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• Before I begin, I just wanted to address a major issue that some of you who have been following the proposed
• The proposal that was passed by the Republican congressional members that may end up moving forward will
• We all, some of you who have been following the proposed cuts on Medicaid, that's a significant challenge
• The proposal that was passed by the Republican congressional members that may end up moving forward will
• The proposal that was passed by the Republican congressional members that may end up moving forward will

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So I believe on this one we have circulated a proposed CD1 to you.
• I believe we've also have circulated a proposed conference draft and then um on the date we'd have to
• In the language, I believe we've also have circulated a proposed conference draft and then um on the
• of July 1st, 2025, and being that there's no finance or WHAM I believe that we could vote on that proposed
• <00:05:26.160> And that proposed CD here today. Yes. And that proposed CD here today.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The joint House and Senate conference committee met on April 17, 2025, and discussed three measures. For SB 88 HD1, relating to the Hawaii National Guard, and SB 1377 SD2 HD1, relating to veteran cemeteries, conferees said proposed conference drafts had been circulated, but both bills still needed WHAM and Finance approval and an effective-date adjustment, so each was rolled over to Monday, April 21, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room 16. For HB 433 HD1 SD1, relating to public safety and re-entry services, members said they were waiting for the budget to close. The Senate indicated it was agreeable to a reporting addition in the Senate draft, and staff would circulate alternate drafts depending on whether an appropriation was included in the final budget. That bill was also held over to April 21 at 1:30 p.m. At the 3:30 p.m. conference, the committee took up SB 1452 SD1 HD2, relating to the Uniform Controlled Substance Act. Conferees agreed to the House version with an effective date of July 1, 2025, and noted no WHAM or Finance referral was needed. The committee then voted unanimously to adopt the proposed conference draft, with Senate and House conferees all voting aye except one excused Senate member, and the bill was reported out successfully.

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• IT proposes to cut our IT services and IT proposes to cut our IT services and so<00:35:39.440> any
• the current fiscal year to the proposed the current fiscal year to the proposed one<00:57:56.960
• proposed.
• <02:54:31.760> year<02:54:32.200> 2627 proposed to our fiscal year 2627 proposed to
• that's being proposed today as well. that's being proposed today as well.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• <00:21:36.520> or token than Bitcoin you're proposing or token than Bitcoin you're proposing
• like gold or whatever, tag this along this proposed asset, this proposed token?
• the elements that are in this proposal the elements that are in this proposal um<03:46:47.920>
• side other parts of the proposed side other parts of the proposed legislation<04:46:11.760> impose
• stated that the proposed rate would be stated that the proposed rate would be about<05:19:41.400>

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Commerce Committee opened a public hearing on House Bill 310, sponsored by Representative Keith Ammon, which would create a study commission to develop a legal framework for stable tokens and tokenized real-world assets. Ammon described stable tokens as blockchain-based digital tokens backed by U.S. dollars or treasuries, and tokenized real-world assets as representations of ownership in items such as gold, real estate, or artwork. He said the bill is intended to help New Hampshire get ahead of emerging financial markets while waiting to see how federal legislation develops. Committee members asked about the purpose of the bill, the difference between this proposal and Bitcoin, whether state regulation could be preempted by federal law, and whether the commission could be balanced and avoid becoming a vehicle for fraud or money laundering. Ammon said the proposal is blockchain-agnostic, could apply to multiple networks, and is meant to regulate asset-backed tokens rather than create a state-issued coin. He emphasized that the state would not be guaranteeing the underlying assets, but would set rules requiring audits, proof of reserves, and honest representation of backing, with the Secretary of State’s securities office involved in oversight. Several members raised concerns about the risks of stablecoins, including money laundering, tax evasion, and possible harm to the dollar or confusion about whether the state was endorsing a new currency. Ammon responded that the bill would not undermine the dollar and argued that tokenization could actually expand demand for U.S. currency by making it easier to use globally. He also said the state would not be in the business of weighing assets or directly valuing them, only ensuring a valid audit trail and one-to-one backing. The discussion ended with general agreement that the subject is complex and that a commission could help develop future legislation, but no vote or final action was taken in the hearing.

