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• You'll notice that the minimum penalty listed is for many different violations, and in most cases, they
• There is a minimum, but in cases where someone died or could be harmed by hydrocarbons or sulfide, that's
• Right now, GRIP allows recovery. of essentially capital items, capital depreciation associated with that
• bill would allow carrying costs and a profit margin for the utility for those expenses, both the capital
• those deferrals, which may lead to the tendency of regulated companies to make excessive amounts of capital

Bills: HB2766, HB2891, HB3334, HB3791, HB3911, HB4021, HB4041, HB4042, HB4384, HB4426

Keywords: inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance

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• Statutorily our minimum margin of error is 5% and we're able to go above that when it's necessary And
• So first I want to say we we approach this from the perspective that Texas is competing. for capital
• And by property tax reduction, that focuses on reducing taxes on invested. capital in Texas, and why
• Because invested taxes, invested capital leads to jobs. which leads to income, which leads to homes,
• But also, the important. is that regardless of that relationship, the more capital you attract to Texas

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• programs operated by community-based organizations into Prop. 98 and makes an associated increase to the minimum
• some estimates, and considering that the entire institutional structure has nearly $90 billion in capital
• and interstate rail capital program, and the low-carbon transit operations program.
• Transit Association, we ask for the appropriation of the $230 million for the zero-mission transit capital
• levels to ensure safety and quality attention cost more than ever, yet we struggle even to meet the minimum

Summary: The Assembly Budget Committee met to consider the 2026 Budget Act, which leaders said was the negotiated compromise with the Senate and was expected to move to the floor that evening. Opening remarks emphasized that the plan balances the budget over two years, reduces the structural deficit, and builds reserves, while also protecting core services in the face of federal cuts. Jason Sisney outlined the legislative budget framework and the likely floor bills, including AB 109, SB 110, SB 122, and SB 125. Department of Finance representative Eric Khali said the administration appreciated the two-year balanced approach and supported the modification in SB 122, while noting the package uses additional revenues and new spending to soften or reject some proposed cuts. Most of the discussion focused on major spending areas. Members and subcommittee chairs highlighted protections and additions for health care and human services, including rejecting the proposed Medi-Cal asset limit change, delaying premium increases, restoring clinic and dental funding, supporting distressed hospitals and county indigent care, and expanding county eligibility staffing to handle H.R. 1-related workload. Education members described record or expanded support for TK-12 schools, child care, special education, community colleges, teacher recruitment, and higher education, including a change to extend Cal Grant eligibility to age 30 for some community college students. Housing and homelessness funding was increased for HAP, multifamily housing, and the low-income housing tax credit, while public safety members pointed to investments in victims’ services, restorative justice, and prison closure savings. Several members also raised concerns or priorities tied to the budget deal. Some praised the package as a moral document that protects vulnerable Californians, immigrant communities, LGBTQ residents, seniors, and people with disabilities. Others noted unresolved issues, including the MCO tax’s impact on districts, the need for more support for local journalism, arts, biotech R&D incentives, transit and GGRF-related concerns, and the need for continued work on Prop. 98 and long-term fiscal resilience. The vice chair cautioned that despite the current progress, the state remains vulnerable to revenue volatility and warned that the budget should build more resilience against a possible downturn. No formal vote was taken in the portion provided, but the committee was preparing the budget package for floor action and final negotiations.

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• So the new criteria considers rental and for-sale housing projects that at the minimum level be revenue
• So then it would also be considerate of those from lower-income families. projects that um at the minimum
• This allows us to provide funding earlier in a project's capital stack.
• This allows us to provide funding earlier in a project's capital stack.
• So basically we put capital stack.

