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• c> for from some SPOS's on on on how this for from some SPOS's on on on how this is<01:56:15.840><c>
• Just to follow on on the when you Yes.
• </c> move forward on and and time is not on move forward on and and time is not on our<02:16:54.960><
• Uh, they all look relatively brief, but for the EFAs, there seems to be one early bill amongst those
• Well, there seems to we have one brief.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to begin work on HB 742, which would require catastrophic special education aid to be drawn from the education trust fund, and more broadly to study special education aid/differentiated aid and related costing issues. The chair said the group was starting early because the issue has been debated for years without resolution, local districts are being forced to absorb prorated costs, and the committee wants to send the Department of Education and HHS Medicaid a clear request for data and recommendations before retained bills return in the fall. A committee clerk was also selected, with Representative Reverend volunteering to take notes for the meeting. Members reviewed background materials on special education enrollment, high-cost students, and possible funding formulas, including data on students in high-cost brackets and prior ideas such as category-based funding and caseload-based approaches. The chair also referenced research on other states, including Arkansas, which uses a different special education funding structure and audits IEPs. The committee emphasized that it was focused on the funding mechanics and costs, not on questioning whether services should be provided. Henry Lipman of HHS explained how Medicaid-to-schools currently works in New Hampshire. He said 172 school districts participate, but utilization dropped during the pandemic and remains below historical levels, in part because districts need the capacity to bill Medicaid. Under the current system, schools receive reimbursement based on half of the Medicaid fee schedule, with the school district effectively providing the state share. He said the federal government is requiring a shift by July 1, 2026, to a true certified public expenditure model based on actual costs, which should allow schools to recover 50% of their true costs and some administrative overhead. The department has received a roughly $2.5 million grant to hire a vendor and support districts through the transition, and an RFP and stakeholder meetings are underway. Committee members asked about how costs would be determined, whether the new system would use actual district-specific costs rather than averages, and how the department would support districts that do not currently participate. Lipman said the cost model would be based on each district’s own reasonable costs, subject to audit standards, and that the department expects to provide templates and technical assistance through the vendor because its staff is limited. He also said about one in four New Hampshire children are enrolled in Medicaid, that child enrollment has been relatively stable, and that continuous coverage rules should reduce churn. No votes or formal actions on HB 742 were taken during the meeting beyond organizing the subcommittee and beginning testimony and discussion.

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• , the LBA legislative budget assistant.
• He added that in the DHHS budget briefing book, Medicaid begins on page one of that document.
• budget briefing book are included in the budget briefing book are the<00:17:37.520><c> account</c><00
• ><c> or</c><00:20:28.159><c> a</c> based on the efficiency budget or a based on the efficiency budget
• No, so now getting into, starting on slide 14, we’re going to sort of work through the budget briefing

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The House Finance Division Three work session on February 21, 2025 focused on the Division of Medicaid Services budget. The chair opened with procedural guidance, noting the division’s role is to make recommendations to the full Finance Committee, that the budget must be balanced, and that members should track possible amendments ahead of a March 26 target for House Bills 1 and 2. Members also discussed the importance of using official budget documents and online resources, and the chair said no motions would be taken at this session. A major early topic was concern over a five-point Medicaid policy document and the timing of House Bill 2. Representative Tarki objected that the document appeared to be an unofficial draft and argued that significant Medicaid policy changes should have been transmitted by February 15 under state law. He said the lack of an official, posted document raised transparency concerns because the changes could affect tens of thousands of residents. Committee leadership responded that the five-point document was a working document, that it would be posted online within minutes, and that House Bill 2 is often delayed while the Office of Legislative Services finalizes and formats the governor’s proposed trailer bill. DHHS Chief Financial Officer Nathan White and Medicaid Director Henry Litman then began the budget presentation. White said the committee would use the PowerPoint as the document of record, starting with the governor’s operating budget pages 885-893, and noted that Medicaid is the largest accounting area in the state budget. He said the governor’s budget reflects about $60 million in reductions within the Medicaid area, with Granite Advantage handled off-budget and another $10 million in reductions there, for roughly a $70 million difference overall. Members asked whether the comparison was being made against an efficiency budget or a prioritized-needs budget, and White said the department could look at it different ways. The presentation then outlined Medicaid’s role in New Hampshire: it provides health coverage, serves as the state’s direct interface with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and helps finance related services such as long-term supports, school-based services, adult dental coverage, and re-entry programs for people leaving correctional settings. White also reviewed enrollment and program context, saying New Hampshire has about one in seven residents enrolled in Medicaid, making it the fourth smallest Medicaid program in the country by enrollment, and described recent efforts such as youth re-entry and the Medicaid unwind after the end of the federal continuous coverage period. He said the state had to process more than 238,000 redeterminations after the public health emergency and that the department tried to avoid unnecessary coverage loss during that transition.