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• So the definition we wish to propose in this bill is dealing with recent past.
• So only members of the chamber can propose amendments. Okay, correct.
• They don't propose amendments. So let's have an amendment in front of everybody. It is 233732 2.
• It was a proposed language and thank you for moving the amendment.
• So we have the proposed amendment before us.

Bills: SB3, HB70, HB49, HB60, HB151, HB164, SB17, SB35, SB164

Keywords: Public Regulation Commission, PRC, utility oversight fund, public utilities, utility regulation, commissioners, commission staff, chief of staff, ethics, Gift Act, revolving door, post-employment restrictions, consumer complaints, telecommunications, pipeline safety, natural gas pipelines, oil pipelines, license fees, regulatory oversight, administrative cleanup

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• And that proposed solution is in the bill before you.
• The proposed bill Plane firefighters.
• The proposed regardless of their age.
• The proposed uh the proposal earlier.
• The proposed uh the proposal provides<01:19:23.920> an<01:19:24.239> additional<01:19:24.640

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• But I would, on the spot, propose something to you.
• So, what I would propose is that we can keep the...
• So, what I would propose is that we can keep the...
• penaltyy's out in this proposed penaltyy's out in this proposed amendment, amendment, amendment,
• now re um suggesting and the proposal now re um suggesting and the proposal before<01:04:10.400>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• That is the initial proposal of the county.
• So both the proposed millage rate and the proposed taxes at that rate, and the rollback rate information
• And that's up to your taxpayers and the folks that are proposing that.
• And here's one for a proposed tax increase.
• I can only tell you what they've proposed or what they've adopted. Thank you.

Summary: The Select Committee on Property Taxes met for an educational session focused on how Florida funds public schools and how property taxes are assessed and levied. Dr. Jim Zengali of the Department of Revenue explained the FEFP school funding formula, noting that it is built on weighted student counts, a base student allocation, and programmatic add-ons such as transportation, exceptional student education, school safety, and mental health. He said school funding is roughly split between state general revenue and local property taxes through required local effort, with additional discretionary and capital outlay millages contributing to total school funding. He also described the Department of Revenue’s role in certifying property rolls at fair market value and reviewing them for substantial compliance, including the so-called “nuclear option” if a roll is not approved. Members asked about trends in millage rates, county-by-county funding differences, the effect of growth and enrollment changes, and how property appraisals are reviewed. Zengali said aggregate millage for school funding has declined over the last decade while revenues have still increased, and he agreed to provide additional data on county trends, parcel strata, student growth, and enrollment impacts. He also clarified that school funding is equalized so students receive similar resources regardless of county wealth, and that federal funding plays only a small role in the FEFP. Amy Baker of the Joint Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research then discussed existing homestead benefits. She said about half of Florida’s parcels are homestead properties, most fall in the $250,000 to $500,000 value range, and many seniors without mortgages pay property taxes in lump sums rather than through escrow. Baker explained that Florida’s homestead tax burden is middle-of-the-pack nationally and that the main benefits are Save Our Homes and portability on the differential side, plus the $25,000 homestead exemption and related exemptions on the exemption side. She said these benefits reduce taxable value substantially, with homestead properties receiving a large share of the reductions, and noted that the committee requested follow-up data on exemption usage, portability timing, senior exemptions, and county-level patterns. The final presentation, by Lizette Kelly of the Department of Revenue, covered millage rates and the TRIM process. She reviewed the history of truth-in-millage notices, required taxpayer mailings, public hearing notices, and later changes that tied local millage resets to rollback and majority-vote rates. Kelly explained the difference between proposed and adopted millage, the rollback rate, and the majority-vote rate, and described how taxing authorities include counties, cities, special districts, and MSTUs. She also outlined how county taxable value is calculated from just value through assessment differentials and exemptions, and how certain exemptions, such as the additional senior exemption, apply only to the taxing authority that adopted them. No votes were taken during the meeting, but members requested several follow-up data reports for later discussion.

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• In the proposed CD1, we landed.
• Could I have members adopt the conference draft one as proposed?
• Department of any proposed legislation.
• And just to add, we have updated the proposed CDS members.
• We did updated the proposed CDS members.

