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• It might be worthy of investment if they hit certain thresholds and goals.
• The major part of Animal Promise is supported by our foundation.
• And is something like this, could this become a major impediment to?
• At the time, that was the vast majority of their tax bill.
• Judson ISD states there's no major storm damage.

Bills: HB19, HB30, HB851, HB1663, HB1681, HB1769, HB1937, HB1979, HB2428, HB2433, HB2825, HB3159, HB3424, HB3486, HB3487, HB3504, HB3605, HB3879, HB3994, HB4382, HB4752, HB5444, HB5446, HB5447, HB3199, HB4847, HB19

Keywords: local government debt, property tax, ad valorem tax, bond election, certificate of obligation, anticipation note, school district tax rate, voter-approval rate, debt service cap, municipal finance, county bonds, flood control district, hospital district, public works, tax transparency, property tax notice, November uniform election date, general obligation bonds, local debt reform, taxpayer notice

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• I don't understand; the focus of the bill seems to be for the four major cities.
• And the focus of the bill seems to be for the four major cities in the state.
• Or is there a threshold for a size of a city that has to have a fixed bus route?
• You go into the Senate Majority Leader's office, it's probably even tighter, you know.
• So the assessments is where a majority of our income for that division comes from.

Keywords: 908, all

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• I don't understand the focus of the bill seems to be for the four major cities.
• And the focus of the bill seems to be for the four major cities in the state.
• Or is there a threshold for a size of a city that has to have a fixed bus route?
• You go into the Senate Majority Leader's office, it's probably even tighter, you know.
• So the assessments is where a majority of our income for that division comes from.

Summary: The committee began with roll call, introductions of a new fiscal analyst and a new member, and approval of the March 19 minutes. The first major presentation was from the Office of Management and Budget on the state’s general fund and special fund status through May. OMB reported general fund revenues were running below the legislative forecast by about $76 million, driven largely by weaker individual income tax and sales tax collections, though the projected ending balance remained positive and above the budgeted level. The budget stabilization fund was above its cap and would transfer excess earnings to the general fund, and the legacy fund balance continued to grow. Members also asked about federal funding uncertainty and mineral leasing revenue variability. The committee then reviewed compliance reports and trust fund analyses, followed by discussion of a bill draft for the fixed-route city transportation network study. The draft would create a $15 million general fund grant program with a formula-based distribution to eligible fixed-route transit cities, intended to support operating and capital needs and help match federal transit funds. Transit officials from Minot and Fargo testified in support, explaining local fare and match structures and the difficulty of replacing aging buses and securing federal matching dollars. Several members questioned whether the program should be limited to the current four cities or broadened to future eligible urban areas, and whether local funding sources should be explored further. The committee did not finalize the bill draft at that point and planned to continue discussion at a later meeting. The committee also approved a bill draft repealing obsolete language related to approval of a bi-state authority with South Dakota, after staff explained that no agreements had ever been implemented and the provision appeared outdated. A roll call vote was taken and the motion carried. Later, the Department of Commerce and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site presented updates on uncrewed aircraft systems initiatives, including the Vantis radar data enclave, the drone replacement program, and efforts to build a revenue model for Vantis. Test site officials said FAA approval had been secured for the radar data program, replacement of noncompliant drones was underway, and future revenue could come from state and external users once pricing and intellectual property arrangements are finalized. Members asked about Chinese-made drones, supply chain issues, automation, and how the system would manage beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations. The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation then presented on the design of a new minimum-security prison and a reentry housing study. Officials said the proposed facility would relocate the minimum-security prison to the penitentiary campus, reduce costs from an earlier estimate, and provide more beds and programming space, with construction potentially beginning in 2027 and opening around 2031. They also described staffing needs, the planned move of women to the New England facility, and possible expansion of men’s housing there. The parole and probation chief described a reentry housing task force studying housing needs for people leaving incarceration, with a goal of developing data-driven recommendations for subsidies and support services; a representative from Protection and Advocacy closed by expressing general support for fixed-route and paratransit funding.

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• Madame Majority Leader, to attend to.
• It was a threshold matter, and I'll quote here: it is a threshold matter understanding that this guidance
• Thank you, Madam Madame Majority Leader.
• Madame<02:15:53.040> Majority<02:15:53.520> Leader. Madame Majority Leader.
• Madame Majority Leader.

