possible compromise that would preserve some function while shifting duties and possibly sunsetting the arrangement later; the contracts for the positions were noted as running through June 30, 2028 and June 30, 2029. Another extended discussion concerned the child advocate records-access section, which one side wanted removed as policy that should go through the normal bill process, while another member asked to hold it and suggested a possible middle-ground, time-limited approach. Later, the committee agreed to remove sections already handled in other bills, including House sections 254 and 255, and discussed but did not resolve disputes over liquor licensing functions, cannabis-related language, cost containment, special education, and several fee and fund provisions. The Senate explained its position on the governor’s commission language, saying opioid abatement trust funds could not be used for that purpose and that the commission should continue to be funded through 5% of gross liquor profits; it also described renaming the body the Commission on Addiction Treatment and Prevention and expanding its scope to include problem gambling. The meeting ended with several major items still open for later negotiation.

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• ADS is incapable of making those nuanced decisions.
• ADS is incapable of making those nuanced decisions.
• Another risk of unsupervised ADS usage, ...capable of making those nuanced decisions.
• We are right in the middle at a $100 fine, plus we've added this graduated scale.
• Pricing algorithms conservatively added $3.8 billion in costs for renters in 2023 alone.

Summary: The committee heard several AI- and consumer-protection-related bills, with extensive testimony from authors, supporters, and industry opponents. SB 53 by Senator Wiener would create transparency requirements for large AI developers, including disclosure of safety and security protocols, reporting of critical safety incidents, whistleblower protections, and the CalCompute public cloud. Supporters said it is a narrower, transparency-based follow-up to last year’s vetoed AI safety bill, while opponents argued it still relies too much on company size, could expose trade secrets, and should be narrowed further. The committee approved SB 53 on a do-pass-as-amended vote to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. SB 766 by Senator Allen would codify the FTC’s Cars Rule and create a three-day cooling-off period for certain used-car purchases, along with stronger disclosure rules on pricing, add-ons, and government affiliation claims. Supporters said it would save consumers money and time and help buyers avoid bad deals, while dealer and industry groups said amendments addressed many of their concerns. Several former opponents moved to neutral, and the committee passed SB 766 unanimously as amended to Appropriations. SB 7 by Senator McNerney would regulate automated decision-making systems in employment by requiring notice, human review for discipline and termination, and limits on predictive behavior analysis. Labor and consumer advocates supported the bill as a safeguard against biased or overly automated workplace decisions, while employer and industry groups raised concerns about scope, notice burdens, and the predictive-analysis ban. The committee passed SB 7 to Appropriations on a 4-2 vote, with the roll held open. SB 833, also by Senator McNerney, would require human oversight of AI used in critical infrastructure, along with training and system assessments; it drew limited opposition focused on scope, and the committee passed it as amended to Appropriations on a 5-0 vote, also holding the roll open. Later, the committee took up SB 11, which would address AI-generated voice, image, and video cloning and deepfakes by clarifying likeness protections, requiring consumer warnings, and addressing misuse and evidence tampering. Supporters framed it as a targeted response to nonconsensual deepfakes, while industry groups said recent amendments improved the bill but still had concerns about penalties and warning language. The committee also heard SB 720, the Safer Streets Act, which would let cities opt into a revised red-light camera system that shifts from driver to owner liability, removes facial identification, makes violations civil rather than criminal, and directs revenue toward transportation safety projects; the author presented the bill, but the transcript ends before any final action on SB 720.

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• It didn't have the appropriate markup language where it did have some of the language adding the words
• Cuz it's adding it to the original. Yes. Yeah.
• Cuz<00:28:30.240> it's<00:28:30.480> it's<00:28:30.720> adding<00:28:31.040>
• it to the um Cuz it's it's adding it to the um the<00:28:34.360> original Yes.
• that's been added to that specific<00:29:20.280> building<00:29:20.640> permit.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Conference Committee on House Bill 244 met to resolve remaining drafting issues in the bill updating and recodifying municipal enforcement of building and fire codes. The chair explained that the measure is largely a technical recodification, moving statutory references and correcting broken cross-references after review by the subcommittee, the Senate, AI-assisted checking, and the Building Code Review Board. Members emphasized that Amendment 2026-1923H contains no policy changes, only reference updates and language cleanup to ensure the bill points to the correct current RSA sections. The committee then discussed a few specific drafting questions, including a reference on page one and language on page two concerning the phrase “remove the prohibition on a building permit.” Some members questioned whether that wording should instead describe a variance or exception, but the chair and Representative Darji explained that the language is intended to allow an applicant to return to the zoning board to remove a prohibition attached to a specific building permit, not to broadly eliminate the underlying rule. The committee also noted a corrected reference to current statutory language because the underlying law had changed since the bill was introduced. After the explanation, the House receded from its position of non-concurrence and concurred with the Senate amendment as further amended by 2026-1923H. Members agreed to place the measure on the House consent calendar, and the committee adjourned.

