Transcript Highlights:

• in our office staff is, we'll be getting a step increase in July to be reflected on the July 25th payroll

Summary: The committee began with introductions of members and staff, then approved the minutes from the previous meeting and approved a step increase for Code Advisor Kathy Buckley. Staff reported on publication sales and distribution, noting that 2024 paper and paid sales were down from prior years, while online access and reduced demand for printed copies continued to trend downward. Members discussed the continuing role of printed RCWs and session laws, with staff explaining that libraries and counties remain the main paper purchasers and that some specialized titles are still produced in print and electronic formats. The committee then reviewed a table of “multiple actions” affecting RCW sections from the 2025 session. Staff explained that 153 sections had multiple amendments or related actions, but most could be merged through editorial authority; about 10 sections would likely need future legislative cleanup. The committee approved the table, allowing staff to proceed with merging where possible. Financially, staff reported the office was on track to return about $542,000 to the state, though that amount may decrease slightly because of end-of-year purchases, including a shared printer for LSS. They also noted a slight budget reduction for the next fiscal year, but said staffing adjustments and existing coverage should prevent problems. The committee discussed upcoming rulemaking to align the office’s public records procedures with House and Senate practices, including designating a public records officer and updating language to reflect current legislative structure. Staff said the process would follow standard APA rulemaking and could take roughly six months. Members also heard about a prior “video auditor” incident at the office and the office’s response and training. Finally, staff provided a building update: the office is scheduled to move back into the renovated Pritchard building on September 14, 2026, with furniture selection underway. At the end of the meeting, staff shared session statistics, including 424 session law chapters, 1,305 House bills introduced, 1,082 Senate bills introduced, 238 House bills passed, and 193 Senate bills passed, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The House Bill 4520S substituted the quarterly payroll to the full.

Bills: HB227

Keywords: HB227, kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, kratom products, kratom processor, kratom retailer, controlled substances, Texas Controlled Substances Act, Health and Safety Code, Penalty Group 1, tianeptine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, mitragynine, synthetic kratom, kratom alkaloids, adulterated products, product testing, lab testing, ISO 17025, labeling requirements

Transcript Highlights:

• So I think this would be in commerce, but we really need to look at some tax credits or deductions, and
• some tax but we really need to look at some tax credits<00:29:26.679> or<00:29:27.600> deductions
• and<00:29:29.000> we've<00:29:29.159> got<00:29:29.480> some credits or deductions
• and we've got some credits or deductions and we've got some to<00:29:30.760> incentivize<00:29

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• tax on tips, no tax on overtime pay, and providing senior citizens a Social Security income tax deduction
• It expands a GRT deduction for New Mexico health practitioners by including co-insurance paid directly
• by patients under health insurance or managed care plans, in addition to co-payments and deductibles
• last session's HB 14, as well as the new tax credit for foster parents, and expands an income tax deduction

Bills: HB111, HB108, HB145, HB164, HB291, HJR6, HR1, HB63, HB64, HB165, HB184, HB200, HB4, HB7, HB20, HB65, HB66, HB80, HB88, HB96, HB166, HB285, HB295, HB306, SB29, SB37, HJM2, HJM3, HJM1, HM7, HM17, HM4, HM22, HM23, HM24, HM26, HM2, HM16, HM32, HM13, HM47, HM20, HM51, HM1, HM31, HM35, HM36, HM46, HM53, HM54, HM11, HM14, HM21, HM34, HM50

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

Transcript Highlights:

• If we Made all health care right now tax-deductible, personal opinions, business decisions from the health
• Health care is tax deductible or kind of paid before tax for most employer-sponsored coverage.
• Deductible or kind of paid before tax for most employer-sponsored coverage.
• are a lot of issues around gross receipts tax on services that could be looked at, provider-type deductions

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Yeah, so Section 2, subsection 6 is the one that assesses, or deducts from the fine, interest payments
• townhouse owners to carry HO-3 policies with an amount sufficient to cover the master policy's deductible
• Sufficient to cover the master policy's deductible, and then make it possible for us to collect the deductible

Bills: AB6, AB102, AB131, AB212, AB213, AB220, AB259, AB282, AB376, AB396, AB479, AB503, AB570, AB572, AB574, AB576, AB593, SB185, SB207, SB507, AB6

Keywords: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD, prenatal alcohol exposure, children's health, developmental disability, early intervention, treatment assistance, Aging and Disability Services Division, Department of Health and Human Services, Autism Treatment Assistance Program, public health, parent education, evidence-based treatment, Nevada NRS 427A, disability services, behavioral health, emergency medical services, ambulance, licensing, health district

Transcript Highlights:

• The contracted rate that the plan is offering, and it falls on your deductible anyway, so you're paying
• were willing to pull the trigger on that, that they would get credit towards their out of pocket deductible
• Insured patients can't always meet their deductibles or pay their copays, and so they don't have access
• That's fine, but now we've got to change in our deductible. Now is not this, it's this.