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The House convened with a quorum, approved the journal from January 30, 2026, and then moved several bills to special order. The chamber first took up House Bill 1068, which would authorize the Legislative Council Executive Committee to set remote-participation policies for legislators serving on joint committees. Supporters described it as a bipartisan, zero-fiscal-note measure to provide flexibility and consistency for joint committee meetings. An amendment offered by Representative Luck to give the House’s majority position precedence in tie situations was debated and failed, and the bill then passed. The House next considered House Bill 1027, concerning boards of cooperative services (BOCES). The sponsor explained that the bill would allow BOCES executive directors to remain eligible for PERA retirement benefits while working full-time and would expand BOCES eligibility for postsecondary and workforce readiness funding. Supporters emphasized the importance of BOCES to rural education, special education, concurrent enrollment, and workforce training. The committee report was adopted and the bill passed. The chamber then took up House Bill 1045, dealing with housing protections for individuals with disabilities and assistance animals. Supporters said the bill would restore and codify federal housing guidance in Colorado law after federal guidance was withdrawn, reducing confusion for tenants and landlords and protecting people who rely on service animals. Opponents argued the bill could create presumptions, increase liability, and impose vague standards on housing providers. Amendment L005 to the committee report passed as a clarifying change, but Amendment L008 and a later amendment from Representative Brooks (L006) both failed. After the committee report was adopted, the bill itself passed. Representative Brooks then introduced another amendment package, including L007, and a title ruling was requested, leading to a brief recess.

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• That is the majority of the folks within DOC’s population under the reclassification system.
• Typically, we have a much higher threshold. With somebody's return to...
• Typically, we have a much higher threshold now to return somebody from minimum to medium security.
• That's the majority of overrides, and they're leading to this degrading of the accuracy.
• So the majority of individuals had an accurate result, the majority of individuals had this or the majority

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Special Commission on Correctional Consolidation and Collaboration met on January 12 to continue its review of DOC classification practices, with Senator Brownsberger and Representative Hunt co-chairing. After brief discussion of the prior hearing, members said there would likely be another opportunity for additional testimony, including possible video testimony from people inside facilities. The main presentation for the day was DOC’s classification system and a UMass Chan study of whether the system predicts institutional misconduct and whether overrides affect its accuracy or create racial/ethnic bias. DOC officials described the objective point-based classification system, its history, and the role of discretionary and non-discretionary overrides. They said the system is designed to balance public safety and reintegration, with initial classification emphasizing offense history and reclassification emphasizing institutional adjustment. DOC reported that, in the current population, about 16% are classified to maximum security, 74% to medium, and 10% to lower security. They also reviewed the non-discretionary restrictions that keep people out of minimum or medium security, and said discretionary overrides are used less often than the National Institute of Corrections’ suggested ceiling and are reviewed within six months. UMass Chan researchers said their analysis used historical DOC data from 2019 to 2022, focused mainly on about 7,600 male reclassification cases, and found that the scored custody level accurately predicted institutional misconduct. They said the tool performed well on standard statistical measures, but predictive accuracy declined after overrides were applied, with overlap appearing between minimum and medium groups. In a supplementary analysis, they said the loss of accuracy was driven primarily by non-discretionary restrictions rather than discretionary overrides. They also said the study did not find evidence of racial or ethnic bias in the tool itself, and that DOC’s current system is comparatively more lenient than many other states. Members and guests raised concerns about overclassification to medium security, the low share of people in minimum, the role of civil commitment restrictions, and whether the data captured historical bias or individual cases where overrides felt subjective. DOC and UMass Chan responded that the study was group-based, not case-specific, and that minimum-security rates are hard to compare across states because Massachusetts’ prison and county systems differ structurally. The commission did not take a vote or formal action, but asked members to send follow-up data questions by the end of the week for referral to DOC and the researchers.

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• The Chair now recognizes the gentleman from Green County, the Majority Leader. Good afternoon, Mr.
• Cook plans to continue his college career and later go to law school to major in criminal law.
• Cook plans to continue his college career and later go to law school, two major in criminal law.
• There's a different threshold for changing the Constitution than there is changing a statute.
• There's just a different threshold.

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• We'd like to welcome you once again to the New Mexico State Senate, and I yield to Senate Majority Floor
• On your desks, you do have a gift box sponsored by Senate Pro Tem Mimi Stewart, House Majority Leader
• Socorro 4-H is Tatum Rosales, Matty Adams, Chloe Griego, and somewhere in the building, I think a majority
• Senator Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senate Majority Floor Leader Peter Wirth will take us to the next order of business. Thank you, Mr.

