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• of Justice, through the Community Oriented Policing Services, also known as COPS, to develop and distribute
• 46:14.240> and known as cops office, to develop and known as cops office, to develop and distribute
• <00:46:14.880> scenario-based<00:46:15.599> training distribute scenario-based training
• distribute scenario-based training curriculum<00:46:16.720> that<00:46:17.040> covers<
• So, an agency could unknowingly sell a surplus firearm to someone who cannot lawfully buy a gun.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• This room has blown through billions of dollars worth of surplus and then hidden billions of dollars
• throughout the state to the distributed throughout the state to the best<01:48:50.560> to<01:
• Even the fiscal note states that it assumes that the fee revenue available for distribution is going
• distribution is going to be minimal. distribution is going to be minimal.
• <04:41:02.080> chain importer through the distribution chain importer through the distribution

Keywords: 981, all

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• Because Laan Hall was empty, during when ARPA funds were distributed, we requested ARPA funds to fully
• During when ARPA funds were distributed, we requested ARPA funds to fully renovate that building, so
• We even tried to find an old one as a surplus.
• find an old one options we even tried to find an old one as<05:09:07.080> a<05:09:07.240> surplus
• <05:09:07.798> we<05:09:07.920> w as a surplus we w as a surplus we w in<05:09:09.798

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Department of Administrative Services presented its capital budget process and priorities, explaining that it maintains and operates 96 state buildings and uses annual facility walkthroughs, condition assessments, and rough cost estimates to rank projects for the governor’s capital budget. Officials described how requests are triaged, how the governor’s office and Public Works refine estimates, and how the resulting capital budget book serves as legislative intent for approved projects. They also noted that this year the governor’s office asked for estimates on all selected projects, which increased workload but reduced detail. The department highlighted several requested projects, including $1.5 million for the ERP system sustainability fund, which officials said is critical because the state is upgrading its core financial, HR, and budget system to the cloud. Other priorities included courthouse HVAC and boiler work, brick repointing at the State House annex/main building, window replacement at the Spalding building, and elevator replacement on the hospital campus. Officials also said the governor’s proposed capital budget included fewer DAS projects than in past years and asked the committee to consider funding closer to historic levels. The committee then reviewed lapse and reallocation items. DAS said most older projects are still in design, bid, or construction because projects now take four to six years rather than two to three, in part due to ARPA-related workload and post-COVID construction backlogs. Members discussed lapsing $81,000 from the completed Spalding roof project and redirecting small remaining balances from several 2019 projects toward the Hillsboro County South cell block project through the Capital Project Overview Committee. Officials also confirmed ARPA-funded projects are expected to be completed before the December 2026 deadline and explained that the ERP system is the main state IT exception outside DOIT’s usual centralized control, though it still requires DOIT consultation and approval.

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• Could I also ask, I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.
• Could I also ask, I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.
• Could I also ask, I would imagine digital distribution is especially helpful.
• If I remember correctly from testimony today, about 30% of book distribution right now is in an e-format
• If I remember correctly from testimony today, about 30% of book distribution right now is in an e-format

Bills: HF4456, HF4544, HF3698

Keywords: data broker, data brokerage, consumer privacy, personal data, data privacy, Minnesota attorney general, registration, public registry, civil penalties, enforcement, special revenue fund, privacy rights, data sales, data collection, consumer protection, chapter 325M, controller, processor, data broker registry, transparency

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• We're going to take this and move it over to this pile so that it's not part of a surplus that would
• not<02:42:28.240> part<02:42:29.280> of<02:42:30.000> a<02:42:30.240> surplus
• that it's not part of a surplus that it's not part of a surplus that that that would<02:42:34.479

Keywords: 981, all

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• the point then uh uh we can address the urgent need of it uh when I evaluate with with the this is surplus
• with<00:18:34.720> the<00:18:35.320> this<00:18:35.480> is<00:18:35.600> surplus
• <00:18:36.040> dollars with with the this is surplus dollars with with the this is surplus

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Hansen said the 10 million was general tax dollar money, not farmer fees, and that it came from the surplus
• It was part<01:43:02.880> of<01:43:02.960> the<01:43:03.119> surplus.
• c> Part<01:43:03.840> of<01:43:03.920> that<01:43:04.080> 18 part of the surplus
• Part of that 18 part of the surplus.