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• I'll stop there because I know you're on time budget. Thank you.
• like to give just a brief update on the system of care for healthy aging that was in HB 2 in 2023.
• like to give just a brief update on the system of care for healthy aging that was in HB 2 in 2023.
• I've got a motion to request that the LBA provide a fiscal note on Senate Bill 36.
• </c><01:39:36.440><c> Senate</c> LBA um provide a fiscal note on Senate LBA um provide a fiscal note

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• In fact, there were two events over the summer, one on June 18th and one on August 1st, where we had
• In fact, there were two events over the summer, one on June 18th and one on August 1st, where we had
• In fact, there were two events over the summer, one on June 18th and one on August 1st, where we had
• What is this one? Oh, Senate Bill 226 on this one. One. E. E. E.
• Tom's probably on there too. I'll be very brief. Yeah, you didn't sign up to speak. I said no.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• </c> On Senate Bill 239, we heard a good deal about this last week, so I will be very brief.
• I will say on this first part here, we are also waiting on the governor's budget, which may propose..
• I sit on House Finance, and as we work with you to craft a budget for the next biennium, we're going
• one on the old too anyway uh the last one on the old list<01:52:52.679><c> was</c><01:52:53.679><c>
• The next one on the list is 241.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It focuses on focuses on two things.
• one laying on the having their loved one laying on the floor<00:04:05.680><c> while</c><00:04:06.000>
• on a different page on a different I'm on a different page &gt;&gt; Hicks.
• </c> direct care and treatment on this one. direct care and treatment on this one.
• </c> some updates on um on the changes many some updates on um on the changes many of<01:35:59.040><c

Bills: HF3935, HF2216, HF4354, HF4210, HF4212

Keywords: assisted living, healthcare, training, unlicensed personnel, resident rights, safety regulations, nursing home, long-term care, guardian, conservator, arbitration, mandatory arbitration, consumer protection, fee increase, rate increase, price hike, private pay, public funds, Medicaid, waiver services

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• <00:10:46.839><c> is</c><00:10:47.079><c> House</c><00:10:47.399><c> Bill</c> budget next on the list
• is House Bill budget next on the list is House Bill 246 246 246 FNA<00:10:51.360><c> directing</c><00
• ><00:13:37.240><c> U</c> Mr chair yes the vote on the um on the U Mr chair yes the vote on the um on
• c><00:19:10.880><c> in</c><00:19:11.120><c> particular</c> this budget um on that one in particular this
• budget um on that one in particular I've<00:19:11.880><c> heard</c><00:19:12.600><c> that</c><00:19:

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Finance Committee met on February 18 and retained several bills for possible inclusion in the budget. House Bill 97, appropriating funds to the Department of Environmental Services for wastewater infrastructure projects, was retained on a 21-0 vote. House Bill 197, which would have the state pay 7.5% of certain political subdivision employees’ retirement contributions at an estimated annual cost of $28 million to $29 million, was also retained unanimously. House Bill 246, creating the Conservation District Climate Resilience Grant Program with a small appropriation of about $50,000 per year for two years, was retained 22-0. House Bill 519, appropriating $500,000 annually to support the Waypoint Youth and Young Adult Shelter, was likewise retained 22-0. The committee then shifted to a broader budget discussion. Representative Maguire said the committee was facing a roughly $732 million gap between projected revenue and spending, based on preliminary Ways and Means figures and the governor’s budget. He noted that the governor’s plan included $81 million from the rainy day fund and $127 million from proposed slot machine revenue, while other potential obligations such as $150 million in YDC payments and prison down payments were not included. Members discussed how Ways and Means revenue estimates are based on current law, meaning proposals not yet enacted would not be counted in the official forecast. Members also asked about the relationship between the education funding committee and Finance, and were told that many education bills would likely come back to Finance after action in the other committee and on the floor. The chair and members discussed donor towns, swept funds, and the possibility of moving more information technology spending into the capital budget if appropriate. The meeting ended with agreement to let Division 2 head to education funding, and the committee adjourned.