Bills: SB2060, SB2063, SB2062, SB2069, SB2070

Keywords: rental housing revolving fund, HHFDC, Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, mixed-income housing, mixed-income rental project, affordable housing, low-income housing, housing finance, housing development, preservation, rehabilitation, pre-development, construction financing, equity investment, credit enhancement, collateral, gap financing, area median income, AMI, perpetual affordability

Summary: The committee heard five housing measures, with the chair announcing that SB 2060, SB 2063, SB 2062, and SB 2069 were works in progress and that decision-making would be deferred to February 3. SB 2060 would allow HHFDC, with Finance approval, to transfer money within the rental housing revolving fund and its subaccounts without further legislative authorization, including a transfer to the mixed-income subaccount for FY 2026-2027. HHFDC and other supporters said the change would give the agency more flexibility to move projects forward, while Catholic Charities Hawaii and a testifier from Roars and Cares supported the bill but warned that shifting money away from lower-income housing could weaken efforts to serve households under 80% of area median income and people at risk of homelessness. HHFDC said the fund’s uncommitted balance was about $100 million and that demand exceeded available resources. SB 2063 would revise the mixed-income subaccount by changing project priorities, adding new criteria, allowing transfers within the subaccount without legislative approval, and directing conveyance tax revenues into the subaccount. HHFDC, OPSD, LURF, Hawaii Appleseed, Housing Hawaii’s Future, Stanford Carr Development, and Roars and Cares supported the measure, while Catholic Charities urged the committee to keep rental and for-sale housing policy separate and to use other mechanisms for homeownership. Catholic Charities said the rental housing revolving fund should remain focused on rentals, and that for-sale initiatives should be addressed separately. The chair indicated an intent to defer the bill for further edits. SB 2062 would make the dwelling unit revolving fund equity pilot a permanent HHFDC program, allowing the agency to buy equity in for-sale developments to lower initial purchase prices and require repayment through shared appreciation. HHFDC said the pilot had been successful, with 83 units committed and $7.6 million of the $10 million program cap already committed, and said permanence would let the agency pair the program with DERF loans earlier in project financing. The chair said SB 2069 would be used as the vehicle for amendments to the DERF equity program and related changes. SB 2069 would authorize HHFDC to use existing dwelling unit revolving fund balances for the equity pilot; it drew support from HHFDC and several housing organizations. SB 2070 would create a permanently affordable for-sale housing program by replacing the current 10-year buyback restriction with a resale price cap tied to an appreciation index, which HHFDC said would preserve affordability while allowing owners to build equity. In questioning, senators pressed HHFDC on whether the bill was necessary, whether it would remove first-time homebuyer and other ownership restrictions, and whether the new program was truly “permanently affordable” if not tied to AMI. HHFDC said the current statutory restrictions limit flexibility, that the proposal would expand access to local residents, and that the price cap would be based on about 4.5% annual appreciation. Supporters said the approach would help buyers move up the housing ladder, while some senators expressed concern that it could open the program to owners of multiple properties and that the committee should see sales-velocity data on existing restricted units before proceeding.

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• Moving to slide 6, the Texas Higher Education Fund or HEAF is a constitutional fund supporting capital
• I know a significant driver of sort of capital needs at institutions is deferred maintenance, and we
• So, so that's a very sort of project and institution specific type of way to fund capital projects at
• As you know, the Constitution allows all UT institutions to benefit from the Puff for capital expenses
• It's my intent to exceed this minimum percentage of tenured track faculty at this level.

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• INCLUDED IN THIS OFFER IS THE 2% PAY INCREASE FOR ALL STATE EMPLOYEES, A MINIMUM 1004 STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
• Hooper: WE ALSO PRESENT THE PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY PROJECT FUNDED LIST TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM,

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Her numerous accomplishments over the decades in office include fighting for the minimum wage. wage for
• Whereas following the completion of the major capital restoration project, Representative Murphy was
• As a new member, I had no context for what capital investment meant, and that always sticks with me when
• In 2019, Mary Murphy was named the House Capital Investment Chair, and I was assigned as her Vice Chair
• Members, if you have served on the Capital Investment Committee, we typically had the big construction