Transcript Highlights:

• And I also want to make interest payments on car loans tax deductible, but only if the car is made in
• make interest payments on car<01:24:56.400> loans<01:24:56.880> tax<01:24:57.239> deductible
• but<01:24:58.239> only<01:24:58.639> if<01:24:58.800> the car loans tax deductible
• but only if the car loans tax deductible but only if the car<01:24:59.480> is<01:25:00.280>

Keywords: Presidential address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• declarations page that um is accompanying your insurance policy that will highlight the coverages and your deductible
• Um, some carriers are increasing deductibles on their policies.
• Um, some companies are Um, saying, you know, increasing the deductibles and, or having a separate deductible

Transcript Highlights:

• However, he said the current definition specifically cites deductibles and loss settlement provisions
• Murphy said the current definition specifically cites deductibles and loss settlement provisions, and

Bills: S0032, S0068, S0210, S0246, S0340, S0418, S0428, S0606, S0628, S1028, S1734

Keywords: injunctions, protection orders, domestic violence, serious violence, court procedures, enforcement, risk protection, statewide communication system, pediatric care, emergency departments, hospital regulations, patient safety, health care standards, public records, violence protection, confidentiality, defamation, specialty license plate, specialty plates, motor vehicle registration

Summary: The Committee on Fiscal Policy met and reported a series of bills favorably, covering health care, public safety, insurance, coastal resilience, juvenile justice, drowning prevention, transportation designations, and beach management. Senator Harrell presented CS/SB 68, requiring hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, designated pediatric readiness personnel, and participation in a national readiness assessment; it passed. Harrell also presented CS/SB 340, requiring nursing students to complete two hours of human trafficking identification training before licensure; it also passed. Senator Sharif’s CS/SB 32 and SB 210, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person and the related public records bill, were both reported favorably. Senator Garcia’s CS/CS/SB 302 on nature-based coastal resiliency, Senator Jones’s SB 418 on law enforcement interaction with individuals with autism and the Blue Envelope Program, and Senator Martin’s CS/SB 1734 updating juvenile probation and detention officer definitions and related cost-share language were also approved. The committee then took up several drowning-prevention measures. CS/SB 606 by Senator Smith would add drowning prevention and safe bathing education to postpartum materials and direct the Department of Health to create standardized materials; an amendment removed a records-retention requirement, and the bill passed. SB 428 by Senator Yarborough would expand the state swim lesson voucher program from children ages 0-4 to ages 1-7; it received strong support from advocates, including a young swim instructor and autism advocates, and passed. The committee also approved CS/SB 246, a specialty license plate bill that was amended to include the UFC plate and a First Responders’ Resiliency Foundation plate, and CS/SB 1028, which revises Citizens Property Insurance and clearinghouse procedures to prioritize admitted carriers and prohibit public funds for the clearinghouse; that bill drew discussion about market competition, Citizens’ exposure, and potential impacts on policyholders. Additional measures reported favorably included SB 628, designating a portion of South Navy Boulevard in Pensacola as Warrior Sacrifice Way to honor the sailors killed in the 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack, and CS/SB 636 on beach management, which would create a proactive pathway for coastal communities to obtain erosion-related designations and align with federal programs. Beach industry testimony supported the bill’s intent but raised concerns about perpetual easements and funding shortfalls. At the end of the meeting, members recorded additional votes on selected bills, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• So you treat them and you're saying that the carrier charges determines what their deductible, their
• This is how much we get to collect and it's based on their deductible and copay, coinsurance.

Transcript Highlights:

• When I take a subsidy for my mortgage, I choose a 100% interest deduction.
• When a business takes a 179 deduction on a piece of capital equipment, we don't...

