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• revenue reduction to all funds of $310,000 in fiscal 26.
• general fund estimated Revenue reduction general fund estimated Revenue reduction in<00:30:48.880
• to all funds of ated Revenue reduction to all funds of 310,000<00:31:01.080> in<00:31:01.519>
• Those funds are distributed to state funds as well, and so if there is a reduction in sales tax, there
• Those funds are distributed to state funds as well, and so if there is a reduction in sales tax, there

Bills: HF1833, HF148, HF1127, HF1227, HF1681, HF1974, HF1106, HF1016, HF2197

Keywords: sales tax, education funding, construction, Aitkin Public Schools, tax exemption, refundable credit, HF148, use of force training, deadly force, peace officer training, police training, law enforcement, POST Board, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, scenario-based training, de-escalation, defensive tactics, force-on-force training, stress management, officer wellness

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• As far as carbon reduction, the number that's been used for many years for B100 and carbon reduction
• Chair. far as B100 and carbon reduction is 74%. far as B100 and carbon reduction is 74%.
• <01:08:39.040> number<01:08:39.279> is<01:08:39.520> is that carbon reduction
• number is is that carbon reduction number is is closer<01:08:40.080> to<01:08:40.319> 90%.
• And what we're talking about is the reduction of carbon emissions that we have peaking plants that are

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• The third item is the general fund reduction.
• um this is general fund uh reduction um this is significant<00:15:36.680> amount<00:15:36.880
• Can you talk more about the impact of this reduction, this 32?
• when we're talking about the reduction when we're talking about the reduction uh<00:43:20.280>
• in our abilities a significant reduction in our abilities um<00:43:31.000> I<00:43:31.079>

Bills: HF5

Keywords: tax modification, transportation funding, electric vehicle tax, Social Security subtraction, retail delivery fee, motor vehicle registration, state budget, transportation policy, 1183, house

Summary: The committee began with member and staff introductions, then heard an overview of the governor’s transportation budget recommendations from fiscal staff Andy Lee. He explained that the spreadsheet showed only proposed changes, not base spending, and highlighted General Fund and trunk highway adjustments for MnDOT and the Department of Public Safety, including operating changes, extensions of prior appropriations, increased state road construction and Blatnik Bridge authority tied to anticipated federal funds, State Patrol hiring and a metro headquarters item, aeronautics changes, and revenue adjustments in the Driver and Vehicle Services special revenue account. The main testimony came from Metropolitan Council Chair Charlie Zelle, who outlined three budget-related items: advancing funds to MnDOT to help coordinate a highway reconstruction with a transitway project, making Metro Mobility riders eligible for free fixed-route transit, and reducing the Metro Transit general fund appropriation by $32.454 million annually. He said the advance would speed delivery and reduce disruption, the free-fare pilot had been successful and could save money if even a small share of Metro Mobility trips shifted to fixed-route service, and the general fund reduction was manageable in the near term because of new revenue streams but could constrain future expansion and capital maintenance. Members questioned the long-term effects of the proposed reduction, possible impacts on safety, service expansion, and capital maintenance, and whether federal funding uncertainty could affect operations and bus procurement. Zelle said the cuts would not affect immediate operations but could limit future BRT, microtransit, and transitway expansion, while also noting that capital maintenance needs include platform rebuilds, track work, rolling stock, and station repairs. He also said the 2023 funding package had accelerated projects and that the council was opening three transit lines this year. No votes or formal actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• <00:08:49.279> a<00:08:49.519> reduction<00:08:49.839> in from two years ago
• . a reduction in from two years ago. a reduction in $216,000<00:08:51.839> per<00:08:52.519>
• <00:09:08.959> of a reduction of a reduction of $199,000<00:09:10.720> per<00:09:11.040
• There is a slight reduction in the budget impact, and the savings are on line 286.
• There is a slight reduction in the budget impact, and the savings are on line 286.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:19:22.080> of<00:19:22.200> the and then a further reduction of the and then a
• this committee had already approved in a House Bill 2 amendment earlier of $15 million, for a net reduction
• this committee had already approved in a House Bill 2 amendment earlier of $15 million, for a net reduction
• I think when you talk about the 2011 reductions that the university system did survive through, and where
• that the university 2011 um reductions that the university system<00:41:52.280> did<00:41:52.560