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• And, similarly to the previous article, the figures displayed here are either added to or subtracted
• And, similarly to the previous article, the figures displayed here are either added to or subtracted
• c><00:03:48.640> here<00:03:49.000> are<00:03:49.200> either<00:03:49.440> added
• figures displayed here are either added figures displayed here are either added to<00:03:50.720>
• There's a list of about 30 purposes for which they can use that revenue, and added to that list now are

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on Senate File 4282 met with a quorum present and heard a walkthrough of the bill, which contains forecast adjustments for several agencies. Senate staff explained that Article 1 makes education forecast adjustments for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, Article 2 adjusts appropriations for the Department of Human Services, Article 3 does the same for the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, and Article 4 increases special transportation services funding for Metropolitan Council programs including Metro Mobility and Metro Move by $8.9 million in FY 2026 and $10.9 million in FY 2027 to match the February forecast. House staff noted that the House language matched Article 1 but did not include Articles 2 through 4. Representative Youakim presented amendment A26-0180, describing six sections that add provisions on paraprofessional qualifications, aid for tribal contract schools tied to revised permanent school fund distributions, expanded allowable uses of school operating capital revenue to include certain utility costs, an extension of an existing appropriation for gender-neutral single-use restrooms, and two school district fund transfer provisions for West St. Paul/Mendota Heights/Eagan and Maple Lake. Members discussed that several items were no-cost and that some fund transfer language had been previously discussed in committee. The amendment was adopted on an 8-0 roll call vote. After adopting the amendment, the committee voted on the bill as amended. The conference committee agreement for Senate File 4282 passed on an 8-0 vote, and the meeting was adjourned.

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• when we added the rural component.
• But everybody says Modessa, but, was added when we added the rural component, but everybody says Modessa
• So thank you, Ranking Member, for adding some clarification to that.
• Sorry, we have two bills that have been added together, and that's what I was...
• We have two bills that have been added together, and that's what I was mentioning earlier.

Summary: The Legislative Rules Committee met with a quorum and held a public hearing on Senate Bill 1694, along with related Senate Bill 1688, both described by the sponsor and supporters as a modernization and expansion of the Missouri Downtown and Rural Economic Stimulus Act (MODESA). Senator Steve Roberts said the bills would broaden redevelopment tools, extend timelines, expand residential incentives, and help projects in St. Louis and other communities without using general revenue. Supporters from the Cordish Companies, the City of Kansas City, Greater St. Louis Inc., Historic Revitalization for Missouri, and BioSTL emphasized past redevelopment successes, including Power & Light, Ballpark Village, and potential reuse of large vacant buildings such as the AT&T Tower and Railway Exchange Building. They argued the proposal would leverage private investment, create jobs, and provide a predictable statewide framework. One witness opposed the bill, arguing it would create more bureaucracy, rely on tax abatements and TIF, and burden taxpayers. Committee members asked questions about the bill’s scope, rural component, fiscal note, and specific redevelopment targets, and the public hearing then closed. After a brief stand-at-ease, the committee entered executive session and adopted a substitute for the combined Senate Bill 1694/1688 package, then voted do pass on the House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1694 and 1688 by a vote of 10-0. The committee also considered Senate Bill 1586, a solid waste measure, and voted do pass Senate Substitute Number 2 for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1586 by a vote of 8-2. Finally, the committee took up Senate Bill 889, a cleanup bill removing obsolete statutes, and voted do pass the House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute for Senate Bill 889 by a vote of 8-0 with two members voting present. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I mean, this $55 million that we've got for a grant now, and that was actually an ad hoc grant that came
• And that's where we've had these ad hoc additions to this budget.
• He added that it had passed the first time in the House.
• He added that they did not necessarily want, at this stage, to have it thrown back at them.
• He added that as they get the teaching materials out now, “Mr.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The House Appropriations Government Operations section met with a full committee present and took up discussion of the Department of Transportation budget and a House funding package. Members described a proposal to simplify DOT funding by eliminating the Prairie Dog bucket, consolidating money into three main buckets/funds, and using DOT expertise to select projects while giving counties, cities, and townships more certainty. They said the plan would also restore 100% of the motor vehicle excise tax to the general fund and use other existing funds, including SIF and the legacy earnings fund, to support DOT and local road distributions. A major part of the discussion focused on how to cover Highway 85 and other road needs. Members and DOT Director Ron Hankey said federal highway formula funding for the next biennium should continue as long as the federal highway bill remains unchanged, but that the six-mile Highway 85 segment is unlikely to receive a federal grant because of benefit-cost issues. The committee discussed bonding for the $155 million set aside for Highway 85, with members noting Garvey bonds as one option but wanting flexibility to use the best available rate. They also discussed a possible five-cent gas tax to support the highway distribution fund; several members raised concerns about the policy and political difficulty, while others argued it was needed because oil revenues are down and the state needs a sustainable funding source. Members repeatedly asked for a clearer visual or flow chart showing how the money would move through the new structure, and the chair and sponsors said staff would prepare a pictorial and amendment language. There was general support for the concept, but some members wanted caucus education before floor action. No formal vote was taken during this discussion, and the chair indicated the committee would move quickly, with amendments to follow and the bill expected to continue in conference committee.