Keywords: Conference Notices: AGR 2:30 PM:, 910, house, all

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• additional money that is been proposed additional money that is been proposed for<00:21:48.480><
• We'd have these different proposals, and they were all good things that were being proposed, but we didn't
• We'd have these different proposals, and they were all good things that were being proposed, but we didn't
• We'd have these different proposals, and they were all good things that were being proposed, but we didn't
• We'd have these different proposals, and they were all good things that were being proposed, but we didn't

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The governor's proposal simply shuffles the deck chairs around on the Titanic but fails to provide any
• All of our proposals accomplish what the governor has failed to do.
• All of our proposals accomplish what the governor has failed to do.
• All of our proposals accomplish what the governor has failed to do.
• All agencies would be required to use it under this proposal, which would include vendor contracts and

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• proposing proposing is<00:07:13.800> to<00:07:13.920> come<00:07:14.200> here<00
• We were shut down when we asked for an evidentiary hearing on the PolyMet proposal.
• /c> for an evidentiary hearing on the for an evidentiary hearing on the PolyMet<00:07:40.720> proposal
• PolyMet proposal. PolyMet proposal.
• They propose large water treatment ponds and water treatment systems to treat the water from their mining

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: Minnesota legislators held a press event responding to a U.S. Senate vote that they said would remove federal protections and allow copper-nickel mining activity that could affect the Boundary Waters. Senator Foung Hawj opened by condemning the vote as favoring corporate interests over Minnesotans, and Representatives Leach Kozlowski and Shelley Buck, along with Senator Jen McEwen and Senator Ann Johnson Stewart, framed the Boundary Waters as both an environmental treasure and, for Native communities, homelands with treaty-protected rights. They argued that copper sulfide mining poses irreversible risks to water quality, wildlife, and tribal fishing, gathering, and hunting rights, and said the federal action lacked adequate government-to-government consultation with affected tribes. The speakers highlighted several state bills they said are intended to fill the gap left by the federal vote. McEwen described her “Prove It First” bill, which would require a mine of the same type to have operated in the U.S. for 10 years and closed for 10 years without pollution before a similar project could be permitted in Minnesota. Johnson Stewart outlined three measures: a permanent protection bill for state-owned lands in the Rainy River watershed, a taxpayer protection/financial assurance bill requiring non-iron mining companies to fully fund cleanup guarantees in cash up front, and a “bad actor” bill barring permits for companies with records of corruption, bribery, or environmental destruction. The speakers said these bills need hearings and discussion and urged Governor Walz and state agencies to take action now, including possible permit revocations. In response to questions about economic arguments for mining, McEwen said she understood why some Northland residents might hope for jobs but argued that mining companies exploit economic desperation with propaganda and that most Minnesotans oppose this type of mining near the Boundary Waters. She said there is limited Republican support for some narrower bills, especially financial assurance, and suggested the issue could become a political liability for Rep. Pete Stauber. The event ended with a call for bipartisan action, state-level enforcement, and continued public pressure to protect the Boundary Waters.

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• And finally, in the back of the bill, the proposed budget provides $65.3 million to assist districts
• Lastly, the proposed budget provides funding to improve campus security in our post-secondary...
• We know it expired on February 17th, and we know that there's been a proposal in the House.
• SB 2514 makes various changes to education statutes to conform with the proposed budget.
• This bill makes various changes in the education statutes to conform to the proposed budget.