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• Once our board provides a recommendation to SLIB, then the members of SLIB are briefed on that with the
• , and I am one of the ones.
• The bill is nicely structured on section one, beginning on page two, to list out... one, beginning on
• Chairman, um, could we get a brief explanation on the brownfield revolving loan fund from ... >> I think
• The first section is section one on page one, One, creation of a new statute.

Keywords: 916, all

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• We had no signups on the blue sheet either way, and I looked online and it was one for and one against
• We had no signups on the blue sheet either way, and I looked online and it was one for and one against
• <c> one</c><01:59:50.360><c> legislative</c> the more than any one legislative the more than any one
• firm</c> uh the emphasis on on reliable and firm uh the emphasis on on reliable and firm um<02:15:20.360
• </c><02:22:46.720><c> one</c> service with the exception of one one service with the exception of one

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c> for one gallon of gas. for one gallon of gas.
• </c> on the books since 1982. on the books since 1982.
• So we're talking on one side that's a cost to doing business.
• So we're talking on one side that's a cost to doing business.
• So we're talking on one side that's a cost to doing business.

Bills: HF4236, HF4122, HF4377

Keywords: public utility, interim rates, utility rates, rate case, general rate case, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, PUC, rate increase cap, rate freeze, refunds, customer refunds, ratepayer protection, electric utility, gas utility, regulated utility, ratemaking, return on equity, rate base, test year, rate design

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• um on on property?
• We always run out of water on that one. We always run out of water on that one. one. one.
• Sure, take a brief recess. >> So, my second question was on receiving of that.
• Sure, take a brief recess. >> Okay, reconvening at 3:02 p.m. on joint with AEN and GVO.
• </c> Clayton Kubo on on Zoom. Clayton Kubo on on Zoom.

Bills: SB2706, SB2320

Keywords: workforce development, agriculture, biosecurity, pilot program, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, University of Hawaii, Leeward Community College, DHRD, training, apprenticeship, career pathways, credentialing, job training, internship, hands-on experience, state employment, workforce pipeline, agricultural jobs, biosecurity jobs, general fund appropriation

Summary: The committees first heard SB 2371, which would prioritize lease offers on agrivoltaics parcels for beginning farmers, require annual compliance reports to DAB, authorize penalties for noncompliance, and allow solar facilities on certain agricultural lands. DAB, the State Energy Office, PUC, and Hawaii Farm Bureau generally supported the intent, while OPPSD recommended amendments to preserve agricultural lease affordability and strengthen food-production language. Members questioned whether the bill would meaningfully encourage solar on ag lands, whether beginning farmers would have enough information to use such parcels, and how the bill would interact with Land Use Commission review. The Farm Bureau said agrivoltaics remains challenging and largely in pilot form, and noted the Mililani project as a promising example of dual use. The committees voted to pass SB 2371 with amendments, with one member expressing a preference that it be opened to all farmers rather than only beginning farmers. The next measure, SB 2800, appropriates funds to DAB, DLNR, and ADC for acquisition, repair, and maintenance of irrigation systems. All testifying agencies and the Farm Bureau supported the bill, and members pressed them for estimates of needed funding and the condition of existing systems. DAB cited major repair needs, including Waimea, Molokai, Kahuku, and Kawailoa, and said its backlog could total roughly $65 million; ADC estimated about $35 million for several systems; and DLNR said its current needs for three systems were about $35 million, with the largest cost tied to piping in Kekaha. The committees amended the bill to defer its effective date to July 1, 2050 and to blank out the appropriation amounts in the bill text, with the agencies’ requested amounts to be included in the committee report for consideration. SB 2800 then passed in AEN, Water and Land, and EIG. The final measure discussed was SB 2718, a food hub pilot program beginning in 2028 that would require state departments and UH to source 30% of certain food purchases from local agricultural products, create a nutrition- and ʻāina-based school program, and have DAT partner with a regional aggregator for Native Hawaiian staple crops. DAT, DOH, the Farm Bureau, Food Plus Policy Group, HAPA, and others supported the bill’s intent, while the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation opposed it, saying it is already struggling to meet the current local procurement percentage and faces procurement and quantity barriers, especially for staple items used daily. The testimony focused on whether agencies could realistically meet the higher local purchasing target and whether smaller farms could supply the needed volumes.