Bills: HF3508, HF3548, HF3549

Keywords: dairy assistance, agriculture, investment, relief initiative, farm support, farm assistance, down payment, state funding, loan modification, grain indemnity, financial security, crop insurance, Minnesota agriculture, 1183, house

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• Representative Baker said the funding would be shifted from the E program to the IPS program because of a surplus
• Representative Baker said the funding would be shifted from the E program to the IPS program because of a surplus
• Representative Mecklland: "And after spending an incredible surplus in the last biennium, we have
• I want to make sure that folks saw the article, the agreement distributed.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• And Senator Hoffman, I believe the number of the surplus in 2029 is $377 million.
• And Senator Hoffman, I believe the number of the surplus in 2029 is $377 million.
• essentially there's been a division since assisted living lensure went into effect that kind of distributes
• time went into the collective special revenue account, and then since August 1st, 2021, we now distribute

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• the same time that this is happening, the state is auctioning off hundreds of vehicles every year, surplus

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee met with eight members present and deferred HB 127. It then considered a series of bills, most of which were reported favorably without opposition. HB 22 revised COLA rules for the clerks of court retirement system, allowing more frequent COLAs when the system is better funded; HB 324 made judicial stipends permanent and added future COLAs subject to available funding; HB 233 increased jury mileage reimbursement; HB 47 reorganized assessor retirement COLA statutes; HB 533 allowed St. Tammany Parish to transfer unused witness-fee account balances to the 22nd Judicial District Court; HB 980 adjusted eligibility for the Firemen’s Supplemental Pay Board; HCR 45 urged Congress to clarify ARPA deadlines for water projects; HB 559 increased court costs in the 4th Judicial District; HB 290 recreated the Department of Treasury and related entities in statute; and HB 382 addressed Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget review authority over Group Benefits plans. The committee also reported HB 1157 favorably, creating a financing bank mechanism for infrastructure projects, and HB 575 favorably, giving youth aging out of foster care preferred access to surplus state vehicles through the Louisiana Property Assistance Agency. Several measures drew more discussion. HB 1236, dealing with pharmacy benefit managers and professional dispensing fees, prompted extensive testimony from the sponsor, the Legislative Fiscal Office, the Department of Insurance, independent pharmacies, and PBM representatives. Supporters said it clarifies and strengthens enforcement of existing PBM law and protects independent pharmacies; opponents argued the bill’s requirement that PBMs bear dispensing-fee costs would be difficult to implement and could raise premiums. The sponsor said he would work on amendments, including clarifying language and a delayed effective date, and the bill was nevertheless moved favorably. SB 25, on registrar of voters compensation, was amended to a revised pay structure and then reported favorably. HB 47 and HB 533 were also presented as funding and administrative cleanups for retirement and court-related accounts, with local support noted. The committee also heard HB 233 on jury duty mileage reimbursement, which the sponsor said updates a 1961 rate and would be funded locally at an estimated average increase of about $4,000 per judicial district. HB 324 on judicial salaries was described as self-funded by the judiciary and subject to available funding, with no budget impact. HB 575 on foster youth transportation was presented as a non-appropriation measure aimed at helping youth aging out of foster care by giving them preferred access to surplus vehicles. HB 382, which concerns the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget’s role in approving Group Benefits plans, was reported favorably with little discussion. The meeting ended after a motion to adjourn.