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first considered an amendment to add a new “Lakes” license plate to HB 2, with proceeds directed to the cyanobacteria fund for lake cleanup. Representative McGuire said the bill had already passed on consent and asked that it be included in HB 2; members discussed that it had also gone to the Senate. The motion to adopt the amendment failed on a 7-8 vote. The committee then took up an amendment imposing a 5% administrative fee on certain dedicated funds, with several exemptions for funds that could not legally or appropriately be charged, such as those involving federal money or bequests. Supporters said it would make the treatment of dedicated funds more consistent and raise roughly $31 million over the biennium for the general fund, while opponents questioned the number of carve-outs and who currently pays the administrative costs. The amendment failed on a 4-5 vote. Next, the committee reconsidered and then adopted an amendment changing the distribution of business profits tax and business enterprise tax revenue, reducing the share going to the Education Trust Fund from 41% to 30% and increasing the General Fund share. Supporters argued the Senate had overfunded the Education Trust Fund and that the change would help balance the budget without changing education spending levels; opponents said they could not support taking money from the Education Trust Fund. The amendment passed 5-3. The committee also adopted, by the same 5-3 margin, an amendment incorporating HB 741 language on open enrollment and student attendance in public schools, with supporters calling it House policy and opponents noting it had been a close, partly partisan vote in the House. Finally, the committee considered a change to the University System of New Hampshire budget that would reduce general fund appropriations by $40 million per year, offset in part by $15 million in previously approved unique dollars for a net reduction of $25 million per year. Supporters said the cut was necessary to balance the budget and that other options had been exhausted; opponents called it harmful to the university system and argued the committee should instead look to other areas, including education freedom accounts, for savings. The discussion continued, but the transcript excerpt ends before a final vote on the UNH item.

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• track-caused derailments over the past year and a 25% reduction in equipment-caused derailments.
• track-caused derailments over the past year and a 25% reduction in equipment-caused derailments.
• track-caused derailments over the past year and a 25% reduction in equipment-caused derailments.
• track-caused derailments over the past year and a 25% reduction in equipment-caused derailments.
• track-caused derailments over the past year and a 25% reduction in equipment-caused derailments.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• That's resulted in successful reductions in patients getting multiple opioid prescriptions.
• in infection of resources the reduction in infection of course<00:30:49.720> is<00:30:49.919>
• in opioid prescribing and reduction in opioid prescribing and that's<00:31:21.960> resulted<00
• :31:22.360> in<00:31:22.919> successful<00:31:23.720> reductions that's resulted
• in successful reductions that's resulted in successful reductions in<00:31:24.960> patients<00

Keywords: 00:00 Call to Order/Roll Call 00:16 Consideration of Referred Administrative Regulations 25:49 Discussion of Hospital Rate Improvement Plan 58:50 Adjournment, 958, all

Summary: The committee began by reviewing a large slate of administrative regulations and explaining that it does not approve regulations but can find them deficient and send them back for further work. Members then asked questions on several items, including EMS reciprocity, dental hygienist licensure, and interpreter licensure. The EMS board explained that reciprocity would extend to applicants from any state, not just contiguous states, because the underlying statute had been amended. On the dental regulation, staff said the changes mainly clarified licensure requirements, reinstatement fees, and that dental hygienists administering local anesthetic must do so under direct dentist supervision. The most extended discussion involved the Board of Interpreters for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The board chair said the main concern was that the EIPA is an educational specialty assessment, not a nationally recognized certification, yet the regulation would allow it to support full licensure. Members discussed whether that could let educational interpreters work outside their intended scope and whether a separate educational license or statutory change would be more appropriate. The board said it did not think the regulation could be fixed further at this point and suggested a statute could create a narrower educational interpreter license. After discussion, the committee voted to defer both related interpreter regulations, 201 KAR 39:030 and the companion regulation, for further work. The committee then took up two community mental health regulations, 907 KAR 1:044 and 907 KAR 5:005, which had been found deficient in Administrative Regulations. Department for Medicaid Services staff said the rules would expand and rename the mental health associate role as a behavioral health associate, making the role available in many more facilities, but would also require additional coursework or progress toward licensure. Some members and providers raised access-to-care concerns, especially for rural areas and unlicensed staff already working in the field. Staff said the proposal had been revised through work with CMHCs and licensing boards, but the committee ultimately voted to defer both regulations as well. After finishing the regulation review, the committee heard a presentation from the Kentucky Hospital Association on the ATRIP hospital rate improvement program. Hospital representatives said ATRIP is a Medicaid state-directed payment program funded through a provider tax and federal matching dollars, allowing hospitals to receive payments tied to quality measures. They reported improvements including lower Medicaid readmissions, high sepsis screening rates, reduced infections and opioid prescribing, expanded postpartum depression and suicide screening, and training for more than 1,000 people. They said the program has helped hospitals invest in staffing and quality improvement and warned that without it, many hospitals would face severe financial strain.