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• <01:06:35.440> excavation One is reducing the minimum excavation One is reducing the minimum
• Thank you. from a notification uh the uh minimum from a notification uh the uh minimum excavation<01:
• And so that creates even more capital upfront.
• However, the upfront capital propane.
• And so that creates even more capital And so that creates even more capital upfront.<05:47:14.558

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• Moving to slide six, the Fund, or HEIF, is a constitutional fund supporting capital needs for higher
• A sort of project and institution specific type of way to fund capital projects that.
• Certain continuing education offerings or workforce programs that fall below the minimum contact hour
• As you know, the The Constitution allows all UT institutions to benefit from the PUF for capital expenses
• Recently, capital construction assistance project approvals and debt service reimbursement appropriations

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• We've been making minimum wage forever, and not today's minimum wage. A minimum wage from the 70s.
• We've been making minimum wage wage.
• <00:21:18.159> A forever and not today's minimum wage.
• A forever and not today's minimum wage.
• A minimum<00:21:18.640> wage<00:21:18.880> from<00:21:19.039> the minimum wage from

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• In January of 2025, I sent an executive order requiring each cabinet member to dedicate a minimum of
• Just last year, we were proud to support historic elimination of the income tax on capital gains, I don't
• We are proud to support historic elimination of the income tax on capital gains.
• urging the General Assembly to support enhancing the Missouri Works program to include incentivizing capital
• General Assembly to support enhancing the Missouri Works program to include incentivizing capital investments

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• surveillance that could be misused for discipline and creates serious consequences, like a 25-year minimum
• renames a program to reflect current technology, combines two annual reports, extends the definition of capital
• The amendment removes lines 16 through 19, redefining the capital complex.
• reason being, I was advised that this language would be more appropriate in a bill that addresses the capital
• Language would be more appropriate in a bill that addresses the capital complex.

Summary: The Budget Committee met with a quorum and considered eight bills. The first major item, House Bill 1467 on gambling, drew extensive debate and strong opposition from veterans organizations and related groups, who warned the bill’s language could unintentionally criminalize raffles and gaming machines used by American Legion and VFW posts for charitable fundraising. The sponsor said the bill would strengthen gambling penalties, authorize fantasy sports contests, preempt local enforcement, and require more reporting on illegal gambling, and he said he was open to amendments later. Despite concerns from several members about unintended consequences and local preemption, the committee passed the bill favorably on a roll call vote. The committee then heard and passed House Bill 711, creating a statewide “spectrum alert” for missing autistic children and requiring FDLE training for law enforcement; House Bill 1335, allowing Medicaid coverage for blood-based colorectal cancer screening; House Bill 843, making clarifying changes to Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission trust funds; House Bill 1371, strengthening protections for law enforcement and first responders, including penalties for attacks on officers and measures related to false reports and blood-borne pathogen exposure; House Bill 1405, revising youth prevention services for status offenders; House Bill 1053, updating FDLE-related statutes and adding support for retired police dogs; and House Bill 751, expanding health insurance protections for law enforcement and their families after catastrophic injury or death and clarifying fraud penalties. Several bills were amended before passage, including HB 1371, which adopted an amendment removing a section to avoid fiscal impact, and HB 1053, which removed proposed changes to the capital complex definition. Most measures received supportive testimony from law enforcement, health, or advocacy groups and passed with little opposition. The committee concluded by reporting all of the listed bills favorably and then adjourned.