Bills: HF2634, HF2241, HF2649, HF2520, HF2610

Keywords: North Star Promise, scholarship, higher education, Minnesota Office of Higher Education, in-demand jobs, workforce development, career training, job market, high-demand occupations, high-demand industries, college aid, state financial aid, FAFSA, student eligibility, program of study, degree program, certificate program, community college, university, labor market data

Transcript Highlights:

• For example, all bronze plans are now considered to be high-deductible health plans and are eligible
• For example, all bronze plans are now considered to be high-deductible health plans and are eligible
• For example, all bronze plans are now considered to be high-deductible health plans and are eligible
• , more um co-pays, higher deductibles, how about overall out-of-pocket costs. >> Okay, thank you.
• deductibles, how about overall out-of-pocket costs. >> Okay, thank you.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• awards are calculated, you would start with the cost of attendance for the student and you would deduct
• So this is something that's deducted from the cost of attendance when calculating state grant awards.
• So this is something that's deducted from the cost of attendance when calculating state grant awards.
• So this is something that's deducted from the cost of attendance when calculating state grant awards.
• So this is something that's deducted from the cost of attendance when calculating state grant awards.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Higher Education Conference Committee reviewed differences among the Governor’s, House, and Senate proposals for state grant parameter changes and their effects on state grant spending, North Star Promise spending, and average student awards. Nonpartisan staff explained that the proposals use different combinations of parameter changes, with the Governor’s and Senate plans modeled to avoid or minimize rationing, while the House plan would require rationing to balance the program. Staff reported projected biennium balances of a positive $29.836 million for the Governor’s proposal, a negative $60.758 million for the House proposal without rationing, a positive $994,000 for the House proposal with rationing, and a positive $3.623 million for the Senate proposal; North Star Promise balances also varied, with the Senate showing a positive balance and the Governor and House with rationing showing negative balances. Staff also said the Senate proposal would extend availability of the state grant appropriation and suspend surplus procedures through fiscal year 2029, allowing the balance to carry forward. The committee then focused on the House-only tuition and fee cap provision, which would limit the tuition recognized for state grant purposes for four-year programs to the University of Minnesota Twin Cities level, with 1% annual increases in fiscal years 2026 and 2027. House members said the cap was intended to address rising tuition, especially at the University of Minnesota, and to produce savings in the state grant program. The governor’s office confirmed the provision was not included in the Governor’s bill. Representatives from the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Private College Council opposed the cap, arguing it would reduce awards for low-income students and shift costs to students rather than address underlying tuition pressures; they also said it could discourage enrollment at higher-cost institutions. Supporters from Minnesota State argued the cap would improve fairness because students at lower-tuition institutions are effectively capped lower, while students at more expensive institutions receive larger awards, and they said the legislature should intervene in a variable that has grown substantially over time. Committee members questioned how the cap would work and whether it was tied to the Twin Cities campus rate. Testifiers clarified that the state grant formula is tied to the University of Minnesota level, but because Minnesota State institutions are below that level, the cap effectively limits their students to their own lower tuition while allowing higher awards at the University of Minnesota and private colleges. No formal vote or final action was taken in the portion of the meeting provided; the chair indicated the committee would continue with item-by-item review of the remaining parameter changes and hear additional testimony from agencies and institutions.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill sought to increase the expense deduction permitted under section 179 of the Internal Revenue
• The Senate Finance Committee amended HB 1597 to increase the expense deduction cap by adding phased-in
• This bill sought to increase the expense deduction permitted under section 179 of the Internal Revenue
• The Senate Finance Committee amended HB 1597 to increase the expense deduction cap by adding phased-in
• This bill sought to increase the expense deduction permitted under section 179 of the Internal Revenue

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So BTLA deals with things like uh someone's not given their proper deduction in their taxes, their property
• So BTLA deals with things like uh someone's not given their proper deduction in their taxes, their property
• So BTLA deals with things like uh someone's not given their proper deduction in their taxes, their property
• So BTLA deals with things like uh someone's not given their proper deduction in their taxes, their property
• proper like uh someone's not given their proper like uh someone's not given their proper deduction

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• PEOs, when used by a staffing agency, are the responsible entity for workers' compensation, payroll,
• many staffing companies, approximately 90% goes directly to employee-related costs such as wages, payroll
• many staffing companies approximately 90% goes directly to employee-related costs such as wages, payroll
• For the purpose of the bond, we say, based on the agency's payroll.