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• One of the conversations we have is around, when it comes to young users, the reduction of contact with
• They can be structured around trust, support, stigma reduction, health information, and help seeking,
• So, in closing, my overall recommendation would be a harm reduction approach.
• We are instead seeing what we think is behavioural displacement rather than risk reduction.
• We are instead seeing what we think is behavioural displacement rather than risk reduction.

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of social media on LGBTQ+ youth, focusing on benefits, risks, and possible safeguards. Chair members framed the discussion around the tension between protecting young people from addictive design, harassment, hate speech, exploitation, and mental health harms while preserving access to affirming resources, community, and crisis support that many LGBTQ+ youth rely on online. Members emphasized that the hearing was meant to inform future policy rather than relitigate prior bills, and several members of the LGBTQ+ Caucus attended or participated. The first panel featured lived experience and advocacy testimony from Madi Roby of Alliance for Trans Youth Rights, Shea Gardner of LGBT Tech, and Casey Pick of the Trevor Project. Roby described social media as essential to exploring identity, finding trans language and safety information, and connecting to Trevor Project resources during a family crisis, while also acknowledging online hate and bullying. Gardner argued that lawmakers should regulate harms more precisely rather than impose broad age-based exclusions, warning that account bans and age-gating could cut off access to community, privacy-protective pseudonymity, and crisis resources. Pick testified that LGBTQ+ youth are more likely than peers to attempt suicide, that social media can be both a lifeline and a risk, and that Trevor Space and other moderated online spaces can improve mental health and reduce isolation; she also cautioned against policies that would push youth into less visible, less moderated spaces. Committee members questioned the witnesses about algorithmic feeds, addictive design, age verification, and whether platforms should be required to do more to protect youth. Several lawmakers distinguished between personalized feeds and addictive features such as infinite scroll and autoplay, and asked for more targeted prescriptions. Witnesses generally supported stronger privacy protections, limits on data collection and use, better reporting and moderation tools, digital literacy, and design changes that reduce harmful engagement patterns without eliminating access to community. The discussion also touched on the loss of LGBTQ-specific 988 services at the national level and the importance of maintaining alternative support pathways. The second panel presented research from Common Sense Media, UC Irvine, Hope Lab, and LGBTQ+ Health Australia. Researchers reported that LGBTQ+ youth often arrive online with higher depressive symptoms and limited in-person support, encounter homophobic and transphobic content at high rates, and may self-censor because of fear of harassment. At the same time, many said social media helps them feel less alone and find affirmation. Dr. Sean Young emphasized a harm-reduction approach, noting that online environments can be designed to support health and that policymakers should measure whether restrictions actually reduce harm or simply displace it. Dr. Amy Green echoed that social media is both harmful and supportive for LGBTQ+ youth, underscoring that the policy goal should be to make youth safer rather than less visible online.

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• Denzel Hankinson: So let's take a look on the next slide, a closer look at the mechanics of cost reduction
• The chart at the top of the slide shows a 10% reduction in individual input variables and how those affect
• These cost reductions come from financing and tax savings, not from reductions in quality.
• These cost reductions come from financing and tax savings, not from reductions in quality.
• So it has a larger impact in terms of rate reduction because you're removing ...the equity portion of