Bills: SB2969, SB3263, SB2602, SB3229, SB3199, SB2550, SB2877, SB3325, SB2024, SB2614, SB2613, SB3063, SB2319, SB2800, SB2892, SB2321, SB2407, SB2805, SB2153, SB2595, SB2781, SB3233, SB2360, SB1432, SB2543, SB2599, SB3053, SB2001, SB2041, SB3247, SB3253, SB2401, SB2673, SB3067, SB411, SB2934, SB3219, SB2919, SB2239, SB2532, SB2601, SB1032, SB2446, SB2152, SB2721, SB3076, SB3140, SB2671, SB2338, SB2268, SB99, SB2930, SB3069, SB3096, SB3097, SB3090, SB2060, SB3028, SB2544, SB2069, SB2552, SB3218, SB3022, SB148, SB2259, SB2578, SB2928, SB2816, SB2580

Keywords: SB2969, Maui wildfire, Maui wildfires, wildfire exposure, Maui Health Registry, University of Hawaii, public health, biomonitoring, medical screening, mental health services, trauma recovery, disaster recovery, first responders, kupuna, children's health, medically vulnerable, environmental exposure, toxic exposure, respiratory illness, community health

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• to also bring bills that were impactful from a policy perspective, in addition to bills that had a minimum
• Is there a minimum requirement? Elizabeth Bentley, Smith, Louisiana Board of Regents: No, ma'am.
• There is not, based on this legislation, that there would be a minimum requirement.
• I drive through 18 different House districts to get to this capital.
• And at a bare minimum, it's, what was it, $10? ...five, seven miles.

Bills: HB198, HB325, HB488, HB719, HB749, HB755, HB797, HB823, HB1028, HB1194, HB1222

Keywords: Medicaid, reimbursement, ambulatory surgical centers, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, healthcare funding, Louisiana Department of Health, surgical procedures, TOPS-Tech, scholarship, education, eligibility, college credit, dual enrollment, state funding, HB 488, Belle Chasse Bridge, Belle Chasse Bridge Merit-Based Special Fund, Plaquemines Parish

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• <01:18:02.480> They um enforcement minimum standards.
• They um enforcement minimum standards.
• to meet with the long range capital to meet with the long range capital first.<04:05:38.080>
• The town has a 2-acre minimum.
• The town has a 2-acre minimum.

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• President, colleagues, and so what this does is say, let's set a minimum amount of...
• But we're blindly competing and having so much of our capital tied up. I don't know.
• Finally competing and having so much of our capital tied up. So, I cannot support this bill.
• Madam Chair, also under NMAQ 182012, it states that driver education schools must provide a minimum of
• 30 credit hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of seven hours of behind-the-wheel training.

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• That has been roughly what the level of capital investment has been. Yes, that's...
• That has been roughly what the level of capital investment has been. Yes, that's right. Okay, yep.
• And I believe one of them, the minimum payment is $50,000 a year. So there's some symmetry there.
• I believe one of them, the minimum payment is $50,000 a year.
• According to state officials, it is estimated that every 1% increase in tree canopy above a minimum of

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Summary: The committee held a hearing on natural and working lands, carbon sequestration, and related provisions in Governor Healey’s $3 billion Mass Ready Act. EEA officials described the bill’s investments in flooding, land protection, tree planting, wetlands restoration, biodiversity, dams, seawalls, and coastal resilience, along with permitting reforms intended to speed ecological restoration projects. They also outlined current programs on resilient lands, healthy soils, forest climate solutions, forest reserves, and urban tree planting, and said the administration expects natural and working lands to offset up to 7 million metric tons of residual emissions by 2050, while acknowledging that additional strategies will be needed to close the gap to the state’s 10-million-ton offset target. Committee members pressed EEA on the cost of reaching the 30% conservation-by-2030 goal, the loss of a federal USDA grant of about $22 million, the adequacy of current sequestration estimates, and whether the state should consider regional approaches or statutory changes. EEA said current state conservation spending has been about $35 million to $40 million annually, that the Mass Ready Act is intended to help double the pace of conservation, and that federal funding remains uncertain. Senators also raised concerns about PILOT payments for state-owned land, the management of state forests, and the proposed Chapter 91 general license for restoration projects. EEA said the bill’s forest reserve language is meant to create a more durable designation process while still allowing limited active management. Advocates from The Nature Conservancy and Mass Audubon supported stronger investment in land conservation and restoration, saying natural and working lands are a cost-effective climate strategy that also provides biodiversity, water quality, and public health benefits. They urged passage of legislation to increase funding, improve PILOT equity, and strengthen land-use planning and mitigation requirements. They also backed removing Chapter 91 licensing requirements for ecological restoration, arguing that the current process adds cost and delay. In a later panel, a forest scientist and an urban forestry advocate emphasized the carbon and cooling benefits of mature trees, called for greater protection of older forests, and supported bills to expand municipal reforestation and modernize public shade tree law. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• their park, if it goes on sale, will give residents a true home that is protected from predatory capitalism
• . lives a true home that is protected from predatory capitalism.
• Do we want to keep putting a burden—an extra burden—on people who maybe work a minimum-wage job and can't
• I was working a minimum-wage job. I worked at Dan's Boots and Saddles. Manal was a great job.
• The bill sets minimum qualifications for the Board of Authority's Executive Director, ensuring experienced