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, beginning with SB 16, which would require county behavioral health directors to create clear pathways for clinicians to be authorized to initiate 5150 involuntary holds. The author and supporters argued the bill would reduce reliance on law enforcement and create more consistent crisis response standards statewide, while county behavioral health directors opposed it as an unfunded mandate that could increase law enforcement involvement and create implementation burdens. Members raised questions about county costs and funding, but the author emphasized the bill’s role in building a more clinical response system. SB 561 would require public guardians to acknowledge conservatorship referrals, make determinations within a reasonable time, and provide status updates on request. Supporters said the bill would reduce delays that leave vulnerable adults in limbo, while the opposition from public guardian representatives was removed after amendments. SB 381 drew extensive public testimony in support; it would allow California-born adoptees, and descendants of deceased adoptees, access to original birth certificates, with a nonbinding contact preference form for birth parents. Supporters framed the bill as a matter of dignity, identity, and health, and there was no formal opposition on the record. The committee also discussed SB 880, which would give tenants and prospective owner-occupants notice and a first opportunity to make an offer when institutional investors sell certain homes. Supporters said it would expand homeownership opportunities and preserve neighborhood stability, while opponents warned about conflicts with federal law, bundled-sale restrictions, and impacts on build-to-rent and affordable housing projects. Members and the author discussed possible amendments to address those concerns. SB 1238 would impose a duty of care and additional transparency requirements on HOA managers and boards; supporters said it would protect homeowners from mismanagement, while the main opposition argued the duty should remain contractual and could increase litigation. Finally, SB 423 would require disclosure of emergency-service records related to private detention facilities, and SB 28 would make changes to the CARE Court process, including a statewide ombudsperson and expanded oversight; both drew support and opposition, with concerns focused on transparency, privacy, implementation, and the balance between treatment and coercion. SB 574, discussed at the end, would require disclosure and human oversight for AI use in courts and legal practice and create a complaint process for ADR providers, with the State Bar noting requested amendments related to complaint handling and confidentiality.

Transcript Highlights:

• fixed amounts, fixed dollar amounts, which means that they are expected to decrease as a percent of payroll
• <00:36:09.200> a<00:36:09.440> percent<00:36:09.680> of<00:36:09.920> payroll
• <00:36:10.480> over decrease as a percent of payroll over decrease as a percent of payroll

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• with some program and just mandate the insertion of that into what they're doing in school on the payroll
• 24.239> the into what they're doing in school on the into what they're doing in school on the payroll
• payroll now? payroll now?

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee first heard from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s Grants Management Division on federal victim-services funding. Staff described the main grant programs they administer, including STOP VAWA, VOCA victim assistance, sexual assault services, Byrne state crisis intervention, and Project Safe Neighborhoods. They emphasized that VOCA is especially volatile because it is funded by the federal Crime Victims Fund, which has declined sharply in recent years, reducing Kentucky’s available awards and forcing cuts to state, local, and nonprofit subgrants. They also outlined steps the cabinet has taken to stabilize funding, including changing the subaward formula, aligning the grant period with the state fiscal year, subawarding one year behind the federal cycle, and retaining a reserve. Members asked about how funds reach victims, how subgrantee amounts are determined, and requested a breakdown of grant recipients and amounts; staff said they would provide that information later. The committee then received a detailed presentation from the Department of Juvenile Justice on alternatives to detention. Commissioner Randy White and staff explained that ATDs are short-term, less restrictive placements for low-risk youth, including electronic monitoring, home supervision, group homes, foster care, private child care, community programs, mentoring, evening reporting centers, and in-home wraparound services. They described the referral and approval process involving court-designated workers, detention alternative coordinators, courts, and county attorneys, and said DJJ currently has 16 ATD-related contracts, with placements, programs, and electronic monitoring among them. They also reported that between July 1, 2024, and July 30, 2025, 1,652 juveniles were involved in the process, including 168 diversion cases. Members questioned the cost of juvenile detention versus adult incarceration, whether families pay for electronic monitoring, whether there is a national model for juvenile detention, and what alternatives exist for truancy and contempt cases. DJJ said families do not generally reimburse for electronic monitoring, there is no single national model, and day treatment centers are an important alternative for some youth. The department also said it builds daily routines and wellness education into its facilities, and that more than two-thirds of its programs are evidence-based. Officials said they currently monitor vendor performance through quarterly reviews and can end contracts for poor performance, but that data tracking is still largely manual. They said the new JCOM system, now in pilot in the eastern region, should improve reporting and help identify outcomes and recidivism more effectively.

Transcript Highlights:

• She had insurance, a high deductible plan, and they surprised her with a $1,200 cost because we told
• Prices vary wildly, and a patient doesn't have a real reason to care once the price is over their deductible
• You got a $500 deductible, you got an MRI over here for $500, you got an MRI over here at a hospital

Bills: SB331, SB883, SB926, SB1137, SB1138, SB1144, SB1151, SB1236, SB1270, SB1522, SB1869, SB2207, SB2422

Keywords: healthcare, cost disclosure, transparency, administrative penalties, health facility compliance, COVID-19, off-label use, prescription drugs, patient access, medical standards, insurance, physician ranking, incentives, fiduciary duty, health plan issuers, SB 1137, group home, assisted living, residential care, board and care