Summary: The Senate took up the 2026-2027 budget and related implementing bills. Appropriations Chair Hooper presented a $115 billion General Appropriations Bill, saying it reduces overall spending from the prior year, preserves reserves, and includes a 3% raise for state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then outlined major budget areas, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and environmental/agricultural agencies. Highlights included increased funding for school safety, teacher and scholarship funding, workforce education, Medicaid and kid care, corrections operations, judgeships, affordable housing, hurricane recovery, Everglades and water quality projects, and arts and cultural grants. Members asked detailed questions about several items. Senators discussed the Emergency Management Trust Fund, cultural arts grant allocations, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salary support, charter school capital outlay funding, Bright Futures and EASE funding, New College funding, DOC deficits and inmate health care/food service costs, the ADAP HIV drug program, Medicaid reductions for non-critical access hospitals, and the use of opioid settlement and COVID relief funds. Chairs explained that some apparent reductions reflected shifts below the line or reclassification, that the ADAP appropriation would only cover about six months, and that some vacant positions were being removed as part of a right-sizing effort. Questions also covered lottery staffing, concealed weapons permit processing, elections security funding, and arts grant selection and proviso language. The Senate then substituted House bills for the Senate budget and implementing measures, amended them into the Senate posture, and passed them. HB 5001 (the appropriations bill), HB 503 (implementing bill), HB 5201 (collective bargaining), and HB 5205 (retirement) all passed 36-0 and were sent to conference. Other budget-related bills also passed, including SB 2506 on fuel taxes, SB 2508 on the state agency law enforcement radio system surcharge, SB 2510 on court trust funds, SB 2512 creating 13 circuit and 12 county judgeships, SB 2514 on K-12 education, SB 2516 on higher education, and SB 2518 on health. Most of these passed unanimously, with the Senate requesting the House either pass the Senate versions or include them in budget conference.

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• And finally, in the back of the bill, the proposed budget provides $65.3 million to assist districts
• We know it expired on February 17, and we know that there's been a proposal in the House.
• SB 2514 makes various changes to education statutes to conform with the proposed budget.
• This bill makes various changes in the education statutes to conform to the proposed budget.
• This bill makes various changes in the education statutes to conform to the proposed budget.

Summary: The Senate began with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into floor consideration of the 2026-2027 budget. Appropriations Chair Hooper presented Senate Bill 2500, describing a $115 billion budget that reduces overall spending from the prior year, maintains reserves, and includes a 3% pay raise for state employees and 5% raises for state law enforcement, firefighters, correctional officers, and park rangers. Committee chairs then outlined major spending in their areas, including K-12 education, higher education, health and human services, criminal and civil justice, transportation/tourism/economic development, and environmental and agricultural programs. Highlights included increased funding for school scholarships and safety, workforce and university programs, Medicaid and child welfare, corrections operations, affordable housing, rural communities, Everglades and water quality projects, and infrastructure. Members then asked detailed questions about several budget items. Senators sought clarification on the Emergency Management Trust Fund, arts and cultural grants, Florida Forever land acquisition versus conservation easements, teacher salaries, charter school capital outlay funding, EASE grants, New College funding, DOC inmate counts and reimbursement, lottery staffing, concealed weapons licensing positions, election security funding, iBudget waiver support, ADAP funding, Medicaid hospital rate reductions, and scholarship and enrollment supplements in K-12 education. Chairs explained that some reductions reflected technical shifts or right-sizing, that some funds were being moved below the line for better tracking, and that several items—such as ADAP and corrections operations—would likely remain conference issues with the House. After questions, the Senate substituted House bills for the budget and implementing measures and adopted amendments placing the Senate language onto the House vehicles to prepare for conference. The chamber passed the budget-related bills and several conforming measures, including bills on retirement, fuel taxes, the state agency law enforcement radio system, court trust funds, judgeships, and K-12 and higher education conforming changes. Votes on the major bills were overwhelmingly unanimous or near-unanimous, and the Senate repeatedly voted to accede to the House’s request for conference on the substituted bills.