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• So, the public hearing will be held on SB316. As you know, since... will be held on SB316.
• It's on-site. Oh, I'm sorry.
• We would like to have a way so more than one could be on that bill.
• location or one district.
• in and one does not. ...scattershot approach, where one gets in and one does not.

Bills: SB312, SB316, SB90

Keywords: alcoholic beverages, ABC Board, Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control, special event license, special events retail license, nonprofit special events retail license, special retail license, event storage license, government venue license, alcohol storage, alcohol transfer, beer, wine, liquor, on-premises consumption, public venue, government-owned property, municipal property, county property, state property

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• Some background on the bill.
• Also, this is a big one guys.
• Flower Mound is one of them.
• on this.
• We show you registered as Jennifer Szymanski. on behalf as Deputy Executive Director on behalf of Combined

Bills: HB467, HB318, HB503, HB198, HB318, HB198

Keywords: hospital district, Cedar Creek, scholarship, dissolution, county judges, healthcare funding, grant program, rural counties, law enforcement, sheriff's departments, funding, public safety, deputy shortages, sheriff, prosecutor, salary assistance, HB 198, Wade Cannon Act, firefighter cancer screening, occupational cancer screening

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLxM5b9hjzU, 2026-07-02T01:22:57+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, House Agenda: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/Session2025/hearingnotices/HEARING_EDN-ECD_02-13-25_.PDF 8:53 - Introduction 9:11 - HB 714, HD1 22:12 - Decision Making on HB 714, HD1 24:56 - HB 133, HD1 39:53 - HB 1234 1:15:32 - HB 1210 1:32:20 - HB 622 1:32:59 - HB 864, HD1 1:34:09 - HB 1065 1:35:18 - HB 1066 1:37:33 - HB 867, HD1 1:44:46 - HB 89, HD1 1:47:08 - HB 1437 1:56:03 - Decision Making, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• We have only one bill today.
• We will meet again next week and probably have two or three other bills, but we only have one bill for
• We only have one bill today, and that's Senate Bill 94. Senator, if you would come forward please.
• You should have a one-sheet kind of distillation of what we're changing, but it's a lot of housekeeping
• We have a motion and a second on the floor. All those in favor say "Aye." All those opposed?

Bills: SB94

Keywords: adoption, adoptive parent, adoptee, minor adoption, adult adoption, Alabama Minor Adoption Code, Alabama Adult Adoption Code, Department of Human Resources, DHR, county department of human resources, putative father registry, paternity, consent, relinquishment, implied consent, notice of adoption, contested adoption, home study, pre-placement investigation, post-placement investigation

Keywords: KY LRC YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSuOCorklUw, 2026-06-21T07:17:07+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, This meeting was uploaded from back up. It is a meeting of both Senate and House Standing Committees on Families and Children. The House portion of the meeting adjourns after the block grant presentation. Senate Roll Call – 00:07 House Roll Call – 00:41 SS Block Grant Presentation – 01:15 Senate Vote – 12:41 House Vote – 13:02 House Adjournment – 13:35 Senate Continuation – 15:19 HB 271 Testimony – 15:35 HB 271 Questions/Comments – 19:36 HB 271 Vote – 40:30, 958, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

Keywords: HI House YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXLuwNNQ3YU, 2026-07-02T01:22:33+00:00, 2.2.24, Data collected via generic collector engine, Hearing Agenda: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/hearingnotices/HEARING_HSG_03-23-21_.HTM 6:46 - Introduction 7:34 - HCR 149 / HR 125 8:06 - HCR 167 14:28 - Decision Making for HCR 149 and HCR 167 19:31 - SB 302, SD2 (SSCR793) 21:09 - SB 867, SD1 (SSCR870) 23:38 - SB 39, SD2 (SSCR944) 26:16 - SB 142, SD2 (SSCR716) 30:46 - SB 799, SD1 (SSCR399) 31:12 - SB 804, SD1, HD1 (HSCR1031) 34:04 - Decision Making for all other bills on agenda, 910, house, all, 2.2.42, 2.1.47