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• Declare the vote: 76 in favor, 14 nay, having a majority vote of those present and constituting the house
• Declare the vote: two nay, ever seen a majority vote of those like to in constitution in the house.

Bills: SB1287, SB1983, SB1796, SB1806, SB1558, SB2135, SB483, SB1198, SB1265, SB2154, SB2139, SB1552, SB2118, SB1775, SB259, SB1344, SB1380, SB2007, SB1572, SB2074, SB1423, SB1425, SB1502, SB1503, SB1833, SB1561, SB1555, SB2044, SB1749, SB904, SB1565, SB1500, SB667, SB1484, SB1562, SB1644, HR1045, SB227, SB1627, SB1475, SB1966, SB2049, SB1531, SB80, SB1734, SB1630, SB1894, SB1975, SB1432, SB1437, SB1812, SB346, SB710, SB1489, SB1614, SB2045, SB1250, SB1304, SB1501, SB1946, SB592, SB65, SB1257, SB444, SB640, SB2178, SB1242, SB1642

Keywords: abstraction, licensing, Oklahoma Abstractors Board, criminal background, good moral character, SB1983, foster care, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, child welfare, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions

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• by owners of units to which a majority of votes are allocated.
• Um it majority of votes are allocated.
• And that's why the majority of patients, of residents, are now on Medicaid.
• > patients<03:04:15.279> of why the majority of patients of why the majority of patients
• He said they had support letters from Major League Baseball Players Association and Major League Baseball

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:15:34.680> created we, I mean we being the majority created we, I mean we being the majority
• And the majority wants to pretend like it doesn't exist.
• ,<00:19:55.720> I a Republican or a Democrat majority, I a Republican or a Democrat majority
• > completely is the majority has completely is the majority has completely missed missed missed
• The The The The majority in committee.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• support the dedication of the sales tax on auto repair parts and leased vehicles in 2017, and the major
• support the dedication of the sales tax on auto repair parts and leased vehicles in 2017, and the major
• Highway bonds only requires a simple majority, unlike the supermajority required to authorize GO bonds
• It moves people more efficiently and connects major destinations while feeding other transit modes.
• It moves people more efficiently and connects major destinations while feeding other transit modes.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• were the principal authors of that report and uh it consists of basically a 38-page report by the majority
• c><00:29:23.600> report<00:29:23.919> by<00:29:24.159> the<00:29:24.399> majority
• <00:29:25.520> a uh 38page report by the majority a uh 38page report by the majority a two-page
• There are toxic thresholds where you can give a medicine and it will become toxic, and there's also a
• There are toxic thresholds where you can give a medicine and it will become toxic, and there's also a

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy met briefly without a quorum because many members were tied up in legislative committee of conference work. The chair said the committee would resume in June and, in the meantime, directed members to the committee webpage and the 2024 committee’s report and COVID-19 after-action report, which he said could be reviewed for possible updates and legislative recommendations on how New Hampshire should respond to future pandemics. The chair then introduced two recent articles as framing material: one about the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a challenge to the Los Angeles Unified School District’s COVID vaccine mandate, and another about CDC internal emails and alleged failure to publicly acknowledge vaccine safety signals. He argued these examples raised concerns about mandates, transparency, and the balance between individual rights and public health, and said the committee would revisit the issue in future meetings. Representative Pollazok thanked the chair for presenting both legal and medical perspectives and suggested the committee focus on reviewing scientific methodology and the quality of evidence behind competing claims. A member asked whether vaccine pamphlets now include risks and benefits, and the chair responded that FDA-approved products should have patient inserts available on the FDA website, including sections listing adverse events from clinical studies and commercial use. He said he would research and email the committee copies or excerpts. Members also discussed how to evaluate studies over different time periods, dosing levels, and the timing of side effects, as well as the difficulty of comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated outcomes when definitions change over time. Before adjourning, the chair said the committee would ask the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services how it would monitor and assess vaccine or pandemic-related issues in real time and whether additional structures would be needed in a future emergency. He said the committee would likely take July and August off, resume in September, and aim to have a draft report by mid-October and a final report by late October ahead of the November elections.

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• Any agreement must be ratified by a majority of active drivers through a statewide vote, ensuring a true
• c><00:03:22.640> ratified<00:03:23.120> by<00:03:23.360> a<00:03:23.519> majority
• agreement must be ratified by a majority agreement must be ratified by a majority of<00:03:24.239
• Number one is the threshold, which is exceedingly low.
• Um, and number one is the threshold, which is exceedingly low.