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• Senator Hogan: Chairman Klein, I move that we move this proposed amendment to House and Senate Rules.
• We move this proposed amendment to House and Senate Rules 204, as presented. We have a motion.
• This next rule amendment that you have in your packets is the proposed amendment to Joint Rule 602.
• John, I think you will have a proposal in there to already amend that rule for the special session.
• One is titled Proposed Senate and Joint Rules. The second is titled Proposed House and Joint Rules.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first discussed security and member contact procedures, with several members emphasizing the need for formal security training at the start of each session and clearer procedures for knowing where legislators are staying during session for welfare checks and emergency contact. Members also raised concerns about the disclosure of home addresses in other public records and forms, and Legislative Council was asked to prepare a background memo on possible training, best practices, and related legislative or rule changes. The committee then took up a bill draft to reduce the number of paper copies of state publications sent to the State Library from eight to two. Legislative Council explained the cost savings and the move toward digital distribution, but the State Librarian testified that the library still needs paper copies for circulation, archives, and depository libraries, and requested a minimum of three copies. After discussion, the committee amended the draft to require three copies instead of two and passed the motion. The committee also approved a related House and Senate Rules amendment reducing the number of bound journals distributed, and a separate rule change removing the requirement that legislators’ home addresses be printed in the rule book and allowing a lower print run based on request and need. The committee next reviewed data on bill pre-filing and legislative workload. After hearing testimony that agency bills tend to arrive in a late-year rush and that staff workload is especially heavy around organizational session and the holidays, the committee voted to move the agency pre-filing deadline to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. It also amended the deadline for constitutional amendments and study resolutions, moving them earlier so they would occur before crossover, and adjusted the reporting deadline accordingly. Members discussed whether these changes should be handled in special session or organizational session, and staff explained that the agency deadline change could be made effective for the next regular session through a permanent rules change. Finally, the committee reviewed proposed special session rules. Staff explained that the special session would use joint appropriations and joint policy committees, with expedited bill processing, limited bill introduction routes, and remote participation allowed for members and public testimony with approval. The committee also resolved a House appropriations membership issue by keeping the House side at 23 members and giving the House majority leader authority to appoint a replacement for the vacant seat, while increasing the Senate dollar threshold to match the House. Members then discussed the upcoming rural health special session process, including how the interim rural health group would differ from the actual special session committees, the timing of committee work and the governor’s address, and whether remote participation would be permitted in the special session.

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• Training Fund in his budget proposal? Any insight into that?
• So this is a bonding proposal.
• The next proposal is the sunsetting of state funding for the current fiscal year.
• The remaining proposals are budget neutral.
• The proposal is to extend this program until August 1st of 2027.

Bills: HF2432

Keywords: HF2432, judiciary finance bill, public safety finance bill, corrections policy, crime victims, victim services, Minnesota victims of crime account, court fees, marriage license fee, financial crimes, fraud investigations, insurance fraud, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, BCA, Commerce Fraud Bureau, wage theft, automobile theft prevention, nonprofit security grants, 911 funding, POST Board

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• S. 71 was passed by the House with proposal of amendment.
• The question is: shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment?
• We support concurrence to the House proposal of amendment.
• The question is, shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment?
• Question is, shall the Senate concur in the House proposal of amendment?

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• Two of the proposed entrances are going to be half a mile from our fire station.
• This local bill is proposed to redefine the boundaries of Creedmoor Municipal.
• The proposed legislation merely redefines the boundaries of the district to reflect the sixth annexed
• House Bill 5437 is a cleanup bill that proposes to validate the creation of, and subsequent acts of,
• Now what this bill proposes, every time we go get a bond issue, we have to go do two studies.

Bills: HB447, HB897, HB993, HB2673, HB3671, HB3680, HB3897, HB4506, HB4753, HB4812, HB4894, HB5148, HB5437, HB5650, HB5652, HB5654, HB5656, HB5661, HB5665

Keywords: traffic impact studies, municipal utility district, bonds, road projects, eminent domain, HB 897, Texas land sale, state property, Austin real estate, Travis County, General Land Office, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, HHSC, Health and Human Services Commission, state records facility, archives building, library funding, capital improvements, lease of state land, public land disposition

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• >> what do the legislation proposes? >> what do the legislation proposes?
• So I would propose that we only state.
• So, we proposed that...
• difference and with the new proposal difference and with the new proposal modify<01:45:18.239>
• Now, in Senator Case's proposal, in one of his proposals, there was the addition of severance tax in

Keywords: 916, all

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• Proposed or when products are proposed, if they want affordable units, units that are deed restricted
• There's a length about this proposal.
• or<01:07:07.119> we've proposal or future proposals or we've proposal or future proposals
• and your proposal.
• 39.440> that<01:54:39.599> their proposal would help ensure that their proposal would help

Keywords: 1191, senate, all