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• The amendment retains the existing law that states that excess and surplus line policy forms, rates,

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several insurance, financial regulation, and public safety bills. The most extensive discussion centered on SB 1656, a major Office of Insurance Regulation bill covering reciprocal insurers, rate transparency, data calls, cybersecurity notification, and stronger oversight of continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The sponsor and OIR described the bill as aimed at transparency and preventing insolvencies, especially after recent CCRC failures. CCRC residents and industry representatives testified both in support and in opposition, with supporters emphasizing resident protection and opponents warning about liens, reserve requirements, management-company regulation, and higher costs. After debate and assurances that problematic provisions would be refined, the committee adopted a delete-all amendment and then reported the bill favorably. The committee also passed SB 1658, which creates a public records framework for the uniform mitigation verification of inspection form database while protecting policyholders’ personal information; a clarifying amendment was adopted before the bill was reported favorably. SB 1612 on financial institutions was approved after a substitute amendment restored current limits on credit union investments and kept only reimbursement, not salary, authority for certain board members and officers. SB 1740, an insurance bill intended to reduce premiums and insurer insolvency risk, was amended to prioritize rate-decrease filings and prohibit claim denials based solely on AI, then reported favorably. Two public-safety bills also moved forward. SB 1212 on firefighter health and safety would update OSHA-related protections, address toxic exposure in gear, encourage safer replacement equipment, and support best practices and mental health resources; an amendment refined terminology and added related provisions, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 1184 on residual market insurers was amended to preserve existing consumer protections and disclosure rules for excess and surplus lines and to clarify Citizens-related appointment requirements before being reported favorably. Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly noted ongoing stakeholder negotiations and intent to refine several bills further in later committee stops.

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• We didn't have much of a projected surplus in the November forecast.

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• this newly created FAC will mirror the FATC in terms of the same eligibility and the same kind of distribution
• The newly created FAC will mirror the FATC in terms of the same eligibility and the same kind of distribution
• as my colleague explained, this one went down to zero because that tax credit was taken out of the surplus
• taken<03:51:20.880> out<03:51:21.040> of<03:51:21.120> the<03:51:21.279> surplus
• the that was taken out of the surplus the that was taken out of the surplus that<03:51:21.920>

Keywords: 981, all

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• can keep—uh, the school district can keep 5% of, like, um, if you are well over, so say you had a surplus
• of money, you can keep a percent of that surplus after the budget.
• say<01:40:11.800> you<01:40:11.960> had<01:40:12.159> a<01:40:12.320> surplus
• are well over so say you had a surplus are well over so say you had a surplus of<01:40:13.159>
• after um the budget so you give Surplus after um the budget so you give all<01:40:19.480> the

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Education Policy Committee opened a hearing on HB 748, which would establish a local education freedom account (EFA) program. The prime sponsor, Rep. Kevin Verville, described the bill as enabling legislation that would let local voters decide whether to create a local EFA program by petition and ballot vote, with a 60% threshold to approve or repeal it. He argued that public education is about funding rather than a specific school building, said the proposal would expand parental choice, and cited Deerfield’s move from a single high school option to multiple tuitioned options as an example of local flexibility. Verville said the local EFA would be funded at twice the state adequacy amount, with the district matching the state portion, while other aid categories such as free and reduced meals, English language learner, and special education aid would not be doubled. He said students using a local EFA would still count in average daily membership, that unspent EFA funds would revert to the district, and that the bill would prohibit double-dipping with other scholarship or EFA programs. He also said special education services would remain under district discretion and that local EFA participants would still take statewide assessments for accountability. Committee members pressed him on several issues, especially special education, transportation, and fairness. Rep. Woodcock and Rep. Murray asked whether districts would still have to provide special education and transportation services if a student used a local EFA; Verville responded that special education would remain in the local district at district discretion, while transportation would generally become the family’s responsibility unless already required in an IEP. Rep. Cornell raised an equity concern about no income eligibility cap, asking whether higher-income families should receive the same public support; Verville replied that New Hampshire does not means-test public education and that the local EFA is a public funding mechanism, not a tuition subsidy that would cover full private-school costs. No vote or committee action was taken in the portion provided.