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• municipalities cannot aggregate or combine multiple projects to artificially meet or avoid that 1% threshold
• This bill solves a major problem.
• is, unlike other torts, there's this sort of arbitrary cap of $50,000 for so many, probably the majority
• And if you've got a head count, W-2 head count of under 50, rather, which is, again, I think the majority
• The major problem with representing those people is that it's very easy to get another job at another

Summary: The subcommittee heard testimony on a broad agenda of workforce, labor, and workers’ compensation bills. HB 4676 would require political subdivision workers’ compensation networks to follow the same notice, access, and complaint rules as certified TDI networks; supporters said public employees and first responders deserve equal access to care, while municipal risk pool representatives opposed added regulation and said existing 504 networks already perform well. HB 4479 would create a rural workforce development grant program at TWC to support college-and-career readiness and local workforce alignment, and HB 3844 would define “opportunity youth” in state law to improve data, coordination, and access to services for disconnected young Texans; both drew strong support from rural, education, and chamber witnesses. HB 5545 would clarify federal tax treatment for wage-replacement benefits in non-subscriber injury benefit plans, with proponents calling it a win for employers and injured workers. HB 5118 would direct TWC and DIR to study AI and automated employment decision tools in hiring, including bias and oversight concerns. HB 1667 would move existing PTSD workers’ compensation language into a broader Labor Code chapter so more first responders, including state and campus officers, could qualify for benefits; supporters called it a technical fix to extend coverage more evenly across agencies. The committee also heard several first-responder and workers’ compensation bills. HB 2369 would speed up claims handling for injured first responders by allowing a single medical evaluation, giving carriers 60 days to accept or deny a claim, and letting workers seek treatment while disputes proceed; law enforcement supporters said it would help injured officers return to work faster, while opponents warned it would revive extent-of-injury waiver problems and increase litigation. HB 4483 would reclassify certain workers’ compensation maintenance taxes as surcharges to reduce retaliatory taxes imposed by other states on Texas-domiciled carriers, and HB 875, as revised by committee substitute, would create a small-project exception to municipal workers’ compensation and bonding requirements for certain low-value construction contracts in small cities; both were presented as cost-saving measures for Texas employers and local governments. HB 4415 would extend anti-retaliation protections for workers’ compensation claimants from first responders to all public employees and expressly waive sovereign immunity for those claims, with supporters describing it as closing a loophole that leaves public workers without the same remedy available in the private sector. The committee also took testimony on HB 5400, which would expand remedies for sexual harassment victims by removing the requirement to first file an administrative charge, extending the filing deadline from 300 days to two years, clarifying retaliation, and eliminating current damages caps. Supporters, including employment lawyers and a parent of a victim, said the current deadlines and caps prevent many survivors from obtaining counsel or full relief, especially younger workers and those in small workplaces or franchises. Across the agenda, witnesses repeatedly emphasized access to care, fair treatment for injured workers, rural workforce development, and stronger protections for vulnerable employees. After each bill was laid out and testimony heard, the chair generally closed the public hearing and left the bill pending; no final votes were taken, and the subcommittee adjourned after completing the agenda.

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• over that 6% threshold. over that 6% threshold.
• The Cabinet for error rate threshold.
• And the threshold went from 40% down to 25%.
• If we're lowering the poverty threshold, right?
• So, we're poverty threshold, right?

Keywords: 958, all

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• Did you grow again, basically, is the question, and for that threshold you have to be over 1%.
• Did you grow again, basically, is the question, and for that threshold you have to be over 1%.
• Did you grow again, basically, is the question, and for that threshold you have to be over 1%.
• Ross, was indicating, it was simply a reporting mechanism because the majority of other states look at
• Ross, was indicating, it was simply a reporting mechanism because the majority of other states look at