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• continue to be available to the client for a longer period of time, but we absolutely guarantee, at a minimum
• Minimum, we will cover that continuity of care for 180 days.
• We're paid based on a per member per month capitation rate that is set based on an actuarial analysis
• Is that in your capitation rate, or how are you able to offer all of those services different than I-Budget
• They are meeting with clients as needed, very similar to what was covered, but at a minimum on a monthly

Summary: The Health and Human Services Committee received an overview of Florida’s intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) managed care pilot, created by legislation in 2023 to test whether a managed care model could integrate Medicaid medical services with iBudget waiver home- and community-based services for adults in pre-enrollment categories. AHCA explained the existing system, the pilot’s scope in Regions D and I, and the rollout timeline, including federal approval, contract execution with Florida Community Care, and the October 2024 go-live. Officials reported that, as of early February, 370 individuals had been sent for onboarding and 168 more were in queue, with about $35.8 million of the appropriation remaining. APD also clarified the difference between the pre-enrollment categories and the waiver waitlist, and noted that crisis cases can be enrolled more quickly depending on eligibility and funding. Florida Community Care described the pilot as a comprehensive managed care model offering medical, long-term care, and iBudget services, plus enhanced benefits such as bed-hold days, caregiver transportation, and help with legal guardianship costs. The plan said it uses one care coordinator, a 1:18 coordinator ratio, a face-to-face assessment within five days of enrollment, and 180 days of continuity of care for existing providers. The company emphasized that it is recruiting providers by offering higher rates than some iBudget rates, lower administrative burden, and network adequacy incentives, while APD said it continues to monitor provider supply and demand and recruit across service types and regions. Members repeatedly questioned whether the pilot’s costs, provider rates, and service levels were truly comparable to the iBudget system, and AHCA and APD said it was too early to draw firm conclusions because claims data are still lagging. Committee members also raised concerns about communication, enrollment delays, provider shortages, and whether the pilot could scale statewide. APD said it has used letters, phone calls, texts, emails, and community meetings to reach eligible individuals, and that some delays stem from required assessments, Medicaid eligibility checks, and level-of-care determinations. Several members asked for more detailed comparisons of costs and provider reimbursement between the pilot and iBudget, and APD said it would provide additional data. Public testimony at the end was strongly critical of managed care, with a participant and his mother describing poor service, transportation failures, and loss of control under prior managed care arrangements, and urging the committee not to expand such a model without safeguards. No votes or formal committee action were taken before adjournment.

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• the LBC for more, but not only is the creation of that fund enumerated in statute, but a specific minimum
• But the way it's true. ...statute with a minimum dollar amount after.
• Unfortunately, that didn't actually have a minimum either that was supposed to be spent or correlated
• But will this impact our credit ratings, making it harder for us to fund capital projects in the future
• The sponsor acknowledged, we don't know what the impact on critical expenditures, capital expenditures

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