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• That is a cost that goes on to the municipality, and it's a cost that then gets distributed from the
• <03:42:27.200> from<03:42:27.520> the that then gets distributed from the that then
• gets distributed from the municipality<03:42:28.640> to<03:42:29.600> the<03:42:29.920
• <05:18:34.718> food<05:18:35.520> is that those who have surplus food is that those
• who have surplus food is limiting<05:18:36.878> their<05:18:37.200> involvement?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• They add a distribution charge to it, which is their right.
• They own the distribution grid that the electrons run on. This isn't an unfair subsidy.
• may already invest in distributed may already invest in distributed generation<05:11:25.120>
• energy generation units up to 10% of the utilities' total distribution peak in megawatts.
• percentage of all types of distributed percentage of all types of distributed energy<05:22:48.280

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• he took her point that they should be looking at the pieces that maybe were nice to have under a surplus
• He said they should be looking at the pieces that maybe were nice to have under a surplus and now maybe
• He said they maybe were nice to have under a surplus and now maybe are not going to be able to be funded

Bills: HF276, HF413, HF411

Keywords: human services, Medical Assistance, Medicaid, long-term services and supports, LTSS, public assistance, application process, eligibility determination, customer service survey, wait times, form complexity, lead agencies, Department of Human Services, Department of Children Youth and Families, streamlining, administrative reform, case management, reassessment, intake system, adaptive eligibility form

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• House Bill 1129 by Representative Schamerhorn, sale of surplus state-owned property, preference for in-state
• that way if that's how she felt, but we have acknowledged the fact that that clerk system has a well surplus

Bills: HR192, HR193, HR194, HCR80, HCR81, HCR82, HCR83, HCR84, HCR85, HR188, HR189, HR190, HR191, SB134, SB140, SB281, SB331, SB384, SB389, SB415, SB451, SB458, SB479, SB504, SB523, HR38, HR96, HR160, HCR31, HCR61, SCR19, HB316, HB549, HB578, HB646, HB748, HB798, HB824, HB988, HB989, HB1001, HB1032, HB1081, HB1108, HB1129, HB1140, HB1157, HB1186, HB1192, HB1195, HB1198, HB1222, HB1244, SB73, SB89, SB128, SB149, SB191, SB196, SB238, SB318, SB340, HB225, HR1, HR17, HCR5, HCR4, HCR47, HCR32, HB362, HB893, HB990, HB1007, HB1153, HB1243, HB12, HB42, HB205, HB222, HB267, HB324, HB325, HB350, HB478, HB610, HB617, HB745, HB749, HB752, HB797, HB807, HB821, HB896, HB979, HB992, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1166, HB1172, HB1173, HB1207, HB1218, HB1223, SB162, SB349, SB350, SB382, SB383, SB127, SB244, SB256, HB911, HB306, HB366, HB1161, HB1230, HB59, HB481, HB772, HB897, HB1003, HB1008, HB1112, HB1180, HB1189, HB181, HB1118, HB901, HR20, HR74, HB284, HB393, HB458, HB459, HB525, HB577, HB582, HB605, HB614, HB682, HB733, HB773, HB864, HB996, HB1035, HB1058, HB1082, HB1113, HB1234, HB1240

Keywords: ACOG, maternal health, healthcare professionals, patient-physician relationship, obstetrics, gynecology, condolences, military service, veteran, community, memorial, visual acuity, student health, de-identified data, longitudinal analysis, education policy, property rights, carbon dioxide sequestration, expropriation, Landowner Bill of Rights

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• You know, we have a $14 or $15 billion surplus. That's the taxpayer's money.
• We're not taking it out of the surplus, what we're dealing with right now.

Bills: HB741, HB 1199, HB2070, HB2402, HB2542, HB2665, HB2789, HB3096, HB3396, HB3595, HB3747, HB4116, HB4127

Keywords: child welfare, relative caregiver, monetary assistance, Department of Family and Protective Services, child custody, family law, emergency power, nursing facilities, assisted living, generator requirements, health and safety, emergency generators, power outage, emergency generator, assisted living facilities, power source, child abuse, neglect registry, court findings, Medicaid

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• would remind members that every dollar we spend out of the first year where we do have projected surplus
• Representative Hansen said he had heard questions about where the money went during the surplus.

Keywords: 1183, house