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• ><c> on</c><00:05:11.320><c> the</c> have them put it on the have them put it on the calendar<00:05:13.960
• one 20 25% of it at a time in each one one 20 25% of it at a time in each of<00:29:32.600><c> the</c
• </c><01:05:55.680><c> on</c> um the process and what's going on on um the process and what's going on
• on on then our you everyone we're we're on on then our final<01:52:24.280><c> bill</c><01:52:24.560>
• the budget last week when we testified, as well as one of our advocates, just to reiterate the highlights

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: Division 3 Finance held a work session to move through five bills before noon, noting one member’s early departure and adjusting the order of bills accordingly. The first item, HB 54, would allow some alternative treatment centers in the medical cannabis system to operate for profit. Members discussed a fiscal note showing a one-time $133,000 cost, which was described as a Division 1 budget item to be handled through HB 2 rather than directly in Division 3. After discussion about keeping Division 1 informed and the distinction between retaining a bill versus funding it, the committee voted unanimously to retain HB 54 for further finance work and conversion into HB 2. The committee then took up HB 547, concerning reimbursement to counties for enhanced FMAP funds during the COVID period. The chair summarized the issue as federal enhanced Medicaid matching funds that were received by the state before authority existed to pass them through to counties, creating a disputed amount owed to counties. County representatives said the money should have gone to counties and clarified the relevant time period, while the department did not take a position. The chair proposed retaining the bill and moving it into HB 2, with discussion of a possible four-year repayment structure in equal annual installments. The committee agreed to retain the bill for continued work in the budget process. During the HB 547 discussion, members also clarified the fiscal and accounting details, including that the fiscal note had not been widely available and that some figures in the note should be treated as county revenue rather than county expenditure. Testimony explained that the enhanced FMAP increased from 50 percent to 56.2 percent, and that the state’s and counties’ shares of claims were affected by the timing of the federal change and the later state authorization. The committee emphasized that the issue was complex and budget-dependent, and that retaining the bill would allow further negotiation and incorporation into HB 2 rather than immediate final action.

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• So I think those numbers are up in the air, but probably LBA would get a better handle on it by the time
• Do you have any comments on on thing. Do you have any comments on on that<01:35:38.159><c> aspect?
• Chair, if I may make some very brief sort of broader comments, including one I just wanted to emphasize
• Um, but we do have a lot of people on the list. So, I would ask that you keep your comments brief.
• </c> loved one. loved one.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Welcome to Division One.
• I'd like to hear from the LBA on whether they think this would require additional resources in order
• on the the governor's office is right on on the lapse, lapse, lapse, then<00:34:29.159><c> you</c><00
• Clerk, would you do a roll call vote on on on Yes.
• Um will clerk call roll call vote<01:01:57.120><c> on</c> vote on vote on Senate<01:01:59.320><c> Bill

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee held a work session on House Bill 592, which concerns regional conservation and energy resources planning for habitat strongholds and wildlife corridors, and a commission to study transferring ownership of the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program to another authority. Jason Stock of the New Hampshire Timberland Owners Association said his group was fine with the bill as printed, especially after Senate language clarified that habitat stronghold designations are for information gathering and not regulatory purposes. Ted Diers of the Department of Environmental Services strongly supported the bill’s Winnipesaukee River Basin provisions, saying the state’s role in operating the wastewater system is outdated and that the communities are now capable of taking more control; he also supported creating a higher-level engineering/director position to oversee aging infrastructure and help manage a possible transition. Committee members asked about the facility’s location, capacity, costs, staffing, the possibility of private operation, the commission’s membership, and whether the six-month study timeline was realistic. Diers said there would be no state savings beyond administrative time, that the communities already pay the costs, and that a report in six months should provide useful next steps even if it would not resolve everything. The chair closed the work session on HB 592 and announced a brief recess before later action, while a member indicated interest in proposing an amendment to change the commission’s membership.