Summary: The committee first heard AB 13, which would restructure the CPUC to increase legislative oversight, add legislative liaisons, require more detailed and timely reporting on rate-setting decisions, and add a public advocate member. The author and supporters argued the bill would improve transparency, accountability, and geographic diversity in CPUC decision-making amid rising utility rates. Witnesses from TURN, San Joaquin County, SDG&E, and former CPUC Commissioner Loretta Lynch offered support or support-in-principle, while no opposition testimony was presented. Members generally praised the bill’s transparency goals, and AB 13 passed 10-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open for absent members. The committee then adopted the 2025-2026 committee rules and approved three consent items: AB 61, AB 365, and AB 406. The next bill, AB 99, would cap investor-owned utility rate increases above inflation except for specified costs such as safety, modernization, and fuel/commodity costs. The author and supporters, including a representative of the California Senior Legislature, said the bill was needed to protect ratepayers, especially seniors and low-income customers, from repeated rate hikes. Opposition came from utility labor, utilities, the Chamber of Commerce, and others, who argued the bill was too simplistic, could suppress labor costs, and did not account for major cost drivers such as wildfire mitigation, mandates, and net metering. Several members supported moving the bill forward as a starting point on affordability, while others criticized it as overly blunt. AB 99 passed 11-0 to Appropriations, with the roll left open. The hearing then shifted to an informational panel on strategies to reduce California transmission costs. A Public Advocates Office staffer described a growing backlog of approved-but-unbuilt transmission projects, rising transmission access charges, and long project timelines driven largely by utility pre-application and construction periods. Panelists from Net Zero California and consulting firms presented research suggesting that public financing or public-private partnership lease models could reduce transmission costs by lowering financing, tax, and capital costs, with estimated savings of up to 57% and as much as $123 billion over 40 years. PG&E’s representative said the utility is already pursuing federal loan guarantees, grants, and a public-private partnership with Citizens Energy, but warned that state ownership could create tax, wildfire-liability, and governance risks. Members asked about the CPUC’s role, the causes of delays, and whether public financing could complement existing competitive solicitation processes.

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• And my office did significant regulatory reduction.
• So we're very optimistic about the regulatory reduction from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
• And I can tell you there... ...there's a lot of regulatory reduction that needs to happen in the APA.
• And then we do what's called risk reductions.
• And molten chloride reactor experiment is another advanced reactor demonstration risk reduction award

Keywords: 908, all

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• Members, I want to recognize the advocates who are here with us today for HIV and Harm Reduction Advocacy
• Love Africa, the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, as well as individual HIV and harm reduction
• Love Africa, the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, as well as individual HIV and harm reduction
• providers<00:43:56.319> from<00:43:56.560> across<00:43:56.960> the harm reduction
• providers from across the harm reduction providers from across the state.<00:43:57.920> These

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the March 5, 2026 journal as corrected, and received several committee reports and Senate Services notices. Health and Human Services recommended Senate Bill 41 be postponed indefinitely and reported confirmations for James Vandenberg to the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board and multiple nominees to the Air Quality Control Commission. State, Veterans, and Military Affairs reported Senate Bills 47, 106, and 107, with SB 47 amended and sent to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation, while SBs 106 and 107 were postponed indefinitely. Local Government and Housing reported Senate Bills 109 and 92, both amended and sent to the Committee of the Whole, with SB 92 also recommended for the consent calendar. On the floor, Senate Joint Memorial 003 was read and then laid over until March 17, 2026. The Senate passed House Bill 1020, concerning calorimetric field drug tests in drug possession cases, and Senate Bill 95, concerning support for victim survivors of certain crimes, both on third reading and final passage by unanimous 33-0 votes. The Senate then went into Committee of the Whole on consent-calendar and general-order bills, where House Bill 1115 was advanced on second reading, and House Bill 1068, concerning remote participation policies for certain legislative committee meetings, was amended and advanced on second reading. Senate Bills 40 and 87 were laid over until March 9, 2026. The Senate also laid over Senate Resolution 004, recognizing October 26, 2026 as Conflict Resolution Month in Colorado, until March 9, 2026. The chamber confirmed appointments on the consent calendar to the Board of Commissioners of Veterans Community Living Centers, the State Personnel Board, and the Colorado Racing Commission by a 34-0 vote with one excused. During announcements and personal privilege remarks, senators recognized HIV and Harm Reduction Advocacy Day, the Urban Leadership Foundation of Colorado, Jack and Jill of America, and the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. The Senate later recessed until 11 a.m. that day.

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• This is a proactive, fiscally responsible approach that prioritizes risk reduction, leverages federal
• anything that's wired going to your house—are allowing us to include the greenhouse gas emission reductions
• The greenhouse gas emission reductions will allow us to offer better rebates on newer thermostats, for
• What this bill is going to allow us to do is add a value for the greenhouse gas emission reductions into
• [It will] account for greenhouse gas emission reductions that come about because of these programs.