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:00 History of SEEK 00:02:15 Summary of On-Behalf Payments 00:12:40 Discussion on Collection of University Debt Department of Revenue 00:32:40 Northern Kentucky University 00:57:10, 958, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the September 17 meeting, and heard a presentation from Kentucky Department of Education staff on SEEK school funding and KDE on-behalf payments. KDE explained recent SEEK changes, including the guaranteed base per-pupil amount, attendance-based calculations, second-month and January growth, the 2022 change funding kindergarten at 100% instead of 50%, and the existing add-ons for at-risk students, exceptional children, limited English learners, home/hospital instruction, and transportation. Staff also reviewed tier one funding, noting the 2024 increase from 15% to 17.5% and explaining that eligibility depends on local tax effort and property wealth. They also described Senate Bill 6 from the 2025 session as a reporting proposal to include on-behalf costs in education spending totals. KDE staff then outlined on-behalf payments made for districts, including roughly $458 million for Teachers Retirement System contributions, $942 million for health insurance, about $12 million for technology costs, and additional SFCC debt service outside KDE’s appropriation, for a total of about $1.5 billion. Members asked how a future Senate Bill 6 would affect local contributions and whether folding on-behalf payments into SEEK would shift costs among districts. KDE and Senator Gibbons clarified that the bill was intended only as a reporting mechanism and would not change local contribution or district payments; it would simply present a broader total of state education investment. The discussion also noted that Kentucky’s reported SEEK amount alone does not capture all state education spending. Members raised questions about home and hospital instruction data, saying local concerns suggest growth in some communities even if statewide numbers appear stable. KDE said the statewide figure has been relatively consistent but offered to provide district-level trend data. Co-Chair Petrie also asked about the accuracy of SEEK projections and on-behalf calculations, referencing prior concerns from the Office of Education Accountability. KDE responded that it works with the state budget director’s office in a consensus forecasting process and has been reviewing demographic and property-assessment data, including exceptional child counts, to improve forecast accuracy.

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• The threshold is if a student is with an adult paid for by the district, they are considered in attendance
• as worried about kids who are attending 88% of the year and the reason that they got under that threshold
• as worried about kids who are attending 88% of the year and the reason that they got under that threshold
• is because they got under that threshold is because they got<00:15:39.480> norovirus<00:15:40.160
• Absences, on how we report, is obviously a major piece of that.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• There's a very technical requirement in the MA program that deals with the permissible error threshold
• 19:09.480> 3% the the state does not exceed that 3% the the state does not exceed that 3% threshold
• <00:19:10.800> and threshold and threshold and um um um trigger<00:19:13.840> the<00:19
• 54.240> to<01:03:54.320> be um we seem to be um we seem to be the<01:03:56.120> majority
• seems to be running a the majority seems to be running a little<01:03:57.560> fast<01:03:57.920

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• recession uh and a major recession uh and a major recession<00:06:17.160> and<00:06:17.360
• major major recession<00:33:46.240> um<00:33:46.440> it<00:33:46.600> says<00:33
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• they they call myor recession and major they they call myor recession and major recession<04:08:
• Majority report on the bill?

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• All right, so next slide: Major Project Startup Reports.
• All right, so next slide: Major Project Startup Reports.
• We'll remove it from the major project reporting realm.
• So that concludes my report on major projects. All right.
• report on major projects. All right.

Summary: The Information Technology Committee approved the March 26 minutes and received a series of reports from NDIT on major IT projects, the annual report, mainframe modernization, and cybersecurity services. The project portfolio was reported at 116 major projects with a baseline cost of $546 million, overall under budget but modestly behind schedule. Several projects that had been in variance status last quarter were said to have closed, including HHS bed management, vital records modernization, and DOT roadway capital planning. New startup reports were mostly HHS efforts tied to refugee data management, technical debt cleanup, and legacy application decommissioning, while closeouts included HHS, OMB, DPI, and DOT projects with mixed budget and schedule results. In the annual report discussion, NDIT described its service-fund financials, peer-state rate comparisons, records management reporting, and customer satisfaction efforts. Members asked about how revenues and grants flow through the service fund, how NDIT charges agencies for services, and whether customer satisfaction or CSAT scores are tracked and could be reported more regularly. NDIT said it does track service-team CSAT and survey data, and committee members encouraged more regular reporting of those metrics. The committee also discussed application portfolio management, statewide IT planning, and whether agencies should slow new system replacements while the state pursues an ERP system. The mainframe update focused on the state’s ongoing effort to retire legacy systems by about 2030. NDIT and HHS said the work is being managed as a tech-debt program, but progress is slowed by data cleanup, integration complexity, staff retirements, vendor capacity, and federal requirements. Members asked whether there is a coordinated commitment and whether additional vendor support or consultants are needed; NDIT said it is working jointly with HHS and is seeking an RFP to help accelerate modernization. The cybersecurity presentation then shifted to statewide maturity assessments and services. NDIT said it provides endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, security awareness training, threat briefings, and penetration testing, and that assessments are based on CIS controls. Members raised concerns about low participation in the self-assessment process, the lack of mandatory reporting or audit authority, and whether insurance incentives through Enderf or possible State Auditor involvement could improve compliance. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.