Keywords: 996, all

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• They actually received a reduction about 12,000 of them. Their premiums really didn't change much.
• still count these as winds for the program because in many cases, while they may not have seen a reduction
• It's and have told us to not look too far into, you know, the premium reductions.
• impact you're looking at a 50 50 ratio, you've got 20,000 homes that have seen some type of premium reduction
• stabilize this market, can you provide any explanations as to why we're not seeing a I've seen reductions

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• There's a local match reduction.
• So I'm asking, let's see, on the high school they're asking For a local match reduction, and then in
• I think they asked for a local match reduction in the middle school.
• It's about a 65,000 square foot reduction in footprint throughout the district.
• Phase two construction funding: the district may request approval of a full or partial local match reduction

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• The section also contains a 12-year, 50% reduction in net tax capacity for hangars and other airport
• Also, I know you had the unenviable task of having to look at some budget reductions, and some of those
• So if we're going to go through with this massive reduction, and you're talking about a 45% reduction
• While this two-year funding increase was most appreciated, the reduction to $12 million this year and
• Very quickly, just want to amplify again the reduction...

Bills: HF2730, HF2257, HF2768, HF1932, HF2437

Keywords: local government debt, municipal bonds, county bonds, capital improvements, public financing, bond issuance, public hearing, notice period, bond guarantee, Minnesota Public Facilities Authority, volume cap, private activity bonds, housing finance, residential rental bonds, LIHTC, low-income housing tax credits, redevelopment, courthouse financing, jail financing, law enforcement center

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• I first wanted to make a statement about the position reductions throughout our budget.
• As I mentioned in last week's meeting, we have received some agency plans to address vacancy reductions
• They're big difference is in regards to the position reductions with the Senate.
• I'm confident that we can get to a number of reductions that the agencies and the Senate we'll see as
• Some were offered up as reductions again and others.

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• Restructurings and reductions in force aimed at saving taxpayer money and increasing efficiency.
• this but There are a variety of statutes, not just creating the Department of Education, but also reduction
• Do you commit to protecting the CHIPS program office from future workforce reductions, which would be
• There has been a lot of discussion about reductions in force to the day, and Mr.
• I'll just ask you, if you happen to know this, what percent of federal employees have received a reduction

Keywords: nominations, Scott Cooper, Eric Ulan, federal workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Office of Management and Budget, accountability, collective bargaining

Summary: The committee convened to discuss the nominations of Scott Cooper for Director of the Office of Personnel Management and Eric Ulan for Deputy Director at the Office of Management and Budget. This meeting highlighted the critical roles both positions play in managing the federal workforce, which comprises over two million civilian employees. Concerns were raised regarding the current administration's approach to federal employment, citing issues like mass firings and the undermining of collective bargaining rights. Members expressed the need for better accountability and transparency within the federal system, emphasizing the importance of attracting talented public servants.

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• date, these investments have funded nearly 3,000 projects across 300,000 acres, resulting in the reduction
• This program has been funded by a mix of general fund and greenhouse gas reduction funds since about
• The California Air Resources Board received $6 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund in 2018
• Be prioritized for actual emission reductions, particularly methane.
• Too many programs are not delivering real GHG reductions, and proven cost-effective programs should be

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• These cuts have had lasting impacts on our students and staff, including staff reductions: 40% of 3.2
• Maintenance and purchase reductions: technology expenditures have been reduced, and the purchase of 10
• If we were to maintain that same $600 per pupil request, this legislation's proposed 31.4% reduction
• That reduction would be a game-changer, transforming how our voters perceive school funding and making
• Riley laid out a number of the reductions and tough choices we've had to make.

Bills: HF51, HF1161, HF2201, HF2786, HF1053

Keywords: HF51, Sibley County, State-Aid Highway 21, capital investment, bonding bill, general obligation bonds, transportation infrastructure, road improvements, sanitary sewer, water main, storm sewer, local infrastructure, county grant, Minnesota Department of Transportation, bond proceeds fund, public works, utility infrastructure, education finance, school district funding, tax base adjustment

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• EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Program, which will expand state grant and loan programming for
• any other environmental components that are important to Minnesotans just for the carbon intensity reduction
• We barely have any of our budget coming from the general fund, and so the reduction exercise was not
• This creates a reduction in the ability to control the spread of aquatic invasive species.
• And so this is just a reduction of 60 to 30 days that would only be granted if there is no significant

Bills: HF1587, HF2293, HF2218, HF1208, HF1482

Keywords: HF1587, Cass County, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, DNR, condemnation, eminent domain, state land, surplus land, public waters, tribal land transfer, federally recognized Indian Tribe, tribal ownership, land conveyance, no consideration, land appropriation, natural resources, U.S. Highway 2, Section 27 Township 145 North Range 28 West, land return, Tribal sovereignty